A Change: Part Two

 SCENE ONE: 
Next Day, Inside the Salon.

[ Lorenzo yawns, following
Karie into the break room. ]

"Out all night again?  I don't
see how you do it."

[ Lorenzo rolls his eyes but
she doesn't see. ]

LORENZO: Yeah.  Pierre's a
bar hopper, what can I say.

[ He peers at Karie & she
beams back at him. ]

LORENZO: You said you didn't
stay at Acer's last night.  So
what happened?
KARIE: Nothing.  I just got
tired of the way he was
acting all day so I went out
to dinner then stayed with
my sister.

LORENZO: You ate out alone?
KARIE: No Sascha came too.
LORENZO: I see.  Sounds fun.

KARIE: Well I have an appoint-
ment coming in soon.  See ya
later.

[ Karie walks out, leaving Lorenzo
shaken by the ease of her de-
ceit.  Sascha later joins him
at the table. ]


 SCENE TWO : 
Later, at The Aisles.

[ A hooded young man is seen
walking slowly through Aisle 9

He comes up behind Brian &
Airynn who are stocking the
shelves. ]

BRIAN: If we're going to a
movie then I'm picking it
out.  You man, have very
horrid taste.

[ Airynn acts surprised by this
while Brian continues. ]

BRIAN: I'm serious. 

[ Brian turns around, now noti-
cing the stranger moving small
boxes into his bag. ]

BRIAN: I wouldn't do that if
I we're you. There's cameras
everywhere.  

[ After being ignored, Brian &
Airynn approach the male. He
starts to run but is stopped
by Airynn, who also strips off
his mask. ]

AIRYNN: Are you serious?

BRIAN: You weren't suppose 
to do that.

[ He looks around. ]

AIRYNN: It's Mark son.  Still
mad cuz you got kicked out
on your ass?
CHAIS: Fuck off dude.
AIRYNN: I thought you would-
've learned from the first time
you got caught here.

[ He pretends he's walking to
the manager's office but instead
turns around, heading to the
break room. ]

BRIAN: I know you have issues
with Mark, but just go home.

It's not worth all this.  And
put the stuff back. 


 SCENE THREE :
Meanwhile, near the Bakery.

[ Charles and Sandie are sitting
in the cafe area. ]

SANDIE: Is this another one of
your games?  I can't believe
Brodie would say something
like that.

CHARLES: Well he did.  That
kid is not the angel you think.
He should stay away from 
here.
SANDIE: Oh. I'm not worried
one bit.

[ Charles looks away from 
her. ]

CHARLES: Maybe you should
be.  The look he gave me
was pure psycho. 
SANDIE: I'm scared, really.  

[ She laughs, ignoring his haste. ]

SANDIE: Listen, I have to get
back to work.  

[ Sandie leaves, & Hahn replaces
her. ]

HAHN: So.  How was your date
with Brodie?

[ Charles buries his head in his
hands, then looks up suddenly. ]

CHARLES: I'm telling you.  He is
up to no good.


    SCENE FOUR : 
Back at the Salon.

[ Lorenzo is talking to
Sascha near her station. ]

"I was home last night."

LORENZO: Yeah that's what
I figured.  I've known Karie
for five years, can't believe
she would lie to my face
like that.

[ He looks frustrated. ]

SASCHA: I don't get it.  She's
acting like a different person.

[ Outside the door, Karie is
shown listening through
 a small opening. ]

LORENZO: Let's just let it go.
If she wants to be devious,
that's her business I guess.

KARIE: That's a good idea.

[ They look stunned to see
her standing in front of them. ]

KARIE: I didn't know this turned
into a place for trashy gossip.
SASCHA: Come on.  We're your
friends.
LORENZO: Why did you lie to
me?  I saw you out last night.

[ Karie stays silent. then states
in an angry manner. ]

KARIE: When it comes to me
and Ace from now on.

Stay out of it!


 SCENE FIVE : 
Class time, inside Bakery.

[ Sandie is setting up when
Brodie arrives, eagar to help
as usual. ]

"I'm fine.  You can just sit
until it starts please."

BRODIE: Alright then.

[ He takes a seat while
Sandie sits down some
pans on the table in front
of him. ]

BRODIE: That's looks great.
What's inside the dough?

[ Sandie smiles. ]

SANDIE: It's a secret.

[ She disappears from view
into the back kitchen area.

After awhile, Brodie jumps
up & takes out a small
bottle from his pocket.

He generously pours the liquid
out, Emptying the bottle
he watches it evaporate
inside the dough. ]

SANDIE: What are you doing?

[ Brodie stands back. ]

BRODIE: Sorry.  I will wait
until class.

[ He sits back down. ]


  SCENE SIX : 
After a long day.

[ Karie arrives home to see
her stuff is packed and wait
-ing for her near the door.

She walks over to Acer who
is watching TV in the living
room with Mark. ]

KARIE: You didn't even have
the decency to do this alone.
ACE: If you want to talk
finally, I'll come out there.

[ In the hallway. ]

KARIE: Nice for you to go off
someone else.
ACE: I didn't have to.  I went
down there myself.  Imagine
what it felt like seeing you
with another man, laughing
and pretending everything
was normal.

KARIE: It's better then being
around someone who holds me
back.
ACER: Oh really.  Says the girl
whose working in my Salon.  
How long did it take you
to cheat?

KARIE: It doesn't matter. What-
ever I say, you've already de-
cided what's reality.  I've been
wasting my time anyway.

[ She walks out, dragging her bags
one-by-one as Acer tries not to
watch. ]



 SCENE SEVEN : 
Class is wrapping up.

[ Sandie is sitting back
as the students are tasting
the bread they just baked.

Brodie walks up to her. ]

BRODIE: Thanks for the tips.

I'll see you next week.  
SANDIE: Alright.  Tell me
what your manager says
about that equipment
when you find out.

BRODIE: Will do.

[ He sneaks away but is only
hiding around the corner. 

Sandie looks up to see the
students bent over, holding
onto their stomachs. ]

SANDIE: Are you guys alright?

[ She recieves a violent answer
when all of the students start
to hurl onto the floor in front
of her. ]

SANDIE: Oh my god.

[ Sandie is too busy assisting
the sick people to notice that
Brodie is taking picture after
picture from his phone. ]

BRODIE: This will be good.  

Paradise City Part 1 (Premiere)

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)