Mallory Miller
Screenplay
Marc Bousquet
2/28/2012
Play By The Rules
1. Ext. Outside High School- Day
It’s a misty grey day at Winston Churchill High school. The school flag is whipping in the wind then suddenly the wind changes directions. A whistle sound fills the courtyard. A cold front is blowing in, papers fly across the courtyard.
2. Int. Classroom- Day
Close shot of Melinda (Mel) staring at the clock, and tapping her pen against her notebook. Tick, tick, tick. The second hand hits the twelve in slow motion. There are 3 minutes left of 5th period. The class starts rustling around, packing up.
Mr. Bigz
You need to turn your lights off not when you remember, or when it’s convenient, but EVERY time you leave a room.
Mr. Bigz pauses.
Mr. Bigz (yelling)
EXCUSE ME! I don’t care if there are only three minutes left of class. While I am speaking, the class is listening. Stop packing up.
Caitlin, whose sitting in the front row turns around and glares at the rest of the class.
Caitlin (stuck up voice)
I wasn’t packing up Mr. Bigz.
Mr. Bigz smiles at Caitlin in a perverted way.
Mel looks at her best friend Casey and makes an annoyed face. Casey makes her hand look like a gun and pretends to shoot herself.
The class continues to sit still, until the bell finally rings. The whole class covers their ears, in a routine fashion, because the bell is so loud and obnoxious.
3. Int.- Hallway Day
Students are filling the highway.
4. Int.- close up Mel & Casey
Mel and Casey Walk to their next class.
Mel
Ugh Mr.Bigz’s quizzes are so annoying. He never quizzes us on what’s important.
Casey
Ya, it’s so not fair. I get like 70’s on every single one.
Mel
I bet Caitlin gets 100’s on all of them because she is such a teacher’s pet. I wish she would stop sucking dick, its getting old. I mean she’s like already a pro she’s been practicing her blow jobs since 3rd grade, she doesn’t need to practice any more on Mr. Bigz.
5. Ext.- Outside
Mel and Casey walk outside, and to their surprise it is windy and rainy.
Casey
Ya, ya, we’ve had this conversation a million times we all know Caitlin sucks every teachers dick, regardless if they have a dick or not, but who cares let’s stop complaining and talk about something else.
Mel
Fine.
As the two best friends continue to walk to their 6th period video technology class they link arms because it is cold outside.
Casey
I can’t wait for the week to be over, I have had so much homework this week- 3 quizzes, 3 math assignments, and one group project. That’s way too much for one week. I wish something exciting would actually happen, the only thing that ever changes in this lame ass city is the weather.
Mel
Who’s the one complaining now? At least you aren’t the captain of the dance team, and you haven’t had dance practice everyday after school for two hours. Which reminds me I’m performing at the football game tonight. I have a solo too. It’s your duty as my best friend to be at the game.
6. Int.- Video Tech class- Day
They get to the classroom, sit down at a computer, and starts surfing the web.
Casey
OK. I promise I’ll be there.
Girls both look at each other.
Mel
Leave?
Casey
Ya.
Mel
Dance room to drop off my bags? Then food?
Casey
Sounds good. (sighs) Oh how I love video tech.
Mel walks over to Mrs. Vasquez’s desk.
Mel
Hello Mrs. Vasquez. Can Casey and I leave and go film during class?
Mrs. Vasquez
Sure. Just write a pass.
Mrs. Vasquez smiles. Mel writes out a pass. Mrs. Vasquez signs it. Mel and Casey leave the classroom without a video camera. It is clear they are just ditching class because they bring their stuff with them, but Mrs. Vasquez is so cool she doesn’t even care, and turns her head in the opposite direction.
7. Int.- Dance room/band hall- Day
Mel and Casey walk in, and drop off the bag. They see the band file in, along with Caitlin, as they leave.
Casey
More dick sucking, except this time band nerds rather than teachers.
Casey and Mel both give Caitlin a dirty look and exit the band hall/ dance room.
Jack, holding his trumpet, stands next to Caitlin.
Jack
Damn that Mel girl is such a bitch. She always gives you those dirty looks, and treats you like shit.
Caitlin
Ugh I know she just thinks she’s SOOO HOTT just because she’s captain of the dance team. I hate her guts, she always puts me in the back row of our routines, and she always gets the solos because she gives them to herself!
Jack
Why don’t you do something to fuck with her? Get back at her, or something. You shouldn’t always be in the back row, especially with that ass!
Caitlin punches Jack.
Caitlin
EWWW seriously? Don’t ever talk about my ass, especially in front of me. But besides that, you have a good point. I should get back at her for always treating me like shit… but how?
Jack
You can start by looking through her bag she just dropped off over there, maybe steal some cloths from her or something. Haha I don’t know. Guys just fight each other I don’t really know what girls do.
Caitlin searches her bag, finds her key chain and sees that there is pepper spray attached to it.
Caitlin
What the hell? Jack check this out, Mel has pepper spray attached to her keychain.
Jack
Spray it! And pretend it was Mel who did it. I mean either way it’s hers so she’s gunna get busted.
Caitlin
You’re so evil. I love it!
She sprays the pepper spray in the hall while the band and dance team are getting ready for the game. The spray disperses, everyone coughs, and the band director comes out. Caitlin gets scared slides the keychain with the pepper spray to the corner of the room.
8. Int- Bandhall/dance room cont.- Day
Mel returns to the dance/band hall with her food. She inhaled a biting scent and her lungs immediately reject it with a non stop cough. She looked around to see that the other 150 kids in the band hall were violently coughing as well.
Band Director
(yelling & coughing)
Everyone needs to evacuate the building.
In his hand he is holding a small red canister key chain. He raises it in the air.
Band Director
If anyone has a clue to what this is and who it belongs to report to my office immediately!
Mel
Holy shit someone sprayed my pepper spray in the band hall. Fuck, my keys are attached, I have to claim them.
Mel walks over to Band director’s office.
9. Int. Band director’s office- Day
Mel
Sir, those are my keys, and that is my pepper spray, but before you flip out, I SWEAR I DIDN’T SPRAY IT. Someone dug through my bag while I was getting food. Ask anyone, I wasn’t even in the band hall getting ready for the game.
Band Director
The Vice Principle is on her way. This is a serious matter. Seven kids just had asthma attacks and the paramedics have arrived. You have causes a huge scene Mel.
The Vice Principle arrives. Mel, band director, and VP are all sitting at a desk, still in the Band director’s office.
VP
Mel, do you realize this is and explosive weapon? In the handbook, which I have a form on file you signed declaring you read it, it says pepper spray is NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS, and for this very reason.
Mel
Well my parents gave me this pepper spray. If this school provided enough parking spots on campus, and I didn’t have to park in those ghetto apartment lots across the street, this wouldn’t be an issue in the first place!
VP
So are you saying, Mel, it is our fault you brought this dangerous weapon on campus, AND SPRAYED IT, because our school does not provide enough parking spot?
Mel
No, I’m saying I didn’t spray the damn thing, and ya I wouldn’t have to carry it if you would let your students park their cars on campus. I don’t want to get raped at the fox fire apartments walking to my car, its happened before, is that such a CRIME miss VICE PRINCIPLE?
VP
Am I seriously supposed to believe you didn’t spray it? And get rid of your attitude missy. You just got yourself 6 weeks of alternative high school. If you fail to attend you will be expelled from Winston Churchill. You may not perform at the game tonight, or participate in dance for the next six weeks either.
VP
THAT’S NOT FAIR! There’s no way I’m going. I didn’t spray it!!! I’m a straight A student and captain of the dance team, I refuse to go to AHS.
VP
Well then, Mel, you are expelled.
10.Ext.- Football Stadium- Night
Casey is in the stands watching half time. She notices Mel isn’t on the field.
Casey
Something seriously must have gone wrong. Mel would never miss her solo.
Casey calls Mel on her phone in the stands.
Mel (voice only, crying)
Casey, you’ll never guess what happened. I got expelled today.
Scene cuts to black.
11.Int.- Classroom- Day 2
Mr. Bigz
Hello class. Today is a fine day. Today we are talking about the dangers of bringing weapons on campus.
Casey (shout)
Umm excuse me. What the hell does this have to do with environmental science Mr. Bigz? This is not appropriate to discuss in class!!!
Mr. Bigz
Detention Ms. Casey, No, two detentions. One for being disrespectful, and the other for cussing. For your information, I can teach about whatever I want.
Casey
This isn’t fair. We have got to do something about this.
Caitlin
(giggles)
12. Ext. Outside- Day 3
Hundreds of students gather outside before school starts and are chanting.
Mob
FREE MEL OR GO TO HELL. FREE MEL OR GO TO HELL!
News cast shows up and is filming the mob.
VP (with megaphone)
Everyone here will be expelled if they do not stop now. This is a private institution. Protest is not allowed!
Cops show up to break up the mob.
13. Int.- Office- Day 3
VP enters Principle’s office.
VP
Did you see the newscast?
Principle
Yes.
VP
I wonder which clever student submitted that video catching Caitlin spraying the pepper spray. I can’t believe she didn’t confess, I always thought she was an honest student. The newscast made the administration look horrible for expelling Mel. We should have looked deeper into the situation before automatically assuming it was her.
Principle
WE should have? It’s you’re job as Vice Principle to look into these matters. I’m afraid I’m going to have to suspend you from your job. You’ve cost the whole school’s reputation in the city of San Antonio, and now I have to clean up the mess.
VP
Suspension? Does that include pay?
Principle
Yes it does. And before you leave, that is if you eventually want your job back, call the news station, tell them it was your mistake for making assumptions, and thank the student who submitted the video and set the situation right. Tell the News station we are re admitting Mel Smith into Churchill High School. Hopefully they are willing to put together a follow up newscast that will make us look better as a school.
VP
Don’t you mean make YOU look better and make me look worse? I refuse to do it. I will not take the blame in front of the whole city.
Principle
Well then, you’re fired. I’ll make the phone call myself. Please exit immediately.
14. Int.- House, Day
The Television is on. Mel is on her couch flipping through channels and comes across a new station.
News Station
Breaking news. Vice Principle of Winston Churchill High School fired for false accusation of student Mel Smith using an explosive weapon on campus.
Mel Smiles.
Mel
Paybacks a bitch. I guess Karma did all my dirty work for me.
End
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