ELEVEN YEARS LATER
appears on the screen
Melody Music begins to play into the scene.
Monday
September 4th
1978
A MONTAGE OF AERIAL STREAMS
A calm early morning sunrise, appears over an Horizon.
NIAGRA FALLS, a spectacular Waterfall, straddling the Canada and United States Border.
BUFFALO, a city skyline, via Lake Erie. The CAMERA pans over the Peace Bridge.
PAN to the FICTIONAL SUBURBAN Town, about four miles South East of Buffalo, HEX-VILLE.
MONTAGE OF GROUND LEVEL STREAMS
A local CHAPEL and GAS STATIONS and LOCAL SHOPS.
People are seen walking and Cars driving through the small community on an Early, late summer week day morning.
EXT. CUL DE SAC AERIAL SHOT
The street where the Wilson family live.
CLOSE UP OF WILSON HOUSEHOLD.
INT. WILSON RESIDENCE. HARRY WILSON BEDROOM.
INT. HARRY WILSON
A clean cut, smoothed face, Brown Haired Eighteen year old, wearing a dark green jumper and Flared Jeans.
Putting School Books into a bag. He appears to be in a hurry. A female voice can be heard calling from outside the room. It sounds like his mother, Mary.
MARY (O.S.)
Harry Wilson, you're gonna be late for School!
HARRY
Yeah, Mom, I'm nearly ready.
CUT TO:
Harry rushing out of his room and down, a staircase that curves slightly to the right and into the Living Room. Harry struggles to keep in his ruck sack, hooked over his right shoulder.
INT. MARY WILSON
Now, Forty Eight years old, exiting from the kitchen. Holding a Lunch Box in her hand and giving it to her youngest Off spring.
MARY
Here.
(kissing Harry on the cheek)
Hurry up, now.
HARRY
Thanks Mom.
Harry rushes out the door, knowing he could be late for the start of Senior Year.
INT. JONATHAN WILSON
Around Forty Eight Years Old, also. Hurrying out of the Kitchen with a slice if toast in hand also. He puts the crust half in his mouth and appears to check his pockets and he grunt a little, in annoyance, likes he's lost something. He glances around the Living Room. He speaks gibberish, with food in his mouth and Mary recognizes what he's looking for.
MARY
Uh -
(Mary spots keys on the table and hands them to her husband)
Oh, keys. Here.
Jonathan takes the crust out of his mouth and kisses his wife.
JON
Thanks Honey. I'll see you later.
Jonathan dashes out the door, eating his toast and Mary laughs, bewildered by how both Father and Son are rushing to get to School and Work respectively.
MARY
What are you two like?
HALF A MILE FROM THE WILSONS.
INT. MCQUIRE HOUSEHOLD. TINA MCQUIRE.
Seventeen year old, brown haired and brown eyed girl, combing her long hair. She is wearing like a Vanilla coloured Blouse and Black Jeans.
A stern and demanding Scottish male voice is heard from downstairs. It's their father, Billy Mcquire.
BILLY (O.S.)
Are you two ready for God sake? Of all days, you run late, is on the first day, of your last year at school!
TINA
Alright Dad. Don't remind us.
(in quieter tone)
Billy can be heard adamantly raising his voice again. It almost feels suffocating for his daughter. Tina, sighs and rolls her eyes, but manages to keep relaxed.
BILLY
Tina! Gregory!
(O.S.)
TINA
Coming Dad.
(Tina grabs books)
UPSTAIRS HALLWAY.
Tina darts out of her bedroom.
INT. GREG MCQUIRE.
Her seventeen year old, Twin Brother. Blonde, blue eyed teen. He looks like he's rushed getting dressed.
The two rush down the stairs, trying to meet the demands of their strict father.
GREG
Typical Old Man. Do as I say, not as I do.
TINA
Shut up and hurry up, before we both end up with a clip round the ear.
The twins make it to the front door, when there is the sound of a Sarcastic cough. The two stop and acknowledge their father.
INT. BILLY MCQUIRE.
A tall Brown Haired, clean shaven man, in a grey suit. He stands with his hands in front of his waist, holding a news paper, almost like he's trying to remind his kids something.
BILLY
Haven't you forgotten something?
Tina thinks for a moment nervously and then comes to a realization.
TINA
Oh. Sorry Dad.
Tina hurries over and gives her father a kiss goodbye. Tina runs to the door and rushes out, not before calling up the stairs
TINA
Bye Mom.
Greg goes to follow his sibling, when Billy calls out to his son. His voice causes a vibration in the Hallway and this startles Greg, with some fright. The teenager freezes, almost as if this is not the first time, Billy speaks to him in that tone. Greg looks at his Billy.
BILLY
Make sure you look out for your sister. And you know what I mean.
Momentary pause.
GREG
Yes sir.
Greg exits.
INT. MORRISON HOUSEHOLD. INT. BETHANY MORRISONS BEDROOM.
INT. BETHANY MORRISON
The Seventeen year old , blue eyed Teen, is awakening from a deep sleep.
P.O.V OF BETHANY.
Her tiring blurry vision slowly becomes clear looking at her beside clock.
Bethany's eyes widen and she gasps, seeing she could be late for Class.
BETHANY
Oh, shit.
(to herself)
The Song 'If I Can't Have You,' by Yvonne Elliman plays into the intro for Hex-Ville High School.
EXT. HEX- VILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Yellow School buses are seen pulling, alongside the greenery and pathway that leads into the Main Entrance of the School. Students in their cars, are seen pulling up into a Parking Lot, on the right side of the building.
CLOSE UP OF STUDENTS ARRIVING FOR CLASSES.
('Don't know why, I'm surviving every lonely day
When there's got to be no chance for me
My life would end
It doesn't matter how I cry
My tears of love are a waste of time
If I turn away
Am I strong enough to see it through
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, ooh ooh
x2 )
EXT. MUSTANG.
Harry pulls up in the Parking Lot. The engine sounds rough and it stutters into the parking lot space and the exhaust seems to be blowing excessively and students behind start coughing hard, being consumed by the fumes.
EXT. HARRY
Harry gets out the car, with his bag and he struggles to close the drivers, as it appears to be coming off it's hinges. He forces it shut, but then pulls the door hand off. He is upset by this and walks off with it, in hand.