Saturday, January 27, 2007

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  • Nicholas opens his door and walks around to the driver’s side. Penelope slides over into the passenger seat.

  • Two doors slam shut.

  • NICHOLAS FREDLAND
  • I’m driving. Are you happy now?

  • Nicholas keys the ignition. The engine GRINDS. He tries again. More of the same. The battery is good and dead.

  • PENELOPE PENELOPE
  • I’m ecstatic.

  • NICHOLAS FREDLAND
  • (smacking the steering wheel)
  • Hell and damnation!

  • PENELOPE PENELOPE
  • I’m in a fit of ecstasy.

  • Nicholas is really letting the steering wheel have it.

  • NICHOLAS FREDLAND
  • Frodo Baggins!

  • PENELOPE PENELOPE
  • I think I just had an orgasm.

  • NICHOLAS FREDLAND
  • What?

  • PENELOPE PENELOPE
  • Should we get someone to give us a jump?

  • NICHOLAS FREDLAND
  • God damn it!

  • Nicholas lets out the last of his anger on the dashboard. He takes a deep breath.

  • PENELOPE PENELOPE
  • What are we going to do?

  • NICHOLAS FREDLAND
  • Lets just fucking leave it here.

  • EXT. PARKING LOT – NIGHT

  • Hand in hand, Nicholas and Penelope walk off into the night.

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