2. EXT. SCHOOL - DAY
CARL is standing outside of his school’s building on the
phone speaking with his roommate JASON.
CARL
... Hey man, I’m telling you. I’m
bringing home a girl and she wants
to meet you so don’t mess this up!
JASON
What? No, no, no, no, no, I can do
it myself. I don’t need you setting
me up. Everytime you try to get
involved with my love life you
bring home the most awkward girls
who aren’t even close to my type.
NO!
CARL
(mocking)
"No, no, no, no." Come on man,
whose the guy always complaining to
me about how he wishes he was in a
relationship? Just trust me on this
one. You’re going to like her! so
clean up because we’re about to
leave the school.
Jason sighs
JASON
Okay... But this time she better
look good.
CARL
Dude if you don’t take her. I’ll
definitely try to make a move on
her.
FADE OUT:
INT. JASON’S APT. - DAY
Jason is slouching on the sofa watching TV when his roommate
Carl enters the room with his new pretty friend Fendi.
CARL
Hey! Man, What’s up?
Jason looks to Carl and smiles while nodding his head. He
then looks to Fendi and awkwardly turns his head away while
fixing his posture on the couch.
(CONTINUED)
3. CONTINUED: 2.
Jason begins taking off his shoes and leaves them on the
mat.
FENDI
(referring to the shoes)
Do I have to...?
CARL
Yeah...
Fendi balances around on one foot, trying to take off her
shoes.
Jason watches and wonders if he should comment on the
situation.
Carl begins to take off his jacket and starts to make
himself more at home. Fendi walks over and takes a seat next
to Jason on the couch.
They both sit awkwardly next to each other for a moment,
since they had not been properly introduced.
Jason fake coughs in an attempt to grab Carl’s attention.
CARL
Oh, right, this is Fendi and umm..
Fendi, this is Jason.
Fendi reaches out to shake Jason’s hand.
FENDI
Nice to meet you.
JASON
(Shaking hands)
(under his breath)
Finally. Nice to meet you, too.
They both laugh a little.
Fendi’s attention turns toward the T.V.
FENDI
Oh, what? I love this movie!
JASON
Really? Me too. I always thought it
was kinda cheesy but I can’t stop
watching it when it’s on.
Jason scoots a little closer to Fendi, clearing his throat.
(CONTINUED)
4. CONTINUED: 3.
JASON
(Quoting a scene from the
movie)
Gentlemen, from this day forward,
you will all refer to me by the
name.. Betty. Eh he he he heeh.
Fendi begins laughing at the random quote.
FENDI
What was that?
JASON
Oh, come on, you know. Remember
when he was walking up to the table
and said that before they all were
about to fight?
FENDI
Oh, yeah!! That part’s so funny.
They both make eye contact for a short amount of time until
Jason awkwardly looks away.
Carl walks over into the kitchen and begins pouring himself
a glass juice to drink.
CARL
This juice is so good! Fendi, do
you want some?
Fendi shakes her head "no".
FENDI
No, thank you.
CARL
So, how was the party last night,
man? Meet any cute girls?
Jason quickly looks over to Fendi, then quickly looks to
Carl.
JASON
(trying to sound cool)
WHAT!? No! I mean, Come on, man.
You know... I talked to some girls;
they liked me.
CUT TO:
5. 4.
INT. PARTY - NIGHT
Jason is standing alone against the wall with a cup in his
hand, gazing out into the party. He looks to his left and
notices a girl also standing against the wall alone.
He inconspicuously eases slightly closer to her, hoping she
won’t notice.
As he inches closer and closer to the girl, she notices him
and his cover is blown. Jason pretends to cough and looks
around, then leaves the area.
CUT TO:
INT. JASON’S APT. - SAME DAY
Jason and Fendi are sitting on the living room couch
watching T.V.
Carl walks into the room with his cup of juice in hand.
Jason looks to Fendi as she is engaged with his
conversation.
JASON
...but I didn’t really like anyone
there.
Fendi breaks a smile. Jason smiles also but then looks to
Carl.
JASON
So are you two like umm...
Fendi shakes her head, "No".
CARL
No, no, no, no. we’re just friends.
We just got out of class and she
gave me a ride home. So we’re just
hanging out here for a while.
FENDI
Yeah, but I have to go back for
another class in a few minutes.
JASON
Oh, cool. Well, you’re welcome to
come by whenever, you know, we can
like watch T.V. and stuff, or
whatever.
(CONTINUED)
6. CONTINUED: 5.
Fendi smiles and nods her head. Jason looks down to his
thumb’s twittling and smiles.
FENDI
Alright, thanks.
A moment of awkward silence fills the room.
Jason looks to Carl.
Carl raises his eyebrows and smiles, attempting to signal
Jason to make a move on Fendi.
Jason slightly nods his head, "No".
CARL
(Breaking the silence)
Well... What class do you have to
go to next?
FENDI
(Groaning)
Algebra... I don’t even know why
it’s called that when the teacher
is teaching us like space
physics...
They all chuckle for a moment.
CARL
Yeah.. that guy’s crazy.
Another, shorter, moment of awkward silence fills the room.
FENDI
Well, I should get going, class
starts in 15 minutes and I don’t
want to be late. It was very nice
meeting you...
JASON
Jason.
FENDI
Sorry, I’m bad with new names. I
wont forget it again.
JASON
Oh, it’s okay.
Fendi stands up and begins making her way for the door.
Jasons looks to Carl one last time.
(CONTINUED)
7. CONTINUED: 6.
Carl’s attempt to tell Jason to hit on Fendi is much
stronger as she walks for her shoes.
Jason closes his eyes.
(We enter a state of Jason’s imagination of what he thinks
will happen. The audience does not know that this is his
imagination and they will believe this to be real-time.
JASON
Fendi, wait.
Fendi stops next to the door and turns around.
JASON
This is just uhh.. I don’t know.
But maybe later you would want to
go out and do something?
FENDI
Are you serious? You know what? I
don’t know what it is with guys and
them thinking that I like them. I
was just being nice to you and now,
all of a sudden, you think you can
just ask me out?
Jason freezes from Fendi’s outburst
FENDI
I mean. Jesus Christ! look at
you... Look at me!... NO!
(We exit Jason’s imagination)
Jason opens his eyes and looks to his roommate, Carl, still
trying to signal him to make a move.
Jason looks to Fendi, as she turns and looks at him one last
time before she exits the apartment.
FENDI
Bye.
Jason gazes at Fendi.
JASON
Bye.
Fendi closes the door.
CUT TO: (ON DOOR SHUT NOISE)
8. 7.
EXT. ICE CREAM SHOP - DAY
Jason and Carl are outside enjoying their ice cream and the
weather.
CARL
Dude, I can’t believe you didn’t
ask her out.
JASON
I just met her, what did you expect
me to do? Just up and say, "Oh, hi
Fendi, I think you’re kinda cute.
Wanna go out sometime?"
CARL
Yes! that’s exactly what I want you
to do. It doesn’t have to be some
elaborate plan just to ask a girl
out. It’s that easy.
JASON
Okay, than why don’t you have a
girlfriend?
CARL
What are you talking about? I’ve
had plenty of girlfriends. You’re
the one who’s too afraid to ask
them out.
Carl notices a GIRL walking towards the entrance of the
shop.
CARL
Look, it’s not that hard. What is
it? Your confidence? No-homo, but
you’re a pretty good looking guy.
Just based off looks, I’m sure a
girl would say "yes" to you even if
she didn’t know you.
JASON
Yeah right... girls aren’t like
that.
CARL
Says the guy who’s never had a
girl...
As the Girl walking towards the entrance comes closer, Carl
stands and waves for her to come to them.
(CONTINUED)
9. CONTINUED: 8.
JASON
(Hiding his face)
Dude, no.
CARL
Hi, can I bother you for a moment?
GIRL
Sure.
CARL
Okay, just hypothetically speaking,
say you saw this guy and he seemed
to be pretty nice. And let’s say
you were single and looking for
someone to date. Would you date
him?
Carl stops hiding his face, and looks to the Girl. The Girl
checks Carl out for a moment.
GIRL
Hmm... No.
The Girl walks away from them, then enters the shop.
Jason stands and throws away his trash.
JASON
That was embarrassing. You are
embarrassing.
CARL
Okay, that doesn’t count. She was
ugly, anyway.
They both laugh.
JASON
(Laughing)
Okay, whatever, man, let’s go.
Carl picks up his ice cream from the table, takes one last
bite; then throws it into the trash.
FADE TO BLACK:
10. 9.
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
Jason is browsing through books at the library.
He finds a book labeled, "Quick Tips On How To Tell If A
Woman Likes You."
He stands in the isle reading the book to himself.
JASON
(reading to himself)
"The best way to tell if a woman
likes you is to first read her
vibes. If they are positive, then
she could be attracted to you."
A LADY walks by and begins browsing books next to him.
LADY
(walking by)
Excuse me.
Jason moves to the side.
JASON
(reading to himself)
"Another way to tell if a woman
likes you is to read her body
language. Check to see if she is
playing with her hair or leaning
towards you. This means she might
want you to talk to her first."
Jason looks to his side and notices the Lady reading a book
in the isle. She looks to him and smiles, then begins to
twirl her hair with her finger.
Jason quickly looks to his book again.
JASON
(reading to himself)
"The most obvious way to tell if a
girl likes you is if she smiles at
you. Smiles are a great positive
vibe to give someone new."
Jason turns a few pages in the book with haste, to learn
more information.
JASON
(reading to himself)
"Typically, when a girl is
screaming for attention she will
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
11. CONTINUED: 10.
JASON (cont’d)
ask you something silly, even
though the answer is obvious. Use
this chance to start a new
conversation with her."
The Lady approaches Jason, then taps him on the shoulder.
Jason quickly shuts his book and hides it from her.
LADY
Excuse me.
Jason turns around.
LADY
Hi, I know you don’t work here or
anything but would you happen to
know where I could find the mystery
genre?
JASON
Oh, you’re really close. It’s
actually right down the isle but on
the back side.
LADY
Thank you.
The Lady walks a few feet down the isle and begins browsing
the books again.
Jason opens his book and turns a few more pages and begins
reading again.
JASON
(reading to himself)
"The best way to ask a girl out is
to just do it. There are no magic
tricks you can play. Simply
approach her, then say the words,
Just ask her out."
Jason places the book back onto the shelf and looks to the
girl, then back to his book. He looks to the girl again, and
she looks to him. She smiles and slowly looks back to her
book. Jason looks to his book on the shelf one more time. He
takes a deep breath and closes his eyes.
(We enter Jason’s imagination again. The viewer does not
know this is his imagination and will perceive it to be
real-time.)
(CONTINUED)
12. CONTINUED: 11.
JASON
(To Lady)
Hey!
Jason approaches Lady.
JASON
So, what kind of mystery books are
you into? Like murder mystery?
or...
LADY
Well actually I don’t know for
sure! Usually when I read books I
go straight for the drama and
romance novels but today I thought
I’d try something new.
JASON
Starting new is good.
Jason and Lady both smile for a moment.
JASON
So I was wondering if maybe you
would like to go for a coffee and
we can talk about mystery books or
anything you like.
Lady turns her attention towards the bookshelf, slaps her
book shut and jams it back into its position.
LADY
What is wrong with you? I don’t
know you. You can’t just come up to
me and ask me that. How do I know
you aren’t one of those crazy
stalker guys? Or some murderer? You
know what? I’m calling my boyfriend
to come kick your ass. I ask you
one question and then you start
staring at me while I’m looking for
books. What is wrong with you?
Lady begins digging through her bag, searching for her
phone.
Jason quickly backs away and hightails it out of the
library.
(We leave Jasons imagination and he is exhaling, looking at
the book he just placed onto the shelf.)
Jason looks to Lady.
(CONTINUED)
13. CONTINUED: 12.
JASON
(to himself quietly)
No...
Jason turns around and walks off.
FADE TO BLACK:
INT. JASON’S APT - DAY
Jason is back to slouching on his couch watching the same
T.V. movie again, and eating chips.
Carl and Fendi both enter the apartment and begin taking off
their shoes.
JASON
Hey!
CARL
Hey, how’s it going?
FENDI
Hey, haven’t seen you in a while.
Carl heads for the kitchens and begins looking for food.
Fendi begins walking over to Jason.
JASON
Well, if someone would come over
more...
Fendi takes a seat on the couch next to Jason.
FENDI
Your favorite movie.
JASON
(Nodding his head)
My favorite movie.
FENDI
So what have you been up to?
JASON
Well, you know, saving the world.
Making things explode. Some of
this. Some of that.
They both laugh a little.
(CONTINUED)
14. CONTINUED: 13.
FENDI
My hero.
Carl comes out from the kitchen with two glasses of juice in
his hand.
CARL
Hey Fendi, come here. You gotta try
some of this. It’s so good.
Fendi gets up and take the cup from Carl.
FENDI
(Referring to the drink)
Wow, what is this? It’s amazing!
CARL
It’s good, right? My secret drink.
FENDI
Well, I would stay but I have to
go. I only came just to drop you
off.
CARL
Thanks. I hope my juice was a good
enough payback.
FENDI
The greatest kind.
They both laugh. Fendi begins putting on her shoes again.
Carl looks to Jason and tries to signal him to make his move
again.
Jason closes his eyes.
MONTAGE OF PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS FROM HIS IMAGINATION.
GIRL FROM ICE CREAM STORE
FENDI FROM DAY 1
LADY FROM LIBRARY
Jason opens his eyes.
JASON
Hey, Fendi.
Fendi puts on her second shoe and turns toward Jason.
(CONTINUED)
15. CONTINUED: 14.
FENDI
Yeah?
JASON
Would you like to maybe hang out
with me later sometime? We can see
a movie or go out for ice cream or
something.
FENDI
Oh, I just recently got a
boyfriend. Like two days ago. I
don’t think that would be a good
idea, but maybe we can do something
as friends?
JASON
Yeah, that would be great. Thanks.
FENDI
Sorry.
JASON
No, it’s fine. You’re fine. I’ll
just, see you later.
Fendi opens the door.
FENDI
C’ya later guys.
They both say, "bye". Carl walks over and sits next to
Jason, putting his arm around his shoulder drinking his
juice.
CARL
That wasn’t so bad, now, was it?
JASON
(in a state of shock)
I felt like a polar bear caught me
swiming naked down a freezing
stream. Picked me up, then slowly
devoured my insides. All while I
was not able to die.
They both pause for a moment.
Jason begins to laugh and breaks the silence. Carl begins to
laugh with him.
(CONTINUED)
