TWENTY-YEAR-OLD ALICE

(Alice is sitting on a bed and she looks up at a picture on the wall. It's of her

father standing next to her and her horse, Pluto. We hear the door opening and Alice looks up to see her roommate, Holli)

HOLLI

Ooh, me have date!

(Drops her bag and go into the bathroom,

applying eye shadow and mascara)

ALICE

(Sarcastically)

Didn't see that coming.

(Rolls her eyes)

HOLLI

His name is Mac.

ALICE

So it's a guy this time?

HOLLI

There happens to be a lack of lesbian or bisexual females

on this campus.

ALICE

Right.

(Looks down at her magazine)

HOLLI

Oh, but he's extremely cute.

ALICE

For some reason, Mac makes me think of a Big Mac, and I

find it slightly unattractive.

HOLLI

Oh, but he's not big at all.

(Turns and smiles at Alice)

Well, his biceps are.

ALICE

So, you're not going to be here again?

HOLLI

I'm afraid so. You'll be missing my wonderful company.

Sorry that you're gonna be alone again.

ALICE

That's okay. I'll find something to do.

(Scene goes to a dim place. There's about a dozen people milling around, talking.

Loud rock music is playing in the background as we see someone, just their mouth, downing a small pill with a bottle of beer. The camera moves up to show that it's

Alice. She laughs)

SOME GUY

Dude, today, some scrawny little freckled kid comes up to

me and like's, 'I hear you go some weed or something, can I

try some?' And I'm like, are you shittin' me, here? People these days, I mean, they think they can just come up to people and get somethin'. They think they don't have to

earn nothin' to get there.

(The guy takes a needle from someone, then injects it into his arm. He presents it to

Alice)

ALICE

(Shakes her head)

I dunno..."

SOME GUY

Come on, Al. All's you been takin' is that damn ecstasy.

Don't you think it time for the next step up?

ALICE

(After some hesitation, smiles and accepts the

needle)

Do I...

SOME GUY

Find a vein and just stick it in there. Make sure you tap

it or there's bubbles in your blood.

(Alice winces, then taps the needle. She takes a breath, then closes her eyes and

sticks it into her arm)