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OPEN 24 HRS.
by
Michael James Martin
 
FADE IN:EXT. DONUT SHOP - DAYNeon flickers OPEN 24 HRS.Then sputters out.
EXT. BANK ATM - DAY
DARREN holds a REVOLVER dead level with PETER’s right eye.Anyone living in America would notice Darren is black andPeter is white. Darren’s clothes are bummy looking -- repaidtheir cost and then some. Peter wears his suit like he wasborn in it.
DARREN
Just give it up --
PETER
Don’t do this man, you? You don’tgotta do this. Better guy than thisright? You are, aren’t you?
CUT TO BLACK.BOOM!
INT. DARREN’S PLACE - BEDROOM - DAYAlarm clocks BEEPS, BEEPS, BEEPS -- DARREN’s straining EYE issuperimposed over the clock changing from: 8:02 to 8:03.DARREN (V.O.)They lied. The bastards lied.
INT. DARREN’S PLACE - BEDROOM - DAYDarren sits up in his bed.DARREN (V.O.)Dying isn’t like going to sleep.
 
2.CLOSE UP: Darren’s hands smacks the snooze.CUT TO:SHOT of a REVOLVER CHAMBER SNAPPING OPEN.INT. PETER’S PLACE - BEDROOM - DAYPeter buttons his shirt in the mirror, mirror reflecting asheet covered form on the bed.The form moves, an ARM sliding over the bed’s edge, drawingour attention away from him.INT. DARREN’S PLACE - BEDROOM - DAYDarren sitting on his bed, alone.INT. PETER’S PLACE - BEDROOM - DAYKneeling by the bed, Peter pulls the sheet away revealing aGREASY DIRTY BLONDE WOMAN. She groans. Peter ruffles herhair. Then starts to remove the tubing around her bicep.EXT. DARREN’S PLACE - DAYMYSTERY POV: We stumble, nearly fall, catch a glimpse ofSOMEONE’S FEET, SOMEONE’S SHADOW.EXT. BANK ATM - DAYPETER AIMS the revolver at DARREN’s wide-eyed face.CLOSE UP: Peter’s free hand signaling: hurry up, hurry up,hurry the hell up.Peter doesn’t look patient, but carries a strange calmness.While Darren could piss his pants.Darren shakes his head.
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Frantzzu

wow that was awesome. Well written!

reply11 / 13 / 2010
suddenlyjake

I like it! I like it!

reply03 / 18 / 2010
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