Boyhood Page #21

The sidewalk is populated with college students. The teens

walk together in couples and pass a street musician and a

woman hoola-hooping.

BOYFRIEND:

Watch out.

SAMANTHA:

Oh!

They laugh.

INT. CONTINENTAL CLUB - NIGHT

A four man band plays as our guys watch from the audience.

MUSICIANS:

(singing)

"On the day that I was born I started

growin' old. No one told you life

would be so lonesome and cold. I

had a grey hair by the age of 23,

this hard-luck livin's gonna be the

end of me. The old black crow leaving

tracks all across my face, and

everywhere I go I seem to be in the

same damn place. Hard livin's gonna

be the end of me."

EXT. CONTINENTAL CLUB - NIGHT

Sheena and Mason wander out of the club and walk up the

street.

INT. CAFE - NIGHT

Sheena and Mason are seated at a table at a late-night diner,

full of a variety of people.

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MAN ALONE IN BOOTH

The last death at the Hoover Dam

construction site was his son, Patrick

Tierny, who died on December 20th,

1935, exactly thirteen years to the

day.

Sheena notices a table of sorority girls and practically

whispers to Mason.

SHEENA:

See those sorority girls over there?

I've just decided, if you delete

your Facebook page, I'm pledging.

MASON:

Yeah, in just a few years that's you

(Indicates Girls)

And that's gonna be me.

He subtly indicates the Man Alone guy, still sitting at his

booth, giving a lecture of some kind, with data, etc.

MAN ALONE IN BOOTH

...Also inlaid into the terrazzo

floors was a star map, a celestial

map of heavenly bodies so accurately

displayed that one could chart the

procession of the Pole Star fourteen

thousand years into the future, such

that future generations upon...

(Continuing Indistinct

Under)

SHEENA (O.S.)

I wonder what his deal is. I mean,

he obviously has money to eat here.

MASON (O.S.)

He just said. He's a UT professor,

tenure and everything.

SHEENA:

Look at all these people. What are

they even doing here at 3:00 in the

morning?

MASON:

What are WE even doing here at 3:00

in the morning?

SHEENA:

We know what we're doing here.

She dips a chip into a bowl of queso.

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SHEENA (CONT'D)

Queso. We have a purpose.

MASON:

Hell yeah.

SHEENA:

HELL yeah.

MASON:

You know, by, like, next summer

this'll just be our lives.

SHEENA:

Mm-hm.

MASON:

Stayin' out all night and goin' to

shows... whatever we want.

SHEENA:

We ever gonna go to class?

MASON:

Sometimes.

SHEENA:

When it feels right. When the

inspiration hits.

MASON:

Only then.

A WAITRESS comes by their table.

WAITRESS:

Anything else?

SHEENA:

Uhhh... more queso?

MASON:

(nodding)

Yeah.

WAITRESS:

Mm-hm.

She leaves, and Mason just takes it all in.

MASON:

Ah, Jesus.

SHEENA:

What?

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MASON:

I don't know, doesn't it all seem a

little overwhelming? I mean, college?

I mean, I like the idea of being

away from home and gaining skills

and getting better at photography.

I just, I don't know, I'm not counting

on it being some big transformative

experience.

SHEENA:

I don't think it's that

transformative. I just see it as

the next step.

MASON:

But it's like a pre-ordained slot

that's already got your name and

number on it. I don't think it's

the key to my future. Cause, like,

I mean, look at my mom. She got her

degree, and got a pretty good job,

she can pay her bills...

SHEENA:

Well, I like your mom.

MASON:

Well, I like my mom, too. I just

mean, basically, she's still just as

f***ing confused as I am.

Waitress drops off more queso.

SHEENA:

(to Waitress)

Thank you.

MASON:

Thanks.

Mason and Sheena dip chips into the bowl of queso.

EXT. SIDEWALK - NIGHT

Mason and Sheena walk on the sidewalk.

EXT. PARKING GARAGE - SUNRISE

Mason and Sheena walk across a parking garage rooftop.

They watch the sunrise. Mason stands behind her and wraps

his arms around her. She turns to him and they kiss.

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INT. DORM ROOM - DAY

Mason and Sheena lie in bed under the sheets. Sam's roommate

comes in.

ROOMMATE:

Hello?

MASON:

Hey. Um, did uh, did Sam tell you

we were gonna stay here?

ROOMMATE:

(laughs)

Uh -- no.

MASON:

(laughs)

Sorry. Um, she uh, she said you

were out of town for the weekend.

ROOMMATE:

Yeah, I was. I just got back. Are

you her... brother?

MASON:

Yeah, I'm, I'm Mason.

Awkward laugh.

ROOMMATE:

Right.

MASON:

Um, this is Sheena.

ROOMMATE:

Hello. Uh, great. Alright. I'm...

gonna leave my stuff here, if it's

okay, and get something to eat and...

MASON:

Okay.

ROOMMATE:

... I'll just come back in a little

bit...

MASON:

Yeah, yeah we have to, we have to

get outta here soon anyway, so...

ROOMMATE:

Alright. It's nice meeting you.

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She turns to go.

MASON:

Yeah. You, too.

SHEENA:

(under sheet)

Sorry!

The roommate exits. Sheena and Mason hide under the sheets.

MASON:

That was so awkward.

INT. SCHOOL PHOTO EXHIBIT - DAY

There is an exhibit of various art works set up. Mason enters

and walks over to a series of photographs he took of Sheena.

He starts to take them down. One of the school's teachers

comes over.

TEACHER:

Mason... silver medal winner.

Congratulations!

MASON:

Thank you.

TEACHER:

Heard you got a scholarship.

MASON:

Yeah. Yeah, every little bit helps,

you know.

TEACHER:

Yeah. When you gonna go out there?

MASON:

End of the summer I think. You know,

work some more before then, try to

save up some money, at least.

TEACHER:

Yeah, before you have to fend for

yourself.

MASON:

Yeah, yeah, that's the idea.

TEACHER:

Yeah. Well how're feeling about it?

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MASON:

Excited, you know. But kind of half-

excited, half-terrified.

TEACHER:

Yeah, kind of that voluptuous panic.

MASON:

Yeah. Exactly.

TEACHER:

Well, it's gonna be good. It's gonna

be crazy good. I liked college a

lot better than high school. You

kinda find your people in college,

you know?

MASON:

Exactly.

TEACHER:

Well you'll be fine, you've got a

good heart. Just follow your heart,

yeah?

MASON:

Thanks.

TEACHER:

Good luck. Don't forget to floss.

Mason's phone dings. He takes it out.

Cell phone text message graphic:

Mason - Can't, I'll just see you tomorrow. Sheena - What's

your deal? Meet me at the tree.

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - DAY

Sheena and Mason are sitting on bleachers outside the school,

under a tree overlooking a practice field. They are in mid-

argument.

SHEENA:

I just don't get why you're being so

f***ing childish.

MASON:

I'm not being childish. You're the

one who made it into this big thing

by telling everyone.

SHEENA:

I haven't told anyone.

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MASON:

So Cynthia just magically knows you're

going to the prom with this loser

even though you're not dating him

anymore?

SHEENA:

She's my best friend.

MASON:

Well, your best friend has a big

f***ing mouth.

SHEENA:

Take it up with her, then.

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