Ride Along Page #11

Kevin:

Because we’re stubborn. Because we

don’t quit. Because we want this extra

something in our lives. Pick your

favorite.

Kevin sits down next to Chloe.

Kevin (cont’d):

I don’t know what I want either. I’ve

thought I wanted this for a while now.

But-

Chloe:

Nobody wants this.

Chloe leans her shoulder on Kevin.

57. NIGHTMARE SEQUENCE.

You see Kevin in the front yard of the now dead man’s house. It

is the middle of the night, and very creepy. The front door is

wide open. He walks to the door.

Inside Kevin sees nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing that he

saw earlier today. He takes a couple steps inside and looks up.

The chandelier is installed, and hanging perfectly.

Kevin turns around towards the door and sees flashing lights,

but hears no siren. He walks towards a window, and looks out. He

doesn’t see anything, but when he looks at the open door he can

see flashing lights reflected on it.

Kevin walks towards the door, looks outside and see’s nothing.

All of a sudden he hears an unbelievably loud shatter.

He swings his body around and sees the scene from earlier. A

man, covered in blood is lying in a pool of his own blood, two

kids are screaming from the top of the stairs, and the mom is

laughing demonically in the corner. Kevin starts to back up

slowly when the man slowly lies up, opens his eyes, and looks at

Kevin. He says “It all comes at a price.”

End Nightmare Sequence.

58. INT. KEVIN’S BEDROOM- NIGHT.

Kevin snaps awake. He sits up, breathing heavily.

Kevin:

Oh f***.

59. EXT. FRONT DOOR OF CHLOE’S HOUSE- DAY.

Kevin stands at Chloe’s front door. He takes out his phone and

dials a number.

Kevin:

Yeah, I’m outside. Let me in.

A few seconds pass before Chloe opens the door and walks out.

Kevin:

So where are we going.

Chloe:

I’ll drive. Toss me the keys.

Kevin seems reluctant at first, but tosses Chloe the keys. They

both get in the car.

60. INT. KEVIN’S CAR- DAY.

Chloe starts the car and drives off.

Kevin:

So where are we going?

Chloe:

You’ll see. (A pause) How many times

have you been in class this week?

Kevin:

Not once.

Chloe:

Jesus Christ Kevin. It’s Friday. You

can’t miss a week of the class and be

fine.

Kevin:

Don’t act all high and mighty. You’re

home too.

Chloe:

I’ve missed two days. Two unimportant

days. You’ve missed several important

days. Plus you’ve missed five days of

every class. Remember you need English

to graduate, and if I recall you

weren’t doing so good in it.

Kevin:

I’ll be fine.

Chloe:

You keep saying that. Nothing good ever

happens after you say those words. (A

pause) Are you still having those

nightmares?

Kevin:

Yeah. Always the same one though.

Chloe:

That’s not good.

Kevin:

Yes, I know that. What can I do though?

I can’t really turn to my family, and

if I tell Mr. Broman he won’t let me

continue with the program, and say it’s

too emotionally stressful.

Chloe:

Stella’s going to be a social worker.

Tell her.

Kevin:

Not going to do that.

Chloe:

Beggars can’t be choosers.

Kevin:

She’ll say the same thing. Give up on

the program. I won’t give up.

Chloe:

Could have fooled me.

Kevin:

You don’t understand.

Chloe:

That’s true, I don’t. But I know

someone who might.

Chloe pulls into the parking lot of Fire station 9.

Chloe:

It’s C shift.

Kevin:

No. Turn back.

Chloe:

Shut up. You’re going to talk with

them.

Kevin closes his eyes, shakes his head, and then takes a deep

breath.

61. INT. FIRE STATION 9 DINING ROOM- DAY.

Kevin and Chloe are sitting at the dining room table, waiting.

Suddenly Miller and Thompson walk in.

Miller:

Kill me if I ever get that old.

Miller sees Kevin and Chloe at the table.

Thompson:

I can’t. You would have already killed

me a decade earlier.

Thompson sees Kevin and Chloe now.

Thompson (cont’d):

Well look what we have here.

Miller:

What brings you here Kevin? And..

Chloe:

Chloe.

Miller:

Chloe.

Chloe turns to Kevin. He says nothing. She rolls her eyes.

Chloe:

Kevin is taking what happened last week

really hard. He hasn’t been to class

all week, and he’s having nightmares

about it. He keeps saying he wants to

continue with the program he just-

Kevin:

Can’t get it out of my head.

Miller turns to Thompson, who is looking back at her. They both

walk to the table and sit down.

Miller:

What’s are your nightmare’s about?

Kevin:

Always the same one. About that last

call. Blood everywhere.

Thompson:

My last call before I left Ireland was

a family of four, with two small

children, on their way back from church

who got crushed by a giant tree branch

after lightning struck it. I was very

religious back then, and when I first

got on scene, and saw what we had. . .

I don’t remember much from that day,

but I remember thinking how ironic it

was. For a family coming home from

God’s house, on his holiest day, only

for one of the most heavenly forces on

earth being the reason for their

demise.(Shakes head) So I had a

breakdown, and left Ireland to pursue

acting, believe it or not. But I was

not an actor. And months went by where

it just felt like something was

missing. And then one day out of the

blue I was driving to Baltimore to get

lunch when a biker was struck by a car

and was launched over an overpass for

about a twenty foot fall, right in

front of my car. I thought for sure he

was dead. I went up to him, and not

only was he alive, but he was awake and

alert. So I stayed with him until the

ambulance arrived, and he lived. Broke

almost every large bone in his body,

but lived. So after that I knew that I

had to get back to helping people. That

was what I was missing. If you have

that gene, that healing gene or

whatever you want to call it, then

you’ll never be out of the show too

long before you crave more.

Kevin:

How do I know if I have that gene?

Thompson:

By going through days like that and

still wanting more. The best EMTs are

the ones that have gone through one of

those calls that alter their being.

That shake them to their core.

Thompson (cont’d):

I can’t promise you, or even lie to you

that you’ll be fine. Truth is that only

you can find the path back. That’s when

you find out who you really are.

Miller:

Just know that it balances out. Last

week was an anomaly. You’re next 15

calls will range from boring to meh

before you get a (air quote) “good”

call. It doesn’t get any worse.

62. EXT. KEVIN’S FRONT YARD- DAY.

Kevin exits his car. He walks towards his front door. He is at

his front door when he hears a lot of loud chirping-almost like

a cry. He follows the noise over to a thorn bush near his house.

He sees a very beautiful Oriole caught in the thorn bush. He

grabs the bird with one hand, and frees it with the other. The

bird has a thorn in its side. He stares at the bird for a

second, and then pulls the thorn out. The Oriole flies away.

Kevin watches it fly off. He then falls to his feet, and puts

his head in his hands.

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