The Quiet Page #3

think about that before?

Of course.

I think about it all the time.

Well, where then?

How about you?

Florida, maybe.

Super sunny.

Yeah.

Maybe Australia.

Random. Why?

It's really far away.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

MICHELLE:
Whatever, Nina.

Just wait until your

mom and dad are asleep

and sneak out.

It's not that hard.

My mom's a chronic insomniac,

I do it all the time.

I mean, with your mom

it should be easy.

Michelle.

Def Jam Records

over there won't tattle.

She won't hear you.

Look, I said I'd try.

Come on, it'll be fun.

It's just the four of us.

We've got

the place to ourselves,

my parents' liquor cabinet.

Maybe you can snag some pills

from your mom.

Her mom's

a major prescriptaholic.

Michelle.

What?

Shut up.

She is.

We're gonna be

late for practice.

Why the dramarama?

Nothing.

Look at me right now.

Brian's parents

are going to be gone

for one night.

Connor and Brian want us

to get drunk with them,

and you're not gonna

f*** this up for me.

Why do I have to be there?

Why can't you invite Fiona?

Because he doesn't

want to f*** Fiona.

He wants to f*** you.

Look, I said I'd try,

Michelle. Drop it.

You know, your mom passes out

by 8:
00 every night

and your dad

must go to sleep sometime.

I gotta go to class.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

NINA:
Hello?

PAUL:
How's my baby girl?

What do you want?

I just had

a quiet moment at the office.

I thought I'd see

how you're doing.

Fine.

Are you in your

cheerleading uniform?

I gotta get to class.

I'm turning my phone off.

Who was that?

My mom. She's so needy.

(CRASHING)

Sh*t!

(DOT HUMMING)

Hey, Dot.

Life sucks, Dot. I feel

Like I can tell you this.

I feel Like I can be honest

because you can't hear,

or can you?

Look at you.

Eating your sandwich

Like a piglet while I talk.

It's strangely comforting.

When I first met you,

and when you first

moved in, I hated you.

I hated your face,

and your dumb blank stare.

But now that I feel

Like I know you again,

all that's changed.

It's so nice to know

that there's someone

whose Life sucks

more than mine.

I'm gonna kill my dad, Dot.

Tonight.

I hate him, you know.

I hate him but I Love him.

I hate it when he

won't Let me go out

with my friends,

but I Love it

when he fucks me.

I hate when he

fucks me, too, though.

You see how that works?

It doesn't make any sense.

He Likes it when

I bite on his nipples, though.

I stick the tip of his nipple

between my teeth

and I rub my tongue

back and forth on it,

Like a windshield wiper.

It drives him wild.

I made him come once

just by sucking

on his nipples.

I didn't even have to touch

his dick once.

I Love

that I can tell you this sh*t.

Because it's Like

it's off my chest,

but it's still a secret,

you know?

Michelle's dad's got a gun.

I know where it is.

But I figure

it'd be too gross.

You know, with Mom's

decorating and all.

Although she's

probably already joined

Judy Garland

and Marilyn Monroe

in pill popper's paradise.

She's Like

an E! True Meriden Story.

I'm gonna do it Late.

Mom won't wake up. Nah.

You can't hear.

Itll just be me,

my daddy,

and a bullet.

Michelle's gonna

steal it for me

this afternoon.

Pow.

(DOT PLAYING PIANO)

Hey, hey, sorry.

Did I scare you?

I--I didn't mean to.

I was just Looking for you.

I heard the music.

That's, Like, amazing.

I--I've never been good

at anything

other than basketball.

Look,

I was just wondering

when you wanted

to get together

to write up the Lab.

Dot.

Dot!

NINA:
The wallpaper

in the dining room

is revolting.

They ordered the wrong paper.

Yeah, well,

it makes me nauseous.

They made a mistake.

They'll replace it.

If I had to eat dinner

and Look at that every day,

I would seriously hurl.

That's enough.

What? I'm just saying.

What, is it illegal now

to have an opinion

in this house?

(DOORBELL RINGS)

That's Michelle.

You two

are joined at the hip.

Yeah, we're friends, Mom,

that's what best friends do.

If you had any, you'd know.

Connor.

I should have called.

What are you doing here?

Is she here?

She should be here by now.

You know Michelle,

she'd be Late

to her own funeral.

You can come in, though.

Um, I came to see Dot.

Dot?

Yeah. I mean,

she Lives here, right?

She Lives with you?

Yeah, totally.

Yeah, Dot totally

Lives here, yeah.

I figured it

wouldn't make much sense

to call. Can I come in?

Yeah. Sorry.

I'm totally rude.

Um, my mom is decorating

so we're eating

in the kitchen. Come on in.

Okay.

(CLEARS THROAT)

PAUL:
You're not Michelle.

(CHUCKLES) No, I'm not.

Who are you?

I'm Connor.

You never told us

about Connor, Nina.

Why the big secret?

NINA:
He came for Dot.

What are you

going to do with her?

Oh, uh, we're Lab partners

in biology.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Oh, that must be Michelle.

Put this somewhere.

MICHELLE:
I waited

until my dad was asleep.

PAUL:
So, you go to

school with Nina and Dot?

CONNOR:
That's right, sir.

PAUL:
Nina

never mentioned you.

Don't give him

the third degree, Paul.

What third degree?

Connor's here.

What?

He wants to see Dot.

(CHUCKLES)

Clearly an excuse.

He knows we're Like BFF.

F***ing A. How do I Look?

Hot.

Does he want to f*** me?

Yes.

Say it.

Say what?

Say he wants to f*** me.

He wants to f*** you.

Connor Kennedy

wants to f*** me.

Connor Kennedy

wants to f*** you.

(EXHALES)

Let's rock.

NINA:
Wait! Let me stash this.

The Last thing I need

is my dad finding it.

CONNOR:
Uh, Dot and I

actually have to go over

our biology Lab.

I thought maybe we could

go to the library.

Hi, Mr and Mrs Deer.

Hi, Connor.

Hey.

Dinner Looks great,

Mrs Deer.

OLIVIA:
It's from Bene, Bene.

On York.

MICHELLE:
Hmm.

What are you Looking at?

You think you two

are the only ones

that do homework?

Okay, um, see you Later.

Where are they going?

PAUL:
To the Library.

And you're Letting her go?

Why not?

You never Let me do anything.

That is not true.

He could be some sick f***,

you don't know.

He said he was

a friend of yours from school.

And you believed him?

You introduced us to him,

you Let him in the house.

I just...

I have a few questions

about the...

About the Lab.

See, I gotta get

a--a good mark in bio

'cause I need to pull a B

to get this

basketball scholarship

at UConn

and I know

that I'm not going to get

anything better

than a C- in English,

so I kind of need this.

Can I help you?

I think we need

another minute.

What flavour?

She's deaf.

Um, but if you speak slowly,

she can read your Lips.

Vanilla?

Strawberry?

Chocolate?

Um, nothing for me.

I'm fine, thanks.

Chocolate?

Do you think my nipples

are abnormally big?

Michelle, put your tit away.

Well, Steph Simon

was talking about it

in the locker room.

Your nipples?

Nope.

Nipples in general.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Dad! Jesus Christ,

can't you knock?

PAUL:
I did knock.

Yeah,

but can you wait until I say

"Come in," or something?

I just wanted to see

if you'd

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