Carrie Page #3

These are Godless times, Mrs. Snell.

JOHN:
This gym teacher

was running Chrissie

into the ground and used profanity.

I believe the term "shitty" was used.

JOHN:
She can't do that.

It's abuse of power.

You're right, Daddy. That's what she said.

"Shitty. " She's really abusive.

Ms. Desjardin was reprimanded

for what happened in class today.

But you know we've had a lot of problems

with your daughter in the past.

And now, with what she did

to her classmate, Carrie White.

The girl was having her...

What your daughter and her posse...

I'm not going to sit here

and listen to half-truths.

I know my daughter.

She said she didn't do it.

I want her prom privileges restored.

You can't prove she did anything, can you?

I believe that there is a

video of the incident.

DESJARDIN:
And I think

your daughter is the one who took it.

I think a video like that would probably

be pretty damning to anyone in it

and to the person who made it.

Don't you, Mr. Hargensen?

I don't know. I'm just a gym teacher,

but it seems like a video like that

would probably affect college admissions,

possibly a lawsuit, tons of bad publicity.

I wonder what The Today Show

would do with a video like that.

I think we should just look at her phone

and if it's not there,

I owe you a huge apology

and she should be allowed to go to prom.

Chris.

Chris.

(CHUCKLES) Daddy,

I'm not going to give them my phone.

I have personal things on here.

Isn't that invasion of

privacy or something?

(SIGHS)

Chrissie, if you want to go to prom,

just give them the damn phone

and we can be done with this.

I have to get back to work.

Dad.

God damn it,

just give them your phone, Chris.

No.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

So, I'm officially out of the prom.

I bet that cocksucker Morton

loses his job, though.

My dad is suing him.

Jesus, Sue, why didn't you stand up for me?

We could have had them by the balls.

We deserved it

for what we did to Carrie White.

I thought I deserved it.

(EXHALES)

Desjardin was right.

We did a shitty thing for no reason.

Bullshit!

That Carrie goes around saying

that everyone but her and her mother

are going to hell

and you stuck up for her? Come on!

You can be such a pig sometimes, Chris.

What did Carrie White ever do to you?

She's been begging for it

since the sixth grade, Sue.

I got to go.

I seem to remember you were in there

throwing sh*t with the rest of us.

What was it that she was calling her?

- "Freak"?

- I stopped.

Oh, you stopped?

- Yeah.

- Why did you keep running?

Hmm?

- Why did you keep running, Sue?

- Stop it, Chris!

You kept running, Sue, little Suze,

because you've been dreaming

about senior year

and the perfect boyfriend

and the perfect prom

your whole goddamned life.

You already booked the hotel,

already practiced the sounds

you're going to make

when you and Tommy

make love. (PANTING)

(CHUCKLES)

That's why you had this

bullshit change of heart.

You don't give a sh*t about Carrie White.

And everybody knows it.

Okay. I'll see you around, Sue.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)

(CHUCKLING)

Carrie?

(CREAKING)

(CHUCKLING)

Carrie?

(GASPS)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

(GRUNTS)

I'm not going to let

anyone hurt you, little girl.

You're safe here with me.

(SIGHS)

(GASPS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Got it.

Hey.

How are you doing?

(CHUCKLES) Good.

- Good?

- Yeah.

- What's up?

- I want you to take Carrie White to prom.

(LAUGHS)

Good one, babe. Come on.

Are you serious?

I'm just trying to fix what I did.

(STAMMERING) Yeah.

I get that, but this is...

Sue, it's nuts.

Okay, so it's nuts.

But after what we did to her,

I have to do something.

I have to do something that counts.

Uh...

(CHUCKLING) What even makes you think

that she would say yes to me?

She'd say yes.

We've barely even spoken.

I saw how she looked at you in class

when you rescued her.

What girl doesn't want to go to prom?

What girl doesn't want one magical night?

Maybe I can give that up for her.

No. Babe, I want you

to have that magic night.

I don't want to go to prom

with Carrie White.

I want to go to prom with you.

I can't go.

Hey, Carrie.

(GASPS)

I was looking for you at the library

because that's where they said you were.

But, uh, you weren't there,

so I figured maybe you were here.

"Telekinesis:
Unlocking the Mind. "

(STUTTERING) No, no.

Is that about, uh, hypnosis?

Because me and my friends, we tried that.

We actually hypnotized my boy's dog.

(CHUCKLES)

Anyway, um...

How are you doing?

I'm okay.

Cool.

So you know how, um, prom is next week?

You know?

Um, I was wondering,

if you don't have a date already,

maybe you want to go with me.

What?

The prom. Next week.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(GIRL LAUGHING)

TOMMY:
Carrie.

Hey.

- Carrie.

- Stop!

Please, just stop trying to trick me.

No, I'm not trying to trick you.

I'm not tricking you.

Aren't you with Sue Snell?

Yeah, I'm with Sue Snell,

but she doesn't want to go.

I'm sorry.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

(WHIMPERING)

Did one of the girls try something again?

No.

I got invited to prom.

Really?

(GASPS)

That's great news.

With who?

It's Tommy Ross.

Wow. Tommy Ross?

He is pretty dreamy, huh? (CHUCKLES)

Yeah.

I know who he goes around with.

They're just going to trick me again.

Right?

Maybe he really meant it.

No.

Yes, of course he did.

Why?

Why would he want to go with me?

Come here.

Do you know what I see?

I see a beautiful young woman.

Maybe wear a little make-up.

Pinch your cheeks a little bit,

put some color in there.

Curl your hair.

Stand up straight.

There you go.

DESJARDIN:
Come on, Sue.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

You and Chris are best friends.

If you two...

If you three are planning on playing a joke

on a lonely, defenseless girl...

This has nothing to do with Chris.

Or you, Miss Desjardin. And for me...

Listen, with due respect,

Miss Desjardin, this is between Sue and me.

It's kind of like a private thing.

And what is the big deal anyway?

It's just for one night, right?

Famous athletes like Tim Tebow,

he takes kids to prom all the time

and everyone loves him for it.

Really?

You're hardly a famous athlete.

(STUTTERING)

This is a really big deal for her.

Listen. It doesn't matter.

She said no.

- So you'll try again.

- Don't.

- Okay.

- It's not okay.

Tommy,

when you show up to prom

with Carrie White on your arm,

don't you think you're going to look

the tiniest bit ridiculous?

We don't care how we look. Do we?

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

No.

Come on.

What are you doing here?

(CHUCKLES) Aren't you going to ask me in?

What do you want? You can't be here.

Right to the point, huh?

Cool. About the prom.

You kind of left me hanging.

I already told you.

I know, but I was hoping

that you'd change your mind.

Girls change their mind all the time.

Why are you doing this?

Because I want to.

You need to leave.

I'm not leaving until you say yes.

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