Cherry Falls Page #4

Jody is standing at the door with her best friend SANDY, looking for a

place to sit. Sandy is thin and a little underdeveloped for her age. She

is wearing very little make-up, a baggy shirt and baggy jeans. Although

she looks much more tomboyish than Jody and a year or two younger, she is

still quite cute and curvy, just lacking a bit in self-confidence when it

comes to boys. Sandy is staring at Mark.

JODY:

Go sit next to him.

SANDY:

Who?

JODY:

Mark Shale.

SANDY:

Why?

JODY:

Don't you want to talk to him?

You watch him eat everyday.

SANDY:

I don't watch him eat everyday.

JODY:

You stare at him non-stop,

like every lunch. Like this. Like

most people stare at car accidents.

Jody imitates Sandy.

SANDY:

The seat behind him is open. Come on,

I can eavesdrop too.

JODY:

You eventually have to talk to him.

SANDY:

Why? All my mom and dad ever do is

watch each other eat and they've been

married for twenty years.

Cindy sees Jody approaching and motions her over.

CINDY:

Jody!

Jody starts toward her table.

SANDY:

No! That's his table.

JODY:

You're going to look really

amoebic splitting off from me now.

The other three kids look up as Jody sits don.

Sandy has no choice but to sit down next to Mark. She immediately freezes

up.

CINDY:

Did your dad question you

this morning?

JODY:

Just a little.

BEN:

Did he ask you if Stacy

and Rod has ever exchanged

bodily fluids?

JODY:

No. Why?

CINDY:

He asked Marliston.

JODY:

If they had ever gone all the way?

BEN:

Yeah. Chris BERRINGER WAS PARKED

OUTSIDE THE WINDOW.

CINDY:

I wonder why it's so important

to know if they f***ed?

Sandy is completely frozen. Jody realizes it. Mark is paying no attention

to her.

BEN:

What I don't understand is

why they asked Marliston if

Rod was a virgin. They could have

asked you Cindy.

CINDY:

I never f***ed Rod.

BEN:

Exactly. Then he must be a virgin.

Jody nudges Sandy under the table, trying to prompt her to say something.

Sandy can only stare at Mark as he eats.

CINDY(O.C.)

If I'm so all-used-up Ben,

why do you try to hook me

up non-stop?

BEN(O.C.)

As f***ing if.

Across the cafeteria, a sophomore ANNETTE storms in very upset. She

confronts DYLAN, her junior boyfriend.

ANNETTE:

You're a shitsucking liar!

DYLAN:

(taunting)

Better than being a 'cocksucking'

liar!

ANNETTE:

Shut your face!

Annette leaps on Dylan and starts violently scratching him. Mr. Marliston

runs over and pulls her off. He drags Annette away.

ANNETTE:

He's been telling people....

LEONARD:

You can tell me all about it in

my office. Calm down. We're all

on edge today.

He guides her out.

Sandy gets up her nerve and makes eye contact with Mark.

SANDY:

What's up with that?

Mark opens a TWINKIE and starts to eat it.

MARK:

Dylan's been telling people

that Annette gave him a blow

job.

SANDY:

And she didn't?

Ben and Mark laugh.

BEN:

There's a better chance that he

got head from all five Spice Girls.

SANDY:

That's horrible.

Cindy laughs at Sandy. Sandy doesn't appreciate being laughed at.

CINDY:

I think it's funny.

BEN:

Me too. I'm going to start

telling people that I saw her drop

to her knees and latch on to his

unit vector.

Cindy laughs. The first meeting hasn't gone well for Sandy. Jody feels for

her and jumps to her rescue.

JODY:

You wouldn't?

BEN:

I would if Dylan paid me.

INT. SCHOOL

The bell rings. It's the end of the day.

EXT. SCHOOL

All the kids charge out. Jody walks out with Sandy.

SANDY:

(flustered)

What am I supposed to say?

'Nice sweater Mark'? 'Did you

buy it at Eddie Bauer's?'

JODY:

(teasing a bit)

You could tell him you really

liked the way he chews with his

back molars.

SANDY:

You're so f***ing lucky your

dad is the sheriff.

JODY:

You are 'sp f***ing' wrong.

SANDY:

You get to be a little Chelsea

Clinton. Everyone wants to meet

you. Party with you. Have sex with you.

JODY:

But you can't do any of it.

So it sucks. I always have to

'set an example'.

Jody stops, noticing something.

EXT. PARKING LOT

Jody's POV - Kenny is walking to his car with Sharon.

Sandy sees how upset Jody is.

SANDY:

He's just trying to mess

with your head. Ignore

him.

JODY:

Does she f***?

SANDY:

(trying to comfort)

I doubt it. Who'd want

to f*** her. She probably

reeks worse than the docks

down in those panties.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. STREET

Jody is slowly pedaling her bicycle next to Sandy.

JODY:

(frustrated)

Mr. Jenkins called on me in

class today. It was so embarrassing.

I was seriously spaced. I'd been thinking

about Kenny for over twenty minutes.

When I snapped out of it, I looked pathetic.

I was teared up. Everyone was staring at me.

STACY:

What did you say?

JODY:

That I was sorry. I'd drifted off.

That I'd been thinking about Stacy

and Rod.

SANDY:

Oh nice save.

JODY:

I was desperate. It was gross.

SANDY:

Kenny'll come running back.

This is just his way of pressuring

you.

JODY:

He says he loves me.

SANDY:

Personally I think he has a deep,

almost pathological desire to corrupt

you. But I suppose that's a type of love.

I certainly wish someone wanted to corrupt me.

JODY:

(musing)

Maybe I should blister through a bottle of

Tequila and just f*** his brains out.

SANDY:

No!

JODY:

You're the one always saying 'Just do it'.

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