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Po - I took David to school early. I'll see you later. - Mom

Po crumples up the note and puts it in his pocket. He walks

to the kitchen.

INT. PO'S KITCHEN - MORNING - CONTINUOUS

Po fills himself a cup of water, and while drinking it, walks

back to the living room.

INT. PO'S LIVING ROOM - MORNING - CONTINUOUS

Po stares at his Dad; passed out on the couch. He walks over

to him. He dumps the rest of his water on top of him. His dad

wakes up in an instant, screaming in rage. He launches at Po,

who is already at the door, opening it.

PO:

Goodbye, Dad.

PO'S DAD

Ahhhhh!

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EXT. PO'S HOUSE - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Po runs out of the house with his bag at top speed. His

father comes out the door, but doesn't chase after him.

INT. PO'S SCHOOL CORRIDOR - DAY - MOMENTS LATER

Po walks into the school through a big door. Some other kids

are nearby, talking. Po comes to his locker.

INT. PO'S LOCKER (SCHOOL) - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Po opens his locker (which doesn't have a lock on it). He

rummages through it, before hearing running.

Po turns around in time to see a big kid run at him, and run

into the locker next to him. We'll know him as Chuckie.

PO:

Hey, Chuckie.

Chuckie turns around, smiling.

CHUCKIE:

Hey, Po. How's it going?

PO:

I'm tired. You know about the dance

tonight?

CHUCKIE:

Yeah, bro. I'm gonna giiiirl-friend

tonight!

PO:

What? Why are you saying it that

way?

CHUCKIE:

You know, I'm just trying to spice

things up.

Po laughs.

PO:

Well, good luck with that.

Chuckie smiles.

(MORE)

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CHUCKIE:

And you?

PO:

I'm not going.

CHUCKIE:

What?! Why not?

PO:

Well, first of all... I don't need

a giiiirl-friend.

He smiles.

PO (CONT’D)

And second, I'm not much of a party

guy.

CHUCKIE:

Well, it's not a party. It's a

dance, which means you can show off

your mean tapping skills. Besides,

I can't go alone!

PO:

First off, I can only tap dance to

like, songs I've practiced. Second,

it's tap-dancing, not tapping. And

finally, why can't you go alone?

Aren't you gonna find a... girl? I

don't wanna be around for that!

CHUCKIE:

I was joking around about the

giiirl-friend thing. But will you

go if I can promise you that a song

you've practiced will be played?

Po thinks. The bell rings.

PO:

We better get to class.

CHUCKIE:

Dude!

PO:

I'll think about it.

(MORE)

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Chuckie smiles, and walks away.

INT. CLASSROOM - DAY - LATER

Po sits, staring out the window in class. He hears a sound.

He looks over to see a pretty girl sitting next to him,

trying to get his attention. We'll know her as Avery.

AVERY:

Hey.

Po gulps.

AVERY (CONT’D)

You're on the wrong page.

Po looks down at his book.

AVERY (CONT’D)

We're on page thirty-seven.

Po flips to that page.

PO:

Thanks.

She smiles, and nods. Po smiles a little bit, looking out the

window.

INT. PO'S SCHOOL CORRIDOR - DAY - MOMENTS LATER

Po passes Chuckie in the hallway. Chuckie raises his eyebrows

in question.

CHUCKIE:

So will you-

PO:

I'll be at the dance tonight.

CHUCKIE:

Yes!

Po smiles.

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INT. PO'S LIVING ROOM - DAY - LATER

Po sets his bag down in the same spot that he put it the

previous day. His Mom, Mary, is sitting on the couch, reading

a book. She looks up when he comes in. Po smiles.

PO:

I'll go to the dance.

MARY:

Yes! We need to get you some

clothes.

PO:

We can't afford it.

MARY:

You can use Dad's wedding suit.

INT. MARY'S BEDROOM - DAY - MOMENTS LATER

Mary grabs a trunk from the closet and sets it on the bed.

She opens it.

MARY:

(remembering when she was

newly-wed, and happy)

Ohhhh. These are so beautiful!

She pulls out her wedding dress and lays it on the bed.

MARY (CONT’D)

I wish I could have a daughter!

PO:

(laughing)

Wow, thanks Mom.

She gives him a skeptical look.

MARY:

In addition to you, of course.

They laugh.

Mary pulls out Po's Father's Suit. Mary smiles a little bit.

She sighs. She walks over to Po, holding the hanger with the

suit on it. She holds it up to Po's chest.

(MORE)

12.

CONTINUED:

MARY (CONT’D)

It fits.

He takes it from her and looks at it.

PO:

It's nice.

MARY:

Yeah, it is.

She looks at a picture of her and her husband which is on the

nightstand.

MARY (CONT’D)

(quietly)

So was he.

INT. PO'S BATHROOM - EVENING - LATER

Po looks in the mirror, trying (not very hard) to fix his

hair. He is wearing his father's suit. He comes out of the

bathroom.

INT. PO'S KITCHEN - EVENING - CONTINUOUS

Po comes into the kitchen, where his mom is putting a trashbag

into a cardboard box. She looks up at him and smiles.

MARY:

Oh, you look amazing!

Po smiles a little bit.

PO:

What's with the box?

MARY:

Oh, it's glass.

(laughing)

I don't want to kill the trash-man!

Po stands still, wanting more. Mary sighs.

MARY (CONT’D)

Your father had a little bit of an

incident last night.

(MORE)

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CONTINUED:

Po purses his lips. Mary walks out the back door with the

cardboard box. Po watches her go and put it out in the

trashcan behind the house. She comes back inside.

Po gestures towards a bandage over her forearm.

PO:

Incident have anything to do with

that bandage?

Mary lowers the arm of her flannel.

MARY:

Don't worry about it, Po.

PO:

How? How can I not worry about

something like this? You're my

mother, for God's sake. We both

know that this has to stop.

Po looks around.

PO (CONT’D)

What about David? He's a freaking

five-year-old. Never done anything

to deserve this.

Mary leans against the counter. She takes a deep breath and

then smiles.

MARY:

Your father will get over this.

It's a phase. You have to trust me,

you didn't know him like I did.

PO:

Yeah, 'cause one of my earliest

memories of him was him coming to

my bed and shaking me 'til I

stopped crying and passed out.

Mary quiets.

MARY:

Have a good time, tonight, Po.

PO:

I'm not sure I want to go.

(MORE)

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CONTINUED:
(2)

MARY:

You and I both know that you'll be

back long before he is. Besides,

David and I are gonna go to Aunt

Karen's. Have fun, Po. You're

eighteen.

PO:

Would it be OK if I got drunk?

Mary rolls her eyes at him.

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