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A young man struggles to find his way home after waking up
in a foreign country with no memory of what happened the
night before, hoping trains, stealing water, and confronting
his own ego that brought him to this situation.
EXT. BAR PAT!. "A#.
P!$ %&E'
A((E sits at a bar table in front of %&E'. By all
accounts, she is lo)ely. n front of her on the table is
half a *&A'' !+ (E and an open pack of -A%E& -*ARETTE'.
A((E looks at %&E' and smiles, laughing. %&E' starts
coughing, steadily getting more intense. e falls out of his
chair. e looks at the other people in the bar who don/t
seem to notice. e looks at A((E who is now staring at himwith a blank face.
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(T. !'TE& BE"R!!%. %!R((*.
-lose up on %&E'/ face as he coughs up flem into the bed
sheet. !)erhead shot of the bedroom showing %&E' laying on
a bed in the middle of the room fully clothed. The ground
surrounding the bed has pillows and blankets scattered
around. %&E' pushes himself up against the bed post and
looks around. is left hand has a huge gash across the back
of it that has mostly scabbed o)er. is right forearm isalso 2uite bloody.
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EXT. -!BB&E 'TREET. (*T.
P!$ %&E'
%&E' is running across the cobble stone looking at his
feet. e stumbles and slams into the ground with his hands
out to protect him.
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(T. !'TE& BE"R!!%. %!R((*.
%&E' is staring at his bloody hand, confused from the
flashback. e looks o)er at the A&AR% -&!-3 ne4t to his bed.
t reads 561789.
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%&E'
!h fuck:
e 2uickly gets off the bed only to ha)e his legs gi)e out
and fall against the wall.
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EXT. -!BB&E 'TREET. (*T.
P!$ %&E'
%&E' is looking at his feet as he trips and slams into the
wall of a building.
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(T. !'TE& BE"R!!%. %!R((*.
%&E' stabili;es himself and walks towards the door. efumbles with the handle but gets it open and walks out:
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(T. !'TE& A&&A#
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To be okay> (o. This is my house, now lea)e=
The door bu;;er rings as -APR-E stares at %&E'. After a
few rings he goes o)er and presses the talk button. -APR-E
talks in inaudible talian through the microphone. 'he hangs
up.
-APR-E
*o pack your things.
%&E' stands still for a moment and then goes back to his
room:
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(T. !'TE& BE"R!!%. %!R((*.
: and begins throwing e)erything into his backpack as
2uickly as he can. e reaches into his back pocket and looksaround panicked.
%&E'
here/s my wallet> 'hit, where/s my
Phone>
%&E' begins tearing apart the room. The door opens and
$-T!RA come into the room.
$-T!RA
!h my god, %iles, what did you do> The ladyis P''E"=
%&E'
know. fucked up. %y wallet/s gone along
with my phone and: dammit, my @acket. That
had my passport=
$-T!RA
(o, the lady has your passport.
%&E'
!h, thank god.
$-T!RA
(ot thank god= f she has your passport, you
-an/t lea)e.
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%&E'
ell /ll @ust get it back from her.
%&E' heads towards the door.
$-T!RA
ait= hat about all your other stuff>
%&E'
don/t know: had them with me all
(ight. ha)e no idea where they could
be. t/s all kind of a blur.
%&E' grabs his backpack and walks out into the hallway:
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(T. !'TE& &$(* R!!%. %!R((*.
ith $-T!RA behind him.
%&E'
/)e got all my things. -ould ha)e my
Passport back please>
$-T!RA
e/re really sorry. e didn/t mean for
Any of this to happen.
-APR-E know you didn/t but it still did. #ou,
boy. #ou still owe me fortyfi)e euros
for last night and now fiftyfi)e euros on
top of that for the missing key. /m keeping
your passport until you gi)e me my hundred
euros. !ther people ha)e already booked the
room for tonight so if you don/t ha)e it
by ele)en o/clock will ha)e to call the
police and don/t want to do that.
$-T!RA/s face goes pale.
$-T!RA
!kay, we/re going to look for his stuff but we/ll
be back before 1CC with the money, okay>
%&E'
am really sorry, again.
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-APR-E shakes her head. $-T!RA pulls out her phone and
starts te4ting as her and %&E' walk out the front door and
down the stairs.
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EXT. !0T'"E !'TE&. %!R((*.
$-T!RA and %&E' walk down the e4terior steps and stand on
the side of the road.
$-T!RA
!h my god= The police> #ou/re in deep shit.
%&E'
orst case scenario they/ll call my family
And they/ll wire the money.
$-T!RA
That will take days. They don/t like it
hen foreigners are trouble. Especially
Americans. t/s not @ust against the law.
They take it as disrespect for their country.
#ou/ll be put in @ail, %iles= This stuff
s taken seriously here=
'he begins to talk down the street. %&E' follows.
$-T!RAow did this e)en happen> The woman said you
went out again after Riley and dropped you
off. hy did you do that>
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EXT. -!BB&E 'TREET. (*T.
P!$ %&E'
R&E# and %&E' are walking side by side, supporting each
other. $-T!RA walks ahead of them.
$-T!RA
%iles= Riley= urry up slow pokes=
R&E#
missed you man= /m so glad you
-ame to taly= This is awesome:=
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R&E# keeps talking to %&E' but %&E' keeps turning away to
look at $-T!RA/s butt.
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EXT. -!BB&E 'TREET. %!R((*.
%&E' and $-T!RA continue walking.
%&E'
t: was @ust being stupid.
The street opens up into a town s2uare where there are
flowers stands and lots of people bustling around.
think was o)er this way.
They round a corner on the other side of the s2uare.
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EXT. -!BB&E 'TREET. (*T.
P!$ %&E'
e is rounding the same corner and puts his hand on the wall
to support himself.
-0T T!1EXT. -!BB&E 'TREET. %!R((*.
%&E'
ere. was right here.
$-T!RA leans o)er and looks under the cars that are
nearby. 'he stands up shaking her head. %&E' walks o)er to
a few other cars and starts searching while $-T!RA asks
some shop owners in talian if they/)e seen anything lying
around. $-T!RA walks back o)er to %&E'.
$-T!RA
Anything>
%&E'
(o. +uck. /m going to miss the ne4t train
f can/t find my stuff soon.
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$-T!RA
-ommon, we/ll head back to the hostel.
They begin walking back. $-T!RA pulls out her phone and
types in a number. 'he holds it up to her ear.
$-T!RA
Riley must still be asleep.
%&E'
e/s gonna be pissed.
$-T!RA
/ll call Dasper
%&E'
ho/s Dasper>
$-T!RA
e/s a kid that might lend you money.
'he types in another number and stops at an AT% at the side
of the street. 'he puts in her card.
$-T!RA
ey, Dasper. 'o %iles and Riley ended up
%issing their train. #eah. The thing is that
%iles went out last night and lost all his
'tuff so /m calling people to see if theya)e any money to gi)e.
$-T!RA keeps talking but it becomes inaudible. %&E'
slides down against the wall ne4t to the AT%. There/s a
ringing in his ears from the hang o)er. e puts his head
against the wall and closes his eyes.
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EXT. PAR3(* &!T. ? %!(T' EAR&ER. A+TER(!!(.
%&E' walks down the street and into the parking lot. A((Eand +&!RA are sitting on a stone wall. %&E' walks o)er to
them. They/re arguing.
A((E
!kay wait. %iles, who helped you pick
!ut that backpack>
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%&E' pulls out a cigarette and +&!RA gi)es him a lighter.
%&E'
#ou did.
A((E to +loraF
'ee>= told you= know backpack fashion
ith my eyes closed.
+&!RA
Alright, alright, fine= t does look pretty
Trendy. /ll admit.
%&E' sniffs the air and looks at +&!RA.
%&E'
Are you smoking a @oint>
+&!RA
t/s not a @oint if put tobacco in it.
A((E to %ilesF
Are you done with classes>
%&E'
#eah, @ust got out of lit.
A((E
#ou wanna go then>
+&!RA
*o where>
%&E'
e go on wine dates after school.
+&!RA
0gh. #our lo)e disgusts me.
+&!RA checks her watch, then stands up and walks away
A((E
a)e fun in math +lora=
+&!RA
+uck off.
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A((E
'o>
%&E'
Actually, was thinking since it/s
+riday we could get changed and then
ead out with e)eryone else. The guy
"own at 'unset said they had a @a;;
Band there tonight. hat do you think>
A((E
#eah, that sounds fun. %eet up in an hour>
%&E'
'ounds good to me.
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(T. &!BR! BAR. (*T.
%&E' and A((E are sitting ne4t to eachother with a group
of people while a @a;; band plays in the background. There/s
group chatter, most of it indistinguishable. %&E' and A((E
look at eachother and smile. 'he rests her head on his
shoulder.
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EXT. APARTE%E(T 'TREET. (*T.
%&E' and A((E are standing outside the apartment. They/re
)ery close to each other and laughing.
A((E
!kay, okay, this is actually my
&ast one, swear.
%&E'
!h really>
A((E
'wear=
A((E lights up a cigarette.
A((E
Then ha)e to go up
%&E'
mmmm: no you don/t.
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A((E
don/t>
%&E'
(o, you ha)e to stay with me.
A((E
ells how/s this> /ll go up, but
#ou come up too.
'he falls back, opening the door, and pulling %&E' in with
her.
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EXT. -!BB&E 'TREET. %!R((*.
%&E' opens his eyes and the sounds of the city begin to
become clear again. A homeless is standing ne4t to himasking for change in talian. $-T!RA says something to the
homeless man and he walks away.
$-T!RA
Alright, all ha)e is forty fi)e euros
But Dasper is on his way o)er here with
%olly and Ale4andra and they/re going to
%ake up the other fifty fi)e euros.
%&E'Thank you so much $ictoria. /m really
'orry you ha)e to do this for me.
$-T!RA
ell we don/t really ha)e another option.
er phone bu;;es and she looks at it
$-T!RA
&ooks like Riley/s awake. They/re meeting
0s at the hotel.
'he turns and walks off. %&E' 2uickly gets up and followers
her.
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EXT. !0T'"E !'TE&. %!R((*.
R&E#, DA'PER, %!&, and A&EXA("RA are all standing at the
stair case
%&E'
ey guys.
(o one responds. $-T!RA goes inside with e)eryone e4cept
%&E' and R&E#.
R&E#
hat the fuck were you thinking> "o you
3now how much money they/re paying to
-o)er for your ass>
%&E' know. t/s bad. fucked up.
R&E#
mean are you kidding me %iles> hat
The fuck were you thinking>
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EXT. -!BB&E 'TREET. (*T.
P!$ %&E'
%&E', R&E#, and $-T!RA are all walking together. %&E'
is staring at $-T!RA who is goofing around with R&E#.
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EXT. !0T'"E !'TE&. %!R((*.
R&E# is staring at %&E' intently.
%&E'
was being an idiot. $ictoria had
'aid that her host family didn/t carehat time she came back so we could
*o out to a bar or something.
R&E# is in disbelief.
R&E#
*od fucking dammit, %iles.
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%&E'
know, /m so sorry. /m going to
+igure out how to fi4 this.
R&E#
"o you e)en remember what you did
&ast night>
$-T!RA comes running out of the hostel with %&E'/
passport in her hand.
$-T!RA
ere/s your passport. #ou ha)e
To go now.
%&E'
hy>
$-T!RA
'he @ust went into the other
Room to make the bed and saw
That you had flipped o)er a desk
And broken a few lamps.
R&E#
Desus fuck, %iles=
$-T!RAThe police are upstairs.
Told them you weren/t coming
Back, but got your passport
!ff her desk before left.
%&E'
hich way is the train station>
R&E#
t/s in that direction but
/ll @ust go with you.
'houting in talian is heard from a window. Abo)e them is an
talian police officer staring at %&E'. They hear mo)ement
on the otherside of the door. %&E' looks at $-T!RA.
$-T!RA
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*o=
%&E' and R&E# take off running down the street in one
direction while $-T!RA goes in the other. The door to the
hostel bursts open and two police officers come running out,
talking into walkietalkies.
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EXT. T!( -E(TER. &ATE %!R((*.
R&E# and %&E' race around the corner and stop to catch
their breath. They hear a siren behind them and slip into a
clothing shop. R&E# points to the road across from the
store and checks his watch.
R&E#
The train station is on the other side
!f this hill. The trains come e)ery halfour so it should be here like right now.
%&E' peers out the window.
%&E'
The car passed. "o you think can
%ake it>
R&E#
orth a shot.
%&E'
!kay:!kay: /m gonna go for it.
R&E#
*ood luck. hope you make it home okay.
%&E'
%e too. /m sorry you and your friends
ad to deal with this. Thank you so much.
R&E#e/ll deal with that later. Tell me
hen you get back.
They hug. %&E' takes position at the door and then sprints
out.
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EXT. TRA( 'TAT!(. &ATE %!R((*.
%&E' @ogs across a road o)er to the platform. Another
police car passes as he gets on and the doors close.
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(T. TRA( -AR. &ATE %!R((*.
%&E' slumps into a chair and looks out the window
ner)ously. The train begins to mo)e forward. e leans his
head against the back of his seat and looks out the window,
breathing hard. e stares back at the station as it slips
behind him as if to check that he/s really lea)ing.
-!("0-T!R
Biglietto
%&E' turns his head back towards the aisle as the trainconductor asks for the tickets of a woman sitting a few rows
ahead of him. %&E' stands up, grabs his back pack and walks
in the opposite direction. e takes a left and follows the
stairs up to the second floor of the train where he begin to
briskly walk back in the direction where he came. e goes
down the stairs and reaches the bathroom.
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(T. TRA( BATR!!%. &ATE %!R((*.
%&E' closes the door behind him and locks it. e slumps tothe ground. e runs his hands through his hair and closes
his eyes, e4ahausted.
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(T. %&E'/ BE"R!!%. %!R((*. !(E %!(T EAR&ER.
%&E' is laying on his bed. The sun is coming through the
shades, gi)ing the room a glow. !)erhead shot of the room as
he wakes up. e sits up in bed, groggy from sleep and a
hango)er. e walks o)er to the full length mirror on his
door and takes a look at the fi)e hickeys on his neck.
%&E'
!h Annie:
e grabs his water bottle on his desk and s2uirts some into
his mouth. is phone bu;;es and he picks up. t reads
5Annie1 ? (ew %essages9. %&E' opens the messages which read
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5here are you bb>9, 5e r ) drunk rn9, 5"id you go home>9,
5ine date today>9. e types in 5'orry, felt sick so
went home9. is phone bu;;es again. t reads 5Alice1 (ew
%essage9. %&E' pauses and looks at himself in the mirror.
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EXT. PAR- "0 TAB!R. %""A#.
%iles comes around the bend of a bush and walks towards a
blonde girl sitting at a park bench. 'he looks up and smiles
at him. e stands in front of her.
A&-E
ey %iles. oooow, looking a little
n@ured there %iles. ow/s Annie doing>
%&E'
'he/s fine. And /m reco)ering thank you$ery much. ow are you>
A&-E
/m doing )ery well.
%&E'1
Are you>
%&E' leans in close to her face. A&-E smiles and they
kiss.
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EXT. TAB!R PAR3. A+TER(!!(.
A&-E is laying under a tree with her head on %&E'/
stomach.
%&E'
:"o you remember that time Pascal flipped
!ut at "anny because he was making @okes
"uring the fire drill>
A&-E
aha, oh yeah. e wouldn/t stop screaming.
'he picks her head up and sees A%EE and A((E walking along
a path near the tree.
!h shit, is that Aimee and Annie>
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%&E' looks o)er
%&E'
#eah it totally is.
A&-E
0hhh: well actually need to get home anyway.
%&E'
Alright, see you later Alice.
They kiss goodbye and A&-E stands up and lea)es. %&E' sits
up, checks to make sure she/s gone then walks out onto the
path thirty yards behind A%EE and A((E.
%&E'ey=
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(T. TRA( -AR. &ATE %!R((*.
A loud knock on the door wakes %&E' up. e 2uickly stands
up and stands near the toilet.
%&E'
0h: 0no %omento:
%&E' looks himself in the mirror. e looks down at the
sink. A sign clearly shows do not drink the water. e groans
and picks up his bag.
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(T. TRA( -AR. EAR A+TER(!!(.
%&E' e4its the bathroom and walks down the hallway. e
looks up at digital clock near the door. t reads 5?1789.
%&E' puts down his back pack and pulls out his plane
ticket. t says the plane departs at G1C. 0nderneath, itsays 5Boarding will close a half hour before departure
time9. People ha)e begun to gather near the door since the
train is about to reach its destination. A man ne4t to %&E'
laughs looking at his ticket. %&E' looks at the clock
again. The doors open and he runs out.
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(T. ARP!RT. EAR A+TER(!!(.
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%&E' runs up to a baggage clerk.
%&E'
E4cuse me> -ould #ou please tell
%e what gate this plane will depart from>
-&ER3
"o you ha)e any bags to check sir>
%&E'
(o, @ust: where does the fucking
Plane lea)e from>
-&ER3
!kay, you need to calm down sir.
%&E' takes a deep breath
-&ER3
!kay, sir. #our flight lea)es
+rom gate B78 but you/re going to
(eed to hurry.
%&E' roles his eyes, grabs the ticket, and starts running
again.
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(T. 'E-0RT#. EAR A+TER(!!(.
%&E' comes running up to the line to go through security.
A((E
+uck you
%&E' looks around bewildred.
*0AR"
Passporto, per fa)ore.
%&E' looks up at her and gi)es her his passport. 'he scans
it. Red flashes on her screen o)er his name.
*0AR"
/m sorry sir, you don/t seem
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To be allowed to fly.
%&E'
hat>
*0AR"
The computer is telling me
#ou/re not allowed to fly.
%&E'
(o, that/s impossible.
a)e to get on this flight.
A((E
+uck you
%&E' looks around again confused.
*0AR"
'ir>
%&E'
-ould you please check
t again>
The *0AR" runs his passport through again. Red flashes
again.
*0AR"/m sorry sir, it won/t
Take it. #ou/ll ha)e to
*o back to checking and ha)e
Them work it out with the head
!f security.
%&E'
!kay, okay, thank you )ery much.
%&E' steps out of line and looks at his watch. t reads
5?1769
%&E'
+uck
e looks around and gets in another security line on the
other side of the security check.
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'E-!(" *0AR"
Passporto, per fa)ore.
%&E' hands him his passport. 'E-!(" *0AR" scans it. Red
flashes on his screen. 'E-!(" *0AR" looks at the passport.
'E-!(" *0AR"
#ou are American, yes>
%&E'
#es.
'E-!(" *0AR"
ere on )acation>
%&E'
$isiting a friend.
'E-!(" *0AR" looks at the passport again and then up at
%&E'. e gi)es him his passport.
'E-!(" *0AR"
*o ahead. t must be something
ith American passports.
%&E'
Thank you.
%&E' pushes his bag through the machine steps through themetal detector, grabs his bag and sprints to the gate.
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(T. *ATE 78B. A+TER(!!(.
ATTE("A(T is almost done closing the door when %&E'
arri)es.
%&E'
ait, /m here. /m on
This flight.
ATTE("A(T
#ou/re too late, /m
'orry.
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%&E'
(o, please, ha)e to
%ake this flight.
ATTE("A(T
#ou/re too late.
The doors ha)e closed.
%&E'
Please, it/s really important
make this flight. Please,
@ust want to go home.
ATTE("A(T looks at the ground and then from side to side.
'he opens the door.
ATTE("A(T&et me see your ticket
%&E'
Thank you so much=
%&E' gi)es his ticket to her. 'he stamps it and gi)es it
back. e gets on the plane.
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(T. ARP&A(E. A+TER(!!(.
%&E' walks down the aisle to the far back of the plane. e
arri)es at row 8H and s2uee;es past the two other people to
his window seat. e puts his head against the window and
looks out.
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EXT. PAR3 "0 TAB!R. %""A#.
A((E and A%EE turn around as %&E' @ogs o)er to them.
%&E'ey guys, was about to
Te4t you.
A((E
thought you were still
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Reco)ering from last night.
%&E'
still am. %y host dad wanted
%e to come with him on a walk
Through the park. hat are you
*uys up to>
A%EE blows smoke in %&E'/ face. e reels from the scent.
%&E'
Ah:
e looks at A((E
%&E'
#ou too>
A((E
Aimee wanted some company.
%&E'
/ll help you out with that. "o
#ou ha)e a spare cigarette
By the way>
A%EE pulls out a carton of cigarettes and gi)es one to
%&E'.
A((E
Again>
%&E'
know, ha)en/t been to
A tobac yet this week. hen
Aimee finishes, we can head
nto to town and /ll pick
'ome up, yeah>
A%EE blows another waft of smoke into his face. e breathesit all in this time.
A((E
!kay, but we/re ha)ing
A wine date after.
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%&E'
'ounds like a deal to me.
(ow let/s start walking
Again before Aimee gets
0s arrested.
-0T T!1
(T. BAR PAT!. "A#.
A((E sits opposite %&E' with two empty glass of wine in
front of her. %&E'/ glass is practically full. They/re both
smiling.
A((E
:and the guy at the hotel
'ays that he needs to see
%y " before can go backTo my room, but my " is in
%y room so it was total
'hit show and we had to get
The manager and e)erything=
%&E' laughs but seems distracted by something in his mind.
There/s a silence.
A((E
Are you okay>
%&E'#eah, /m fine. hy do you ask>
A((E
#ou/)e seemed a little distant
Recently. Are you sure you/re
!kay>
%&E'
#eah, /m sure.
They sit there silently for a moment, each smoking acigarette.
A((E
/m going to get another glass
!f wine. "o you want one>
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%&E'
(o, /m set with this.
A((E
hate)er you say:
-0T T!1
(T. BAR PAT!. &ATE A+TER(!!(.
+i)e empty glasses sit at either side of the table. %&E'
and A((E are gone.
-0T T!1
EXT. APART%E(T 'TREET. &ATE A+TER(!!(.
The door to the apartment building slams shut.
-0T T!1
(T. A((E' APART%E(T. &ATE A+TER(!!(.
The door to A((E/s room slams shut.
-0T T!1
(T. A((E' BE"R!!%. &ATE A+TER(!!(.
%&E' and A((E lay under the sheets of the bed. 'he/s
cuddled up ne4t to him. Both ha)e their eyes closed and
appear to be asleep. %&E'/ phone bu;;es in his pants pocketon the ground gets leans down to get it, mo)ing himself away
from A((E. t reads 5'ydney1 F (ew %essage9.
%&E'
ha)e to go home Annie.
'ee you tomorrow.
%&E' starts getting dressed.