SCENE 1:
Morning shift, TA.
[ Landyn cautiously
enters the
store. Looking down, he heads
quickly
toward the break room
but instead
bumps into Kristyn. ]
KRISTYN: Hey,
I know you’ve been
busy running
lines for our next
commercial
but I figured after
the other
night you would at
least call
me.
LANDYN:
You’re right. We do need
to talk
about things. But right now
Mark needs
me in his office.
KRISTYN:
Oh, alright. I’ll see you
later
then.
[ Kristyn
smiles at Landyn as he
walks by &
waves. Moments later
Monica
comes up to floral. ]
MONICA: That
looked cozy. Is
there
something you’re not
telling
me?
KRISTYN: Well
let’s just say
Landyn becomes
very bold
In private.
MONICA:
Okay, and what does
that mean
exactly?
KRISTYN: It
means that he kissed
me.
MONICA:
You’re kidding!
KRISYN:
No, I’m not. And it was
long, hot,
and extra extended.
[ Monica
stares in surprise. ]
MONICA:
Girl, you wild!
SCENE 2:
[ Marisa is
driving downtown
when her
phone rings. ]
“Hey,
sorry it took me so
long to
get back to you.”
MARISA: It’s
cool, I’m glad that
you finally
did.
AIRYNN: We
haven’t talked in
a long
time. What’s going on?
MARISA: I
guess you haven’t realized
the damage
your dumb dare has
caused
your so-called friend.
Joh is
facing serious charges
because of
this.
AIRYNN:
Hey, it’s not my fault.
I didn’t
think he would do it.
MARISA:
That’s not the point.
We’ve all
three known each
other for
most of our lives.
Through all
of school &
even two
years of college.
Are you
ever gonna mature?
AIRYNN: I’m
sorry. It was just
a stupid
joke. Anyway, Stuu
told me
how Joh has been
lately and
maybe it serves
him right.
So, what
are you gonna do
now?
MARISA: I’ll
take him to court,
but If Joh doesn’t start acting
right I’m
not going to stick
around.
SCENE 3:
Back inside
TA.
[ Hours
later, Kristyn meets
up with
Landyn in the front
break
room. ]
KRISTYN:
Finally, we’re alone.
[ She gets
closer to Landyn,
not
noticing his expression. ]
LANDYN:
Wait, just a minute.
[ Kristyn
immediately backs up. ]
KRISTYN:
What is it?
LANDYN:
Look, the other night
when I
kissed you. I have no
idea what
I was doing. Literally.
KRISTYN:
Well, it sure seems like
It. You kept it going for an hour.
LANDYN: I
know, I know. And
It seems
like I led you on.
Not to
mention, it was
very unprofessional
of
me to take
it there in the
first
place.
KRISTYN:
But I don’t care.
We can
keep this just to
ourselves.
LANDYN: I
don’t think you
understand
me. The ex I
told you
about. That’s a guy
who works
nights here.
I’m
sorry. I thought you
knew.
[ Kristyn
stands there in shock. ]
SCENE 4:
Downtown at
the Court House.
[ Marisa
meets Joh inside. ]
MARISA:
The security here is
tight. I hate going in places
like this.
JOH: Right, it sucks. Bet
I know
something else
that’s
tight.
[ Joh
starts to laugh as people
begin
looking in his direction. ]
MARISA:
Knock it off. I can’t
believe
you smoked before
you got
here. What if the
judge
realizes your high?
JOH: I’m
sorry but I was
freaking
out. You would be
too, if
you were in this
situation. Trust me, it’s
no big
deal. Not like I do
it all the
time.
MARISA: Fine,
let’s just get
this over
with.
[ Joh
takes Marisa’s hand. As
they
attempt to walk into the
court
room, an officer stops
them. ]
OFFICER: This
is a closed session.
[ He
points to Marisa. ]
OFFICER: She
can wait out here.
SCENE 5:
A Café, near
TA.
LANDYN:
Thanks for meeting me,
man. I had to get away from
Kristyn
and her cold stares.
I feel so
bad right now.
KYLE: I
can’t believe you kissed
a
chick. Huge surprise for this
time in
the morning.
LANDYN:
Right. Leave it to me
to mess up
again. Hope
she’ll
talk to me soon.
KYLE: I
wouldn’t stress too much.
Kristyn’s
pretty chill. I’m sure
she’ll
forgive you. I’m the real
idiot
though.
LANDYN:
Why? Don’t tell me
you regret
quitting TA now?
KYLE: Not
at all. I love what I
do,
man. It just.
LANDYN: You also love Monica?
KYLE:
Yeah, exactly. I wish there
was some
way to have both.
[ Suddenly
Kyle receives a text
message on
his phone & stops
talking. ]
KYLE: Shit man, I gotta run.
LANDYN:
But we haven’t even
eaten yet.
KYLE: It’s
Ace. Something’s wrong.
He needs
me to drive him to
the
hospital.
SCENE 6:
[ Marisa
hears people talking
in the
court room & she waits
for Joh to
come walking out
Finally in
sight, Marisa notices
the
drained expression on his
face. ]
MARISA:
What happened?
What did
the judge say?
[ Joh
looks up at Marisa. ]
JOH: Say
hello to the newest
soon-to-be
registered
sex offender.
MARISA: If you’re playing games
with me, I
promise Johsef.
JOH: Babe,
I’m not.
[ He sits
down on the bench. ]
JOH: For
once today, I’m not.
MARISA:
Well, what can we do?
This isn’t
fair. We have to fight
this.
[ Joh
stands up facing her. ]
JOH: Maybe
this was someone’s
plan to
snap me back into reality.
Show me
that unless I do what
I was
taught from birth my life
will
always go wrong, right?
Well, it
didn’t work.
MARISA:
Wait, are you talking
about God?
You made
the bad choice!
I can’t
handle you like this
anymore. You can’t even
own up to
your own crap.
Joh, I’m
done!
[ Marisa drives off with Joh
still standing inside the
court house. ]
still standing inside the
court house. ]
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