I Smile Back Page #4

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LANEY (CONT’D)

Tell me when to stop...

She slowly closes the door.

LANEY (CONT’D)

Now?

ELI:

A little more..

LANEY:

Now?

ELI:

Are we going to keep Bingo, Mom?

LANEY:

Maybe.

She closes the door a little bit more.

LANEY (CONT’D)

Now?

ELI:

Maybe yes or maybe no?

LANEY:

Maybe as in it’s time to go to

sleep.

Laney closes the door a tiny bit more. Bingo is licking her

cheek.

ELI:

So that means yes right? We are

going to keep Bingo?

The smile on Eli’s face is hard to resist.

LANEY:

It’s a definite maybe.

12 INT. MASTER BEDROOM - DAY 12

Laney opens her eyes, lifts her head lazily and glances at

Bruce's empty side of the bed and the clock on his night

stand. 6:
55am.

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Head back on the pillow, she stretches and enjoys her last

moments in the warm womb of her blankets. The bathroom door

opens.

BRUCE:

Thought I was gonna have to wake

you up.

He adjusts his tie and collar, grabs his jacket.

LANEY:

I don't want to get up. Get back in

bed with me.

Laney pats the pillow and smiles. Bruce gives her a kiss on

the forehead.

BRUCE:

I wish.

Bruce leaves, Laney rolls over and glances at the framed

family picture on her night stand. Bruce with a younger Eli

on his shoulders, his arm around Laney who's holding an

infant Janey in her arms.

13 INT. MASTER BATHROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUS 13

Laney is brushing her teeth. She looks up at her reflection,

then opens the medicine cabinet and takes out a prescription

bottle. As she spits out the toothpaste, she hears Bruce's

car pull out of the driveway. She looks at the prescription

and then returns it to the shelf.

14 EXT. SCHOOL PARKING LOT - DAY 14

Laney pulls into the school parking lot and is immediately

met by a school GUARD who is directing traffic.

GUARD:

Only school buses allowed in here

lady.

LANEY:

Since when?

GUARD:

You must not read your emails.

ELI:

(nervous)

Ma...

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LANEY:

Don’t worry E.

(To guard, flirting)

Is Frank here? He always lets me

double park.

The guard has already heard this 10 times this morning, but

Laney’s charm seems to be working.

GUARD:

If I could do it for anyone I’d do

it for you but the Board of Ed has

new security procedures. Recent

tragedies and all.

He hands her a sheet of paper titled “Ridgemont Elementary

School’s New Security Policy”. In smaller font it says, “In

light of recent events...”

ELI:

What’s it say Mom?

LANEY:

Says we have to park.

Laney pulls her SUV back out into the sea of anonymous SUVs.

She’s just another broad in suburbia.

14A INT:
BACKSEAT OF SUV-CONTINUOUS 14A

Eli and Janey are buckled in. They have their personalized

paper lunch bags on their laps. Eli’s has basketballs all

over it, Janey’s hearts and stars.

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