Never Been Kissed Page #35

INT. HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY

GUY, HIS BUDDIES, KIRSTEN, KRISTEN AND GIBBY, SIGN

YEARBOOKS, HANG OUT BY THE LOCKERS-

JOSIE (V.O.)

All of these things made me

miserable at seventeen. But at

twenty five I finally see that

this - all of this- is just the

way it should be. It is all part

of this thing- high school. A time

in our lives that we can never

truly repeat. A time that shapes

us. A time that makes us who we

are, for years to come.

EXT. NEWSSTAND - DAY

HANDS GRAB CHICAGO SUN TIMES AT THE NEWSSTAND-

JOSIE (V.O.)

High school- going through it the

first time- helped make me who I

am. But going there a second time

made me see that who I am is O.K.

I always wanted to be "in", but

seven years later, when they finally

opened the door, I somehow gained

the confidence to stay outside,

firmly, happily.

EXT. "EL" TRAIN PLATFORM - DAY

About 75% of the people have their Life and Style sections

opened, reading Josie's piece.

JOSIE (V.O.)

This is not the article I was sent

in to write. This is the article I

needed to write. I lived a lifetime

of regret after my first high school

experience, and now, after my

second, my regrets are down to

one.

INT. SAM'S KITCHEN - MORNING

The kitchen of a depressed guy--empty pizza boxes next to

a dying plant. Sam pours milk into a bowl of Lucky Charms

while he reads the Sports Section of the paper.

JOSIE (V.O.)

A certain teacher was trampled in

my path to self-discovery, and

though this article may serve as a

step, it in no way makes up for

what I did to him.

He's not paying attention and the milk overflows the bowl,

soaking the table.

JOSIE:

To this man, you know who you are,

I am so sorry.

He takes the wet paper, using it like a sponge, he sops up

the remaining milk, and throws the paper into an open trash

can. He leaves the kitchen. WE HOLD ON the empty room.

JOSIE:

And, I would like to add one more

thing - I think I am in love with

you.

EXT. BASEBALL, STADIUM PARKING LOT – NIGHT

Cars begin to fill the parking lot in a steady stream.

JOSIE (V.O.)

And so I propose this - as an ending

to this article, and, perhaps, as

an ending to this portion of my

life. I, Josie Geller, will be at

the State Championship baseball

game – where my friends the

Southglen Rams are playing for the

title.

EXT. BASEBALL FIELD - NIGHT

The Southglen Rams baseball team minus Rob, are on the

field, warming up.

JOSIE (V.O.)

I will stand on the pitcher's mound

for the five minutes prior to the

first pitch. If this man accepts

my apology, I ask him to come to

kiss me, in front of everyone, for

my first real kiss.

We find a nervous looking Josie standing in the dugout.

JOSIE:

Five minutes may seem like a short

time, but trust me, when you've

been waiting twenty-five years,

it's usually the last five minutes

that kill you.

CU:
THE PICTURE TAKEN OF JOSIE AND SAM AT THE PROM.

JOSIE (V.O.)

I went back to high school and

discovered I was a loser, again.

WIDEN TO REVEAL the picture on the fridge in--

INT. SAM'S KITCHEN - EVENING

Sam enters, still in sweats, carrying a book. He opens the

fridge, grabs a beer, shuts it, is confronted by Josie's

picture. He takes it down, looks at it.

JOSIE:

And then I discovered it wasn't so

bad. I wasn't so bad. So, now that

I'm ready to start living the rest

of my life, it would be magical if

I could live the rest of it with

him.

Sam lets the photo slowly drop from his hand into the trash.

JOSIE:

Because inside everyone is a loser

afraid to be loved, and out there

is the one person who can kiss us

and make it all better.

WE FOLLOW Sam's stare down into the trash and see the photo

lying on top and to the side of Josie's article--the photos

from the article are clearly visible.

ANGLE ON HOT DOGS, POPCORN CHANGING HANDS being sold by

the truckload at the stadium. The crowds are over capacity.

Way over. People fill the parking lot, they cover every

other inch of school grounds, as well. They stand on the

roofs of nearby buildings, they sit on top of their cars.

It looks like most of Chicago is either already there, or

on their way.

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