Donnie Darko Page #6

Donnie stands there silently for a moment, and then Grandma

Death turns back towards her house.

EXT. DR. THURMAN'S RANCH - SUNSET

We see a large colonial rancher in the distance.

INT. THERAPIST'S OFFICE - EVENING

Dr. Lilian Thurman (fifty-eight) is a beautiful older woman.

DR. THURMAN

Your mother said that you've been

skipping cycles of your medication.

DONNIE:

I've been taking it. I just like to

make her feel guilty for all of this.

You know, abuse her. Psychologically.

DR. THURMAN

All of this... certainly isn't your

mother's fault, Donald.

He is quiet for a moment.

DONNIE:

So, I met a new friend.

DR. THURMAN

Would you like to talk about this

friend?

DONNIE:

His name is Frank.

DR. THURMAN

Frank.

DONNIE:

I think he saved my life.

DR. THURMAN

How so?

DONNIE:

Don't you watch the news?

DR. THURMAN

I don't own a television.

DONNIE:

A jet engine fell on my house...

landed on my bed. While I was talking

to Frank on the golf course.

Dr. Thurman looks at him for a long beat, analysing whether

or not he is telling her the truth.

DONNIE:

I'm not kidding.

Concerned, Dr. Thurman leans in closer.

DR. THURMAN

Frank... instructed you... to get

out of bed... just before this

happened.

DONNIE:

He said to follow him.

DR. THURMAN

Follow him where?

DONNIE:

Into the future.

(beat)

Then he said that the world was coming

to an end.

He rubs his arm, where the numbers are still lightly drawn.

DR. THURMAN

Do you believe that the world is

coming to an end?

DONNIE:

(long beat)

No.

(beat)

That's stupid.

INT. MIDDLESEX RIDGE SCHOOL - HALLWAY

In the empty school hallway... a gigantic tidal wave forms

in the distance and comes crashing towards us between the

lockers.

INT. FAMILY ROOM - NIGHT (EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, 2 A.M.)

Donnie lies on the couch... fast asleep. His eyes slowly

open.

There, standing in the corner of the room in the shadows is

Frank.

FRANK:

Wake up, Donnie.

INT. MIDDLESEX RIDGE SCHOOL - NIGHT

In the dark school hallway, Donnie rounds the corner with a

flashlight, a can of spray paint, and an axe. Frank stands

in the same hallway where the tidal wave crashed.

INT. SCHOOL BASEMENT - NEXT

Donnie shines the flashlight through the basement. He

approaches some old piping.

Donnie puts the axe back over his shoulder and then lowers

it fiercely. The smashing of metal against metal echoes

through the huge room.

TITLE CARD:

OCTOBER 4 1988

EXT. BUS STOP - MORNING (7:45 A.M.)

The same group stands and waits for the bus. The guys smoke.

Cherita stands alone. Samantha is reading something to Joanie.

SAMANTHA:

(reading)

"And then the prince was led into a

world of strange and beautiful magic."

JOANIE:

Wow.

Donnie grabs the piece of paper from his sister.

DONNIE:

(reading out loud)

"The Last Unicorn!" By Samantha Darko.

SAMANTHA:

Donnie! Give it back!

He pushes her away.

SAMANTHA:

You're wrinkling it!

SEAN:

Hey, it's 7:
45. The bus shoulda been

here, like, twenty minutes ago.

RONALD:

Maybe Martha Moo finally went nuts

and hijacked the bus.

SEAN:

(excited)

You know, there's, like, this rule.

We get to go home at 7:55.

RONALD:

There's no rule!

SEAN:

F*** yeah there is! If the bus doesn't

show up in thirty minutes, you're

supposed to go straight home.

DONNIE:

Yeah... he's right. Because if we

keep waiting, some guy in a van might

pull up and try to molest us. And

then our parents could sue the school

board.

Everyone starts to get excited... looking down the road to

see if the bus is coming.

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