Buffy: (faces him) You can't make me disappear just because you say it's over.
Angelus: Actually... (approaches her) I can. In fact... I just want you to be able to have some kind of normal life. We can never have that, don't you see?
Buffy: I don't give a *damn* about a normal life! I'm going crazy not
seeing you. I think about you every minute.
He raises his hand to her cheek. Cut to 1955. Grace puts her hand on
James' cheek. He looks down sadly.
Ms. Newman: I know. But it's over. It has to be!
She turns around and starts to leave. He looks up again and starts to chase after her. Cut to 1998. Buffy chases after Angelus.
Buffy: (angrily) Come back here! We're not finished!
She grabs him by the arm and turns him around to face her.
Buffy: You don't care anymore, is that it?
Angelus: (sobbing) It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter what I feel.
Buffy: Then tell me you don't love me!
Cut to 1955.
James: Say it!
Ms. Newman: Is that what you need to hear? Will that help? I don't.
Cut to 1998.
Angelus: I don't. Now let me go. (tries to go)
Buffy: No. A person doesn't just wake up and stop loving somebody!
Cut to 1955. Grace looks at James. He takes a step back, raises a revolver, pulls the hammer back and aims it at her. Cut to 1998. Angelus looks at the gun and then at Buffy, frightened.
Buffy: Love is forever. I'm not afraid to use it, I swear! If I can't be with you...
Angelus: Oh, my God!
He turns around and starts running out of the hall toward the balcony.
Cut to 1955. Grace runs from the hall.
James: DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME...
Cut to 1998.
Buffy: ...*****!
Angelus runs out of the hall. She runs after him. Cut to 1955. James runs after Grace. Cut to 1998. Angelus barges through the door out onto the balcony.
Buffy: Stop it! (comes out the door) Stop it! Don't make me!
He stops next to the balcony railing.
Angelus: (breathing heavily with fear) All right. Just... (turns around)
Cut to 1955. Grace turns around to face James.
Ms. Newman: You know you don't want to do this. Let's both... just calm down. Now give me the gun. (holds out her hand)
James: Don't. Don't do that, damn it!
Cut to 1998.
Buffy: Don't talk to me like I'm some stupid...
The gun goes off. Angelus flinches from the wound. Cut outside the school. Giles and the others hear the gunshot. Cut to the balcony. Angelus has his hand clutched to his chest. He pulls it away and sees the blood.