He states that addiction is a deadly, silent disease not treated as such and does not warrant the same type of sympathy as other diseases. Ali and Rue debate about how Rue sees herself: Rue intrinsically believes she is a piece of shit: Ali counters that the world is stacked against her. Ali asks her where she got her supply: Rue confesses that despite being clean, she had emergency pills. Rue briefly explains that all the things she remembered and didn't want to came "racing" to her head when she relapsed, to the point where she didn't even want to get help from Ali. Ali appreciates her honesty and reminds Rue that whoever tough she may be, Rue is a teenager with no life experience. Rue deflects that sobriety can be her asset, because without them, she feels like there is no reason to exist. Rue and Ali get into the topic of staying clean from drugs. Ali keeps bringing up her sobriety, which Rue tries to dismiss, as she is currently high. Rue, having recovered from her winter formal relapse, declares she had found emotional balance and attempts to convince Ali she is in a good place now that Jules is gone. She exits the restroom of Frank's Restaurant and takes a seat in front of Ali, where they are each sharing pancakes with one another.Īli and Rue begin a long conversation on Christmas Eve. As the camera shifts to the mirror, Rue appears again, adjusting her nose and pulls on her hoodie. She begins to ground up the pills to consume them. After she leaves, Rue heads to their bed and pulls out a bag of pills from under her bed and goes to their bathroom. Jules finishes getting ready and leaves, amazed at their good luck. The two are in apartment with one bed and appear to be in a good place. After some intimacy between the two, Jules gets up and gets ready. Jules panics briefly over an upcoming presentation. Rue slides in next to Jules and wakes her up. Time visibly shifts from the window facing her, filling the room with sunlight. Jules, in just her underwear, is lying on her side in bed. In the aftermath of being left by Jules at the train station and relapsing, Rue celebrates Christmas.
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