Scream Page #21

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The girls take off for the local supermarket that sits across

the street.

SIDNEY:

Is Billy going to be there tonight?

TATUM:

He better not be. I told Stu to keep

his mouth shut. I think we can live

without EVERYBODY'S ALL AMERICAN for

one night.

They approach the grocery store. Small and simple. Sid and

Tatum grab a shopping cart from the bin and enter the store,

pushing the cart through two sliding glass doors.

A lone CHECKOUT LADY behind the counter, big and frumpy,

looks up from counting money.

CHECK OUT LADY:

You girls gonna have to hurry it up.

We're under curfew.

TATUM:

Two minutes tops.

They make a bee-line for the junk food section just as the

automated doors slide shut behind them and a...

GHOST MASKED FIGURE appears, out of nowhere, standing just

outside, watching, quietly through the glass store windows.

EXT. POLICE STATION - SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Sheriff Burke's face heats up as Deputy Riley marches in,

hurriedly.

SHERIFF BURKE:

Dewey! Where the hell you been, boy?

DEWEY:

Keeping my eye on Sidney.

SHERIFF BURKE:

Listen up, Dewey, because it's bad.

Real bad. Aircomp just faxed us. The

calls were listed to Neil Prescott --

Sidney's father. He made the calls

with his cellular phone. It's

confirmed.

DEWEY:

Couldn't his cellular number have

been cloned?

SHERIFF BURKE:

There's more. Guess what tomorrow

is? The anniversary of his wife's

death. It all fits. He's our man.

DEWEY:

Have you contacted the bureau?

SHERIFF BURKE:

They believe he's out of state by

now. We'll keep roadblocks and curfew

in effect through the night. If he's

not picked up by morning -- we'll do

a house to house.

DEWEY:

You think he could still be in town?

SHERIFF BURKE:

He'd have to be crazy. Where's Sidney?

DEWEY:

She's with my sister. Should I bring

her in?

SHERIFF BURKE:

Hold off for now. Just stay close to

her.

DEWEY:

She'll be with her friends over at

Stu Maker's tonight.

SHERIFF BURKE:

Watch her. Don't let on -- just keep

your eyes out.

DEWEY:

Yes, sir.

INT. SUPERMARKET - FEW MINUTES LATER

Sidney and Tatum push a basket through the junk food section.

The store is completely empty. The girls gab freely.

SIDNEY:

Billy's right. Whenever he touches

me, I just can't relax.

TATUM:

You have a few intimacy issues as a

result of your mother's untimely

death. It's no big deal. You'll thaw

out.

SIDNEY:

But he's been so patient with me,

Tatum. You know, with all the sex

stuff. How many guys would put up

with a girlfriend who's sexually

anorexic?

TATUM:

Billy and his penis don't deserve

you.

Sidney grabs some chips and salsa from the shelf. Down the

aisle, through the storefront window the GHOST MASKED FIGURE

still stands watching their every move.

EXT. SUPERMARKET

Sid pushes the cart out of the glass door with Tatum riding

it. The GHOST MASKED FIGURE is nowhere to be found.

SIDNEY:

What do you think about when you're

having sex?

TATUM:

With Stu, there's little time to

stop and reflect. But sometimes

before, to relax and get in the mood,

I think about Grant Goodeve.

Sid pushes the cart and Tatum across the street.

SIDNEY:

Who?

TATUM:

Grant Goodeve -- the oldest brother

on EIGHT IS ENOUGH. Remember that

show? He was the one who lived off

alone. He would come around every

now and then with his guitar and

sing "Eight is enough to fill our

lives with love..." He had all these

brain dead sisters and that idiot

brother from CHARLES IN CHARGE. God,

I was in love with Grant, he was so

hot. The show came on every day after

school right during my puberty years.

Grant Goodeve was very instrumental

in my maturing as a woman.

SIDNEY:

How does that get you in the mood

with Stu?

TATUM:

During foreplay, I sing the theme

song to myself. "Eight is enough to

fill our lives with love..." It's a

real turn on.

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