Mind Your Own Business The Story of Tracy Beaker

# I can make my world come true All my dreams will see me through

-# It doesn't matter What may come my way...

-No! No!

# Believe me now I will win some day. #

Mind if we skip the chitchat and go straight to insulting each other?

-Who wants breakfast?

-Where's Duke?

-He's got 'flu.

Nathan's on late and Shelley's off. Her sister went into labour.

Timing couldn't be worse. We've got a new kid arriving later - Wilson.

-..His mum's in hospital. He'll stay for a bit.

-And I care because...?

Wilson will be sharing with you...

-or with Michael.

-What? You can't do that.

-I don't care who.

I don't care how. When Wilson comes, one of you will be his room-mate.

I'm not sharing! Chances are he's a nutcase.

-Worried he'll outshine you at the Nutcase Awards?

-Whoa!

I've got an idea. Have a contest.

The winner gets to stay. Loser shares with Wilson.

Oh, yeah? What do you have in mind?

Huddle, my friends.

I'm so glad you're finally going to meet Adam. He's got the cutest hair,

-beautiful eyes and he wears a baseball cap everywhere.

-Louise,

-have you looked in the mirror?

-Adam's played another joke on me?

-Oh.

-Don't worry, it will come off.

-So, what pranks have you played on him?

-None.

So...you're telling me he's done all this to you

and you haven't retaliated?

It's lucky I found out about this.

Finished tidying your room yet?

-Haven't started.

-But your grandpa's visiting later.

-Don't you want the place to look nice for his visit?

-He can't come.

-He's not sick, is he?

-No.

Then what is it?

Jackie, you can tell me.

The truth is, I cancelled his visit.

What? But...you were looking forward to seeing him.

-So what's going...?

-Just drop it.

He's getting away with it. Don't you want payback?

Sorry.

See, Tracy, this is what you call a kind and tolerant person.

Louise! Your foster dad's locked out and needs keys.

-Better get home.

-Sorry. Tell Adam to meet me at my place.

What?

I'm warning you, Tracy. It's hard being on my own.

If I catch ANYONE doing ANYTHING, I'm holding YOU responsible!

Talk about highly strung.

You've got that look. What are you thinking?

Well, Adam's on his way over. It's perfect to teach him a lesson.

Thanks. ..Oh, hi!

-You must be Wilson.

-Nice to meet you.

-Bouncer.

-So is it true?

Do I have to pass a test or get locked in the cellar, right?

And don't forget the evil room-mate.

Only joking!

-I'm looking forward to it. I've never shared a room.

-Got to run.

-I'm organising a contest.

-Need any help? What kind of contest?

Um...a contest with nothing to do with a room-mate at all. Yeah. Ha!

Don't you think water bombs and eggs are childish?

As childish as drawing moustaches on faces!

-Remind me never to introduce you to my boyfriends.

-Don't worry.

You'll never have any.

Hi, nice to meet you.

So, you think practical jokes are funny, do you?

-Um...well, sometimes.

-It's funny to laugh at other people?

-If people can't take...

-Being cute doesn't mean you can hurt Louise.

-Why are you smiling?

-No-one's called me cute before.

SHE YELLS

Take that! And that!

This must be my initiation. It's how I pictured it.

-No! This is payback!

-Payback for what?

-Wait here. I'll get Jackie, so you can surprise her.

-I need a hand.

Sorry. Got to run!

Oh, waitress, could I have a chocolate milkshake, please?

-I'm not a waitress. I'm a social worker!

-Why offer me a milkshake?

-Surprise!

-Grandpa! I thought you...

Crash said the visit was back on.

You can thank me later.

This is the famous Dumping Ground, eh?

-When's the grand tour start?

-Right away.

Why did you stick your nose in?

-But...

-Big mouth!

Bigger bedroom than you had at home.

-I hadn't noticed.

-You've made it very cosy.

No, I haven't.

-Is this new?

-It's a poster I won in a card game with Bouncer.

Hmm.

It's something I'm making for Layla. Might not bother with it.

-It's not mine.

-Well, of course it is!

Look! There's you there, smiling,

and that boy, um...

-Smash, pulling faces.

-Yes, maybe it is mine but I'm not attached to it.

To be honest, I'm not attached to any stuff.

Don't be silly. You've worked so hard to make this place nice.

Why do I get the feeling you want something?

-You've got to help me cheat.

-Why'd I do that?

Oh, wow! Yeah! Imagine all the things I can do with that.

-I won't spend it all at once.

-OK. £2.

-Five!

So, what do I have to do?

Hi, Mr Harper, ever played soda roulette?

Yeah, of course.

-Bar of chocolate on Crash to win.

-You're on.

Still not talking to me, Jackie?

-That's right.

-Technically, you did.

-I won't make the same mistake.

-Again!

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to soda roulette. ..Blindfolds, please!

Remove blindfolds.

Heads or tails, Crash?

Heads.

Oh, Crash is first.

Michael.

JUSTINE COUGHS Are you all right, Justine?

Get off, Bouncer!

Your turn.

Oh, please!

Good luck sharing with Wilson! Hope he's not too weird.

Want to know something? I've been dreading this visit.

I was dreading it too. I hate it here. I wish you'd never seen it.

I am not a fool, Jackie.

I can see you're OK here.

Yeah, you're right. It's just...

I was worried seeing me settled might upset you.

Yeah. I was worried it'd be horrible.

Didn't want to find you unhappy. I can stop worrying.

HORN BEEPS

Bye, my love.

Miss you.

Yeah, I really miss you too.

Well, time to go.

-Mr Harper, wait! You won the bet, remember.

-What bet?

Forget I said anything.

Before you say anything, I'm really sorry I called your Grandpa.

-I should mind my own business.

-No. I'm really glad he came.

-This is Adam.

-Adam?

-Hi.

I called him and met him at mine. Tracy?

You OK?

-Aren't you going to thank me?

-For what? Do you know how long it was?

-I could have died!

-Yeah, you didn't.

-That's not the point.

-You must be Wilson.

-Yeah.

-When did you arrive?

-A while ago.

-Why are you covered in...? What IS this?

-Flour and rotten egg.

I see.

Tracy, I thought we had an understanding.

-Why is it always your fault?

-I...

-Um...

-Actually, I did this to myself.

See, I love pouring flour over me and LOVE the smell of rotten egg.

Mmm! Someone should make a perfume out of this.

In future, Wilson, this isn't acceptable behaviour.

-I know what you're up to.

-You do?

-You've got revenge planned.

-Why'd I do something so immature?

-I see what you're doing.

You want me to spend my life paranoid - worried about sleeping,

constantly looking over my shoulder. Well, it won't work.

-I haven't got a scheme planned.

-Put me out of my misery.

I'm warning you! If you don't pull it in 24 hours,

you'll be sorry.

Look on the bright side. If your room-mate's a complete...weirdo,

you'll get on well together.

Hi, I'm Wilson.

-Crash.

-I've never shared a room before, so tell me if I annoy you.

Whoa! Check out the gear!

If you want to use it, go ahead. What's mine is yours.

Isn't that the room-mate code?

You owe me £5.

Planning on staying here all night?

-How can I sleep?

-I promise I'll never play a prank.

-You're a nice person, Wilson.

-Thanks, Tracy.

You won't last five minutes in this place.

# I can make my world come true All my dreams will see me through

-# And the fight won't get me down

-No! No!

# My dreams will turn things All around

# With a smile upon my face I can see a better place

-# It doesn't matter What may come my way...

-No! No!

# Believe me now I will win some day. #