SCENE 1:
Afternoon at TA.
[ Amber is outside the door
of the front break room.
Looking around first, she
heads quickly inside. ]
“There’s only 15 minutes
left on my lunch.
Can we
speed up this talk a little?”
AMBER: Sorry I had to make
sure no one was around.
[ She joins Hithe & Ski at
a table. ]
HITHE: So, what’s going on?
SKI: Right.
What’s this big
secret?
AMBER: Remember how I
told you all I did was sleep
next to a guy on my vacation.
SKI: Yes, clearly.
AMBER: Well, that’s not entirely
true. After a long night we
ended up hooking up.
[ Amber hesitates for a moment. ]
AMBER: And the worst part of it
all is I found out he is married.
To our morning cashier.
SKI: Wow, I hope you stopped
talking to him.
[ Suddenly Amber’s phone rings
& she looks away. ]
SCENE 2:
Larrie’s girlfriend’s house.
[ Cora is wearing a royal blue dress
& standing in front of the mirror
while Larrie stares from the foot
of the bed. ]
CORA: You better finish getting
dressed if we’re going to get
to the party on time.
LARRIE: Yeah, I know.
I was just a
little caught up in the length of
that dress.
[ Cora turns around, tossing the
pants at him. ]
CORA: Well, snap out of it. I need
to make a good impression tonight
so I’m in line for that promotion.
LARRIE: Right. I promise to be on
my best behavior.
Until later tonight, at least.
[ Larrie laughs & Cora shakes
her head. He
stands up facing
her and they kiss. ]
CORA: The car will be here in
ten. Meet me
out front?
LARRIE: Okay.
[ Cora leaves & Larrie finishes
getting dressed.
Taking a moment,
he checks himself in the mirror &
smiles, walking off. ]
SCENE 3:
Inside Stuu’s apartment.
[ Joh is sitting on a chair
with Stuu laying on the
couch across from him. ]
“This place is sweet.”
STUU:
Thanks. It should be.
I’ve been saving since I
started at TA.
I heard about your break
up and I’m sorry. And the
other thing sucks too.
JOH: You mean the registry?
I have to go sign up next
week. I’m been
trying to
keep it off my mind.
STUU: Yeah, I understand.
So I finally asked out Tiesun.
JOH: You’re kidding.
What did
she say?
STUU: That she has a boyfriend.
JOH: Tough break.
STUU: Oh well.
Maybe in the new
year.
JOH: Good attitude.
Maybe we
should start hanging out more.
I might learn something.
[ They both laugh. ]
STUU: You’re not lying
about that one.
SCENE 4:
Back at TA.
[ Amber is alone now &
talking on her phone. ]
AMBER: Tell me you are
not outside waiting for
your wife to finish her
shift.
DYMINIC: Smart girl.
AMBER: This is too much.
DYMINIC: Don’t worry she has
a long line. I
peaked inside.
Anyway, when are we going
for one of our long, walks
again. I missed
that from
the summer.
AMBER: That was before I
knew you were married
to my co-worker.
DYMINIC: Yet you still answer
every call.
[ He sneakily laughs. ]
[ Minutes later Amber hangs
up. As she turns
around she
notices Hahn sitting at end of
the same table with his jacket
hood on.
AMBER: Hey, how long have you
been there?
[ He pulls down the hood
revealing his head phones. ]
HAHN: What was that?
AMBER: Nothing. Gotta start.
[ She leaves, not noticing Hahn
shaking his head behind her. ]
SCENE 5:
Cora’s office holiday party.
CORA: Evening Gerad.
You did a wonderful job
arranging this party.
GERAD: And you’re a dear.
But I didn’t do a damn thing
and you know it.
[ They both laugh while Larrie
stands by, drink in hand. ]
GERAD: And who is your date
tonight? I
thought I knew
all of your friends.
CORA: This is Larrie, he’s not
just my date.
GERAD: I see.
Nice to meet
you.
[ He shakes Larrie’s hand. ]
GERAD: What do you do?
LARRIE: I work at TA grocery
store. Nights.
CORA: Oh yes.
He’s a manager.
GERAD: Wow.
LARRIE: Yes.
Wow.
[ Larrie downs the rest of
his drink, glares at Cora &
then excuses his self from
the conversation. ]
SCENE 6:
Outside of TA.
[ Ambers meets Hahn inside
his car. ]
AMBER: An urgent text, really?
Aren’t you suppose to be gone
already.
HAHN: Yeah, but we need to
talk. I uhh, kissed
Syria.
AMBER: What, when?
HAHN: In the summer and
we haven’t talked much
since.
It’s been bothering me.
I had to tell someone.
[ She stays silent. ]
I know about you and
Dyminic. I
heard you.
AMBER: What you don’t know
is that we ended up hooking up.
Dyminic doesn’t know either.
I didn’t realize how drunk he
was. Until
morning when
he acted completely different.
HAHN: So he thinks nothing
happened between you two?
What are you gonna do?
[ Amber’s phone starts vibrating. ]
[ TEXT ] DYMINIC: Don’t worry about
Syria anymore.
We’re through.
SCENE 7:
Back at the Party.
LARRIE: I don’t understand why
you had to lie back there.
CORA: Because it sounded better.
LARRIE: Is that all you care about
Is showing off for that dumb guy?
CORA: This is someone I’m trying
to partner with.
And better my
career.
If you can’t cooperate, then leave.
[ Larrie starts to storm off but Cora
calls to him. ]
CORA: Listen, I’m sorry, I’m just
under a lot of pressure.
Let me at least
call you a cab.
LARRIE: Fine, I’ll wait downstairs.
[ Later on Larrie is getting into
the cab when he sees a man
sitting on the other side. ]
LARRIE: Didn’t know this would
be a joint venture?
[ Larrie enters tossing out his wine
glass. ]
[ Moments later the cab is speeding down
the road when suddenly the door
is swung wide open.
A scream is
heard from outside as Larrie tumbles
out into the street. ]
out into the street. ]
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