INT. HADDONFIELD HIGH SCHOOL- HALLWAY
Kids litter the hallway, some standing and chatting in groups, some making themselves look small as they shove through the crowd. Casey has her locker open, shoving books into it. Brandi leans up against the lockers, continuing a discussion on the events of the evening.
BRANDI
It's not really what I'd call a party. It's more of a small gathering of friends. All I'm saying is it wouldn't hurt for you to come by after you finish babysitting.
CASEY
Yeah, I probably won't stop by. Besides, Mr. and Mrs. Brady said they wouldn't be back until pretty late. Who knows when I'll be done.
BRANDI
You could always call me or text me when you get done to see if the party is still going, which it will be. We'll be there until the wee hours of the morning.
Casey simply smirks at her friend, slamming the locker shut. She notices a figure coming up behind Brandi. Brandi doesn't notice the person until he grabs her by the shoulders, causing her to jump and scream. The girl turns around to see who it is.
CALEB RAYNE, 18, is tall and skinny. He has short blonde hair and blue eyes. He has a very dorky and goofy attitude about himself. He is currently Brandi's boyfriend. The two of them have been together for almost four months now.
BRANDI
(blushing) Caleb! Don't scare me like that.
Caleb wraps his arms around Brandi's waist, pulling her into his chest.
CALEB
Sorry, you know I can't resist scaring you when I catch you off guard. It's just too easy.
Caleb laughs like a fool while Brandi glares at him, smacking him playfully on the cheek. Casey rolls her eyes.
CASEY
Do the two of you need a room?
Caleb looks at Casey in surprise, almost as if he just now noticed that she had been there the whole time.
CALEB
Oh, hey Casey! (giggles) Happy Halloween!
Casey raises an eyebrow at Caleb. She has a look of almost disgust on her face. Brandi looks down to the ground. Casey had never particularly liked Caleb. She thought that Brandi deserved a better boyfriend. When the two had gotten together, their friendship had become strained for a time. However, Casey had come to accept her friends' choice.
Suddenly, screams can be heard echoing from down the hall, which causes all three of the friends to jump. They look towards the sound of screams to see a man dressed in a mechanic's clothes wearing a white mask running down the hall. He has a fake knife in his hands. As he runs past Casey, Brandi, and Caleb he screams in their faces.
As the prankster passes, Caleb goes into a fit of laughter, thinking that the joke is hilarious. Brandi shrinks against the wall of lockers, her hands formed into fists against her chest. Casey crosses her arms, glaring after the Michael Myers impersonator. Her face is turning red.
CALEB
That's hilarious! I love this time of year for that reason! We live in such a great town for Halloween!
Casey snaps her head in Caleb's direction. She looks pissed.
CASEY
Really Caleb!? It's not funny. People died. This town is a tragedy, not a joke.
With that, Casey storms off in a rage. Caleb has a look of shock on his face. Brandi thumps him in the chest with her fists.
BRANDI
Subtlety, Caleb. You should look it up.
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Casey, walking down the hall, her bag flung over her shoulder, arms crossed. Suddenly, Breanna and LOGAN UNDERWOOD come walking around the corner, almost running into Casey.
Logan is Breanna's boyfriend. The two have been together for almost a year. Logan has curly brown hair that falls over his forehead. He's seventeen, and has a rather dark sense of humor.
LOGAN
Hey Casey, heard you have to babysit tonight. That sucks!
BREANNA
She's babysitting for the Brady's. She'll just be right down the street.
CASEY
That still doesn't mean I'm coming.
Breanna pulls her bag off of her back, handing back Casey's homework.
BREANNA
Thanks, Casey. I owe you for that.
CASEY
(smirking) Damn right, you do.
[CUT TO]
INT. CLASSROOM
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Casey sits in the back row of a classroom. She has her chin propped on her hand, held up by her elbow, looking out the window. Up front, the teacher is giving a lecture on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Through the window, the parking lot is visible. Casey looks in the direction of the truck that had given her weird vibes earlier that morning. She spots it, along with a man wearing a mechanic's jumpsuit and a white mask standing just slightly in view, behind the truck. It almost looks as if he is staring straight at Casey.
Casey's eyes grow wide with fright. She looks around the room to see if anyone else has noticed the man in the parking lot. Everyone else is either texting, or paying attention to the teacher. She looks back out, but the truck and the man are no longer there. Casey looks a little worried, but wonders if maybe she imagined the whole thing.
She shakes her head.
A/N- End the music.
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INT. CAFETERIA
Casey, Brandi, Breanna, Logan, and Caleb sit at a table in the corner of the huge cafeteria.
LOGAN
So are you still gonna be able to get that beer for us tonight?
CALEB
Yeah, bro. No problem. Max promised me he would buy it.
Max is Caleb's older brother.
Casey looks appalled.
CASEY
You guys are gonna have alcohol at this party?!
BREANNA
Well, yeah. What kind of party would it be if there wasn't any alcohol?
CASEY
You guys… I'm not coming, even after I babysit.
LOGAN
I thought you'd already determined that.
CASEY
Well… I thought about stopping by afterwards, but you can just forget about it now!
Suddenly, a girl with long brown hair and glasses walks up, sitting down next to Caleb and Brandi. She sets her tray on the table. It's KAT DANIELS.
KAT
Sup bitches?
Brandi looks down at her tray. She doesn't particularly care for Kat. She feels that she is too flirtatious with Caleb.
BREANNA
How's it going?
KAT
It's going. You guys hear about the murders last night?
With those words, everyone in the group snaps to attention.
[CUT TO]
EXT. EDWARDS RESIDENCE- FRONT LAWN
Several cop cars are parked in front of the house. Some still have their lights on, but some don't. Crime scene tape has already been placed. Dr. Hartley is talking to one of the cops.
DR. HARTLEY
I'm telling you, this is the work of Michael Myers.
COP #1
He might've been one of the patients who broke out of Smith's Grove, but I highly doubt he would be able to make it out this far. He's probably only in a couple miles radius of Smith's Grove.
COP #2
I think he's right. You need to just go back and slowly work your way out. I'm sure your patient's brain isn't that capable anymore. Isn't Michael like seventy by now?
DR. HARTLEY
I don't think either of you realize how bad this situation is! Michael isn't human! He doesn't age like the rest of us. He's still just as strong now as he was back then!
At this point, the two cops begin to walk away.
DR. HARTLEY
Listen to me dammit!
The two cops disappear around the corner, leaving a very frustrated and red-faced Dr. Hartley grumbling to himself.
[CUT TO]
INT. HADDONFIELD HIGH SCHOOL- CAFETERIA
Kat has just finished telling everyone about the murders in the town next door. The whole group looks rather uneasy about the whole thing. Logan is the first to speak.
LOGAN
Fuck. Some asshole really wants to scare everyone, don't they?
Breanna gives Logan a "don't bring up Michael" look. Logan has his mouth open, about to say more, but he just closes his mouth and looks down at his lunch tray. Casey gets up, walking away from the group. Breanna goes after her.
BREANNA
Casey! Wait up!
Casey keeps walking. She walks through the double doors of the cafeteria into the hallway. Breanna comes running through the doors behind her.
Casey pushes the hair falling over her face away with both hands, taking a deep breath. Breanna steps up behind her friend. She places a hand on her shoulder. Casey lets it rest on her shoulder. She looks over at her friend, a worried expression on her face. Breanna looks sympathetically towards her friend.
BREANNA
I'm sure it's nothing to worry about.
CASEY
Maybe not, but I… I've been seeing things today. I'm scared he might be back.
BREANNA
What do you mean you've seen things today?
CASEY
I saw a man in a white mask out in the parking lot twice today. A mask just like his. But if I looked away and then looked back, he was gone.
Breanna opens her mouth to say something, but then closes it back. She rubs Casey's back soothingly. Casey sighs, turning to face Breanna.
BREANNA
I bet it was just your imagination. I mean, this time of year brings back a lot of bad memories for this town. It's probably nothing to be worried about. Right?
Casey smiles at Breanna.
CASEY
You're probably right. Shew, I need to calm down. I'm probably weirding everyone out. I know that everyone gets uncomfortable around me this time of year.
BREANNA
Only because we don't know what to say. We're worried we'll say something to offend you.
The two girls disappear back through the double doors into the cafeteria. As the doors swing back and forth, a boy and a girl appear from around the corner. They had been eavesdropping on the conversation.
JAKE BRACKETT, a chubby sixteen year old boy with short curly brown hair, green eyes behind thick framed glasses snickers at his friend, KRYSTAL KEITH, also sixteen. She has long blonde hair tied back in a pony-tail. She has vibrant blue eyes.
KRYSTAL
Well, Jake, go see where she'll be at tonight.
Jake looks nervous.
JAKE
I don't think we should be doing this, Krystal. I mean, what has she done to you?
KRYSTAL
Nothing. But it's fun to mess with people sometimes. Now get out there and talk to them.
Jake nods his head up and down, waddling quickly down the hallway and through the double doors. Krystal smirks at him.
INT. CAFETERIA
Casey and Breanna sit back down at the table. Casey looks down at the half-eaten food on her tray, sighing. Slowly, she looks around at everyone in the group.
CASEY
I'm sorry about running off just now, you guys. You all know that I get a little weird during this time of year. But I want to just say thank you to all of you for helping me through it.
KAT
We love you, girl. We'd do anything for you.
CALEB (in a seductive voice)
Anything.
Brandi slaps Caleb playfully. Everyone laughs, even Casey.
LOGAN
Hey guys, here comes our favorite person.
BRANDI
Oh God, what does he want?
Jake sits down at the table, breathing heavily. No one says a word.
JAKE
Hey guys, what's up?
LOGAN
Not much.
There's several more minutes of awkward silence. Jake looks over at Casey.
JAKE
Hey Casey, what are you doing tonight?
CASEY
Babysitting.
JAKE
Oh, well, I was wondering if you could help me study for the exam in English. Could I maybe come over and have you help me?
CASEY
Uh, well…. I guess that would be fine. What are you having trouble with?
JAKE
We have to be able to explain quotes from some of the books we've read. I was hoping you could help me with the meanings and stuff.
CASEY
Ok. The Brady's should be fine with that. I'll ask them and then I can let you know for sure.
JAKE
Awesome! Thanks Casey!
Before anyone can say anything else, Jake gets up and walks off.
KAT
Why would you help that fucker?
CASEY
I know, I shouldn't, but you guys know that I can't be mean. Even if he used us.
Jake used to be part of the group, but once he started hanging out with Krystal, he started only hanging with them when he needed something. After a while, the group kind of pushed him out.
BRANDI
You know he only comes around when he wants something.
CASEY
Well, at least I can say that I was the nice person for saying I'd help him.
Logan begins to giggle like an idiot. Everyone looks at him, waiting for him to share whatever is so funny.
LOGAN
Hey Casey, remember that time last year when we were all gonna hang out at the mall and you and I were waiting on Jake to get to my car and we saw him coming and he tripped and fell and looked like a dumbass?
Casey begins to laugh, as does everyone else.
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INT. HALLWAY
KRYSTAL
So she's babysitting at the Brady house tonight… Good. Now we can scare the hell out of her!
JAKE
What exactly do you plan on doing to her?
KRYSTAL
Well, obviously something related to Michael Myers.
Krystal crosses her arms, thinking for a moment. Jake waits for her to speak. He is red in the face and still breathing heavily from all the exercise he just got. After a moment, Krystal's face lights up.
KRYSTAL
After school today, lets' go by the old Myers' house and see if we can find anything good to use in there. That'll make this prank so much better!
Jake looks reluctant.
JAKE
Are you sure we should go there? They say that place is haunted….
KRYSTAL
Don't be such a pussy, there's nothing there.
JAKE
Alright, if you say so.
A/N- Sorry for being absent for so long, guys! College was definitely kicking my butt. But I'm basically done for the year, so you should be seeing more content from me for now.