Mistress America Page #6

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Brooke cooks while Tracy watches her and hands her things.

TRACY (V.O.)

But outside the windows I could

hear the hot sound of jackhammerstaking the city apart.

Brooke and Tracy eat spaghetti carbonara.

TRACY (V.O.)

In New York neighborhoods change asquickly as the weather.

Or maybe it’s the other way around.

EXT. TIMES SQUARE. NIGHT

Tracy and Brooke walk together arm and arm.

TRACY (V.O.)

But I couldn’t warn Meadow. By thetime I noticed it, it was alreadytoo late.

38.

INT. BAR. NIGHT

It’s a bar bar, they’re there to get drunk. Or at least

Brooke is. Brooke looks at something on her phone. Laughs.

Holds it out for Tracy.

BROOKE:

Nate dropped a gram on Instagram.

That means a picture.

Tracy smiles but less assuredly.

TRACY:

It’s you guys kissing.

BROOKE:

It’s already got eighty likes. All

his other recent pictures have likefifty likes. The extra thirty mustbe because of me.

TRACY:

It looks like a really stylishbreathmint ad.

BROOKE:

I know! Bob’s a real shutterbug.

He made his own app.

(to the bartender)

Put it on...

(very considered)

...this card.

TRACY:

(to the bartender)

Did these two drinks earn me

another free hot dog?

The Bartender nods, hands her a hotdog.

BROOKE:

(re:
the drinks)

Drop it in the glass and chug it.

I’d love to get into the appbusiness. I think my Dad met yourMom on the internet.

TRACY:

Yeah, on a free dating website.

They didn’t even pay.

BROOKE:

Gross. But also I guess it’s proforma now?

(MORE)

BROOKE (CONT'D)

(Tracy nods)

My Dad’s so strange. I’m sure he’s

making her convert to Catholicism,

right?

TRACY:

Yeah! What’s that about?

BROOKE:

He’s real Catholic now. It’s so

boring, but it happened when my momgot sick. She was never that into

it. He’s a geologist.

TRACY:

I know. I had never met a

geologist before.

BROOKE:

It’s weird that someone who studies

rocks can be really into Jesus.

TRACY:

What did your Mom do?

BROOKE:

She was a special educationteacher.

TRACY:

That’s so nice.

BROOKE:

She was really good at it. I still

don’t like retarded jokes. Wanna

see a picture of her?

She hands Tracy her phone. Tracy smiles.

TRACY:

She doesn’t look like you but shehas your expression, you know?

A woman around Brooke’s age approaches:

ANNA:

Hi -

BROOKE:

(looking up)

Hello.

39.

40.

ANNA:

Hi, I don’t know if you rememberme, we went to high schooltogether? Anna Wheeler.

BROOKE:

Oh YEAH!

ANNA:

I was in the chorus of AnythingGoes.

BROOKE:

Holy SH*T! Yeah! What are youdoing in the city? You live here?

ANNA:

No, I’m in Tenafly. My fiance andI went to go see a show.

BROOKE:

Which one?

ANNA:

Other Desert Cities.

BROOKE:

Oh, that’s a piece of sh*t. And

the girl who replaced the lead isAWFUL.

(to Tracy)

I used to run around with her.

Well, she was older, is older.

ANNA:

We loved it.

BROOKE:

Let me buy you guys a drink whatare you drinking?

ANNA:

You know, that’s okay -

(gathering herself)

I just wanted to tell you because Inever had the courage to do it whenI was actually in high school - youreally hurt my feelings.

BROOKE:

(laughs)

What?

41.

ANNA:

You don’t remember?

BROOKE:

No! What did I do?

ANNA:

That thing:
“yep, bitter”?

BROOKE:

(still genial)

I don’t know what the F*** you’retalking about! I always liked you.

ANNA:

You and your friend Abe -

BROOKE:

ABE!

Tracy horks her hot dog.

ANNA:

You guys used to do this thingwhere you’d walk up to me and touchmy skin and then like taste it andthink for a minute and then say“yep, bitter.” And then laugh.

BROOKE:

Right! We did do that, didn’t we?

We were weird.

ANNA:

I was standing right there, everysingle time you did it. It was

really mean, and I just wanted tosay - f*** you.

BROOKE:

Whoa. WHOA.

ANNA:

The way you treated me reallymessed me up for a long time.

BROOKE:

Everyone is an a**hole in highschool!

ANNA:

You made a lot of people feel bad.

Not just me.

42.

BROOKE:

I feel sorry for the thirteen yearold girl that was you but I’m notsorry for you now.

ANNA:

We were seventeen.

BROOKE:

If I was thirteen I’d apologize toyou but seeing as both of usare...in our twenties. I don’t see

the need.

ANNA:

I just turned thirty.

BROOKE:

Happy birthday.

ANNA:

Thank you.

BROOKE:

You’re welcome.

ANNA:

You’re a b*tch.

BROOKE:

Why?! You’re the one who hung onto

a grudge for this f***ing long! Do

you know I didn’t even recognizeyou? I don’t say that to be mean,

that’s the way it should be.

ANNA:

(tearing up)

You are the same. Malevolent.

BROOKE:

You WERE bitter. That’s probablywhy it hurt you so much. Because

it was true.

ANNA:

(now crying)

I wish all bad things on you.

BROOKE:

(calling after)

I don’t on you because I don’tCARE! And neither should you!

43.

EXT. THEATER DISTRICT. LATER

Brooke and Tracy are wandering home. Tracy looks reallydrunk. Brooke is still furious at the woman. It has turned

cold - in the time they were in the bar their coats suddenlybecame not enough.

BROOKE:

That’s so dramatic! What a drama

queen.

(scoffs)

I can’t believe she lives in

f***ing Tenafly. What is she rich

now? How dare she talk to me that

way and be rich?

TRACY:

When I was in junior high, thisgirl Tara Podwoski used to pull myhair and call me a c*nt hunter.

BROOKE:

I didn’t do what that girl said. I

just wasn’t brought up that way. I

should call Abe and see if he

remembers.

Brooke pulls out her phone.

TRACY:

Maybe do it later?

BROOKE:

(nods, puts the phone

away)

Yeah. I was so popular in highschool but I didn’t try AT ALL.

People just wanted to be friendswith me. I didn’t even care about

that stuff. When someone told me I

was popular I was like “Really?

Weird.”

TRACY:

That’s why you were popular. The

popular kids never care. I cared

too much. Like if you want to knowall the popular kids’ business, askan unpopular kid. They always knoweverything. Because they are theones who really pay attention.

44.

BROOKE:

I’m going to shorten that, punch itup, and turn it into a tweet.

Tracy throws up. Brooke immediately holds her hair back andcomforts her.

BROOKE:

Oh no! Did I feed you too muchliquor?

TRACY:

I’ll be okay.

BROOKE:

We should get you a cab.

TRACY:

Can I...would it be OK if I sleptover again?

INT. APARTMENT HALLWAY. LATER

Tracy leans against the door-jam while Brooke tries to openthe apartment door.

TRACY:

I’m pretty sure college is supposedto be more fun than I’m having.

BROOKE:

Damn it...

TRACY:

I’m kind of attractive.

BROOKE:

Argh...

TRACY:

I might be up for another drink.

Is that crazy?

BROOKE:

F*** ME!

TRACY:

What?

BROOKE:

GOD DAMN IT.

TRACY:

What’s happening?

45.

BROOKE:

I F***ING DON’T BELIEVE THIS SH*T

MOTHER F***ING SH*T.

She kicks the door and screams.

BROOKE:

THE GODDAMN LOCKS ARE CHANGED!

CUT TO:
Brooke and Tracy head down a flight of stairs.

CUT TO:
Brooke rings a buzzer.

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