Brad’s Status Page #18

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school, everyone here is gonna

remember this. I’ll never be able

to live this down.

(little laugh)

But they won’t remember. They’re

just thinking about themselves, you

know? Nobody cares. The only

person thinking about you is me.

So the only opinion that should

matter to you is mine.

(CONTINUED)

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Brad turns to Troy.

BRAD:

Yeah. And what’s your opinion?

TROY:

(matter-of-fact)

I love you.

Brad’s eyes instantly fill with emotion.

Brad nods, accepting this.

BRAD:

(softly)

Thank you.

Brad looks at his son with gratitude.

148 INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT 148

The lights in the room are out.

room.

MOONLIGHT illuminates the

Brad, in bed, looks over at Troy, sound asleep.

Brad then looks up at the ceiling.

NARRATOR:

That night, a memory popped intoBrad’s head.

149 EXT. TUFTS LAWN - DUSK 149

Magic hour. We SEE a group of YOUNG MALE STUDENTS, from ashort distance away, gathering on the quad lawn. They areCHATTING and LAUGHING.

NARRATOR:

He and his friends were back in

college. They were on the quad,

laughing about something. Theywere still young - all potential -

unformed and undefined.

We STAY on this image for a while.

150 INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT 150

CLOSE ON BRAD - lost in his memory. *

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Brad stares at the balcony doors. A draft of wind blows the

curtains slightly. We HEAR a faint whistling noise.

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NARRATOR:

A sudden rush of feeling floodedBrad. He lay there a while,

letting himself really feel thelife inside him. He kept saying inhis mind - I’m alive. I’m alive.

I’m still alive.

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Brad smiles to himself rolling over on his side, turning awayfrom us - we HEAR the beginning of Dvorak’s “Humoresque” and

we...

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FADE TO BLACK.

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