Pariah Page #2
Laura sulks, frowning out at the night. Alike extends the
olive branch.
ALIKE:
How many numbers you get? One?
LAURA:
I could’ve gotten more, but your
moms was holding me up.
ALIKE:
Oooh. That’s jacked up.
LAURA:
How many you get?
ALIKE:
Tonya, Denise, Shelley. No wait
that’s old, I can delete that one.
Tonya...
Laura snatches the phone from Alike. Alike swipes at it but
misses. Laura fends her off with one hand and scrolls through
the numbers with the other.
LAURA:
Ain’t Shelley that chick from your
math class?! Denise... What?
These are your damn study group
numbers! Why you frontin’?!
Alike snatches the phone and wipes the screen with her
sleeve.
ALIKE:
I don’t see you with no list of
numbers.
LAURA:
I’m not the one looking for a
girlfriend, man. You the one still
a virgin!
ALIKE:
Shut up!
LAURA:
Trying to help your ass. I’m
sayin’, whatchu waitin’ for?!
Alike shrugs it off, her smile fading a little. Laura elbows
her and sneers.
6.
LAURA:
Kickin’ that same ‘ol quiet sh*t
since 6th grade. I don’t need to
press, I gets plenty. Sh*t.
ALIKE:
Wah-wah.
LAURA:
I get more p*ssy than your daddy,
nigga, what?!
ALIKE:
Oh sh*t!! Yeah, you got me with
that one.
Alike becomes more quiet and less playful as the ride wears
on. A middle-class Bronx landscape, well-lit with a newly
constructed Starbucks and renovated condos flits by the
window. Alike reaches over and presses the tape. Laura elbows
Alike.
LAURA:
Quit playing.
ALIKE:
Your stop.
LAURA:
Huh?
ALIKE:
Your stop-- you’re getting off
here, right?
LAURA:
Nah, I’ll roll with you a few more
stops.
ALIKE:
Why you gon’ walk all the way back
down for? That’s stupid.
LAURA:
Make sure you get home okay.
The bus pulls to the curb. The light flicks on over the back
door.
7.
ALIKE:
You ain’t big, nigga. Trying to
protect somebody. Hurry up, man,
get off!
LAURA:
(to bus driver)
That’s alright man--next stop. Next
stop!
Alike elbows Laura sharply. The bus driver frowns in the rear
view.
LAURA:
You ain’t gotta push me, why’re you
beastin’?
ALIKE:
I’m not beastin’.
Laura climbs over Alike and swings toward the door.
LAURA:
You got a problem. Call me.
ALIKE:
I’ma call you.
Alike turns and watches Laura stroll away. Laura drums a
little beat on Alike’s window as the bus pulls off. Alike
waves and faces forward again. An OLD LADY sitting nearby
shoots her a disapproving look. Alike rolls her eyes and
moves to a seat farther away.
8 INT. BUS - CONTINUOUS 8
Alike studies her reflection in the window, and takes a
breath. She unbuttons her bulky men’s shirt to reveal a
fitting baby doll shirt that reads ”Princess.” She stuffs
her baseball cap and durag into her backpack and jabs a pair
of small gold hoop earrings into her ears. She slumps back
against the seat and stares into the night.
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