Hannah stays late at school after her classmates have left for the day. She explores empty classrooms, pretending to be an adult and playing with various tools and materials. At night, she hides from the caretaker who is locking up the school but is eventually found eating sandwiches in a classroom. The caretaker offers Hannah part of his sandwich and lends her his phone to call for help, as it seems her parents have not come to pick her up.

1. Home Time
By
Aimee Lee
C 2016 aimeelee323@gmail.com

2. 1 EXT. PLAYGROUND - DAY 1
Home time at a local Surrey primary school on a bright,
winter’s day. HANNAH - wrapped up in an over sized coat
and carrying a large book bag - bursts out of the doors
of her classroom, and into a crowd of parents, clutching a
sheet of paper with her masterpiece on it.
Hannah scans the crowd, and ceases her search after
several seconds. She turns on her foot and faces the door
she just came out of. She pulls out her phone and begins
to press the screen of it with forces. Her classmates are
walking in the opposite direction towards the school gate.
She looks up, her attention distracted.
CLASSMATE
Bye Hannah!
Hannah reluctantly walks back to the classroom door, and
steps back inside.
2 INT. CLASSROOM - DAY 2
Hannah drops her things, removes her coat and strides over
to the other side of the classroom, heading straight to a
box filled with fancy dress outfits. She pulls out a wool
jumper and scarf and puts them on. She also picks up a
handbag to hold.
She begins to wonder the classroom as the light outside
starts to fade. She views and admires the artwork on the
walls, taking on a grown up stance, standing as tall as
she can with her head raised.As she views each piece of
work, Hannah makes her way along the walls of each
classroom, until she reaches the doors of the caretaker’s
cupboard.
3 INT. CUPBOARD - DAY 3
Hannah peers into the tiny room - dark, dusty and uncared
for - a rake falls down from it’s stand and hits the
opposite side of the wall. Hannah jumps and closes the
door. She runs around the corner and down the corridor
towards a further set of classrooms.
A MAN - slightly hunched in form - walks around the
corner, and enters the cupboard, oblivious to the girl
that has just run away from it. He grabs a broom and does
his coat up before exiting.
4 INT. DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS - DAY 4
Hannah cautiously walks along the row of computers,
through to a room filled with numerous work benches.
Continuing to play pretend, she messes with the clamps,
winding the tough metal, listening to it tighten, dropping
with each rotation. She glances into cupboards. She stares
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3. CONTINUED: 2.
at a band saw and fixes her eyes on the large, red button.
She contemplates, and continues on with her journey.
She moves to another room, with plastic shards scattered
across the tables. Hannah - still costumed - places her
bag down on the side, and picks up a tiny bottle of glue.
She squeezes it until she can see a little bead of clear
fluid rise from the top.
She picks up another tool - a large, metal file. She waves
it around, as if it were a sword or a magic wand. Her arm
sinks, misjudging the file’s weight, and she loses hold of
the it. She stands for a while, playing her game, and
moves on once more. She soon tires and continues her
journey by exiting the design technology workshops.
5 EXT. COURTYARD - DAY 5
Hannah skips across the courtyard with clear intentions to
enter the classroom opposite. She slows and begins to
shiver, her woolen jumper failing to offer her protection
from the cold.
6 INT. FOOD TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM - DAY 6
Hannah swiftly moves inside the food technology classroom,
being quick to check all of the cupboards, failing to find
anything worth consuming. Instead, she wonders the room,
continuing her adult pose, pulling out pots and pans to
place on top of the stove. The knives catch Hannah’s eye,
and she moves towards them. Pulling one out from the
block, she gazes at her reflection in one. She begins to
chop imaginary objects on the chopping boards, until she
becomes tired.
She finally sits down, stares at the mess she has made,
and pulls a pensive expression.
7 EXT. PLAYGROUND - DAY 7
A MAN - clad in heavy clothes and marching - stomps across
the playground, jingling as he goes. He closes a door and
jams a key into the lock, twists it and leaves, the
jingling becoming fainter and fainter.
8 INT. TEXTILES CLASSROOM - NIGHT 8
Hannah lethargically walks out from food technology, and
slowly down the corridor into the textiles classroom.
She walks in and touches the multitude of fabrics that are
draped across the walls, shelves and tables. Walking along
the table feeling the variety of textures she encounters
whilst moving over to the sewing machines.
Hannah takes a seat, presses the pedal and watches the
needle pulse up and down as it recedes back into the
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machine. Grabbing a scrap piece of material, she plays
with the machine briefly until she gets bored. On her way
out of the classroom, she passes a large dress mannequin
draped in fabric. She turns the light off, leaving the
dark, ominous shape of the human like form.
9 EXT. PLAYGROUND - NIGHT 9
The man walks across the playground, face hidden, and
sweeps the fallen leaves from the basketball court to the
edge of the playground. He moves to another classroom,
opens the door, places the broom inside and locks it
10 INT. DRAMA CLASSROOM - NIGHT 10
Hannah enters the dark classroom, and opens the props
cupboard, revealing costumes of all varieties. She stares
in for a short while, with a large assortment of masks
staring back. She closes the door, turning her back to it
and switching her gaze to the dark, empty room. After a
pause, she turns to face the door and makes for the door.
11 EXT. PLAYGROUND - NIGHT 11
The CARETAKER - tall, worn and unpolished - lumbers from
classroom to classroom, locking each door carefully with
his large set of keys.
Hannah walks across the playground and spots the
caretaker. She stops in her tracks. Hesitant in her
actions at first, she eventually breaks into a run and
heads towards the classroom door. Abandoning her grown up
posture, she runs and launches herself into the unlocked
classroom before being spotted.
12 INT. CLASSROOM - NIGHT 12
Hannah hides in the corner of the room, crouching next to
the door and underneath the window, trying not to be seen.
She listens for the lock, and jumps when she hears it
open.
The caretaker walks across the room in a heavy footed
manner, and takes a seat at a table with his back to the
girl. He pulls out a small parcel wrapped in brown paper
and places it on the table and opens it up. From the
package he pulls his sandwiches. Hannah’s eyes widen upon
seeing the man’s food. He takes a bite, completely unaware
that he is being watched.
Hannah calms down and hesitates once more, before creeping
out from her hiding place. She startles the man, who
twists around in his seat to show her his shocked
expression, which quickly turns to a confused one.
After a long pause, the man’s posture loosens and he
relaxes. He sighs whilst maintaining eye contact with the
girl. He beckons her over using a gentle hand gesture.
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CARETAKER
Here
More confidently now, Hannah moves over to the caretaker
and sits in the seat opposite him. Whilst he holds his
half eaten sandwich in one hand, he picks up the other
half with his free hand, and reaches across the table to
offer it to the girl. Hannah accepts the sandwich, as they
both exchange a smile.
CARETAKER
Are your parents coming to get
you?
Hannah shrugs, with a blank expression. The caretaker
scans the girl, viewing her fancy dress and her lack of
belongings. He sighs once more, and pulls a phone out of
his pocket. He presses the button, and the screen
illuminates. Hannah watches as the caretaker stares down
at the screen; playing with the material of her jumper.
The caretaker looks up, and stretches out the arm that he
holds the phone in. Hannah stands still, showing no
intention to take it. He gestures for her to take it,
shaking his outstretched hand. Hannah takes the phone, and
looks down. The key pad has been placed on the screen,
ready for her to use. She dials in a number, and presses
the call button. Hannah places it to her ear, and looks
back up at the caretaker.
HANNAH
Hello?