The Diary of a Teenage Girl Page #11

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Minnie enters, leaving the front door open, surprised to see

Monroe on the couch.

MINNIE:

What’re you doing here?

MONROE:

You forgot this.

Monroe throws Minnie her sweatshirt, which hits her in the

face. Monroe smiles until he notices that Pascal has appeared

in the doorway, behind Minnie.

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PASCAL:

(suspicious)

Is Charlotte home?

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MONROE:

No, sir.

Minnie watches, unsure of what to do.

PASCAL:

(to Minnie)

Tell her to call me.

Minnie nods. Pascal looks toward Monroe and then Minnie. He

exits, suspicious.

76 EXT. POLK STREET - DAY 76

Minnie walks down the street, which is filled with all kinds

of misfits - homeless kids, hippies, trannies. She walks

slowly and looks everyone in the eye. She is not afraid.

MINNIE (V.O.)

Dear Diary. I did not go to school

today. I didn’t want to see

superficial Ricky Wasserman.

Minnie keeps walking, slowly. Like a dream, suddenly the

animated version of Aline Kominsky walks along side of her -

grotesque and beautiful at the same time.

MINNIE:

I feel so awkward and ugly and

naive and lonely.

ANIMATED ALINE KOMINSKY

I know how you feel.

MINNIE:

And I have no friends. I don’t want

to go to school ever again. Nobody

loves me. Maybe I should kill

myself.

She glances at Aline for her opinion, and then keeps walking.

ANIMATED ALINE KOMINSKY

Nah, alienation is good for your

art.

MINNIE:

Maybe I should paint a picture. I

should paint a picture.

They keep walking.

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ANIMATED ALINE KOMINSKY

It doesn’t matter what kind of art

you do. It will be intense and

expressive. Just do it.

MINNIE:

I want to discipline myself to draw

every day. That’s what I have to

do, right?

Aline nods.

MINNIE (CONT’D)

I get distracted sometimes.

Overwhlemed by my all-consuming

thoughts about sex and men. I

always want to be touched. I don’t

know what’s wrong with me...

ANIMATED ALINE KOMINSKY

I don’t know either. Maybe you’re a

nympho.

(Aline laughs)

I’m f***ing with you. Nothing’s

wrong with you. Everybody wants to

be touched.

Minnie looks towards Aline whose b*obs grow larger like

balloons.

Minnie locks eyes with a beautiful, young lesbian, TABATHA,

17, across the street, smoking. She looks dangerous. She

blows Minnie a kiss, seductively. Minnie shivers.

MINNIE:

Oh my heart. Could I ever love a

girl?

A car crosses between them, and the girl is gone. Minnie

looks to Aline, but she is also gone.

MINNIE (V.O.)

...I am seriously considering

running away. My mother is getting

worse.

77 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUS 77

Charlotte and Andrea are cleaning the house, frantically.

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MINNIE (V.O.)

Mom and Andrea got some coke from

Michael Cocaine and it gave them

the energy to clean the house all

day today.

78 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 78

Minnie lies on her bed talking into her tape recorder. The

vacuum is audible from the other room. Charlotte pops her

head in the door, and Minnie hides the recorder under her

pillow.

CHARLOTTE:

(speedy)

Hon. We’re making dinner. Peas,

hotdogs, grilled cheese, omelettes,

and rolls so far. What’s your

favorite type of pasta? Wait, what

am I talking about? Macaroni! I’ll

make macaroni!

She leaves in a flurry. Minnie pulls out the tape recorder.

MINNIE:

(into mic)

I bet I’ll listen to this Diary in

a decade or so, if I’m still alive.

Reminiscing over my wild teenage-

hood. Maybe I’ll even let my

husband hear. But he may get too

jealous.

Minnie presses stop, and takes the tape out of her cassette

recorder. She places it carefully in a shoebox under her

bead, and pulls out a new cassette tape.

CUT TO:

79 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM - DAY 79

Charlotte sorts the mail. She comes across an envelope from

Pascal MacCorkill in New York City. She opens it - a check

for a thousand dollars. She celebrates silently to herself.

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FOOTAGE MONTAGE:

MINNIE’S POV:

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80 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 80

-Charlotte and her friends party in the smoke-filled room.

Kimmie sips a drink and watches, curious.

-Charlotte plays guitar while Stoney Burt sways alongside

her. She looks beautiful and happy.

-Charlotte is passed out on the couch. A few partiers do

coke off the coffee table, while more people dance. Minnie

and Kimmie each snort a line with Monroe.

-Minnie and Kimmie dance seductively while Monroe watches.

The party continues.

SMASHCUT TO:

81 INT. DINER - MORNING 81

Minnie sits in a booth sipping coffee. She looks wrecked, and

jittery.

MINNIE (V.O.)

What we did gets me sick, it’s so

pornographic. Somehow Kimmie and

Monroe and I ended up having a

three-some. It was disgusting.

Minnie closes her eyes. Quick Flashback: Kimmie, Minnie and

Monroe entangled by the washer and dryer, naked limbs

everywhere. Kimmie and Minnie kiss while Monroe watches.

Minnie sips her coffee.

MINNIE (V.O.)

The sexual nature of Kimmie Minter

is a viscous cervical mucus that

always welcomes mating.

Her leg shakes. The clang of silverware is too loud. People

are chewing grotesquely. She fiddles with her spoon.

Minnie stares into her coffee cup and pours in some cream

which blossoms in the brown liquid.

Kimmie emerges from the bathroom with a brush and make-up in

her hand, that she tosses into her bag.

KIMMIE:

Did she bring my waffles yet?

MINNIE:

Not yet.

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Kimmie sips her coffee.

KIMMIE:

I’m starving.

(then)

So, where did Monroe go this

morning?

MINNIE:

EST. It’s this personal growth

workshop thing he’s doing all

weekend in Sacramento.

KIMMIE:

Ha. That’s hilarious.

MINNIE:

He’s trying to better himself. I

think it’s noble. You don’t

understand him.

KIMMIE:

Minnie-

MINNIE:

You don’t. It’s not your fault. I

mean, I know you try. But he’s

tough to get to know. He doesn’t

let many people in.

KIMMIE:

Look, you don’t have to be worried.

Just because of what happened. It

was just a one time experience.

It’s no big deal.

MINNIE:

I know.

KIMMIE:

I don’t love him or anything.

(then)

I mean, not that you love him...

Minnie is quiet. The waitress brings Minnie fried eggs and

toast and Kimmie her waffles. Kimmie starts eating

immediately. Minnie is struck with a thought.

MINNIE:

I love Monroe. I do.

KIMMIE:

Oh. Okay.

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Minnie and Kimmie eat in silence.

MINNIE (V.O.)

Sometimes I watch Monroe while he

sleeps and I feel so much love for

him, that it feels like my heart

might burst.

Minnie eats. The yolks of her eggs form into hearts.

KIMMIE:

So... we’re meeting up with Chuck

later, right?

82 INT. MINNIE’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 82

It’s dark. There is no light. A phone rings.

MINNIE’S VOICE

(sleepy)

Hello?

MONROE’S VOICE

Minnie? It’s Monroe.

MINNIE’S VOICE

Monroe? How’s EST?

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