" We Said, He Said (100th Post) "

SCENE 1:

[ LeeVigh emerges from the water,

still with no sign of Stuu.  Seeing the

waves start to build, he fears the

worst as he backs away toward

 the beach. ]

“Where is everyone?”

[ Sitting on the ground, he begins to

shake.  Slowly tears start to fall from

his eyes & a hand touches him on

the shoulder. ]

AIRYNN: What are you doing out

here alone?  You loser.

[ LeeVigh turns around & Airynn

can sense his fear.  He stops &

sits down next to him. ]

LEEVIGH: It’s about Stuu.  He fell

over the edge.  I can’t find him

anywhere!

[ Airynn turns away with a sly smirk

on his face. ]

AIRYNN: I’m pretty sure weirdo is

playing you, man.  He’s passed out

in the cabin right now.

LEEVIGH: What?

SCENE 2:

The Following Weekend. . .JW Convention.

[ Marisa follows Joh out of the

stadium exit and into the hallway. ]

JOH: I knew you couldn’t last until

lunch.

MARISA: Yeah, the speakers we’re

good.  I just needed a break.

JOH: You just want to feel my body.

MARISA: Me? I caught you staring at

my legs a few times. 

[ Joh laughs and reaches for her hand. ]

MARISA: What’s in there?

[ They enter a smaller hallway and

walk toward the door at the end. ]

MARISA: Well, it’s not locked. 

[ Inside is a room with various

production equipment and

computer monitors. ]

MARISA: I don’t think we

should be in here.

JOH: Oh well. We’re not

doing anything bad.  Yet.

[ She walks over & Joh grabs

her waist.  Forcing her to fall

into his lap. ]

SCENE 3:

Morning at TA. . .

[ Hahn is walking around the

front end frantic, when Kristyn

walks over to him. ]

KRISTYN: What’s going on?

HAHN: It’s after 9 and Syria

still isn’t here.

KRISTYN: Well, me and Monica

got it covered.  We’re taking

turns on her lane.

I’m not that busy in floral.

HAHN: This isn’t about that.

Her husband is kind of.

KRISTYN: What, is he abusive?

[ Syria walks through the door

flustered & Hahn walks over

to greet her. ]

HAHN: Morning, you alright?

SYRIA: Yeah, I’m fine.

Just had to wait for a ride. 

HAHN: I see.  And how is

Mr. Jones?

SYRIA: I’m going to clock

In.  Don’t want to waste

any more time.

[ She quickly walks away

from Hahn, leaving his

question unanswered. ]

SCENE 4:

Back in the Open Room.

[ Joh & Marisa are making

out when Joh’s foot brushes

against an extension cord

on the floor. 

Suddenly the lights flicker

off & they are in complete

silence. ]

MARISA: Oh no.  What did you

press?

I don’t hear anyone speaking

anymore. 

[ Marisa gets off of Joh.  Getting

down she looks for the unplugged

cord. 

Instead of helping her, Joh heads

over to the door. Before he can do

anything two men rush inside. ]

“What are you two doing in here?”

JOH: It was an accident.  We’re sorry.

We just got a little lost. 

BROTHER1:  And how did you manage

to hit the switch?

I know you’ve been here before.

[ The other man escorts out Marisa &

they continue to question Joh. ]

SCENE 5:

Outside of TA. . .

[ Dyminic is sitting in his

car when Amber arrives &

parks in the space next to him.

He gets out & waits for her

to open the door. ]

“Amber, I didn’t know you

worked here.”

AMBER: Dymnic, hey.

Yeah, I’m one of the

managers now.  I thought

you lived in another city.

DYMINIC: I do, but my wife

works here.

AMBER: I see.

[ They talk for a little while,

not noticing Syria has come

outside & is watching them. ]

HAHN: Hey, someone’s on

your lane.

SYRIA: Sorry, I was just checking

on the carts.  Making sure they

weren’t gone.

[ She heads back inside, & Hahn

sees Dyminic walking away from

Amber. ]

SCENE 6:

Back at the Stadium.

[ Marisa is waiting outside

the room for Joh.  Listening, she

hears loud voices and she

starts to worry.

A few minutes pass by, Marisa

watches as everyone leaves

out except for Joh.  She walks

by the room and he is standing

in the doorway. ]

MARISA: What happened?

Am I not allowed back?

JOH: You? No, you’re just studying.

MARISA: So? I was just as much

involved as you were.

JOH: Doesn’t matter, I’m the one

they reamed.  Called a bad example.

My parents are probably freaking.

MARISA: I’m sorry, let’s just go.

JOH: You don’t understand, Marisa.

They saw us kissing.

It was on camera. On top of other

assumptions.  

MARISA: So what could they do?

SCENE 7:

Back at TA, Late afternoon.

[ Syria is gathering her stuff

in the front break room & Hahn

comes in shutting the door behind

him. ]

SYRIA: You trying to be smooth?

Why did you just lock the door?

HAHH: So you could get your things

in peace, without any crazies

showing up.

[ Hahn walks right up to her.

Bending down, he picks up Syria’s

purse & hands it to her. ]

SYRIA: I don’t know what

you mean. I have to leave.

HAHN: I think you do. Let’s

face it, Dymnic’s not always

a nice person.

But I have been.

SYRIA: Your a little close.

[ Before Syria can move away,

Hahn places his lips on hers.  She

wants to stop him, but soon they

are wrapped up in each other’s arms

kissing up against the table. ]

SCENE 8:

At Ace’s Parent’s House.

[ Ace is talking to his cousin

Larrie in the kitchen. ]

“See, doesn’t it feel better to

be honest?”

ACE: I guess.  My mom cried.

My dad was pissed I didn’t

tell them sooner.

LARRIE: The normal reactions.

So, what’s the next step?

ACE: They’re gonna try and

shrink the growth through

radiation.

LARRIE: Sounds trying.

ACE: Yeah.

LARRIE: You scared?

ACE: Maybe a little.

LARRIE: Well, don’t worry.

I’ll be kicking your ass

until we’re old old

 men.

ACE: Ha!  You’ve never

kicked my ass, man

(Updated 11/24)

" It's All Me "

SCENE 1: Outside of class, at MSCC.

[ Marisa is standing in a corner near

her classroom. ]

“Hey, you hiding from someone?”

[ Startled, she turns around. ]

MARISA: Oh, hey. What would give

you that idea?

[ She laughs nervously and follows

her friend into class. ]

LORI: You’ve been acting strange

for the past two weeks. What’s

going on?

MARISA: Its nothing.  Have you

seen Airynn around since classes

started?

LORI: No, I haven’t.  Don’t tell me

you like him again.

MARISA: Of course not.  I was just

wondering. 

[ Lori gives her a look and sits down

at the table.  Marisa walks away,

looking down at her phone. ]

“Incoming Text: Airynn”

“Hey, sorry I haven’t gotten ahold of

you in a while.  Something came up

that night and I couldn’t make it to

the park.  We should talk. I’ll meet

you after class.”

[ Marisa sits down with a worried look on her face. ]

LORI: I knew something was wrong. That was

him harassing you, wasn’t it?

MARISA: Listen, Airynn’s not the problem.

I am.  And I have to leave.

[ She grabs her bag and exits. ]

SCENE 2: In the Salon office.

“Morning.  I’m ready to hear all

your fabulous ideas now.”

[ Karie smiles, walking up to Hithe. ]

HITHE: Oh hey. How are the appointments

looking for today?

KARIE: Better, I guess.  We’re set until

late afternoon.

HITHE: That’s good.  I have a plan for the

rest of the day too.

[ Hithe stands and begins walking around the room. ]

HITHE: I’m going out there to speak

with the entering customers.

KARIE: Out where? There’s no one around.

HITHE: Not over here.  In front of TA.

[ He opens the door to the office and steps out. ]

KARIE: Yeah. Well, don’t let Mark find out.

HITHE: Not a problem.  I rule at being sneaky. 

[ Outside of TA, Hithe sees a familiar face

coming toward him. ]

“Mrs. Monroe, you’re looking exquisite

today.  Is that a new dress?”

MRS. MONROE: Why yes it is.

Thank you, Hithe.

HITHE:  You’re very welcome.

[ He winks at her and comes closer. ]

 HITHE: You know what would go well

with that?  A nice trip into our salon.

Some new hair.   A romantic night.

 Surprise your husband, maybe? 

SCENE 3: At Marisa’s apartment.

[ Marisa comes in, shutting the door

and drops her stuff on the ground. ]

“I am truly loosing it!”

[ Picking up her phone she calls the

first person who comes to mind. ]

MARISA: Hey, what are you doing

tonight?

Really, that sounds interesting.

I’m serious.  You dress up for those

right?  I’ll get ready and meet you

around 7:30.

Cool.  See ya soon.

SCENE 4:  Hithe enters the Salon.

KARIE: Well, damn.  You have fun bothering

people all day?

HITHE: Bother my ass.  I got the salon

a whole slew of new clients.

Without even leaving the parking lot.  I’d

say I did an exceptional job. 

[ Turned to Karie, he doesn’t see

Mark walk in behind him. ]

KARIE: Someone came to congratulate you.

[ Hithe turns around fast. ]

MARK: Yeah.  Can I speak to you outside?

SCENE 5: Outside in a quiet parking lot.

[ Marisa gets out of her car in a long,

white dress and waits beside it.  Looking

at her phone, she sees the time change

to 7:30. ]

[ 5 minutes later, a truck pulls up close

and a familiar person walks toward

her. ]

MARISA: Thanks for meeting me.

JOH: No problem.  I’m surprised you

wanted to come out here.

I still remember you and Airynn’s

reaction when you first found out

I was a Witness. 

MARISA: Yeah, sorry about that.

The last thing I wanted was

to make you uncomfortable. 

Or rub anything in.

JOH: I know that and Airynn

was just being himself.

MARISA: You mean, an ass?

[ He laughs and she looks away. ]

MARISA: Sorry. Bad word choice.

JOH: It’s fine. I’m not your dad.

So, why sit through a meeting?

[ She stands up and faces him. ]

MARISA: I’m not sure.  I guess I’ve

just been feeling lost lately.  And I

thought that maybe this could be

what I need. 

JOH: Sure, that makes sense. But

what about this?

[ Joh picks Marisa up and sits her down

on the back on his truck.  Not giving her

a chance to speak, he kisses her until

she soon forgets what she was saying. ]

SCENE 6: In between TA and the Salon.

HITHE: First off, have you taken your meds

today?

MARK: Good one, Hithe.  But as much as

I’d like it to be, this isn’t a reaming.  I actually

wanted to tell you tomorrow will be the last

time we need you to manage the late

afternoon. 

HITHE: Thank god.

[ Hithe looks up to Mark staring at him. ]

HITHE: I mean, it was hard balancing both

places.  You know?

MARK: I know you would rather help with

the Salon.  No hard feelings.  By the looks

of things, Ace could use all the help he

can get. 

HITHE:  No.  The kid was just exhausted.  He’ll

be in tip top shape to return tomorrow. 

[ Marks smirks before walking away. ]

MARK: Whatever you say, man. 

[ He leaves and Karie comes outside. ]

HITHE: He’s so damn cocky.

KARIE: Who, Mark?

HITHE: Yeah, it’s like he has no

trust in me or Ace.  His supposed

best friend.

KARIE:  He’s the store.  We’re the Salon.

Why does his opinion matter?

HITHE: It just bothers me.  I’m gonna

show him though.  And anyone else

who dare doubted us. 

[ He walks away, leaving Karie
in shock. ]

(Updated 10/24)