Best Friend Paulie

INT. BACKSTAGE OF ARENA, PETER PALHOVEN’S DRESSING ROOM – EARLT EVENING

The loud SOUND of the ambitious CROWD can be HEARD, in the DRESSING ROOM.

The Dressing Room is CLEAN, with the acceptation of PETER’S MAKEUPDESK.

PETER is sitting BEHIND the MAKEUPDESK, making final preparations.

Next to the room’s ENTRANCE stands PAULIE – To DESCRIBE PAULIE, he is a FRIENDLY, ENTHUSIASTIC, ALWAYS SMILING individual never finding that he is actual a NOBODY, BELIEVEING he helps out when he actually TAGS along with Peter.

PAULIE(anxiously)

               So, This is it, right?

PETER is still busy PREPARING

PETER

               It is

PAULIE

               Together we made it, right?

PETER is still busy PREPARING

PAULIE

               Together we made you make it, right?

PETER is still busy PREPARING

PAULIE (anxiously)

               You made it, right?

PETER finally stops doing make up and FACES PAULIE, LOOKING UNIMPRESSED

PETER

               Have you ever considered yourself?

PAUL (confused)

               What do you..?

PETER

I mean, instead of following my ass around have you ever thought of yourself, what do you want to do?

PAUL is CONFUSED and starting to feel HEARTBROKEN, from he is being told.

PETER STANDS UP from behind his MAKEUPDESK, almost READY to go on stage.

PETER

Look, you’re an nice guy, but you live oblique shape of a world, thinking you’ve done the best for people when really you just tag along with them thinking you are a part of it.

PAULIE is STRATING to get ANGRY and DISSTRESSED

PETER

I have issues, with you always being present, breathing down my neck thinking your so important, I wouldn’t mind if you stayed away from me for a while.

PETER BRUSHES RIGHT PAST PAULIE to the ENTRANCE of the MAKEUP ROOM, towards the loud crying on stage.

PAULIE is still seen standing SAD next to the ENTRANCE hearing all the loud SCREAMS of enthusiasm and excitement.

Following Farrell

EXT. WATSON ROAD, BUNTER – EARLY EVENING

STEVEN is walking home from WORK, CARRYING a LARGE SHOULDER BAG and WEARING a TATTERD SUIT.

The TOWN is mostly QUIET.

STEVEN NOTICES INFRONT of him, FARRELL the HOMELESS MAN of BUNTER WALKING down the SAME pavement.

How to describe FARRELL – He WEARS the most TATTERED of clothes that he has WORE for MONTHS. His appearance overall is AVERAGE, you can lose him in a large crowd of people.

STEVEN and FARRELL have almost made it to EACH OTHER.

STEVEN TRIES to GRAB FARRELL’S ATTENTION

STEVEN

Hey man, what’s going on?

FARRELL brushes right past STEVEN, and walks at a FAST PACE away from him.

AT FIRST STEVEN continues walking, but does decide to see what’s wrong with FARRELL, as he usually isn’t this UNSOCIABLE.

STEVEN NOTICES an odd TRAIL OF BREADCRUMBS, that travels along the pavement and ROUND A CORNER.

STEVEN FOLLOWS the TRAIL OF BREADCRUMBS. As he TURNS ROUND the corner he is SURPRISED AT SOMETHING, that is NOT YET SHOW.

CAMERA TURNS to see FARRELL LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, the BREACRUMBS leading to him.

STEVEN RUNS ALONG the PAVEMENT to get closer.

MEANWHILE FARRELL makes NO MOVEMENT.

STEVEN(distressed)

               Excuse me, Sir!

STEVEN STOPS RUNNING, and FACES FARRELL from the PAVEMENT.

STEVEN

               Are you ok sir! Sir!

FARRELL does not REACT to STEVEN in any way.

STEVEN

               Sir, you just going to lie there,

               do you need help?

STEVEN starts to APPROACH FARRELL in the MIDDLE of the ROAD. To STEVEN’S SURPRISE, the MOMENT he GET’S CLOSE to FARRELL, FARRELL STANDS UP and walks onto the OPPOSITE PAVEMENT.STEVEN WATCHES him go, then decides to FOLLOW him onto the PAVEMENT as well.

STEVEN

               How are you tonight.

STEVEN now standing right NEXT to FARRELL, PLACES his HAND on FARRELL’S SHOULDER

Miss

INT. HEADMASTER MISS. GANNEESH’S OFFICE – EARLY AFTERNOON

The DESK MISS GANNEESH is SEATED BEHIND is placed in the CENTER of the room, FACING the DOOR. MISS GANNEESH is SEATED behind the DESK FACING BAXTER. Other than some basic DESK EQUIPMENT found on the DESK, there are no PAPER’S or any real indication of actual school desk work.

BAXTER is STANDING INFRONT of MISS GANNEESH’S desk NO LONGER making EYECONTACT with her.

MISS GANNEESH

You’ve let yourself down mostly, I don’t want to hear from you again understood?

BAXTER

Yes miss

MISS GANNEESH SITS BACK.

MISS GANNEESH

Miss? You think that sounds respectful Baxter?

BAXTER

It’s what I call everyone else, Miss.

MISS GANNEESH

Do you? Even the male teachers

BAXTER

I call them sir, miss

MISS GANNEESH LEANS on her desk again, her face closer to BAXTER

MISS GANNEESH

There it is again, you certainly have a tendency to call me this young man.

BAXTER faces MISS GANNEESH

MISS GANNEESH

Why don’t you call your teachers by their name. Call me Miss Ganneesh from now on

BAXTER

Yes Miss. Ganneesh

MISS GANNEESH

Very good, you’ll receive a lunchtime detention soon during the week

MISS GANNEESH, LAYS BACK in her chair again FEELING ACCOMPLISHED

BAXTER(little surprised)

What

MISS GANNEESH

Oh don’t act surprised, you ransacked a vending machine, that’s school property you damaging which can’t happen again, understood?

MISS GANNEESH stares at BAXTER AWAITING an answer. BAXTER stares elsewhere with nothing to say

MISS GANNEESH

You can go now Baxter

BAXTER makes his way to leave the room. Once gone, we SEE MISS GANNEESH SLIGHTLY SNIGGER

BAXTER walks down an EMPTY HALL WAY. While doing so he pulls out a CADBURY’S CARAMEL BAR, and starts to EAT IT.

BAXTER

Miss?

Ray's Picture

INT. 69 BRIDGE STREET, HOME OF THE FAMILY GENOB, KITCHEN – LATE MORNING

DENISE is SAT at the TABLE with his FAVOURITE BREAKFAST. The room is QUITE whilE DENISE enjoys his meal.

DAD ENTERS the room, he APPROACHES the KITCHEN CUPBOARDS to collect the same meal as DENISE.

DAD

Morning Monkey

DAD sits down at the TABLE END CLOSEST to DENISE. It goes quite again, except the sound of DENISE and DAD EATING their BREAKFAST.

DAD FINISHES his BREAKFAST before DENISE. He RELAXES and STARES at DENISE. DENISE is still eating

RAY ENTERS the KITCHEN. How to describe Ray – An early TEEN, though LARGE in Body weight of an standard ADULT. HE WEARS LARGE JACKETS INDOORS to cover up his fat from others.

RAY APPROACHES the KITCHEN CUPBOARDS to collect his FAVOURITE BREAKFAST. MEANWHILE DAD STARES at him constantly. DENISE is still eating

RAY SITS right next to DENISE at the TABLE. DENISE is still eating

DAD

Ray, your fat, admit it

RAY STOPS eating and STARES straight at DAD ANGERLIY

DAD

I wouldn’t mind admitting this

because I don’t see you do anything

else

RAY

What do you mean

DAD SITS UP in his chair, as if READYING himself for a statement. DENISE sits up from his CHAIR to LISTEN as well.

DAD

I mean that I wouldn’t mind your weight if you were more preoccupied with something else, like drawing, your not bad at that. However nowadays you only seem interested in just getting fat, so I got to encourage  you now to start the most basic thing, sports, and I know how reluctant you are with that

RAY is less ANGER with DAD and ASHAMED with himself now.

RAY

Is getting fat the only thing you think I do?

DAD

I don’t know, at the moment yes, you haven’t got a bad metabolism, yet some how you seem to get larger, that’s the only thing I ever notice in you.

For a BREIF moment RAY DOESN’T know what to say.

RAY

What do you expect me to do then?

DAD

Well, like I said Ray, do sports, the only thing I can advise you to do nowadays, I don’t see you do anything else.

RAY has heard enough. He TAKES his BREAKFAST  and GOES to his ROOM. DAD RIGHTFULLY SAYS nothing.