Never Been Kissed Page #21

ALDYS:

Last night. 7:
30. Big Cup. I kept

calling you, but I only got your

machine. I don't even know your

parents line and I was really

worried.

JOSIE:

Oh. I forgot.

Aldys is really hurt.

ALDYS:

Well, maybe you should forget about

sitting with us too.

Josie just stands there all alone.

EXT. TRACK - LATER

Girls P.E. is over. The girls head back to the locker room.

Josie lags behind the group, and then wanders over to the

baseball diamond, where she hears a bunch of hoots and

hollers.

EXT. BASEBALL DIAMOND - SAME

The team is practicing. Rob has just hit a home run with

three men on. EVERYONE CHEERS him on as he runs the bases.

As he comes into home, he is met with congrats, high fives.

Everyone loves him.

Josie watches the whole scene, seething with jealousy.

INT. GIRLS' LOCKER ROOM - LATER

Josie, post-shower, is wrapped in a towel and carrying her

sweaty gym clothes. A group of GIRLS walk by her, giggling

as they exit. She approaches her locker and finds it ajar

and completely empty. She looks from the empty locker down

to the sweaty clothes in her hand. A realization sweeps

over her face.

INT. HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY - LATER

Josie shuffles down the hall, still wearing her cheesy

green and yellow gym clothes. She is clearly beaten. She

looks down the hall, stunned.

It is ridiculous Rob is being followed by a posse, everyone

knows his name. Girls tug on his shirt, guys slap him on

the back or high-five him.

JASON:

Hey, Rob.

TOMMY:

Robster, what's up?

BRETT:

The Rob man. My man Rob.

GIBBY:

Hey, Robbie.

KRISTEN:

Hi there Robbie Rob.

Josie sees Guy approach Rob, and shake his hand.

GUY:

Hey Robo- how's it going?

ROB:

Nice pants, man. They are rufus.

Guy smiles. Josie looks like she's going to hurl. She looks

down the hall the other way- where a huge banner hangs

that reads:

"IMPEACH SYDNEY ANAKOWSKI. ELECT ROB STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT.

TRACY:

Hey Rob, see you at the carnival

later?

STONER 1

It's Robilicious!

Josie looks on the wall next to her- and sees a list:

"FINAL CAST LIST FOR HAMLET. HAMLET . . . ROB."

JOSIE:

Oh, please.

Josie has seen enough, and walks on.

EXT. CARNIVAL GROUNDS - NIGHT

Establishing shot of a smallish carnival, Ferris wheel,

midway, tea cups ride. Near the entrance reads a banner:

"SOUTHGLEN HIGH SENIOR NIGHT".

EXT. CARNIVAL MIDWAY - SAME

Aldys and the Denominators stand in front of a booth that

displays a large glass jar of jellybeans. Calculators and

paper out, they're engrossed in find the answer.

Josie walks by alone. The Denominators don't notice her.

EXT. THE FERRIS WHEEL - SAME

WE PAN DOWN the line of KIDS waiting to ride the Ferris

wheel. In front are Tommy, Jason, Gibby and Kirsten.

KIRSTEN:

This has been so much fun! We've

been first in line for every ride!

TOMMY:

That's cuz we cut every line.

WE PAN DOWN to the end of the line, where we find Josie,

standing alone. She's trying her best to keep her game

face on. The CARNY opens the gate, the Kids pile onto the

ride, two by two. Josie reaches an empty car--the last one--

and gets in. The Carny holds the safety bar open.

CARNY:

Where's your partner?

JOSIE:

I don't--I don't have one--

CARNY:

(yelling loudly)

I GOT A LONELY RIDE IN BUCKET SEVEN!

(to Crowd)

SINGLE!

JOSIE:

Do you have to yell like that?

Sam, standing by a vendor, looks over and notices Josie's

predicament.

TOMMY (O.S.)

Of course it's Loser that's holding

up the ride!

Sam walks up to the Josie's bucket.

SAM:

This seat taken?

JOSIE:

(relieved)

Thank you.

He gets in. The ride JERKS into motion.

SAM:

(nervous)

Whoa.

They start a slow ascent. Sam seems ill at ease.

JOSIE:

Are you--scared?

SAM:

I'm gonna tell you something here,

and I hope it doesn't undermine my

position as an authority figure.

I'm a little afraid of heights.

JOSIE:

You're afraid of the Ferris wheel.

SAM:

Actually, it's more the plunging

head first into the crowd part

that gets me.

JOSIE:

Oh right. The Spiderman incident.

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