Episode Nine: Then She Appeared (Part 1)A Screenplay by AlyNOTE FOR THE READERS: I currently do not have Episodes 5.6,7,and 8 written. But don't worry. Nothing really major starts to happen until this Episode :) Here we have the introduction of Gwen and learn what has become of Kiera Scene 1: Chandler, Andrew, and Jake are sitting in the Diner and
chatting. Song playing in the Diner is “Island in the Sun” by Weezer Jake: C’mon Chandler let it go. Chandler: I’ve let it go. I’m simply saying that that isn’t fair. Andrew: It was High School dude. Chandler: My point exactly. High School. Nothing good is
suppose to happen in High School Andrew: Who said that? Chandler: I say so! Jake: (drinks his lemonade) Look man, it was just a stupid
joke. Chandler: A stupid joke that came true! Andrew: Why you bringin’ it up now? We’re twenty-one. We’re
not sixteen anymore Chandler. Chandler: Look my point is. Jake simply makes a joke. A joke
that comes true. Andrew: What was this joke? I don’t even remember it. Unless
I wasn’t there. Jake: You were there. (wiping his mouth with a napkin) Chandler: Partially. Then he left to be with Lisa Carter. Andrew: (he grins) Lisa Carter. Man…those were the days. (Andrew stares off into space, reliving some memories) Jake and Chandler stare at each other, both have the same
uncomfortable face. Jake coughs. Chandler: Drew. Drew. Andrew: (looks at them his face happy then confused) What? Jake: Hey. Member Jessie? Andrew: Right. Right. (coughs) You know I’m over Lisa. She
wasn’t that great. (coughs) Chandler and Jake stare at him. Chandler: (sighs he looks at Jake) Anyway after Drew had left me and you chatted. Jake: Right. I remember this. Chandler: You said ‘”Next girl that walks in. I’m going date
her. She fall madly in love with me. We’ll break up”’ Jake: (nods to this) I kinda remember. Chandler: And it happened! (he points then waves his arms)
Happened! Andrew: I’m falling to see the problem here. Jake: (turns to him and softly murmurs) You and me both. Chandler: (sighs and runs a hand through his blonde hair) The point it. Jake you made a joke and that joke came true, and now I’m going
to do the same. Chandler is wearing a suit at this time, so he tugs on it. Andrew: (drinks his water then speaks) Aw Chandler. C’mon,
man. Jake: Yeah, Chandler. It. It was High School. Chandler: I’m serious. Chandler tries to make his point by drinking all of his
water. Chandler: (wiping his mouth with his sleeve) The next girl.
That walks in through that door. (coughs) Is the one. And I’m gonna marry
her. Andrew: (chokes on his water) Jake: Okay. I wasn’t that ridiculous. Chandler: (tugs on his suit again) Well watch. Andrew: Dude. Your dream girl just walked past you and is
heading straight for the counter. Chandler whips around in his chair and falls over. Andrew and Jake start laughing. Everyone in
the Diner is staring. The owner is talking to a blonde woman, than looks at
Chandler Owner: Chandler! Chandler: (stands up
while stammering) I-I-I’m sorry. I-I-I didn’t mean too. I-I-It was an accident.
S-Sorry Luke. Chandler sees the blonde woman. He walks over to the counter. Luke: (in a very annoyed voice) Chandler… Chandler: Luke. Honest to Heavens I’m sorry. Luke: (shakes his head and turns and walks away) Chandler looks at the woman next to him. The woman is looking in her purse. She has her blonde hair in a ponytail. Fair skin. She pulls out a little notepad and pen and looks at it. She marks something with her pen. She glances at him, then goes back to her notepad. Chandler has a thought in his mind. She has blue eyes…pink lips..beautiful skin… Chandler: (he thinks he’s saying this in his mind, but he says it out loud) Wow! The woman looks from her notepad at him. She sees him staring at her. She sees him smiling and knows that he has been smitten. She stares at him confusly. She speaks. Woman: I’m sorry. Can I help you? Chandler doesn’t say anything. He just stares. Then his face changes, from a smile to horrified. Chandler: Oh. Oh. Gosh. I. I am sorry. I didn’t mean…out loud…I am sorry. The woman smiles: Relax. Chandler just stares Woman: What’s your name? Chandler: Chandler The woman just stares. Chandler stares back in a frozen motion. Woman: Just Chandler. No last name? Chandler: (stammers) Montgomery. Chandler Montgomery. The woman nods to this. Luke enters with a bag and hands it to the woman. Luke: Here you go. Woman: Thanks. (She hands him a check) Bye Luke. Luke: (smiles) Take care beautiful. The woman looks at Chandler Woman: Well Chandler Montgomery. See you. She turns around and leaves. Chandler is still standing there. Andrew: Dude! Chandler was daydreaming and looks at them Chandler: What? Jake: Go after her! Chandler blankly stares at them, and looks at the door. His
face changes. Chandler: Oh. OH! Hey! Wait! He starts running to the door. He opens it and looks around
him. He looks and thinks he has lost her, and sees her. She is far far away
from him. Chandler: Wait! He starts to run. He is moving people aside. Chandler: Excuse me. Sorry. Chandler is running and soon runs out of breath. He looks around and sees a bike, he grabs it someone and starts peddling. The person who owned the bike: Hey moron! Get back here with
my bike! Chandler: (riding looks back) I’m sorry! Chandler is peddling trying to not get run off. Chandler: Excuse me! Look out! Everyone moves away. He is closer to the blonde girl. The woman enters a shop called Bloomingdales. Chandler stops peddling and goes inside. He finds her
talking with a man at the counter. Chandler is breathing heavily and loudly.
The woman turns around and finds him there. Woman: Chandler? Chandler is still breathing heavily, he begins to walk over
to her then collapses on the floor. Woman: Oh my! Mac! Get some water! The woman runs over to Chandler. Chandler tries to sit up. Woman: Easy. Chandler is coughing. Mac comes and hands the woman a water bottle. She gives it to Chandler. Chandler drinks all of it. Woman: You are alright? Chandler: Yeah. (coughs) Yeah. Woman: What were you doing? Chandler: I. I. I didn’t get your name. Woman: (laughs) I didn’t give it. Chandler stares at her. Chandler: Well can I have it? Woman: (laughs) You came all this way to get my name? Chandler: (nods) Woman: (smiles) It’s Gwen. Gwen Masen. Scene 2: Andrew: Did you see him take off? Jake: Who didn’t see that? Andrew: (laughing) Man that was hilarious. Jake: We shouldn’t have stopped watching! Andrew: (laughing again) Man Chandler was all Zig.Zap.Zoom! The men begin a roar of laughter that continues for several
minutes. A door opens and closes. Chandler walks toward them and sits back down
in his chair. Chandler: Still laughing at me? Andrew: We were just getting started Jake: (now coughing) How’d it (cough) go? (laughs again) Chandler stares at Andrew and Jake for a few minutes then
smiles. Chandler: I have a date with her tomorrow Andrew: What?! Jake: (Drinking his water, then chokes) What?! Chandler (smiles and is nodding) I got her number. It took some persuading and convincing, and when she said no. I know she didn’t mean
it. Who leaves a piece a paper behind? Chandler is holding the piece of paper Quinn left behind. Andrew and Jake reach for it. Jake grabs ahold of it. Gwen Masen 212-369-8437 Andrew: Whose Gwen Masen? Jake and Chandler
look at him annoyingly. Jake: Gwen is the
girl that Chandler is taking out on a date. Andrew: Ohh… Chandler shakes his
head and sighs. Jake: Well she’s
hot (he hands the paper back to her) Chandler: Yeah.
Guys. Andrew and Jake are
staring at him. Chandler smiles then looks at outside. Sighs. Then turns his
head back to them. Chandler: Guys.
She’s the one. Andrew: Wait. How can she be the one. You just met her. Chandler your jokes don't need to be so...serious. Jake: Yeah, and you
haven’t really gone out on the first date yet. Let alone been together for a
month. Chandler. Buddy. You just met this girl. Chandler: I know.
That’s what makes all the more special. I just. I feel it. I’m sure she is, and I'm not just saying this. I mean it. Andrew and Jake
look at each other. Andrew: He’s crazy. Jake: Don’t have to
tell me twice. Scene 2: Kiera’s
apartment. A tiny dark haired woman is
in the kitchen pouring a cup of tea. We hear throwing up. A toilet flushing and
water running from the sink. We see Kiera come out and head over to her couch. The tiny dark haired woman walks over to
Kiera. Kiera blows her
nose and looks at the woman. The woman offers the cup to her. Kiera: Renee- Renee: Kiera. Drink. Kiera looks at the
dark-haired woman and takes the cup, and drinks. Renee gets up and
grabs a cloth and walks to the kitchen and turns on the sinks Renee: (in a very
loud voice) I’d wish you would call me ‘mom’
that is who I am you know. Kiera: I know. I
just like calling you Renee. Renee walks back
over to Kiera. Renee: I’d prefer
if you call me Mom. Kiera: Mom, you
don’t have to be here. Renee: Pregnancy
isn’t something you want to go through alone Kiera. Kiera sighs, then
drinks again. Kiera: Are you mad
at me? Renee: No. Kiera: (looks at
her) Why? Renee: I know you.
You’re already beating yourself up over what happened, and it happened. Nothing
we can do. Kiera: I am mad at
myself… Renee: Have you thought about your options? Kiera: (looks at her, she places a hand on her forehead) If you mean aborition. I'm not going too. Renee: I meant adoption. Kiera: Adoption? Renee: Some mother's consider it. Even women your age, Kiera. Kiera: (sniffs and bites her lips her voice a little shaky) I'm not going to do that. That's worse than abortion. Renee: A lot of people- Kiera: I'm not '"alot of people"' okay Renee? Kiera sinks into her couch. Renee: Why wouldn't you...consider...abortion? Kiera: (looks at her) Because I know it's not right, and I wouldn't be able to live with that. I know what abortion did to you. Silence. Renee: You should
at least talk to Chandler. Kiera: Mom. I
can’t. Renee: Kiera- Kiera: (stands up)
Mom! If I tell him. He’ll marry me and I don’t. I don’t want that. (Kiera walks
to the window) Renee: Wait. Wait.
(Renee stands up and walks over to Kiera) Why would you say such a thing? Kiera: He doesn’t
know we slept together. I couldn’t tell him. I heard him say to our friend
Andrew, that when he found out who he slept with. He would marry her if she’s
pregnant. Renee: Hm. Kiera: I can’t do
that. It wouldn’t work out. I don’t want to marry Chandler anyway. Silence. Kiera is
rubbing her arms, Renee is biting her bottom lip. Renee: Where you
really that drunk? Kiera: (coughs) No.
I was a little. But not a lot. I only had two drinks. I willingly slept with
him. Renee: Why? Kiera: Because I
like him. Renee: Kiera. You
need to talk to him. He has a right to know. Kiera: (sighs) I
don’t know…I just don’t know… Scene 3: Amanda and Jessie
are in Jessie’s apartment, sitting on the couch. Jessie: I’m just
lonely and I dunno. I feel ready. Amanda: I
understand. I would be too. Jessie: I think it
would be good. I dunno. I’ll have to talk to him about it. Amanda: (nods and
eats a pretzel.) Jessie: It’s a big
step but people take that kind’ve step all the time. Right? Amanda: Yeah.
Moving together. But you know...most people have been together longer... Jessie: (sighs and
folds her arms) It is a stupid idea isn’t it? Amanda: It’s not
stupid. It just depends on the person’s outlook is all. Jessie: I’m ready. Amanda:Right, and
maybe Andrew isn’t or maybe he is. Jessie: Hm. Amanda: Do you
think Kiera’s okay? Jessie: Kiera?
What’s wrong with Kiera? Amanda: I don’t
know. I just...something...feels...off. Ya know? Jessie: What do you
mean? Amanda: She’s not eating that much, and Kiera. Okay Kiera has the healthiest immune system in the world! I went over to her place last night and she was throwing up. She claimed
it was food poisioning. But something is off. Jessie: Maybe it
really was food posioning. Mandy, if it was something serious. She would tell
us. Amanda: Yeah you’re
right. Jake, Andrew, and
Chandler are at Chandler and Andrew’s apartment. Jake and Andrew are watching T.V. Chandler is
on the phone with Gwen Chandler: Well I
was thinking we could do the traditional dinner, but we’d do it at my place. Silence. Chandler: Well yeah
sure. We could do that. What me to bring anything? Or make anything? Silence. Chandler: Okay.
Yeah yeah. Sure. Eight o’ clock? Yeah I know where that is. Apartment 31? Got
it. Okay see ya. Buh-Bye. Chandler puts the
phone down. Andrew: So how long
do I have to be at Jessie’s tonight? Chandler: No need to be at Jessie’s tonight. Turns out I’m going to her place. Jake: She cooking
for you? Chandler: Yup. Jake: Isn’t it
suppose to be the other way around? Chandler: I thought
so too. I guess the times have changed. Andrew: Chandler, you’re talkin’ like an old man ‘”the times have changed”’. Jake laughs Chandler: Alright
well I’m leaving.(waves) Have a good night. Andrew: It’s only
six o’clock! Chandler: Yeah? Jake: (is staring at him with confused eyes) Didn’t she say the dinner was at eight? Chandler: (is getting a coat on, and looking for his wallet) Yeah but " (finds his wallet) I
gotta run to the store and that’ll take an hour, then I have to get a cab, and
she lives on the other side of New York, so that’ll take a little while " Andrew: Okay. Okay.
(he holds a hand up) We get it! Just leave already. Chandler: Later! (Chandler makes for the door) Jake: Don’t kiss on
the first date! Andrew: Don’t be stupid! Door closes. Jake: He’s going to
kiss her on the first date. Andrew: Yeah. (he holds the remote)He’ll probably do something stupid too. Jake: Mm-hmm Scene 4: Chandler arrives at Gwen’s door. He is holding flowers, smoothing his jacket out, and smiling
bravely. Please let this go well. Please let this go
well. He rings the
doorbell, and breathes in and out heavily. The door opens and Gwen smiles. She
is wearing a blue dress, and black flats. Her blonde hair in a ponytail. Gwen: Hi Chandler: Hi Gwen: (moves
aside) Do you wanna come inside? Chandler: I’d like
that very much. Chandler enters and Gwen shuts the door. She has a tiny organized apartment. He hands her the flowers, she smiles and takes them. Gwen: Thank you.
(she smiles them) You didn’t have too. Chandler: I know.
I. I wanted to. He puts his hands
in his pockets and moves around. Chandler: Nice
place. Gwen: Thank you. (She walks over to the kitchen and puts her flowers in a vase) Chandler: I brought
some drinks. Gwen: I don’t
drink alcohol. Chandler: Oh. I
brought soda, no alcohol. Gwen: Oh. Okay. Chandler nods and
sets them on the table. He sees it is perfectly lined up with the food ready. Gwen: (walks over)
Shall we? Chandler: Yeah. Chandler follows Gwen, and helps her with her seat, and goes to his own. They fill their cups with their soda. Gwen smiles, so does he. Jake and Andrew’s
voices in Chandler’s head. Jake: Don’t kiss on the first date! Andrew: Don’t be stupid! Chandler’s own voice: Don’t screw it up Gwen notices
Chandler’s face is frozen. Horrified, and fearful. Gwen: You okay? Chandler: Yeah
yeah. Chandler feels himself sweating. Gwen raises her glass towards his. Unconviced but lets it go Gwen: To the first
date Chandler: First
date The glasses clink. Andrew,Jake,Jessie,
and Amanda are at dinner at a Chinese place. Andrew: Then I said
‘”Don’t be stupid”’ (Andrew looks at Jake) Right Jake? Jake was staring at
his food, and playing with it with his fork. Andrew: Jake. Jake looks up and
Andrew and Jessie are looking at him. Jake: Yeah, yeah.
He said that. Jake continues to
stare at his food, glancing at Amanda who is eating hers but also staring at
the plate. Jessie and Andrew
look at each other but don’t say anything. Andrew goes on talking. Andrew: She’s
pretty though this Gwen. Jessie glares at
him. Andrew: Not as
pretty as you. But you know. She’s…she’s a Chandler pretty. You’re a way too
good for Chandler. Jessie: (laughs)
You need to learn to take a joke. Andrew: (laughs) Yeah. Maybe. Chandler: (in
between bites) You have some nice paintings here. Gwen: Oh thank
you. A lot of these are actually gifts. Chandler: (nods) So
did you grew up here? In New York? Chandler drinks
some of his soda Gwen: (is looking at her plate and finishes a bite)
No. Actually I just recently moved here. Chandler: Oh. The sounds of clanking and biting go on. Chandler: Do you
like it here? Gwen: Yeah it’s not bad. It’s my first time here in the east also, so that’s new. But it’s
good. I like it here. Chandler: How long
have you been here? Gwen: A couple
weeks. Not very long. Chandler: Where are
you originally from? Gwen: I’m from
Washington State. Chandler: Long ways
away. Gwen: I know. This
is the farthest I’ve ever been. Chandler: So do you
live alone? Gwen: (nods and drinks her soda, she sets her cup down.) How about you? Do you live alone? Or with a roommate? Chandler: I have a
roommate. My buddy Andrew. Gwen: That’s cool. Chandler nods to this and takes another bite and wipes his mouth. Gwen: Have you
always lived here in New York? Chandler: (nods and
wipes his mouth) My whole life. Gwen: (in a
surprised voice) Really? Chandler nods and
takes another bite. Gwen: (stares at him in amazement.) I can’t imagine living somewhere my whole life. Chandler: You haven’t? Gwen: (shakes her
head) We moved around a lot. Chandler: Why? Gwen: (shrugs) We
just did. I never really asked. Chandler: So what
brought to you the Big Apple? Gwen: (smiles)
Wanted to try something new. Chandler: Always a
good reason. Gwen smiles and
drinks her soda. Gwen: Thank you
for the flowers and bringing the soda. Very sweet of you. Chandler: You’re
welcome. End of part 1 © 2013 AlyAuthor's Note
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