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Jo: I'll jump off that bridge when I come to it. Hey, can I copy your Psych
homework? I kinda didn't get round to mine.
R u stle o f p a per s a s B e t h a n y so r ts o u t h o m e w o r k.
Bethany: I'm not doing this for you again.
Jo: Thanks Beth. You're a lifesaver. I'm gonna get kicked out if I miss another
essay.
Bethany: Maybe bunking off isn't such a good idea then. How about - I don't know -
studying?
Jo: College is not for studying, you know. Partying yes, studying no.
Bethany: It's a good job one of us is dedicated. Come on, we should get -
B ell r in g s t h r ee t im e s a n d t h er e is a st a m p ed e t o w a r d s t h e d o o r.
Jo: Have you got your Halloween outfit ready for the party? I've got an ace
costume - Queen of the Dead.
Bethany: I'm not going. I have other stuff to do tonight.
Jo: Ooh. Doing anything exciting?
Bethany: I'm working. We need to-
J o sig h s a n d t h e y o pen a n d clo se th e d o o r.
Jo: You know, I don't get you. You're all about the work all the time. You're a
straight A student - a rarity, granted. But, damn, you're sixteen years old -
you should really get a life outside this place.
2. E x t - S t r e e t - e v e n in g .
It is r a in in g lig h t ly. C h ild r en a r e t r ic k o r tr e a tin g a lo n g th e s t r e e t, bu t in th e
MIDDLE DISTANCE.
Child: Dad Dad Come on, we still got loads of houses.