Confidence Page #4
Letty rubs her eyes with fatigue. Bobby stands next to her
BOBBY:
My dog ate my turtle, and the shell
went crunch. I brought it for show-
and-tell.
The children perk up at this news.
LETTY:
I’m sorry about your turtle Bobby,
but you know we only have show-andtell
on Mondays. Today, we're
scheduled for grammar.
BOBBY:
But my mom says I have to throw it
away tonight.
Bobby opens the bag. He reaches in to remove the turtle. The
children TITTER. Letty's on him in a second.
LETTY:
She grabs the bag. From outside, there is a KNOCK. Letty
and the students look toward the window.
It's Ruth. She's been crying. She waves to Letty. Chandra
waves back at Ruth.
11.
Letty puts up her finger to signal "just a minute" to Ruth.
She sets the turtle bag on Bobby's desk.
LETTY:
Class, why don't you...
Ruth knocks on the glass again. Letty glances at her
distraught sister and walks quickly toward the door.
LETTY:
(to class)
You guys pull out your verb sheets
and review them.
Letty leaves the room. The class watches through the window
as Ruth throws her sobbing self into Letty's arms.
EXT. HALLWAY - CHASEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - SAME
RUTH:
She says she won't even come if Dad
brings Monica.
LETTY:
Mom won't miss your wedding.
She'll come around. I promise she
will.
Letty glances through the window at her classroom, where
Bobby waves the turtle over his head.
RUTH:
How?
LETTY:
I'll talk to her, and to Dad, too.
(beat)
A few wisely-chosen guilt tactics
and they'll be ours.
RUTH:
Maybe if we had them both to dinner
or something.
Letty looks again at the classroom, where the students are
lobbing the turtle back and forth.
LETTY:
Maybe.
RUTH:
You always throw the best dinner
parties, Letty.
12.
Letty's attention snaps back to Ruth.
LETTY:
Oh, wait a minute, now I see where
you're going.
RUTH:
Please, Letty.
LETTY:
Mom and Dad? At dinner together?
Are you crazy?
Ruth starts to sob--big, loud, air-gulping sobs. Letty pats
her shoulder.
LETTY:
Maybe, though. Maybe it would
engagement party maybe.
RUTH:
Really?
Principal Gail, trolling the halls, spies Letty with Ruth.
She dispatches a stern look in Letty's direction.
LETTY:
(nodding toward Gail)
You know what, Ruthie? I better get
back to my class, OK?
RUTH:
And the party?
LETTY:
Yeah, it'll be fun.
Ruth grabs Letty in another hug.
RUTH:
Thank you so much.
INT. CLASSROOM - SAME
Letty strides into the classroom, pulls the turtle away from
Bobby and drops it in the trash.
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