A script made from an urban legend

1. Hitchhiker
By
Fay Yaxley
A urban legend

2. EXT. COUNTRY ROAD. DUSK
A car is driving down a long stretching country road. It is
quite dusty and there are watch out for wildlife sign on the
side of the road. There is a few squished rabbits on the
road.
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INT. STEVE’S CAR. DUSK
Classical music is quietly playing as STEVE is driving with
his daughter SARAH in the passengers seat.
SARAH:
How much longer is it going to be?
I need to pee.
STEVE:
Not much longer about another 3/4
of an hour.
SARAH:
Uhhhhhh, can we pull up so I can
pee in a bush or something?
STEVE:
OK, we can. Just don’t take too
long.
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EXT.COUNTRY ROAD JUST OUTSIDE THE CAR.DUSK
As they pull up for SARAH to have a pee, a GIRL, who is
wearing a long red dress with a thick winter coat, her hair
up in a pig tails, is just standing on the side of the road.
SARAH gets out of the car and see the GIRL.
SARAH:
Are you OK there? Is there some we
can do to help?
The GIRL finds it hard to speak.
GIRL:
Ummm I-I w-would like t-to go back
home.
STEVE rolls down a car window.
(CONTINUED)

3. CONTINUED: 2.
STEVE:
Would you like a lift back to your
home? We would be happy to take you
there.
GIRL:
I-I l-live about five miles up
t-the road from here.
STEVE:
Just go sit in the back we will get
you back in no time.
The GIRL get into the back of the car. SARAH finish off
having a pee and they set off. From there on the girl
doesn’t say much else. STEVE is concentrating on driving and
SARAH starts reading a book.
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INT. STEVE’S CAR. DUSK
As STEVE is driving along he is trying to spot the GIRL’s
house. The GIRL looks out side from when she got in the car.
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EXT. COUNTRY ROAD JUST OUTSIDE THE GIRL’S HOUSE. DUSK
They Arrive outside the GIRL’s house. It looks like it
hasn’t had much care for months. All the paint is crumbling
off the walls and there is ivy growing up the walls. The
wind picks up and it sound like there is screaming in the
distance.
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INT. STEVE’S CAR OUTSIDE THE GIRL’S HOUSE. DUSK
STEVE:
We’re here.
STEVE turns around as the GIRL doesn’t respond and see there
is no-one sitting where she was. Both STEVE and SARAH are
mystified and a bit spooked, they get out of the car.
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4. 3.
EXT. COUNTRY ROAD JUST OUTSIDE THE GIRL’S HOUSE. DUSK
STEVE:
You OK Sarah? We will knock on the
door and say what just happened.
SARAH:
I’m good. I hadn’t realized she had
gone.
They knock on the door of the GIRL’s house. On they ground
see the GIRL’s old broken hula hoop, a rusting swing set and
a broken Porcelain doll. The GIRL’s parents come to the
door.
STEVE:
Hello, I’m Steve sorry to disturb
you at this hour we had just picked
up a girl who said she lived here
and when we got here she had gone.
MOTHER:
We did have a daughter but sadly
she went missing a few years ago.
FATHER:
We Miss her very much. there has
been other people who have also
come to our saying that they have
pick her up to bring her home.
PARENTS:
This normally happens this time of
year because it would’ve been her
15th birthday today.
STEVE and SARAH are still spooked by what they are hearing.
STEVE AND SARAH:
...
PARENTS:
Thank you very much that you did
tell us about this. We always knew
she was still present since that
day.
STEVE and SARAH walk back to the car and then wonder what
the hell just happened to them.