Sam then sees her father's words, "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game," and regains her confidence (in real life this quote came from Babe Ruth). When her stepsisters come in, they slam the door, causing a guitar to fall off the wall, tearing the wallpaper down with it and blame it on Sam. Sam then decides to give up her dreams and resigns herself to working at the diner, but Rhonda gives Sam a pep talk not to lose hope. Like Austin, Sam had been accepted to Princeton, only to be duped by Fiona into believing she was rejected, by having a fake rejection letter made. Austin, hurt by Sam's secrecy, does not step up to defend her, and Sam leaves the pep rally feeling humiliated and devastated. During a pep rally, Shelby, Sam's stepsisters, and the other cheerleaders humiliate her in front of the entire school and expose her identity as well as naming her an impostor. Sam's stepsisters discover Sam and Austin's email relationship, and (after having failed to convince Austin that one of them is the owner of the phone) convince Shelby that Sam tried to steal Austin from her. When Austin comes into the diner one day, Sam is forced to help him and, after a talk, she attempts to reveal her identity to him, but is cut off by Fiona. Sam is reluctant to reveal her identity to Austin, feeling that he will not accept her due to her being an outsider and Austin being the popular kid. She leaves without revealing her identity to Austin, and drops her phone on her way out.Īustin picks up her phone and begins a desperate search to figure out who his "Cinderella" really is, but every girl at school claims to be the mysterious owner of the phone. But just as Austin is about to unmask her, Sam's cell phone alarm goes off, warning her to return to the diner before Fiona returns at midnight.
While sharing a romantic dance, Sam and Austin begin to fall in love. The two decide to leave the party to walk alone and get to know each other a little better. Sam, wearing a mask and a beautiful white dress, meets "Nomad" at the dance, and is surprised to learn that he is Austin, who had become smitten with her upon her entrance. Rhonda, Sam's other best friend, and the rest of the diner's staff also convince her to disobey Fiona and go to the dance anyway. Initially reluctant, Sam is convinced by her best friend, Carter Ferrell, to go to the dance and meet her mysterious online friend. On the night of the dance, Fiona orders Sam to work the night shift at the diner, then leaves to drive Brianna and Gabriella to the dance. Nomad proposes that they meet in person at the school's Halloween themed homecoming dance. The reason why he is unhappy is because Austin's father planned for him to go to the University of Southern California with a football scholarship, other than going to Princeton. However, Nomad's true identity is Austin Ames, the popular, yet unhappy, quarterback of the school's football team, and Shelby's ex-boyfriend, although she refuses to accept that he has broken up with her. Sam confides in her online pen pal "Nomad" about her dream to attend Princeton, a dream which he also shares. Sam struggles to cope socially at North Valley High School, where queen bee, mean girl, cheerleader Shelby Cummings, also torments her and calls her "Diner Girl" along with other members of the popular clique.
Having supposedly left no will, Fiona receives all of his belongings, including the house, the diner, and to her dismay, Sam.Įight years later, Sam is employed as a waitress at the diner to save money to attend Princeton University, but she is regularly tormented by her stepfamily, Fiona's extreme belittling and her step-sisters constant insulting and treat her like if they were popular, despite them being regarded as weirdos. During the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Hal is killed when he runs to save Fiona. Hal soon marries an exceedingly vain, greedy, and selfish woman named Fiona, who has socially-awkward fraternal twin daughters, Brianna and Gabriella. Samantha "Sam" Montgomery lives in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, with her widowed father Hal, who runs a popular sports-themed diner.
0 kommentar(er)
