It's Kind of a Funny Story Page #5

Craig makes eye contact with a white-bearded guy, ROGER, whoappears to stare straight through Craig into anotherdimension.

BOBBY:

Hey, man, if you’re really interested,

you can join them.

CRAIG:

Join them? Uh, no, I’m cool, thanks.

BOBBY:

Cool Craig. Copy that. Let’s move.

INT. HALLWAY- OUTSIDE THE SHOWER ROOM

Bobby points out a sliding latch on the door.

BOBBY:

Okay, this is the shower. It doesn’t

have a lock, see? So when you’reinside, you put this to occupied.

Bobby slides the latch back and forth, alternately revealingVACANT and OCCUPIED.

CRAIG:

I get it.

BOBBY:

Sure, babe, but nobody else does, sothey’ll walk right in while you’rescrubbin’ your nuts.

Craig cracks a smile, follows Bobby down the hall.

INT. NORTH CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS

Bobby and Craig emerge around the corner.

BOBBY:

There’s one in the other hall too, butI wouldn’t use it. It bothers Solomon.

CRAIG:

Who’s Solomon?

No answer. They approach a pay phone near a bench.

BOBBY:

This is where you call people-- if yougot people. Or they can call you too.

Bobby gestures to the TV room behind a glass window.

BOBBY:

TV room is here.

INT. TV ROOM

Craig notices a teenage girl (16), wearing an Iggy Pop t-

shirt, seated at a table in the corner. She is NOELLE. She

glances up from her notebook, revealing several scars fromcuts on her face. Craig stares at her for a beat too long.

NOELLE:

(alarmed)

Oh, my God! Are you okay?

Craig quickly checks himself, but can’t find anything wrong.

He looks back to Noelle, who shoots him a subtle grin andgets back to her notebook.

Bobby cracks up, leads Craig away.

INT. NORTH CORRIDOR

CRAIG:

Who was that?

BOBBY:

Noelle. One of the teens. Did theytell you about the renovations?

CRAIG:

Yeah.

BOBBY:

How old are you?

CRAIG:

Sixteen.

BOBBY:

Jesus, I thought you was older. You

look too stressed for sixteen, man.

You should try to relax, maybe get agirlfriend, or sump’m.

CRAIG:

I’m working on it.

Bobby shoots Craig a crooked smile.

CRAIG:

So what do you do here, exactly?

BOBBY:

Same thing you do.

CRAIG:

You’re a patient? What were you doingin the emergency room this morning?

BOBBY:

The ER has the best coffee.

CRAIG:

They just let you out?

Bobby smiles, puts his finger to his lips, makes a shushingsound.

CRAIG:

What are you in for?

Bobby hesitates, and Craig senses the inappropriateness ofthe question.

CRAIG:

Uh... Sorry.

Bobby stares at Craig, sizes him up.

BOBBY:

Bet your room’s ready. Let’s find

Smitty.

INT. THREE NORTH PATIENT’S ROOM - DAY

The light flicks on to reveal a man burrowed under bed coversin the corner.

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