Skipping rocks is a good life skill ?
KAIA
RIO / MOM No , just being able to tune out that voice in your head that says you ’ re not good at something .
( ZEPHYR picks up his ring and holds it vertically in front of his / her face .)
ZEPHYR Boo ! You ’ re not any good at skipping rocks . Boo , Kaia , boo !
KAIA Oh , wow . I see what you mean . That voice is annoying .
Go on , just try it . I believe in you .
RIO / MOM
( KAIA briefly closes her eyes and pretends to frantically throw the rock toward ARBOR , who reacts as if he has been hit by it .)
Ow !
Oh no , I hit Arbor !
Who ?
ARBOR
KAIA
RIO / MOM
KAIA I mean … that tree ! ( pause ) Sorry , tree ! ( sighs ) I told you I wasn ’ t going to be very good at this .
RIO / MOM No , you just need to keep practicing . Persevere . Trust me , you ’ ll get better at it . Just like you did with flying kites . If I ’ m not mistaken , you hit that exact same tree with your kite the first time Dad and I tried to teach you .
Again , ow .
Oh yeah . I almost forgot about that .
ARBOR
KAIA ( laughs )
( KAIA kneels down , takes out a kite string and stands back up .)
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