FADE IN: INT. HOUSE - DINING ROOM - DAY DANNY ASHFORD, 15, sits at a table with earbuds in his ears. Music seeps out of the earbuds. TED ASHFORD, 34, puts down his coffee mug and looks at his cellphone. Ted smiles and squints at Danny. Danny looks at his cellphone and frowns. He pulls out an earbud and the music level drops. TED With the way you listen to that thing I'm surprised you haven't gone deaf yet. Huh?
DANNY
Ted sighs. TED Where's Brandon? He's not usually this late. KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK. INT. HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY Ted approaches a patio door and slides it open. BRANDON CLAYWORTH, 15, adjusts his glasses. BRANDON (British accent) Hello! Brandon smiles gives Ted a slight wave. BRANDON (CONTD) Morning Mister Ashford. It's me, Brandon Clayworth. Danny and I go to school together. Remember? I'm the foreign exchange student. Ted pinches the bridge of his nose. TED Yeah, Brandon I remember. Come in. Danny brushes past Ted.
2. DANNY Sorry, dad. Gotta get going. See ya later. EXT. HOUSE - YARD - DAY Danny walks in front of Brandon. BRANDON Wow. I have never seen you this excited to get to school before. Danny glances back at the house. I'm not.
DANNY
He stops a few feet away from the patio door.
BRANDON What, excited? DANNY No, I'm not going to school today and neither are you. INT. HOUSE - DAY Ted walks through the living room with his cellphone up to his ear. He reaches for a set of keys on a hook by the door. TED I'm leaving now. Should be there in about ten. Ted slips his cellphone into his pocket and walks out. EXT. HOUSE - YARD - DAY Brandon adjusts his glasses and stares at Danny. BRANDON Sorry, what? DANNY We're ditching. Don't tell me you British don't have ditching in the UK.
3. BRANDON Number one, it's 'do not.' Repetitive 'don'ts' in a sentence is just redundant. Number two, of course we have 'ditching' in Britain, but with your grammar Id say you could do with a bit more school. DANNY Not with an incomplete Biology project. BRANDON Please tell me you are talking about another Biology project of which was assigned to you individually and has nothing to do with our project. Danny shrugs and walks towards the house. Brandon groans. Americans.
BRANDON (CONTD)
He follows Danny into the house.
INT. HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY Danny closes the back door and walks towards the staircase. BRANDON We are going to be in so much trouble. Not only for ditching, but now thanks to you we will have points deducted for not having our assignment in on time. Danny turns. BRANDON (CONTD) You know how I feel about our Biology teacher. That woman...she bloody terrifies me. I cannot do this, Danny. DANNY Relax. We're just ditching the first three periods. I've got the project upstairs. We just need to finish it. Danny walks up the staircase. Brandon follows.
4. Ted enters with MISS BRAMWELL, 33, and shuts the front door. He smiles at her. INT. HOUSE - HALLWAY - DAY Danny and Brandon freeze at the top of the stairs. BRANDON It must be your dad. But if were lucky it could just be burglars. Danny ignores him and ducks down beside the banister. INT. HOUSE - DAY Ted and Miss Bramwell kiss against a wall. TED So much for waiting for me to pick you up. MISS BRAMWELL I was already in my car just outside of work when you called. TED Mmm. Lucky I live so close by. Ted kisses Miss Bramwell and locks his arms around her waist. The two fumble their way up the staircase. INT. HOUSE - HALLWAY - DAY Brandon frowns. BRANDON Isn't that Miss Bramwell? Our Biology teacher? Danny grabs Brandon's elbow and pulls him towards a bedroom door. Ted and Miss Bramwell reach the top of the stairs. INT. HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY Danny opens a closet door. The two slip inside and close the door behind them. Ted and Miss Bramwell enter the bedroom.
5. INT. HOUSE - BEDROOM - CLOSET - DAY Brandon turns on the closet light. BRANDON Right, so what were you saying about nothing would go wrong with us ditching? Shhh.
DANNY
INT. HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY
Miss Bramwell pulls away from Ted. MISS BRAMWELL Did you hear something? Ted looks around and smirks. TED Like what? It's just us here. Danny has already left for school. Ted pulls Miss Bramwell closer and walks her toward the bed. The two miss step and knock into the closet door. INTERCUT - CLOSET/BEDROOM Brandon and Danny jump back in the closet. Miss Bramwell giggles. Brandon and Danny look at each other. Ted spins Miss Bramwell around. Miss Bramwell pulls back and smiles at Ted. MISS BRAMWELL God, I haven't ditched since college. I forgot how much fun it could be. Brandon's jaw drops. BRANDON Oh...my...god. Ted and Miss Bramwell collapse on top of the bed. TED I'll show you fun. Ted rolls Miss Bramwell onto her back.
6. TED (CONTD) Oh, Theresa. DANNY Oh my god. What in the world is she doing here? BRANDON Looks like she's snogging your dad. Danny squints and punches Brandon's arm. Hey!
BRANDON (CONTD)
DANNY Could see that. I mean what is she doing here in my house with my dad? BRANDON Well, your dad is a very attractive older-man. Danny punches Brandon. Ow!
BRANDON (CONTD)
Brandon rubs his arm. Danny puts his ear to the door. BRANDON (CONTD) How long do you think they've been together? Danny shrugs. BRANDON (CONTD) Do you think they'll take awhile? Really got to go to the bathroom. DANNY Shhh. I cant hear much anymore. RING. RING. RING. Danny rolls his eyes. Brandon slips his book bag off of his shoulder and shuts off his cellphone. He looks at Danny. BRANDON Do you think they heard that? Ted opens the closet door. DANNY Yeah, I think they heard it.
7. Miss Bramwell appears behind Ted. Brandon awkwardly laughs. BRANDON Well, this is embarrassing. TED You're suppose to be in school. Danny points to Miss Bramwell. So is she.
DANNY
Miss Bramwell folders her arms.
TED She is an adult. And I am the parent and you are the teens who are suppose to be in school. Danny looks down at his feet. TED (CONTD) Danny, Brandon, get outta the closet. BRANDON (under his breath) Well there is an innuendo for you. Danny and Brandon step out of the closet. DANNY We were only ditching the first half of school because we didn't finish our Biology project-Brandon looks at Miss Bramwell. BRANDON Actually, my half of the project is done. Just putting that out there. DANNY (to Ted) We were going to go to school after it was finished. Ted opens his mouth to speak, but Brandon interrupts. BRANDON You know, I feel that in situations like these it's fair to agree on an extension, don't you, Theresa?
8. Miss Bramwell gasps. Brandon!
TED
Miss Bramwell clears her throat and smiles.
MISS BRAMWELL No, Ted. I-I agree. The boys can have an extension on their project. Danny smiles and shoulder bumps Brandon. MISS BRAMWELL (CONTD) In fact, they can even work on it with me. After school in detention. Danny and Brandons faces drop. Ted smirks. TED And on that note boys I'd say it's time to get to school. Ted motions towards the door. INT. HOUSE - STAIRCASE - DAY Brandon shoves Danny at the top of the staircase. BRANDON I should have left you. That's what I should have done. I should have just left. Danny turns. DANNY You shouldve kept your mouth shut. BRANDON This was your brilliant idea. INT. HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY Ted and Miss Bramwell kiss and roll over on the bed. FADE OUT:
