Iridium
FADE IN:
INT. Mt. Vernon high
school classroom 314a-day
Open to the sound of a
bell and we see SARAH sitting at a desk away from everyone. She has
her head down, a baseball cap hiding her face. Thick, dark rimmed
glasses sit low on her nose. Her hair is down hiding the other half
of her face. Her hands on covering her ears. A jumble of voices can
be heard and then two voices stand out.
Boy (V.O.)
She's such a freak. Why
doesn't she just disappear again.
Girl (V.O.)
Right?! Uh. No one likes
her. I wish she'd just die.
Someone comes and sits in
the desk in front of Sarah. She doesn't move and the voices persist.
Two new voices stand out from the mess again.
DREW THE BULLY(V.O.)
Shut up, you little punk.
Just give me your money.
Bobby (V.O.)
I told you I don't have
anything.
DREW THE BULLY (V.O.)
I told you yesterday, you
little punk, and you don't have it?
Sarah finally looks up,
the voices fade as MR. ANDREWS walks to the front of the class and
begins lecturing. It is silent, though we see evidence of movement
and Mr. Andrews talking. Sarah stands and starts walking to the back
of the room, head down. She is wearing an oversized hoodie and jeans.
Mr. ANDREWS
Ms. Smith, where are you
going?
Sarah
The bathroom. I'll be
right back.
MR. ANDREWS
No. You will return to
your seat.
SARAH
I'll be back in a minute.
Sarah ignores his angry
stare and continues to the door. Mr. Andrews calls out to her one
more time.
MR. ANDREWS
Ms. Smith, if you walk
through that door you will find yourself in the principals office.
I'm sure he'd love to chat with you again.
Sarah stops. Her hand
twitches, but she shakes her head and returns to her seat. She waits
for Mr. Andrews to turn his back to the class and slips out of her
seat again. No one seems to notice her leave.
Int. Mt. VERNON HIGH
SCHOOL hallway-DAY
Sarah walks down the
hallway and stops by a locker where DREW THE BULLY has BOBBY pinned
to a locker by the shoulders. They don't hear her come up. She stands
there, arms folded, tapping her foot. Drew the Bully finally turns
around.
DrEW THE BULLY
What you looking at,
Barbie?
SaRAH
Drew. Oh Drew. What is
this, the fifth time this week?
DREW THE BULLY
Seriously, girly, get out
of here.
SARAH
Let him go, Drew.
DREW THE BULLY
Who's gonna make me? You?
You don't have your big buddy to help you this time.
SARAH
I don't need Jack to stop
you.
Sarah takes a step
towards them, grabbing Drew by the shoulder and spins him around so
that he is now pinned against the lockers with Sarah's arm at his
throat. His feet are dangling above the ground despite his being
taller than her. She does it effortlessly. Bobby stands dumbfounded.
Drew starts to gasp for air and his face begins to turn red. Sarah
glances over, Bobby is gone, but JACK is standing there. He is around
6' 2", solid build. He is the star of the football team. He is
wearing a football jersey with jeans and tennis shoes.He looks
shocked. Sarah instantly drops Drew the Bully and he falls to the
ground gasping.
SarAH (CONT'D)
I think we're late for
class?
Jack just stands there,
dumbfounded. Sarah walks over and lightly taps him on the shoulder.
He moves and stares at her.
SARAH (CONT'D)
Earth to Jack. You okay?
He finally moves and
looks back and forth between Sarah and the still coughing Drew the
Bully who finally gets up, but leans against the lockers hunched
over.
DREW THE BULLY
How did you-
SARAH
That's not what's
important. Next time I see you, you better not be bullying anyone
else, got it?! Jack's the least of your worries, I promise.
Drew nods and Sarah and
Jack watch as he runs off. As Drew runs off, we hear him call back
DREW THE BULLY
You're crazy!
Sarah turns and walks
back the way she came. Jack follows slowly at first, then he grabs
her shoulder and stops her before she turns to enter her class again.
Jack
Sarah, what was that? How
did you pin him to the locker? His feet weren't even touching the
ground.
Sarah
Can we talk about this
after class? Mr. Andrews is going to flip if he notices I'm gone
again.
JACK
Yeah, after class. I'll
wait right here.
Jack is looking around as
if waiting for someone to jump out and tell him it's all a joke. He
looks back to Sarah who turns her head to one side.
Sarah
Jack. You have a paper
due right now. And Ms. Peters doesn't allow late work. You're gonna
have to run to turn it in.
Jack still hesitates.
Sarah (CONT'D)
Seriously, Jack, go. I
will meet you after class. I promise.
Jack
Fine. I'll see you after
class.
Jack reluctantly starts
walking away, watching the hallway as if someone is going to jump out
and scare him.
SARAH
A little quicker, Jack.
You're already late!
He starts to quicken his
pace and turns out of view. Sarah shakes her head and quietly steps
through the door to her class.
Int. MT. VERNON HIGH
SCHOOL CLASSROOM 314A-DAY
Sarah slips back into her
desk, no one noticing that she was missing. She starts doodling on
the page and looking out the window. The bell rings signaling the end
of class. Sarah looks around, unaware that the entire class has
already left. She quickly closes her notebook, grabs her bag and
stands to leave. Mr. Andrews approaches her desk.
Mr. ANDREWS
Ms. Smith. You stopped
paying attention again. Need I remind you how thin the ice is that
you are treading on?
Sarah looks up at him,
her expression void of emotion.
Mr. ANDREWS (CONT'D)
If you don't start
participating in class discussions, I will fail you. Keep that in
mind.
He walks back to the
front of the room. Sarah quickly walks out.
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