( Twisted&Tragic/#1 )
‘Last night at a local TA grocery store
manager Mark Simon was shot by an
unknown assailant, he remains in critical
condition. . . ‘
[ Ski is sitting in the waiting room,
& stands up, turning up the TV. ]
[ At Monica’s, she is getting her kids ready
& stops suddenly hearing the news… ]
‘This unknown gunman was found later on
dead in a nearby park…it appears he shot
himself shortly after fleeing the scene. . .’
[ Monica looks up stunned, holding her hand
over her mouth. ]
TRAILYN: Mommy, what's wrong?
[ clears her throat ] MONICA: Nothing, sweetie
You two, go get your backpacks so
I can take you to school…OK? [ holding back tears ]
TRAILYN: OK [ she walks off ]
[ Monica sits there, thinking about the
last time she saw her EX & burst into tears. ]
[ At the hospital, Ski is watching Mark
through the window when he feels
a hand on his shoulder. ]
HITHE: Hey. . .
[ Ski turns around, & falls into Hithe’s arms crying. . . ]
HITHE: He’s going to be OK, I know it…
[ they separate ] What did the doctor say?
SKI: Well, he suffered a lot of damage
He had surgery last night and now they're
just waiting.
just waiting.
HITHE: You been here all night?
[ wiping his eyes ] SKI: Yeah, I wanna be here
when he wakes up. . .
[ looks up at him scared ] He’s gonna wake up, right?
HITHE: Yeah, Mark’s a fighter…he’s gonna make it!
You wanna meet your godson?
[ looks surprised ] SKI: What, are you serious?
HITHE: Yeah, come on.
[At The Aisles. . . the few employees that are
there are gathered around. ]
ACE: So, were missing half our staff and
both managers. . .this is great!
AMBER: I know, how is Mark doing?
[looks down ] ACE: He’s still unconscious. . .
But I spoke to Hithe and I’m gonna
be taking over today. . .Where is Monica?
[ walks up ] MONICA: I’m here
ACE: OK good
and one of the guys from the Deli is
coming over to help cashier. . .Uh, [ looks around ]
AMBER: Kyle?
ACE: Yeah, that’s him!
Sorry, I’m still kinda new here. . .
I know, everyone’s sad about what’s going on
Trust me, I’ve known Mark for a long time
But we still gotta try and run the store the
best we can, OK?
AMBER: OK [ looking away ]
MONICA: Yeah
[ comes up ] KYLE: I'm here.
ACE: Alright, well I’m gonna go in
the back. . .let me know if you need anything.
[ walks off ]
AMBER: I can’t believe all of this!
And I feel bad for Ace, you could tell he was down.
KYLE: Yeah, him and Mark came from the same store.
[notices Monica… ] AMBER: Yeah, hold on. . .
[ walks up ] AMBER: You OK?
MONICA: No, I feel like this is all my fault!
AMBER: What?
MONICA: Amber, the guy who shot Mark. . .
That was my ex boyfriend!
AMBER: Oh my god, really?
MONICA: Yeah, and he was here to talk to me. . .
But I wouldn’t talk to him
AMBER: Wow [ looks down ]
You didn’t know he was going
to do this though. . .Did you?
MONICA: I didn’t, but not only that. . .
Now that he’s gone, what do I tell my kids?
Maybe, if I could have just talked to him. . .
[ Amber goes over to her & gives her hug. ]
[ Back at the hospital, Hithe & Ski are
looking through the window. ]
SKI: Aw, he looks just like you. . .
[ smiles ] HITHE: Yeah.
They have him on oxygen right now,
But he’s doing OK.
SKI: I’m so happy for you. . .
How’s Kristyn?
HITHE: She’s fine, just resting
SKI: Oh, OK
HITHE: We talked about it though. . .
and were keeping the baby
SKI: Really, what made
her change her mind?
HITHE: You know what, I don’t know
I’m just glad she did!
SKI: Aw, I think it would be good
for both of you. . .
Well, I better get back to Mark.
HITHE: Yeah, I better go too.
[ Ski starts walking away from him. ]
HITHE: Hey Ski!
[ turns around ] SKI: Yeah?
HITHE: Love you man.
[ surprised ] SKI: Love you too.
Ill talk to you later [ turns & goes ]
[ As Ski gets near Mark’s room he notices
a bouquet of flowers sitting on a table
outside the door, looking up he sees someone
familiar walking away. ]
SKI: Weis?!?
[ Weis turns around for a second &
Ski can tell he’s been crying. . .
he looks at him, then walks away. ]
[ Ski looks at the card on the vase & reads it. ]
' From the night crew. . .Get
well soon! Love, Weis ‘
[ Back at the store, its getting busy
and Amber goes to find Ace. ]
AMBER: Oh, there you are!
We're really busy up front. . .
[ raises his voice ] ACE: Why didn’t anyone call me?
AMBER: Uh, we did [ backing away ]
[ looks down ] ACE: Oh, I’m sorry. . .
I just have a ton of work to do/
I guess I didn’t pay attention.
AMBER: I know, and it’s OK.
But if you need any help were all here.
ACE: Thanks! I’ll go open a lane for awhile.
[ Back at the hospital, Ski is sitting down
when he sees someone unfamiliar walking
towards him & stopping at Mark’s window. ]
[ stands up ] Hi, I’m Ski. . .
‘Yeah, I know who you are!’
SKI: OK? Well then, who are you?
‘I’m Mark’s wife. . .’
SKI: Oh, you mean. . .EX wife!
MARKsEX: And who are you?
SKI: I’m his. . . friend from work
[ walks up ] MARKsEX: Yeah, you must think I was
born yesterday. . .
So, this is what Mark’s doing now! [ rolls her eyes ]
[ raises his voice ] SKI: What is that suppose to
mean? You don’t know me! And I
didn’t see your ass here sitting all night
with him!
MARKzEX: No, I was taking care of our kids.
I better not hear of you being alone
with them ever again!
SKI: Excuse me bitch.
You may think you know me, but I’ve
heard about you too and now is a fine
time for you to start acting like a mom!
MARKsEX: Whatever, just stay away from
my kids!
[ She walks away, leaving Ski shocked,
standing there in the hallway. ]
[ Monica & her kids are walking inside
the house. . . ]
MONICA: Hey, you two…sit down!
I have something to tell you. . .
KIILYN: What is it, Mom?
MONICA: Uh, it’s about your Dad. . .
I don’t know exactly how to say this,
but I’m afraid your not going to be
seeing him anymore
KIILYN: What do you mean?
MONICA: He’s gone
TRAILYN: Where did he go?
MONICA: Well, um. . .
Something bad happened [ fighting back tears ]
And well, he’s in a different place now
KIILYN: You mean like grandma?
MONICA: Yes, like grandma.
[ She starts to break down as her kids
come close, hugging onto her. . . ]
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