Take The Leap

Chapter 1: The Other Side

Scene 1:

It's Friday at noon, January 6, 2023, at West Coral High, a school located in a beach town in Florida. Kaz Styles, a white, average-sized boy, with brown eyes, and curly brown hair, is storming out of class, with his best friend James by his side.

James: You shouldn't have done that.

Kaz: He was asking for it, alright? 

James: But you got suspended. Couldn't you just ignore him?

Kaz: No. This is much better. I'm gonna eat lunch, and then take the rest of the day off, just for throwing a chair at some asshole who was making fun of me. It's a win win situation.

[They get to the cafeteria, and start putting together their food tray]

James: Maybe it's time you work on your people skills.

Kaz: Oh, I'm the one who needs to work? Last time I checked, if someone disrespects you, you should fight back.

James: But why? What's the point of fighting? I mean, seriously, what did you accomplish with this?

Kaz: I saved my pride. I don't have to take anything on the chin, alright? If you wanna be insulted and not do anything about it, that's up to you. That's your pride you wanna take care of. But me? I'll put these people in their place.

James: And it's because of that mindset, that no one likes you.

Kaz: Too bad. They don't like you that much either.

[They take their trays, and sit at an empty table]

James: They still like me better than you. I got invited to Jay's party, on Sunday. Where's your invitation?

Kaz: I really don't give a fuck, man. I can barely put up with the people of this school, 5 days a week. I don't wanna have to put up with them on Sunday.

James: Me neither, but it's a party. I might get laid.

Kaz: (chuckles) I'm sure that'll happen, James.

James: It's possible. Besides, it's not like you can make fun of me. You never got laid either.

Kaz: I'm 17. I'm not in a hurry.

James: Bullshit. You'd get laid right now, if you had the chance. But you clearly don't.

Kaz: Oh yeah? I bet I could get lucky, easily. All I have to do is find a girl from another school.

James: Huh... Prove it, then.

Kaz: How?

James: Come to the party. There's gonna be plenty of people from other schools there.

Kaz: I'm not gonna go to some party, to have sex with some random chick. I have standards. Find me a girl from another school whom I like, and I'll go for it.

James: Pfft, yeah right. If that's the case, you'd get one on Tinder.

Kaz: Bro, I'm 17. Don't you have to be at least 18, to have a Tinder account?

James: Just change that one digit.

Kaz: ... Nah. Not gonna do that.

James: Because you know I'm right.

Kaz: Oh, shut up. You know very well I could get laid, if I tried.

James: No, you couldn't. You're not that bad, when it comes to looks. But with that personality, I bet the best you could get out of Tinder chicks is one bad date. One and done.

Kaz: Oh yeah? You're on, motherfucker. 30 bucks says I match with a girl, go on a date, and bang in less than 24 hours.

James: Pfft, good luck with that. You're seriously gonna need it.