EXT. CLAY'S HOUSE - NIGHT - PRESENT
The neighborhood dead silent. Clay rolls up to the garage door, puts a hand on it to open it, but changes his mind. Stows his bike in the bushes beside the house.
HANNAH (V.O.)
So what did you want to hear?
INT. CLAY'S HOUSE - FOYER - FOLLOWING
Clay gingerly opens and steps through the front door. Looks to the living room, where his mom sits, upright but asleep, in a pool of light, a New Yorker magazine as her blanket.
HANNAH (V.O.)
Because I've heard so many stories that I don't know which one is the
most popular.
INT. CLAY'S HOUSE - CLAY'S ROOM - FOLLOWING
Clay lying in bed, wide awake. Turns over to try to sleep. Flops back, unsuccessful. Finally reaches over to his nightstand and grabs the Walkman.
He sits up on the edge of the bed. Inspects the tape in the window.
Side A not yet completely unspooled. He puts the earbuds in, presses play.
HANNAH (V.O.)
But I do know which is the least
popular. The truth. Now, the truth is the one you won't forget. The truth is may never be the best but it deserves to be heard and remembered. The truth will come out, like someone once said. It remains.
Clay still shown in bed listening to the tapes.
HANNAH (V.O.)
So thank you, Justin. Sincerely. My
very first kiss was wonderful. Despite how it ended.
People just shook their heads at her words including her parents.
INT. LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL - DAY
Clay steps through the front doors, alert to everything around him. No more looking at his shoes, he checks the faces of every person he passes.
JUSTIN: Porter wants to see me about Hannah.
ZACH: It's probably about this fucking law suit.
FLASH BACK TO:
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Justin, younger, in letter jacket, continues down the hall to join Zach and a few others by his locker.
He's showing them something on his phone. They slap him on the back, he grins, but we can't hear them.
Hannah approaches from down the hall, just as Justin mutters something and the jocks burst into laughter.
They see Hannah, and they stop, and fall silent, and just watch her.
Peia then walks in with her now resting bitch face and sees Hannah glares at her.
"You have a nasty glare. Damn. Wouldn't wanna piss you off." Aries said.
People that have been on the receiving end of them shuddered and nodded in agreement.
Walks up to the group and kisses everyone's cheek minus Justin who looks at her wanting to get her attention and tell her what happened.
She walked away swaying her hips making most the guys and some girls turn to look. She walks past Hannah and shoves her shoulder into hers roughly and walks away as if nothing happened.
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catastrophe || j. foley
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