July 16, 2015

Stale Day

SCENE ONE:
At Mark & Ski's house.

[ Jenni is standing in the hallway in a
dark, satin dress.  As she waits seated
in the living room, Jai comes down
stairs in view. ]

JAI: Aren't you suppose to be at
the restaurant soon, where is
everyone?

[ Jenni sits back, sighing. ]

JENNI: Yup  They went to go pick
up this game but Chais should
be back any minute.
JAI: Well you look very nice.

[ She looks up, smiling at him. ]

JENNI: Thanks Jai.

[ Suddenly the front door comes
open, Billy & Chais walk in. ]

CHAIS: Sorry about that.
JAI: I see school isn't the only
thing you're failing at bud.

[ He smirks at Chais, walking by. ]

CHAIS: Anyway hater.  Ready to go?

[ Chais takes Jenni's hand, pulling
out a rose from inside his jacket. ]

JENNI: You're sweet.  So whose
idea was this really?
CHAIS: It was all me, I swear.
JENNI: Whatever you say.  Let's
get going though.  We don't
want to miss our reservation.

[ They leave the house. ]




[ On a rainy & slow afternoon; Lorenzo,
Hithe, Sascha, & Karie are deep 

into conversation. ]

LORENZO: Okay guys, here's a question
for you.  Imagine a way where this
world ends.  What would be the
worse possible scenario?

HITHE: A fire.  What if God decided
to burn all the horrible people?
SASCHA: Or if they're subjected
to those creepy insects.  Maybe
they even eat them alive.

KARIE: You mean locust?
HITHE: Please. I'll karate chop one
of those mofos.  Waa yaah!

[ Hithe makes harsh movements
with his hands & everyone laughs.

A bell is heard as someone enters
the Salon.  Lorenzo gets up to assist
but is stopped by Karie. ]

KARIE: You're fine.  I got it.  

 [ Up by the front door. ]

KARIE: Thanks for coming on a
Saturday.  You can step into the
office, I'll be there in a second.

[ She looks to see everyone enjoying
the chat except Hithe, who is staring
in her direction.


Karie walks in, locking the door. ] 


SCENE THREE: 
Other side of town, On the Vine.

[ Jenni & Chais are seated inside
the restaurant.  Their waitress hands
over the menus, disappearing into
the back room. ]

CHAIS: I told you we would get
here on time. 
JENNI: Yes we did.  Just barely.
CHAIS: I want a humongous
 steak and a baked potato. What
about you?

[ Chais browses through his options
after giving Jenni an off smile. ]

JENNI: I don't know why you
wouldn't sign up to re-take
those classes.
CHAIS: Because this is summer
and I don't wanna talk about
school.
JENNI: What if they hold you back?

CHAIS: Babe please.  

[ He gives Jenni a stern look &
she notices his arm tense up on
the table. 

Minutes later, they are talking
over salad & bread. ]

JENNI: If I eat enough of this, I
won't even make it to the entree.

[ She notices Chais is now staring
down at his plate.  Not paying
any attention. ]


SCENE FOUR: 
Back at the Salon.

[ Inside Ace's office. ]

KARIE: I know this isn't exactly the
proper way to do things but we
need a lot of help here.

VISITOR X: Oh.  What's not right
about it?  Questioning your
competition or bringing your
ex right into your new man's
space without his knowing?

[ X laughs while holding up a
picture of Ace & Karie. ]

KARIE: Ha ha ha. Put that down
and focus on the task at hand
please.

[ She snatches it from X's grip
not joining in his amusement. ]

KARIE: We we're making strides
in our first year but it seems like
this year we've been going down-
hill and I don't know why.

You've ran a Salon for five years.
What do you think we're doing
wrong?
VISITOR X: Maybe it's your manage-
ment, I mean you seem more
involve then anyone.  Where is
Acer by the way or does he 
refuse to work Saturdays?

[ Karie looks up quickly. ]

KARIE: He must never find out
we're getting your help okay.

Hithe either.  Understand?


SCENE FIVE: 
Later, at Mark & Ski's.

[ Jenni & Chais are sitting on lawn
chairs in the garage.  The door is open
& they look on as rain sprinkles down
in front of them. ]

JENNI: It's rained so much I'm starting
to forget what a sunny day feels like.

[ She leans over & kisses Chais. ]

CHAIS: No ones home.  We could go
do stuff in the bedroom.
JENNI: Oh yeah, what kind of stuff?

[ She exclaims, giving Chais a hard
time. ]

JENNI: If you wanna kiss me more
just say so, no need to dance
around the issue.
CHAIS: That and something else.
JENNI: Is someone getting tired
of the house above the waist
rule?
CHAIS: More like frustrated.
JENNI: Well calm down. Let's go
inside and figure it out.

[ She walks away but Chais stands
back. ]

CHAIS: I'll be there in a minute.

[ He takes a lighter out of his pocket.
Looking around first, Chais puts a cigar-
ette into his mouth.  Puffing away in
hiding. ]


SCENE SIX:
Outside the Salon.

[ Karie & Hithe are locking up 
after everyone else has left. ]

HITHE: Hey I know you are worried
about how things are going. We're
having a meeting about it first thing
Monday morning.
KARIE: That's a good idea.
HITHE: Yeah.  I didn't want you to
think me and Ace are ignoring
this.
So who was the gentleman?

[ Karie looks up at him. ]

HITHE: Not like that.  Just wondering.
KARIE: Alright.  He's a former teacher
at the beauty school I went to.  His
Salon has been expanding every
year for five years now.

HITHE: That's cool.  Nothing wrong 
with asking for help.
KARIE: You and I see that but would
Ace?  I doubt it.  
HITHE: Yeah I can see him not 
wanting to cooperate.  
KARIE: So this will stay between us
right?  You promise?


HITHE: Sure.  I promise.




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