At First Sight Page #11

INT. HOSPITAL CHECK-OUT - DAY

Amy in the check-in area - pacing - on a cellphone.

AMY:

Duncan - I know the additions to the mall will

cost more.. look, I can't do this on the phone

- I'll be in tomorrow.. yes, I remembered they're

putting the fixtures in the lobby - I'll get

there as well - I'm just asking for one more day.

INT. WAITING AREA - DAY

Jenny - finishing packing up Virgil's things.

VIRGIL (V.O.)

Amy?

Jenny looks up - Virgil standing in the doorway, dressed.

JENNIE:

No - it's Jennie.

She moves toward him - Virgil pulls back - hands out in front of

him.

JENNIE:

I'm sorry - I'll move slower - I just...

And Virgil's hands are on her face - eyes closed - feeling. He opens

his eyes - staring blankly - trying to figure this out.

VIRGIL:

This is you.

JENNIE:

This is me.

INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY

Angle on Amy moving down the hall - hearing the voices.

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

JENNIE:

Everything's going to be alright

- we just need to get you home.

VIRGIL:

No, no - I can't go home.

I need to be here - see the therapist

- doctor's. I want to be here.

JENNIE:

But I can't stay here - and you can't

do this alone--who's going to take care.. .?

She stops. Realizing.

ANGLE On Amy - outside the door - not wanting to go in.

JENNIE:

Amy? She's going to look after you?

She doesn't know anything about the blind.

VIRGIL:

I'm not blind anymore - and I'm not

going to let someone I care about

walk out of my life again.

JENNIE:

(moves to him)

It's not your fault he left.

You can't keep blaming yourself.

VIRGIL:

(beat)

I'm staying here.

A pause - and Jennie moves her hand out to him - touches his arm.

INT. HALLWAY - DAY

Amy feeling uncomfortable - starts to step away.

JENNIE (O.S.)

Amy?

Amy turns - Jennie in the doorway.

JENNIE:

Virgil's finishing getting ready.

Could you walk me to my car?

Amy nods - sees an element of defeat in Jennie's eyes.

EXT. HOSPITAL - LATE DAY

Jennie and Amy stand on the curb near Jennie's car. A moment of

uncomfortableness - then:

AMY:

You alright?

JENNIE:

I'm scared to death. I've spent my whole life

looking for any holes he might fall in.

I'd run up ahead and cover them. Everywhere

I look here, I see holes.

AMY:

Please believe me - I don't want him

to get hurt anymore than you do.

JENNIE:

Amy - when Virgil was very young, he couldn't

see those close to him - so he never learned

to reach out.

(turns to her) Don't expect him to reach out when he's in pain,

or confused, or unhappy. If you really care

about him you have to just be there for him.

And before Amy can answer, she gets into her car - starts it up and

drives off.

EXT/INT AMY'S.LOFT - DUSK

Virgil slowly gets out of the cab, looks up at the buildings -

immediately gets dizzy and nearly falls over. Amy lunges to help

him. Virgil is laughing in spite of himself.

VIRGIL:

This is just great - I don't believe this.

What's that saying - stop the world I wanna get off.

ETHAN (O.S.)

Hey Virgil, it's Ethan.

Virgil turns to the familiar voice. Ethan, basketball under his arm,

coming out of the building with his Mom, KAREN COLVIN. Virgil scans,

tries to focus on them.

VIRGIL:

That you Ethan?

ETHAN:

It's me - and this is my mom.

AMY:

Virgil - Karen.

KAREN:

Hi, Virgil - heard a lot about you.

ETHAN:

You look funny.

VIRGIL:

You should see how I look from this side.

AMY Let's just get you inside -

then you can rest.

We'll see you later Ethan. Karen.

And she gives Karen a small glance as she takes Virgil's arm as they

start towards the stairs leading into the building - Virgil suddenly

slamming to a halt.

VIRGIL:

Wait, wait, what are we doing

- WE'RE WALKING INTO A WALL!!

Virgil's POV - the staircase. A flat image - a solid wall with

horizontal lines. Ethan, surprised, what's up here?

AMY:

It's OK - it's not a wall -

it's just a staircase. You're

going to have to trust me on

these things.

VIRGIL:

God, I feel like... like such a child -

I just thought seeing would be different.

AMY:

We'll get a hold of this Ray Webster guy

- we'll get his help.

Virgil steps slowly forward - giant baby steps - each foot reaching

out to feel the step before making the commitment.

HIS POV - the 'wall' of stairs changing perspective with each step.

Like an accordion spreading itself out to us. This is all a very bad

acid trip.

INT. AMY'S APARTMENT - DUSK

VIRGIL'S POV - multi-colored balloons, dozens of assorted flowers,

bowls of colorful fruit and streamers intertwined across the room. A

candyland of seeing.

VIRGIL:

Man. Something exploded

in your apartment.

Amy laughs - pulls him into the room. Virgil trying to take it all

in - not understanding anything.

AMY:

I wanted to do something

special for you.

VIRGIL:

It's making me a little

bit dizzy - but it is special.

Virgil's hands go out - Amy moves to him - he holds her shoulders.

He stares at her.

As she turns her head slightly, Virgil is able to focus on her - her

eyes - her smile.

VIRGIL:

Okay - so - this is what

beautiful looks like.

AMY:

Thank-you. You want to

see the rest.

Focusing on her, Virgil smiles, takes her face in his hands - leans

in and kisses her. She pulls back a little.

AMY:

I can't believe this

- how nervous I am.

She kisses him then takes a step back.

AMY:

What if you don't like what you see?

VIRGIL:

Do you want me to turn off the lights?

AMY:

No - no. This is your first seeing day.

(she starts to unbutton her dress)

I want you to see everything.

And she drops the dress from her shoulders - it hits the ground - a

beat - and she stands there naked.

AMY:

OK?

VIRGIL:

Yes, very OK.

And she takes a step towards him and folds into his arms and as they

kiss we slowly fade to black.

INT. AMY'S LOFT - NIGHT

The sound of heavy New York rain. Amy awakening, and sees Virgil is

gone, his side of the bed empty. She looks across the room - where

she sees silhouetted against the moonlit window - - Virgil standing

next to Amy's sculpture, his face and body pressed up against the

pane of glass.

AMY:

(wrapping a house coat around her)

Virgil?

Virgil turns around - half faces her - the rain on the windows

decorating his face.

VIRGIL:

I can't sleep - I'm afraid if I close my eyes...

AMY:

It'll be black when you open them again.

Virgil nods. A moment and his hand goes out to her sculpture.

VIRGIL:

You enjoy sculpting?

AMY:

At first. I liked the idea of molding -

taking the way I saw things up here- -

(touching her head)

- and making it take shape with my hands.

VIRGIL:

But you never finish them.

AMY:

Pieces never come out the way I wanted

- the way I saw them. I end up working

on them forever - like this one -

never getting them right.

Virgil stares out the window at the rain.

VIRGIL:

This is what rain looks like?

AMY:

Yeah.

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