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By: Joseph R. Long

FADE IN
Heavy Breathing is heard.
INT. BEDR!"NI#HT
The roo$ is lit only %y the television %eing on &ith 'all
o( D)ty on it. First seen is the television* then a
+o$p)ter* then ,lay%oy $aga-ines* then dirty la)ndry* then
a %ed &ith t&o people )nder the %lan.et h)$ping. All the
&hile* yo) hear heavy %reathing.
INT.BEDR!"/A!E TI!E
No& seen are t&o %oys in the %ed* one has %la+. hair* ivory
s.in* and a tone %ody. He is asleep. Ne0t to hi$ is a %oy
&ith %londe hair* pasty s.in* and a s.inny physi1)e. He is
a&a.e* and has one tear r)nning do&n his (a+e.
FADE T BLA'2
/I3 !NTH/ EARLIER
INT. DIFFERENT BEDR!"!URNIN#
Alar$ +lo+. goes o((* it reads 4:56 a$. The %londe %oy
stops the alar$ +lo+. %)t does not get o)t o( %ed.
Event)ally a &o$an +o$es in the door.
7!AN:
#et )p8 It9s yo)r (irst day o( high s+hool8
/he is the $other* she has dirty %londe hair and raggedy
pa:a$as on. verall she loo.s r)gged. /he is s$o.ing a
+igaret The %londe %oy #RAN/.
!THER:
JHNN;8 #et yer ass )p8 Don9t $a.e $e get
yo)r (ather8
JHNN; %egins to get )p. !THER leaves the roo$. Johnny
sits %a+. do&n and sighs.
INT. 2IT'HEN"/A!E TI!E
Johnny &al.s into the .it+hen and sits do&n at the ta%le*
there is also a $an sitting there. He is the (ather* he is
%ald and also r)gged loo.ing. He is reading the ne&spaper
and drin.ing a %eer. !other is %y the toaster* again
s$o.ing a +igaret<(ro$ this point on it is ass)$ed she is
s$o.ing )nless told other &ise=.
Johnny:
7hat are &e having (or %rea.(ast> Eggs* %a+on*
pan+a.es* sa)sage>
Both parents stop &hat their doing and loo. at the %oy &ith
disg)st. !other p)ts do&n a plate o( toast.
!other:
No&* yo) .no& &e ain9t got the $oney (or that.
Johnny s$ir.s.
Father:
;o) %es9 appre+iate that godda$n toast yah
got in (ront o( yah.
Johnny:
Ho& +o)ld I not appre+iate this &onder()l
toast> Its e01)isite* divine really.

Father gives another dirty loo.* and $other s$ir.s to
hersel( as Johnny ta.es a %ite.
!other:
;o) e0+ited (or yo)r (irst day o( s+hool* h)nny>
Johnny:
Eh* I g)ess. Its :)st going to %e $ore
%)llshit. Tea+her9s ra%%le on a%o)t nothing*
:er. o(( d)des trying to i$press girls &ho
&ho are to into their selves and pop)larity
!other:
7ell I9$ s)re yo)9ll (ind the right
girl s&eetie. Don9t &orry a%o)t it.
/he ta.es a drag.
!other:
And &at+h yo)r lang)age.
Father:
Boy* I re$e$%er $y (irst day o( high s+hool
&al.ing in there and seeing all the (ine hoes.
It &as li.e &al.ing in a drea$.

Father starts to stare o(( into spa+e* re$e$%ering the good
old ti$es. B)t !other 1)i+.ly slaps hi$ in the %a+. o( the
head.
Johnny:
;o) $ade it to high s+hool>
Father loo.s at hi$ in disg)st again.
Father:
No& I9$ tired o( that s$art ass $o)th o( yo)rs.
;o) .no& I $ade it into the eleventh grade.
;es* I re$e$%er. No& listen* I )se to %e
pretty (ly &ith all the ladies. I re$e$%ering
this one gal. 7hat &as her na$e> Ja+.ie> Jenny>
/o$ething li.e that. 7ell any&ays...
A .no+. at the door interr)pts hi$. Johnny %egins to get
)p.
Johnny:
That9s 'hris. I gotta go8
!other:
Not &itho)t a .iss yo) don9t.
Johnny &al.s to his $other and she .isses hi$ on the
(orehead.
!other:
I love yo) s&eetie.
Johnny:
I love yo) too $o$. Love ya pop.
Father:
!h$$.
Johnny e0its.
E3T. FRNT ;ARD" /A!E TI!E
A %oy* a little large %)t still good loo.ing and dar.
s.inned* is &aiting on the por+h. Johnny &al.s o)t.
'HRI/:
Johnnnnyyyy8 ;o) p)$ped (or high s+hool $an>
Johnny shr)gs and s$iles.
'hris:
D)de* thin. a%o)t all the
senior %it+hes8 I +an i$agine the$ no&.
7HI/TLE/. Da$n girl8 ;o) got dat (ine ass8
'hris a+ts as i( he is +he+.ing a girl o)t &ith his eyes.
Johnny la)ghs.
Johnny:
/h)t )p. ;o) so)nd li.e $y dad* let9s :)st go.
They &al. a&ay (ro$ the ho)se.