Degrassi: Aftermath

Degrassi: Aftermath S01E01

Home Sweet Home Part 1

1. Int. Music Venue. Evening

We focus on a microphone, as music ("Where is My Mind" by The Pixies) starts to play. Maya Matlin (28 and still attractive, even though the years have been a little hard on her) steps up to the microphone and starts singing, she's playing her guitar and is really into it, her band is rocking and the crowd is loving it. The other guitar player (Eddy Reid (An African-American guy roughly the same age as her)) smiles at her and they flirt while they play together. She seems happy. She looks in the crowd and sees a beautiful girl in a red dress (Shelly (21)) showing something on her phone to some guys in the crowd and they point at Maya and laugh. Shelly looks satisfied and shows it to even more people. Maya's smile begins to turn to worry as she starts messing up her guitar playing. Eddy looks at her like "what's going on?" and she seems flustered and looks on the verge of tears. As the song completely breaks down, she stops playing, closes her eyes and puts her hands up to her ears and screams. A few seconds later she opens them and sees that everyone except Shelly is gone.

Shelly:

What did you think would happen?

She starts circling Maya, taunting her. Maya starts crying and realizes that she's holding a bloody knife in stead of her guitar. Shocked, she drops it.

Shelly:

You're damaged goods, Maya. Used and abused. You think your old friends are your friends now? You think they want to be friends with a headcase? You think Eddy or Zig have been waiting for you all this time?

Maya looks like she's trying to talk back, but can't get the words out.

Shelly:

Cat got your tongue, hun? How about when they find out what you've been doing for the past 10 years? They'll hate you as much as you hate yourself. You'll screw it up for yourself again, because that's what you've always done. You'll still be the same as you are now. A pathetic excuse for a human being, who has no friends and no future.

Maya now completely breaks down and Shelly walks away, leaving her lying on the stage crying her heart out.

2. Int. Airplane. Day.

CAPTION: AUGUST 22nd, 2027

Maya wakes up and wipes some drool off her chin. The looks over at the passenger next to her, a woman in her 50's smiles back at her.

Woman:

You have a good sleep, sweetheart?

Maya wipes the sleep from her eyes, smiles back at her and nods. She's still a bit shaken up after her nightmare.

Woman:

You slept through the entire flight. You didn't even wake up when we had that turbulence. You must have needed it.

Maya:

You can say that again.

She stares out of the window at the Toronto skyline below.

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3. Ext. Airport. day

Lola Pacini (27, now with dirty blonde hair, but as still pretty as she ever was) is hurrying with her big suitcase to get to a taxi. Someone rudely jumps in right in front of her and snatches it. Without a ride, she looks around. A young man comes up to her.