Adam wakes up hungover after a night of drinking. He gets ready for college while being yelled at by his mother to hurry up. On his walk to college, he is startled by his friend Sean who is excited about the night before. Adam notices Lucy in the college parking lot and watches her dreamily as she talks with her friend.

1. Screenplay for: Adversity
EXT. ADAM’S HOUSE. EARLY MORNING.
ADAM fumbles for keys. Unlock door and opens.
INT. ADAM’S KITCHEN. EARLY MORNING.
ADAM slams door shut and stumbles inside.
ADAM
(Sudden realisation)
Shit!
INT. STAIRCASE. EARLY MORNING.
ADAM drunkenly trips and walks up stairs.
INT. ADAM’S BEDROOM. EARLY MORNING.
ADAM stumbles round empty bottles and gets into his bed.
INT. ADAM’S ROOM. MORNING.
ADAM’S alarm goes off waking him up with a song. He starts getting ready for college.
ADAM’S MUM
(Shouting)
Get up you good for nothing pain in the arse! You’ll be late… Again!
INT. STAIRCASE. MORNING.
ADAM walks down stairs after getting ready. And leaves house.
EXT. ADAMS STREET. MORNING.
ADAM puts in earphones and background music gets louder. As he walks to college.
EXT. COLLEGE ROAD. MORNING.
SEAN approaches ADAM from behind and startles him
SEAN
(Excited)
Hey man, what(s)up?
ADAM
(Takes out earphones as they walk into car park)
Oh, hey. Nothin’ much, you?
EXT. COLLEGE CAR PARK. MORNING.
SEAN
Yeah! Buzzin’ after last night!
ADAM
(Notices Lucy from across the car park talking to her friend)

2. EXT. COLLEGE CAR PARK. MORNING.
LUCY laughing with friend as ADAM watches dreamily in the background.
EXT. COLLEGE CAR PARK. MORNING.
SEAN
(Nudges ADAM in direction of LUCY)