Jack

SCENE 7

7. INT KITCHEN DAY 3:35AM DAY 2

JACK OPENS THE REFRIDGERATOR AND POURS HIMSELF A GLASS OF MILK. EVERYONE IS STILL FAST ASLEEP. JACKS SEES A LIGHT COMING FROM HIS DAD'S OFFICE AND DECIDES TO WALK OVER TO IT. HE SEES THAT THE LIGHT FROM HIS DAD'S OFFICE IS STILL ON SO DECIDES TO TURN IT OFF. HOWEVER WHEN HE ENTERS IN, JACK NOTICES THE SPECIAL FORMULA HIS DAD HAS MADE AND THE MATHMATICS WRITTEN ON THE BOARD ABOVE.

JACK:

(Whispers)

Hmmm, this might actually work

JACK LOOKS BACK AT THE FORMULA, WHICH IS SITTING IN A PLASTIC TUBE. HIS CURIOSITIY GETS THE BETTER OF HIM AND HE DECIDES TO TEST OUT THE NEW FORMULA.

JACK:

I could grow twice as big and I will be the biggest kid in school.

JACK STARES AT THE TUBE, BELIEVING IT WILL TURN HIM INTO AN EIGHT FOOT KID WHO IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD. JACK BEGINS TO IMAGINE HOW GREAT IT WOULD BE AND DECIDES TO DRINK HIS DADS FORMULA – JUST THEN HE HEARS A CREAK AND QUICKLY PUTS THE FORMULA DOWN. JACKS MUM HAS JUST OPENED THE OFFICE DOOR IN HER DRESSING GOWN TO FIND JACK STANDING THERE.

MUM:

What are you doing in here young man?!

JACK:

(Surprised)

Nothing, I came down for a drink and I saw dad's light on and came over to switch it off.

MUM:

Jack it is gone three in the morning you shouldn't even be up. Now come here, I will turn off your dad's light.

I always do because he always leaves it on, no matter how many times I tell him, he never turns it off.

JACK'S MUM WALKS OVER TO THE LAMP AND QUICKLY TURNS IT OFF.

Now you young man, you are to go straight to bed.

JACK:

Yes mum.

JACK AND HIS MUM WALK BACK UPSATIRS AND JACK GETS INTO BED.

MUM:

Goodnight, see you in the morning.

JACK:

This is the morning.

MUM:

You know what I mean Jack, goodnight and no more waking up, you have school tomorrow.

JACK:

Yes I know and I guess I will have to wake up for that?

MUM:

You will indeed.

JACK'S MUM LEAVES, AS JACK PULLS THE COVERS OVER HIS HEAD. HIS EYES SLOWLY SHUT, AS JACK BEGINS TO FALL ASLEEP.