There are things about your childhood you hold on to...
Because they were so much a part of you.
The places you went, the people you knew.
Somewhere, in every memory I had...
Was Winnie Cooper.
She was a part of me, and I was a part of her.
By the end of ninth grade I knew everything about her.
What I didn't know was that she was falling apart.
The Moonlight Roller Rink.
It was the place to be seen, a dividing line between junior and senior high school, between those who could skate...
And those who couldn't.
KEVIN: I'm getting out of here.
Not that I didn't have my own style.
In fact, I turned lack of balance into an art form.
WINNIE (V/O): Hi guys!
PAUL: Winnie! Hey, stranger.
- Hi. - Hi.
- How've you been? - Good. You?
WINNIE: OK.
It had been two months since Winnie and I broke up, but to me she was still the same.
PAUL: You changed your hair!
WINNIE: Yeah. And I got my ears pierced, see?
KEVIN: Uh huh. They look good!
WINNIE: Do you really think so?
KEVIN: Sure.
Fact is, she looked beautiful.
KEVIN: So. How's Roger?
WINNIE: Oh.
Roger Dikovian, her steady guy, her constant flame, her -
WINNIE: Roger and I broke up.
WINNIE: See you guys!
Needless to say...
It came as a complete surprise.
KEVIN: Whoa!
WINNIE (V/O): Kevin?
But not as much of a surprise as when she showed up at my house the next day.
- Winnie! - Are you busy?
KEVIN: Well...no...I was just...no. Why?
WINNIE: Can I talk to you?
KEVIN: Sure!
- You wanna go inside for a soda? - Sure!
WINNIE: Well...
You could see in her eyes it was something deep, important - possibly even philosophical.
WINNIE: It's really gonna be fun going to high school, isn't it?
KEVIN: High school?
WINNIE: Yeah. I'm really looking forward to it.
KEVIN: Oh. Yeah.
Yeah. High school.
WINNIE: I mean, it might be good...To be in a new place. Don't you think?
- Well...Sure. - Me too.
WINNIE: I was kinda getting sick...Of junior high.
I mean you feel like you're stuck with the way things are forever. You know what I mean?
KEVIN: Uh, definitely.
Never mind that I didn't have the foggiest idea of where this was going.
KEVIN: So. Is that what you wanted to talk about?
WINNIE: Well, yeah. Kinda. Anyway, I have to go.
KEVIN: Well, wait, you didn't even finish your soda!
WINNIE: That's OK. Thanks for listening Kevin.
KEVIN: Sure. Anytime.
WINNIE: Well, seeya.
And there you had it. Our first real heart-to-heart in months.
PAUL: Sometimes you can be so dense.
KEVIN: What're you talking about?
PAUL: Isn't it obvious?
PAUL: She broke up with Roger...she came to your house.
PAUL: Don't you see what this means? She wants you back.
Course...I'd be lying if I said I hadn't considered the possibility.
- I don't think so. - Uh huh.
KEVIN: Paul, Winnie and I have a different relationship now.
PAUL: Right.
BOY: Hey Arnold! I heard the Super Cooper's single again.
- You going for her? - No!
- Do you mind if I do? - Yes!
KEVIN: I don't wanna hear it.
OK, so I didn't know what I was feeling. Love does that to you.
Especially when you're fourteen.All I knew was...
Things we're different now.
There was a time when Winnie Cooper lived on my street...when all I had to do was turn around and...
KEVIN: Winnie?
She'd be there.
KEVIN: What are you doing here?
Maybe Paul had been right! Maybe there was a reason she was here.
Maybe it was me.
WINNIE: I don't know.
WINNIE: Do you know who lives there now?
KEVIN: Just a family.
WINNIE: Are they nice?
KEVIN: They're OK.KEVIN: I really haven't met them.
WINNIE: It was really nice talking to you yesterday.
KEVIN: Yeah. It was nice talking to you, too.
WINNIE: There aren't a lot of kids at my school I can talk to.
I don't think I fit in there.
- What? Winnie, that's ridiculous! You... - Kevin, it's just kinda hard to explain, OK?
KEVIN: OK.
WINNIE: It's funny. It doesn't even seem like I ever lived there.
The thing is, I knew I should say something.
I just wasn't sure what.
WINNIE: Well...I'd better be going. WINNIE (V/O): My mom's expecting me home.
- So, I'll see ya. - Yeah. Seeya.
It was strange.
Suddenly she looked so out of place on the street where she'd spent her entire life.
KEVIN: Winnie?
KEVIN: You maybe wanna go out sometime?
WINNIE: No thanks. I think I'd just rather be by myself.
And that was that. Simple. She wanted to be alone.
Except, the next day, she wasn't.
- I don't get it. - What?
KEVIN: Winnie. Look at her!
PAUL: She looks OK to me.
KEVIN: Paul, those guys are juniors!
PAUL: So?
KEVIN: Paul, we're talking about guys with driver's licenses!
But it wasn't just the driver's licenses that bothered me.
It was that smile on Winnie's face.
KEVIN: She didn't look like that yesterday.
PAUL: Come on. Let's skate.
Easy for Paul to say. But for some reason I didn't feel like skating.
It was time for a talk.
- Winnie? - Hi, Kevin!
- How ya doing? - Me? Fine!
KEVIN: I see that you have some new friends.
WINNIE: Yeah. They're really nice guys.
O-kay.
- Well, Winnie it's just that when we talked yesterday... - Oh.
- You said - - I really don't think that's any of your business, Kevin.
JUNIOR: Hey, Winnie! JUNIOR: Come on, we're doing a whip.
WINNIE: I'll be right there!
I couldn't understand it.
What was going on with this girl?
- Winnie? Is something wrong? - OK, get ready!
- Don't be silly. Everything's fine. - Yeah, but -
WINNIE: Kevin, I told you I don't want to talk about it anymore.
- Well, I... And that's when I knew - something was wrong.
Winnie Cooper was out of control.
- Kevin, let me go! - I can't!
WINNIE: Kevin, let go!
WINNIE: Kevin, you're holding me back!
KEVIN: Winnie, I, ca -
I don't know why I pursued her.
Maybe it was because I wanted to help her.
And maybe it was because I wanted to know she needed my help.
MRS. COOPER: Hi, Kevin!
KEVIN: Hi, Mrs. Cooper!
- You need some help with that? - No, no, it's OK, I can handle it.
MRS. COOPER: Honey, why don't you stay out here and talk?
MRS. COOPER: It's good to see you, Kevin. You should come around more often.
And, we were alone again. Again.
WINNIE: Hi...
I'm sorry about what happened yesterday.
KEVIN: It's OK. I just wanted to make sure you were alright.
WINNIE: I'm fine, thanks.
And she did look fine.
Which left only one thing to say.
KEVIN: Winnie, does your mom know you're hanging out with eleventh graders?
Apparently, the wrong thing.
WINNIE: Kinda. Why?
KEVIN: Well, it's just...Look, Winnie...
KEVIN: You know when you know somebody, but then all of a sudden you don't,
and you feel that you kinda missed out on something because they're not being like the way you thought they would?
WINNIE: Kevin, what are you talking about?
KEVIN: Nothing.
But it wasn't nothing.
I just...couldn't say what it was.
- New sleeping bag? - Yeah!
KEVIN: Well, you going on a trip?
WINNIE: Camping.
KEVIN: Oh! Sounds like fun.
WINNIE: We go every year on Brian's birthday.
WINNIE: The anniversary of his birthday.
I hate camping.
JUNIOR: Hey, Winnie, come on! Let's go.
JUNIOR2: Yeah, come on, jump in!
WINNIE: Well I gotta go. WINNIE: So maybe I'll see ya?
KEVIN: Yeah.
- Hey guys. How are you? - Maybe I'll see ya.
MRS. COOPER: Winnie?
KEVIN: She left.
There was a time when I saw Winnie Cooper every single day of my life.
But that was a long time ago.
I decided to devote my life to skating. Skating was simple, really.
As opposed to, say, Winnie.
- Are you OK? - Yeah. I'm fine.
- It was a pretty bad spill. - Yeah, well, thanks for asking!
WINNIE: Kevin?
Oh no.
WINNIE: Can we talk?
And here we went again.
WINNIE: I guess you think I've been acting kind of weird lately.
KEVIN: Well, no...Yes.
WINNIE: I wish I could explain -
KEVIN: Yeah, well why don't you try then?
WINNIE: It's just...
And for a second I thought I might actually get an answer.
JUNIOR (V/O): Hey, Winnie!
JUNIOR: Hey, come on, we're goin' for a drive!
- Great! I gotta go... - Winnie! Stop.
- Kevin, you're scaring me! - What's going on?
- I don't know what you mean... - Winnie, I know you.
Or I used to know you, and you're not acting like yourself!
- How am I supposed to act? - Like you! Like the Winnie Cooper I know!
- Kevin, lemme go. - No! Why are you acting like this?
WINNIE: Because when I act like myself, everything goes bad!
KEVIN: What?
WINNIE: I just want to forget the past three years!
KEVIN: What about me?
WINNIE: You just don't understand.
KEVIN: Well, what do you want me to say?
WINNIE: Nothing!
The funny thing is, those three years had been the best years of my whole life.
I decided to give up skating.
- Kev! - What?
- About Winnie - - Paul!
- Kev! - What!?
I'd done enough talking about her, worrying about her.
PAUL: She had an accident.
PAUL: Last night, in a car. With those kids.
KEVIN: Winnie!...Winnie!...
KEVIN: Winnie!
I waited all afternoon. I didn't know what else to do.
- Kevin? - Mr. Cooper!
KEVIN: Is she all right?
MR. COOPER (V/O): Well, it's a broken leg and some cuts.
She's gonna need some time to recover. She'll be okay.
KEVIN: Can I see her?
- Hello Kevin. - Mrs. Cooper, may I talk to her?
MR. COOPER: Kevin, maybe you should go home now.
KEVIN: What?
MRS. COOPER: Kevin, Winnie doesn't want to see you right now.
KEVIN: Wh...but that's impossible. I know she wants to see me.
MRS. COOPER: Kevin...Please go home.
And I guess that's when I finally understood.
I'd been part of Winnie's past - a past she wanted to forget. And now...
There was nothing to do...
but go.
"We've Got Tonight" sung by Bob Seger
Only I didn't...
¢ÝI know it's late, I know you're weary¢Ý I couldn't.
¢ÝI know your plans don't include me¢Ý
¢ÝStill here we are, both of us lonely¢Ý
¢ÝLonging for shelter from all that we see¢Ý
There are things in a life that matter, things in a past which can't be denied. ¢ÝWhy should we worry, no one will care girl¢Ý
¢ÝLook at the stars so far away¢Ý
Winnie Cooper was part of me, and I was part of her. ¢ÝWe've got tonight, who needs tomorrow?¢Ý
And no matter what, for as long as we lived, I knew I could never let her go. ¢Ý We've got tonight babe. Why don' you stay?¢Ý
¢ÝDeep in my soul, I've been so lonely¢Ý
¢ÝAll of my hopes, fading away¢Ý
¢ÝI've longed for love, like everyone else does¢Ý KEVIN: I love you.
¢ÝI know I'll keep searching, even after today¢Ý
WINNIE: I love you.
¢ÝSo there it is girl, I've said it all now¢Ý
¢ÝAnd here we are babe, what do you say?¢Ý
¢ÝWe've got tonight, who needs tomorrow?¢Ý
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