LAKEHURST HIGH - EPISODE 7 - PAST TRANSGRESSIONS
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1. Int. Hallway. Morning.
Alexa comes up the stairs. She rings the doorbell to Michelle´s door. A few moments later, Michelle, who´s only wrapped in a bed sheet opens it. Alexa smiles widely with surprise.
Michelle:
Can you give me a moment?
Alexa:
Take two, if you need it.
Alexa´s gossip loving brain is bursting with excitement, as the door opens. Michelle, who´s put a T-Shirt and some shorts on, lets Patrick out. He smiles at Alexa.
Patrick:
Hello, Alexa.
Alexa:
Hi!
Michelle:
Alexa, this is Patrick. Patrick, say goodbye to Alexa.
Patrick:
Bye, Alexa.
He winks at her and heads across the hall and into his brother´s apartment. Alexa is so excited, that she can barely speak.
Alexa:
You have to tell me everything and by that I mean EVERYTHING!
Michelle lets her in.
OPENING CREDITS
2. Int. Michelle´s Apartment. Morning.
Michelle serves a cup of tea for Alexa, who can´t hide her excitement.
Alexa:
Who is he?
Michelle:
He´s my new neighbor´s little brother. Alexa, I lost my virginity last night.
Alexa:
OH ... MY .. GOD!
Michelle:
This morning and by that I mean half an hour ago, we did it again.
Alexa:
Is this Michelle, that´s sitting across from me?
Michelle:
I figured, why not get one more in, while I had him here? I´d already screwed up.
Alexa:
You are BAD!
Michelle smiles to herself.
Michelle:
I might as well embrace it!
Alexa:
Are you gonna break up with Snake?
Michelle:
I have to and I´m coming clean to him. He deserves that much from me.
Alexa:
What about the new guy?
Michelle:
I told him, it was a one night stand. It just happened to turn into a stand and a half!
Alexa laughs, making Michelle laugh too.
Michelle:
Does this make me a slut?
Alexa:
It finally makes you a woman. Welcome to the club.
Michelle´s phone rings and she picks it up.
Michelle:
Yeah? Hi, Yick. What? Are you sure? I have Alexa here, we can be there in half an hour. Bye.
She hangs up.
Michelle:
Erica ran away from home. They´re afraid that something will happen to her.
Alexa looks shocked.
OPENING CREDITS
2. Ext. Lucy´s House. Morning.
Spike and Caitlyn are walking up to the house. Spike looks like, she´d rather be anywhere else.
Spike:
How am I gonna tell him?
Caitlyn:
Don´t ask me! You´re the one, who´s in uncharted waters!
Spike lets out an annoyed groan.
3. Int. Car. Morning.
Joey is driving with Snake in the passenger seat. He´s rubbing his temples to try to get rid of a headache.
Joey:
How´s the groom this morning?
Snake:
Why did I ask her to marry me? What was I thinking?
Joey:
You´re trapped now, buddy!
Snake:
I have to break it off with her!
Joey:
You can´t do that to a single mom! She thinks, that she´s found the daddy of her dreams for Emma. Do you want to take it away from her and that little angel?
Snake:
I love Emma and she´s a sweet kid, but I´m leaving for college soon. I can´t be a dad and in college, far away from here.
Joey:
College?
Joey laughs to himself. Snake looks at him.
Snake:
What´s funny?
Joey:
With the promises you made to Spike, you´d better start earning some serious dough right away.
Snake:
What kind of promises?
Joey:
Let´s just say, that you spared no expense.
Snake rubs his temples some more.
4. Int. Lucy´s House. Morning.
A lot of familiar faces are gathered. Lucy is getting ready to speak, when Joey and Snake come in. Snake and Spike make eye contact and it very awkward.
Snake:
I´m getting it out of the way, first thing.
Joey:
This, I have to see!
They walk over to Spike and Caitlyn.
Snake:
Hi, Spike.
Spike:
Hi. It was a wild night last night, huh?
Snake:
Pretty crazy!
Joey:
My favorite part came at the end.
Caitlyn:
Why, Joey! Please tell me!
Joey:
They made me stop at a bridal store, so they could look at wedding dresses for Spike. It was so adorable, that I could have died!
Spike and Snake look uncomfortable. Caitlyn and Joey find it amusing.
Caitlyn:
Which one did you pick?
Spike:
I don´t remember.
Snake:
I remember stopping there, now that you say it.
Joey:
I do. No pun intended.
Caitlyn giggles. Spike isn´t finding it nearly as funny and neither is Snake.
Joey:
It was the most expensive one, they had! I think that 12 large is a lot for a dress, but Snake, you kept insisting, that only the best is good enough for her!
Caitlyn:
Wow, Snake! I admire a man, who would do that for the woman, he loves!
Snake:
You do?
Caitlyn:
With a statement like that, you prove to her, that she´s the most important thing in the world to you! I can´t think of anything more romantic! Can you, Spike?
Spike:
Not really.
Caitlyn:
It must feel amazing to know, that you´re the light of his life and he can´t live without you!
Spike smiles awkwardly at Snake.
Joey:
Who cares about money? All you need is each other, right?
Snake/Spike:
Right!
They both feel guilty, when Michelle comes over to them, feeling just as guilty, for cheating on Snake.
Michelle:
Hi, Snake. Can we talk, when you get a minute?
Joey:
Oh, you´ll have plenty to talk about!
Joey grins to himself, as Lucy addresses the crowd. She has Heather by her side.
Lucy:
Thanks for coming. Erica would be touched, if she saw how many of us care about her. The facts are these: She ran away from home last Sunday evening and it´s believed, that she´s living with her boyfriend in his van. Spike, Snake, Joey, Wheels and Kathleen were in contact with her yesterday and tell us, that she looked okay. She´s not. I´ll let Heather take it from here.
Heather:
Those of you, who don´t go to Banton with us, don´t know what´s happened. She met Neil a few days after school started and it wasn´t long, until they started dating. She started staying out, sometimes all night and she would sneak out, when our parents tried disciplining her. I found some pills in her pocket one day and I confronted her. She refused to talk about it, so I told the school and they searched her locker. They found Cocaine, various pills and Marijuana. She wouldn´t admit it, but she had clearly been dealing for him.
The ones, who don´t know the story look shocked.
Heather:
After she was arrested and suspended, our parents tried to ban her from seeing him. I helped them, but she snuck away to see him, every chance she got. He´s an alcoholic and a drug addict, like his friend Stefan, who he commits crimes with. We´re talking burglaries, street robberies and car theft. She´s probably involved already and we need to get her out, before it´s too late.
Lucy:
We´re splitting into teams of four or five and splitting the city up between us. It´s a slim hope, that we´ll find her, but we have to try.
Heather:
Was she drinking, when you saw her?
Everyone looks to Joey, Spike and Snake.
Snake:
She was. Heavily.
Spike:
She looked fine, but she was acting eccentric.
Snake:
She was having fun and dancing at the concert.
Kathleen:
How would you know?
Everyone looks at Kathleen, who´s standing next to Wheels.
Kathleen:
Didn´t you spend it sucking face with Spike?
A shock goes over the crowd. Alexa is one big smile.
Joey:
It´s okay! They´re getting married!
Snake and Spike look VERY embarrassed. Michelle´s jaw drops in shock.
5. Ext. Lucy´s House. Morning.
Michelle is confronting Spike and Snake. Alexa is with them.
Michelle:
I need an explanation and I need it now!
Snake:
It was a spur of the moment thing.
Alexa:
Getting married is a "spur of the moment thing" to you?
Spike:
We had some drinks and one thing led to another ... I´m really sorry, Michelle.
Snake:
Me too, even more than her. I understand, if you want to break up.
Michelle looks like her head can´t take anymore.
Michelle:
How would we continue as a couple, if you´re married to her?
She storms off. Alexa is nicer about it.
Alexa:
It seems crazy to her right now, but you´re doing the right thing.
Spike and Snake look surprised.
Spike:
Do you really think so?
Alexa:
Emma needs a dad and you couldn´t have found a better one. Anyone can see, that you´re doing what´s best in the long run. You´d better invite me to the wedding!
She leaves them. Spike and Snake look at each other and don´t know what to say. Lucy comes up to them.
Lucy:
Congratulations. Everyone´s happy for you, well, except for Michelle.
Spike:
They are?
Lucy:
We all knew, that you would end up together. You´re perfect for one another!
Snake:
Do you really think so?
Lucy:
When I look at you, I see two teenagers, who are making the smartest decision, they could have! I changed the teams, so you´ll be riding with Joey, Caitlyn and Tessa. I originally had you paired with Simon, Alexa and Michelle, but that probably wouldn´t be a good idea.
Spike:
Thanks. That would been all kinds of awkward!
Lucy:
I have to get back to work, but I couldn´t be happier for you!
Lucy leaves them and they look at each other.
Snake:
I guess, we really ARE getting married!
Spike:
Everyone seems to think, that it´s a great idea! I thought, at least some of them would be mad.
Snake:
Joey told me, that we set a date for June 22nd, right after graduation.
Spike:
Good! We still have over half a year to save up for it. I guess, I´ll have to get a second after school job. But it´ll be okay! I can still be a mom to Emma and a full time student. I can cut down on my sleep.
Snake:
I wouldn´t want you to be tired all the time.
Spike:
I can live like my great grandmother and the Nelson women, who came before her, back in the old, old days, when they worked 18 hours every day and slept half as much, as we do now. I´ll survive.
Snake:
So much for starting up the band again or playing basketball. College is out the question, if we´re finding a place of our own.
Both of them are wondering, how they´re gonna get out of it.
6. Int. Lucy´s House. Morning.
Lucy comes back in with a smile on her face. Joey, Caitlyn, Tessa, Alexa and Heather are waiting for her.
Lucy:
You should have seen their faces!
Alexa:
Don´t go light on them.
Caitlyn:
Oh, we won´t.
Joey:
I´m milking this, for all it´s worth.
Alexa:
They deserve it for sneaking around behind Michelle´s back!
Lucy:
You really don´t mind, Heather?
Heather:
Not at all! Have your fun with them, while you can. Maybe it will teach Spike to keep her paws off another girl´s boyfriend.
Lucy:
It´s nice of you to do this, Tessa. Considering, you don´t know her, like we do.
Tessa:
I haven´t talked to her, but it doesn´t mean, I don´t remember her. I´d like to think, that you would do the same, if it happened to me.
Heather:
After this, you can bet on it.
Tessa:
Plus, it could be fun!
She smiles.
7. Int. Car. Day.
Simon, Alexa, Yick and Michelle have stopped at a gas station.
Alexa:
Do you want anything from the store?
Simon:
Can you get me some Barbecue chips?
Alexa:
What about you, Michelle?
Michelle is still looking depressed.
Michelle:
I don´t want anything.
Alexa:
I´m getting you a candy bar. You need comfort food! Yick?
Yick:
I´ll come with you.
Alexa:
Move your butt, then!
She gets out and Yick looks annoyed.
Yick (muttering to himself):
Says the girl with the widest one in Toronto!
He gets out and follows after Alexa. Things are a little awkward between Simon and Michelle.
Simon:
So ... crazy day, huh?
Michelle:
You can say that again! Spike said, I could trust her and she moves in on him! What a bitch!
Simon:
He was probably to blame too.
Michelle:
Snake is gullible, like you wouldn´t believe! She got him drunk and put the moves on him. He couldn´t resist her, because he´s spineless! I´m never saying a word to either of them, ever again!
Simon:
That could be hard, when you´re in the same grade.
Michelle:
I´ll change schools, If they force me to! How can they be this dumb? They can´t get married!
Simon looks at her.
Simon:
You don´t think, that people our age should get married?
Michelle:
I can´t say for certain in every case, but it´s insane for them to do it. Snake is gonna throw his future away and she´s gonna feel miserable, because she let him do it.
Simon:
It can work, is what you´re saying?
Michelle puts two and two together and her frown turns to a smile.
Michelle:
You´re gonna ask Alexa, aren´t you?
Simon:
I´ve bought an engagement ring for her.
He opens the glove compartment, takes a small plastic box out of it and opens it for her. It´s a simple, but very elegant ring.
Michelle:
Simon, I love you!
Simon looks surprised.
Simon:
Ehm ...
Michelle:
That´s exactly the kind of news, I needed to hear!
She gives him a hug.
Simon:
I´ve been weighing it back and forth.
Michelle:
Stop weighing and start planning. If you knock her socks of with your proposal, she´ll love you forever for it. Spike and Snake are rushing into something, they´re nowhere near ready for. You and Alexa have been together for so long, that I know, you´re made to last.
Simon looks pleased.
8. Int. Mall. Day.
Joey, Caitlyn, Tessa, Spike and Snake are out looking for Erica.
Tessa:
It was nice of Lucy to give us the mall.
Caitlyn:
Look at this, Spike!
She walks over to a store window and points out a dress.
Spike:
What about it?
Caitlyn:
Wouldn´t that be a great maid of honor dress? I am your maid of honor, aren´t I?
Spike looks uncomfortable, being put on the spot.
Spike:
If you want to be, you can.
Caitlyn:
Great!
Joey:
You still need a best man.
He smiles at Snake, who gives in.
Snake:
Sure, Joey. You can be my best man.
Joey celebrates.
Joey:
Yes! I´ve always wanted to be best man at a wedding! You´re making a dream come true here, you really are!
Snake:
You´re welcome.
Joey:
And at a huge wedding like this one! I´m honored.
Spike:
How huge are we talking?
Joey:
You were talking 300 guests.
Spike mouths "Three hundred!" to herself in disbelief.
Joey:
When are you flying to Ireland?
Snake:
Ireland?
Joey:
Spike wanted The Pogues to play at your wedding. You told her, that you would get them, if you had to travel to Ireland and convince them yourself!
Spike:
I can settle for a DJ.
Caitlyn:
Three hundred guests! That´ll set you at least a hundred thousand back!
Tessa:
I have to thank you two.
Spike and Snake look in her eyes and she looks as innocent and wide eyed as she can.
Tessa:
You´re proving to me, that there is nothing, love can´t conquer!
Spike:
We are?
Tessa begins to fake cry. Caitlyn and Joey are impressed with her.
Tessa:
My grandparents broke up after 50 years of marriage and I was starting to think, that love was one big lie and I should give up on it, before I get hurt. That spending the rest of my life alone was for the best. You two have given me the will to love again!
She hugs them, as they look very uncomfortable.
Snake:
That´s great, Tessa.
Spike:
You can´t give up on love!
Tessa:
I won´t, now that I have your love to be my guiding light! You´re such an inspiration, not just to me, but to all the other girls like me, who are having their doubts about love too. What you decided, will cause a ripple effect that will lead to me and all those girls finding love and happiness!
Spike:
Don´t you think, you´re over doing it?
Tessa:
If anything, I´m under doing it! We finally have a strong female roll model to look up to in you, Spike. And Snake, you´re showing every other guy, what a real man is, by accepting her daughter as your own. If I find someone like you to fall in love with, when I grow up, I´ll be the happiest girl in the world.
Snake:
Thanks. That´s nice of you to say.
Spike:
I´m not really a roll model ...
Tessa:
You so are! You´ve proven to me, that there is nothing, I can´t accomplish, if I set my mind to it! Because of you, I could end up being Canada´s first female president!
Spike clutches Snake´s hand hard. Joey and Caitlyn are fighting hard to keep a straight face.
9. Int. Parking Lot. Day.
Simon, Alexa, Yick and Michelle have exited the car.
Alexa:
Simon and me will take this direction.
Michelle:
We´ll meet back here in twenty.
They go their separate ways. We follow Alexa and Simon first.
Simon:
Does this feel like a wild goose chase, or is it just me?
Alexa:
We can´t sit and home and do nothing, when we know what´s happening.
Simon:
I want to find her too, I just don´t think we´ll find her here.
Alexa:
Cheer up! At least, we get some alone time!
She smiles at him and he kisses her.
Simon:
We could go back to the car and wait for them.
Alexa:
You mean, that we should take advantage of the situation?
Simon:
Chances are more or less the same, that we´ll see her from the car.
Alexa kisses him and takes his hand. They head back towards the car.
10. Ext. Street. Day
Michelle and Yick are walking up the street, looking for Erica. Michelle whistles a happy tune to herself.
Yick:
That didn´t take you long.
Michelle:
Spike and Snake can do what they want. If they want to ruin each other´s lives, let karma work it´s magic on them.
Yick:
Is there a bit of a Buddhist in you?
Michelle:
Not really. Anyway, I don´t have a whole lot to be proud of. I cheated on him.
Yick look surprised.
Yick:
Who with?
Michelle:
You wouldn´t know him.
Yick:
Is he your boyfriend now?
Michelle:
I don´t know. How would you feel, if a girl, who told you it was a one night stand, wanted more?
Yick:
I would be glad, if I liked her.
Michelle:
He still did this morning.
Yick:
It´s a positive sign. Do you like him?
Michelle:
I think, I do. It´s makes it exciting, that we don´t know each other yet. Like´s he completely fresh to me, like I am to him.
Yick:
Give it a chance. I would!
Michelle:
You know what? I will!
She smiles to herself.
11. Int. Car. Day.
Alexa and Simon are getting it on and are undressing each other.
Alexa:
We can´t!
Simon:
Did you see anyone around?
Alexa:
I guess not.
Simon:
We only have ten minutes, until they get back. Yes or no?
Alexa takes her shirt off and gets on top of him. Simon is enjoying it, until he see two girls, who are around 7 years old looking through the window and looking shocked. Alexa sees them and panics.
Alexa:
Oh, no!
She gets off him and grabs the candy bar, that Michelle hasn´t touched.
Simon:
What are you doing?
Alexa:
Seeing if I can bribe our way out of it.
She gets out of the car, still topless, except for her bra. Simon follows after her.
12. Ext. Parking Lot. Day.
Alexa approaches the two terrified girls.
Alexa:
I´m sorry, you saw that. Are you okay?
The girls shake their heads. Alexa offers them the candy bar.
Alexa:
If I give you this, if it means, that we can forget about it?
A police car pulls up next to them. Alexa´s face freezes in terror.
13. Int. Car. Day.
Spike and Snake are in the back seat, with Tessa sitting between them, looking amused. Joey is driving and Caitlyn is in the passenger seat.
Tessa:
What are you gonna do, now you can´t go to college?
Snake:
I haven´t considered it.
Joey:
There´s telemarketing. My cousin is making good money in it.
Snake:
I suppose, it´s an option.
Joey:
With all those kids, you´ll have to support, it had better be a big paycheck!
Spike´s face freezes.
Spike:
Kids, as in plural?
Joey:
You both agreed to have seven of them.
Spike:
SEVEN?
Caitlyn:
I get it. It´s the lucky number!
Joey:
You already have one, so it´s only six to go! What are you complaining over?
Spike:
I can´t push six more kids out! One was bad enough!
Snake:
You don´t want to have my children?
Spike:
Maybe one more, when we´re ready for it, but I can´t bare 6 more for you! I´m tiny, for crying out loud!
Tessa:
With your narrow hips, those births won´t go easy! I´m glad, that it´s not me!
Caitlyn:
You´ll be up to your ears in diapers, until you´re in your 30´s!
Tessa:
If they have them back to back. She´ll probably be closer to her 50´s.
Spike has finally had enough.
Spike:
That´s it. The engagement is over!
Snake breathes a sigh of relief.
Snake:
Thank God! I love you as a friend, but I can´t marry you!
Spike:
I´m so glad, that you think so! I want a dad for Emma, but not like this!
Joey:
I had two more, I wanted to see, how you´d react to!
Spike and Snake get the picture.
Spike:
You were playing with us, weren´t you?
Snake:
How much was truth?
Joey:
All of it! You two were hammered!
Tessa:
One thing, that was true, is that I look up to you, Spike. You had a kid, when you were even younger than I am and you haven´t let in ruin your life. You´re thriving and you deserve credit for it.
Tessa and Spike smile at each other.
14. Ext. Parking Lot. Day.
Alexa is trying to explain herself to two police officers. Simon isn´t looking happy either.
Alexa:
I wasn´t trying to lure them to our car!
Cop #1:
What were you trying to do?
Alexa:
Bribe them. I know, it sounds bad!
Cop #2:
Are you in the habit of bribing 7 year old´s using candy bars?
Alexa:
No, this was my first time! And my last, I promise!
Cop #1:
You´re coming down to the station.
Simon:
Is there no other way?
Cop #2:
No! What you did was ... I don´t even know what to call it!
Cop #1:
Hands on the hood, so we can check for weapons.
They put their hands on the hood and the officers frisk them. They couldn´t possibly look more embarrassed. The search yields no results.
Cop #2:
We need to see your license and registration.
Simon:
They´re in the glove compartment.
He opens the door and the glove compartment. A very small plastic box falls out of it and onto the ground.
Cop #1:
What is that, Sir?
Simon:
It´s ...
He doesn´t want to say.
Alexa:
Tell them!
Simon:
Can I pick it up and show her?
Cop #1:
Go ahead.
He picks it up and opens it. Alexa´s eyes go wide, when she sees what it is.
Simon:
It´s an engagement ring.
He gets down on one knee. She looks like, she´s about to explode with joy.
Simon:
I love you, Alexa. Will you marry me?
Alexa smiles as widely, as she can.
Alexa:
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
They smile at each other, as he stands up and puts the ring o her finger. Even the two cops can´t help smiling.
Cop #1:
Congratulations, Kid.
Cop #2:
We can allow them to kiss, everything considered.
They let Alexa and Simon go. She falls into his arms and they kiss. We see Yick and Michelle rounding the corner and seeing the spectacle. Yick looks surprised, but Michelle looks happy for them. The last freeze frame, is Alexa´s smiling face looking more in love than ever before.
CLOSING CREDITS (THERE´S A POST CREDIT SCENE, SO KEEP READING!)
15. Ext Alley. Night.
Erica is praying to herself in a dark alley. She has her hands folded and her eyes closed. We hear a window being shattered and an alarm go off.
Neil (off screen):
Move it, Erica. We only have a few minutes!
Erica:
Please, don´t let me get caught!
She does the sign of the cross, opens her eyes and stands up. She runs towards a drug store, that has a busted window.
FADE TO BLACK
