Sweet November Page #12

CHAS:

She gets migraines.

NELSON:

No, the phone call. Who was that?

CHAS:

Her sister, Claire. Long story.

(sees Nelson's look)

I'm not telling it.

79 INT. SARA'S LOFT - NIGHT (LATER) 79

Clearly in pain, Sara locks the closet in the bathroom,

comes out when she hears the DOOR OPEN. As Nelson

enters, she flashes a smile.

SARA:

Hey, sorry I lost it back there.

NELSON:

That's okay. Gives me a little

boost to know you're not perfect.

(gently)

Feeling better?

SARA:

Oh yeah. All gone.

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NELSON:

Chas told me it was your sister onthe phone. Why does that upsetyou so much?

She shrugs and heads over to the bed.

charm.

Throws on the

SARA:

Remember the part about gettingnaked -- we could do that now.

NELSON:

Don't dodge me.

(sits down besideher)

Talk to me. What happened?

She freezes up. Quite simply cannot tell him anything.

He is really surprised, and a little hurt.

NELSON:

That's not fair. You expect me tobe so honest, so forthcoming...

SARA:

But this is your month, not mine.

She sees how mad he's getting, leans in and kisses him.

SARA:

Never go to bed angry.

Aroused by the kiss, Nelson prolongs it, unzips herdress, slips his hand inside, caresses her back. Is

surprised to feel her stiffen under his hands. He backs

away, studies her. He sees what she's trying to hide.

NELSON:

You're not feeling well are you?

(as she gesturesevasively)

Maybe we'll get naked tomorrow,

tonight we'll wear P.J.s.

80 INT. SARA'S LOFT - BEDROOM - MORNING 80

Sara and Nelson sound asleep, arms wrapped around eachother, both wearing pajamas. Hearing a KNOCK on door,

ERNIE starts BARKING insanely. Pissed, Nelson lifts

his head, shouting:

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NELSON:

Ernie, shut up.

ERNIE keeps BARKING. Then Nelson hears a louder KNOCK.

Annoyed, he rolls out of bed and heads for the door.

Opening it, Nelson finds Abner with an old trunk besidehim.

ABNER:

Wanna buy some junk?

NELSON:

Abner, it's, uhh... a little

early.

ABNER:

I think I can break the record

for tallest house of cards, but I

gotta buy 75 decks, so I thoughtmaybe I could sell some of mystuff.

Awake, Sara listens as Nelson waves Abner in.

NELSON:

Yeah, sure... come on in.

ON NELSON AND ABNER

sitting on the living room floor as Abner pulls onecolorful, homemade toy after another out of the trunk.

Composed entirely of found parts, the hand puppets,

figurines and other toys are wildly original. BelievingSara is still asleep, Nelson and Abner speak softly:

NELSON:

Abner, what is this stuff?

ABNER:

I make my own toys. It's

cheaper.

Amazed, Nelson chuckles, but Abner takes it the wrong way.

ABNER:

Never mind.

Abner starts to put the toys away, but Nelson stops him.

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NELSON:

Whoa, whoa, wait a second.

(beat)

Why do you wanna set a worldrecord?

ABNER:

I wanna be good at something.

As Nelson studies Abner, Sara listens intently from thebed.

NELSON:

Do you have any brothers orsisters?

Abner shakes his head.

NELSON:

Neither did I.

Abner looks up at Nelson with a new sense of connection.

NELSON:

It's lonely sometimes, but youknow what?

(pointing to

his temple)

It makes you use your imagination.

It makes you creative. You're

already good at something, Abner.

This stuff is incredible.

Watching now, Sara smiles, as proud as she is touched.

NELSON:

Other kids just buy toys at a

store. All that takes is money.

This stuff is ten times cooler.

Abner, you're an artist.

The affirmation sinking in, Abner smiles as he picks upa spider puppet.

ABNER:

They don't do much though.

NELSON:

Really?

Nelson puts his hand into a wild, red-eyed mad man puppetand brings it to life with a silly puppet voice:

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NELSON:

I happen to do a lot, young man.

Why just last night, I clonedmyself and then ate me for dinner.

ABNER:

(smirking)

I think I'm a little old for that.

NELSON:

Oh right... of course you are.

Nelson now sees Sara is awake, and they exchange a grin.

NELSON:

In that case, I'm sure you'realso too old for this...

raaaaaghhh!

Nelson attacks with the mad man puppet and Abner, his kidinstincts kicking in, flees.

ABNER:

Aaaahhh!

As Nelson and the mad man chase Abner and his spideraround the loft, ERNIE BARKS furiously. Cornering Abner,

Nelson reaches out with the mad man puppet and tapsAbner's spider.

NELSON:

You're it.

The chase reverses.

ABNER:

Raaaaaaghhh!

Gaining ground on Nelson, Abner rounds a corner and runssmack into Sara.

SARA:

No running in this house!

(scary alien voice)

Unless I get to play!

Sara whips Abner's one-eyed alien puppet out from behindher back and chases after its creator.

SARA:

Ah-hah-hah-hah-hah!

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Fleeing, Abner soon finds himself pursued by Sara, Nelsonand Ernie all at once.

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SAME SCENE - LATER

as the game evolves, Abner and his spider puppet prowlingthe loft.

Behind Abner, the mad man and the alien silently appearin doorways and above furniture, but when Abner spinsaround, they're gone. Even Ernie scampers past withAbner's wire dog strapped to his back, but Abner missesit.

Finally, Abner outsmarts the grown-ups, backtracks andcatches them both in the kitchen, looking the other way.

ABNER:

Ahhh!

Eeewwwwh!

SARA:

Arrrrrrhhh!

NELSON:

Sara and Nelson flee, but someone trips, and as theycollapse into a pile, Abner jumps on top, all threelaughing hysterically.

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83 EXT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY 83

In very high spirits, the three of them sit at a tableoutside the coffee shop. Abner and Sara share a banana

split. Abner is horrified to see the waitress bringNelson a fruit salad. Sara whispers to Abner.

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SARA:

I know, don't say anything.

A Porsche pulls up to the curb, LEXY, a lingerie modelin the passenger seat, checks out the street.

LEXY:

The movie starts in ten minutes.

Maybe we should skip it.

A MAN jumps out of the car, says:

MAN FROM CAR:

Don't worry, babe, you'll getyour cappucino.

Seeing Nelson, the Man stops dead in his tracks. It is

Vince. He whistles as he takes in the whole scene.

VINCE:

Ooooh. Somebody went domestic.

Just then, Abner checks his watch, jumps up.

ABNER:

Gotta go. Mom's home for an hour

between jobs!

He runs off. Vince edges a little closer to Nelson'stable, checking Sara out head to toe.

VINCE:

Okay, okay. Wow. Well, I guessit all makes sense. 'MysteryWoman Unveiled' on...

(looks around)

What street is this? Where am I?

I'm lost!

NELSON:

Um... Sara, Vince, Vince, Sara.

Lexy calls out from the car, impatient to leave.

LEXY:

Vince, the movie...

VINCE:

(doing a weighing

of scales)

The movie... the cappuccino...

the movie... women.

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