Boys and Girls Page #7

Synopsis: Jennifer and Ryan are students at UC Berkeley, acquaintances off and on since early adolescence. She's quick, witty, ironic, literary, and independent; he's deliberate, literal, serious, studying structural engineering, always working on a plan. They take walks, they console each other over break-ups, he shares his plans. She's headed for Italy after graduation. Then, to their equal surprise, they spend a night together. Her response is to skitter away from continued intimacy and want to stay friends; he's hurt by her response, so he withdraws. Can it all get sorted out before she leaves town?
 
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and after awhile they just|started forming a pattern...

this weird pattern that linked|together our entire relationship.

And everything seemed clear to me,|like one logical progression.

We're the greatest plan ever made,|and I had nothing to do with it!

You made me feel that maybe I didn't|have to keep planning anymore...

because it felt like|I was actually living...

and that for once I wouldn't have|to work so hard at being happy.

That it could just happen.

Nothing will ever|hurt me as much...

as your reaction|to that same experience.

-Ryan...|-What? What?

You wanna go to the library and|pretend like nothing happened?

I can't do that.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.|I don't know what to say.

Look, you don't have|to say anything.

I have to go.|Have fun in Italy.

-I'm gonna miss you so much!|-I'm gonna miss you too.

E-mail me about|anything, okay?

You know, school, food,|tall dark handsome Italian guys.

-I want to know everything.|-Okay. You gotta stop crying now.

Yeah, you stop crying.

I'm the one looking down the|barrel of a very lonely final year.

Jennifer?

Jennifer.

-Where are you going?|-Italy.

-Right now?|-Miss!

-How are Ryan's exams going?|-Good. They're going good.

-He's doing okay?|-He's doing great. He couldn't...

That's a lie. He's in love with|someone who's not in love with him.

-How do you think he is?|-Are we gonna go?

I love you.

-Hi.|-Hi.

-Are you a friend of Jennifer's?|-Yeah. I'm Amy.

Amy? Yeah, I've heard of you,|of course. Nice to meet you.

And your name?

What's your name?

My name?

Yeah. You know, it's...

it's Steve.|My name is Steve.

It's nice to meet you, Steve.

Going to Europe|for the summer?

-Yeah. I just graduated.|-Congratulations.

-Thanks.|-In what?

-Latin.|-Latin? How interesting.

What are you gonna do|with that?

I have no idea.

Don't worry. I spent four years|at college studying English.

-I didn't have a clue.|-Really?

Really.|Now I run my own company.

You'll figure out|what you want.

Why was it a mistake? Was it|because anything that gets close...

to real intimacy|freaks you out?

-Stop the van!|-What?

-Could you please stop the van?|-I can't pull over!

-Pull over, I'm getting out!|-I can't. We're in the freeway!

Ryan?

Nothing will ever|hurt me as much...

as your reaction|to that same experience.

Am?

-What are you doing here?|-I don't know.

What's wrong?|What happened?

I don't know.|I just... I just can't...

Is somebody here?

-Yeah.|-Who?

It doesn't matter.|Just tell me what's wrong.

Amy, who's here?

-Hunter?|-Hunter?!

-Hunter!|-It's a long story.

-Hunter, where's Ryan?|-He's on his way back to LA.

-He was catching the 4:OO shuttle.|-4:OO?

-Which airline?|-Sky Southwest.

Thank you.

Hunter?

You can call me Tiger.

Good afternoon, folks.|Sorry about the delay.

We'll be headed out for|the runway in just a minute.

-Can I help you, sir?|-I don't know. Can...

you bring me a glass|of water, please?

I'm sorry, sir. You're gonna|have to wait till we're airborne.

It will just be a few minutes.

"Te amo."

"Te amo", Ryan Walker.

-I think she's talking to you.|-Please, you have to take your seat.

Did you hear what I said?

I love you and I'm not going to Italy.|I'm staying here with you.

-It's too late.|-No.

Everything that you said|about that night, I felt it too...

and it scared me.|I was scared to lose you.

But I was even more scared|to let myself love you...

because every time I let love in,|somebody takes it away...

and it just hurts so bad.|But I'm tired of being afraid.

Ma'am, I need you to turn around|and put your seatbelt on.

I just made the most important|decision in my entire life...

and you want me|to put on the seatbelt?

Yes, I do.

Okay.

What about six months from now?|How do I know you'll be happy then?

How do I know you'll be happy?|How do we know anything?

-The plane isn't gonna crash?|-We're gonna crash?

I'm not asking you again. You're|required to fasten your seatbelts!

I need you. That's a really|hard thing for me to accept...

but it's a whole lot easier than|imagining my life without you.

I wanna do laundry|with you, Ryan.

But you send|your laundry out.

-Not anymore.|-You wanna switch?

Yeah!

Will you two please sit down?!

-What? What is it?|-The laundry thing is a metaphor?

Don't worry.|I'll show you how.

-One, two, three, four...|-Try breathing. It'll help relax.

...eight...|-Trust me.

That's lovely.|My mother wears the same scent.

Looking for something|in particular?

I got it.

So sorry.|I'm really...

Actually, I was in the market|for some cheetah pants.

My God.

You're all Victoria's|Secret supermodels.

-What are you doing in our room?|-All the other rooms were full...

and I had to change, so...

-This is where we get changed.|-Right.

Don't let me stop you!

You're funny.|And we love funny guys.

Have you ever been|with four women before?

Once I had lunch with my mom|and her three sisters...

but I don't think that counts.

Thank you.

What?

-No, that's not me! I swear!|-We know. It's us.

-Supermodels fart?|-Yes.

How do you think|we stay so thin?

Does it turn you on?

Yeah.

-You do it.|-What? Fart?

Yeah.

-Don't you wanna turn us on?|-Yes.

Yes, I do.

Okay.

Fart.

My uncle died this way.|He shot an aneurysm and...

Less talk, okay?

-More fart.|-More fart, come on.

What?|Where are you going?

Didn't I turn you on?

And there you have it. Every night|for the last week, same dream.

So, what do you think|it means?

I don't know.|Were you breast-fed as a child?

I knew this was a mistake.

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Andrew Lowery

Andrew Lowery is an American actor, screenwriter, and director, best known for playing "Mack" McGivern in the film School Ties and Matthew, the white cousin of Cree Summer's character Freddie, on the television series A Different World. more…

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