Chapter 9
Night
Shelby paces her room contemplating what to do. Jess knocks on Shelby's door and walks in.
Jess: Shelby, we have to do something.
Shelby: (running her hands over her face) I know. (She glances at the clock; it reads 1:30am)
Jess: Nine hours Shel! We have to do something!
Shelby: (snapping) I know! I can tell time! (She hesitates then walks over to the window and opens it up. She looks at Jess.) You comin?
(Jess smiles and nods. Shelby climbs out the window and slides down the tree outside to the ground. Jess follows her out and into the pitch-black unfamiliar neighbourhood.)
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The day before 4:30pm
Shelby is lying on a couch watching The Bold and the Beautiful. David walks in and looks at the TV.
David: What the hell are you watching?
Shelby: You know you can miss two years of this program and still follow the story line.
(David grabs the remote off the coffee table and sits down in a chair, changing the channel to an action movie.)
Shelby: I was watching that!
David: Oh please. You just said it doesn't matter if you miss an episode.
Shelby: So, I'm your guest so I should be able to choose what to watch.
David: Right, sure.
Shelby: Change it back!
(The front door opens and Jess and Alice walk in, Shelby jumps up and hugs Jess.)
Shelby: How was camp?
Jess: Good (pushing Shelby off embarrassed, she looks at David who's still watching TV and ignoring them.)
Jess: (To David) Hi. (He waves his hand at her briefly without looking at her.)
(A door upstairs slams and Rob comes barging in. David unconsciously grips onto the chair arm and watches as his father storms towards him.)
Rob: What the fuck do you think you're doing! (He yanks up David by his shirt and shoves a plastic bag into David's chest, it falls to the floor and David looks up from the bag of marijuana to his father, horrified.)
David: You searched my room! (Robert goes to hit David, but for the first time ever, David blocks him with his arm.)
David: Don't touch me!
(Before David can react, his father punches him in the stomach, causing him to fall back against the wall, hitting his head on the way down. His father grabs him by the throat and glares at him.)
Rob: (through clenched teeth, coldly) When I found out your mother was pregnant with you, I tried to convince her to get an abortion, but she thought you might turn out alright. She was wrong. I should've insisted, then we'd all be happy. (He pauses; looking at David's scared face) YOU ARE PATHETIC!
(He releases his grip and walks out of the room. David slowly gets up and pushes his way past Shelby, Jess and Alice who are shocked from Rob's outburst. David opens the front door and walks out.
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Sorry it's so short, and boring, but I haven't had much time to write this, I'm actually putting off huge assignments to write this. From now on this'll only be about David etc. cos I don't have much time these days to write tonnes. If anyone wants to continue any of the other story lines please do.
I'm heading towards the climax which means this story'll be over soon, but if I have time I might start up a whole lot of standalone stories about David. Oh and the sequel to 'This Doesn't Have a Sentimental Title' is on its way. Please review!
Lauren
Night
Shelby paces her room contemplating what to do. Jess knocks on Shelby's door and walks in.
Jess: Shelby, we have to do something.
Shelby: (running her hands over her face) I know. (She glances at the clock; it reads 1:30am)
Jess: Nine hours Shel! We have to do something!
Shelby: (snapping) I know! I can tell time! (She hesitates then walks over to the window and opens it up. She looks at Jess.) You comin?
(Jess smiles and nods. Shelby climbs out the window and slides down the tree outside to the ground. Jess follows her out and into the pitch-black unfamiliar neighbourhood.)
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The day before 4:30pm
Shelby is lying on a couch watching The Bold and the Beautiful. David walks in and looks at the TV.
David: What the hell are you watching?
Shelby: You know you can miss two years of this program and still follow the story line.
(David grabs the remote off the coffee table and sits down in a chair, changing the channel to an action movie.)
Shelby: I was watching that!
David: Oh please. You just said it doesn't matter if you miss an episode.
Shelby: So, I'm your guest so I should be able to choose what to watch.
David: Right, sure.
Shelby: Change it back!
(The front door opens and Jess and Alice walk in, Shelby jumps up and hugs Jess.)
Shelby: How was camp?
Jess: Good (pushing Shelby off embarrassed, she looks at David who's still watching TV and ignoring them.)
Jess: (To David) Hi. (He waves his hand at her briefly without looking at her.)
(A door upstairs slams and Rob comes barging in. David unconsciously grips onto the chair arm and watches as his father storms towards him.)
Rob: What the fuck do you think you're doing! (He yanks up David by his shirt and shoves a plastic bag into David's chest, it falls to the floor and David looks up from the bag of marijuana to his father, horrified.)
David: You searched my room! (Robert goes to hit David, but for the first time ever, David blocks him with his arm.)
David: Don't touch me!
(Before David can react, his father punches him in the stomach, causing him to fall back against the wall, hitting his head on the way down. His father grabs him by the throat and glares at him.)
Rob: (through clenched teeth, coldly) When I found out your mother was pregnant with you, I tried to convince her to get an abortion, but she thought you might turn out alright. She was wrong. I should've insisted, then we'd all be happy. (He pauses; looking at David's scared face) YOU ARE PATHETIC!
(He releases his grip and walks out of the room. David slowly gets up and pushes his way past Shelby, Jess and Alice who are shocked from Rob's outburst. David opens the front door and walks out.
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Sorry it's so short, and boring, but I haven't had much time to write this, I'm actually putting off huge assignments to write this. From now on this'll only be about David etc. cos I don't have much time these days to write tonnes. If anyone wants to continue any of the other story lines please do.
I'm heading towards the climax which means this story'll be over soon, but if I have time I might start up a whole lot of standalone stories about David. Oh and the sequel to 'This Doesn't Have a Sentimental Title' is on its way. Please review!
Lauren
