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SCENE 1:

[ Kyle arrives at Marty’s.

Seeing his friend sprawled

out on the couch he takes

a seat across. ]

KYLE: Sorry about the fall.

How long are you out

for?

MARTY: At least another week.

KYLE: Oh, that’s not too

bad.

[ Marty attempts to sit up

but pain in his leg holds

him back. ]

MARTY: Not too bad?  They’re

probably looking for my

replacement as we speak.

KYLE: Come on.  Think of it

as a break.  A much needed

one if you ask me.  

Anyway, you should be

healed just in time for

the wedding rehearsal.

[ Kyle notices Marty’s

expression. ]

KYLE: I know you don’t

think we’re ready but

 I’m glad you put that

aside to be my best man

MARTY:  Yeah, I’ll be there.

I’m just concerned.

Without my career, who

am I?

SCENE 2:

[ Holding a bag, Tiesun gets

into a parked truck. ]

STUU: Hey Tie.  Please tell

me your months of hard

work finally paid off.

[ He gives her a big smile. ]

TIESUN: Not quite.  I didn’t

get in.

[ Stuu looks surprised. ]

Let’s go.  We should crash

before work tonight.

STUU: Sure thing.  And look,

I’m not trying to be funny

or anything.  But I noticed

a theme to the girls who

were leaving the dance

hall.

All of the ones who looked

happy we’re white.

TIESUN: Maybe but I’m the

last person to try and use

the race card.

I’m just going to accept

that it’s over.  There will

be other chances. 

SCENE 3:

[ Marty & Kyle are still

talking. ]

KYLE: Well amigo.  I should

head out.  Text me.

I know you want to get

through your injury without

the pain medicine.  Just leave

those bad friends from our

past alone.  Okay?

See ya.

[ Kyle exits.  As soon as

Marty hears him walking

out, he lets out a loud
yell.

He quickly bites down on

the pillow in his hand to

stop the sound. ]

MARTY: I just need some

thing.

[ Anxious, he leans backs.

Turning on the TV, he tries

to get comfortable with

this new distraction. ]

SCENE 4:

Before night shift at TA.

[ Airynn, Larrie, Joh, Stuu

& Tiesun are listening to

Ski’s meeting. ]

SKI: I just wanted to remind

everyone to keep offering

the TA credit to customers.

The stats right now are 120

days,  90 nights, and 40 salon.

Let’s put in a little more

effort this week so we

can pass up Mark.  Okay?

[ Everyone is heading to

start but Tiesun & Stuu

stay behind.

Stuu starts to play a song

on his phone. ]

TIESUN: Turn it down before

Ski comes back. 

STUU: I’m trying to tell you

something.

It’s the song we danced

to in the fake frat video.

TIESUN: Yeah, and?

STUU: Well, they’re holding

another day of auditions

tomorrow, right?

TIESUN: Yes.

STUU: I have an idea.

That’s gonna prove my

point. 

Wait until break.

SCENE 5:

[ Marty is sitting in the dark

reading an article online on

his laptop. ]

‘The effects can be amazing

and at the same time quite

aggravating.”

[ Suddenly Marty is startled

by a phone call.

Seeing that it is Kyle, he

continues to read on. ]

[ As he finishes the article,

he reaches for his crutches

so he can prepare to hop

towards the bathroom.

Leaning now, he feels a

weight shift and forces

through to take his first

step. ]

[ Marty sighs. ]

MARTY: There has to

be an easier way.

SCENE 6:

The next morning.

[ Stuu is leading Tiesun

inside a building.  She is in full

costume with a decorated scarf

over her face & long gloves.

After waiting in a room for

a couple hours, they are

called into the performance

area. ]

[ Without a word, Tiesun leads

Stuu in a dance they had only

performed once before in an

online video.

Surprising himself. Stuu did all

the moves serving as her

background. ]

[ Waiting for the decision, Tiesun

can’t look but Stuu stays staring

at the judges. ]

“We decided.  Your through!”

[ The judges start to applaud.

  Tiesun removes the face

covering as they stop
clapping one by one. ]

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(Updated 11/24)