Act One, Scene Four
Exterior: Bar, A couple hours later.
(Tru and Willow stumble out of the bar, laughing.)
TRU
So, what now?
WILLOW
Eh, I don't know.
TRU
You got to go home? Work in the morning?
WILLOW
Kinda, sorta, yeah.
TRU
Kinda, sorta?
WILLOW
Yeah. You?
TRU
Kinda, sorta. Yeah, I live close.
WILLOW
Cool.
TRU
Is it?
WILLOW
Kinda, sorta.
TRU
WILLOW
Yeah.
TRU
You want to walk me home or something?
WILLOW
Kinda--
TRU
Sorta.
WILLOW
Yeah.
(They both laugh. Suddenly, Tru freezes as she notices a guy and a girl approaching the bar. Its Miles and the Other Woman.)
Fuck.
WILLOW
What? What is it
TRU
Its my boy--I mean, my ex-boyfriend and her. He brought her...here! Fuck!
WILLOW
Where?
TRU
Right there, see. No, dude, don't look.
WILLOW
Well?
TRU
Shit. Hide me or something.
WILLOW
Eh, here...wear my hat?
(He holds out his hat to her.)
TRU
What?
WILLOW
Wear my hat?
Flashback: A younger Tru, sitting at a bar next to a guy that resembles Willow, who is also wearing a fedora similar to that of WIllow's. He smiles at her, puts his arm around Tru, kisses her, takes off his hat, and says "wear my hat".
(Tru shakes herself. The other woman notices Tru. Quickly, Tru grabs Willow and kisses him. Miles and The Other Woman pass by into the bar. Willow starts to get into the kiss, Tru opens her eyes, sees that Miles and the other woman have gone, and breaks off the kiss.)
WILLOW
Well, mixed messages much?
(Tru is lost in thought.)
Kinda, sorta?
TRU
Eh, sorry, I'm just...
WILLOW
Yeah, I gotcha. He's a real loser anyway.
TRU
Thanks.
WILLOW
Anytime.
TRU
Walk with me?
WILLOW
Your place?
TRU
Not right away. I need fresh air, blow off some steam.
WILLOW
Me too.
TRU
What's that?
WILLow
Eh, nothing.
TRU
Can I really wear your hat?
WILLOW
Oh, yeah, of course.
(He puts it on her head.)
Looks good. Better on you than on me.
TRU
Ha. You're just saying that because I let you kiss me!
WILLOW
Well actually...no, you really do look good in that hat.
TRU
Thanks. Maybe it'll be a new look for me.
WILLOW
Hey, you gonna steal my hat?!?!
Fade into:
(Tru and Willow, walk through a park, a few minutes later, at night. Tru walks over to a rock and sits, Willow sits next to her. They both stare up into the sky. After a few minutes, Tru pulls a pipe out of her pocket and begins to pack it with pot.)
TRU
You smoke?
WILLOW
Not really.
TRU
Well, you not really drink either so--
WILLOW
So tonight's the night--
TRU
To let your hair down!
WILLOW
Yeah, there is something different about tonight.
TRU
Seriously, why are you such a square?
WILLOW
I'm a square. Really, you think I'm a square?
TRU
Eh, kinda sorta, maybe not. I don't know, I'm trying to figure that out.
WILLOW
Well, let me know when you do because so am I.
TRU
Eh, aren't we all?
(Tru lights the pipe, sucks on it, then hands it over to Willow, who takes a hit himself. On the exhale, Tru speaks.)
So, that book you were reading earlier tonight--
WILLOW
(on the exhale of his hit)
Yeah? What about it?
TRU
What was it
WILLOW
Great Expectations.
TRU
Ha. I see. Kinda sorta fitting for a guy whose trying to find himself, right?
WILLOW
Right. Kinda sorta.
TRU
I read it.
WILLOW
Yeah?
TRU
It didn't live up to my...expectations.
WILLOW
Ha.
TRU
No, really, it didn't. I liked A Tale of Two Cities better.
(She takes a hit off the pipe.)
WILLOW
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
(Tru hands the pipe to him. He takes a hit.)
TRU
You read it?
WILLOW
Not yet.
TRU
Well, there are a lot more words than that.
WILLOW
I would imagine. Its Dickens after all.
TRU
What the Dickens, really?
WILLOW
Yeah, what, you didn't know that? Huh?
TRU
Yeah, um, of course, I did. I read the god damn book, right?
WILLOW
True.
TRU
What? Oh, yeah, I see. Yeah, I was just making a joke...you know how people swear that don't want to swear....like my dad used to say "God bless it" instead of God damnit...so like...
WILLOW
Yeah, I see. Wait, what were we talking about?
TRU
I don't know....Dickens?
WILLOW
Yeah. What the Dickens?
TRU
Now, you see.
WILLOW
I never do this.
TRU
What?
WILLOW
Smoke pot.
TRU
Really? So, I'm like this corrupting force in your life? Nice. Life goals reached.
WILLOW
Actually, no. My parents...they are these big hippies...my dad actually got high with me when I was like 13...
TRU
Really? That's fucking awesome!
WILLOW
We'd drum together, play guitar...they were in this band when I was a kid...it got old really fast.
TRU
I'd kill for parents like that. Mine were...kinda sorta strict.
WILLOW
You've really adopted the kinda sorta thing, haven't you?
TRU
Only around you, baby!
WILLOW
So, I'm baby now.
TRU
Eh, for tonight, maybe.
WILLOW
Just for tonight?
TRU
We'll see how things play out tomorrow.
WILLOW
That's a good...philosophy.
TRU
Yeah.
(They stare for a moment in silence up into the night sky.)
Ever think about...what's up there...
WILLOW
All the time. I'm kinda sorta a sci fi geek.
TRU
Really, I hadn't noticed.
WILLOW
Really?
TRU
Well, the geek part. But, you know, me too.
WILLOW
Yeah, what are you into? Star Trek? Doctor Who?
TRU
Eh?
WILLOW
We'll have to watch together.
TRU
Sure. But, you ever look up and wonder why...why we do what we do, get up, go to work, buy food, eat food, shit it out, why we do it...what's the point, you know...is there really something that comes after?
WILLOW
Yeah, I think there is something I just haven't figured it all out yet.
TRU
A seeker?
WILLOW
Yeah, I guess so.
TRU
I used to be...I mean, I still am...but I used to go to this church, left a few years back...it got really...weird, really strict, you know...but I guess I still believe...in something...a higher power or something...you know?
WILLOW
Yeah. There is definitely some sort of force out there.
TRU
Like Star Wars? You really are a sci fi geek!
WILLOW
Guilty.
TRU
I like it.
WILLOW
Cool.
TRU
Kinda sorta?
WILLOW
No, really really cool.
TRU
Nice. Really really.
Fade into:
(Tru and Willow approach Willow's house. Music pours out from the backyard. Willow groans.)
TRU
What is it?
WILLOW
The parents et al are still at it...its been like an all day thing...
TRU
Don't they work?
WILLOW
They live off...social security or some shit like that...I don't know...
(They approach door. Willow tries the door, it swings open.)
Nice. Real nice. And safe.
TRU
Eh, its not a scary part of town.
WILLOW
Yeah, but still. Anyway, follow me. Quickly.
Fade into:
Interior: Willow's room. Willow lays on his bed, Tru sits in a chair nearby. Music is heard coming from the backyard.
WILLOW
How the hell will I ever sleep tonight? And, I got the early shift tomorrow!
TRU
Lucky you work at a cafe!
WILLOW
Ha, ha, that's funny. God, I need my own place...again.
TRU
Hey, give me your phone?
WILLOW
Why?
TRU
Because I have a phone fetish. No, dude, I'm gonna give you my number.
(Willow pulls phone out of his pocket and hands it to Tru. She types her number into his phone and tosses it on the bed next to him.)
Just so happens that I may be looking for a room-mate so its, like, kismet, or whatever.
WILLOW
The universe looking out for us, right?
TRU
Something like that. Everything works out in the end.
WILLOW
Like it was meant to be...on the same psychic...web...or something...
TRU
Did you just say "psychic internet"?
WILLOW
No, but I like that. Psychic Internet. I like it.
TRU
Huh. You would.
WILLOW
What?
(Eddie enters, swinging the door wide open. Tru's back is to the door.)
EDDIE
Willow? I thought I heard you come in.
TRU
Willow?
EDDIE
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you had company. Just play it safe, all right, kid?
(Willow groans and turns his head towards the wall. Tru turns and sees Eddie.)
Wait, I know you....aren't you...isn't it...Deborah, right?
TRU
Its Tru, I go by Tru now.
EDDIE
Tru?
TRU
Yeah, just Tru.
EDDIE
Yeah, well, how've you been? Haven't seen you in...what like years since---
TRU
Um, yeah, I was just leaving--
WILLOW
Dad!
EDDIE
All right, all right, you kids have fun!
(Eddie leaves and closes the door behind him.)
TRU
I gotta go, like, now.
WILLOW
I'll call you.
TRU
Yeah, sure, that'll be...cool.
WILLOW
Kinda?
(After a moment)
TRU
Sorta.
(Tru exits the room. Willow crosses over to light switch, he lays back down on the bed.)
CLOSE UP: Willow's face smiling.
Fade into:
(Tru's apartment, Tru enters, closes door and locks it behind her. She scans the empty apartment, slides down the door, sobbing.)
Fade out.
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