Ouija Page #12

He gives her a slight wave. !But it’s tinged with some

sadness. !Everyone back to their usual high school roles.

Laine returns the wave. !But she feels the distance too.

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Pete watches for a moment... students passing in front of his

view... as he goes back to his lunch.

EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - DAY

The sun starts to fade on Laine and Sarah’s house.

INT. LAINE AND SARAH’S HOUSE - NIGHT

Laine comes down the stairs, rounds the corner... and stops.

Visibly surprised by something.

REVEAL -- Sarah in the kitchen cooking dinner. !She’s even

set the table. !A lit candle flickers. !It looks nice.

Off Laine’s reaction -

SARAH:

No big deal. I’ve made dinner

before.

INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT - LATER

Laine and Sarah eat. Laine tries to hide how bad it tastes.

LAINE:

This fish is good.

SARAH:

It’s chicken.

Sarah glances at Laine and they laugh. A beat....

SARAH (CONT’D)

I broke up with that guy. .

Laine nods. Knows not to lecture.

SARAH (CONT’D)

I’m gonna get my sh*t together.

Stop skipping. !Nose to the

grindstone and all that. !A second

chance, you know.

These words are a such a relief to Laine. .

LAINE:

I’m really proud of you, Worm.

SARAH:

C’mon. Don’t get all corny on me.

A smile as the two sisters keep eating. No more words need

to be said.

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INT. LAINE’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Laine’s at her desk. Lingering on the black and white photo

of her Debbie. She glances over... notices the little

keychain figure. Sees that the penguin’s head is coming

loose from the body.

Laine pulls on the head. !It comes off to reveal... the

keychain toy is actually a FLASH DRIVE.

Laine now has Debbie’s FLASH DRIVE plugged into her computer.

She clicks through folders. Searching. Opens up a folder

called LET’S PLAY that contains various VIDEO FILES.

Beat. Laine clicks and opens up the first file. Before we

see the image, we hear familiar words -

LAINE AND DEBBIE (O.S.)

As friends we’ve gathered, hearts

are true. Spirits near, we call to

you.

ON SCREEN. !LAPTOP CAM POV. !We recognize the tree mural of

Debbie’s room.

Laine sits with Debbie on the bed. !Hanging out. !They have

the Ouija board between them. !The footage feels very recent.

DEBBIE:

Is Blake ever going to actually ask

me out -- or will he just keep

sending me naughty texts?

Both girls have their hands on the planchette. !It starts to

move -- jerky.

LAINE:

Okay. You’re being a spaz.

DEBBIE:

That’s not me -

LAINE:

-- yeah, right.

The planchette slides to NO. !Debbie cuts a look at Laine.

DEBBIE:

Hey -- you're supposed to give me

the answers I want to hear -

LAINE:

--I didn't do that.

DEBBIE:

I guess you don’t think he’s right

for me -

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LAINE:

-- moving on. My turn.

Laine turns her attention to the board.

LAINE (CONT’D)

Ouija. !I heard a rumor that Debbie

isn't coming with me to college

next year. !Is that true?

Debbie hesitates. !Then visibly pushes the planchette to YES.

Laine takes her hands off the planchette. .

LAINE (CONT’D)

When were you going to tell me?

DEBBIE:

I was trying to find the right

time. !Listen -- I’m glad you know

now because I’ve been dying to

share this with you. !I got this

amazing opportunity for a

photography internship in Spain -

LAINE:

-- but we were going to room

together and everything. !We had a

whole plan. .

DEBBIE:

It’s just for a year --

LAINE:

-- I can’t believe you’re doing the

to me. .

Debbie seems crushed by Laine’s reaction.

DEBBIE:

I was hoping you’d be excited.

That I landed this, you know. I’ve

always been then there for you.

ON LAINE AS SHE WATCHES. !Reliving this moment. !The regret

playing across her face as we hear the argument on the video

escalating. !Their voices getting louder.

BACK ON THE VIDEO -- Laine gets up. !Feeling totally

abandoned by Debbie.

LAINE:

But you’re leaving me behind -

DEBBIE:

-- you’re my best friend. !This

doesn’t change anything between us-

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LAINE:

It changes everything!

Laine storms out of frame. !Debbie is stunned. .

DEBBIE:

Laine -- please. Let’s talk about

this!

Debbie follows. !Voices continuing off.

Long beat. !The Ouija sits there. !Debbie returns. !Climbs

back onto her bed. !Upset. .

She regards the board... positions it in front of her. !Puts

her fingertips on the planchette. !Talking to herself,

fighting tears about the argument -

DEBBIE (CONT’D)

Question:
Is Laine going to keep

acting like such a little b*tch?

Beat... the planchette TWITCHES. !Familiar. !Slides to an

answer. !Not in a way that looks like Debbie moving it, but

that it's really working. !It's obvious by Debbie's

expression that she's startled by the moment.

DEBBIE (CONT’D)

Okay. !That didn’t just happen.

Debbie reaches toward the laptop camera POV -- CLICK.

Switching the image off.

ON LAINE -- she opens the next file in Debbie’s folder.

ON SCREEN. COMPUTER CAM POV. Back in Debbie’s room. The

OUIJA BOARD is set up on the floor.

Camera adjusts down a bit as DEBBIE leans into the frame.

DEBBIE (CONT’D)

Something very weird happened

yesterday. So I’m doing a little

test...

Debbie sits down at the Ouija Board. Alone.

Debbie looks right at us... as if talking directly to Laine.

DEBBIE (CONT’D)

I know. !I know. !Never play alone.

But I need to make sure I’m not

losing it.

Debbie puts her fingertips on the planchette and circles the

board. Once.

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DEBBIE (CONT’D)

Wanted to see if you were out

there... whoever was here last

night.

ON LAINE -- watching the footage intently. She turns the

volume up.

DEBBIE has her eyes closed... fingers on the planchette.

Everything totally still. !Nothing happening. .

FOOTAGE FAST FORWARDS to further in the game. !Debbie still

sitting there with her eyes closed. !And then the planchette

starts to move. THE VIDEO STOPS, rewinds a few seconds then

resumes play.

The planchette now moves around the board. !Spelling -

!!.

!!.

!!.

!H !I !F !R !E !N !D

Debbie stares -- amazed. She’s made contact.

DEBBIE (CONT’D)

Whoa. Hi friend.

LAINE is visibly unnerved. Seeing this evidence. Knowing

the fateful path her friend is heading down by playing the

game alone.

A SERIES OF SHOTS as Laine goes through Debbie's files. MORE

CLIPS as the VARIOUS GAMES progress --.

Debbie. Another day.

DEBBIE (CONT’D)

Tell me your name.

The planchette slides to “D.”

DEBBIE (CONT’D)

‘D.’ !Okay. !’D’ what? .

The planchette moves fast to another letter -- “Z.”

DEBBIE.

‘DZ.’ Hey DeeZee. Cool name.

LAINE -- her mind churning. Whispering -LAINE

D.Z. --who is that?

Glimpses of other footage. ANOTHER GAME. !Debbie has

developed a bond with this “DZ spirit.” !She is so at ease.

Talking to the board like she’s in a confessional -

59.

DEBBIE:

...it’s my birthday today and you

know what? She didn’t even call.

So the big plans are dinner with my

parents... I’m such a loser.

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