Disenchanted Script

If reading scripts is your thing, have at it…this is only part of the script..I'm nowhere near being finished…all in good time I suppose..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disenchanted

by

Nicole Jensen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INT. BEDROOM – LATE NIGHT

BETH is lying in bed staring at the wall. After a moment she rolls over, the alarm clock shows the time 3:45 am. A noise from downstairs, the icemaker groans and the sound of ice cubes hitting a glass resound up the stairs. Refrigerator opens, bottles rattle in the door. Beth sighs and rolls back over, the headlights of a passing car flash over the ceiling. On the bed Beth sniffs, tears trailing down her face. Outside the pool lights flip on, shimmering on the ceiling Beth closes her eyes and exhales. The scene fades to black.

INT. BEDROOM - MORNING.

Beth sits up in bed glancing at the alarm clock, which reads 7:30. Beth slips out of bed and exits her room.

INT. HALLWAY - MORNING

She walks down the hall, passing PETE and RAE'S room. She glances inside and upon finding it empty goes down the stairs.

INT. DOWNSTAIRS HALLWAY - MORNING

BETH

Dad? Where are you?

Beth walks by the living room, she finds it empty and continues on to the kitchen.

BETH

Dad?

Beth pauses in the kitchen door. Shattered across the floor are large shards of glass. An empty bottle of Wild Turkey lies on its side, a poor of drying alcohol on the floor below.

INT. KITCHEN - MORNING

Beth panics and hurries toward the open French door.

BETH

Dad?

EXT. PATIO - MORNING

She walks onto the patio.

BETH

(screaming)

Oh my god!

Beth rushes to the side of the pool where Pete is floating face down, his wheel chair is half in the pool and half clinging to the side of the pool. Beth dives into the pool and pulls Pete toward the stairs attempting CPR.

BETH

C'mon.

(pounding Pete's chest)

Wake up!

(shrieks hysterically)

Wake up!

flight attendant

(O.S.)

Wake up.

Beth's eyes flutter open and she looks at the kind face of the flight attendant hovering over her.

INT. AIRPLANE - MORNING

flight attendant

Are you okay honey?

BETH

(stuttering)

I'm – I'm okay. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare anyone.

(repeats)

I'm sorry.

Beth runs her hands through her short hair, it falls into her face and she exhales unevenly.

flight attendant

Don't worry about it. Are you sure you're alright?

Beth nods.

Flight attendant

Can I get you anything?

Beth shakes her head no and the flight attendant stands to leave.

BETH

(reaching for the flight attendant)

Wait.

The flight attendant turns to Beth.

BETH

How much longer? Until we land, I mean.

The flight attendant glances at her watch.

Flight attendant

(to Beth)

About ten more minutes

Beth

Thanks

The plane lands and we see Beth getting off the plane, her khaki colored bag thrown over her shoulder.

INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL - MORNING

She walks down the terminal following the signs for the baggage claim. Just beyond the security checkpoint stand a middle-aged man and a boy about 12 years old. The man resembles Beth, as does the boy. Beth spots the pair and hurries toward them.

hank

(to Beth)

Elizabeth

beth

It's Beth, just Beth.

(under her breath)

If you'd been half the father you should have been, you would have known that.

JOSH

Hi!

beth

Hey

JOSH

I'm Josh

Beth

Hey

hank

Uh, Eliz – I mean Beth, we should probably go get your luggage. We have a long drive back.

Hank turns and walks in the direction of the baggage claim leaving Beth and Josh behind. Beth rolls her eyes and starts after Hank. Josh follows.

JOSH

So you're from Florida?

Beth

Yup

JOSH

What's it like?

Beth

The total opposite of here.

JOSH

What do you mean

beth

It's sunny and hot.

JOSH

Is that why your tan

Beth nods. And hurries toward Hank who is standing by the baggage carousel looking annoyed.

INT. AIRPORT BAGGAGE CLAIM - MORNING

hank

Which ones are yours

Hank points at the bags on the carousel.

beth

Those ones

She points to a series of suitcases coming toward them. Hank waits impatiently as the suitcases slowly make their way towards them. As the largest piece of luggage comes toward them, he hefts it off the conveyor belt with a grunt.

hank

(to Josh)

I told your mother we were going to need the van. Damn women and all their clothes and makeup…

(his trails off and begins muttering under his breath about frou-frou girly products)

Girls and makeup and brushes and body glitter. Just ridiculous. Ridiculous

Hank grabs all the luggage off the belt, setting it on the floor beside him. As he grabs the last piece of luggage, he turns to Beth.

hank

(to Beth, cross)

Is that it?

Beth nods. The trio grabs the luggage and heads out of the airport.

EXT. Highway. Afternoon.

Josh is sitting in the back of the van the tell tale chiming and dinging of his game boy is the only sound. Beth stares out the window as the airport and city give way to suburbia. After a bit Hank pulls off the highway and makes his way through the streets to a pleasant suburb. He slows and pulls into the driveway of a two story, non-descript brick house with a hunter green door and a Halloween wreath clinging to it. The van shuts off and Hank climbs out. he walks silently to the back of the van and begins unloading Beth's luggage. Josh climbs out of the van, still engrossed in the game boy and starts toward the house before Hank stops him.

EXT. BROWER'S HOUSE – LATE MORNING

hank

Josh! Put that damn game boy away and get your ass over here and help Eliz – I mean Beth take her stuff to her room.

Josh turns to Beth and rolls his eyes before pocketing the game boy. He walks back to the rear of the van and grabs a suitcase. Beth follows, grabs a suitcase and the pair make their way into the house.

INT. BROWER HOUSE LIVING ROOM - MIDMORNING

Hank

(to Beth)

I wasn't expecting you so soon and I haven't had time to fix up the spare room so until I can get a tech to set up the internet up there you'll be sleeping in the attic.

Hank stops at the foot of the stairs and sets the suitcase down.

hank

Its livable, it has electricity and all that u just never got around to moving my office up there and quite honestly, I'm too damn old to be climbing that many stairs.

Beth stares at Hank in utter disbelief. She is shocked to find out just how unwelcomed and unwanted her presence really is.

JOSH

(exuberantly)

Don't worry Beth; the attic is awesome. You'll love it.

Beth

(mutters sarcastically under her breath)

Yeah, the attic is awesome, you're gonna love it.

Josh and Beth carry her luggage up the two flights of stairs, making multiple trips.

INT. Attic. Afternoon

Beth and Josh flop down on the bed.

Beth

(looking around)

Wow, I'm like Cinderella or something, I've been reduced to a lame Disney princess in fifteen seconds flat.

(sarcastically, more to herself than Josh)

All that's missing are the singing birds and mice. It'd be hilarious if it weren't so damn ironic.

On the bed beside her Josh laughs and gets up from the bed walking toward Beth's suitcases.

JOSH

(pointing to the suitcases)

Want to start unpacking?

Beth rises off the bed and joins her brother. She sinks slowly to the floor and unzips the largest suitcase.

beth

So what's the deal around here?

JOSH

What do you mean?

beth

The kids, who are they? Are they cool or what?

Josh climbs to his feet and scampers to the window.

JOSH

(to Beth)

Come here

Beth rises and goes to the window. She stands beside Josh and peers down at the neighborhood below. Josh points to a brick house next door.

JOSH

That's Kyle's house, he's lacey's boyfriend.

Beth

Lacey is your sister, right?

JOSH

(nods)

Yes. She doesn't like it when other girls talk to Kyle or when he talks to other girls…so, be careful okay.

beth

Okay. Does Kyle have brothers or sisters?

Josh

he has two sisters, Christine and Aubrey. Aubrey is my girlfriend.

beth

(snorts)

Your girlfriend, please, you're like ten.

JOSH

(indignant)

I'm twelve.

beth

Whatever. So Kyle, Aubrey, and Christine all live next door. Who else is there.

Josh points at a house across the street, two doors down.

JOSH

That's nick's house. He's Kyle's best friend. They play video games together and sometimes they let me play.

Josh points to various different houses on the street as he named the kids who lived there.

JOSH

Matt lives there, Chris lives across the street, and Tank lives all the way at the end.

There's a knock at the door. Beth glances at Josh then glances at the door.

beth

(to the door)

Come in?

The door opened silently and an average looking woman with long dark hair and equally dark eyes sticks her head in.

Vivian

Josh why are you in here bothering Elizabeth?

Beth

It's just Beth

JOSH

I'm not bothering Beth, mom, she said it was okay I was in here with her.

vivian

Oh, well okay then. Is there anything I can get for you, anything you need?

beth

(shaking her head no)

I think I have everything I need, but thank you.

vivian

Well okay then. If there's anything you need just let me know. Dinner will be in an hour.

JOSH and beth

Okay

VIVIAN leaves, shutting the door behind her. Beth turns back to her suitcase.

beth

Guess I had better get unpacked. Looks like I'm going to be here for a while.

JOSH

Want some help?

beth

(shrugging)

I guess, I mean as long as you don't have anything else to do.

Beth opens the suitcase and begins taking her clothes out and putting them in the dresser and closet. Bouncing on the bed Josh prattles on about himself.

JOSH

I hate our school, but my friends are cool. The teachers are kind of mean. Hey have you ever heard of this game called World of Warcraft? I want to play it but dad says no. do you like school? What's your favorite subject and what grade are you going to be in?

Beth listens with genuine interests and tries to keep up, answering his questions quickly before he moves on to the next topic.

beth

No, I've never heard of that game, I like school, I'm a junior.

JOSH

You know, you're so much nicer than Lacey

beth

I doubt it

JOSH

I don't. wait until you meet her.

INT. Dining Room. Evening

The five of them, Hank, Vivian, Lacey, Josh and Beth are all seated around the dining table, awkward silence fills the air. Forks clink nosily against the plates.

LACEY is sitting across the table from Beth, shooing her dirty looks. When Hank and Vivian turn away Beth flips Lacey off. Lacey chokes on her dinner, turning a slight purple color. Lacey coughs up the food and spits it into her napkin.

hank

(to Lacey)

It helps if you chew it first, Princess.

The rest of the dinner passes in silence and Beth finishes her meal and excuses herself from the table.

INT. Attic. Evening.

Beth runs up the steps and shuts her bedroom door, closing it in Josh's face. He knocks and Beth goes to the door and opens it.

Beth

(to Josh, apologetically)

Sorry, I'm not used to having so many people around. Come on in.

Josh enters the room shutting the door behind him. He crosses the room and throws himself down on the bed.

JOSH

It's okay. I'm not used to having a sister who wants me around. Lacey hates me.

Beth smiles sadly at Josh, unsure of what to say. Josh shrugs and picks at a whole in his jeans.

beth

Okay dude, I know this is gonna sound rude no matter how I ask it, so don't hold it against me, okay?

JOSH

What do you want to know?

beth

What's our relation? Are you my half-brother, stepbrother, mutant alien brother from another galaxy mother? What's our deal home slice?

JOSH

(exhaling)

Well, mutant alien mother would explain a lot

beth

(laughing)

Come on I'm being serious.

JOSH

Alright well, lacey is my half sister, she has a dad but no one knows where he is. Dad adopted her when she was little so that makes her your-

beth

(cutting Josh off)

Evil stepsister

JOSH

(laughing)

Exactly. Your dad is my dad so that makes us, like, half brother and sister, so see I'm safe.

beth

Yeah well, you'd be safe anyway. There aren't exactly evil stepbrothers in the fairy tales.

Josh is quiet for a minute, a thoughtful look on his face.

JOSH

Yeah I guess you're right.

beth

Yeah, I guess I am.

Beth opens another suitcase, revealing the contents inside. Contrary to Hanks beliefs, it wasn't girly products inside but rather books. Josh peers into the suitcase, his eyes going wide.

JOSH

Wow have you really read all these books?

Beth nods and begins gently taking the books out of the suitcase.

Josh

Why?

He says the word in a way that implies that books are evil or vile, repulsive even.

beth

Because they're interesting. They're full of mystery and adventure and because they don't write books like this anymore.

Josh looks at Beth like she just told him Brussels sprouts are the most delicious food in the world. Beth laughs and holds up an aged book.

beth

Beowulf.

(she taps the book's cover)

You'd like this book. It's about a man who fights these three bad guys and later becomes king. This one is a ghost story,, and this one is about a man who can live forever as long as his special painting remains intact.

JOSH

Wow, that's cool. Can I borrow one sometime

beth

Yeah you just have to promise to take good care of them.

Josh scrambles to his feet and bolts for the door.

JOSH

I'll be back. I'm gonna go tell mom about your books.

Josh exits the room leaving Beth alone with her books. She is putting the books away when there is a knock at the door.

beth

(to the door)

Come in

Vivian pokes her head in.

vivian

May I come in?

Beth

(wary, unsure of whether or not Vivian can be trusted)

Um sure, I guess.

Beth puts the books she took out to show Josh back into the suitcase and makes to close it but stops when Vivian says –

Vivian

That's an impressive collection. Have you read them all?

beth

Mhmm

The pair sits in awkward silence for a beat. Beth reaches up and fiddles with a strand of her hair – a nervous habit.

Finally Vivian speaks

vivian

Well I just wanted to let you know that I registered you for school today. Are you okay riding the bus with Josh?

beth

Yeah, I can take the bus.

Vivian looks relieved, like maybe she expected Beth to give her a hard time.

vivian

Okay well, that was all I needed. Is there anything I can get for you?

beth

(shaking her head no)

thank you.

Vivian

(confused)

For what sweetheart?

beth

Um…

(she fidgets with a strand of hair, uncomfortable.)

For letting me come live here with you. I know its gotta be a burden, taking on another kid, especially your husband's ex-wife's kid. I'll, uh, I'll try not to cause you any extra stress.

vivian

It was the Christian thing to do. So, the bus will be here and 7:15 okay?

Beth nods and Vivian exits the room, softly shutting the door behind her.

EXT. BETH'S STREET – MORNING

 

Beth and Josh are standing at the end of the driveway waiting for the bus. Beth kicks at the leaves in the gutter.

beth

So, like why we take the same bus?

JOSH

Because a few years ago they shut the middle school and made it into one school. Now it's sixth through twelfth grade. I don't know why though.

beth

Oh

Pan to the house next door and the three people who walk out the door. KYLE, CHRISTINE, and AUBREY all exit, talking and laughing.

JOSH (O.S)

Dang Beth, shut your mouth before you swallow a fly or something.

Beth blushes as she watches the boy lock the door and walk toward a muddy Jeep Wrangler parked at the end of the driveway.

Josh waves to the youngest girl who returns the gesture, giggling. Aubrey turns to Kyle, her words unheard, but her hands are gesturing and pointing toward where Josh and Beth stood. Kyle starts in Beth's direction, Aubrey in tow.

Kyle

(to Aubrey)

Here are you happy now?

aubrey

Yes. Are you really going to let me ride the bus with Josh and the strange girl?

Kyle glances at Beth, peering at her.

kyle

Hi, I'm Kyle and this is my sister Aubrey.

JOSH

Kyle this is my sister Beth, remember I told you she was coming to live with us.

Kyle stands on the sidewalk looking confused.

kyle

Little dude I thought her name was Elizabeth. You got more than one sister, huh, you holding out on me?

He playfully grabs Josh and proceeds to give him a noogie. Seth laughs and pushes Kyle away.

beth

I am Elizabeth please don't call me that. I hate that name.

kyle

So, Elizabeth who hates to be called that, what should I call you?

beth

Beth

Kyle sticks his hand out to shake hers. Josh shoots Beth a warning glance and shakes his head slightly no. Beth glances at Kyle's hand in pure disgust then glances at him-

beth

Yeah it's nice to meet you.

Cut to: large, dirty, yellow school bus lumbering down the street. The bus hisses to a stop in front of Josh, Beth, Aubrey, and Kyle. The doors flap open and Josh and Aubrey climb aboard followed by Beth. She stops on the bottom step and turns to Kyle –

beth

See ya later Kyle.

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL – MORNING

Shoot wide on the high school, a squat non-descript building, students exiting buses and cars, milling about campus.

Zoom in on Beth and Josh exiting the bus and walking into the school. Typical high school, scuffed floors and dinged up blue lockers. Posters taped to the wall offering everything from after-school tutoring to tryouts for the cheerleading squad.

Overhead a bell rings, a nasally sound that sends the students scurrying toward their classrooms. Beth and josh head toward their classes, Josh stops before going into his classroom.

josh

Wait for me outside the cafeteria at lunch and we can eat together.

Josh disappears into the crowd leaving Beth standing alone in the hallway. She hurries through the thinning hall and stumbles through the door of her first class.

MRS. BURNETTE, the English teacher is a woman in her mid-thirties, tall and reed thing with a halo of frizzy auburn hair. Mrs. Burnette assesses Beth and directs her toward the only available seat in the room, which happens to be directly across the aisle from Kyle.

Beth hurries toward the seat, annoyed that she has to sit next to him. She sits down, dropping her backpack to the floor.

beth

(muttering under her breath)

Figures

Kyle lifts his t-shirt, sniffing it. Finding his smell satisfactory, he shrugs.

Pan to the front of the room and Mrs. Burnette who stands and addresses the class.

Mrs. burnette

For the rest of the grading period we are going to be getting, what is it you kids say, "down" with Shakespeare. Is that the correct terminology?

A chorus of groans and snickers rise from the class as a collective. Mrs. Burnette picks up a stack of books and begins setting them on the desk of the first student in the row.

When the books reach Beth she looks at the cover. Zoom to show the titles on the cover, The Taming of the Shrew, A Mid-Summer Nights Dream and Macbeth.

Pan back to the front of the class.

mrs. burnette

Over the rest of the semester we are going to read the works of Shakespeare and complete assignments that will help you all further your understanding of Shakespeare work. At the end of semester you will be assigned pairs and from there you will rewrite the lines to be performed for the school.

Mrs. Burnette continues talking about the upcoming assignments. Pan to Beth and Kyle. Kyle leans across the aisle.

kyle

(whispers loudly)

Psst. Beth, hey, Beth

Beth ignores Kyle and keeps her eyes trained on the chalkboard. She writes down the notes that are written there.

kyle

Beth, I know you can hear me.

Beth swivels in her seat, glaring at Kyle.

beth

(hissing)

What?

kyle

What was up with this morning?

beth

(confused)

What are you talking about? I don't even know you?

(she pauses, glancing at the teacher, then back to Kyle)

Add that to the fact that I was told to stay away from you. I hear your girlfriend is vicious.

kyle

Who told you that

beth

Josh. He said lacey would probably kill me if I even sneezed in your direction. And I hate to say it but I'm rather attached to my head.

(Beth pauses for a beat, then continues)

Not that the scrawny bitch could take me.

kyle

(snickers)

Lacey wont mess with you. she's cool you just gotta give her a minute to get used to you being here. All her life she's been daddy's little girl and here you come trying to take it all away from her.

beth

I don't want to be

(snarls, making parenthesis with her fingers)

Daddy's little girl. Hank's not my father, my father is dead, okay. Don't sit there and pretend like you know me, got it?

mrs. burnette

Ms. Dwyer, Mr. Tanner is there a problem back there?

kyle

No ma'am

Beth shakes her head no, glaring at Kyle out of the corner of her eye. Mrs. Burnette smiles knowingly –

mrs. burnette

Good, then. I suppose you two can read the parts of Katherine and Petruchio, how does that sound?

kyle

Uh, okay.

beth

Yeah, sure.

Beth groans.

kyle

What's wrong?

beth

Have you ever read The Taming of the Shrew?

Kyle shakes his head no.

beth

It's about a man who tricks a woman into loving him by messing with her head until she is obedient and loves him.

(under her breath at Mrs. Burnette)

Evil, vile woman

Mrs. Burnette looks at Beth. She smiles a knowing smile then turns back to her chalkboard and begins scrawling questions across its black surface.

mrs. burnette

Homework tonight ladies and gentleman. Copy the questions and read act one of The Taming of the Shrew. These are due tomorrow.

Beth starts scribbling the questions down, as are the other students. The classroom is quiet save for the scratch of pen on paper.

As she finishes, the bell rings. Beth shoves her notebook into her backpack and rushes out of the classroom.

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL – MORNING

Beth is walking along the sidewalk toward her next class, consulting her schedule. She reads the name of her next class aloud.

beth

Printed Arts? What the hell is printed arts?

She goes into the building and looks for the classroom listed on her schedule.

INT. CLASSROOM – MORNING

Beth walks into the appropriate classroom, looking around. The room is large with cinder block walls and cement floors. Scattered around the room at even spaces are octagonal shaped tables, battered black stools pushed under each table.

Along one wall are two doors, a matte black, cylindrical door and another one that's more of a doorframe with a dingy canvas hanging over it.

Seated at the desk at the front of the class is a man who looked like he jumped right out of the summer of love, circa 1967.

MR. BELCHER has long scraggly brown hair held in place by a neon pink, orange, and green tie dyed headband across his forehead, three smiley faces grinned up at onlookers. Mr. Belcher wore round glasses akin to the kind John Lennon wore.

Beth approaches him.

mr. belcher

New student?

beth

(nods)

Yes, I'm Beth Dwyer.

mr. belcher

Alright then, I'm Mr. Belcher, technically that's what the schools says you're supposed to call me, but everybody here calls me Bruce. Whatever you prefer is cool with me. Go on and pick a seat and welcome to printed arts.

beth

Uh, thanks.

Beth turns away from the teacher and searches the room for a seat. In the back corner is a vacant table. She hurries toward it, sets her bag down on the stool next to her and takes out her notebook, doodling in the margin of the paper.

kyle

(O.S)

Are you stalking me or something? I mean it's great if you are but if you are I think I should know

beth

(groaning)

You have got to be freaking kidding me

She looks up from her drawings. Sitting next to her is Kyle wearing a dopey grin on his face.

beth

(looking her paper, sarcastically)

Yes, I'm stalking you

(under her breath)

I didn't even sign up for this damn class

kyle

Well would you look at that, I have a stalker.

beth

Shut up you idiot

Beth continues to draw in her book trying to ignore the handsome boy sitting next to her. She draws a vine of flowers around the poem in the center of the page, occasionally looking at Kyle from out of the corner of her eye.

kyle

(reaching for Beth's notebook)

What are you writing?

He drags the notebook across the table, Beth's pen leaves a dark black slash across the page.

beth

(reaching for the notebook)

What the hell are you doing?

Kyle lifts the notebook off the table, holding it up and out of Beth's grasp. This visibly upsets Beth as she reaches for the book.

kyle

(mumbling)

Miss the you I thought I knew…no longer read, my heart beats blue.

Tears form in Beth's eyes. She snatches the notebook, closing it and violently shoving it back into her backpack. She sniffs and discreetly wipes away the tears.

kyle

(whispering)

Sorry

Beth ignores him and wipes her eye.

kyle

(softly)

Beth, I'm sorry.

Beth continues to ignore him until the class is over. When the bell rings she quickly rises out of her seat and rushes out of the classroom.

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL – MIDMORNING

Beth is running down the sidewalk, dodging students. She is still visibly upset, tears are streaming down her face.

kyle

(O.S.yelling)

Beth! Beth come on, will you just stop!

Beth keeps running, risking a glance over her shoulder. She sees Kyle is gaining on her. She turns at the last second and sees a group of large boys in varsity athlete jackets standing on the sidewalk in front of her. She doesn't have time to stop and crashes into the chest of the largest boy. Beth stumbles back, a tall boy with dark brown hair and green eyes reaches for her, but misses her and she falls to the ground.

The dark haired boy offers Beth his hand, which she warily accepts. He helps her to her feet.

beth

Thanks

Kyle skids to a stop beside her and looks at her.

kyle

(to Beth)

Why were you running?

beth

Because you're an asshole. You took my notebook and just started reading it. What the hell were you thinking?

kyle

(sheepish)

Sorry, I just wanted to see what you were writing.

beth

Yeah well you're not forgiven. Just leave me alone, I already told you I don't want any trouble with the evil stepsister so just stay the hell away from me.

The dark haired boy, NICK, stood back, watching the argument much like a spectator at a tennis match.

nick

What about me?

beth

What about you?

nick

I'm not dating your evil stepsister, want to each lunch with me?

beth

I'm eating with my brother, but thanks.

nick

Josh? It's cool, he won't mind.

Beth rolls her eyes at Nick and starts in the opposite direction. Nick rushes to her side and quickly falls into step beside Beth.

nick

What's your next class

beth

Calculus

nick

Where

beth

Building two, with miller

nick

Come on, I'll walk you.

beth

(incredulously)

You take calculus?

Nick pretends to be offended.

nick

Why? Don't I look smart enough to talk calculus?

beth

No, you look like the typical meathead high school jock.

nick

Well I'm not

beth

Sure you're not.

Nick shrugs. He doesn't care what Beth thinks.

nick

Oh I'm nick by the way, typical meathead high school jock.

Beth laughs, sticking out her hand.

beth

Nice to meet you nick. I'm Beth, um, just Beth.

nick

Just Beth, huh, no gimmick

beth

(shaking her head no)

Nope, no gimmick.

Nick shoots her a disbelieving sidelong glance.

nick

We'll see about that Just Beth.