Storytelling : Did Vi and Marcus ever really love each other?

Did Vi and Marcus ever really love each other?

They didn’t seem to be in love except when Vi hugs Marcus after her encounter with her professor.

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Well, Marcus did write a story about a girl who helped him get over cerebral palsy, and they did do it on a regular basis. So, probably.

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Oh, yeah, I forgot about the short story. You’re right.

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Plus, Marcus did defend Vi’s story at the end of the first segment.

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I wonder how she told Marcus about the situation with the professor?

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He didn’t seem upset about it. He said “Her story was the truth.”

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Vi was quite upset when Marcus broke up with her over the phone.

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Yeah, but she cussed at him before she hung up on him.

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However, they seemed to have reconciled, judging by the next classroom scene.

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She wouldn’t have done it with him if she knew he’d leave her the next day.

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I wonder why she looked at him like that when he said “you’ve become kind.”

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It sure seemed like they were done with each other in the first scene.

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I know, she just said something like, “Anyway, I have to go. I promised Melinda I’d help her with her oral.”

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I think he was also writing his true feelings about her.

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Yes, but they seemed impatient with each other. Even in the first scene.

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I agree about his story also referring to his girlfriend.

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I don’t think Marcus planned to break up with her before the next day, otherwise he probably wouldn’t have slept with her.

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He was pretty nasty to her after Mr. Scott dissects his story.

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He was probably upset about her saying the story was good when it wasn’t. She lied to him.

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She could have been sticking around out of kindness like he said.

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She could have been hugging him for comfort, since she clearly regretted her encounter with her professor.

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I think Marcus knew it was Vi knocking on his door, because he went to open it not fully dressed.

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Oh, yeah. Never thought of that.

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And I read someone’s suggestion that she fetishized his disability, and didn’t want to hurt his feelings.

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That might be what he meant by “you’ve become kind.”

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Or she started having true feelings for him again, and vise versa, because he didn’t resist when she hugged him.

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I just read the script online, and it said on the scene you referenced, “THEY embrace.”

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Marcus had what seemed to be a picture of Vi to the left of his wall calendar. I just saw it again today, and just noticed it.
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