Gonna Drop On You

 

FADE IN:

EXT: PARKING LOT – NIGHT

 

Burgis and Coug sit against the side of the car, in complete silence. Burgis appears to be sleeping, and Coug is doing nothing but listening to the sound of his own breathing. He goes to say something, but then stops himself, and just lolls his head back onto the car. He looks up at the sky for a few seconds more. Then Burgis wakes up violently, startling Coug.

 

COUG

(worried)

What?

 

BURGIS

I just had the weirdest dream.

 

Coug deflates, losing his worry.

 

COUG

Don’t tell me.

 

BURGIS

We were on the side of this road, and there was this tree, and-

 

COUG

I said don’t tell me.

 

BURGIS

(ignoring him)

Some fat guy had a slave, and-

 

COUG

(firmly)

I said don’t tell me!

 

Coug looks back up to the sky again.

 

BURGIS

(coming to his senses; rubbing his eyes)

Right. Sorry. How long was I asleep?

 

COUG

I’m not sure.

 

BURGIS

(yawning)

What time is it?

 

COUG

No idea.

 

BURGIS

(stretching)

Did Creston get here?

 

COUG

Nope.

 

BURGIS

(a beat as he finishes stretching)

Do you think we should just go?

 

COUG

Not yet.

 

They sit there for another moment, in silence. Coug looks up and down the parking lot, only to see complete desolation. He looks up at the sky again for a moment.

 

COUG

(sighing)

Alright let’s go.

 

He gets up.

 

BURGIS

Finally.

 

He gets up. They both get in the car, which is still on. And they drive off.

 

For the next minute or so, we track Burgis and Coug in Coug’s car after they leave the parking lot.

 

CUT TO:

INT: COUG’S CAR – NIGHT

 

The pair sits in silence for a few moments. Both of them look exhausted.

 

BURGIS

What do you think the surprise Creston had was?

 

COUG

Honestly, I have no idea.

 

BURGIS

Not even an inkling?

 

COUG

Nope. Didn’t give the slightest clue. He just said, “Dude, I have the greatest surprise for you, be in the school’s parking lot tomorrow.”

 

BURGIS

He said, “greatest surprise.”

 

COUG

Most definitely.

 

BURGIS

F**k, maybe we should go back. I mean like, did he say it was one time only?

 

COUG

I don’t think so.

 

BURGIS

Because if he said it was one time only, we should definitely go back. I don’t want to miss out on that.

 

COUG

I’m sure that whatever he wanted to give us wasn’t one time only.

 

BURGIS

But how can you be sure? You said that you don’t have the slightest clue?

 

COUG

You’re the one that wanted to leave in the first place.

 

BURGIS

I know, but that was before I realized that this surprise may be the only chance I have to see/get it.

 

COUG

We’re not turning back.

 

BURGIS

So you’re going to pass up a once in a lifetime opportunity on a hunch?

 

COUG

If Creston thought this was once in a lifetime, he would’ve said once in a lifetime.

 

 

BURGIS

(a beat)

Good point. Don’t turn back.

 

COUG

I wasn’t going to.

 

BURGIS

Good, because we shouldn’t.

 

The car comes to a train crossing.

 

COUG

Don’t try reverse psychology on-

 

The car dies in the middle of crossing the train tracks. Both of them start looking at the car very confused.

 

BURGIS

(surprised)

The f**k just happened?

 

COUG

Uh... I think the car just died.

 

BURGIS

How the f**k did it die?

 

COUG

I don’t know, I think it ran out of gas.

 

BURGIS

How?

 

COUG

Oh f**k! It’s been on all day. Literally all day.

 

BURGIS

S**t... We need to call someone.

 

COUG

(insistently)

No phones.

 

BURGIS

... F**k.

 

COUG

Alright, there’s no trains coming now, right?

 

BURGIS

Uhh...

(looking down the tracks)

No. Definitely not.

 

 

COUG

It’s too late, right?

 

BURGIS

Yea, definitely.

 

COUG

(nervously)

Alright, well then we’ll just leave it here, and run to the nearest gas station.

 

BURGIS

Yea, ok.

 

They both get out of the car.

 

CUT TO:

EXT: ROAD - NIGHT

 

Burgis and Coug get out of the car and start to walk up the road.

 

BURGIS

I’ve decided that we need nicknames.

 

COUG

We already have nicknames.

 

BURGIS

Yea, I know, but those ones are boring, we’ve had them forever. We need new nicknames.

 

COUG

Like what?

 

BURGIS

I don’t know...

      (thinking)

How about we call you Mary, or something?

 

COUG

So what, just feminizing my real name?

 

BURGIS

Yea, something along those lines anyway.

 

COUG

But that’s not fair. Kennison has no feminine form.

 

BURGIS

I’m sure there’s something out there... Alright, how about Ally?

 

COUG

Same argument.

 

 

BURGIS

Alright, then what about-

 

COUG

How about we just stick to our usual nicknames? Y’know the ones we’ve had since we were 8.

 

BURGIS

(scoffs)

Fine. Be like that.

 

COUG

(looking back towards the car)

You’re sure that there are no trains at this time of night.

 

BURGIS

Yea, who’s blowing through town this time of night?

 

COUG

Yea, I guess.

 

BURGIS

F**k man, this is exciting.

 

COUG

What?

 

BURGIS

I mean think about it, we’ve been sitting in a parking lot all day, and your car decides to crap out on the train tracks. And now we have to walk a mile to the nearest gas station so we can revive it. When does s**t like that happen?

 

COUG

Yea, I guess.

 

BURGIS

You have to think of all this as-

 

The bell of the train alarm starts to ring out and the red lights start to flash on Coug and Burgis, who freeze. Simultaneously, they turn back towards the car, in the same slow manner, as horrific reality sets in that Coug’s car is about to be hit by train.

 

FADE OUT.

 

BURGIS (VO)

Oh this is so f****n’ stupid!

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