To Fall In Love (4)
Tony Green

 

OH, THAT'S RIGHT! YOU THINK IT'S CHRISTIAN MICHAELS! IN ANY CASE, CHRISTIAN NEVER COMES TO THE DANCES, SO JAKE HAS IT LOCKED.

AMBER
(TO CLAUDIA)
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE WON'T COME TO THIS ONE?

CLAUDIA
FOR THE SAME REASON HE DOESN'T COME TO ANY OF 'EM.

AMBER GLANCES AT AIR.

AMBER
(TO CLAUDIA)
MAYBE HE JUST HASN'T FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON TO GO WITH.

CLAUDIA
(LAUGHING)
AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HER?

IN THE B.G., JAKE IS SEEN APPROACHING THE TABLE.

JULIE
(TO CLAUDIA)
YOU'RE SO STUCK UP.

CLAUDIA
BECAUSE I'M TELLING THE TRUTH?

JULIE
(TO CLAUDIA)
NO. BECAUSE YOU JUST ARE.

JAKE
HI, GUYS. AIR, CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

AIR
I'M LISTENING.

JAKE
CAN I TALK TO YOU PRIVATELY?

AIR HESITATES, BUT FOLLOWS JAKE TO A NEARBY CORNER.

JAKE
I'M REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME.

AIR
JAKE ...

JAKE
(IN A PLACATING VOICE)
NO. LET ME FINISH. I PROMISE YOU THAT IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I GIVE YOU MY WORD.

AIR
JAKE ...

JAKE
PLEASE HEAR ME OUT. I KNOW THAT IT COULD WORK OUT BETWEEN US IF YOU GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE.

HE STEPS CLOSER TO AIR AND LOOKS INTO HER EYES.

JAKE
I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU.

AIR
JAKE, I ...

JAKE PUTS HIS FINGER OVER HER LIPS.

JAKE
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

JAKE LEAVES THE GYM.

AIR RETURNS TO THE TABLE.

JASON
(TO AIR)
ARE YOU OKAY?

AIR
(SOFTLY)
YEAH, I'M FINE.

JASON
(CONCERNED)
ARE YOU SURE?

AIR
(SMILING)
I'M SURE.

CUT TO:

INT. CHRISTIAN'S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

CHRISTIAN IS STANDING IN FRONT OF A BURNING FIREPLACE, DRINKING HOT CHOCOLATE.

WILFRED ENTERS THE ROOM.

WILFRED
SIR, WILL YOU BE NEEDING ANYTHING MORE OF ME TONIGHT?

CHRISTIAN DOES NOT RESPOND, APPEARING DEEP IN THOUGHT.

WILFRED COUGHS, TRYING TO GET CHRISTIAN'S ATTENTION.

CHRISTIAN
OH. I'M SORRY, WILFRED. I WAS JUST THINKING.

WILFRED AND CHRISTIAN WALK TOWARDS EACH OTHER, MEETING ALMOST HALFWAY.

WILFRED
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT?

CHRISTIAN
NO. THERE'S JUST SOME THINGS I HAVE TO SORT OUT FOR MYSELF.

WILFRED
IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO, I'M ALWAYS HERE.

CHRISTIAN
(SMILING)
I KNOW. AND NO IS THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. I WANT YOU TO GET SOME REST LIKE I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU TO DO ALL EVENING.

WILFRED
OKAY, SIR.

THE DOORBELL RINGS. WILFRED LEAVES THE ROOM TO ANSWER THE DOOR.

FADE TO:

INT. FRONT ENTRANCEWAY -- MOMENTS LATER

WILFRED OPENS THE FRONT DOOR. AIR IS STANDING THERE.

AIR
HI, IS CHRISTIAN HOME?

WILFRED
YES. PLEASE COME IN.

AIR ENTERS THE HOUSE. SHE IS CARRYING CHRISTIAN'S COAT FOLDED OVER HER ARM. WILFRED LEADS HER INTO THE LIVING ROOM.

INT. LIVING ROOM -- CONTINUOUS

CHRISTIAN
(PLEASANTLY SURPRISED)
AIR!

CHRISTIAN SETS HIS CUP ON THE COFFEE TABLE. HE WALKS UP TO GREET AIR, SHAKING HER HAND.

CHRISTIAN
(SMILING)
HOW ARE YOU?

AIR
(SMILING SHYLY)
GOOD. THANK YOU.

CHRISTIAN
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET WILFRED.

AIR
HI.

SHE SHAKES WILFRED'S HAND.

WILFRED
HOW DO YOU DO? CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

AIR
NO, THANK YOU.

AIR TURNS TO CHRISTIAN, HANDING HIM HIS COAT.

AIR
ACTUALLY, I CAME BY TO GIVE YOU YOUR JACKET. AND TO SEE IF YOU WANTED TO COME TO DERRICK BUYERS' OPEN HOUSE WITH ME.

CHRISTIAN
(HESITATING)
I DON'T KNOW.

WILFRED
(SMILING BROADLY)
SURE HE DOES.

CHRISTIAN
(QUIET ASIDE TO WILFRED)
ARE YOU SURE? I DON'T LIKE THE THOUGHT OF LEAVING YOU HERE ALL ALONE.

WILFRED
(REASSURING TONE)
I WILL BE FINE. YOU GO AND HAVE SOME FUN FOR A CHANGE.

AIR
(TO CHRISTIAN, SMILING)
SO, IS THAT A YES?

CHRISTIAN CANNOT RESIST LOOKING AT AIR'S BEAUTIFUL FACE.

CHRISTIAN
(SMILING)
YES.

AIR APPEARS RELIEVED THAT HE SAID YES.

CHRISTIAN PUTS ON HIS COAT. ALL THREE WALK TO THE FRONT DOOR.

INT.FRONT ENTRANCEWAY -- MOMENTS LATER

CHRISTIAN
(TO WILFRED)
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY BY YOURSELF?

WILFRED
I'M SURE.

WILFRED OPENS THE FRONT DOOR. THEY ALL STEP OUTSIDE.

CUT TO:

EXT. CHRISTIAN'S FRONT PORCH -- MOMENTS LATER

CHRISTIAN
(TO WILFRED)
OKAY. I GUESS I'LL BE BACK LATER.

AIR
IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.

SHE SHAKES WILFRED'S HAND.

WILFRED
(TO AIR)
IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU TOO MISS. AND COULD YOU MAKE SURE HE HAS A GOOD TIME?

AIR LOOKS FIRST AT CHRISTIAN, THEN BACK AT WILFRED.

AIR
I CAN DO THAT.

WILFRED
BE CAREFUL.

CHRISTAN
WE WILL.

AIR AND CHRISTIAN TURN AWAY AND WALK DOWN THE SIDEWALK TOWARDS AIR'S GRANDPARENTS' EXPLORER.

EXT. SEAN'S HOUSE - LATER

AIR AND CHRISTIAN PULL UP TO THE CURB IN FRONT OF THE BUYERS' HOUSE. CARS ARE LINED UP AND DOWN THE STREET.

THEY WALK UP TO THE FRONT DOOR, AIR KNOCKS. A LADY WITH BRUNETTE HAIR, SISTER BUYERS 40'S, OPENS THE DOOR.

SISTER BUYERS
(WARM SMILE)
AIR!

SISTER BUYERS GIVES AIR A BIG HUG.

SISTER BUYERS
COME ON IN.

AIR AND CHRISTIAN ENTER THE HOUSE.

CUT TO:

INT. SEAN'S HOUSE - SAME NIGHT

SISTER BUYERS APPEARS VERY SURPRISED, BUT HAPPY, TO SEE CHRISTIAN.

SISTER BUYERS
CHRISTIAN. HOW ARE YOU?

CHRISTIAN
I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

SISTER BUYERS GIVES HIM A HUG.

SISTER BUYERS
I'M GLAD YOU CAME.

CHRISTIAN
THANK YOU.

SISTER BUYERS
(POINTING ACROSS THE ROOM)
THE FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS ARE OVER THERE AND ALL THE KIDS ARE IN THE BACK YARD. SO, HELP YOURSELVES.

AIR AND CHRISTIAN ARE GREETED BY OTHER PARENTS WHO ARE ALSO SURPRISED, BUT HAPPY TO SEE CHRISTIAN. THEY SQUEEZE THROUGH THE CROWD, AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE BACK YARD.

FADE TO:

EXT. BACKYARD -- MOMENTS LATER

SOME OF THE TEENS AND YOUNGER YOUTHS ARE HAVING A SNOWBALL FIGHT.

JUST ABOUT EVERY INCH OF THE HUGE BACKYARD'S FENCE IS COVERED WITH MULTICOLORED CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.

AIR WAVES TO GET THE ATTENTION OF AMBER, JULIE, AND JESSICA WHO ARE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE YARD.

JULIE
(TO AMBER AND JESSICA)
IS THAT CHRISTIAN MICHAELS WITH AIR?

PEERING THROUGH THE GLARE FROM THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, JESSICA STRAINS TO GET A GOOD LOOK.

JESSICA
I THINK SO.

THE THREE OF THEM WALK TOWARDS AIR AND CHRISTIAN.

JULIE
(TO AMBER AND JESSICA)
HE IS SO CUTE!

JESSICA
NO. HE IS FINE.

AIR
(TO CHRISTIAN)
I KNOW YOU KNOW OF MY FRIENDS, BUT I'M GONNA FORMALLY INTRODUCE YOU TO THEM.

CHRISTAN
OKAY.

AIR
(TO THE GIRLS)
HI, GUYS.

ALL THREE GIRLS HUG AIR.

AIR
CHRISTIAN, THIS IS JESSICA.

JESSICA
(SMILING)
HI.

JESSICA SHAKES CHRISTIAN'S HAND.

CHRISTIAN
(SMILING)
HI.

AIR
(TO CHRISTIAN)
YOU ALREADY MET AMBER.

AMBER
HI, CHRISTIAN.

CHRISTIAN NODS AND SMILES, SHAKING HER HAND.

CHRISTIAN
HI.

AIR
AND, THIS IS JULIE.

CHRISTIAN
(SMILING)
HI.

CHRISTIAN SHAKES HER HAND.

JULIE
(SMILING, BLUSHING)
HI.

AIR AND CHRISTIAN HAVE ALSO GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF SEAN, WHO IS SNOWBALL FIGHTING WITH JASON, MATT, AND THE OTHER YOUTHS. SEAN WAVES TO GET JASON'S AND MATT'S ATTENTION.

SEAN
CHECK OUT WHO'S WITH AIR.

MATT
(LAUGHING)
AH MAN, JAKE'S GONNA BE MAD.

JASON
WHO CARES?

JASON RUNS OVER TO GREET CHRISTIAN. SEAN AND MATT RUN BEHIND HIM.

AIR
(TO THE BOYS)
HI, GUYS.

CLAUDIA ENTERS THE BACKYARD.

AIR
(TO CHRISTIAN)
THIS IS JASON, SEAN, AND MATT.

THEY EACH SHAKE CHRISTIAN'S HAND AND GREET HIM. CHRISTIAN NODS BACK IN GREETING. CLAUDIA JOINS THE GROUP.

AIR
AND THIS IS ...

CLAUDIA
CLAUDIA.

CLAUDIA HOLDS OUT HER HAND TO CHRISTIAN, HE SHAKES IT.

CHRISTIAN
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

CLAUDIA
(APPRAISING LOOK)
LIKEWISE.

AIR
SO, WHERE'S THE GUEST OF HONOR?

SEAN
HE WENT TO GO PICK UP ERICA.

SEAN'S FOUR-YEAR-OLD-SISTER, AMANDA WALKS UP TO THE GROUP.

AMANDA
(TO SEAN)
CAN YOU HELP US BUILD A SNOWMAN?

SEAN
NOT RIGHT NOW.

AMANDA
PLEASE?

AMANDA
(IMPATIENTLY)
NOT RIGHT NOW, AMANDA!

AMANDA WALKS AWAY SADLY.

CHRISTIAN
(TO JESSICA)
I'LL HELP YOU.

AMANDA
(SMILING HOPEFULLY)
YOU WILL?

CHRISTIAN
(SMILING)
SURE.

AMANDA
(EXCITED, HAPPY)
OKAY!

AMANDA TAKES CHRISTIAN'S HAND AND LEADS HIM OVER TO HER LITTLE FRIENDS.

AMANDA
(TO HER FRIENDS)
HE'S GONNA HELP US BUILD A SNOWMAN.

THE LITTLE KIDS ALL CHEER WITH EXCITEMENT.

JULIE
(TO MATT)
WHAT A GENTLEMAN!

MATT
I'M A GENTLEMAN SOMETIMES.

JULIE HUGS MATT AROUND THE WAIST.

JULIE
(SMILING)
I KNOW.

JASON
AIR, HOW DID YOU GET CHRISTIAN TO COME?

AIR
I JUST ASKED HIM.

AMBER
(TO JASON, PAUSE, THEN)
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. I'M GONNA GO FRESHEN UP.

JASON
OKAY.

AIR
(TO AMBER)
HERE, I'LL GO WITH YOU.

SEAN
YOU GUYS CAN USE THE BATHROOM UPSTAIRS.

INT. SEAN'S HOUSE -- MOMENTS LATER

AIR AND AMBER ENTER THE HOUSE. THEY BARELY MISS SEEING JAKE, AS THEY WALK UP THE STAIRS.

EXT. BACKYARD -- MOMENTS LATER

ALL THE YOUTHS OUTSIDE, EXCEPT JULIE, JESSICA, CLAUDIA, SEAN, MATT, AND JASON, ARE HELPING CHRISTIAN BUILD THE SNOWMAN.

A FEW SECONDS LATER, JAKE ENTERS THE BACKYARD.

JAKE
(TO THE GROUP)
WHAT'S UP, GUYS?

THEY ALL GREET HIM. JAKE LOOKS AROUND EXPECTANTLY.

JAKE
(TO JULIE)
IS AIR HERE YET?

NO ONE SAYS A WORD. THE SILENCE IS THICK.

JAKE
WHAT?

CHRISTIAN
LET'S PUT SOME MORE SNOW ON THIS SIDE.

JASON LOOKS IN CHRISTIAN'S DIRECTION. JAKE TURNS AND SEES CHRISTIAN.

JAKE
(VERY UPSET)
WHAT IS HE DOIN' HERE?

NO ONE ANSWERS.

JAKE
WHAT IS HE DOIN' HERE, SEAN?

SEAN
(SHRUGGING)
I DON'T KNOW HE CAME WITH AIR.

JAKE
WHERE IS AIR?

SEAN
(NODDING IN DIRECTION OF HOUSE)
SHE'S UPSTAIRS.

ANGRY, JAKE STRIDES TOWARDS CHRISTIAN.

JULIE
(LOUDLY)
JAKE, LEAVE HIM ALONE!

JAKE
(BARKING TONE)
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!

CHRISTIAN LOOKS UP AND SEES JAKE COMING, FOLLOWED BY EVERYONE ELSE.

CHRISTIAN GETS TO HIS FEET. HE FACES JAKE CALMLY.

JAKE
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE? MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE WITH AIR?

CHRISTIAN
SHE ASKED ME IF I WOULD COME WITH HER AND I SAID YES.

JAKE STANDS MENACINGLY CLOSE TO CHRISTIAN'S FACE.

JAKE
(UPSET)
WELL, PRETTY BOY. SHE'S ALREADY TAKEN.

JASON
JAKE, LEAVE HIM ALONE.

MATT
(LAUGHING)
YEAH, JAKE. HE'S ALREADY SCARED.

JULIE SHARPLY ELBOWS MATT ON THE ARM.

JULIE
  DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM!

JAKE
(TO CHRISTIAN)
IS HE RIGHT? YOU SCARED OF ME?

CHRISTIAN DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING.

JAKE PUSHES CHRISTIAN IN THE CHEST WITH BOTH HANDS.

JAKE
(FURIOUS)
YOU TOO GOOD TO TALK TO ME?

LITTLE KIDS
(SHOUTING IN UNISON)
FIGHT! FIGHT!

SEAN
(TO THE KIDS)
YOU GUYS BE QUIET!

THE LITTLE KIDS BECOME QUIET.

AMANDA LEAVES THE GROUP OF LITTLE KIDS AND WALKS UP TO JAKE, PUSHING HIM IN THE STOMACH.

AMANDA
LEAVE HIM ALONE, YOU BIG BULLY!

SEAN YANKS JESSICA OUT OF THE WAY.

JAKE
(TO CHRISTIAN)
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU UNTIL THE COUNT OF THREE TO ANSWER ME.

CHRISTIAN STANDS QUIETLY.

JAKE
ONE!

CHRISTIAN STILL DOESN'T ANSWER.

JESSICA
JAKE, THIS HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH!

JESSICA LOOKS AT SEAN.

JESSICA
ARE YOU GONNA DO SOMETHING?

SEAN SHRUGS AND SAYS NOTHING.

JAKE
TWO!

JULIE
(PLEADING)
CHRISTIAN, SAY SOMETHING!

CHRISTIAN
I DON'T WANNA FIGHT YOU.

JAKE
THREE!

JAKE SWINGS HIS ARM BACK, BALLS UP HIS FIST, AND HITS CHRISTIAN BRUTALLY IN THE NOSE.

CHRISTIAN FALLS BACKWARDS INTO THE SNOW.

SISTER BUYERS OPENS THE DOOR AND LOOKS OVER AT THE GROUP OF KIDS.

SISTER BUYERS
(SHOUTING)
IS EVERYTHING OKAY OUT THERE?

SEAN
YEAH, MOM. WE'RE JUST PLAYING IN THE SNOW.

THE GATHERED CROWD CONCEALS THE TRUTH.

SISTER BUYERS
HAKE SURE AMANDA HAS HER COAT ZIPPED UP.

SEAN
OKAY.

SISTER BUYERS GOES BACK INSIDE.

JULIE
(TO CHRISTIAN)
HERE. LET ME HELP YOU.

JULIE HELPS CHRISTIAN TO HIS FEET.

SEAN
I'M SORRY, CHRISTIAN, BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE, BECAUSE IF MY MOM FINDS OUT THAT THERE'S A FIGHT GOIN' ON, SHE'LL KILL ME.

CHRISTIAN
I UNDERSTAND.

CHRISTIAN SHAKES SEAN'S HAND.

CHRISTIAN
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

CHRISTIAN LEAVES THROUGH THE BACKYARD FENCE.

JULIE
(TO SEAN; UPSET)
WHY DIDN'T YOU KICK JAKE OUT? HE'S THE ONE WHO STARTED IT.

SEAN
(SHARPLY)
BECAUSE I'VE KNOWN JAKE LONGER.

JAKE
(TO JULIE)
DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHY HE DIDN'T KICK ME OUT!

JESSICA
(TO JAKE)
WELL SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SAY SOMETHING.

AIR AND AMBER RETURN TO THE BACKYARD.

AIR
(TO GROUP)
WHAT'S WRONG? WHERE'S CHRISTIAN?

JULIE
(POINTING IN DISGUST)
WELL. MR. MACHO HERE DECIDED TO PICK A FIGHT WITH HIM. SO INSTEAD OF KICKING HIM OUT, SEAN KICKED CHRISTIAN OUT!

AIR WALKS UP TO JAKE.

AIR
WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM?

JAKE
(HESITATINGLY)
I TOLD HIM THE TRUTH.

AIR
AND, WHAT IS THE TRUTH?

JAKE
THAT YOU'RE ALREADY TAKEN!

AIR'S ANGER OVERWHELMS HER AND SHE SLAPS JAKE IN THE FACE.

AIR
YOU'RE SUCH A JERK!

AIR TURNS TO JULIE.

AIR
DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE WENT?

JULIE
NO, BUT HE WENT OUT THROUGH THE FENCE.

AIR
(GRATEFULLY)
THANK YOU.

AIR BEGINS FOLLOWING CHRISTIAN'S FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW.

JAKE
COME ON, AIR! IT WAS JUST A JOKE.

AIR STOPS AND TURNS AROUND.

AIR
(SOFTLY)
I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY FUNNY.

AIR LEAVES THE BACKYARD THROUGH THE FENCE.

FADE TO:

EXT. STREET -- MOMENTS LATER

AIR FOLLOWS CHRISTIAN'S FOOTPRINTS OUT INTO THE STREET. SHE RUNS TO THE TOP OF A HILL. SHE SEES CHRISTIAN WALKING.

AIR
(YELLING)
CHRISTIAN!

CHRISTIAN STOPS AND TURNS AROUND. AIR CATCHES UP TO HIM.

IN THE B.G., THE TOWN'S 20FT DECORATED CHRISTMAS TREE CAN BE SEEN.

CHRISTIAN'S NOSE IS BLEEDING.

AIR REACHES INTO HER COAT PURSE AND PULLS OUT A TISSUE.

SHE TAKES CHRISTIAN BY THE HAND AND LEADS HIM TO ONE OF THE BENCHES THAT SURROUNDS THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

THEY SIT FACING EACH OTHER. CHRISTIAN FLINCHES AS AIR BLOTS AWAY THE BLOOD.

AIR
(SADLY; SINCERELY)
I AM SO SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

CHRISTIAN
(SOFTLY)
YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE, BECAUSE YOU DID NOTHING WRONG.

AIR CONTINUES TO DAB AWAY AT THE BLOOD.

AIR
I'M STILL SORRY, BECAUSE I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED. I PROMISE YOU CHRISTIAN, THAT EVERYTHING BETWEEN ME AND JAKE IS OVER.

CHRISTIAN
IT'S OKAY.

CHRISTIAN WANTS SO BADLY TO TELL AIR HOW MUCH HE LIKES HER, BUT HIS UNCERTAINTY PREVENTS HIM FROM DOING SO.

AIR
(PAUSES, THEN)
I'M SORRY THAT I RUINED YOUR NIGHT.

CHRISTIAN
(GENTLY)
MY NIGHT WASN'T RUINED, BECAUSE I'M HERE WITH YOU.

AIR PAUSES FOR A MOMENT, THEN SMILES. SHE RESUMES WIPING THE BLOOD FROM UNDER HIS NOSE.

CUT TO:

EXT. CHRISTIAN'S HOUSE ~ -- LATER

AIR PULLS UP IN FRONT OF CHRISTIAN'S HOUSE.

AIR
THANK YOU FOR COMING.

CHRISTIAN
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.

CHRISTIAN GETS OUT OF THE EXPLORER.

CHRISTIAN
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

AIR
OKAY.

CHRISTIAN SHUTS THE DOOR. HE BEGINS WALKING TO HIS FRONT DOOR.

A FEW SECONDS LATER, AIR ROLLS DOWN THE EXPLORER'S PASSENGER WINDOW.

AIR
(LOUDLY)
CHRISTIAN!

CHRISTIAN RETURNS TO THE TRUCK.

AIR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO WITH ME TO THE CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL TOMORROW NIGHT?

CHRISTIAN DOESN`T HESITATE TO ACCEPT HER INVITATION.

CHRISTIAN
(SMILING)
I WOULD LOVE TO.

AIR
IS IT OKAY IF I PICK YOU UP AT 7:00?

CHRISTIAN
THAT'S FINE.

AIR
(SMILING)
OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

CHRISTIAN
(SMILING)
I CAN'T WAIT, BE CAREFUL.

AIR
OKAY.

AIR DRIVES OFF. CHRISTIAN ENTERS HIS HOUSE.

CUT TO:

INT. JASON'S BEDROOM - MORNING

JASON IS MAKING UP HIS BED. JAKE IS LYING ON THE TWIN BED PARALLEL TO JASON'S. HE IS JUST NOW WAKING UP AND TURNING OVER TO LOOK AT JASON.

JAKE
WHAT TIME IS IT?

JASON LOOKS AT HIS WATCH.

JASON
IT'S A QUARTER TO ONE.

JAKE
(PAUSES, THEN)
THANKS FOR LETTING ME SLEEP OVER.

JAKE SITS UP ON THE SIDE OF THE BED. HE SLEPT IN HIS CLOTHES AND SHOES.

JAKE
HOW LONG YOU BEEN UP?

JASON
SINCE TEN.

JAKE YAWNS AND STRETCHES.

JAKE
ARE YOU AND AMBER STILL GOING TO THE CARNIVAL TONIGHT?

JASON
YEAH.

JASON'S MOTHER ENTERS THE ROOM, CARRYING A BASKET FILLED WITH FOLDED CLOTHES.

SISTER SCHLENSKER
GOOD MORNING, JAKE.

JAKE
GOOD MORNING, SISTER SCHLENSKER.

SHE HANDS THE BASKET TO JASON.

SISTER SCHLENSKER
I'LL COME BACK AND VACUUM YOUR ROOM WHILE YOU'RE GONE.

JASON
THANKS, MOM.

SISTER SCHLENSKER
JAKE, THERE'S SOME FRENCH TOAST AND SAUSAGE DOWNSTAIRS WHEN YOU'RE READY.

JAKE
OKAY. THANK YOU.

SISTER SCHLENSKER
(SMILING)
YOU'RE WELCOME.

SHE LEAVES THE ROOM, SHUTTING THE DOOR BEHIND HER. JAKE LOOKS AT JASON.

JAKE
CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

JASON
WHAT?

JASON BEGINS PUTTING HIS CLOTHES INTO HIS CHEST-OF-DRAWERS.

 

 

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