Jumanji Page #5

The group gathers up their packs of gear, and marches onward

into the eerie, rampant jungle.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. ERIC’S HOUSE – NEXT DAY

It’s a medium-sized house with an attached two-car garage. The

house sits in the center of two spacious, wooded acres of land.

INT. ERIC’S HOUSE – FAMILY ROOM – DAY

Eric is seated on a beanbag, talking into a headset phone. He

stretches and twists a rubber band in his hands.

ERIC:

So, how’s Chicago been treating you?

(beat) Right... Right... (beat) Well,

I’ll bet Grandma’s happy to have her

kids there. (beat) Well, that’s our

family for you. (beat) You know, I

wanted to come with... (beat) Right,

right; I know. Senior year, I can’t

miss anything....

He sighs, uncertain.

ERIC (CONT’D)

Krystyl might come over today. (beat)

No, Krystyl; the redhead. (Eric looks

annoyed) Mom, she’s just a friend.

(beat) She was just trying to be nice!

(beat) I do get it!

Eric rolls his eyes.

ERIC (CONT’D)

If you say so. Okay, so you’re

coming back what time tomorrow?

(beat) Okay. (beat) Alright, that’s

fine. (beat) Tell Grandma “Happy

Birthday” for me. (beat) Yes, I’ll

call her then. Alright, have a nice-

... what?

Eric looks to a bare corner of the living room.

ERIC (CONT’D)

The square, wooden table? Yeah, I

brought it up to the attic last

winter. (beat) Alright, alright;

I’ll bring it down. Anything else?

(beat). It’s no problem. I’ll see

you Sunday. (beat; smile) No wild

parties; gotcha. Okay. (beat) Love

you, too. Bye.

He turns off the phone and pockets the rubber band.

The doorbell RINGS.

ERIC:

Speak of the devil.

INT. ERIC’S HOUSE – FOYER – AFTERNOON

Eric opens the door and comes face to face with a grinning

Krystyl.

She has changed out of her lacrosse clothes and into a designer

hoodie and jeans. Her fire-red hair has been tied into a

ponytail. She carries her duffel bag and lacrosse stick over a

shoulder.

ERIC:

Hey.

KRYSTYL:

Hey, yourself. Sorry I brought my

equipment, but I never like to just

leave it in a car. So, what do you

want to do first?

INT. ERIC’S HOUSE – ATTIC – AFTERNOON

Eric and Krystyl trudge up the creaky stairs. Eric flicks on

the light. It is a medium-sized attic; organized and free of

clutter.

KRYSTYL:

Whew... It’s like an oven up here.

ERIC:

Yeah, I know. I just want to bring

this table down now so I don’t forget.

After that, we can watch our movie.

He spies the wooden table in a corner of the attic.

ERIC:

Here we go. I’ll grab this end...

Eric and Krystyl position themselves at opposite ends of the

table.

KRYSTYL:

Okay, I’ve got it.

They lift the table and start walking. However, it is unwieldy

and difficult to hold up.

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