Scene Twelve: Memphis's Truck
Scene opens with a shot of Memphis and Chelsea in Memphis's truck, driving down a street. In one of the cup holders, Memphis has yet another open Monster can. They look angry at each other, as if they had just had an argument. Chelsea has her arms crossed over her chest and is looking out the window with a sour expression. Memphis is gripping the steering wheel tightly and as his jaw clenched. The mode between them is tense. It's almost as if they're having a game of chicken, and waiting to see who breaks first.
Memphis
(Sighing as he finally caves)
Look, I'm sorry, okay? I apologize. I screwed up. I'm the worst person in the world. There. Are we all good now?
Chelsea
(Looking over at him)
No, we're not "all good". I've been dating you long enough to spot when your apologies are b.s.
Memphis groans loudly in annoyance, clearly fed up that Chelsea can't just drop whatever she's mad about. A long, tense silence hangs in between them.
Chelsea
And just for the record, I don't think you're the worst person in the world, but that doesn't change the fact that you were acting like a complete ass today.
Memphis
(Getting defense)
Hey, that Rocky girl started that!
Chelsea
Alright, well what about Lexi? She was just trying to help you, and you were rude to her for no reason.
Memphis
I don't know what you want me to tell you.
Chelsea
Okay, you know what? Since you were clearly so miserable today, you don't have to go back.
Camera stays focused on the two of them as Memphis pulls up to Chelsea's house and parks the car. As he does this, he continues to talk.
Memphis
(In a very mocking tone)
No, why would I want to do that? This is our special thing we're gonna do together. This is gonna look amazing on my college application. This is gonna carry me to college cause apparently I suck at basketball.
Chelsea
(Reaching her absolute limit with him)
Jesus, just drop dead!
Chelsea storms out of the car, slamming in angrily. Memphis flinches a little at the slamming of the door. He grabs his Monster, and chugs the last of it before crushing the can and throwing it into the backstreet angrily. Suddenly, his phone rings and he pulls it out of the pocket of his sweatpants.
Camera pans to the phone screen to show that Rico's the one calling him.
Camera pans back to Memphis, who answers the call.
Memphis
(Angrily)
Rico, this better be good.
Screen splits, so that we see Rico sitting on his couch, inhaling a bag of Doritos with Dorito dust all over his face.
Rico
(On the other hand of the phone)
Geez, someone's on their man period.
Memphis
(More aggressive now)
Dude, don't test me right now!
Rico
Okay, okay, sheesh. Anyway, I was calling because I had some great ideas for Forensics, and wanted to run them by you.
As Rico finishes his sentence and Memphis begins talking, Rico wipes his Dorito stained fingers on his couch.
Memphis
Listen dude, the last thing I want to talk about right now is Forensics.
Rico
No, no, just real quick. It'll take five seconds. So for my Prose, I was thinking about something I could do that'll surprise people, and that when it hit me! What if I did a dramatic reenactment of Fifty Shades of Grey?
Memphis
(Voice dripping with sarcasm)
Yep, that's great, Rico. That's just brilliant.
Rico
(Completely genuine tone, continuing the shovel Doritos into his mouth)
I know, right? Also, I thought that maybe, if you want, we could do a duo of Dumb and Dumber.
Memphis
(Beginning to be annoyed by this conversation)
Rico, listen, I'm really not-
Memphis then stops himself, actually taking the time to think about what Rico just suggested.
Memphis
You know, that'd actually be cool.
Rico
Right? So you're on board?
Memphis
Yeah, I'm definitely on board.
Rico
Awesome! I'll talk to you later, dude.
Memphis
See you, man.
Both of them hang up their phones, Rico slides off the screen, and it switches to a full screen of Memphis.
Scene ends with Memphis cracking a small smile, as if he's now thinking that Forensics might not be so bad.
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Prose: Season One, Episode One: "We're Joining the FBI!" (TV Episode Script)
Teen Fiction"In short, Forensics is Speech and Debate. The title originates from Aristotle's 'The Rhetoric'. In this book, he divided all forms of rhetoric into three different categories: epideictic, deliberative, and forensics which referred to speech pertain...
