Okay. I know. I need to stop with the new stories and things that aren't After. I am honestly sorry. This just popped out after I watched the Brittana Break-up scene all over again. And started crying all over again. Like, literally, I was in a corner of my room, in the fetal position, crying my eyes out while listening to my 'Brittana' and 'Santana' playlists (yes, I have a specific playlist for Santana and no, I'm not even sorry).
Anyway, this story is in screenplay format. Kinda. I'm not a professional screenwriter. Anything I know is from a website called Script Frenzy, which teaches you (roughly) what a screenplay is and how you format it. Again, not a screenwriter.
A few vocab words: V.O. - Voice Over. You should know what this is (Glee does it all the time), but if you don't, it's just the character's thoughts.
CONT - Continued. Pretty much just the continuation of the first character's dialogue.
Anything else, you guys can use Script Frenzy. They're very nice. They won't bite. I mean, as far as I know. I haven't gotten bit by any vampires, werewolves, ghouls, ghosts, boogeymen, swamp monsters or anything else that makes Daphne yell 'Jeepers creepers'.
Again, not a professional screenwriter, and I'd love to hear your feedback and junk.
Enjoy.
-T
Interior: College Dorm
Fade In: To GIRL sitting in a dark room. It looks like a college dorm room, with its simple desk, posters of bands, people and one of the college itself. On the desk, there are numerous amounts of PICTURE FRAMES. They all hold the same two GIRLS, who look like they're in their late teens or early twenties. One is light-skinned with bright blue eyes and soft-looking blonde hair. The other has darker, olive-colored skin, deep, dark brown eyes and jet black hair. This is SANTANA LOPEZ.
CAMERA PANS AND ZOOMS ONTO ONE OF THE FRAMES. SANTANA LOPEZ is shown kissing the other GIRL's cheek sweetly, with barely-hidden intimacy in her features.
CAMERA PANS TO: SANTANA sitting on her bed, her face in her hands and her back hunched over. She's shaking slightly. We can hear quiet SNIFFLES and LIGHT SOBS.
SANTANA (V.O.)
Look at me; I'm a mess. I shouldn't be like this. The person who initiates the break up is supposed to be the one who moves on first, aren't they? Then why am I like this?
FADES TO BLACK
INTERIOR: BRITTANY S. PIERCE'S BEDROOM
FADE IN: To BRITTANY S. PIERCE, the blonde who was seen earlier in the PICTURE FRAMES at SANTANA'S DORM. Except, this girl is completely different than the one in SANTANA'S photos. This girl is paler, hollow-looking, with dark circles around her eyes. She's sitting on her bed and staring at the pink wall in front of her. She's not really seeing anything, though.
CAMERA DOES 180 around BRITTANY, also capturing her room in the process. It's cluttered and messy; it looks like someone ransacked the room. Papers are everywhere, things are broken, clothes are everywhere; it's a complete mess. BRITTANY is also crying, but it's quieter than SANTANA's. Her crying is silent.
CAMERA zooms in on her face and we see tear after tear trickle from her eyes. Her mouth is open slightly, and we can hear her BREATHING, but there's really no other sign of life from the GIRL. We also see a CAT lying in front of BRITTANY. HE'S chubby, way too big for a healthy cat.
BRITTANY (V.O.)
This 'unofficial' break up is tearing me apart. I've been crying for a really long time. My mom and dad are really worried about me. I can tell because every few minutes, I'll hear them open the door, mutter something, then leave after a sigh or two. Lord Tubbington's worried, but he won't ask me questions or anything.
CUT TO: LORD TUBBINGTON looking up at BRITTANY, wiggling his nose, and then laying his head back down.
BRITTANY (V.O.) CONTINUED
I can't really speak or do anything except sit, cry, breathe. Sit, cry, breatheā¦
FADE OUT WITH BRITTANY'S WORDS ECHOING BEFORE FADING OUT COMPLETELY.
INTERIOR: SANTANA'S DORM ROOM, CLOSE TO 3 AM
We see SANTANA sitting in a corner of her room. The room is completely dark except for the light emitting from SANTANA's phone which is projecting onto her face, which is wet with tears.
CUT TO: Cell phone's screen. The receiver's box has BRITTANY's name in it while the text box is filled with words.
SANTANA (V.O) (READING TEXT)
Brittany, I miss you. I can't describe how much I need you right now. I know now that I didn't only lose my girlfriend, but also my best friend.
CUT TO: SANTANA clutching the phone to her chest. The voice over overpowers the sobs that are racking through her body.
V.O. CONT.
I ran away back to Kentucky to try to find some comfort. I had to get away from the look on your face. When I got back here, I realized that I wouldn't find any comfort.
CUT TO: the PICTURE FRAME that holds the photo of SANTANA kissing BRITTANY's cheek.
V.O. CONT.
I can't find any comfort here, Brittany. This place isn't my home. I never feel at home here. I'm only at home when I'm with you. You're my home, Britt-Britt. I've lost my home.
CUT TO: SANTANA deleting the entire message. She locks the phone before throwing it at a wall. Then, she starts to SOB even harder.
FADE OUT
CUT TO: a big-mouthed boy is walking down a crowded hallway. People part so he can walk through them easily. SAM EVANS, a former stripper and impersonator, is on his way to a nearby class. He swoops into the classroom through an open door.
CUT TO: BRITTANY is sitting on top of one of the two-seater desks, swinging her feet and playing with her fingers.
CUT TO: SAM's face, smiling widely.
SAM (TO BRITTANY)
Hey, babe, what's up?
BRITTANY (V.O.)
I hare I when people call me 'babe'. Santana never said it. She never said it because she knew I hated it.(TO SAM) Hi.
CUT TO: We see SAM approach BRITTANY. He tries to peck her cheek but she flinches away.
SAM (WORRIED)
Babe, what's wrong?
BRITTANY
I told you not to call me that, yet you constantly do so. It's rude and degrading.
CUT TO: SAM's shocked face. He's never heard BRITTANY snap like that. He takes a seat next to BRITTANY on the desk and reaches for her had. She quickly pulls it into her lap and sets her other hand on top of it.
SAM
Why don't you tell me what's wrong?
CUT TO: a view from the back shows BRITTANY'S slightly hunched back and SAM's worried, yet still smiling face looking at hers.
CUT TO: CP of BRITTANY's face. Her eyes are tear-filled and lifeless.
BRITTANY
I wanna break up.
SAM
Why?
BRITTANY
It isn't working out.
CUT TO: a front view of BRITTANY and SAM. SAM opens his mouth to say something, but ends up sighing and looking away.
SAM
Mind telling me how it's not working out?
BRITTANY stays silent, and SAM sighs again.
SAM
Does it have to do with Santana?
BRITTANY (V.O.)
Sometimes Sam worries me. He can be as dumb as me.
At BRITTANY's silence, SAM sighs yet again. Standing, he walks towards the door. Turning around, he sighs yet again, though this time, it's more like a pity-sigh.
BRITTANY SNIFFLES and wipes at her eyes. She looks at the ceiling.
BRITTANY (WHISPERING)
Why won't you let me go?
