Unbreakable Page #11

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DAVID:

I remember you.

MEGAN(on phone)

I was hoping you would call

me, but... Anyway I decided

not to wait.

(beat)

I was thinking, it might be

nice to go to dinner

together.

Beat.

MEGAN(soft)

...Hello?

Beat.

DAVID:

Yeah it might be nice.

We hear A SOUND ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE. A SOUND MUCH LIKE AN EXHALE.

CUT TO:

INT. CHINESE RESTAURANT - LATE EVENING

The local Chinese restaurant. Red and gold plastic dragons hang from the ceiling.

A couple late-nighters are at the bar. Megan and David are two of a handful of

people left dining in the restaurant. They're a little dressed up. Megan looks

kind of stunning.

DAVID:

...When you work with

clients on machines, do they

sometimes just jump up a

level or two? Do something

they didn't know they were

capable of?

MEGAN:

Not often, but it is

possible. Most people get

scared when they see the

shadow of their limits. They

don't know how long the

shadow really is. They don't

know how far away the real

limits are standing... They

stop out of fear.

David nods as he takes it in. Beat. He looks down at his plate and twirls his lo

mein onto a fork. Megan watches him.

MEGAN:

This is kind of strange

isn't it?

David nods, "yes" before taking the bite.

MEGAN:

We're not even acting like

ourselves.

David touches his mouth with his napkin.

MEGAN:

Like that. Your mouth's

dirty. You tapped your

napkin to your lips. You

only do that when you're

with someone you don't know.

David looks down at his napkin.

DAVID:

What do I do when I'm around

someone I know?

MEGAN:

You use your sleeve.

They both smile at each other. Beat.

WOMAN(o.s.)

Megan?

David and Megan look over to the only other table of late night diners as they

get up from their table. A woman about Megan's age walks over to her.

WOMAN:

I thought it was you.

MEGAN:

Hi.

(to David)

This is Claire. Her son is

in Jeremy's class. Claire

and I worked on the school

food drive together.

DAVID:

Hello.

CLAIRE smiles as she stares at David. She turns to Megan.

CLAIRE(mouths)

He's cute.

Claire turns back to David.

CLAIRE:

I'm very happy about this.

Megan mentioned to me she

was considering dating

again.

Megan becomes still.

CLAIRE(to David)

I'm sorry, what's your name?

Beat. David doesn't look up.

DAVID:

David.

CLAIRE:

David?

MEGAN:

This is my husband.

Beat. All three people become frozen in silence.

Claire looks to Megan.

CLAIRE(soft)

I am so sorry.

Megan nods.

Claire quietly walks away form the table and joins her group as they leave the

restaurant. Beat.

Megan and David are the last one's left. They sit silently in their booth. Megan

looks at David's face. He's shaken.

He slowly takes a sip of water and then taps his mouth with napkin.

CUT TO:

INT. FRONT DOOR - NIGHT

It's late. NO LIGHTS ARE ON EXCEPT THE ONE IN THE HALL. The babysitter has black

dyes hair and Buddy Holly glasses. David waits as she puts on her jacket.

DYED HAIR GIRL:

He ate about six of those

chocolate covered doughnut

holes with his milk. He said

he only had three, but I

know he had six.

DAVID:

Okay.

David is not paying attention to the girl. He watches as his wife takes off her

coat and heads to the guest room. She turns before entering the room. David and

his wife make eye contact.

MEGAN(soft)

Goodnight.

David nods. Megan goes into her room. The guest door closes softly.

David finds the babysitter looking at him with an odd expression.

DYED HAIR GIRL:

My parents sleep in separate

beds.

David reaches into his wallet and hands the girl money.

DAVID:

Thank you.

David opens the front door for her.

DYED HAIR GIRL:

By the way, Jeremy went to

sleep in his room tonight.

DAVID:

His room?

The baby sitter nods with a smile as she walks out the front door.

CUT TO:

INT. JEREMY'S BEDROOM

David walks into the darkened child's bedroom. The lump on the bed turns when he

hears movement. He smiles when he sees David.

JEREMY(whispered)

I'm sleeping in my room.

DAVID(soft)

I see.

JEREMY(whispered)

I'm not scared.

DAVID(soft)

That's great.

JEREMY(whispered)

Do you know why?

David nods, "No."

JEREMY(whispered)

I know now.

DAVID(soft)

Know what?

JEREMY(whispered)

You're secret identity.

(beat)

That man was right.

Beat. David just stares at his son. Jeremy's eyes start to close.

DAVID:

Jeremy.

Jeremy opens his eyes.

DAVID(soft)

There are big guys in almost

every gym who can lift that

much.

Beat. Jeremy's eyes start to shut.

JEREMY(whispered)

You could have lifted more.

(his eyes close)

...Don't worry, I won't tell

anyone.

Jeremy Dunne falls asleep. David Dunne stands in the darkness of his son's room.

Posters of comic book heroes don the walls around him.

CUT TO:

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT

Elijah's cheek rests against two pristine white pillows. He looks exhausted. His

eyes are fixed on some abstract point in the room. WE HEAR SOUNDS OF A HOSPITAL.

The torso of a PHYSICIAN can be seen on the other side of the bed. We hear him

speak but never see his face.

PHYSICIAN(o.s.)

...fracture of the proximal

phalanx of the little finger

as well as multiple

fractures of the sixth,

seventh, and eighth ribs.

The worst of the injury,

however, was sustained to

the left leg in the form of

a spiral fracture. There

were fourteen breaks. It

simply shattered...

ELIJAH:

They call me Mr. Glass.

Beat.

PHYSICIAN(o.s.)

Who does?

ELIJAH:

Kids.

Elijah just keeps staring.

PHYSICIAN(o.s.)

Shall I continue?

Beat. Elijah's head nods the slightest bit up and down.

PHYSICIAN(o.s.)

Pins were placed throughout

the length of the leg. The

use of a wheelchair will be

needed for a two month

period. The use of crutches

will follow for twelve to

fourteen months. Hospital

stay will range from five to

eight days followed by nine

to twelve months of physical

therapy. Prescribed

medication for pain

management will take the

usual forms of...

The PHYSICIAN'S WORDS FADE AWAY as Elijah continues to gaze at an abstract point

in the room.

FADE TO BLACK:

INT. PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER - LATE MORNING

WE EMERGE FROM DARKNESS TO FIND OURSELVES IN THE PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER.

A CO-WORKER finds Megan working with an elderly gentleman who's laboring on a

stationary bike.

JANIS:

Your ten o'clock is here.

The hospital discharged him

this morning.

MEGAN:

Thanks.

The co-worker takes Megan's position by the elderly man.

Megan crosses the physical therapy center. A man in a wheel chair waits by her

office. She walks up to him with a smile.

MEGAN:

Elijah right?

Elijah's leg is immobilized by a metal brace and held straight. Under his shirt

we see the wrappings around his ribs. His left pinky is in a splint. He smiles

and nods, "yes" to Megan.

CUT TO:

INT. STADIUM LOCKER ROOM - LATE MORNING

David Dunne stands in security uniform by a set of double doors that leads into

the players locker room.

Three walls of the locker room are lined with shiny lockers. One side of the room

has benches and massage tables. The far end of the room has work out equipment.

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