9/28/12

Today, I continued the scene that I edited in yesterday's post, and pieced it together with the other day's post.

Austin walks through his front door after returing from Dani's wake. His eyes are red and puffy, and his hair is messed up. The tie from his suit is coming undone. He rips it off and throws it on the floor. He walks into his kitchen and opens the fridge. It is close to empty, except for a carton of milk, eggs, some leftovers, and 2 six packs of beer.

AUSTIN: You know what? Fuck it.

Austin takes both six packs of beers and walks out of the kitchen

INT-KRATNER FAMILY HOME- AUSTIN'S BEDROOM- NIGHT

"Drunk" by Ed Sheeran begins to play as Austin rushes into his bedroom. He pauses for a few seconds and looks around the room. His eyes reach a picture frame on his bedside table of him and Dani, the same one that she had on her dresser.

FLASHBACK

INT-KRATNER FAMILY HOME- LIVING ROOM- NIGHT

Austin's doorbell rings. He opens the door revealing a crying Dani, who is dressed like she was just at a party. She runs in and hugs him.

DANI: . I should have listened to you.

TRANSITION

Dani and Austin are sitting on Austin's couch. He puts a blanket around her shoulders and hands her a mug. He sits down next to her.

DANI: I need to learn not to put myself in awkward situations.

AUSTIN: That's hardly what that was. (Pause) What happened?

DANI: I....

Dani stops

AUSTIN: Dani? What happened?

DANI: Jimmy was there. He was drinking. 

AUSTIN: And you stayed far away from him, Right?

Dani doesn't respond.

AUSTIN: Answer me.

DANI: He wanted to dance. I didn't see any harm in it.

AUSTIN: So that's it? You made a fool out of yourself attempting to dance?

DANI: No! 

AUSTIN: Then what got you so worked up?

DANI: He told me he wanted to talk about what happened between us. So we went upstars and..

AUSTIN: Dani. You didnt.

DANI: Calm down. Almost nothing happened.

AUSTIN: Almost?

DANI: I knew he was way to drunk to mean anything that he said, but he was really close to me and I guess in the heat of the moment I didn't really know what was true, so we kissed. The kissing turned into making out and then he tried getting me to have sex with him but I didn't do it. I kicked him square in the balls and I got out of there.

AUSTIN: Well good. He's had it coming.

DANI: Yeah I know. I just really wanted to believe that he was sober when he was talking to me.

AUSTIN: Well he wasn't. He was a drunken mess and felt powerful in the heat of the moment. 

END OF FLASHBACK

Austin sets the beers down onto the table next to the picture frame. He takes one, opens it up and begins chugging. One by one, he drinks each of them. 

DANI: Austin? 

Austin turns toward his doorway, having a hard time standing up. Although everything else around him is blurred, Dani's image is crystal clear. He stands there in amazement for the moment.

AUSTIN: I knew there was no way you could be dead!

He runs up to her and hugs her tightly

DANI: Did you seriously think i'd leave? Your life would be so boring without me you loser!

Austin smiles at her. He grabs her hand and runs out of the room. Austin runs into his parent's room, Holding Dani's hand. His parents wake up at the sight of the lights being turned on.

MR. KRATER: Austin, what's going on?

AUSTIN: Look who I found! She's here I knew it!

MRS. KRATNER: Hun what are you talking about? Are you okay?

Austin looks beside him. Dani has disappeared.

Austin: She was here! She probably just went back to my room! 

Austin stumbles out of his parents room, and into his. Both of his parents follow behind him.

AUSTIN: Dani? Where did you go?

MRS. KRATNER: Have you been drinking?

AUSTIN: She was here! I know it!

MR. KRATER: I told you we shouldn't be leaving him alone at a time like this!

AUSTIN: Dani? Come on this isn't funny anymore!

MRS. KRATNER: Hunny, do you think Dani's here right now?

AUSTIN: She is! I saw her! She...

Austin collapses onto the floor

END.

Reflection: I think I deserved a 100 for this post. I finished the last scene of the script (for now) and hopefully now I can work from bottom to top, adding in the little sections I have already written. I am happy with it. I am not exactly sure if I want it to end like that, or maybe add a small part after where I ended it tonight. For now, I am going to work on finishing the entire play.