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It ’ s going to be okay , Becky .
( There is a pause .)
I hope so . I desperately hope so , Will .
REBEKAH
( REBEKAH and WILL embrace tightly .)
Becky ?
Yes ?
The water is rising .
WILL
REBEKAH
WILL
( The lights dim on the two , focusing back on MS . TAYLOR and ALYSSA .)
Well , what happened ? Are they okay ?
ALYSSA
MS . TAYLOR That ’ s up to you . Don ’ t you see , Alyssa ? Without your generation working to care for our world now , life won ’ t be as we know it in a couple decades .
But that wasn ’ t real .
ALYSSA
( ALYSSA pauses )
Right ? This isn ’ t what humanity ’ s future really holds ?
It could be .
MS . TAYLOR
( ALYSSA ’ s worried , confused expression turns to one of resolve and determination .)
ALYSSA