Senior Year Page #3

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14.

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - AFTERNOON

Ruby Sue paces back and forth in front of a dozen teenage

cheerleaders. Brie stands nearby with the clipboard.

RUBY SUE:

Let’s go Bears! Pyramid position!

The girls start lining up.

Tiffany climbs on top of MARTHA, a heavy-set brick house.

RUBY SUE (CONT’D)

Hold up! I wanna try something...

Martha, you’ve been such a trooper.

We never could have pulled off the

Hope Diamond last year without you.

FLASH:
INT. HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM - LAST YEAR

Martha stands firm, supporting Ruby Sue and four other girls

on her shoulders and extended arms. Her body shakes, face

bright red, forcing a smile.

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - PRESENTLY

The other girls nod their appreciation at Martha.

RUBY SUE:

I feel like you haven’t got your

chance to really shine. I wanna

make you top position.

Martha’s eyes light up.

RUBY SUE (CONT’D)

Tiffany, since you gained so much

weight this summer, maybe you

should be on bottom?

MARTHA TIFFANY:

Yes! Are you serious?

MOMENTS LATER:

Tiffany trembles beneath Martha’s full weight as she sits on

her shoulders. Ruby Sue circles them.

RUBY SUE:

Back straight. I need a smile,

Tiffany.

15.

Ruby Sue walks behind Tiffany, leaning in, she whispers...

RUBY SUE (CONT’D)

Having fun yet?

CHEERLEADER (O.S.)

She can’t do it, Ruby!

We remain on Tiffany’s quivering face as Ruby Sue walks away.

RUBY SUE (O.S.)

Five more minutes! The first game

is on Friday.

INT. RUBY SUE’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Ruby Sue and Brie sit in the window frame smoking cigarettes

so the smoke goes outside.

BRIE:

I heard from Lisa, who is really

good friends with Samantha, that

Tiffany wants to be prom queen.

RUBY SUE:

Oh does she?

BRIE:

It’s what I heard...

RUBY SUE:

Well I heard that Tiffany caught a

scorching case of gonorrhea.

BRIE:

Oh my God! For reals!?!

RUBY SUE:

No, but after we tell everybody

they’re gonna think it’s for reals.

BRIE:

You’re like, an evil genius.

They high five.

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - NIGHT

The bleachers are filled with students and parents. The

football teams jog off the field for halftime. Blaine

purposefully bumps into the BEAR MASCOT, knocking him down.

16.

The cheerleaders sprint onto the field shaking poms-poms.

They get into a huddle.

RUBY SUE:

This is what everybody came here to

see. It’s halftime, b*tches!

They break huddle and count off. Like a well oiled machine

they hoist each other into the air. At the very top, standing

tall, Ruby Sue beams.

RUBY SUE (CONT’D)

Hit it!

Music plays and she starts vogueing.

DOWN BELOW:

Tiffany and Martha stand at the ready for Ruby’s dismount.

MARTHA:

I just wanna say, I think it’s

super brave that you’re out here.

TIFFANY:

Well, I’m not a quitter, Martha.

MARTHA:

I had a UTI once, so I can relate.

(shrugging)

Wiped the wrong way.

TIFFANY:

Why are you telling me this?

MARTHA:

Because you got the clap from that

truck driver...

TIFFANY:

What!? Who told you that?

FLASH:
INT. GIRL’S LOCKER ROOM - EARLIER

Ruby Sue stands in front of a few of the cheerleaders.

RUBY SUE:

Top secret you guys. Tiffany is

going through a really bad case of

gonorrhea and needs our support.

And you can’t tell anybody! Unless

it’s somebody you really trust.

17.

The girls nod. Ruby Sue holds up a towel, barely touching it.

RUBY SUE (CONT’D)

And be really careful what towel

you use because it’s super contage

and you don’t want people to think

you’re a slut.

She drops the towel into a waste bin.

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - PRESENTLY

Tiffany is red in the face, furious.

MARTHA:

So... was the truck driver hot?

Tiffany snaps.

TIFFANY:

(screaming)

That should be me up there!

Tiffany grabs a handful of Martha’s hair, pulling her out of

position, dragging them both to the ground...

Transition to SLOW MO: the girls launch Ruby Sue skyward...

Ruby Sue, soaring through the air...

The crowd, gasping...

Blaine in his football jersey, mouth agape.

Seth:
shocked. He spills scolding hot cocoa on Odie who

screams next to him.

The deafening THUD pulls us out of slow motion.

The crowd goes silent. Ruby Sue - motionless on the field.

Everything is still, everyone in shock except for...

Tiffany and Martha, fighting on the ground next to Ruby’s

supine body. Tiffany screams and flails uncontrollably until

Martha goes beast mode. She scoops up her much smaller

adversary and body slams her directly on top of Ruby Sue.

CROWD:

Oooh.

18.

Fists clenched, Martha breaths heavily, slowly realizing what

everyone else knows.

FADE TO BLACK.

OVER BLACK:

A heart monitor beeps.

FADE IN:

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT

The room is dark. A silhouette lies in bed.

RUBY SUE (O.S.)

Hello?

The silhouette sits up.

RUBY SUE (O.S.) (CONT’D)

Hellooo--oooo.

She bangs into something. It falls over with a clang.

RUBY SUE (O.S.) (CONT’D)

What. The. Eff!

INT. HOSPITAL - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

The NURSE ON CALL is behind the front desk. Tracking Ruby Sue

from behind. The nurse has her head down, working.

NURSE:

(nose in her work)

May I help you?

RUBY SUE:

Yeah. Can you stop whatever you’re

doing and get me an orange juice or

something? My mouth is super dry.

As the nurse finishes up her work.

NURSE:

No, but you can go down the hall

and get it your...

(looking up)

Holy sh*t!

19.

Reveal:
RUBY SUE is now a 37 year old woman. Dressed in a

hospital gown, she sees her own reflection in the mirror

behind the nurse.

RUBY SUE:

(to her reflection)

What are you looking at? Old Bag.

NURSE:

That’s... you.

RUBY SUE:

Who’s me?

ON SCREEN:
Present Day.

NURSE:

(pointing)

That’s a mirror.

Ruby Sue waves at the mirror, puts 2 and 2 together - she’s

not a seventeen year old knock out anymore. She faints.

INT. PSYCHIATRIST OFFICE - LATER

MOM and DAD CONWAY (60s) sit across from an empty desk.

DAD CONWAY:

What the hell is going on? I just

want to take my daughter home.

The door flies open. Enter DR. BILL (50s) - hyper focused

eyes, Billy Mays style ‘all natural’ jet black beard.

Looking a bit disheveled, he tosses a briefcase on the desk,

immediately popping it open.

DR. BILL

Sorry about that. Busy day. I’m Dr.

Bill. Are you the parents?

He pulls out a tape recorder and hits record. As...

MOM:

Uh... Your nose is bleeding.

DR. BILL

(laughing it off)

Hey! Who’s the doctor here.

He wipes his nose on a handkerchief.

20.

DR. BILL (CONT’D)

OK. Let’s get to it then.

Dr. Bill takes a deep breath, steels himself. He leans in

close to Ruby’s dad.

DR. BILL (CONT’D)

(dead serious)

When is the first time you showed

your daughter your penis?

DAD:

Come again?

Dr. Bill pulls an anatomically correct doll from his case and

sits it on the desk, facing the dad.

DAD (CONT’D)

What the hell is this?

He slides a Polaroid across the desk.

DR. BILL

You tell me.

Mom Conway picks up the photo, eyes it carefully.

MOM:

That’s not my husband’s penis.

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