Page 180 - Student: dazed And Confused

MAY
Don’t get too close!
Crash glances back but May is focussed on something else.
The contents of the basket - scrunched up wet clothes, an
old teddy bear and an open tupperware box. The box is
still half-filled with wooden clothes pegs.
Lee reaches out to the wolf-dog. It strains at the lead,
snarling and snapping at her hand. Lee jerks her hand
away.
LEE
I don’t like it, it’s mean. It
tried to eat me.
2.
CRASH
Don’t be stupid. Dogs don’t eat
people. Look, I’ll show you.
He reaches out to the wolf-dog hesitantly - holding Lee’s
coat sleeve with the other hand.
CLOSE ON - The door behind them creaks open.
The huge dog trots off, master in tow. Their father
emerges empty-handed.
FATHER
You been looking after Lee,
Craigy?
LEE
The dog tried to eat me.
May sees thin diagonal scars on his wrists when he reaches
up.
COMMUNITY HALL - NIGHT - EXT
CAPTION - TWENTY YEARS LATER
People are drifting into a community hall on a street lined
with cars trying to park. Red lights flash and horns beep.
The noticeboard reads MILLFORD SOCIETY CENTRE in chipped
lettering while a white sheet hung over the board
advertises THE MILL ART SCHOOL SHOWCASE. A man on the door
check tickets as he lets people through.
Rain is beginning to fall and umbrellas are going up. A
stray cat sits on the street and watches the people passing
by.
DOORMAN
Go on, get out of here.
The cat yawns at him and then lets out a high screech.
3.
DOORMAN (CONT'D)
(TO WOMAN)
Thank you ma’am. Go on in.
COMMUNITY HALL - CONTINUOUS - INT
The room is well lit by overhead strips. Pieces of art,
mostly paintings and a couple of sculptures, are dotted
around the room. People are milling around and drinking