Myna's Magical Christmas Cookies

BLACK SCREEN:

SUPERIMPOSE:
"November 24th"

ON SOUND:

An updated peppy Holiday song as credits run over...

EXT. BEVERLY BOULEVARD - AFTERNOON

The Holiday season. The stores and streets are all elaborately decorated. Eager shoppers fill the street, packages in hand.

EXT. TRENDY SHOE STORE - AFTERNOON

The door is swung open and a pretty blonde comes out. This is SAMANTHA, early 20's radiant and care-free. She has a huge smile and leaves the store almost skipping. She is carrying a few bags. She stops at the next window.

INT. EXPENSIVE PURSE STORE - AFTERNOON

The saleswoman is putting a purse in a bag as SAMANTHA hands over a Black America Express card.

INT. ANOTHER EXPENSIVE STORE - AFTERNOON

The saleswoman hands over a Black America Express card and a bag.

EXT. ANOTHER EXPENSIVE STORE - AFTERNOON

SAMANTHA bounces out of the store carrying another bag. A fan stops her for a selfie. SAMANTHA happily obliges the fan and both hold up a hand with their pinkies out. This we will soon learn is her signature sign-off on her social media. She then continues walking down the street looking for her driver. She spots him.

Song ends.

EXT. BEVERLY BOULEVARD - AFTERNOON

SAMANTHA opens the door and tosses her bags in then climbs into the SUV.

INT. INSIDE SUV - AFTERNOON

Samantha settles in. Her sunny demeanor changes as soon as she gets into the SUV.

SAMANTHA:

One more stop. DELUSCIOUS Cookies & Milk.

DRIVER:

Would you happen know the address?

Samantha is looking at her phone.

SAMANTHA:

(curtly and dismissive)

No.

INT. INSIDE SUV - AFTERNOON

Samantha opens the door and climbs inside with a box of cookies. She opens the box of cookies.

DRIVER:

Home?

She takes a huge bite of a cookie.

SAMANTHA:

(mouthful of cookie)

Uh-huh.

EXT. BEVERLY HILLS MANSION - AFTERNOON

Outside the mansion are numerous trucks. People are running cables, moving boxes of decorations, carrying clothes.

EXT. BEVERLY HILLS MANSION - AFTERNOON

The SUV pulls into the driveway and stops in front of the door. Samantha climbs out and gathers her bags and the box of cookies.

SAMANTHA:

(to herself)

That time of year again.

She walks into the mansion.

INT. BEVERLY HILLS MANSION

In the middle of the chaos is SAMANTHA'S mother, a beautiful woman JUDITH (50's looks 40's, famous, rich) is giving orders to all the workers as SAMANTHA walks up to her. JUDITH stops giving orders and looks at SAMANTHA.

JUDITH:

You said you were going to help me with the Christmas special.

SAMANTHA:

Holiday.

JUDITH:

What?

SAMANTHA:

It's now Holiday now, not Christmas and I thought it was tomorrow.

JUDITH:

Christmas/Holiday same thing. The taping is tomorrow. They need a day to get all set up. It's been the same for fifteen years. And you go shopping.

SAMANTHA:

It's Black Friday. We are suppose to shop. It's practically our patriotic duty.

Judith's head tilts a little while staring at SAMANTHA.

SAMANTHA (CONT'D)

Didn't tug any of those God Bless America heartstrings?

Judith's head tilts a little more while leaning nearer.

SAMANTHA (CONT'D)

Amber waves of grain?

Judith is unfazed.

SAMANTHA (CONT'D)

(admitting defeat)

DELUSCIOUS.

Samantha hands her the box of cookies. Judith is pleased.

SAMANTHA (CONT'D)

Classic Three Dozen. Actually it's more like two dozen and 11.

JUDITH:

Well played.

INT. SAMANTHAS BEDROOM - AFTERNOON

SAMANTHA walks into her huge beautifully decorated and puts her bags down on the floor. She checks out her appearance in the mirror. Satisfied, she turns on two ring lights and sits her desk. A few clicks later and she turns on her public persona. She starts her video show.

SAMANTHA:

Good afternoon all from sunny Los Angeles! If you are in a place with cold weather and snow I'm sorry. Anyway, I did some Black Friday shopping today. I feel it's my patriotic duty to shop and keep small businesses open and thriving. Going to be a short video today. It's set-up day for my moms annual Holiday Sing-along Special. Hopefully there will no repeat of a reindeer pooping on the carpet during Silent Night. Oh! And it's award season and I'm up for supporting actress Sunday, so watch to see if I win! Gotta go. Pinky out.

When she says pinky out, she brings her hand up and repeats the pinky wave gesture, repeating the gesture she did with the selfie girl.

Note:
Award Show or movie premier?

BLACK SCREEN:

SUPERIMPOSE:
"November 26th"

INT. BEVERLY HILLS MANSION - DAY

The Holiday special is taping. Different camera views of beautiful people singing a song. The song ends.

DIRECTOR:

Cut! Let's take five and do another one.

The pretty people mill about as JUDITH finds SAMANTHA.

JUDITH:

I see you have no date this year?

SAMANTHA:

Nobody made the cut.

JUDITH:

What is it with you and men?

SAMANTHA:

I don't have a problem with men. It's just that are so few of them.

Judith looks around. She points to a very young looking man.

JUDITH:

What about him?

CLOSE ON A VERY YOUNG LOOKING YOUNG MAN

SAMANTHA:

He's eighteen.

JUDITH:

And has the voice of an angel.

Samantha rolls her eyes. Judith points to another man.

CLOSE ON ANOTHER YOUNG MAN

He's wearing a LGBTQ pin.

SAMANTHA:

See the pin mom? I know him. He's great but unfortunately, he prefers men.

JUDITH:

Did you know my third husband, Chad, was a homosexual?

SAMANTHA:

Yes, everyone did.

JUDITH:

(sadly)

Except me.

Judith looks around. She spies another young man and points at him.

JUDITH (CONT'D)

And him?

CLOSE ON ANOTHER YOUNG MAN

SAMANTHA:

Closet tweeker.

Judith looks quizzically at SAMANTHA.

JUDITH:

He's gay and he rubs his butt on people secretly?

Samantha laughs.

SAMANTHA:

No, that's a twerker. (pause) Drugs.

JUDITH:

(sadly)

Oh.

SAMANTHA:

Thank you but I'll find my own man.

Samantha's phone rings. She looks at it.

SAMANTHA (CONT'D)

It's my agent.

She walks away to answer the phone.

SAMANTHA (CONT'D ON PHONE) (CONT'D)

My agent. Must be important because it's the weekend.

INT. KYLES CAR - EVENING

Kyle is driving.

KYLE:

My favorite actress. What's going on?

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