Never Been Kissed Page #33

JOSIE:

I did exist. I do exist. I'm the

same person!

SAM:

The person I cared about wouldn't

have done this. Everything out of

your mouth has been a complete

lie. I don't know you at all. For

all I know you could hate Dorothy

Parker.

JOSIE:

I don't! Look, you could get to

know me, again.

Sam turns and starts to walk away.

JOSIE:

Please. Please don't walk away.

SAM:

I just can't look at you the same

way.

Sam gets into his car and drives off. Josie is devastated.

INT. JOSIE'S APARTMENT BUILDING - HALLWAY - LATER

Josie, still in the prom dress, rounds the corner of her

apartment hallway and sees Rob, still in his Risky Business

get-up, slumped in front of the door.

ROB:

Josie, finally. I just wanted to

come over and make sure you're

okay.

JOSIE:

Really?

He gets up. He's not happy.

ROB:

No- not really, Josie. NOT REALLY.

How could you do that to me? I

helped you. I got you everything

you wanted. And how do you repay

me- you blow everything TWO DAYS

before pro scouts come to see me

play. Once they had seen me really

play- they wouldn't have given a

sh*t about my age.

JOSIE:

wasn't even thinking about-

ROB:

No, you weren't. Don't you realize

the only time I was really happy

in the last five years was when I

was playing ball with those guys?

JOSIE:

I-

ROB:

No, shut up, Josie. Just shut up.

He storms off.

INT. JOSIE'S BEDROOM - LATER THAT NIGHT

Josie lies amidst the needlepoint pillows, still in her

prom costume. She stares blankly at the ceiling.

INT. GUS'S OFFICE - DAY

Gus slaps a newspaper down on his desk.

CLOSE ON - the front page of the paper, and not just any

newspaper - THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE - the Sun Times' rival.

There is a PHOTO of Josie from Prom with the headline that

reads:
"REPORTER REVEALED AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL".

Josie picks it up, and starts reading.

GUS:

Your story was Rigfort's baby. We

were scooped! We've got nothing.

Zippo. You totally and completely

screwed both of us.

JOSIE:

Maybe I could talk to Rigfort, you

know, tell him the whole story.

GUS:

I'll tell you a story. It's about

this shy copy editor who makes a

mockery of herself and her boss

when she completely botches her

first assignment as a reporter.

Josie stands. Slams down the paper.

JOSIE:

We are not screwed. Yes, I made a

mistake. But we will have a story.

(beat)

You will have an amazing story.

Josie exits.

INT. SUN TIMES BULLPEN - CONTINUOUS

Josie walks out of Gus's office, continues, determined,

towards the elevators. Anita falls into step with her.

ANITA:

Josie! Josie, how'd it go? Did he

ream you?

JOSIE:

Yeah, but I'm okay. I've got some

work to do.

ANITA:

You need my help?

JOSIE:

No, thanks--I'm doing this on my

own.

Josie walks past Merkin's desk. She holds out her hand to

Merkin.

JOSIE:

Merkin. Highlighter.

Merkin slaps a highlighter into her hand, she continues

on. Anita watches her go.

EXT. SOUTHGLEN HIGH SCHOOL - DAY

Josie, looking quite the professional in stylish pantsuit

and briefcase, bounds up the steps, two at a time.

INT. HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY - SAME

Josie walks down the hall, purposefully - she is on a

mission. Groups of kids stop and stare at her, but this

time, Josie doesn't even notice.

As Josie rounds a corner, she comes face to face with Guy,

who is at his locker. He looks at her. She smiles. And now

it is Guy that is nervous. He drops a pile of papers, tries

awkwardly to gather them. Josie looks at him - and for the

first time we see it register on her face - this guy is

just a seventeen- year-old kid.

GUY:

Uh, hey, umm--Ms. Geller. This is

totally embarrassing but my mom,

she's all worried about me getting

a job after graduation. She wanted

me to ask you about like, an

internship for me, at the Sun Times?

Josie smiles big.

JOSIE:

I'll do what I can. And tell your

mom not to worry - you'll do O.K.

Josie continues down the hall.

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