INT. -- THE GEEATZ KITCHEN -- MORNING
The family is gathered around the kitchen table surrounded by eggs, bacon and pancakes. The mother is the only one not sitting at the table she is standing with milk and orange juice in her hands. Her name is Leta Geeatz and she is the mother of: a dying turtle, adolescent Gothic teen daughter Kim and soon to be dead cat Fu Fu. Her husband Ronald aka Ray Ray lights a cigarette at table. And opens the paper.
LETA
Damn it Ray! Can you please go outside?
Ronald Wright family man and entrepreneur shoots a scowl at his wife gives her the middle finger and throws open the sliding glass door to the front porch. Kim stares at her pancakes and starts to gag.
LETA
Your not staying home from school.
Kim continues to gag
KIM
Did you see Charlie this morning? His face is pulling to the right side. I think he had another seizure last night.
Kim looks at the turtle in her hand. The turtle’s head is hanging limp outside of it’s shell.
KIM
Any moment one of Charlie's little blood vessels lining his cerebral cortex will bust putting him in a coma.
LETA
Charlie will die and so will Fu Fu. It is just part of life.
Leta tears a piece of bacon in half and throws it down for Fu Fu.
KIM
I feel like I ate too much. I’m about to be sick.
Kim runs the sliding glass door as her father stands on the porch lighting a three foot roar. Now the only one left at the table is Charlie. The turtle lifts up his head slowly and twitches it to the right then drops it on the table. Leta turns to look out the glass door. Kim has her mouth on the roar as her dad lights the bowl. Leta’s face turns red as she runs to the door and flings it open. Kim turns to look at her and blows smoke in her mother face.
LETA
Kim what the hell are you doing I finally decide to cook breakfast and you take my greens. You know I always get seconds in the wake and bake rotation.
A fly lands on the pancakes as Fu Fu jumps on the table and starts to eat the bacon. The father opens the door and leads the family back into the kitchen he looks at his watch and realizes he is late for work. He opens the fridge gets out a bottle of clear eyes and takes two drops and passes it on to Leta. Leta takes two drops and passes the bottle to her daughter. As Ronald puts on his coat and Leta cleans off the table Kim takes out needle from her sleeve pokes two holes in the tip of her finger and screams.
KIM
I just got bit by a brown recluse. It crawled back behind the counter.
Her parents don’t acknowledging her.
LETA
You are going to school.
KIM
Do you have any benadryl?
Ronald turns his head and glares at Kim.
RONALD
Your not benny bombing this morning. If you keep sleeping through your class I’m going to send you to boarding school in Cuba.
Ronald turns and opens the front door Fu Fu flys out the door first and into the circle drive in front of the house. As Fu Fu walks from the curb to the street the family starts to scream. Ronald runs for the street as a mini-van going five miles an hour heads for Fu Fu.
RONALD
Stop!
Leta drops her keys covers her mouth and screams.
LETA
Fu! Fu!
A drop of blood leaves Kim’s finger and falls to the floor. Fu Fu turns her head to look at the family still in the house as she is slowly run over by the mini-van. Ronald runs toward the mini-van running over his cat and puts his hand out motioning for the driver to stop. The mini-van stops and the driver rolls down the window. Ronald runs up to the driver.
EXT. -- THE GEEATZ FRONT YARD -- MORNING
RONALD
Move! You are on my cat!
The driver’s eyes open wide and he puts the mini-van into drive and peels the tires forward causing blood and fur to fly in Ronald’s face. Ronald picks up the body and holds it in his arm. Leta is holding Kim as they both cry. The driver gets out wearing a suit and thick bifocals. Ronald weeps over the body.
RONALD
Were you not looking or can you not see right in front of you?
The driver shakes his head and searches for words.
RONALD
What’s your name sir?
TED
Ted. I just moved in next door and I am so sorry.
RONALD
Well, sorry is not going to cut it. I hope you have a good attorney Ted cause this cat you just murdered is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It was from Persia!
TED
I’m the new District Attorney, believe me sir I want to keep this out of court. There must be something we can work out.
Ronald drops the cat and walks to behind the mini-van and looks at the license plate.
RONALD
Wow, I thought I saw DA on your license plate.
Ronald extends his hand covered in cat hair and blood.
RONALD
The names Ronald Geeatz and this is my wife Leta and my daughter Kim.
Leta and Kim are still holding each other and weeping.
RONALD
It’s OK girls we’ll get a new Fu Fu.
TED
I’m sorry we had to meet under these terms. Listen Why don’t you guys come over for dinner tonight. I’ll have my fix up something special and you can meet my family.
Ronald holds his wife and daughter.
RONALD
It’s alright Ted I think we are just going to grieve alone tonight but, maybe we can do it tomorrow.
TED
I have to coach my son Trevor’s little league team tomorrow.
RONALD
Your son’s name is Trevor?
TED
Yeah. Trevor.
RONALD
I had a son named Trevor he was run over by an eighteen wheeler when he was three.
TED
I’ve got an assistant coach he can take over tomorrow. Why don’t you guys come over for dinner tomorrow night. Ronald If you need any help burring Fu Fu let me know.
RONALD
It’s ok Ted we want her cremated so that we can put her ashes in the flower bed. When the flowers bloom we will see her be reborn.
Ronald takes out his handkerchief blows his nose and then wipes a tear drop from his wife’s face with the handkerchief.
RONALD
We will see you tomorrow friend.
Ted gets back into his car and drives off leaving the family to weep in the front yard over Fu Fu’s body. As the mini-van makes the turn to leave the dead end street.
RONALD
Well, goodbye Fu Fu.
The family goes back into the house leaving the cats body on the street.
EXT. -- THE GEEATZ POOL -- DAY
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