Cut to:

INT. EVENING. SHOW ROOM.

It's Kristofer's opening. People are walking around, thoroughly enjoying the art.
HANNELY approaches DANIEL.

HANNELYGood show, boy.

DANIELThank you, Mr. Hannely.

HANNELYNo. Thank you, son ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. NIGHT. THE VAULT.

DANIEL and CHRISTINE enter. Daniel surveys the scene of New Year's decorations. They are a montage of different cultures: babies, mistle toe, chinese dragons...
They join NIKKI at the bar.

NIKKIH--- Daniel.

DANIELGood to see you too.

NIKKII, um... I just didn't expect you to show.

DANIELYeah, I know I kind ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. DAY. SHOW ROOM.

The place is completely re-painted and now decorated with holiday lights and a bevy of framed and unframed photographs.
DANIEL is hanging a picture of a girl whom we recognize as the girl dancing near Kristofer earlier ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. NIGHT. DANIEL'S BEDROOM.

DANIEL's head is down on his vanity.
The phone rings.
Daniel jerks up and answers it quickly.

DANIELHello?

KRISTOFER (through phone)Hey.
-beat-
I just wanted to check in on you. You didn't come back in earlier.

DANIELI'm okay. I just --- I think I drank too much.

Cut to:

EXT. NIGHT. PHONE BOOTH. ( Read more... )

Cut to:

EXT. NIGHT. STREET.

DANIEL walks slowly, despite the rain. He picks up a rock and throws it at a street light. Misses.

Cut to:

INT. NIGHT. JESSE'S BEDROOM.

JESSE is sorting through old pictures of herself and Daniel. She looks frustrated as she pushes them aside.

Cut to:

INT. NIGHT. THE VAULT.

CHRISTINE, NIKKI, and ( Read more... )

Cut to:

EXT. NIGHT. THE VAULT.

DANIEL is sitting on the curb. He looks upward into the rain and back down to the street. He kicks the water lining the curb and sends leaves down the river as boats.
CHRISTINE approaches from behind. She sits next to him. He doesn't look up as he releases another leaf into the water. They watch it move off ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. NIGHT. THE VAULT.

DANIEL places eight shot glasses on the table.

DANIELToast.

KRISTOFER, NIKKI, and CHRISTINE each pick up a shot as Daniel pulls his to his lips.

NIKKIWait a minute, cowboy. What are we toasting?

DANIELOh. Um.... Here's to Winter Break. And my parents buying me a shitload of crap for a holiday I don't buy ( Read more... )

Cut to:

EXT. DAY. SCHOOL YARD.

JESSE is walking away from the building as DANIEL exits. He runs to catch her.

DANIELHey! I thought you were going to come paint with us last night.

JESSEI did.

DANIELWhat? I didn't see you.

JESSEI didn't think you would.
-beat-
Look. It's Winter Break. I'll just -- I'll see you next year.

She begins to ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. AFTERNOON. KRISTOFER'S APARTMENT.

DANIEL knocks. No response. He lets himself in.

DANIELKristofer?

No response.
Daniel looks around.
He goes to the bathroom door and knocks.

KRISTOFERYeah?

Daniel starts to open the door.

KRISTOFERWhoa. Whoa. Whoa.

DANIELOh, are you developing?

The toilet flushes. The door opens.

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Cut to:

EXT. AFTERNOON. SCHOOL YARD.

DANIEL sits at a table, jotting noted for the art show, eating crackers. JESSE approaches and sits next to him. Daniel looks up.

JESSEOh. Am I allowed to sit here? I don't want to infringe on your coolness.

DANIELI -- yeah.
-beat-
Look, Jesse. I -- Why are you so upset with me? I don't ----

JESSEI ( Read more... )