I, Tonya Page #4

27 INT. PRACTICE RINK -OREGON -LOBBY AREA -DAY 27

Tonya, in a ratty rabbit fur coat walks past girls also in furs.

SNOOTY GIRL:

What kind of a coat is that?

Tonya shoots her the finger.

28 EXT. HARDING HOME -FRONT YARD -DAY 28

Al heads out as Lavona shouts by the front door.

LAVONA:

Go on! Get out! I thought you’d neverleave!

Tonya stands with her father by his packed up truck.

TONYA:

I’m sorry.

AL:

It’s not your fault, Tonnie.

TONYA:

Then take me with you.

AL:

I’m gonna be working 12 hour nightshifts. I can’t look after you.

TONYA:

You could if you want to.

He gets in the truck, starts the motor. She holds onto his arm,

not letting him go.

AL:

We’ll talk on the phone. It’ll allwork out.

AL (CONT’D)

You gotta move now, honey.

She takes his hand and pats her head with it.

12.

AL (CONT’D)

Tonnie, please.

Then he pushes her backwards. She stares, dumbfounded.

TONYA:

You’re not gonna leave me here...

He stares ahead.

TONYA (CONT’D)

Dad..?

He drives off. She watches his truck till it’s out of sight.

TONYA (CONT’D)

Take me with you!!

Lavona watches silently. Then goes inside and shuts the door.

29 INT. PRACTICE RINK -OREGON -DAY 29

CLOSE ON:
The razor sharp edge of Tonya’s skate racing atridiculous speed. The sound of blade scraping against ice.

Tonya, 15, (now played by the same actress who plays modern dayTonya) with short curly hair and braces, prepares for a trickyjump but another skater crosses nearby. Tonya STOPS, skates overto the girl.

TONYA:

You’re. In. My. Way.

Cowed, the other skater moves aside. Then Tonya JUMPS.

At the other end of the rink, 18 year old JEFF GILLOOLEY watchesat the rail with his friend, SHAWN, 18, obese.

JEFF:

Who’s that?

Shawn squints, ketchup from his hotdog falls on his shirt.

30 SPLIT SCREEN:
MODERN DAY JEFF & MODERN DAY TONYA. 30

TONYA:

We met in an ice rink where I was

practicing. I was 15. I was there 8

hours a day, skating. I don’t know

what he was doing there.

13.

31 INT. PRACTICE RINK -OREGON -DAY 31

Tonya and Jeff chat awkwardly on opposite sides of the rail.

JEFF (V.O.)

I was young. And I had no gamewhatsoever.

Jeff, nervous, all thumbs, tries to appear super cool:

JEFF:

So... do you like food?

Tonya hesitates, then nods. In the background, Lavona stopspouring a drink and watches.

32 INT. HARDING HOME -BATHROOM -DAY 32

Tonya uses a curling iron while applying blue eye shadow. Herstepbrother CHRIS, late 20’s, watches, hand on his crotch.

TONYA (V.O.)

Back then my step-brother Creepy Chriswas living with us. I remember Jeffand my’s first date cause I had CreepyChris arrested earlier that day.

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