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Cut to:
INT. MORNING. DANIEL'S HOUSE.
DANIEL sits at the breakfast table, alert but moving sluggishly. His FATHER is buried in his paper across the table. MOTHER and ANGELICA come into the room. They sit. MONICA brings them their breakfast.
FATHERWe're having Saturday brunch with McCougherty and Hannely.
MOTHERYou hear that, Daniel? Remember to keep that open.
-beat-
What did you do to your hair?
Daniel looks up. Angelica giggles.
DANIELYou like it? I---
MOTHERAre you going through a rebellious phase, dear? What do you need to rebel against?
-beat-
Are you being gothic?
ANGELICAI think it's punk rock! It's cool!
FATHERNow he's corrupting his sister too. What did your mother and I do wrong?
With that, Mr. Henderson has grabbed his briefcase and is out the door. Daniel continues to ear his toast. He puts it down and pushes back from the table. Daniel stands.
DANIELOkay. Brunch Saturday. Got it.
He goes to leave.
ANGELICABye.
DANIEL(smirking)Bye, Demon Spawn.
He winks at her and grabs his book bag. Mother sighs as he exits.
MOTHERMonica, take my plate away.
Cut to:
EXT. DAY. SCHOOL YARD.
DANIEL sits at a table writing in his journal. He glances up to see JESSE walking, looking around. He stands and sneaks up behind her. He grabs her from behind.
DANIELIf I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance...
JESSESo I'm the world no--
-she turns to face him-
Whoa! What happened to you?
DANIELYou don't like it? It looks stupid, right?
JESSENo. No. It's just so --- not you. There is no way that third grader who used to pull my hair on the playground and pretend like he didn't want me to kiss him in the covered slide ---
DANIELI didn't want you to kiss me in the covered slide.
JESSE(cont'd)--Would die his hair black and red.
DANIELI'm not in third grade anymore. We've both done a bit of changing since then.
JESSEI know. Sorry.
-beat-
It looks good.
DANIEL(smugly)Thank you.
They begin to walk to the building.
JESSEHey. I went to the video store last night. What do you say to a Molly Ringwald film festival tonight?
DANIELSounds... Oh, I can't do it tonight. I'm going to a show with Christine and them.
JESSEOh. Okay.
DANIELWhy don't you come along?
JESSENah. That's okay. I'll -- I'll just see you around school. My - uh - my class is that way.
Jesse walks away quickly. Daniel calls after her.
DANIELWe have the same class.
Jesse doesn't slow. Daniel doesn't try to catch up.
INT. MORNING. DANIEL'S HOUSE.
DANIEL sits at the breakfast table, alert but moving sluggishly. His FATHER is buried in his paper across the table. MOTHER and ANGELICA come into the room. They sit. MONICA brings them their breakfast.
FATHERWe're having Saturday brunch with McCougherty and Hannely.
MOTHERYou hear that, Daniel? Remember to keep that open.
-beat-
What did you do to your hair?
Daniel looks up. Angelica giggles.
DANIELYou like it? I---
MOTHERAre you going through a rebellious phase, dear? What do you need to rebel against?
-beat-
Are you being gothic?
ANGELICAI think it's punk rock! It's cool!
FATHERNow he's corrupting his sister too. What did your mother and I do wrong?
With that, Mr. Henderson has grabbed his briefcase and is out the door. Daniel continues to ear his toast. He puts it down and pushes back from the table. Daniel stands.
DANIELOkay. Brunch Saturday. Got it.
He goes to leave.
ANGELICABye.
DANIEL(smirking)Bye, Demon Spawn.
He winks at her and grabs his book bag. Mother sighs as he exits.
MOTHERMonica, take my plate away.
Cut to:
EXT. DAY. SCHOOL YARD.
DANIEL sits at a table writing in his journal. He glances up to see JESSE walking, looking around. He stands and sneaks up behind her. He grabs her from behind.
DANIELIf I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance...
JESSESo I'm the world no--
-she turns to face him-
Whoa! What happened to you?
DANIELYou don't like it? It looks stupid, right?
JESSENo. No. It's just so --- not you. There is no way that third grader who used to pull my hair on the playground and pretend like he didn't want me to kiss him in the covered slide ---
DANIELI didn't want you to kiss me in the covered slide.
JESSE(cont'd)--Would die his hair black and red.
DANIELI'm not in third grade anymore. We've both done a bit of changing since then.
JESSEI know. Sorry.
-beat-
It looks good.
DANIEL(smugly)Thank you.
They begin to walk to the building.
JESSEHey. I went to the video store last night. What do you say to a Molly Ringwald film festival tonight?
DANIELSounds... Oh, I can't do it tonight. I'm going to a show with Christine and them.
JESSEOh. Okay.
DANIELWhy don't you come along?
JESSENah. That's okay. I'll -- I'll just see you around school. My - uh - my class is that way.
Jesse walks away quickly. Daniel calls after her.
DANIELWe have the same class.
Jesse doesn't slow. Daniel doesn't try to catch up.