Scene One: Mid-afternoon TA.
[ Airynn is walking at a steady pace,
surveying over the front end when
he sees Scott checking for out-of-
dates. ]
"Why are you still here?"
SCOTT: I'm working a double cuz
Jack got fired this morning.
AIRYNN: Damn. First Lisa leaves.
Now Jack. What is going on here?
SCOTT: I don't know but since we
still haven't gotten an official pro-
duce manager I'm hoping Mark
would consider me.
[ Airynn makes a "yeah right"
face at Scott. ]
AIRYNN: Good luck with that
dude. Anyway, are you still
seeing Lisa?
[ Scott goes back to his work.
Trying to ignore his question
but Airynn follows him. ]
AIRYNN: What happened?
SCOTT: Nothing. I just don't
think it's gonna work out. I
mean, you know how I can
get.
AIRYNN: You mean annoying,
all over the place. Irrational.
SCOTT: Yeah thanks man. Lisa is
the complete opposite so may-
be we should just quit while
we're behind. I can tell I
irritate her anyway.
AIRYNN: Don't be that way
Scott. Just talk to her about it.
Well I'd love to stay and chat
but I've been here long enough
as it is.
[ Leaving Scott, he walks through
the back doors. Taking out his
phone, Airynn scrolls down his
contact list. Smiling sneakily
when he finds Lisa. ]
BRIAN: Hey, why are you creeping
around back here idiot?
[ He starts laughing after almost
hitting Airynn with the door. ]
AIRYNN: Just heading out. Have fun.
Scene Two: At Amber/Dyminic's.
[ Amber & Ski are sitting down baby
wall decorations in the living room
when Hithe walks in. ]
"Paint's almost dry."
AMBER: Everything out here is done.
SKI: Yeah that didn't take long. Good
thing we decided to starting build-
ing out here.
HITHE: It was great, wasn't it? And
whose idea was that again?
SKI: Aright we get it. Back to what I
was saying.
AMBER: Yeah. I'm worried about it
too. When I was over the other
day he wouldn't even speak. That's
not like Jai.
SKI: I don't like how he is so
dependant on this one friend.
He let things go with Trailyn.
Never talks to us or his bro-
thers. He's just absent.
AMBER: Hopefully the time he's
had to think actually did some
good.
HITHE: If he's not talking to his
family. Maybe he'll consider
talking to a professional.
SKI: So where did Mairya end-
ing up going?
HITHE: She and her newer boy
are staying with her older boy.
SKI: You mean Caleb?
HITHE: Yeah. He got emancipated.
SKI: Wow. I wonder how he's
doing now.
[ Ski makes a face like he is off
into space, thinking.
He returns to Amber & Hithe
staring at him. ]
SKI: Don't give me that look.
Caleb was a. Nice guy.
Scene Three: Outside the Simon's.
[ Hidden behind tinted windows, A'Myan
is parked at the end of the block. Jai gets
inside. ]
"Jesus. I've been sitting her for 20
minutes bro."
JAI: My bad. I had to sit through one
more lecture before he let me go. I
have to wait another week before I
can get my car back.
Go to the park. It's closer.
[ A'Myan speedily drives off.
Just a few minutes later. ]
AMYAN: They should of made your
ass get tested.
[ They sit parked in a corner of an
empty lot, in the shade. ]
JAI: They still could. We we're lucky
to get away with that shit.
AMYAN: You were right though. Your
Dads never came outside to check.
[ After Jai gets a satisfying hit, he
attempts to hand the pipe over to
his friend. ]
AMYAN: Go ahead. I've already had
one.
JAI: My job is the only way I got
through these last few weeks.
AMYAN: I bet. That's all I do is
work. I have two jobs now.
JAI: That must cut down on all
your time being a whore.
[ A'myan looks right at Jai. ]
AMYAN: Not if I don't sleep.
Scene Four: Later at Airynn's.
[ Airynn sees his brother Billy & a
stranger sitting down, watching
TV. ]
"Whoa. I didn't know you talked
to girls."
[ Billy rolls his eyes at him. ]
BILLY: So funny. This is Ariel.
AIRYNN: Nice to meet you but
you two have to go upstairs
soon, I have somone coming
over.
BILLY: That's a first. Consider-
ing you don't have any friends.
[ He laughs at the insult. ]
Joh can't even be bothered
with you anymore.
AIRYNN: Joh lives in bum fuck
Egypt. And it's not your
business.
Just be gone in an hour.
[ He leaves them & goes to
his back room.
Spread out on the bed he
eagerly awaits her text back. ]
Scene Five: Back at Amber's.
[ After finishing their Chinese
takeout, Ski & Hithe have left.
Amber is in the living room.
Finishing up some cleaning
when Dyminic walks in. ]
DYMINIC: Can't believe that room
was empty this morning. You three
did a great job.
AMBER: Thanks babe. It seems like
just yesterday I was finding out I
was pregnant.
[ Dyminic leans over & kisses her
on the cheek. ]
AMBER: How was work?
DYMINIC: I had a pretty stress less
day actually.
Have you thought anymore about
what we talked about last night?
AMBER: I understand you think I
should take some extra time off
but I really believe I'll be fine.
[ Dyminic doesn't speak but Amber
can tell that her words have made
him tense. ]
DYMINIC: You should go with what
is recommended but at any rate
I'm just excited to get through
these last few weeks.
AMBER: Do you think we're ready?
DYMINIC: Of course. You're going to
make the best mom this world has
ever seen.
Scene Six: Final Scene.
"I'm here."
[ After receiving Lisa's text, Airynn
waits alone in the room for her
to walk through the front door.
She joins him on the couch. ]
LISA: Not that it's not nice to
see you, but you mind finally
telling me what this is about?
AIRYNN: I wanted to talk to you
on behalf of Scott. He's not
exactly the smoothest guy
when it comes to dating.
Are you really into him?
I mean, all of him.
LISA: You're asking if I can
handle his personality?
If I couldn't, do you think
I would've started dating
him in the first place.
[ Airynn nods his head, fee-
ling a little foolish. ]
LISA: I worked with Scott
9 months. I know him just
as well as you do.
[ Not realizing that Airynn has
moved his arm closer to her's.
Before he can connect, Airynn
shakes a vision of Scott
looking disappointed. ]
[ Placing his hand on Lisa
shoulder instead, Airynn clears
his throat. ]
AIRYNN: You should go. And
stop by Scott's if you can.
He'd really appreciate it.
[ He stands up, leaving her
alone in his living room. ]
Scene Five: Back at Amber's.
[ After finishing their Chinese
takeout, Ski & Hithe have left.
Amber is in the living room.
Finishing up some cleaning
when Dyminic walks in. ]
DYMINIC: Can't believe that room
was empty this morning. You three
did a great job.
AMBER: Thanks babe. It seems like
just yesterday I was finding out I
was pregnant.
[ Dyminic leans over & kisses her
on the cheek. ]
AMBER: How was work?
DYMINIC: I had a pretty stress less
day actually.
Have you thought anymore about
what we talked about last night?
AMBER: I understand you think I
should take some extra time off
but I really believe I'll be fine.
[ Dyminic doesn't speak but Amber
can tell that her words have made
him tense. ]
DYMINIC: You should go with what
is recommended but at any rate
I'm just excited to get through
these last few weeks.
AMBER: Do you think we're ready?
DYMINIC: Of course. You're going to
make the best mom this world has
ever seen.
Scene Six: Final Scene.
"I'm here."
[ After receiving Lisa's text, Airynn
waits alone in the room for her
to walk through the front door.
She joins him on the couch. ]
LISA: Not that it's not nice to
see you, but you mind finally
telling me what this is about?
AIRYNN: I wanted to talk to you
on behalf of Scott. He's not
exactly the smoothest guy
when it comes to dating.
Are you really into him?
I mean, all of him.
LISA: You're asking if I can
handle his personality?
If I couldn't, do you think
I would've started dating
him in the first place.
[ Airynn nods his head, fee-
ling a little foolish. ]
LISA: I worked with Scott
9 months. I know him just
as well as you do.
[ Not realizing that Airynn has
moved his arm closer to her's.
Before he can connect, Airynn
shakes a vision of Scott
looking disappointed. ]
[ Placing his hand on Lisa
shoulder instead, Airynn clears
his throat. ]
AIRYNN: You should go. And
stop by Scott's if you can.
He'd really appreciate it.
[ He stands up, leaving her
alone in his living room. ]
