Kids Page #5

JENNIE:

And sometimes it takes a long time,

and you're f***ing gagging.

RUBY:

Yeah. And then it hits that little

thing.

(MORE)

28.

RUBY(cont'd)

(pointing to the back of

her throat)

That little punch bag. What is it?

The tonsils. The esophagus,

whatever.

JENNIE:

Yeah. And you're not getting

anything out of it.

RUBY:

And it's like. How much more can I

bob here? You know.

LINDA:

And you don't get sh*t out of it.

SUSAN:

Have you ever swallowed it before?

JENNIE:

No.

SUSAN:

Me neither.

RUBY:

I have.

They all laugh.

RUBY (cont’d)

It was... it was.

SUSAN:

It's like sweet and sour, and salty

butter.

RUBY:

No, no, no. You can't get that

taste out of your mouth. Until you

eat something.

SUSAN:

Yeah.

RUBY:

You can drink like there's no

tomorrow but you still can't get

that sperm between the teeth out.

It's so disgusting.

Laughter.

29.

RUBY (CONT'D) (cont’d)

The only way you can get it out is

like if you eat like a real meal.

INT. PAUL'S APARTMENT - DAY

Continuing the conversation.

Telly is looking straight into the CAMERA.

TELLY:

All I know is that condoms suck.

They don't work. They break. They

slip off. It's impossible to feel

anything. They make your dick

shrink. But I still use 'em. Or at

least I did once.

INT. RUBY'S HOUSE - DAY

Laughter accompanies their conversation.

JENNIE:

I mean. Telly is the only guy I've

ever had sex with. You knew that.

DIANE:

No. I didn't know that. I thought

you got with A.J. too.

JENNIE:

No, we just messed around.

INT. PAUL'S APARTMENT - DAY

Continued talking.

PAUL:

That's the whole thing. You know if

you look at it. I mean all you hear

about is disease this and disease

that. And everyone's dying. And you

better wear a condom or else. But

the truth is. I don't know any kids

with AIDS. No one I know has ever

died from that sh*t. It's like some

weird make-believe story that the

whole world believes.

TELLY:

Yep.

Playing the video game.

30.

CASPER:

Yeah. It's a great big fraud.

INT. RUBY'S ROOM - DAY

Continued talking.

RUBY:

I've known the past of all the

people I've f***ed without a

condom. Like I know one of the

people got tested and was negative.

LINDA:

Yeah.

RUBY:

And I know that one of them f***ed

like two other girls, who were both

virgins, so I knew he was safe.

LINDA:

Yeah.

RUBY:

And the other person I just f***ed,

which was a mistake. But I went to

the clinic last week with Jennie.

Jennie looks embarrassed.

RUBY (cont’d)

I made her get tested with me

because I didn't want to go alone.

.

LINDA:

Did they ask you a lot of

questions?

INT. TESTING CLINIC - DAY

Ruby is sitting across from a BLACK NURSE. The nurse has a

clipboard in her hand. She is sitting at a small desk that is

cluttered with papers and pictures of her kids. The room is

decorated on shades of bright yellow. There are pictures of

clowns on the wall. There is a large paper diagram on the

wall that traces, step by step, the process of inserting a

condom.

Ruby is chewing gum and tapping her feet. She scratches her

elbow.

31.

The black nurse is very overweight; she talks with a strong

New York accent. She sips a coffee mug that reads "I love

Mom."

BLACK NURSE:

How old you?

RUBY:

INT. TESTING CLINIC - DAY

Jennie is sitting across from a very skinny WHITE NURSE. The

nurse has a clip board in her head. Spanish rock music is

sleeping through the walls. A small desk fan is rotating back

and forth. The room is dirty.

Jennie is sitting in a chair. She looks very pretty and childlike.

She is facing downward and her hair is falling into her

face.

Jennie speaks in a low voice.

WHITE NURSE:

How old are you?

JENNIE:

INT. TESTING CLINIC - DAY

The black nurse scratches her scalp and it makes a noise.

BLACK NURSE:

How many people have you had

vaginal intercourse with?

RUBY:

Umm. Altogether?

BLACK NURSE:

Yes. Altogether.

RUBY:

Hmm. I'd say eight, maybe nine.

BLACK NURSE:

How many times have you gone

unprotected?

RUBY:

With four of them, I didn't use any

kind of protection. Wait, maybe it

was three.

32.

INT. TESTING CLINIC - DAY

The white nurse scribbles something down.

WHITE NURSE:

How many people have you had

vaginal intercourse with?

.

JENNIE:

One.

WHITE NURSE:

Were you protected?

Pause.

JENNIE:

No.

An EXTREME CLOSEUP shot of a pencil checking the NO box.

INT. TESTING CLINIC - DAY

The black nurse takes a long sip from her mug.

BLACK NURSE:

Have you ever had anal intercourse?

RUBY:

Yes.

BLACK NURSE:

With how many people?

RUBY:

Umm. Three I believe. But I'm not

sure.

BLACK NURSE:

Were they wearing condoms?

RUBY:

Uh. Yes. Twice they weren't. Two

times they didn't.

INT. TESTING CLINIC - DAY

The white nurse sticks her head a few inches from the fan and

lets the wind blow her sweaty face.

WHITE NURSE:

Have you ever had anal intercourse?

33.

JENNIE:

No.

INT. TESTING CLINIC - DAY

The black nurse has a big smile on her face.

BLACK NURSE:

Okee dokey. You should come back in

seven days and we should have your

results.

INT. TESTING CLINIC - DAY

A CLOSEUP of Jennie's face.

JENNIE:

(timidly)

Thanks.

EXT. ENTRANCE OF AN UPTOWN TRAIN STATION - DAY

Casper and Telly run down the stairwell. People enter and

exit.

INT. TRAIN STATION - DAY

Casper and Telly run down the stairs. They look around to see

if there is any transit security. They simultaneously walk up

to the turnstile and pull back the revolving metal guard.

Then they slip through very nonchalantly.

A short BLING GUY is playing the accordion. He is standing up

and tapping his feet. He's playing "Danny Boy". In front of

his feet is a large leather briefcase with dollar bills and

scattered change.

Casper and Telly walk up to the Blind Guy. They watch him for

a second, then Casper starts to clap with his beer in his

hand. He starts to smile really big.

Telly sees Casper smiling and then he begins to smile.

.

CASPER:

Man, this guy is really good.

TELLY:

He looks like my uncle.

Casper looks at the money collection.

CASPER:

I bet he makes hella money.

34.

A train comes speeding by.

Casper walks next to the Blind Guy and starts dancing really

funny. Telly starts to laugh. Some guy in a business suit

walks by and throws some change in the collection.

INT. TESTING CLINIC - WAITING ROOM - DAY

Typical waiting room. Big sofas and chairs. A table is in the

middle of the floor, magazines and pocketbooks. A water jug

is in the corner. A ceiling fan is circling fast up above.

An assortment of men and women of different races and colors.

They look mainly middle class. Jennie and Ruby are the

youngest people in the room.

A man in a three-piece suit slowly walks by. Jennie tries to

see his face but he is turned the wrong way. Ruby continues

to talk.

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