Thursday, March 12, 2009

Hello again, this is another random entry spewing forth from the craziness of my mind. I am going to attempt to make something out of a little fragment of something I've written before and we'll see where it goes :).

This script would be more appropriate as a screenplay and I'm writing it as such:

A dark road in the middle of the night. Occasional street lamps light the way and there is the occasion stop light. DARREN is driving his car home after a date. He's exciting and driving a bit fast.

(DARREN is cautious and takes quick glances up as he texts)
TEXT from DARREN to KATHY: Hey tonight was really fun, we should do it -

(DARREN looks up quickly and almost returns to the phone when he sees someone crossing the road in front of him. He slams on the break, but it's too late and the body makes a load thud as it hits bumper, windshield, and rolls off into the street. There is only the hum of the engine and glow of the lights, everything else remains still.)

(DARREN is frozen inside of the car, his cell phone is down by his feet. He slowly get out of the car taking his phone with him and moves around to the side where the body lays. The body is bloody and motionless, but it looks like they are breathing. DARREN fumbles at his phone punching numbers, not knowing exactly what to do.)

9-1-1 OPERATOR:

9-1-1 emergency.

DARREN

Hello? Um, yes . . . I have an emergency - I was driving and uh -

9-1-1 OPERATOR:

Were you in an accident, sir?

DARREN

No, no, this guy - I saw this guy in the middle of the road so I stopped, it looks like a hit and run or something . . .

9-1-1 Operator

Did you see the accident?

DARREN

No - I didn't see anything happen I just, I just got here and found this guy lying in the road he's not moving and there's blood -

9-1-1 OPERATOR

Sir, I need you to call down. Just give me the address where you are and we will send an ambulance right away.

DARREN

Uh, I'm at uh, 250 East 600 something South, just south of Jackson's Carwash. I'm sorry, but I can't stay -

9-1-1 OPERATOR

Sir, I need you to stay at the scene to answer questions when the officers arrive and I need your name please.

DARREN

No, I'm really sorry I can't stay - I have uh family emergency - my uhh sister fell. Well she didn't just fall she has medical issues - I gotta go - Bye.

9-1-1 OPERATOR

Sir -

(DARREN hangs up the phone quickly and stares at the body again, almost unable to pull his gaze from it and in awe of what just happened.)

DARREN
(talking to himself)
I hung up. I just hung up on 9-1-1, I just hung up on 9-1-1. I can't believe I did that. I just hit a guy in the middle of the road and I lied 9-1-1.

(DARREN staggers over to the body. He pulls it over to the side of the road out of the way and then returns to his car, gets in, still in a daze, and drives away.)

INTERIOR: Hospital. The next day. DARREN paces nervously around the waiting area of the hospital. Finally he strikes up the courage to talk to the receptionist.


Okay, well that's all on this one for now, suckas! Hope you enjoyed that random taste . . . I think the convo could be better but I'll have to work on it some more.

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