Never Been Kissed Page #14

Josie picks up her bookbag. She notices the book Sam's

reading--

JOSIE:

(excited)

Dorothy Parker--

SAM:

You like her?

JOSIE:

I love the way she writes.

SAM:

Not the happiest of souls.

(reading out of

book)

"Art is a form of catharsis, and

love is a permanent flop."

JOSIE:

But I think she wanted to be happy,

that's why she wrote. I mean, she

was still writing about love, right?

SAM:

True. I guess she hadn't completely

given up hope.

(then)

Are you sure you're seventeen?

JOSIE:

Sure, why?

SAM:

Because seventeen-year-olds do not

like writers from the '30's. They

don't even like people in their

30's.

JOSIE:

Well, I'm definitely seventeen and

(off clock)

now definitely late--

And she smiles and runs out.

INT. ALDYS' CAR - NIGHT

Aldys drives, Josie has shotgun and TYKE, Aldys' nine-year-

old sister, is in back. They all hold double-scooped cones

and they all sing FREE TO BE YOU AND ME at full voice.

TYKE:

See, aren't you guys glad you took

a break from that Denominator stuff.

I mean, you shouldn't be spending

your Saturday night studying the

whole time.

ALDYS:

we should be spending it thinking

of how we can better serve your

baby-sitting needs?

TYKE:

They pull up at a red light, next

to an abandoned drive-in. Josie

peers in, and sees a BIG GROUP OF

KIDS, standing around a bonfire

drinking beers, talking, a few

making out. She opens her window,

sticks her head out, and tries to

get a better look.

JOSIE:

What's that?

ALDYS:

That's the old drive-in. They call

it "The Court". Now it's just a

continuous party for Guy's group.

ANGLE ON:
Gibby and Kristen talking by a car.

ALDYS:

Sometimes I wonder what they talk

about.

JOSIE:

Yeah, I know.

ALDYS:

I mean, what if they just stupid

to hide the fact that they're

actually brainiacs with super powers

and they're plotting to take over

the world and make my life hell

until I die?

ANGLE ON:
THE COOL GIRLS.

GIBBY:

No. It's lather, rinse, repeat.

ANGLE BACK ON:
ALDYS AND JOSIE

Suddenly, Guy pokes his head in, startling everyone.

GUY:

Wow, if it isn't Alpo. Coming out

to sniff some hydrants?

Josie is frozen, but not Aldys.

ALDYS:

Oh, Guy, you on a little break

from having an original thought?

Ooops, I forgot, that's all the

time.

Tyke gets it, and laughs. Guy doesn't get it at all.

GUY:

You guys aren't seriously trying

to hang out at The Court?

ALDYS:

oooh, cheap wine coolers and a

fire in a trashcan. Where do I

sign up?

GUY:

And stay away from prom.

ALDYS:

Last I checked--this was still a

free country.

TYKE:

(singing)

There's a land that I see, where

the children are free-

Guy's right in Aldys' face, leaning over Josie. Aldys starts

to drive away. Guy keeps his head in the window while he

runs alongside the car.

GUY:

Look, geek, why don't you just go

home and play with your calculator.

Figure out how many lifetimes it

will take you to get cool.

Guy stops running, and the car continues down the street.

INT. CAR – CONTINUOUS

Aldys seems a little shaken, Tyke continues singing.

JOSIE:

Have you ever wanted to go to The

Court?

ALDYS:

Are you kidding, Josie? It's lame.

All they do is stand around and

get drunk. It's lame.

JOSIE:

It is?

ALDYS:

Yes, it's lame.

JOSIE:

Yeah, it sounds lame. Why would we

want to go there, and stand around?

ALDYS:

Exactly.

INT. GUS'S OFFICE - DAY

CLOSE ON a newspaper headline: "THE COURT - SITE FOR

PARTIES, DRUGS AND WEEKEND ARRESTS" - as Gus throws the

newspaper down on his desk.

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