Workin'
1. Int. Apartment. Night
The apartment is at first dark, but quickly a nightlight is turned on. Maya is lying on the couch, looking annoyed. She picks up her phone and looks at it. It reads 1:48. She grunts in an annoyed way and tries to fall asleep.
The night light is turned on again. We hold on the couch as Maya is in the bathroom peeing. When she comes back 10 seconds later, she looks at the phone again. It's now 3:52.
Maya (to herself):
Four hours 'til you need to get up, Maya. It's not that hard. It's sleep.
She tries to get comfortable and turns off the light again.
The light is turned on a third time. Maya, with horrible morning hair (since she's tossed and turned all night) looks at the phone. We can see that the sun is starting to rise outside. It's now 6:54.
Maya (to herself):
Come on, stupid brain! One hour of sleep, is that too much to ask?
She puts the phone down, turns off the light and pulls her covers all the way over her head to try to block the light out.
The alarm on her phone goes off. It's now light outside and she obviously hasn't slept a single minute all night. She turns it off and rolls off the couch and somehow ends up standing. She's so tired that she almost loses her balance. She takes a second to sort of realign herself.
In the bathroom, she looks herself in the mirror. She looks down at the sink in disgust.
Maya:
This is bad, this is so bad!
In the shower, she almost falls asleep on her feet, while she's standing there with her eyes closed.
She goes to Lola's bedroom to check on her. The room is about half the size of the living room. Maya sits down next to Lola, who was only pretending to sleep.
Maya:
I have to get to work.
Lola (still with her eyes closed):
Have fun.
Maya:
I didn't get any sleep at all.
Lola:
That's nice.
Maya:
That I didn't sleep?
Lola:
Dunno.
Maya:
You're a lot of help this morning. Are you gonna look for work today?
Lola:
Do it later. Now, need sleep.
Maya gets up from the bed. She tries to look resolved.
Maya:
First day at The Dot. I can't wait!
OPENING CREDITS
2. Ext. Office building. Morning.
Zoe & Emma are getting out of Zoe's car. Holly J parks her Porsche next to them and gets out.
Zoe:
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Degrassi: Aftermath
FanfictionThis story follows several characters from all the Degrassi series in the future, starting in 2027. Follow old and new faces as they navigate their way through life.
