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JENNA:

Aaand that’s my cue.

Jenna moves to stand up, but Tess pulls her back down.

6.

TESS:

Don’t leave me out here all alone!

JENNA:

Gwen’s here.

TESS:

Why would that count?

Tess puts on her best puppy dog eyes. Jenna wants to leave,

but can’t bring herself to say it. She sits back down,

letting Tess rest her head on her shoulder.

GWEN:

Do you guys wanna-

TESS JENNA:

I hope you die. No.

Tess watches the TV with heavy eyelids. Sleep coming on fast.

QUICK, DRUG-INDUCED DREAM SEQUENCE:

A COLLAGE OF MOVING BOXES SWIRLS INTO A KALEIDOSCOPE --

FIFTY CATS CLIMB AROUND, THEIR MEOWS MAKING SIREN NOISES -A

GIANT CUTOUT OF GARY BUSEY’S FACE BITES GWEN’S HEAD OFF --

JENNA LAUGHS, THEN JUMPS ONTO A RAINBOW AND FLIES AWAY --

TESS (V.O.)

WAIT FOR ME!

INT. LIVING ROOM - THE NEXT DAY

Morning. Tess startles awake, now alone on the couch. She

finds a note that reads: “HEART YOU LATER, TESSY-WES.”

Disgusted, she crumples the note and walks toward Jenna’s

room. As she opens the door, she’s already talking.

TESS:

Jenna? I was thinking today could

be the day we get high and throw

eggs at the Boy Scout kids-

INT. JENNA’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Tess stops short as she realizes Jenna isn’t there. Moreover:

her room is almost fully packed up. In here, Tess can’t hide

her vulnerability behind a joke. She opens her PHONE...

7.

EXT. TESS & JENNA’S APARTMENT - STREET - DAY

A crisp New England day. A car squeals up and Tess hops in.

INT. JENNA’S CAR - MOVING - DAY

The car is moving forward as quickly as it stopped. Jenna

anxiously jams the gas as Tess rests her feet on the dash.

JENNA:

Where are we going? Hospital?

Planned Parenthood? I have snacks

in the back if you need them.

TESS:

Oh, no I’m fine. I just wanted to

hang out and my car’s busted.

A blink of disbelief from Jenna.

JENNA:

Your text said that you could feel

the life draining from your soul.

TESS:

That was a metaphor. True, though.

JENNA:

Seriously? I should drive this car

straight to the mental hospital.

TESS:

Sorry for wanting to hang with my

best friend, I hardly think that

qualifies for a Cuckoo’s Nesting.

JENNA:

God dammit, I don’t mean literally!

I was in the middle of furniture

shopping with Todd. I abandoned him

at the store like a drunk mother.

Did you even think about that?

TESS:

I don’t want to think about Todd

picking out furniture. He wears Ed

Hardy shirts.

JENNA:

That was one time.

TESS:

One time too many.

8.

The car slows as Jenna pulls over. Amused but exhausted.

TESS (CONT’D)

Why are we pulling over?

JENNA:

Would you rather barrel roll out?

TESS:

You’re booting me?

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