SCENE 1:
At Maison City Airport.
[ Monica, Kyle, Airynn, Scarlet, & Mark are
saying goodbye to Kiilyn, Billy, & Jai while
Ski talks to Jenni & Chais around the corner. ]
SKI: And be nice to Deb. She didn’t have to let
everyone come.
[ Chais sighs, rolling his eyes. ]
CHAIS: Yeah, we know but the only reason I
agreed to this was for Jenni. She wants to
see her grandparents.
SKI: Wow. You
really have no clue how lucky
you are. I wish
I was in your position. Anyway,
hopefully your attitude improves when you get
there.
JENNI: I’ll work on it.
[ She smiles. A
little ways down the hallway. . . . . ]
AIRYNN: Remember what Dad said. Stay close to your
friends and don’t do anything stupid. Alright?
BILLY: Okay, okay.
[ Billy is sitting down with his hand shaking on the
arm rest. ]
SCARLET: Aww, he’s so excited. It’s cute.
AIRYNN: Yeah, I guess.
[ A few minutes later, everyone is waving as Jenni,
Chais, Billy, Jai, & Kiilyn are walking away to
board
their plane. ]
SCENE 2:
Meanwhile, at The Aisles.
[ Amber, Kristyn, Sandie, & Charles are
waiting for a meeting to start. ]
KRISTYN: Where’s Mark and Ski?
AMBER: They’re at the airport.
KRISTYN: Oh yeah, that’s right.
So Hahn & Syria looked pretty
cozy at the reception.
You think
they’re together?
AMBER: No idea.
Last I knew. Her
and Dyminic were only separated.
[ Suddenly Hahn burst through the
break room doors, dropping the
stack of papers in his hand. Charles
gets up to help him. ]
CHARLES: Only you, buddy.
HAHN: Right, thanks man.
[ After he composes himself, Hahn
heads to the front to start the
meeting. ]
HAHN: As you can see, Mark isn’t
here so I’ll be attempting to
run this meeting.
[ He sees Amber & Kristyn whispering. ]
HAHN: But before we start, I’d just like
to get something off my chest.
Yes! Syria is getting divorced.
And Yes! We are dating.
[ Everyone stays silent. ]
SCENE 3:
About an hour later.
[ Amber arrives at her apartment
& sees a familiar face standing
in front of her door. ]
AMBER: Dyminic?
What
are you doing here?
DYMINIC: Hey
Amber.
I’m guessing you heard
about Syria and Hahn
by now.
AMBER: Actually yes, just
recently.
DYMINIC: Well, Syria hasn’t
spoken to me since I left
town.
AMBER: Then how on earth
did you find out?
DYMINIC: Straight from the
young ‘n’s mouth.
AMBER: Right, of course.
What’s in your hand?
DYMINIC: Divorce papers.
The one thing she made
sure I got.
AMBER: I’m sorry.
DYMINIC: That’s not even
the worst of it.
AMBER: Yeah, what else?
DYMINIC: I need somewhere
to stay.
SCENE 4:
Airport; Tokyo, Japan.
[ Much later that night, Jenni
& her friends arrive & meet
Jai’s mom Deborah. ]
“Mom!”
[ Jai runs in her direction
& she grabs ahold of him ]
DEBORAH: I missed you.
Hey Chais.
[ Chais waves, but keeps his
distance as Jenni & Killyn
introduces themselves. ]
JENNI: We should go get our
bags.
DEBORAH: Alright.
Then I’ll
drive everyone home and
we can plan what you wanna
do tonight.
Sound good?
[ Everyone agrees as they walk
toward the baggage claim. ]
JENNI: Your mom seems nice.
I don’t know why you’re in
such a bad mood.
CHAIS: She’s not my mom!
[ He walks away from her,
standing near Billy. ]
SCENE 5:
Back at The Aisles.
[ Hahn is standing outside,
knocking on the door. ]
“Come in.”
SYRIA: Hey, what took
you so long?
HAHN: Sorry, I stopped off
to get ice cream.
SYRIA: Alright.
I’ll let you
off the hook as long as it’s
mint chocolate chip.
HAHN: Only the best.
[ They kiss as she leads
him into the living room
where she has wine, glasses
and candles set up. ]
HAHN: This is nice.
Thanks.
I had a kind of a long day.
The store was insanely busy.
SYRIA: How did the meeting go?
HAHN: It went fine.
By the way,
everyone knows that we’re
dating now.
SYRIA: Good. I
never wanted to
hide it.
SCENE 6:
At Deborah’s House
[ Everyone is in the living
room talking, except Chais
who is in the bedroom. ]
JAI: I can’t believe we’re here.
I wanna see everything!
JENNI: I know, me too.
But
your brother only wants to
visit my grandparents. He
won’t do any exploring.
BILLY: Yeah, cuz he’s lame.
This place is amazing.
DEBORAH: Well where would
you like to start?
JAI: Well, our class
is next week and I wanna
get some new clothes.
[ He points at Kiilyn who is
sitting across from him. ]
[ Inside the bedroom. ]
JENNI: Hey, we’re trying to decide
what to get for dinner and I know
you’re hungry.
[ She smiles & sits next to Chais
on the bed. He
tries to hide but
Jenni turns him around. ]
JENNI: Babe, what’s wrong?
You look like you’ve been
crying.
CHAIS: I’m fine, okay.
Just
don’t tell anyone.
Preview: Part 2. . . . .
(Updated 12/24)
