Act Two, Scene Five
Interior: Tru's bedroom
(Tru stares at herself in the mirror)
Flashback: Tru kissing Matthew, Tru running down a street, sound of an explosion, flash of fire lighting up Tru's face, Tru kissing Matthew, flash of fire lighting up Tru's face.
Fade into:
Interior: Tru's bathroom
(Tru sits cross-legged in bathtub, knife sits on edge of tub slowly she rolls up her sleeve, cautiously picks up knife, and brings blade to her arm, slowly, meticulously begins to cut. She winces, blood starts to spill out, she presses harder, blood drips down onto tub floor.)
CLOSE UP: Cut on Tru's arm
Pan: Down tru's arm to blood dripping on tub floor.
Off camera: Sound of Door opening and closing
WILLOW
Hey, Tru, you home?
(Tru looks around frantically, searching for something to cover arm, she gets up, pulls sleeve down, stashes knife under sink, quickly turns on bath and lets blood run down drain, she bites back tears.)
(Willow is heard coming down hallway.)
TRU
Just starting a bath!
WILLOW
You gonna be long?
TRU
Um...you need the bathroom or something?
WILLOW
Um, I can wait.
TRU
Okay, thanks.
Fade into:
Tru in shower, wearing only pentagram necklace, water running over her. Arm wound is still bleeding slowly.
CLOSE UP: Blood and water running down drain.
Fade out.