10/12/12

Today, I am going to edit and hopefully continue with Austin's funeral breakdown scene.

AUSTIN: Um. Thank you all for coming today? I've never really done one of these before, so ignore the awkwardness of this speech I guess. Uh, I'm sure it would have meant a lot to Dani knowing that each of you came. This whole thing kind of makes me think of Dani and I's favorite musical. There was this one scene, it was the funeral scene, and the lead guy Sam was watching his funeral. After the show, Dani said that when she... when she dies.. she only wants one thing, which was to see who came to her funeral. To see who didn't. (Pause) To see who cried. She..

(As Austin is speaking, Jimmy walks in quietly, holding a girl's hand that Austin has never seen before)

AUSTIN: She also would have loved to see the idiots that actually had the balls to show up here tonight. Especially the one's who walk in with yet, another girl and think that it's okay.

MRS. GOLD: Austin, please relax

AUSTIN: I'm sorry if this is inappropriate to you Mrs. Gold but you know for a fact Dani would want me to say something. I mean come on! You're letting this tool disrespect your daughter again? He walked in with another girl! He should be kicked out! (Pause) You know what? Every one of you who have disrespected her should be kicked out! Like you!

(Points to Jessica)

AUSTIN: Look at you! Bawling you're eyes out over the girl who you tormented for most of her high school life. Maybe if you weren't so terrible, she would still be here! 

MRS. KRATNER: Hon, just stop, please.

AUSTIN: (Completely ignoring his mother) How many times will a teen suicide happen before you guys get the message that something is wrong?



Reflection: I think I deserve a 100 for this blog post. Somewhere in the middle of writing, I thought of an idea. Recently, a girl was bullied so bad over comments on her youtube account that she killed herself. It inspired me to change the reason why Dani killed herself. I still want to stick with the idea that she had a mental disorder, but I want there to be a deeper reason that completely pushed her off the edge. The fight with Austin will still happen, but it will be over a different reason. I just don't know what that will be yet.