Confidence Page #4

Letty rubs her eyes with fatigue. Bobby stands next to her

holding a crumpled paper bag.

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:

Don't even think about it.

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

work. I could throw you an

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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