Subtext Int. Bedroom Late Morning
The scene is set in a bedroom with two friends, one is sitting on the bed while the other is sitting on the couch. The two of them aren't doing much and are just sitting there doing nothing. One of the friends (Paul) finally says something after 10 seconds of silence in the scene
Paul
So you know Kim from school right?
Zach
I think so, why?
Paul
Well, I was planning on asking her out
Zach
Jesus dude, you only broke up with Sophie two days ago
Paul
I know, but I've done some thinking and I think I'm ready to jump back onto the high horse
Zach just stares at him for a while
Zach
Back on the high horse?
Paul
Yeah. I shouldn't let something like a break-up stop my entire dating career
Zach
I wouldn't exactly call dating a career, you can't even hold down a girlfriend for a month
Paul
What do you mean?
Zach
Well I mean you always do this kind of thing, you find a really nice girl who you claim to be "amazing and incredible" and then you dump her around 1 or 2 weeks later for stupid reasons
Paul
That's not true
Zach
Oh really? Remember Susan?
Paul
Her name sounded too much like a mother's name
Zach
Remember Molly?
Paul
She reminded me of my dog
Zach
Remember Isabella?
Paul
She was really obsessed with The Muppets. I ccouldn't handle all of the trivia she'd throw at me
Zach
Look, all I'm going to say is that you should try to keep Kim with you for a while if you are going to date her
Paul thinks about this for a while and finally decided that he should make the right decision
Paul
Alright, I'll try my best
Zach
Shake on it?
Zach moves closer to Paul and sticks out his hand so Paul can shake it
Paul
Of course
Paul moves closer to Zach and shakes his hand, we see a close up on the hands shaking
INT. BEDROOM AFTERNOON
The scene cuts to the same opening as the first shot except this time the characters are in different clothes showing how time has passed, a bit of text is on top of them saying "1 week and a half later". The two characters are doing the same thing they were doing in the opening of the scene
Paul
So Kim and I broke up
Zach looks over at Paul then throws himself back on the bed not believing the news that Paul has just told him, a few seconds later he gets up and tries to get some answers on what happened
Zach
Why on earth did the two of you break up?
Paul
I actually have a good reason this time
Zach
OK then, what is it?
Paul
Look Kim is actually insane
Zach
What are you talking about?
Paul
Well, for our first date I let her pick where we should go and she chose the alleyway behind her house, when we were eating she yelled at me because of the food I was eating, when I bought her a flower at one point she sniffed it, yelled "I HATE THIS KIND OF FLOWER" and then threw it out of the window, and when we watched our first film as a couple she kept staring at me the whole time giving me the most evil death stare I've ever seen in my entire life
Zach just stares at Paul in disbelief as half of the things he said sound like something out of a film
Zach
Did you make half of that stuff up?
Paul
No. Everything I just told you is 100% true
Zach
I'm finding it very hard to believe that Kim yelled at you over what you were eating. What were you eating anyway?
Paul
Steak
Zach
Well she was probably one of those extreme vegetarians we always hear about
Paul
But she couldn't have been a vegetarian, she was having steak as well
Zach
I guess that is a bit weird, but she probably had a good reason
Paul
I'm telling you man, she is full on insane
Zach
Whatever
The two of them continue to just sit there, suddenly Paul's phone goes off revealing that he's getting a call from somebody. Paul picks up the phone and sees that it's Kim
Paul
Shit! It's Kim. What should I do?
Zach
Answer the phone!
Paul answers the phone and starts talking to Kim who we can't hear
Paul
Hey Kim...No I'm not busy
The scene cuts to a few minutes later and this is shown through a bit of text that says "2 Minutes Later", Paul is just finishing up his call with Kim
Paul
Uh huh...ok...great...I'll see you soon...ok bye
Paul hangs up and turns to Zach who is behind him
Zach
So?
Paul
I have agreed to go on one more date with Kim
Zach
That's good, when is it happening?
Paul
In about an hour
Zach
Well then I guess you'd better get going, good luck with the date man
Paul gets up and is about to leave but stops at the door, he turns to Zach just as he's opening the door
Paul
If I die, it's your fault
Paul then leaves the room leaving Zach to think
INT. BEDROOM AFTERNOON
It is the same as the opening shot except this time it's just Zach on his own reading "Misery by Stephen King", his phone vibrates and it shows that Zach has gotten a text from Paul. As Zach looks at the message we hear a voiceover of Paul's voice
Paul (In voice forum)
Hey Zach! Just letting you know that everything is sorted out with Kim and that it's all cool, I won't be able to hang out for a while due to "new girlfriend commitments" but I'll be sure to be in touch soon. - Paul
Zach reads the message and replies "Cool man, see you round" before putting his phone down and going back to his book
INT. WINDOWLESS ROOM UNKNOWN TIME OF DAY
We see a figure holding Paul's phone in a windowless room, the camera pans and shows Paul tied down in a bed with his mouth tied up. The figure tosses the phone in a drawer and walks out of the room, we see the lights get turned off and the shot turns black ending the scene.
The End
Script Written By Sam Horton (TimeTrainScripts)
Based on the poem "Subtext" by Bo Burnham
