Nobody Gets Used to Hell

Act 2 Scene 1

INT. SPRING HILL MENTAL HOSPITAL, CAFETERIA- NIGHT

NARRATOR (V.O.)

I’m not perfect. I will never be perfect. However, society expects me to be. They expect me to make the right decisions, a wrong one… never in my mind. People know that no one is perfect, but they always expect us to be. 

VICTORY

(Whispers)

Brent?

BRENT

Huh?

NARRATOR (V.O.)

I hadn’t realized I was staring at her until now. Her cheeks are a shade of pink as a smile appears on my face overcomes my expressions. We are sitting in-group and MR.CORPS is babbling on. 

(There is a knock on the door)

JACK

Sorry for the interruption, Mr. Corps. But Mrs. Scarlett would like to see Brent.

MR.CORPS

Okay, Brent off you go.

(Brent gets up and walks with JACK to MR.SCARLETT’S office)

INT. SPRING HILL MENTAL HOSPITAL, MRS.SCARLETT’S OFFICE- NIGHT

(BRENT sits down)

BRENT

What is up?

MRS.SCARLETT

Brent, you have been doing very well while in here. Excluding the fight tonight.

BRENT

I know shocked me to.

MRS.SCARLETT

You have been in here for six months now. It won’t be long until you’re released. I think you should get a familiarity with the outside world. Every Wednesday and Friday, two staff members take a hand full of patients into the city. Sometimes you go to the mall, see a movie or maybe even to the zoo. This helps you get used to world before you back in it.

BRENT

(Shocked.)

THAT’S GREAT! 

MRS.SCARLETT

Yes, it is, and I’m glad you’re excited about it. The first time you go is next Wednesday. 

BRENT

Thanks Mrs. Scarlett (walks out of her office and sit back down next to VICTORY in the group room.

INT. SPRING HILL MENTAL HOSPITAL, GROUP ROOM- NIGHT

BRENT

(Whispers to VICTORY)

Guess what?

VICTORY

(Whispers) what.

BRENT

Every Wednesdays and Friday, I get to leave this place and go to the movies or something.

VICTORY

Brent! That is great!

BRENT

I know. (Smiles)

(MR.CORPS ends his discussion. In addition, VICTORY and BRENT stand up and starts to walks back to their rooms.)

VICTORY

Do I get to see you once were out of this hell? (Both stops walking.) Brent, I love you.

BRENT

(Stares at VICTORY)

NARRIRATOR

She loves me? How can that be? My mother never loves me fully and my father, well he never loved me period. How can this be? I’m not perfect and I will never will be. That’s the reason I simply walk away from Victory Johnson. I will never be perfect enough to love her back the way she deserves to be loved.