St udent na me o mitt ed

Uni ver sit y of I ndi ana, Sout h Bend, 2009

THE RUNA WAYS

FADE I N:
I N AN UNKEMPT TEENAGER S ROOM I S ALI CE
ALI CE, f umbl es about i n her r oom, t hr owi ng cl ot hes and t hi ngs all over, see mi ngl y
l ooki ng f or somet hi ng. She i s fr ustr at ed and mumbl es t o her sel f. She st uff s cl ot hes
i nt o her r aggedy JanSport backpack.
A song fr omt he band Ki ss pl ays on t he backgr ound, t hr ough t he r ubbl e Ali ce fi nds
her debi t car d and hol ds it up hi gh.

SUSAN
(fr omt he ot her r oom)
HONEY! You r e gonna be l at e f or school if you don t
hurr y!!!
ALI CE
GHEEZ- UZ!!!! I m co mi ng, I m co mi ng!!!!

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KI TCHEN I NT. Kit chen-- Day
Al i ce l ooks fr azzl ed, but tri es t o act nor mal . She goes str ai ght t o t he br eakf ast
count er t o gr ab a t oast er waffl e al r eady l ai d out on t he t abl e.
She hit s an or ange j ui ce box wit h her el bow, and spill s it.
ALI CE
ARGH! Jesus, f uck!

SUSAN, 45 i s aghast. She st art s t o make t he si gn of t he cr oss.

SUSAN
Honey? What di d I say about usi ng t he Lor d s na me i n
vai n? You r e goi ng t o bur n i n hell f or t hat! And what on
eart h ar e you weari ng?
 ALI CE
It s call ed bei ng Got h, mot her.

SUSAN
Got h? What s Got h? That s t he Sat an s wor k t hat i s
consu mi ng you. Pl ease f or cr yi ng out l oud, t ake t hat
bl ack li psti ck of your f ace.
Susan r eaches over t o try and wi pe t he li psti ck off Ali ce s li ps wit h her t humb.
ALI CE
Qui t it mot her! You r e cr ampi ng my st yl e!
SUSAN
You r e l at e f or cl ass and I ml at e f or wor k, j ust gr ab your
br eakf ast and l et s go.
ALI CE
Mot her, puh-l ease. I can cat ch a ri de on my own, Ill
eat my br eakf ast at my own pace.
SUSAN
And how on eart h ar e you supposed t o get school on
ti me?

Al i ce r oll s her eyes and uses a ver y sar casti c t one.

ALI CE
Ho w el se? By t he gr ace of God of cour se! I shal l gr ow
angel wi ngs and fl y t o school . Because mot her, wi t h your
God. Anyt hi ng i s possi bl e!!!
SUSAN
Co me on, Ali ce. Not t hi s agai n, I r ai sed you a good and
god f eari ng Chri sti an gi rl. I j ust don t under st and. It s t hat
fri end of your s, Sa mant ha I t ell ya. She s such a bad
i nfl uence!
ALI CE
She i s not! She s t he onl y per son i n t he worl d t hat
under st ands me!

Susan gr abs her keys and coat, t akes bill s out of her pocket and pl aces
t hem on t he di ni ng t abl e.

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 SUSAN
Wel l, I ml at e. I l ove you, her e s money f or your school
pr oj ect and f or t he cabl e bill. I trust you.
ALI CE
As well as you shoul d! I l ove you t oo, s mo m.

Door Shut s. Ali ce goes t owar ds t he wi ndow t o look out si de.

CUT TO--- t abl e wher e t he money i s

Al i ce tri es t o deci de if she shoul d pocket t he money. She l ooks out t he wi ndow
once mor e. Her l over, Sa mant ha, 20, dri ves up in a br oken down Honda ci vi c.
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EXT. ALI CE S RESI DENCE - DAY
Al i ce r uns t o Sa mant ha s car, backpack i n t ow. Sa mant ha li ght s a ci gar ett e and gl ows at t he
si ght of Ali ce appr oachi ng her.
ALI CE
I don t know if I can do t hi s. I mean, what amI gonna do
f or t he r est of my lif e?
SAMANTHA
Babe, you can do t hi s, if t hey can t accept us f or who we
ar e t hen what s t he use i n li vi ng? I I l ove you.
Al i ce hops i n t he ci vi c, she r eaches i n f or a ki ss. And t hen an Eski mo ki ss. . .
SAMANTHA
So, how s L. A. sound li ke?
ALI CE
Sounds li ber ati ng.
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- EXT. I NDI ANA THROUGH WAY. . .