Miraculous Rewrite

Guiltrip

Scene: Miss Bustier's classroom. Caline Bustier is teaching her class.

Rose: (groans and puts her hand on her head) Miss Bustier, may I go to the nurse's office? Miss Heady is back.
Miss Bustier: Well we can't leave Miss Heady unattended. Marinette, would you please accompany Rose to the nurse's office? (Marinette fails to pay attention as she stares at Adrien)
Miss Bustier: Marinette?
Marinette: (snaps out of it) Wah! Yes, of course. (She walks out of the classroom with Rose)

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont courtyard. Marinette and Rose are walking to the nurse's office.

Marinette: So who's this Miss Heady? An imaginary friend like Unicorn Lilly you had in sixth grade?
Rose: (laughs) No, uh, Heady is just a nickname I have for my headache when she pays me a little visit. I just skipped Mr. Brekkie, is all.
Marinette: Mr. Brekkie?
Rose: That's just what I nickname my breakfast. Thanks for the concern though.
Marinette: Well, I hope you feel better. Come back as soon as you can..
(Rose enters the nurse's office and Marinette walks back to class)

Scene: Miss Bustier's classroom. Marinette opens the door and walks inside.

Marinette: Everything's okay, Rose just missed breakfast is all.
(Juleka seems concerned)

Scene: Cafeteria at Collège Françoise Dupont. Juleka is happily eating lunch with Luka. She gets a message from Rose on her phone, and is instantly distressed upon seeing it, and pushes away her food tray.

Marinette: (walking by and seeing Juleka) Juleka, if you skip Mr. Mealy, your big, tasty energy packed lunch, Heady might pay you a visit too!
(Juleka cries and runs away)
Marinette: Juleka! Uh, I was just trying to make a joke! Uh, no, Juleka!
Luka: Sis, wait!
(He runs after her. The rest of the class overhears the conversation and takes off after Luka)

Scene: Courtyard at Collège Françoise Dupont. Juleka runs into the boiler room as the class looks around for her.

Luka: Juleka!

Scene: Boiler room. Juleka sits on the floor and continues to cry.

Scene: Shadow Moth's lair. The window opens.

Shadow Moth: Oh, how well I know that feeling of loneliness. The intense anxiety that no one else can share. And that only an akuma can ease. (He creates an akuma) Fly, and evilize that lonely heart!
(An akuma flies out of the window and across the skies of Paris)

Scene: Courtyard at Collège Françoise Dupont. Adrien is brought back to school after his lunch as the class continues to look for Juleka.

Luka: Juleka! (He accidentally bumps into Adrien)
Adrien: Well well, look who the cat dragged in.
Juleka: Sorry, babe. I'm looking for Juleka, she ran out of the cafeteria in tears.
Adrien: Maybe she's in there. (He points to the door to the boiler room)

Scene: Boiler room. The class enters.

Adrien: So what happened exactly?
Luka: Marinette said something, and it really got to Juleka for some reason.
Marinette: I didn't mean to upset her, honest!
Adrien: We can ask what happened when we find her; come on, let's go.
(Luka and Adrien walk towards a corner and hear crying. They hide behind a wall)
Luka: Stay back, and not a sound, okay? I'll handle it. (He walks towards Juleka and kneels in front of her) Juleka? Is everything okay?
Juleka: (sobs) I just want to be alone.
Luka: I understand.
(Adrien walks over to Luka and Juleka)
Adrien: Did something happen with Marinette? I know how she can be...
(Juleka looks up; her face in tears)
Juleka: It's not that, it's Rose... (She continues crying)
Adrien: What do you mean Rose?
Juleka: (tearfully) I'm worried about her...
Luka: Don't worry, Jules. She's just resting in the nurse's office. You know you can tell us anything. I'm your brother, I promise we won't tell anyone else.
(Juleka displays her phone. It shows a photo of Rose in a bed at the hospital with cheerful emojis. She continues crying)
Luka: Rose... isn't in the nurse's office?
(Most of the other students in Miss Bustier's class appear)
Everyone: She's in the hospital?!
Juleka: (sobbing) Yes, she is...
(Alya walks over to them)
Alya: Why is she in the hospital?
(The whole class is looking pitifully at Juleka)
Juleka: She got sick when she was a little girl...
(Everyone is shocked and gasps)
Ivan: But it's over now, right?
Juleka: It can come back anytime...
Nino: But she's always so cheerful! We would have never guessed...
Juleka: She made me promise not to tell you guys...
Adrien: (guiltily) Oh, of course she made you promise not to tell us.
Juleka: Please don't tell her I said anything about it..
Luka: Don't worry Juleka, we're not going to treat her differently or anything like that.
Adrien: Rose will never know that you told us.
Markov: I'm reprogramming my conversational software as we speak in order to avoid any future reference to this unfortunate anecdote.
Kim: Even if I get bitten by a zombie-dolphin who takes control of my brain, I won't say a thing. (He zips his mouth) Never ever.
(Luka helps Juleka get up)
Luka: Don't feel bad about telling us, sis. You hung on to that secret as long as you could, but it was just too heavy to bear alone.
Juleka: (smiling) Thank you.
Adrien: That's what friends are for.
Luka: Rose trusts you and you can trust us. We won't say anything, but now we see what you're going through. And we can help you if you need.
(Everyone hugs Juleka as the akuma flies away)