school assessment.A Screenplay by SuicidePact.
ENGLISH ASSESSMENT TWO - DRAFT.
Co- Written by
Katarina Waqa
Ashleigh Laulu
Jenna Ensby
Copyright© 2012
INT. LISA'S BEDROOM -
MORNING.
Lisa is doing
homework, every time she makes a mistake she scrunches up the page and chucks
it into the rubbish bin, behind her is a poster of her idol.
LISA
[Voice over]
My father left us when
I was young, ever since then it's just been me and my mother, we aren't
wealthy, but we get by. I owe it to myself to make her proud of me; I try my
best in everything I do. I tend to struggle in my school work, but what I lack
in academics, I make up for on the soccer field, it's been around about a month
now since I was announced team captain at my local schools team, and although
it’s only a school team, I know my Mother is proud of me. But I can do better,
my ultimate dream in life is to be like Jessie Jenson she's my idol, she was
poor just like me when she was my age and still made it onto a national team, I
bet her mother is proud of her.
LISA's MOTHER
[sticks her head in the door]
hey Lees, it's time to
start heading over to practise don't you think? I won't be here when you get
back, have fun, i love you.
LISA
see you tomorrow then.
EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD -
AFTERNOON
Team is doing warm
ups, when they get distracted by Coach being on the phone, Lisa takes charge of
practise.
COACH BENNET
[on the phone] hi, Alex, yeah thanks for
getting back to me after such short notice, yeah that's right, I think I have
exactly what you're looking for, she's one of the best I've seen on a school
team without any formal training, from what I hear, not academic. I'd love for
you to come and see her play. Yeah that would be perfect see you then
.
Coach walks back
to where the girls are training and casually admires Lisa in her leadership.
Kitty and Lisa are
having a water break together.
VICTORIA
so, what do you think
that was about? Coach being on the phone and all, do you think someone
important is going to watch us play? i really hope so. this could be our big
break Lisa, this time next year we could be playing for an actual team
LISA
I'm sure, that's not
what she was on the phone about, it was probably just something personal, you
really do get worked up easily don't you.
VICTORIA
but what if it isn't?
what if I'm right? don't you ever dream of what it would be like? I've seen the
posters on your wall, admit it you want it, the big break i bet you'd do
anything to play in an actual stadium.
LISA
one thing that I've
learnt in life, is don't get your hopes up, unlike you I've had lots of
experience with disappointment.
The pair race back
to where the team is sitting, facing Coach who is standing in front of them
all.
COACH
Girls I have some
news, and it affects all of you.
I've been in contact
with a friend of mine, we went to school together, she's (or he's)the coach for
[insert team name here]
she's looking for some fresh new talent, and I recommended you lot, whether or
not that was a wise decision is yet to be determined, it's up to you to make me
proud. I'm counting on you.
The girls all
murmur with excitement.
GIRL 1
[to girl 2] I knew I was good
enough, Coach as finally come to her senses, and seen how great I am
GIRL 2
How do you know it
isn't me she was recommending? I'm just as good as you if not better.
GIRL 1
are you joking?
GIRL 3
You two are obviously
delusional, she was talking about me
Lisa sits back and
watches her team mates argue about who's a better player.
Coach blows the
whistle and screen fades into the next scene.
INT. VICTORIA’S HOUSE
-AFTERNOON
Victoria enters
her living room area throws her bag onto the floor and sits down on the coach,
with a can of pepsi. Victoria's Mother walks in wearing high heels, and
expensive clothes. Notices Victoria drinking the unhealthy substance.
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
Victoria! Get that devils drink away from those
lips! Are you trying to poison your body?
VICTORIA
Relax mum it’s just one can.
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
Look at yourself after all I've done for you? All
those nutritionist appointments, your special diets, and not to mention what
these death in a can does for your skin! Look at me how stressed I am!
VICTORIA
Take a chill pill
VITORIA’S MOTHER
I know why this is happening, you've been spending
too much time with that Lisa girl haven't you, sure she's nice enough dear, but
nice isn't going to get you anywhere, do you think I bothered with those types
of people when I was your age? Do you?
VICTORIA
No.
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
One day you are going to have to realise, that in
order to succeed you have to do whatever it takes to get to the top. Now go and
wash up, I don't want any more of your sweaty gear clogging up my clean fresh
air. Henrietta cleaned it today.
Victoria leaves to have a shower.
INT. LISA'S HOUSE -
AFTERNOON
Lisa picks up a
note left on the kitchen bench it reads: dinner is in fridge, heat up in
microwave, love mum xx
Screen fades to black.
EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD "
EARLY MORNING
Lisa is training on
the football field before school by herself, Coach arrives at school early and
to her surprise notices Lisa, training hard and by herself.
COACH
[voice over] Lisa
has always been an important part of my team, that’s why i promoted her to
captain this year, it’s always been to my understanding, that she hasn’t been receiving
the best grades in school, but school rules state that all athletes on any
sporting teams must pass all subjects, and no one has come to me about kicking
her off the team, watching her now at this time of day by herself, i can see
dedication, determination and commitment, I really do believe that she tries
her best in her sport as well as her school work, to be honest she reminds me
of Jessie Jenson.
INT. CLASSROOM "
MORNING
School bell rings,
Victoria and Lisa are sitting together in class when they get there marks back
from an assessment. Camera shows, Lisa receiving a C+ and Victoria receiving an
A-. Victoria looks miserable, Lisa looks overjoyed.
LISA
[Happy tone of voice] What did you get?
VICTORIA
Just don’t ask.
LISA
Aw come on, I got a
C+ what did you get?
VICTORIA
The worst possible
mark ever!
LISA
You got an F?
VICTORIA
No! Might as well
have though
LISA
Just tell me Vic!
VICTORIA
[groans] I got an A-
LISA
An A? Minus?
VICTORIA
I know! My mum is
going to kill me
LISA
That is an excellent
mark Vicky, what are you complaining about? I’d give anything to be able to have
an A- on anything.
VICTORIA
That’s because you’re
not....
[Victoria stops
before she hurts Lisa]
LISA
Not what? Look just
because you look down upon yourself doesn’t mean you have to look down on me, I’m
supposed to be your best friend. Maybe you should rethink as to what’s more
important to you.
Lisa stands up and changes seats, leaving
Victoria alone, Victoria looks upset. Lisa looks disappointed.
EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD "
AFTERNOON
The girls are doing drills; Victoria is
partnered up with one of the other girls. Lisa watches them. Victoria gets
angry at the girl for giving her a lousy pass of the ball. Victoria notices
Lisa staring at her and she gives her a menacing look. When it is drink break,
Coach blows the whistle, Victoria shoves Lisa with her shoulder as she walks
past.
COACH
Lisa, wait up for a
sec.
LISA
Yeah coach what is
it?
COACH
What
is going on with you and Vic? Don’t tell me it’s nothing I saw all of that
right there and it’s definitely something.
LISA
Let’s just say we
have had a bit of a disagreement.
COACH
Whatever it is, you
two are going to have to set it aside when you are at MY practises, especially with Alex coming here very soon. I
expected more from my star athlete.
LISA
I’m sorry.
COACH
I know you are, that’s
the kind of person you are, you admit your mistakes, that’s a great quality to
have Lisa.
The team starts another drill, and camera focuses
on Victoria for the entire time.
VICTORIA
[Voice over] do you
think that i had time for people like that when i was your age Victoria? Guess
what Mum, I’m not you, I like having Nice friends, i like soccer, i like having
time to relax, i miss Lisa, and because of you, I don’t even have the one thing
in my life that meant the most to me. If i impress the Scout then maybe I will
be able to prove to you that I’m good enough at something that isn’t reading
and writing, sport isn’t just a phase i am going through, and some days i just
really need junk food. I’m so sorry Lisa, will you ever forgive me?
EXT. CARPARK "
AFTERNOON
Victoria’s mother
notices a poor looking woman (Lisa’s mum) and opens her purse and pulls out a
five dollar not, tries to give it to the woman.
LISA’S MOTHER
I’m not homeless.
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
You can’t really
blame me for my mistake now can you
LISA’S MOTHER
I find it very offensive,
that just because my clothes aren’t $200 on sale, that I don’t have a home, I
do have a house a very cosy one, and me and my daughter are very happy in it
thank-you very much
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
How many bedrooms’
is cosy?
LISA’S MOTHER
Never you mind.
Lisa walks over to her Mother, but Victoria’s
Mother thinks she is walking to her.
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
Lisa, so nice to see
you It has been a very long time since you’ve come to visit Victoria.
LISA
Yes it has, hope you
have been doing well Mrs..
Victoria’s mother interrupts Lisa
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
Call me Blair honey.
LISA’S MOTHER
Lisa, you ready to
go home? Got all your gear?
LISA
Yep let’s go, bye
Blair.
Victoria’s mother
only just notices that it was Lisa’s mother she had been rude to.
Victoria stays
behind to talk to Coach.
VICTORIA
So do I even have a
chance?
COACH
Vic, you know you
are very talented, and I have faith in you and in all my players.
VICTORIA
But Lisa is the
special one isn’t she, I can see it in your eyes, and I’ve seen her play, Alex
is coming for her
COACH
She is the one I
recommended yes, but that doesn’t mean Alex won’t look at any of the rest of
the team, Vic you just gotta have faith in yourself, I believe in you. Maybe
you should too.
VICTORIA
Thanks Coach.
Victoria leaves
INT. VICTORIA’S HOUSE " MORNING.
Victoria
walks into the kitchen where her mother is.
VICTORIA’S
MOTHER
There you ae Victoria, what are you wearing that old thing for?
I’ve made appointments with Gigi, to get our nails done, and look at how you
repay me dressing like a boy.
VICTORIA
I can’t go and get my nails done mum! It’s the game, you
promised you’d drive me today, and now I’m going to be late because I’ll have
to walk!
VICTORIA’s
MUM
A game? Today? There will be other games, surely it won’t matter
if you miss this one.
VICTORIA
No! It’s not just some game Mum Alex the coach for the State’s
Female team will be there looking for new talent for next year’s team, this
could be my ticket to something more than the silly school team, I could be a
star athlete Mum.
VICTORIA’S
MOTHER
Leave athletics for the boys Victoria, how many times have we
talked about this, you’re going to grow out of this phase soon, and it isn’t
soon enough!
VICTORIA
What If I don’t mum, do you really want to be the one who ruined
my chances? Because if you take that away from me I will never forgive you.
Victoria
storms out of the house.
INT. LISA’S HOUSE
Lisa finishes
getting ready her mum comes and sits next to her on the couch while she packs
her bags.
LISA’S MOTHER
You know how proud I
am of you Lees, I know you can do it. Today when I’m not there, know that I
will be thinking about you and you’ll be in my heart. I would be there if i
could you know i would! I’m so sorry that I have to work.
LISA
Mum, it’s fine, I
know how proud you are of me, and I’ll be playing for you!
LISA’S MOTHER
What’s the time? I
think I’d better get going, I’ll see you tonight, when you’re a star
LISA
Muuuuuuuum! We don’t
know that I’m going to be good enough yet.
LISA’S MOTHER
Of course you’re
good enough! And even if she doesn’t pick you it’s her loss you’ll always be my
star player.
LISA
Thanks mum, I’ll see
you tonight yeah?
LISA’S MOTHER
Tonight
Her mother gives her a big hug before
leaving.
Lisa packs up her bag and leaves for the
game.
EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD
- AFTERNOON
Victoria’s Mum felt
bad about her daughter storming out so she goes to the game, Victoria doesn’t
notice this.
Blair notices her
daughter’s skills and is impressed.
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
[voice over]I see
myself in here, I’ve never seen that before, until she stormed out on me, I
wish I had done the same to my own mother. Watching her now i see
determination, all that anger probably aimed at me, and I see talent. My
Daughter has talent in a sweaty boys sport. How could this happen to me? I am
proud of her sure, but why oh why did it have to be soccer? I despise soccer.
But she looks so happy, surrounded by all her friends, this is her scene, maybe
i have been pushing my scene onto her a little bit. When I first met her father
he was a mad soccer player himself, probably could of gone national, but he
left the game to be with me. He pushed her into soccer, but she actually liked
it, maybe I am jealous or maybe I just want a daughter who acts like a
daughter. Oh Victoria I’m sorry, my baby girl I should have listened. I try my
hardest to be a good mother, but it’s hard, my own wasn’t a very good role
model for me. I’ve never had a proper mother figure to teach me how to do it
right. I look at Victoria now and I realise I’m no better than my own mother.
Victoria walks up to Lisa
VICTORIA
Lisa, I am so, so
sorry I should never have treated you that way, you’re right that was a really
great mark, and so was yours you worked so hard on it and I’m so proud of you.
LISA
Thanks Vic
VICTORIA
I’ll let you have
some time to think my apology over, good luck with the game
LISA
Vic, no I don’t need
to think it over. You hurt me, but I forgive you, I already forgave you, your
my best friend how could I not?
The two hug and walk over to the team.
The game starts.
Show clips of feet kicking the ball.
Lisa’s mother arrives, unexpectedly, and sits
down to watch the game.
LISA’S MOTHER
[voice over] I am so
proud of my daughter, I wish I had more to give to her, I wish i could have
given her the world, but we did make it through alot, which has probably made
us closer, watching her here almost brings tears to my eyes, she has so much
passion and strength in her ability, I admire Lisa so much, she’s taught me
alot more than she realises. She’s struggles with something, she’ll never give
up. I wish i had the will power to do that when I was her age. I know she just
wants to make me proud of her, but really she doesn’t have to try, I am always
proud of her, my girl is so much more than I ever was. She proved that she
didn’t need a father to make her a better person, she proved that she can
improve in her studies, she proved that she can make captain. Today I just know
she’s going to prove to everyone that she has what it takes to go far in life.
COACH
[voice over] Alex
just before said to me, that she can see why i picked Lisa as captain. She said
it with such confidence, like she could see something in her before actually
seeing her play, and now they’re actually playing I notice the delight in her
face, I saw the way she was looking at Lisa, and It made me happy, that girl
deserves all the praise she can get, she has talent seeping out of her pores,
everyone around her can see it. I think no one except maybe her own mother is
as proud of her as I am.
More videos of feet, kicking, then a glimpse
of Lisa, then Victoria, then the face of Coach, then Lisa’s Mother, then Blair,
and back to Lisa.
Lisa kicks the winning goal, and everybody
hugs her.
Her Mother hugs her,
Coach hugs her.
Victoria hugs her.
LISA’S MOTHER
I’m so glad they let
me off from work early!
LISA
You made it! I can’t
believe you actually made it.
LISA’S MOTHER
I knew you would
make me proud
LISA
Victoria notices her
mother is there.
Blair walks over to
her daughter.
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
I was here the whole
time, you have talent Victoria, I just never took the time to notice it before.
VICTORIA
Thank you for coming
Mum, It means alot.
VICTORIA’S MOTHER
I’m sorry for
pulling you away from this, i just didn’t want my only daughter ending up like
the son i never had.
VICTORIA
I know you took the
time to come and see me mum, but will you excuse me for a moment?
VICTORIA
Sure I’ll see you
soon.
Victoria runs over to Lisa and hugs her again
VICTORIA
You were fantastic!
She’s going to pick you for sure!
LISA
Oh i hope so,
thankyou Vic for everything, you are the
best friend a girl could have.
VICTORIA
Here comes Coach!
The girls are holding hands to help Lisa out
with her nerves.
COACH
Lisa, there’s
someone Alex would like you to meet.
Screen turns to Victoria whose jaw drops
VICTORIA
No way!
COACH
Lisa, I’d like you
to meet Jessie Jenson.
Lisa shakes Jessie’s hand.
Screen fades to
black.
Credits roll.
INT. LISA’S HOUSE "
AFTERNOON
Lisa and Victoria are sitting on the couch
talking and laughing and having a great time.
LISA
And When I get back,
We are going to do everything! Movies, beach, shopping, and it will be like I
never left
VICTORIA
I’m going to miss
you Lisa
LISA
I’ll miss you too.
VICTORIA
We should make a
pact, a pinkie swear
LISA
Best friends
forever?
Victoria and Lisa lock pinkies and swear on
their everlasting friendship.
The scene ends with the two girls laughing
and talking again.
© 2012 SuicidePact.Author's Note
Featured Review
Reviews
|
Stats
773 Views
13 Reviews  Shelved in 1 Library
Added on March 7, 2012Last Updated on March 14, 2012 Author
SuicidePact.Not telling!, SecretVille., AustraliaAboutYou'll find a lot about me through my writing. more..Writing
Related WritingPeople who liked this story also liked..
|
![[send message]](https://www.writerscafe.org/images/mail.png){kind=small}
![[befriend]](https://www.writerscafe.org/images/friend.png){kind=small}
first
prev
Share This
Email
Facebook
Twitter
Read Request
My Library
Flag Writing