Sarah has a terrible day that she believes is Monday. However, throughout the day she faces many struggles and embarrassments. At the end, she realizes from a phone call with her friend Jamie that it was actually Friday all along. Her little brother had messed with her clock, making it say Monday and causing her to experience a whole fake week's worth of problems in just one day due to her belief that it was Monday.

1. Monday Syndrome
Written By
Eda Aydin, Christine Joung and Lora Jung

2. BLACK SCREEN
Voice of ANDREW screaming and being noisy.
FADE IN
INT. SARAH'S HOUSE - MORNING
Andrew is still screaming in the background.
SARAH shows frustration from the noise. She buries her head
under the pillow. She groans. She looks messy.
SARAH
(With her guys closed)
Shut up Andrew!
Sarah is still in bed. SARAH'S MOM walks in Sarah’s room
with a digital clock in her hand.
SARAH’S MOM
(While putting the clock
on the wall)
Sarah, why did you let Andrew mess
with your clock? You know he easily
breaks things.
SARAH
(still with her eyes
closed, almost mumbling)
I don’t know. Whatever…
Sarah forces open one eye and looks at the clock on the
wall. The camera zooms into the clock, and it says MONDAY.

3. SARAH
Oh my god… It’s Monday? Ugh…
Sarah is in front of the mirror in her bathroom. She is
trying to curl her hair with a hair curler. She does it
stubbornly.
We can see that Sarah is annoyed from her facial expression.
She suddenly yelps in pain because she got burnt from the
curler. She pulls out the curler from her hair. She looks in
the mirror. We can see that she failed at curling her hair
the way she wanted. The section of hair is bent the other
way. Sarah puts down the curler and sighs, looking in the
mirror.
SARAH’S MOM
(Only voice)
Sarah, you’re running late!
SARAH
Oh, crap!
Sarah roughly ties up her hair and rushes out of her
bathroom. She opens the house door, heads out and starts
running.
EXT. IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
While she's running, she suddenly drops her phone. Sarah
picks up the phone carefully with a worried look. The screen
is broken.
SARAH
Damn it!
CUT TO:

4. INT. SCHOOL BUS - CONTINUOUS
Sarah is looking out the window on the school bus. She’s
peacefully listening to music with earphones. Suddenly,
there is sound of a kid on the bus somewhere throwing up.
Since Sarah has her earphones on, she doesn’t hear. However,
about 3-5 seconds later, she starts sniffing with a frown.
SARAH
Please don’t tell me someone puked…
FRIEND NEXT TO SARAH
Someone puked.
SARAH
Ughhhhhh...
Sarah turns her head towards the window again while holding
her nose.
CUT TO:
EXT. IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL - CONTINUOUS
The school bus arrives at school. People come out one by one
including Sarah.
As she walks to school, JAMIE calls out her name from
behind. Jamie runs to catch up with Sarah. Sarah scans
Jamie, and this is shot from Sarah’s point of view. Jamie’s
perfectly curled hair, perfect makeup and perfect outfit is
noticed, which are contrary to Sarah’s.
SARAH
You look really nice today.

5. JAMIE
(Flashing a smile)
Thanks.
Two girls start walking towards the school while talking.
SARAH
Wait, what subjects do I have
today?
JAMIE
First period we have math.
together, then you have econ while
I have…”
(Sounds fade out as they get closer
to the school.)
They enter the building.
CUT TO:
INT. IN FRONT OF THE LOCKERS - CONTINUOUS
Sarah goes in front of her locker while Jamie stands on the
right to wait for her. Sarah and Jamie's phone rings from a
text message at the same time. They check their messages.
Jamie starts getting excited and turns toward Sarah while
Sarah's face is clearly gloomy.
JAMIE
Oh my god, Sarah! I got it! I got
the main role for the play!
SARAH
(Trying to smile)
(MORE)

6. Congrats! You'll be perfect for
SARAH (CONT'D)
Anne...
JAMIE
Thank you! What'd you get?
SARAH
(Hesitantly)
Um... I got tree 1...
JAMIE
(Trying to sound as nice
as possible)
Well, you'll do a good job! I mean
you're like really good at not
moving for a long time! And you're
quite too!!!
Sarah rolls her eyes, opens her locker and stuff her
textbooks in the locker angrily. The locker door is right in
between Sarah and Jamie's face. Sarah slams the locker shut.
INT. CLASSROOM - AFTERNOON
Sarah takes out a pencil from her pencil case.
MATH TEACHER
(Only voice)
We will start our pop quiz now.
Please clear your desks.
Sarah looks confused while solving the first problem of her
math quiz. She bites her nails and frowns. We can see that
she is struggling.
Sarah hands in her test paper to the teacher when the class
is over. The teacher stares at her answer sheet, which is
almost empty, and looks confused.

7. MATH TEACHER
(Looking confused and
concerned at the same
time)
Sarah, did you not review or are
you feeling sick or... I mean this
is not like you...
SARAH
Sorry, Mr. Wotherspoon... I’m
having a really bad day today. I
just can’t think properly.
MATH TEACHER
Well cheer up! At least we have the
weekend coming soon.
Sarah looks confused for a moment but soon nods, not
thinking much of it. Jamie comes to her. She walks out of
the classroom with Jamie.
SARAH
(To Jamie)
Hey, how was the test?
JAMIE
I think it was pretty easy, wasn’t
it?
SARAH
Not really, I got stuck on so many
questions...
JAMIE
Awww well, I bet you still did
good. Cheer up. At least we have
volleyball today!!!

8. SARAH
(Shaking her head)
Well, I’m having a terrible day. I
have a bad feeling about it.
They walk together down the hallway.
JUMP CUT TO:
INT. CAFETERIA - AFTERNOON
Sarah is in lunch line waiting for food. Couple feet in
front of her, there is a group of guys talking about her
without noticing that she is listening.
GUY 1
(Laughing)
Guys, doesn’t Sarah look like a
serial killer today?
GUY 2
(Putting an exaggerated
frown on his face)
I know right? this is literally
what her face was like all day. No
actually, all week.
All guys burst out laughing. Sarah glares at them from
behind, but doesn’t say anything.
When it’s her turn to receive the food, she grabs a plate
and walks towards the table. She sits down and starts eating
but the food falls on the bottom of her white shirt. Sarah
sighs.
CUT TO:
INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS

9. Sarah is washing her clothes in the sink. She then goes in
one of the stalls to pee. After peeing, she realizes that
there is no toilet paper left.
SARAH
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!
CUT TO:
INT. GYM - AFTER SCHOOL
The COACH blows a whistle, starting a volleyball game. Sarah
and Jamie are in opposite teams. Every time the ball comes
at Sarah, she misses it or gets hurt by the ball hitting
her.
The coach blows a whistle again, ending the game. Jamie's
team cheers since they won the game while Sarah’s teammates
quietly split. Sarah drops down on the floor, sweaty,
looking depressed.
Girls gather around the coach before he dismisses them.
COACH
Girls, great job today. But,
remember. Volleyball is all about
your mind. When you think
negatively, you won't be able to
accomplish anything. Keep this in
mind. Ok, you're all dismissed. And
Sarah, come here for a sec, I need
to talk to you.
Sarah walks up to the coach with a slightly worried
expression.
COACH
(With a firm voice)
Sarah. I’m sorry, but if you keep
(MORE)

10. disappointing me like this, I have
COACH (CONT'D)
no choice but to take you out of
the team. Please practice.
SARAH
(Looking shocked)
But... But!
COACH
(Interrupting)
No buts. Practice.
Sarah presses her lips together, looks away and walks away
from the coach.
CUT TO:
EXT. IN FRONT OF THE GYM - CONTINUOUS
Sarah comes out of the locker room. Jamie is waiting
outside. They walk towards the buses together while having a
conversation.
JAMIE
Hey, what was that about? Why did
the coach say to you?
SARAH
(Looking depressed)
She basically told me I suck.
JAMIE
You don’t suck, that was a bit
harsh. You just need some practice
that’s all. If you want, we can
practice on Saturday!

11. SARAH
Sure!
JAMIE
Okay, I’ll call you tonight then.
See you!
SARAH
See ya!
They split and Sarah gets on the bus.
CUT TO:
INT. SARAH'S ROOM - LATER
Sarah is on her bed. She looks back at all events that
happened today. The digital clock keeps ticking. Sarah sighs
and buries her head in between her knees. We can see that
depressed.
Someone knocks on her door.
SARAH
(Looking at the door)
Who is it?
SARAH’S MOM
(Opening the door and
peeping in)
Honey, It’s a call from Jamie.
Sarah walks to her mom and gets the phone and walks back to
her bed.

12. SARAH
Hello?
JAMIE
(Only voice)
Hey, why aren't you answering your
cellphone?
SARAH
Oh, I broke it this morning...
Anyways, what's up?
JAMIE
(Only voice)
I just called to ask when you want
to meet tomorrow. Maybe at noon?
SARAH
(Frowning)
What do you mean tomorrow noon? We
have school...
JAMIE
(After a pause)
Wait what are you talking about?
Tomorrow's Saturday.
SARAH
What? No, it's Monday. So I was
having such a horrible day,
remember? And I even checked the
calendar this morn...
Sarah looks at the clock, which shows FRIDAY this time.
Sarah suddenly remembers the morning when her mom said,
“Sarah, why was Andrew playing with your clock? You know he
easily breaks things”, which she was too sleepy to pay
attention to. She also remembers when Mr. Wotherspoon said,
“Well, cheer up! At least we have the weekend coming soon.”

13. Then, she remembers the boys in the cafeteria saying that
she looked like a serial killer all week. She has a grin on
while she’s still on the phone. We can see that things make
sense to her now.
JAMIE
(Interrupting)
Haha. Of course you did. Anyways,
Sarah! I’m gonna go to bed now, I
guess I'll see you around at 9 AM
tomorrow?
SARAH
Alright, sounds good! Good night,
Jamie!
She hangs up happily and someone knocks the door again.
SARAH’S MOM
Oh, by the way Sarah, I fixed your
clock. It was set on Monday. It
probably didn't matter to you
anyways but...
SARAH
(Laughing out loud)
It didn't matter AT ALL mom.
Thanks!
Mom closes the door.
SARAH
(Whispers to herself with
a smile, sarcastically)
It didn't matter at all.
BLACKS OUT

14. Title is shown: MONDAY SYNDROME