The Diary of a Teenage Girl Page #4

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MINNIE:

No!

Monroe grabs her fists, pinning them behind her back,

startling Minnie. Just when they’re about to kiss, Charlotte

comes in the front door. Monroe quickly pushes Minnie away

from him, who falls to the ground.

CHARLOTTE:

Hello?

MONROE:

Oh. There you are.

18.

Minnie watches Monroe kiss Charlotte from the ground.

MINNIE (V.O.)

Monroe Rutherford is the handsomest

man in the world.

21 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT 21

Minnie lies in bed with her tape recorder, it’s dark except

for the glow from her flashlight. There’s magic in the air.

MINNIE:

(sotto into microphone)

My mother’s friend Martin Chong

sent her a poem. He’s one of many

men who’s in love with her, waiting

in line with a number in their hand

like at the deli counter. He wrote

it on a piece of lacy purple rice

paper that I found crumpled in the

trash. I think it’s beautiful:

Minnie reads from the crumpled paper. Stars start to emanate

from Minnie’s bed, floating out into the universe.

MINNIE (CONT’D)

(into microphone)

“It would have been better

To have slept and dreamed

Than to watch the night pass

And the slow moon sink.“

The ceiling of her room melts away, the stars twinkle above

her. She touches her body nonchalantly.

MINNIE (CONT’D)

I wonder if Monroe is masturbating

thinking about me tonight? Monroe

says I exude sexuality. Sometimes I

look in the mirror and I can’t

believe what I see. I just realized

-I’ve had breasts for a full three

years.

She clicks the light off. The stars twinkle for one more

moment.

22 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - BATHROOM - DAY 22

Minnie runs into the bathroom with a yellow rotary phone,

receiver pressed up to her ear.

Pink (01/08/2014) 1919.

MINNIE:

(into phone)

Sorry. Sorry. Gretel was following

me. Hold on.

She locks the door and sits on the edge of the tub.

MINNIE (CONT’D)

(into phone)

Okay, I’m good.

KIMMIE’S VOICE

Alright, tell me.

INTERCUT WITH:

23 INT. KIMMIE’S HOUSE - BATHROOM - DAY 23

KIMMIE MINTER, sixteen but with the body of a twenty-one year

old and the hair of Farrah Fawcett, is on the other end.

MINNIE’S VOICE

(whispered)

I can’t tell you, you have to

guess.

Kimmie sits straight up.

KIMMIE:

(into phone)

You f***ed somebody!!

INTERCUT WITH:

24 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS 24

MINNIE:

(screaming into phone)

What?! How did you know?

A pounding at the door.

GRETEL’S VOICE

(calling through the door)

Minnie. I need the bathroom. What

are you doing?

KIMMIE’S VOICE

FINALLY! You’re catching up.

Pink (01/08/2014) 2020.

MINNIE:

Hey! We don’t all lose our

virginity at thirteen.

KIMMIE’S VOICE

It’s not just me. That’s how it is

in South San Francisco.

Gretel pounds again.

KIMMIE’S VOICE (CONT’D)

I’m just so happy! Who was it?

MINNIE:

(into phone)

You have to guess. Gretel is

listening.

GRETEL’S VOICE

(calling through the door)

I am not. You’re so full of

yourself.

INTERCUT WITH:

25 INT. KIMMIE’S HOUSE - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS 25

Kimmie curls her hair, perfecting her 70s flip.

KIMMIE:

(into phone)

But you don’t know any guys. Wait.

Was it that guy who works in the

liquor store? That cute one?

MINNIE’S VOICE

(leading)

No.

KIMMIE:

(into phone)

Well, is it somebody I know?

MINNIE’S VOICE

Yes.

KIMMIE:

(into phone)

I can’t think of anyone... wait a

minute. It’s not Monroe, is it?

INTERCUT WITH:

Pink (01/08/2014) 2121.

26 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - BATHROOM 26

Minnie is silent, smiling like the cat who ate the canary.

Gretel pounds on the door.

KIMMIE’S VOICE

(screaming from the phone)

My god! Minnie! That is so sick!

Minnie has to hold the phone away from her ear.

KIMMIE’S VOICE (CONT’D)

Ewww!

Gretel pounds.

GRETEL’S VOICE

(yelling through the door)

I’m gonna tell mom. Get out of

there!

MINNIE:

(whispered into phone)

Don’t you think he’s cute?

INTERCUT WITH:

27 INT. KIMMIE’S HOUSE - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS 27

Kimmie’s hair starts to burn. She unrolls the curling iron.

KIMMIE:

(into phone)

No, he’s not cute. He’s old. Ew,

ew, ewww. Minnie. He sleeps with

your mom!

INTERCUT WITH:

28 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS 28

MINNIE:

(into phone, sotto)

Only because he has to otherwise

she’ll suspect something.

KIMMIE’S VOICE

I don’t know, Minnie. Don’t you

kinda feel like he’s taking

advantage of you or something? I

mean, you’re so much younger than

him.

22.

Gretel’s pounding on the door grows louder and faster.

KIMMIE’S VOICE (CONT’D)

Minnie?

MINNIE:

(upset, into phone)

Umm...

INTERCUT WITH:

29 INT. KIMMIE’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 29

There is a pause.

KIMMIE:

(into phone)

How big is his dick?

30 INT. MINNIE’S HOUSE - HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER 30

Minnie swings the door open to find Gretel about to pound on

the door. She grabs her, punching her on the arm.

MINNIE:

I’m gonna kill you!

GRETEL:

Ow. Minnie, don’t.

MINNIE:

Quit spying on me.

Minnie pushes Gretel to the ground, and sits on top of her,

smacking her over and over again.

GRETEL:

What were you talking about? Ow-

Minnie pushes Gretel’s face further into the carpet.

31 I/E. STREETCAR - DAY 31

Minnie sits at the back of the streetcar. She talks into her

tape player’s mic, enjoying her lurid narrative, while an old

lady nearby listens on, disturbed.

MINNIE:

He’s f***ed me three times now. All

I can think about is the f***ing.

23.

Flashback:
Minnie and Monroe f***ing in his car.

MINNIE (CONT’D)

Monroe is a good lay from what I

know in my limited knowledge. He is

very tall and strong and he has two

strong muscular thighs and a big

hairy chest.

Flashback:
Minnie and Monroe f***ing in his bed, f***ing on

his floor, more f***ing.

MINNIE (CONT’D)

As for myself, I’m not particularly

attractive at all. But I do think I

look different now- probably my

aura. And I think people are

noticing...

32 INT. RICH PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL - CLASSROOM - DAY 32

Minnie sits at a desk by the window. The hippie ENGLISH

TEACHER sits on his desk - “cool teacher” style, with a copy

of Catcher in the Rye in his lap.

COOL ENGLISH TEACHER

I agree, Liza. Mr. Antolini doesn’t

act like an authority figure. He

isn’t condescending. But what did

you make of the moment where he

touched Holden’s forehead while he

slept?

The teacher drones on. Minnie doodles listlessly. A note

lands on her desk. It reads: Write me a note. Minnie looks

around. Behind her, a very handsome boy with great hair, a

junior named RICKY WASSERMAN, 17, winks.

Minnie drops the note back on Ricky’s desk. He unfurls it

reading:
A basic pancake recipe includes water, flour, baking

powder, sugar and eggs.

COOL ENGLISH TEACHER (CONT’D)

Holden’s attitude toward

homosexuals is called into

question...

The note drops back on Minnie’s desk: Madame, my heart

contains nothing but admiration for you.

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