The Boy Downstairs Page #2

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same building as her ex also,

but I think they

were neighbors first.

Right, um, do I go say hi?

Um, hey, D, I, uh, I gotta go.

Why don't you go to sleep, and...

and we'll talk

about it tomorrow?

- But, Gabby...

- You're fine.

I love you.

Bye.

What's up?

Is it hot in here?

Hey, do you like Radiohead?

Yeah.

Really?

Yeah, do you want to...

do you want to

put on some music?

No, I was just wondering.

Oh.

[phone vibrating]

Hello.

WOMAN (ON PHONE): Hello.

We have a delivery

downstairs for Diana.

Oh, sh*t.

Um, yeah, I'll be right down.

I'll be right down.

Excuse me.

Are you Diana?

No, I'm a man.

Are you Diana?

Hey.

Hi.

What... what are you

doing in my building?

Uh, yeah, I live here now.

Uh, I... I... too, I

live here now, too.

I... I'm moving in.

Lady, we have a lot

of deliveries after you.

So can we, you know, get moving?

Of course, I'm so sorry.

Uh, second floor,

the door is open.

I'm going to come down.

I'll come down.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

You got glasses.

Yeah, I, uh, stopped

wearing contacts.

Right, that...

that makes sense.

Um, I started

eating tomatoes again.

So that's my news.

Wait.

So what's happening?

Right, so I

didn't know that you

lived here until I saw your

name on the mailbox last night.

I, um, I found the apartment

through Gabby's friend, Meg.

From Meg?

Yes, she's a...

a real estate agent lady.

OK, um, are you staying?

Uh, yeah?

I... I mean, yes.

I mean, um, I...

I know it's kind of bizarre.

But I feel like worst

things have happened,

you know, like, people

dying of cancer or world

poverty or mass suicide.

Of course.

I'm aware of, like,

poverty, Diana.

No, I know.

I'm just saying, I feel like we

can handle living in a building

- together.

- Yeah, I can...

I can handle it, too.

I can handle it.

It's just weird.

Well, do you want

to maybe sit down

later and... and have

coffee or something

and make it less weird?

So we're neighbors?

Yes, yep, we're neighbors.

Maybe let's just

leave it at that.

Yeah.

Yeah, for sure.

I... I gotta go.

Yeah, OK, yeah,

I'll see you around.

Or I won't see you around.

Or it was... yeah, we'll...

bye.

I don't understand.

He brought a boat?

What?

No.

He rented one at the park, Gabs.

It's, like, a thing people do.

Huh.

It was super cheesy,

but also kind of...

I mean, it was...

it was cute.

Is Ben your new boyfriend?

What?

No... no, no, what are we, 10?

He is not my new boyfriend.

A, we've been on one date.

Uh, and I'm leaving, so...

Oh, my God, in,

like, six months.

Well.

You always do this.

Do what?

D, maybe let's just, like,

wait a minute and enjoy this.

You know?

Don't think so much.

Let's go say hi.

I wouldn't say we

hooked up, but we kissed.

Like, there was a bridge.

A bridge?

Yeah.

Did you get, like, a

handjob under the bridge?

No, man, no.

What are you talking about?

Like, a dry handjob

under the bridge.

- I don't know what that is.

- They're very underrated.

- Dude, shut up.

- Hi.

- Hi, Ben.

- Hi, what's up?

How are you doing?

What's going on?

Thank you guys for coming.

What's up?

How are you guys

enjoying yourselves?

- Taking it all in.

- Mm-hmm, take it in.

- Take it in.

- Who's the artist again?

My friend, Marie,

she's from Beirut.

She's very cool.

She's cool as sh*t.

Mm-hmm, all right.

Have you guys been inside

the installation yet?

Uh, no, not yet.

Well, OK, Ben and Diana

are going to go inside.

And, uh, Gabby and

I are gonna get,

uh, we're gonna get a drink.

Yes.

- I'm thirst... I'm thirsty.

- OK.

I need to get one now.

You're thir... you're thirsty.

Do you want to accompany

me to the little room?

Absolutely, let's...

let's find our way.

Yeah.

To the little room.

Are we in a '70s fever dream?

Is that what... like, did

we accidentally do acid?

Oh, I'm on acid.

- You are?

- Yeah.

Oh, good, OK,

so I'm not alone.

- No, no, no, no.

- OK.

No.

I think I'm going to go

down for a nap, actually.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I think I could

comfortably sleep in here.

Certainly have, like,

vivid nightmares, but...

Terri... terrifying nightmares.

Yeah, you... yeah.

Uh-huh.

Do you want to get

dinner maybe, like,

before the acid wears off?

It'll be, like, crazy.

Yeah, let's get dinner.

Cool.

OK.

(WHISPERING) I think

my roommates are asleep.

(WHISPERING) OK.

OK, I'll be quiet.

Do you want to go to my room?

Sure.

OK, this way.

[creaking]

[music playing quietly]

[bottle whistling]

Do you want... do

you want to make out?

Yeah.

Do I have to move?

No, no, you

don't have to move.

Of course not, woman up.

Yeah, you're right.

- I'm not moving.

- No.

Nobody's moving.

We're both adults.

We can handle being neighbors.

GABBY:
Yeah.

Right?

You're mature.

Yeah, we can be friends.

I just can't believe he didn't

want to catch up, you know?

Did he seem upset?

Hmm-mm, no, I told you.

He just seemed cold.

He was probably shocked.

Yeah, no, I... yeah, he

was definitely shocked.

But I just feel

like it's really...

it's awkward because I...

I don't know.

I feel like he really

didn't want me here.

He's probably still

in love with you.

He's not still

in love with me.

Oh, I think he might be.

DIANA:
He is not.

I think he might be.

He's almost certainly

still in love with you.

Gabby, he's not.

Is he still in love with her?

He's not.

I just think that it's silly

that we can't be friendly.

Well, maybe he just doesn't

want to be friends with you.

You know what?

I would just let him be for now.

And don't push the friend thing.

It'll happen in time and...

Yeah.

Yeah, no, you're right.

You're right.

I'm just going to

be zen about it.

(SINGING) You said you want

to be the only man in my life.

You're keeping me for yourself.

If that's attention that you're

thinking of, to get love,

you've got to give love, baby.

To get love, you've

got to give love.

Now I don't want your

future, your appetite.

And I don't need,

boy, no one else.

Just as sure as there's a hea...

[music playing]

Are you testing fresh

batteries with your mouth?

You know what?

When you burn yourself on one

of the candles we have to light

when the power goes out,

I'm not gonna let you

partake in my emergency kit.

I mean, I just feel

like fresh batteries are...

you buy them with fresh energy.

You know, that's kind

of the point of...

of buying batteries new.

You know what?

I think my emergency kit and I

are just going to go somewhere

that we feel appreciated.

No.

- No, no, hmm-mm, come on.

- No?

- Come on.

- Hmm-mm.

I need them for the birds.

No, too bad.

- No, for the birds.

- Too bad.

Please, for the birds.

I guess we're gonna

let you bleed out.

No, seriously, I

appreciate your preparedness.

- Come on.

- I don't think I believe you.

- I want to test a battery.

- You know what?

- I don't know if you're ready.

- No.

Are you ready?

No, I... I really do.

I want to...

I want to put it in my...

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