Chin Up, Buttercup

Chin Up, Buttercup
Chin Up, Buttercup. Elena (Eliza Eves) is desperately searching the living room for her cellphone. Her stepfather Nate (Ryan Driller) then enters the room with the missing phone, saying she left it in the kitchen. She thanks him and eagerly checks the phone, but looks disappointed that there are no new messages. Elena says that her boyfriend hasn’t contacted her for the past two days, and now it’s Valentine’s Day. He says that his wife has been too busy for him lately, and suggests that he and Elena can have their own Valentine’s Day together. Elena says that sounds like a fun idea, and Nate promises to make the day extra special for her Holly (Laney Grey) is surprised when her older sibling Andrea comes home early from her waitressing job. After some probing from Holly, it turns out that Andrea has been fired for irresponsible behavior. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time Andrea’s come home jobless. In fact, it’s the third job she lost this year! Their rent is due soon, and Holly is frustrated and disappointed that Andrea isn’t trying to either get her job back or get a new one. It doesn’t seem like Andrea’s willing or able to pull her weight, and Holly’s feeling backed into a corner. After a heated confrontation, Holly angrily leaves, saying that she’ll clean up Andrea’s mess and pays a visit to Mr. Lewis (Seth Gamble), the owner of the restaurant that Andrea just got fired from..