By Caleb Tizon
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INT.THE MILLER HOUSE- MORNING
Tess, the twins, and Mr. and Mrs. Miller walk into the house. Tess has a very cryptic look on her face, almost completely dead looking. The Millers are trying to be all cheerful, but she just looks up at them.
TESS
Thank you for taking me in, really. But my parents are dead. So I'm just not in the mood for being all cheery-sunshine, all right?
MR. MILLER
Uh.. okay. We're sorry.
TESS
It's alright.
She walks over to the hallway. Then she turns to Mrs. Miller.
TESS
Which one's my room?
MRS. MILLER
The one to the right, sweetheart.
Tess just goes into it and closes the door behind her. Mr. and Mrs. Miller exchange worried looks.
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INT.TESS'S ROOM
Tess goes to lie down on her bed. She starts to cry, then looks up.
TESS (V.O.)
I will get my revenge. And he won't see the light of day when I'm done with him. He has marked himself with a fate worse than death.
She gets up.
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INT.KITCHEN- MORNING
Tess walks into the kitchen. Her siblings and new parents all sit, dressed in robes. They all just woke up.
MR. MILLER
Good morning.
MRS. MILLER
Good morning.
TWINS
Mownin!
TESS
Good morning to everybody.
She sits down at a chair and turns to the Millers.
TESS
So, what do you do for a living?
MR. MILLER
Well, I'm a lawyer.
MRS. MILLER
Yeah. And I'm a dentist.
TESS
Cool.
MRS. MILLER
If you don't mind me saying, we have to be at the courthouse tomorrow morning for the verdict.
TESS
That's alright. I want to see that bastard burn so that bits of his flesh fly here and there.
The twins begin to cry.
MR. MILLER
Excuse me!
TESS
Sorry about that. I just feel very strongly about this.
MRS. MILLER
He's your father!
TESS
I don't care. He's not my father anymore. He never even gave me a good life. It was only my mother. And he took her from me, so I'm basically in deep dung here, Mrs. Miller.
MR. MILLER
We're very sorry. But we're giving you a chance to start anew-
TESS
He killed my mother. There's no turning back. Maybe I can have a better life, a better father. But he has left me with a bad scar.
MR. MILLER
Yes, we understand.
TESS
Okay. Now, we can begin to know each other.
She stands up.
TESS
I'm not hungry. I'm gonna go get dressed.
She exits the kitchen.
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