The Fault in Our Stars Page #11

GUS:

Every last one.

(BEAT)

Probably why I'm still a virgin.

Hazel laughs, elbows him.

HAZEL:

You're not a virgin.

(off his look)

Are you really?

Gus picks a STICK up from the dirt. Draws a BIG CIRCLE in it.

GUS:

See this? This circle is virgins...

Now Gus draws a much smaller circle inside that circle.

GUS:

And this... is 17 year old dudes

with one leg.

Hazel laughs. Point made. He grabs her hand, helps her walk

up a tiny hill. Once up there, Gus lays a blanket on the

ground. They sit, looking out over a rather odd SCULPTURE - a

set of GIANT WHITE BONES where children can jump and play.

GUS:

(EXPLAINING)

"Funky Bones" by Joep Van Lieshout.

HAZEL:

He sounds Dutch.

GUS:

And he is. Much like Rik Smits. And

tulips.

Hazel raises an eyebrow at Gus. He's sure taking this

Amsterdam/Dutch thing pretty far. He removes some sandwiches

and orange juice out of a basket.

GUS:

Sandwich?

HAZEL:

Let me guess --

GUS:

(NODS)

Dutch cheese. And tomato.

(she takes one)

The tomatoes are Mexican. Sorry.

They eat for a second, their eyes watching the children play

on the bones.

41.

GUS:

How cool is that? A skeleton being

used as a playground.

HAZEL:

You do love your symbols.

GUS:

Speaking of which...

Gus stands up, takes a cigarette, puts it in his mouth. He

clears his throat.

GUS:

You're probably wondering why

you're sitting here eating a bad

cheese sandwich and drinking orange

juice with a guy in a Rik Smits

jersey.

HAZEL:

It has crossed my mind.

GUS:

Hazel Grace, like so many before

you - and I say this with great

affection - you spent your Wish...

moronically.

HAZEL:

I was thir--

GUS:

Hush! I'm in the midst of a grand

soliloquy here.

HAZEL:

Sorry. Please, continue...

GUS:

You were young. Impressionable. The

Grim Reaper staring you in the

face. And the fear of dying with

your one true Wish left ungranted

led you to rush into making one you

didn't really want, for how could

little Hazel Grace, having never

read "An Imperial Affliction" ever

know that her one TRUE wish was to

visit Mr. Peter Van Houten in his

Amsterdamian exile.

Hazel nods in agreement.

GUS:

If you were smart, you would have

saved your wish til the time in

your life when you really knew your

true self.

42.

Gus stops talking. Hazel is confused.

HAZEL:

But I... didn't save it.

Gus smiles.

GUS:

Good thing I saved mine.

Hazel c*cks her head to one side. What is he talking about?

GUS:

Got it in exchange for the leg.

(BEAT)

And I still have it.

She starts to realize.

HAZEL:

Are you saying --

GUS:

I'm not gonna give you my Wish or

anything. But I too have an

interest in meeting Peter Van

Houten and it wouldn't make much

sense to meet him without the girl

who introduced me to his book, now

would it?

(Hazel's eyes widen)

I talked to the Genies and they're

in total agreement.

(BEAT)

We leave on May third.

Hazel is so excited that she grabs Gus and pulls him into a

hug. Their faces close, lips inches apart, and just when it

looks like something might happen --

HAZEL:

Wait a minute.

(BEAT)

Are you only doing this so I'll

kiss you?

A beat. Gus blinks a few times.

HAZEL:

Cause I'd totally kiss you either

way.

And kiss him she does. He's surprised. And when it's over,

they sit back, look at one another. A magic moment.

HAZEL:

Seriously... why are you doing

this?

43.

GUS:

Because Hazel Grace... I found my

Wish.

And Hazel is beyond touched. We hear:

FRANNIE (OVERLAP)

Are you out of your mind?

INT HAZEL'S UTILITY ROOM - DAY

Frannie folds laundry while Hazel pleads her case.

FRANNIE:

It's too much, Haze. We can't

accept something like that from a

virtual stranger.

HAZEL:

He's not a stranger.

FRANNIE:

Really?

HAZEL:

Don't be gross.

FRANNIE:

It's still "no," I'm afraid.

HAZEL:

Can we at least ask Dr. Maria?

INT DOCTOR'S OFFICE - ANOTHER DAY

Where Hazel's oncologist DR. MARIA shakes her head.

DR. MARIA

That's out of the question.

HAZEL:

You said the PET scan was

encouraging!

DR. MARIA

The PET scan is encouraging. We

just don't know how long it'll stay

that way. What if you get sick in a

foreign country?

HAZEL:

They have doctors in Amsterdam. And

cancer. Someone will know what to

do.

44.

DR. MARIA

Be that as it may, without someone

familiar with your particular case,

I can't --

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