hello, goodbye • jonah marais

31.

off-screen

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everyone but jonah
runs out of the house, water
guns in hand. they stop on
the other side of the street, across
from where luna is parked.

zach: well, well, well. you must be luna & co.

luna: yes. and you must be zach. corbyn. daniel. jack. these are my friends, jomar and riley.

jomar: hey boys!

riley: hi!

the four guys wave. riley
is screaming internally
and hides it well. jomar is
ogling all of them discreetly.

daniel: you've done your research.

daniel checks the inside
of his water gun. it's
filled to the brim.

corbyn: it's so great to finally meet all of you! we've heard so much.

luna: same.

she looks at the four
them, eyebrow raised
at what they've got in the hands.

luna: whatcha got there?

jack: oh, just our way of saying... welcome.

jack grins.

luna: don't start what you can't stop.

zach: hey don't worry. we play fair.

he and corbyn set three
extra water guns down in
the middle of the street
before backing up again.

luna grabs the water
gun, with riley and jomar
following behind her. she turns
to her friends, surprised.

luna: really?

riley: hey we're a team! and a water gun fight against them? we have to win.

jomar: we gotta kick their asses! i didn't put on waterproof setting spray for nothing, hun.

they all turn towards their
opponents. a smirk appears
on luna's face.

luna: so who's going to take the first shot?

corbean: well, you're our gue-

before he could finish his
sentence, luna shoots
him. right in the face.

luna: oh, oops!

jack: get them.

chaos ensues. water is being
shot everywhere. a temporary
pause is taken to account for
a car passing down the
street. chaos resumes.

riley: you all are such assholes!

the fight continues on the
front lawn. everyone is dripping
wet at this point. jonah
finally appears.

jonah: oh fuck.

luna: are you gonna join or what?

zach: better choose the right side bro!

everyone sprays him in
unison. as he rushes down
the (wet) front steps, he slips
and lands with a soft thud
on the grass. he immediately
grabs his ankle.

jonah: shit! that hurts!

everyone rushes to his
side, panicked. luna observes his ankle.

luna: oh my god are you okay? can you move it?

jonah moves it slowly, and luna sighs.

luna: okay, you can move it so it looks like it's just a mild sprain. ri, can you grab the first aid kit from my car?

luna throws her car keys
to riley and she and jomar
head back to the car.

riley: yes ma'am!

luna: can you guys check the freezer for any ice packs or a bag of frozen peas or something?

daniel: got it!

and just like that, luna and
jonah have a moment to
themselves.

jonah: wow, you should consider a career change to nursing.

he smiles and moves a bit closer.

luna: nah. it's just something you eventually become good at when you're a lifeguard and have to constantly see people slip all the time.

jonah: that's right.

luna becomes aware of just
how close they are but doesn't
move. she looks down for a
brief second and wonders just
how her hand got on top of his.

and suddenly, they're looking
at each other very earnestly. it
feels as if they're gravitating
towards each other when a voice
from inside interrupts. they pull
away quickly. riley and jomar also
make their reappearance.

daniel: we found some ice packs! should we take him back inside and keep his foot elevated?

riley: we got the kit! it took us forever to find it. you should probably get rid of some of the things in your trunk.

luna: yeah let's get him back inside.

jonah wraps his arm tightly
around luna's shoulders and
she supports him by the waist. they
steal one last glance at each
other before heading inside.

to be continued...

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