breakthrough

scene four

third person POV

(church)
January 18th 2015
Joyce: Brian that space right there.(helping Brian find a parking space)
Brian: okay I'm on it. I'm on it.
Joyce: and, John ur sitting with us in church today.
(the band plays this is amazing grace)
Jason: let's give it up for our guest. Rob, thank you so much. So dope dude. Show of hands. Who here, including me and my wife by the way, are addicted to the bachelor? (A couple of ppl raise their hands)
(Joyce gives a confused look and so does John)
Jason: okay. Liars. Liars! I know there's way more of u out there than that. It's a sin to lie, people. It's even a worse sin to lie in church, so...
(more ppl raise there hands)
Jason: okay. Cathy? (Talking to an old women sitting in the crowd) imma pick on you for a second. Cathy, I happen to know, because I overheard it in a supermarket checkout line, that you watch bachelor in paradise. Now nobody watches just bachelor in paradise. I'm sorry, that's like saying I go to Arby's..... you know, just for the salads.
Cathy: yes I do watch it.
Jason: okay! That's what I thought. And I bet that means that your husband, bob, watches it too. Bob, I get it. I get it. At first it was cause she forced you to do it, right? You got hooked, you got a problem now, right? Your like, "how is Andy ever gonna find true love?" Right? Remember this guy last season, Juan Pablo? This guy. You know what really ticked me off about this guy? (pastor Jason says as he sits down)
He kept asking these women to make a commitment, week after week. But when it came time for him to make a commitment, he chickened out, right? He kept saying, "will you accept my rose? Will you accept my rose? Will you..?" But when someone asked him to get up to the plate.. he couldn't find the courage to do it. I'm pretty sure you guys all know where I'm going with this, but it's true, week after week he's there for us. And, yeah, God is asking for a lifetime commitment too. But here's the good news, and I do mean the good news. He didn't just give us a rose, right? He gave us the most valuable thing that he had to give. His son. And I think that means that we probably shouldn't be commitment-phobes either, right? All right, let's open our bibles. The gospel of Luke.

Joyce: you coming to the game tonight (to Melissa)
Melissa: no. I'm not gonna be able to make it, Joyce.
Paula: hey Joyce
Joyce: Paula, how are you?
Paula: hi. So good to see you.
Joyce: you too. Thank you.
Jason: hi Joyce!
Joyce: (ignores him)
Jason: what do u guys have on for the rest of the day?
Joyce: uh, well, John's got a basketball game.
Jason: oh yeah? I've seen John hoop it up a little bit around here. This guys a beast! What do u say, J-Money? Coming to youth group this week?
(John looks at his mom then back at pastor Jason with an idk look)
Jason: weak sauce! Come on! (Shaking John)
John: alright, I'll come.
Jason: boom! There we go. This kid is so..... lit!
Joyce: i have no idea what you're going on about, but we have go to go.
Brian: nice sermon today, pastor
Jason: thanks Brian. Hey, uh, call me Jason.
Brian: Jason.

(basketball game)
Coach: Take it, John, take it! Good job
(someone shoots and scores)
Crowd: let's go, eagles, let's go!
Brian: they gotta hold em.
Joyce: come on, defense!
Coach: let's go, defense!
(John steals the ball)
Brian: here we go, yeah, John!
Coach: good job
Coach: okay, now look at the clock, John, set up eagle! Come on John! Set it up
(chad giving John a look so that John would pass it to him, John waves chad off)
John: get back!
Coach: John he's open! Pass it to him!
Crowd: three!
coach: John!
Crowd: two!
Crowd: one!
(John shoots and scores before the thing buzzez)
Brian: yeah! Oh, yeah, John!
coach: John smith! that was a good game but next time I call a play you better listen to me, hear me?
Alright go wash up! Good game!

Joyce: you got em from here? (Joyce askes Cindy)
Cindy: we do! we're gonna grab pizza on the way home.
Joyce: great. thank you Cindy.
Cindy: anytime
John: (goes to josh reiger) good game
josh: you too.
Brian: text your mom tomorrow, and tell her when and where to pick u up, okay?
Joyce: please, don't forget.
John: I won't.
Brian: it was a good game, son.
Joyce: yeah
Brian: have a great time (hands him his bag) and uh, don't do anything stupid.
John: okay, Brian. Love you guys (walks away)
Joyce: I'm sorry, your okay with that?
Brian: it's just a phase. He's just trying to get a reaction.
Joyce: by calling you Brian or not hugging his mother goodbye?
Brian: a little bit of both. He just needs some space, and maybe we should loosen up a bit.
Joyce: listen, you can't be his father and his best friend, Brian.
Brian: why not?
Joyce: because it doesn't work that way.

(At Josh's house)
(both Josh's playing a video game)
josh reiger: I'm coming! I'm coming!
josh sanders: ready, you wanna see this drift? Ready?
josh r: yea
Josh s: skrrt
John: Abby just liked my post.
Josh r: she's cool. I mean she's no molly, but,
John: molly?(scoffs) she moved to Texas
Josh r: so? She texts me, like, all the time. plus I feel like you and Jenny would be good together
josh s: that, I can agree on.
John: Jenny and I are just good friends, I mean yea she's cute, and funny, but I don't even like her, and I don't think she likes me.
josh r: well I do
josh s: same
John: (scoffs)
josh s: almost there
(Josh s wins the game)
josh s: big dub!
Josh r: come play, John
John: in a minute
Josh r: alright
(Josh sanders gets up and looks at the pictures on the wall)
Josh sanders: oh! You were an ugly baby.
Josh reigers: that's not me fool. That's my dad. I'm the other one. My mom thinks it's funny cause we look exactly alike.
Josh sanders: you do, and you're both ugly.
Cindy: hey, guys?
josh r: yeah, mom?
Cindy: let's not stay up all night, okay?
John: night, mrs. Rieger.
Cindy: goodnight, boys.