Scene 5.

Jessa, Maddie, Sammie, Regina and Tori are walking to their lockers on Monday morning. It's exactly one week after the crash. Everyone is talking about/staring at them.

REGINA

Oh My God, this is so weird!

TORI

I know... they're acting like it's our fault.

MADDIE

(Glancing at Sammie.) Yeah, but it's... not.

JESSA

No duh.

SAMMIE

(To Jessa.) Is Matt coming in today?

One of the most popular girls in school, Lauren Hills, hears this and storms up to them.

LAUREN

(Angrily.) How can you say that?

MADDIE

What?

LAUREN

30 students and 5 teachers are dead, and you're worried about

your stupid boyfriend?

JESSA

Well, it's better than worrying about the same as the rest of us.

LAUREN

(Cockily.) Oh, yeah? And what's that?

JESSA

How big your ass looks in those pants.

Lauren gasps as Maddie and Jessa frog-march Sammie away, leaving Tori and Regina to follow them.

REGINA

(Happily.) Oh my God, Jessa, that was so sweet!

TORI

(Gleefully.) Oh, I know, her face!

Maddie looks at them as she opens her locker, but before she can say anything, Nick and Jon come up to them.

JON

(Buzzing.) Can you dig this?

NICK

(Lazily.) Ignore him, he's just happy because he's getting attention from people other than

Miss Japzene.

JON

(Enthusiastically.) Hell, yeah!

NICK

(Quietly.) Maddie, can I have a word with you, please?

MADDIE

(Curiously.) Sure.

He leads her into an empty classroom and makes sure no-one else can come in.

MADDIE

What's up?

NICK

You know what you said last monday?

Beat.

About this not being a Final Destination film?

MADDIE

Oh! Yeah, what about it?

NICK

(Haltingly.) Well... It's weird, but last night, I...

Beat.

You know that big freezer where I work?

MADDIE

(Smirking.) I'm guessing you mean your day job.

Beat. He glares at her.

Sorry. Yeah, what about it?

NICK

Well... I got shut in it last night. I mean, the door locked and everything.

Beat.

Maddie, I would have died in there if Parker hadn't come looking for me.

MADDIE

(Laughs.) OK, you know what? The FD films aren't real, Nick. Remember? Death can't go around stalking people

unless it's wearing a ski mask and a black binliner. OK?

NICK

No, I -

MADDIE

(Rolls eyes.) Oh my God. Nick, chill out! We're not going to die - well, not now,

anyhow, but come on. I get that you're freaked by the crash, because we all are, but

just... get over it, OK?

She leaves the room, leaving him standing there, stunned.