It's Kind of a Funny Story Page #2

NIA:

He probably just wanted some free weed.

AARON:

How much did they get?

RONNY:

An eighth. But it was worth it. APW

was the bomb.

AARON:

It was pretty jokes... But oh-eight wasoff the hook.

CRAIG:

I need to go.

AARON:

What-- you’re leaving? I didn’t even

play Saucerful of Secrets yet.

CRAIG:

Yeah, I just...

SCUGGS:

Don’t bug Craig. He’s in the Craig

zone.

RONNY:

Yeah, he’s Craig-ing out!

They all laugh. Craig forces a chuckle.

EXT. BROOKLYN BRIDGE - DAY

Craig rides his bike over the bridge, stops to answer hisphone.

CRAIG:

Hey...

INT. AARON’S BEDROOM - DAY

Nia playfully pushes Aaron off her.

NIA:

Hey Craig. I forgot to ask you tocover for me tonight, in case myparents call or whatever.

CRAIG:

Oh... You’re staying over Aaron’s?

NIA:

I told them there was some school sleep

over. They’re a little suspicious, sothey might call.

CRAIG:

No problem.

Craig hangs up, looks out over the East River.

INT. CRAIG’S DINING ROOM - NIGHT

Craig’s family sits around the table for dinner.

GEORGE:

Hey there, Craigers. How’s the

Franklin Gates application coming

along?

Craig stares at his dad for a beat, then VOMITS on the table.

ALYSSA:

Gross.

Craig’s parents look to him, concerned.

CRAIG:

(to Lynn)

I’m sorry.

LYNN:

(with Dr. Mahmoud’s voice)

Craig? Anything you can think of thatmay have set you off?

INT. ARGENON HOSPITAL - E.R. DOCTOR’S OFFICE - PRESENT

Dr. Mahmoud waits for an answer.

CRAIG:

Um... no. Nothing unusual.

DR. MAHMOUD

Are you taking any medication?

CRAIG:

Zoloft. But I stopped.

DR. MAHMOUD

Did your doctor take you off the

medication?

CRAIG:

No. I just stopped on my own.

DR. MAHMOUD

Oh... you shouldn’t do that.

CRAIG:

Yeah, I know.

DR. MAHMOUD

Do your parents know where you are?

Craig shakes his head.

DR. MAHMOUD

Well, Craig, you don’t seem to be inimmediate danger to yourself, so Ithink we should call your parents, tellthem what happened, and refer you toone of our out-patient services.

CRAIG:

But I need help now. The hotline said

you’d help me.

DR. MAHMOUD

I understand you’re upset, but thepeople we admit to the hospital arevery sick.

CRAIG:

I am too. Can’t you, like, give mesomething...

DR. MAHMOUD

Not without parental consent. Look,

this is serious business, Craig. We

very rarely take in patients your age.

I think it would be best if we tried to

handle this without-

CRAIG:

Okay, maybe I'm not explaining right...

how serious. See, my school is really--

and not just my school-- it's like Ithrow up sometimes because everythingfeels like it's building up. And

everyone else seems like they'retotally handling everything-- like myfriends, right? Aaron and Nia--

They’re both so... But not me. I like

sweat all the time. I'm sweating now,

aren't I?

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