Ghost World Page #7

REBECCA:

SHUT UP!

ENID:

She says she wants to MMPH!

Rebecca puts her hand over Enid's mouth.

CUT TO:

A PUSH SWEEPER, SWEEPING THE CARPET.

ANGLE ON:
OLD WOMAN slowly sweeping.

WE FOLLOW HER BACK TO: Enid, Rebecca & Josh. They're now

eating:
ten minutes have passed, it's 12:45.

ENID:

So Josh... Becky and I are trying to

figure out what makes you tick.

Tell us about your political beliefs.

REBECCA laughs.

JOSH:

Yeah, right.

ENID:

No, I'm serious. Give us your whole

basic philosophy in a nutshell.

REBECCA:

Oh my God, look, that's got to be

him!

A GUY enters.

ENID:

Is he wearing a green cardigan?

REBECCA:

What exactly is a cardigan anyway?

The GUY joins a friend.

ENID:

That's not him... Jesus, stop freaking

me out.

JOSH:

In answer to your question, I suppose

I endorse policies that are opposed

to stupidity and violence and cruelty

in any form...

ENID:

I figured something like that...

REBECCA:

Oh my God!

They see a somewhat funny-looking guy in his late 30's,

wearing a green cardigan, SEYMOUR, enter. Enid and Rebecca

hunch down in their seats.

ENID:

It's obviously him!

REBECCA:

I can't believe it!

Seymour sits down and looks around. Weird Al brings a menu.

ANOTHER ANGLE ON: WEIRD AL bringing his milkshake. Ten more

minutes have passed, it's 12:55.

REBECCA:

What's going on now? What's he doing?

ENID:

Oh my god, he just ordered a giant

glass of milk!

JOSH:

(bursting her bubble)

It's a vanilla milkshake.

Fifteen more minutes have passed - it's 1:10 PM. Seymour

looks around, still hopeful. His date is now TEN MINUTES

LATE.

REBECCA:

What's he doing now?

ENID:

He's still just sitting there. God,

this is totally unbearable!

JOSH:

I agree.

REBECCA:

I wish I could see him.

ENID:

Go ahead and look, but don't make it

too obvious...

Rebecca turns around and pretends to look past Seymour.

It's now 1:
30 PM. His date is 30 MINUTES LATE. Seymour gets

up and walks sadly towards the cashier (Weird Al).

REBECCA:

Do you think he knows?

ENID:

I dunno...

They watch him leave. Enid goes up to pay the bill while

Josh and Rebecca go outside.

ENID:

Hey Weird Al, did that guy say

anything to you before he left?

AL:

Not a thing.

Enid goes back to the table to leave a tip, two dollars. Al

passes behind her.

AL:

(cheerfully

professional despite

her abuse)

Thank you and come again.

Enid hesitates, overcome with guilt. She glances back at Al,

then digs every penny out of her pocket (about seven dollars

in coins and wadded up bills) and adds it to his tip.

EXT. CITY STREETS - DAY

The trio drive in silence. Suddenly, an extra-wide pick-up

vrooms past Josh, cutting off the driver (SEYMOUR) next to

him. SEYMOUR bobs violently as he screams silent obscenities.

JOSH:

Jesus, look at this guy.

ENID:

Oh my God, that's HIM!

REBECCA:

Are you sure?

ENID:

Totally! Look!

ANGLE ON:
SEYMOUR really having a fit now. Once it's out of

his system, he reverts to an amiable poker-face.

ENID:

He's insane!

REBECCA:

We should follow him home.

JOSH:

Forget it.

ENID:

Come on, Josh... don't you want to

see where he lives?

JOSH:

No.

ENID:

But this guy is like a one-of-kind,

rare butterfly, and we have to follow

him back to his natural habitat...

JOSH:

You need counseling.

EXT. SEYMOUR'S APARTMENT - DAY

Several minutes have passed. Seymour parks.

REBECCA:

God, he lives right in our

neighborhood!

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