Dissolve To:
Ext.
Outside, the mercedes was on the streets as Fifi was seen limping to the car and getting in with her bag. After the experience she had, she might have got what she wanted from Dorian. But the question was: What happened between her and Dorian that got Fifi what she wanted?
Cut To:
Int.
In Babs' bedroom, Buster laid on the bed bare in chest with the blanket over him and Babs, who laid against him, while Buster plays with her ears. The two were silent for a long time not saying a word.
"Babs?" He called as Babs woke up.
"Yeah?"
"I, um...I'm sorry for the way I acted. (shakes head) I was totally stressed out. After what happ--"
Babs placed a finger in front of his lips to prevent him from talking any further.
"It's okay. I'm just glad it's over with for now."
Buster nods, then looked at Babs after her last statement.
"What do you mean by that?"
Babs paused and sighs before speaking.
"It's about Fifi."
"What about her?
(Phone Rings)
Buster gazed the ringing phone as Babs reached and answered it.
"Hello?"
A short pause issued from her.
"Yeah, he's here. (hands the phone to Buster) It's Bugs."
Buster takes the phone and spoke.
"Hello?"
"How are ya doin', kiddo?"
Buster sighs.
"I'm doing alright. Why?"
"Nothin' much. I just want to apologize for what happened two days ago. I don't know. I just didn't know who was tellin' da truth at da time."
"It's okay. Apology Accepted."
"Good ta hear. I've also called ta tell ya dat I've lifted yer suspension. You'll start back in school on Monday."
"Thanks."
"No problem. Listen, you think you know who did this to Hampton? Because dere was no surveillence in da bathrooms."
"I don't know. I was in the cafeteria, while he was in there. Was there a security camera in the cafe?"
"Yeah. But da students claimed dat dey didn't see ya dere."
Buster sighs deeply after that comment.
"God." He said, softly
"Listen, everything is gonna be fine. Okay?"
Buster nods.
"Okay."
"Okay. Talk to ya later."
"Goodbye." Buster hung up the phone.
"Well?"
Buster sighs.
"My suspensions been lifted. (looks at Babs, smiles) I'll be in school on Monday."
Babs smiles as they both started locking lips briefly before releasing.
"Now, uh...what was that about Fifi?"
Dissolve To:
The next morning, Fifi awoke from her sleep into her mercedes home. Her eyes were a little drowsy as she stood up. She yawned and reached for the handle to open the door and get some fresh air. She tangled, but it was locked. She did it harder, but it won't open.
"Having trouble?" A voice asked
Startled, Fifi turned and saw a person she was least expecting sitting next to her.
"Babs, what are you doing in here?"
Babs pulled a long pause before answering.
"I just thought I'd drop by. But let's cut the small talks. This isn't about the concerns of me being here. This...is about you..."
Fifi, after a brief silence, decided to cut in.
"Babs, I know what you're--"
She stopped when Babs raised her hand to silence her.
"Don't interrupt. (lowers hand) I've known you all my life. But seeing you do this to yourself, that crosses the line."
Fifi tried to move to unlock the door, but the pain in her side prevented her from that attempt.
Babs suddenly noticed.
"What's wrong?" She asked
"Nothing."
"You're lying again. (paused) What...happened?"
"I said Nothing!" She shouted
Babs then grabbed Fifi's abs and squeezed it hard causing her to wail in pain. Fifi tried to get Babs' hand off, but her grip was strong. Fifi grits her teeth in pain as Babs gazed her sternly.
"You were raped, weren't you? Huh? Weren't you?! And in the process, inflicted yourself with a switchblade!"
Fifi grunts.
"Let go of me!" She screeched
"Not until you tell me the truth!" Babs lectured
"What fucking truth?!"
Babs grips her abs harder as Fifi winces.
"Someone did this to you. Plucky didn't do it, Buster sure as hell didn't do it. So, tell me."
A few tears flowed from her eyes.
"I can't."
"Don't tell me that! Yes, you can!"
"I can't--"
"Don't fucking tell me that! Don't tell me what you can and can't do!You control your own goddamn life! Nobody else! Who is it?"
Fifi closed her eyes letting the tears flow down her cheek before Babs realized something.
"Wait a minute. The drugs, the knife. You could'nt of gotten all that by yourself unless you were permitted for it. And I doubt that you would use this kind of stuff on yourself. I highly doubt that you would even go to someone and provide yourself with it. Hampton sure as hell didn't give it to you. Neither did anybody else. (paused) But the only you were every close to the entire school days was one person. And that's Dorian."
She then lets go of Fifi's abs after her statement. Fifi gasp and breaths softly as Babs kept her gaze at her.
"He raped you, didn't he? Didn't he?!" She shouted
"Yes." Fifi said, tear-eyed
"And he's been supplying you, hasn't he?"
Fifi nods her head, while Babs shook her head.
"A drug dealer. How long has this been going on?"
Fifi paused.
"2, maybe 3 weeks. He said if I told anyone, he'd make my life a living hell."
"Have you looked yourself in the mirror lately? It already is a living hell with him doing this to you! (paused) You don't have to see him again. You don't-You don't even need him."
"I can't avoid him, Babs. I couldn't avoid him 3 weeks ago, I can't avoid him now."
"Take a chance."
Fifi slowly gazed Babs' emotional eyes before echoing voices sidetracked her to wave her gaze from her.
"I'm sorry. I can't."
"Why not?"
"It's not that easy."
"It wasn't easy for me when I met Jezebel either. I was brutalized to death and didn't even know why."
"But that was different!"
"You goddamn right it's different! And now it's different with you. Seeing you torturing yourself in the bedroom and now this! It is beyond you to even try and force yourself into doing this just to hide it from someone who's trying to help you."
Fifi gazed at Babs' eyes.
"Help me? Look, how are you going to help me, huh? How?!"
Babs paused before speaking.
"I know how."
Ext.
Outside, the mercedes was on the streets as Fifi was seen limping to the car and getting in with her bag. After the experience she had, she might have got what she wanted from Dorian. But the question was: What happened between her and Dorian that got Fifi what she wanted?
Cut To:
Int.
In Babs' bedroom, Buster laid on the bed bare in chest with the blanket over him and Babs, who laid against him, while Buster plays with her ears. The two were silent for a long time not saying a word.
"Babs?" He called as Babs woke up.
"Yeah?"
"I, um...I'm sorry for the way I acted. (shakes head) I was totally stressed out. After what happ--"
Babs placed a finger in front of his lips to prevent him from talking any further.
"It's okay. I'm just glad it's over with for now."
Buster nods, then looked at Babs after her last statement.
"What do you mean by that?"
Babs paused and sighs before speaking.
"It's about Fifi."
"What about her?
(Phone Rings)
Buster gazed the ringing phone as Babs reached and answered it.
"Hello?"
A short pause issued from her.
"Yeah, he's here. (hands the phone to Buster) It's Bugs."
Buster takes the phone and spoke.
"Hello?"
"How are ya doin', kiddo?"
Buster sighs.
"I'm doing alright. Why?"
"Nothin' much. I just want to apologize for what happened two days ago. I don't know. I just didn't know who was tellin' da truth at da time."
"It's okay. Apology Accepted."
"Good ta hear. I've also called ta tell ya dat I've lifted yer suspension. You'll start back in school on Monday."
"Thanks."
"No problem. Listen, you think you know who did this to Hampton? Because dere was no surveillence in da bathrooms."
"I don't know. I was in the cafeteria, while he was in there. Was there a security camera in the cafe?"
"Yeah. But da students claimed dat dey didn't see ya dere."
Buster sighs deeply after that comment.
"God." He said, softly
"Listen, everything is gonna be fine. Okay?"
Buster nods.
"Okay."
"Okay. Talk to ya later."
"Goodbye." Buster hung up the phone.
"Well?"
Buster sighs.
"My suspensions been lifted. (looks at Babs, smiles) I'll be in school on Monday."
Babs smiles as they both started locking lips briefly before releasing.
"Now, uh...what was that about Fifi?"
Dissolve To:
The next morning, Fifi awoke from her sleep into her mercedes home. Her eyes were a little drowsy as she stood up. She yawned and reached for the handle to open the door and get some fresh air. She tangled, but it was locked. She did it harder, but it won't open.
"Having trouble?" A voice asked
Startled, Fifi turned and saw a person she was least expecting sitting next to her.
"Babs, what are you doing in here?"
Babs pulled a long pause before answering.
"I just thought I'd drop by. But let's cut the small talks. This isn't about the concerns of me being here. This...is about you..."
Fifi, after a brief silence, decided to cut in.
"Babs, I know what you're--"
She stopped when Babs raised her hand to silence her.
"Don't interrupt. (lowers hand) I've known you all my life. But seeing you do this to yourself, that crosses the line."
Fifi tried to move to unlock the door, but the pain in her side prevented her from that attempt.
Babs suddenly noticed.
"What's wrong?" She asked
"Nothing."
"You're lying again. (paused) What...happened?"
"I said Nothing!" She shouted
Babs then grabbed Fifi's abs and squeezed it hard causing her to wail in pain. Fifi tried to get Babs' hand off, but her grip was strong. Fifi grits her teeth in pain as Babs gazed her sternly.
"You were raped, weren't you? Huh? Weren't you?! And in the process, inflicted yourself with a switchblade!"
Fifi grunts.
"Let go of me!" She screeched
"Not until you tell me the truth!" Babs lectured
"What fucking truth?!"
Babs grips her abs harder as Fifi winces.
"Someone did this to you. Plucky didn't do it, Buster sure as hell didn't do it. So, tell me."
A few tears flowed from her eyes.
"I can't."
"Don't tell me that! Yes, you can!"
"I can't--"
"Don't fucking tell me that! Don't tell me what you can and can't do!You control your own goddamn life! Nobody else! Who is it?"
Fifi closed her eyes letting the tears flow down her cheek before Babs realized something.
"Wait a minute. The drugs, the knife. You could'nt of gotten all that by yourself unless you were permitted for it. And I doubt that you would use this kind of stuff on yourself. I highly doubt that you would even go to someone and provide yourself with it. Hampton sure as hell didn't give it to you. Neither did anybody else. (paused) But the only you were every close to the entire school days was one person. And that's Dorian."
She then lets go of Fifi's abs after her statement. Fifi gasp and breaths softly as Babs kept her gaze at her.
"He raped you, didn't he? Didn't he?!" She shouted
"Yes." Fifi said, tear-eyed
"And he's been supplying you, hasn't he?"
Fifi nods her head, while Babs shook her head.
"A drug dealer. How long has this been going on?"
Fifi paused.
"2, maybe 3 weeks. He said if I told anyone, he'd make my life a living hell."
"Have you looked yourself in the mirror lately? It already is a living hell with him doing this to you! (paused) You don't have to see him again. You don't-You don't even need him."
"I can't avoid him, Babs. I couldn't avoid him 3 weeks ago, I can't avoid him now."
"Take a chance."
Fifi slowly gazed Babs' emotional eyes before echoing voices sidetracked her to wave her gaze from her.
"I'm sorry. I can't."
"Why not?"
"It's not that easy."
"It wasn't easy for me when I met Jezebel either. I was brutalized to death and didn't even know why."
"But that was different!"
"You goddamn right it's different! And now it's different with you. Seeing you torturing yourself in the bedroom and now this! It is beyond you to even try and force yourself into doing this just to hide it from someone who's trying to help you."
Fifi gazed at Babs' eyes.
"Help me? Look, how are you going to help me, huh? How?!"
Babs paused before speaking.
"I know how."