Episode 1 season 2
Girly Pop
Season 1, Episode 1: “First Bell, First Blow-Up”
FADE IN:
INT. BEDROOM – MORNING
Your alarm is screaming.
Like—screaming.
A hand shoots out from under a fluffy pink blanket and slams it off.
LENA CARTER (16) groans, face buried in her pillow. Mascara smudged from last night, hair a mess, but still effortlessly pretty in that “I didn’t try but actually did” way.
Her phone lights up.
GROUP CHAT: “GIRLY POP 💋🔥”
MAYA: GUYS FIRST DAY OF JUNIOR YEAR
KAYLA: I’m already tired
JESS: I have cramps. I might actually die.
MAYA: Not on the first day 😭
Lena squints, types:
LENA: if i see my ex today i’m transferring
She tosses her phone, sits up—and immediately winces.
LENA (muttering):
Oh… great. Of course.
She checks under the blanket.
Pause.
LENA:
You’ve GOT to be kidding me.
CUT TO:
INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY – DAY
The halls are loud. Lockers slamming. People yelling. Fresh outfits. Fresh drama.
Lena walks in with her best friends:
MAYA RIVERA – confident, loud, the “main character” energy
KAYLA THOMPSON – chill, sarcastic, secretly observant
JESS PARK – sweet, dramatic, currently holding her stomach like she’s been stabbed
JESS:
If I collapse, just know I loved you guys.
KAYLA:
You’re not dying. You’re just on your period.
JESS:
Same thing.
MAYA (grinning):
Okay but like—who’s hooking up with who this year?
LENA:
Can we NOT do this right now?
MAYA:
No. We absolutely can.
They round the corner—
—and Lena freezes.
HIM.
ETHAN BROOKS (17). Her ex. Laughing with his friends like nothing ever happened.
Like he didn’t ghost her for two weeks and then suddenly get a new girlfriend.
MAYA (whispering):
Oh… that’s evil.
Standing next to Ethan?
BROOKE HARPER.
Perfect hair. Perfect outfit. Perfect fake smile.
KAYLA:
Didn’t they start dating like… immediately after?
LENA:
We’re not talking about it.
But she is staring.
And Ethan notices.
Their eyes lock.
For a second, everything slows.
Then Brooke grabs his arm.
And just like that—it’s over.
MAYA (softly):
Okay yeah… we’re definitely talking about it later.
CUT TO:
INT. GIRLS’ BATHROOM – LUNCH
The unofficial headquarters.
Makeup bags everywhere. Someone’s sitting on the counter. Someone’s crying in a stall. Classic.
Lena leans against the sink while Maya reapplies lip gloss like she’s preparing for battle.
MAYA:
So. Spill.
LENA:
There’s nothing to spill.
KAYLA:
You literally froze like a Sims character.
JESS (from stall):
I heard his girlfriend is like… obsessed with being “perfect.”
MAYA:
Which means she’s insecure. Which means she’s annoying.
LENA:
Or maybe she’s just… better than me.
Silence.
That hits heavier than expected.
KAYLA (gently):
Yeah, no. We’re not doing that.
MAYA:
He fumbled. Badly.
JESS:
Like historically bad.
Lena laughs a little—but it doesn’t fully land.
Her phone buzzes.
Unknown number.
She opens it.
TEXT:
“hey. can we talk?”
Her stomach drops.
She doesn’t need to ask who it is.
MAYA (leaning over):
…oh my god.
KAYLA:
Absolutely not.
JESS (opening stall door dramatically):
BLOCK HIM.
Lena just stares at the message.
CUT TO:
INT. CLASSROOM – AFTERNOON
Lena sits, zoning out while the teacher talks.
Her phone under the desk.
That message still open.
Typing bubble.
Gone.
Typing again.
Gone.
Finally—
She locks her phone.
No response.
But across the room—
Ethan is watching her.
CUT TO:
EXT. SCHOOL STEPS – AFTER SCHOOL
The girls sit together, backpacks at their feet.
The sun’s starting to set.
It should feel peaceful.
It doesn’t.
MAYA:
Okay, serious question. Are we having a hot girl semester or a mental breakdown semester?
KAYLA:
Both.
JESS:
Simultaneously.
They all look at Lena.
She exhales.
LENA:
I don’t know yet.
Beat.
Then—
LENA (smirking slightly):
But if he thinks he can just text me like nothing happened?
Yeah… no.
The girls exchange looks.
Oh. It’s on.
FINAL SHOT:
Across the street—
Ethan watches them.
Brooke beside him.
But he’s not looking at her.
He’s looking at Lena.
CUT TO BLACK.
TITLE CARD: Girly Pop
