ParaNorman Page #20

MRS HENSCHER:

You know what it’s like. You join

a mob and you say things. I was

merely inhabiting the role.

SLOB GUY:

Yeah, it was the others. They

pushed me into it.

Norman smiles as he passes Alvin, regaling a bunch of

teenagers.

ALVIN:

Yeah, me and Norman are in a lot

of the same classes. Pretty much

inseparable. Best buds. And we do

a lot of psychic investigations

together. We have a blog actually,

you should check it out.

Nearby, Courtney wastes no time cozying up to Mitch.

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COURTNEY:

So I was thinking, maybe we could

catch a movie sometime? Nothing

scary.

MITCH:

That sounds great, Kathy! Y’know,

you’re gonna love my boyfriend!

He’s like a total chick-flick nut!

Courtney stares at him, at a loss for words, then

successfully reads between the lines and turns away

MUTTERING.

Norman eventually finds Neil sat upon the witch statue’s

broken plinth, attempting to piece it back together

pebble by pebble.

NORMAN:

Hey Neil.

He climbs up beside his friend, who beams at him

gleefully.

NEIL:

You did it! You stopped the

witch’s curse and made the zombies

go away and saved pretty much

everything!

NORMAN:

I guess. I just wanted to say

thanks. You stood by me. All the

time.

NEIL:

Yeah, of course. Don’t get weird

or anything. So you think now

everything’s gonna turn back to

normal?

Norman looks across the square. The smoldering buildings,

the fallen signposts, the warped trees, the rubble...

NORMAN:

As normal as it could be.

148 INT. BABCOCK’S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - EVENING 148

Norman sits on the floor in front of the TV. A news

report shows the wrecked Main Street with the headline

“TOURIST TOWN HIT BY MYSTERY TORNADO”.

Perry enters the room, and Norman quickly changes the

channel on the TV to a noisy monster movie.

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PERRY BABCOCK:

Son.

NORMAN:

Hi Dad.

PERRY BABCOCK:

What’re you watching?

NORMAN:

A scary movie.

PERRY BABCOCK:

Your, uh, your grandma here is

she?

Norman looks around and sees his father and grandmother

sitting side by side on the sofa. He nods.

PERRY BABCOCK (CONT’D)

Right. Of course she is.

Perry tries his best to maintain his composure, and

wriggles a little in his seat.

PERRY BABCOCK (CONT’D)

Is she... Is she sitting next to

me?

Norman nods. Perry “hem-hems” and turns awkwardly to face

her, nose to ear. She doesn’t seem to notice.

PERRY BABCOCK (CONT’D)

Hi Mom.

Perry tries to downplay his discomfort and turns back to

concentrate on the movie his son is watching.

Sandra and Courtney enter from the kitchen carrying

snacks. Sandra takes a seat on an armchair and Courtney

lies down on the floor beside her brother, munching

popcorn. They all settle in to watch the movie.

A beat, then Perry and Grandma speak at the same time.

PERRY BABCOCK (CONT’D)GRANDMA BABCOCK

So what’s happening now? So what’s happening now?

Norman sits as he is, facing the TV, and grins.

THE END.

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