212 HERO-HEROINE [ 25th EPISODE ]

‘Mornin' beautiful. . .’

[ smiles ] KRISTYN: Yeah right.

[ sits up ] How’s the baby?

HITHE: The baby. . . He’s perfect!

KRISTYN: Good, I’m going to see

him. . . [ gets up ]

HITHE: OK, I’ll be over in a little while.

[ Kristyn leaves, & Hithe’s phone

starts to ring. ]

HITHE: Hello.

AMBER: Hey, how’s the baby?

HITHE: Uh, he’s doing. . . [ looks outside ]

AMBER: Hithe, you there?

HITHE: Yeah, sorry. . .

The doctor told me this morning

he has Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

AMBER: What? Is he gonna be alright?

HITHE: Yeah, he should be fine. . .

They have him on a respirator

right now.

AMBER: Well, that’s good

Does Kristyn know?

HITHE: Not yet, I just found out.

AMBER: Well, you need to tell her. . .

She deserves to know what’s going on.

HITHE: I know, and I will. . .

How’s things at the store?

AMBER: Really busy. . .

But Ace is doing pretty well!

HITHE: That’s good!

Well, I guess I should

go talk to her.

AMBER: OK, call me and let me

know what’s going on this time!

HITHE: I will…bye Amber

[ Hithe walks down to meet Kristyn,

& stands there for a second. . .

watching through the window. ]

HITHE: Hey

KRISTYN: Oh hey. . .he’s sleeping

HITHE: Shh, I’ll be quiet then. . .

KRISTYN: So, when can we take

him home?

HITHE: I’m not sure yet. . .

But Kristyn.

KRISYN: Yeah? [ doesn’t look ]

Look at our son. . .

he looks just like his daddy.

[ smiles ] HITHE: Yeah, that’s what Ski said.

KRISTYN: I’m so happy we decided

to keep him. . .

Seeing him now I don’t know how

I thought I could’ve given him away.

HITHE: Me too. [ looks down ]

[ turns around ] KRISTYN: So, what did

you wanna say?

[ Walks up & puts his arm around her. ]

HITHE: Nothing.

[ In the breakroom, at The Aisles. ]

ACE: Man, I’m fucking exhausted!

[ sits down ] KYLE: Tell me about it. . .

It seems like the lines are never ending

today!

How is Mark?

ACE: He’s looking better. . .

But he still not awake.

KYLE: Well, that’s a good sign

at least.

ACE: Yeah, but it’s been three

days. . .the doctor said he should

of been up by now! [ stands up ]

KYLE: He had some pretty intense

surgery though. . .

[ Kyle stands up & pats Ace on the back

as he turns around. ]

KYLE: Anyways, doctors don’t know

everything. . .

Just keep you head up, OK?

[ Ace nods his head & sits back down

as Kyle leaves. ]

[ Back at the hospital Kristyn is watching

the baby. ]

[ comes up ] HITHE: Hey.

[ turns around ] KRISTYN: Hey, where were

you?

HITHE: I went to go check on Mark.

KRISTYN: How is he?

HITHE: I don’t know. . .

He was suppose to be awake

by now.

KRISTYN: Well, how does he look?

HITHE: The same.

[ Suddenly the baby starts making

noises & they both turn around. ]

KRISTYN: What’s he doing? Is he alright?

HITHE: It sounds like he’s grunting.

KRISTYN: Oh my god.

HITHE: Stay here. . .

I’ll go get the doctor.

KRISTYN: OK, hurry!

[ Hithe comes back with the Doctor. ]

KRISTYN: What’s going on?

DOCTOR: Don’t worry.

The grunting noises you’re hearing

when the baby breaths is a normal

symptom for his condition.

KRISTYN: Condition…what condition? [ looks up ]

DOCTOR: Your baby has Respiratory

Distress Syndrome. . .

Didn’t your husband tell you?

KRISTYN: He’s not my husband.

And no, he didn’t say anything! [ looks at Hithe ]

HITHE: Sorry, I just found out this morning

and I was going to. . .I just didn’t want you

to worry.

KRISTYN: Well, it’s too late now. . .

Is he going to be okay?

DOCTOR: He’s going to be fine. . .

I’m just going to lower the amount of

oxygen for a little while to see if

we can get this calmed down.

I’ll be back to check on him soon.

[ The doctor leaves & they sit there

not saying anything. ]

HITHE: Look, I’m sorry Kristyn. . .

I should have told you right away.

[ Kristyn starts to speak & then

her phone rings. ]

[ sighs ] KRISTYN: It’s my ex. . .

I’ll be right back!

[ Hithe sits down next to the baby. ]

HITHE: Hey, little man. . .

I can’t wait to get you out of here.

I’ve never been a father before,

But I’m gonna give you the best

life I can. . .I promise!

[ Hithe leans down & kisses the baby

on the forehead, then he notices

his lips have turned blue. ]

[ Runs out in the hallway. ]

HITHE: HELP! HELP!

Something’s going on!!!

[ The doctor runs up to him with a nurse &

they all go into the room. ]

DOCTOR: He’s stopped breathing. . .

HITHE: What?

[ Hithe stands there in shock as

they attempt to revive his baby ]

[ 20 minutes later Hithe’s walking down

the hall with his head down & he sees

Kristyn coming toward him. ]

KRISTYN: I hate talking to him.

He’s always asking where I’ve been,

and why haven’t I gotten the kids?

[ Hithe looks up finally & she notices the

tears streaming down his face, and growing

rage in his eyes. ]

KRISTYN: Hithe, what’s wrong?

Where is the baby?

[ looks right at her ] HITHE: Kristyn, I’m sorry

KRISTYN: What happened?

HITHE: He started getting worse. . .and

 the doctor’s did everything they could.

[ Looks down fighting his tears. ]

KRISTYN: No! I was just watching him. . .

This can’t be. . .he was fine!

[ Hithe doesn’t say anything else as

Kristyn stops speaking bursting into

tears. ]

[ At the other end of the hospital

Ski is looking out the window

when he hears a low voice calling

his name. ]

‘ Ski. . .? ‘

[ Late that night,  Kristyn pulls up to her

garage & parks then she gets a text

from Hithe. ]

‘Hey, I wish you would’ve let me

take you home. . .I don’t want

you to deal with this alone.

Call me if you need anything,

Love Hithe’

[ Putting the phone away she notices

her ex husband pull up behind her,

she quicklie wipes her tears &

gets out. ]

KRISTYNsEX: Here’s your kids,

remember them?

[ sighs ] KRISTYN: Yes, of course I do. . .

You two go inside, OK?

[ She stands there as her EX turns to go. ]

[ looking at her ] KRISTYNsEX: I can tell

something’s wrong. . .

[ smirks ] So, what is it?

Did Hithe break up with you or something?

KRISTYN: No, that’s not it. . .

Just leave please!

[ He shakes his head, gets into the car &

drives off leaving Kristyn sitting on

the steps crying. . .]

[ At Hithe’s apartment. . .he goes inside,

throws his stuff on the table, & immediately

gets out a bottle/ Opening it, he takes a

long drink. Slamming it down. ]



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211 ANGELs ON THE MOON

( 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.

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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‘Mark, get up! Your alarm’s going off…’

[ sits up ] MARK: Shit! What time is it?

I have to go get the kids up. . .

[ looks back ] I’ll be right back though

SKI: OK, I’ll be here

[ Back at TA, Joh comes outside

where Weis is standing smoking. ]

JOH: Hey!

[ turns around ] WEIS: Oh, hi

JOH: How did things go with Larrie?

WEIS: OK, I guess. . . [ looks around ]

He’s kinda slow though

JOH: What?

WEIS: Yeah, I think he has A.D.D

or something.

JOH: Oh, that sucks

WEIS: Tell me about it. . .

I had to do most of the work!

. . .Wonder why Ski never showed.

JOH: Yeah, he never misses.

WEIS: I know [ looks down ]

Anyways, what about Airynn?

JOH: I don’t know dude.

He didn’t say anything else to me.

WEIS: That’s good!

Look, over there

JOH: What?

WEIS: The suns coming up. . .

JOH: Aw, that’s so sweet.

[ He gives Weis a weird look. ]

WEIS: Shut the fuck up [ starts to laugh ]

[ Back in Mark’s bedroom/

Ski gets up & stretches out. . . ]

[ inside the door ] MARK: Hey, come here!

[ walks over ] SKI: YES?

MARK: Well, the kids are in the living room. . .

I need to take a quick shower though.

SKI: OK [ starts going back ]

MARK: Do you want to join me?

[ looks rite at him ] SKI: What?

MARK: Yeah, you don’t have to come in

Just sit in there and keep me company. [ smiles ]

SKI: What if your kids see me?

MARK: Don’t worry about them,

[ looks at him ] They’re occupied. . .

SKI: Alright, let’s go. . . [ walks past him ]

[ Inside the store the night shifts almost

over/ Hithe arrives & sees Jeszyca. ]

HITHE: Hey, aren’t you the girl that

left with Amber that one night?

JESZYCA: Yeah, that was me!

I’m surprised you remembered. . .

HITHE: Me too, actually [ smiles ]

[ comes closer ] So, what ended up

happening between you two?

JESZYCA: You mean, Amber didn’t

tell you. . .

[ Hithe shakes his head/Jeszyca whispers

in his ear. ]

HITHE: I knew it! I knew it!!!

JESZYCA: Whoa, it wasn’t that serious!

[ laughs ]

[ passing by ] MONICA: Morning!

BOTH: Hey

JESZYCA: Well, that’s my que to go. . .

I’ll see you later, Hithe!

[ staring at her ] HITHE: Yeah, see ya!

[ In the bathroom/Mark’s in the shower

& Ski is sitting down. ]

[ calling out ] MARK: You know, you can stay here

SKI: What?

[ pulls the curtain back some ] MARK: I said,

You can stay here whenever. . .

SKI: Oh, I know

MARK: OK

It’s just, I know your home situation

isn’t the best

SKI: Yeah, I live with too many roommates

[ Suddenlly the water shuts off &

the curtains opens all the way with

Mark standing there. ]

MARK: Wanna hand me that towel?

[ looks at him ] SKI: Uh, sure.

[ Mark wraps it around him & steps out. ]

MARK: Maybe next time. . .

You’ll come in [ he looks at Ski & walks out. ]

[ Mark & Ski are outside on the porch. ]

MARK: Well, I have to leave soon. . .

SKI: Alright, I’m gonna go too

But I’ll be in a little early so I’ll

see you then.

MARK: OK, and think about what I said

SKI: I will

[ Ski starts walking towards his car. . .]

MARK: Hey!

SKI: What?

[ Marks walks up & quickly kisses

him on the cheek. ]

MARK: That. . . [ smiles & walks off  ]

[ Ski stands there frozen, just watching

as Mark drives off. . .]

[ Kristyn arrives at the store & Hithe

immediately comes up to her. ]

HITHE: Hey, I’m glad you made it. . .

How are you feeling?

KRISTYN: I’m fine

But we need to talk

HITHE: OK, what’s going on?

KRISTYN: Nothing, it’s just I made

an appointment with the adoption

people. . .

Will you go with me?

HITHE: Sure, I’ll go. . .

When is it?

KRISTYN: It’s today at 3

HITHE: OK, well take it easy

until then please.

Don’t work to hard! [ smiles ]

KRISTYN: I wont, thanks.

[ Hithe leaves, and Monica walks up. ]

MONICA: Hey Kristyn!

How are you doing?

KRISTYN: Well, besides this constant

kicking. . .I’m fine [ holds her stomach ]

MONICA: Really? Let me see [ feels it ]

Aw, I’m so happy for you.

KRISTYN: Yeah, the only problem is. . .

The adoptive parents dropped out

and we have to find new ones soon.

MONICA: Wow!

Have you ever thought about

. . .keeping the baby?

KRISTYN: Yeah, at first. . .

But then I thought about my other kids

and me and Hithe aren’t together so. . .

MONICA: That is true.

KRISTYN: Ouch! [ bends down ]

MONICA: You alright?

KRISTYN: Yeah, just a little cramp. . .

I’ll talk to you later [ turns to go ]

MONICA: OK, you be careful!

[ Amber wakes up to her cell ringing. . ./

Turns over and answers it. ]

SKI: Hey, what do you think about

Mark?

AMBER: Uh, good morning!

I was kinda sleeping. . .

SKI: Sorry, but I need to talk!

AMBER: OK? He’s a nice guy

SKI: But what do you think about

me and Mark?

AMBER: As in. . .?

SKI: Yeah, I stayed the night with him

We didn’t do anything, but he kissed me.

AMBER: Didn’t you just get out of

a relationship?

SKI: Yeah.

AMBER: Well, do you like him?

I mean, like that. . .

SKI: I’m not sure.

He’s 12 years older than me. . .

What if we can’t get along in that way?

AMBER: Haven’t you already been

doing that though?

SKI: Yeah, I guess we have

Well, thanks. . .I think I’ll go talk to him

AMBER: OK, I’m going back to bed

[ Monica is walking to her lane, when

her ex comes in the store ]

MONICAsEX: Monica!

MONICA: What are you doing here?

MONICAsEX: I wanna talk.

MONICA: Well, I’m not trying

to talk to you.

MONICAsEX: Just let me apologize

I really need you and the kids. . .you’re all I have!

[ looks at him ] MONICA:How can I believe you?

I don’t have time for this now/

Please don’t come back here! [ she walks off ]

[ MONICAsEX leaves, & Mark comes in. . .

/In the back, Hithe looks around for

Kristyn & she comes out of the bathroom. ]

HITHE: Are you OK?

Monica said you were having cramps.

KRISTYN: Yeah, well now I have

an even bigger problem. . .

HITHE: What?

KRISTYN: My water just broke!

HITHE: Now? You’re not due for

another couple months!

[ looks around ] What do we do?

KRISTYN: Get me to the hospital, Hithe!

[ Hithe & Kristyn hurry to the front/

They see Mark walking. . . ]

HITHE: We have to leave. . .

Kristyn’s water just broke

MARK: What?

HITHE: Yeah, I’m gonna take her

to the hospital.

MARK: Alright, be careful!

You sure you got it?

HITHE: Yeah, we’ll be fine.

[ They leave and Mark notices a man lurking

outside the door of the store/ He goes out. ]

MARK: Hi, can I help you?

[ The stranger just stares at Mark and

rustles around in his pocket. ]

[ speaks up ] MARK: Are you looking for someone?

[ Suddenly the stranger faces Mark & slowly

pulls a gun out of his jacket, bringing it

toward himself. ]

[ face drops ] MARK: What are you doing?

Just put the gun down, Sir.  

[ Noticing the gun pointing at him, Mark starts

to back away until the stranger puts the gun

back to his own head/

Quickly Mark moves to him, trying to wrestle

it away, but suddenly he feels it fire instead. ]

[ Still alive the stranger runs, as Mark

slowly falls to the ground/ Just then

Ski approaches & starts running toward

him. ]

SKI: Mark. . .Mark!!!

Somebody call 911!!!

[ Ski leans down as people start coming

out of the store.  Panicked, and hovering

around. ]

[ At the hospital, Ski is looking through

the glass with tears streaming down his

face as Mark lays there unconscious. ]

[ comes up ] MONICA: Ski! I came as fast as

I could.  How is he?

[ Ski just shakes his head. ]

SKI: Monica, If I loose him. . .

 [ he hits his fist on the window ]

[ Monica takes his arm & leads him to sit down. ]

MONICA: Ski, I need to tell you something

[ He just looks at her. ]

MONICA: I know who shot Mark!



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‘You’re fucking kidding me!’

SKI: No, I wish I was.

MARK: Wow, I can’t believe that!

He’s not even suppose to be working

that shift.

SKI: I know [ looks up ]

You’re not gonna fire him, are you?

MARK: No, I wouldn't do that.

But you know how much trouble you

could’ve gotten into?

SKI: I didn’t mean for it to happen. [ looks down ]

Honestly, that’s not why I went there.

MARK: Listen to me, Ski. . .

[ looks at him ] You can’t do that again.

[ surprised ] SKI: What?

MARK: I mean, I’m not telling you

what to do…it’s just

[ Mark hesitates & Ski looks at him. ]

MARK: I care about your well

being.  I just don't want anything

bad to happen. [ looks away ]

SKI: Thanks Mark. . .[ sighs ]

I know what I have to do.

MARK: Your welcome [ smiles ]

Why don’t we go relax?

SKI: That would be nice

but I have to get to work,

MARK: You don’t HAVE to. . .

SKI: What do you mean?

MARK: That’s one of the perks

of you being a manager, remember?

SKI: Oh yeah, I am. . .

[ Mark starts walking away & then turns around. ]

MARK: But of course, it’s up to you.

[ Mark leaves into the hallway, Ski thinks

for a second & then follows him to his room ]

[ Inside TA. . .Airynn, Markis, Joh, Weis

& Larrie are all waiting for their shift to start. ]

WEIS: Has anyone seen Ski?

JOH: Nope, he’s not here yet.

LARRIE: OK? [ looks confused ]

What am I’m suppose to do?

WEIS: I guess I can show you. [ sighs ]

AIRYNN: So Joh, how was knocking on

those doors last Saturday?

Get any slammed in your face?

MARKIS: Wait, what?

AIRYNN: Yeah, I caught him trying to preach

to my girl…He’s one of those witness people

MARKIS: Damn, for real?

They’re fucking annoying!

[ looks at Joh ] WEIS: You are?

[ Joh doesn’t say anything, ignoring them. ]

[ breaks the silence ] WEIS: Anyways, Airynn…

Why do you give a shit? 

AIRYNN: Oh, so your his spokesperson

now?

[ stands up ] JOH: No actually, I don’t need

anyone to speak for me. . . [ gets in his face ]

How are you gonna go behind my back

when you know I liked Marisa?

[ backs up ] AIRYNN: What does it matter?

It’s not like you could’ve dated her

anyway.

JOH: That’s not the point, Airynn.

You are suppose to be my friend and 

lately all you’ve done is be a complete

jerk to me for no reason

AIRYNN: Wow, I’m a jerk. . . [ pokes at him ]

Is that the best you could think

of Johsef? [ laughs ]

[ Markis shakes his head & Weis stays silent. ]

JOH: Just forget it dude!

I’m going to start. . . [ walks away ]

MARKIS: Man, if this is how it’s gonna

be. . .

I’m glad I started working here.

[ walks past Larrie ] WEIS: Come on.

[ Turns around & shakes his head at them/

Airynn & Markis just sit there laughing. ]

[ Ski slowly peaks behind the corner of Mark’s

bedroom. ]

SKI: So, what are we doing? [ looks up ]

Oh, sorry [ quickly turns around ]

MARK: Hey, it’s just my shorts

You don’t mind, do you? [ hops on the bed ]

SKI: Oh [ smiles ] No

MARK: You can sit down and relax

I'm gonna lay down, wanna hit the lights?

SKI: OK [ shuts them off ]

[ Ski sits down on the bed & Mark looks at him. ]

MARK: You alright?

SKI: Yeah, I’m fine.

MARK: You sure?

I mean, your in bed with your clothes on.

Want some shorts or something?

SKI: Oh, I guess

I’m still thinking about earlier sorry.

MARK: It’s OK,

Let’s just lay back and watch some TV

Is that cool?

SKI: Yeah

[ Ski gets undressed &  slides in next to Mark/

He tries to pay attention, but can’t help

looking at Mark as he watches & laughs. ]

[ notices him & smiles ] MARK: What

am I being annoying?

SKI: Not at all.

MARK: This is so good, you ever seen it?

SKI: No

MARK: Hey, I have an idea. . .

How about I give you a massage?

You seem like you could use one

SKI: Sure, why not?

MARK: OK cool

Just sit in front of me

[ Ski moves in front in between his legs

& Mark starts rubbing his shoulders when

suddenly his door swings open. ]

JAI: Daddy, can I have some water?

[ jumps up ] MARK: Yeah, little buddy.

Hold on a sec. [ walks to the door ]

JAI: Hey, I know him.

[ looks at Ski ] MARK: Sorry, I’ll be right back.

[ Mark leaves with Jai to the kitchen. ]

[ In the store everyone is off working/

Markis & Airynn are getting ready to

stock shelves when a girl walks in. ]

[ look at each other ] MARKIS: Who…is…that?

AIRYNN: I have no idea [ staring ]

[ walks up ] JESZYCA: Hey boys

BOTH: Hey. . . [ they just look at her ]

JESZYCA: I’m the new…night cashier

AIRYNN: Wait a minute

You. . .work here?!?

JESZYCA: Yup, unless I walked into

the wrong store. . .

But I could’ve sworn I had an interview

here [ smiles ]

MARKIS: Well, in that case…

What’s up? I’m Markis

[ walks up to her ] AIRYNN: I’m Airynn

[ gets in front ] MARKIS: If you need anything

just let me know

AIRYNN: He’s new though so you should

probably ask me [ smiling at her ]

JESZYCA: Whoa, boys. . .

Since were going to be working together

Let’s just make one thing totally clear

AIRYNN: Ok, what’s that?

JESZYCA: No offense, you guys are cute & all

. . .But I don’t do dick

[ looking shocked ] BOTH: Oh

JESZYCA: Just so we understand each other

[ They don’t say anything. ]

JESZYCA: Wow, things are gonna

be interesting around here. . .

I can already tell

Well, I see you two later [ walks off ]

[ Back in Mark’s bedroom. ]

MARK: So, how was it?

You haven’t said anything.

SKI: It was good…thanks Mark

I actually feel better now.

MARK: Good, I’m glad.

[ Mark is flipping trough channels as

Ski lays back down. ]

SKI: Why are you so nice to me?

[ doesn’t hear him ] MARK: What?

SKI: Nothing, just thinking aloud.

MARK: Oh, OK. . .

I’m really glad you’re here, Ski

SKI: Me too, is it alright if I stay the night?

MARK: Sure [ looks away ]

I was hoping you would anyway

[ Ski moves a little closer under the covers

& Mark smiles but he doesn’t see. ]

[ Outside at TA,Weis is smoking

& sees a dark figure sitting down near

the store/He quickly goes back inside. ]

[ bumps into Joh ] JOH: Hey!

WEIS: Oh, hey

JOH: You alright?

You look like you’ve seen a ghost

WEIS: Yeah, I’m fine. . .

Just someone was sitting down

in front of the place next door

and it kinda freaked me out

JOH: Really? That’s weird

WEIS: I know, and it looked liked

they were sleeping. . .

Anyways, how are you?

JOH: I’m OK

Just trying not to think about

Airynn and Marisa

WEIS: Yeah, he’s an ass

and not much of a friend either

JOH: I know. . .

[ Hithe wakes up to his cell ringing. ]

HITHE: Hello?

KRISTYN: Hithe, sorry to wake you

I know it’s the middle of the night. . .

HITHE: Kristyn? It’s OK. . .

Is something wrong?

KRISTYN: No, well yeah. . .

You know how I was telling you

about the couple that wants to

adopt our baby?

HITHE: Yeah. . . [ yawns ]

KRISTYN: Well, they backed out

of the adoption

HITHE: What?



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