Ride Along Page #12

63. INT. EMT CLASSROOM- DAY.

Chloe is at her seat. She has a book open and is studying. Kevin

walks in the classroom and past Chloe. He goes straight to Mr.

Broman and gives him a note.

Mr. Broman:

Had that horrible intestinal bug that’s

been going around?

Kevin:

Oh, like you wouldn’t believe.

Mr. Broman:

You have a lot to make up Kevin.

Kevin:

I understand.

Kevin leaves the note and walks towards his seat next to Chloe.

He sits and Chloe just stares at him.

Kevin:

Yes Chloe?

Chloe:

Nothing.

64. INT. STARR FAMILY HOME- NIGHT.

Kevin and Chloe walk into his house. They walk to the kitchen.

Kevin’s mom is making dinner.

Mrs. Starr:

Hey guys.

Kevin + Chloe:

Hey.

Kevin (cont’d):

Where’s Stella?

Mrs. Starr:

Downstairs I think.

65. INT. STARR FAMILY BASEMENT- DAY.

The basement is almost like a gameroom. There is a POOL TABLE,

AIR HOCKEY TABLE, FOOSBALL TABLE, and a decent sized TV. Stella

is playing pool against Kacie. You can hear people walk down the

stairs, and then see Kevin, and Chloe moments later walk towards

the table.

Stella:

Oh, look who it is!

Stella walks up and hugs Chloe.

Stella (cont’d):

What’s it been, a year?

Chloe:

Something like that.

Kevin:

Why hello to you too.

Stella:

Oh hush. It’s only been three months

since we last saw each other.

Kevin:

Why are you guys down here?

Kacie:

Because mother’s being a biatch.

Kevin:

Already. You’ve been home an hour.

Stella:

Well that’s how long it took. Now about

you two; when do you guys take your

state boards?

Kevin:

A little over a month. I still only

have five calls though, so I’m going to

have to overdo it with the ride-along

shifts this month, in addition to

studying my ass off. You know, a normal

April.

Kacie:

You two are crazy. I don’t think I

picked up a pencil once in the two

months leading up to graduation. I

don’t remember anything about the final

two weeks at all, because all I did was

go to class, sleep, wake up when the

bell rang, and repeat six times a day.

It was f***ing incredible.

Chloe:

Yeah, I’m probably gonna nap for like

two weeks after graduation to make up

for the times I couldn’t sleep in class

because I had to study. Just keep

telling myself that it will be worth

it, it will be worth it.

Stella:

I know how you feel.

Chloe:

Oh sh*t, that’s right, you graduate as

well in a few weeks, right?

Stella:

Yep. Three more weeks and I am done

with college and have to get a real

person job, in the real person world.

Chloe:

I’m so sorry.

Chloe pats Stella on the back.

Stella:

Thanks. So I’m guessing you’re here to

study.

Chloe:

Yep. Like Kevin said, we have to study

our asses off. (To Kevin) When is your

next ride-along shift anyway?

Kevin:

Easter Sunday. I figured why the hell

not. And the best part is that I’m

riding with Thompson, and Miller again.

Chloe:

I don’t know if that’s a good thing or

not.

Kevin:

Fingers crossed that God decides to be

chill on his holiest of days.

Kacie:

What’s the worst that could happen?

Kevin and Chloe look at Kacie, as if she had just risen from the

dead.

Kevin:

Oh, f***…

66. RIDE ALONG SHIFT MONTAGE.

You see Kevin in his car looking at the fire station. He takes a

deep breath and opens his car door.

You see Kevin being greeted by Miller and Thompson. They are

laughing, and look like they’re having fun.

You hear the alarm ring, and see the three of them walk towards

the garage.

The ambulance is parked in the driveway of a small family home.

Miller opens the back door, Kevin jumps out, and they get the

stretcher out.

They are now inside. And elderly lady is sitting in a chair,

hands on her knees, looking like she’s having breathing

difficulties. Kevin is setting up an oxygen mask, and Thompson

is talking with a family member of the elderly lady.

Next we see Thompson, and Kevin in the back of the ambulance.

Thompson is writing stuff down, and Kevin is putting a blood

pressure cuff on the elderly ladies arm.

Next we see them in the ER. Kevin is at the nurse’s station

writing something. You see Thompson and Miller leave a patient’s

room.

END MONTAGE.

67. INT. HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM- DAY.

Scene picks up where montage ended.

Miller:

So how many calls is that for you?

Kevin:

Six. Four more to go.

Miller:

How about this. If we get another call,

we’ll let you run it.

Kevin looks up from his writing.

Kevin:

A-what now? You mean like I’ll do the

patient assessment, treatment, get to

boss you two around, and just overall

run it?

Miller:

Yes sir.

Kevin:

Woah. That sounds... awesome.

Miller:

You didn’t see so sure. You don’t have

to if you don’t want to.

Kevin:

No, pardon my hesitation. That sounds

awesome.

Miller:

Alright let’s get ready to roll.

Hopefully we’ll get another call for

you. You ready?

Kevin:

I was born ready.

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

Cut to Kevin sitting alone at the dining room table. He is

staring at the clock, which reads 4:57. In comes Miller.

Miller:

There’s always next time. I’m sure you

probably have a few more shifts, maybe

one with us.

Kevin:

It is uncanny though. How the alarm

rings only when you don’t want it to,

and doesn’t when you do.

Miller:

Why else do you think I’m always so

excited for the next call? (A pause)

It’s random, more or less. Some days we

get eight calls, others two. Plus a

call right now we’ll be another hour or

so, and I’m sure you probably have some

Easter dinner to get to.

Clock now reads 4:59.

Kevin:

Yeah. They won’t wait up for me if I’m

late, so I should probably go.

Hopefully I’ll be back.

Kevin turns around and starts for the door. The alarm rings.

Kevin (cont’d):

Oh hell yes.

Miller:

No, go! You’ve got a dinner to go to.

Kevin:

Clock still reads 4:59. I can stay.

Miller:

That clocks

Kevin runs to the ambulance before Miller can object further.

Miller:

Slow.

69. EXT. FRONT YARD OF HUGE FAMILY HOME- DAY.

Everyone gets out of the ambulance. Kevin heads for the back

doors to get the stretcher.

Miller:

Hey. You’re running this thing. We got

the stretcher and you knock on the

door.

Kevin heads to the door. He takes a deep breath and knocks on

the door.

Kevin:

Fire department.

You can hear someone walk towards the door, and unlock it. A

woman, early 40s, opens up.

Sierra:

Oh, hello. Come in.

Kevin walks in and Miller, and Thompson follow.

70. INT. 1ST FLOOR OF HUGE FAMILY HOME- DAY.

Sierra:

I’m sorry for this, calling you guys

down on Easter Sunday. It’s probably

nothing serious, but the kids just

wanted to make sure their daddy was ok.

I’m Sierra by the way.

Kevin:

It’s not a problem at all. We’re always

ready to help, so don’t ever be sorry

to call 911.

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