1 SCENE ONE 1

INT. FAMILY HOME. DAY

There are framed photographs hung on walls. The majority of
them are of a couple, however, one of them is of a young
child, Charlie, presumably the couples daughter.
A scruffy, young child, Charlie, is sat doing her work at a
table. She is concentrating heavily with her tongue hanging
out.

CLOSE-UP
Her eyes are shifting as she write, flicking from one side
of the page to the other.

Her homework is seen - a question sheet given to her by her

new teacher, that asks her to explain her summer and future
aspirations.
CHARLIE (AS NARRATION)
Over the summer holidays I have...
became a professional footballer
2 SCENE TWO/SCREEN A 2
EXT. FOOTBALL PITCH. DAY

Charlie is preparing for her free kick: her face is sweaty

and she is noticeably concentrating. She wipes her face with
the back of her hand, removing the beads of sweat.
OVER THE SHOULDER

You can see the goal from over her shoulder.

She begins pacing with her hands on her hips before taking a
deep breath and running back a few paces in preporation for
her shot. She runs forward and kicks the ball, scoring a
goal.
3 SCENE TWO/SCREEN B 3
EXT. GARAGE/CAR PARK. DAY

Charlie is preparing for a free kick: her face is sweaty and

she is noticeably concentrating. She wipes her face with the
back of her hand, removing the beads of sweat.
OVER THE SHOULDER

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You can see Charlies make-shift goal. She has positioned

old fizzy drink cans, general litter and one of her own
shoes to make the edges of a goal.

She begins pacing with her hands on her hips before taking a
deep breath and walking back a few paces, over litter and
broken glass, in preporation for her shot. She carefully
jogs forward and kicks the ball, scoring a goal.

4 SCENE THREE 4
INT. FAMILY HOME. DAY
Charlies eyes are scanning the page again, reading over
what she has just read and preparing for her next paragraph.
She smiles and begins to write again.
CHARLIE (AS NARRATION)
Exploring the wilderness
5 SCENE FOUR 5

EXT. FOREST. MID-DAY

Charlie is smiling and looking around her. She is dressed in
khaki clothing, with a bucket hat on and binoculars around
her neck.

ESTABLISHING SHOT
The forest is quiet and scarce of people, the only noises
heard being that of animals. There is a squirrel sitting on
a branch.

Charlie is walking through the forest, using her binoculars

to try and find wildlife. She pauses to try get a better
look but then continues on her way. She walks past a large
branch and disappears from the cameras view.

EXT. ALLEYWAY. EVENING

Charlie re-emerges from behind a different branch - she is
now in a poorly lit alley and is dressed in dirty clothing
with greasy hair.

ESTABLISHING SHOT
The alley is clearly un-safe and not a child-friendly place.
There is broken glass everywhere and litter is seen in
multiple areas. There is a pub nearby - presumably where her
parents are.
Charlie is walking through the alley cautiously, clearly she
does not feel comfortable in her environment.

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CLOSE-UP
Charlie has been crying and it is seen in her face that she
is paranoid and scared.
Loud noise is heard: something that
resembles that of a bird taking
flight, but could also be a drunken
man stumbling into the alley.
Charlie turns quickly to face the noise.

EXT. FOREST. MID-DAY

A large group of birds fly out of a nearby bush in the
forest.
Charlie looks releaved.

6 SCENE FIVE 6
INT. FAMILY HOME. DAY
Charlie is seen writing at the table.

CHARLIE (AS NARRATION)

Learnt to be a beautician
7 SCENE SIX/SCREEN A 7

INT. HALLWAY. UNCLEAR

Charlie has set up her teddies - which appear too childish
for her age and look shabby - in a row and she is speaking
to them (this cannot be heard)

CHARLIE (CANNOT BE HEARD)

So Mr Ted, is it the same a last
time? A special facial? Yes? Thats
great, Ill do one for you and all
your friends for free.

Charlie is sat down mixing something in a bowl. She has

positioned herself in front of her teddies and is using
cleaning products, such as: fairy liquid, bleach, sink
un-blocker and more, to create a face-mask for her teddies.
She keeps adding more chemicals to the bowl.

She covers her teddies in the mixture, changing the colour

of fur as a result (the bleach).
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8 SCENE SIX/SCREEN B 8
INT. SALON. UNCLEAR
An older lady is sat down on a salon bed as Charlie speaks
to her about what she is doing (this cannot be heard)

CHARLIE (CANNOT BE HEARD)

So Julie, I think what you need
today is a facial to held tighten
your skin and make you look
younger. I am going to be using
lots of different products to
target your bad areas, so just lay
back and relax.
Charlie walks towards the end of the room where all the
products are kept and begins to select a few from the range.
She returns to her client with the selected products and
begins to apply them to her face.
The woman appears to be very calm, trusting Charlie to do a
good job.

9 SCENE SEVEN 9
INT. FAMILY HOME. DAY
Charlie has filled in a majority of the provided homework
sheet and pauses for a brief moment to check she has enough
room to continue writing. She begins to write again.
CHARLIE (AS NARRATION)
Took part in a swimming tournament

10 SCENE EIGHT 10
INT. SWIMMING POOL. DAY
There is a swimming tournament happening in the sports
centre. Charlie is involved in one of the races and is
therefore wearing a swimming cap and goggles.
Charlie is seen submerging and re-emerging in the pool,
doing the breast stroke - her head is seen bobbing up and
down in the water.

EXTREME CLOSE-UP
Charlie takes a deep breath in, before she has to
re-submerge in the pool.

INT. BATHROOM. DAY

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EXTREME CLOSE-UP
Charlie lets the breath out.
She is now in her bathroom at home, which is unhygenic and
outdated in design.

She is pretending to swim in her bath, bobbing her head up

and down and throwing her arms around. Her pretend swimming
game is creating both lots of noise and mess - she is
spilling water out of the bath and onto the floor.

The bathroom door swings open and Charlies mum enters,

shouting at Charlie for the mess (this cannot be heard)
MUM (CANNOT BE HEARD)
(Agressively) You stupid little
bitch! Look at the mess youre
making Charlie. You dont care
about anything do you? You silly
little brat, just wait till your
dad gets home. Then youll regret
being so fucking rude. Our life was
so much better when you werent
around.
Charlie turns to face her mum and focuses on her mouth,
which begins to blur.

INT. SWIMMING POOL. DAY

EXTREME CLOSE-UP
Mum is shouting words of encouragement to Charlie from the
side of the swimming pool (this cannot be heard)

MUM (CANNOT BE HEARD)

You can do it honey. Go on Charlie!
Charlie is reaching the finishing line.

11 SCENE NINE 11
INT. FAMILY HOME. DAY
Charlie is sat at the table, still doing her homework. She
stops and looks around the room.
Her paper is full, but she still wishes to write. She has
already done more than she needed to.
Charlie stands up and is looking at a laptop bag on the
floor concerned and unsure, clearly she is not supposed to

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touch the bag. She walks cautiously towards it regardless,

and begins to rummage through it speedily. She pulls out a
notepad and rips out a page before putting the bag back in
its place again and returning to her seat quickly. (In
Charlies eyes, she has just "stolen" from her dads work
bag, something she could get it serious trouble for)
She begins to read the next question from the list.
CHARLIE (AS NARRATION)
I am most looking forward to...
playing with all my friends
12 SCENE TEN/SCREEN A 12
EXT. PLAYGROUND. DAY

Children are running around, playing on the school

playground. There are multiple large classrooms towards the
back of the playground. Some children are playing with
footballs near the basketball hoops.
LONG SHOT

Someone is sat on the schools Buddy Bench. The Buddy

Bench is a place for children with no one to play with to
sit, the aim is that other students will see the lonely
child and befriend them. It looks like an ordinary bench but
is catagorised by its bus-stop like sign that sits next to
it and reads, Buddy Bench.
MEDIUM SHOT
It becomes clear that it is Charlie sitting on the Buddy
Bench.
CLOSE-UP
Charlie is looking around her at the other children playing
in large groups, she clearly feels left out and is upset
about it. Whenever she thinks someone is approaching, her
face picks up slightly, however, nobody asks her to join
them.
Two boys go up to Charlie smirking. The poke her and start
to taunt her, laughing at her for being alone (this cannot
be heard).
YOUNG BOY 1
Charlie Farley no friends.

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YOUNG BOY 2
Why would anyone want to play with
a loooooooser.
13 SCENE TEN/SCREEN B 13

EXT. PLAYGROUND. DAY

Children are running around, playing on the school
playground. There are multiple large classrooms towards the
back of the playground. Some children are playing with
footballs near the basketball hoops.
There is no one sat at the Buddy Bench.
Charlie is running around the playground with two boys. She
is giggling and smiling as they play - they are playing a
made-up game with a ball.
14 SCENE ELEVEN 14
INT. FAMILY HOME. DAY

Charlie finishes what she is writing and stops smiling. She

places the pen to her mouth briefly and then returns to
writing.
CHARLIE (AS NARRATION)
Happy like mum and dad.

15 SCENE TWELVE 15
EXT. STREET. EARLY EVENING
Charlies parents are holding hands as they walk down the
street. Smiling up at each other as they walk hand in hand
down the street. They are a picture of happiness.
Charlie is walking behind them, happy in their happiness.
She is smiling at them.

Her parents drop their hands and turn to face Charlie,

reaching out to hold her hand and make her join them as they
walk.
Charlie reaches forward to grasp her mothers hand.

INT. HALLWAY NEAR BATHROOM DOOR. UNCLEAR

Charlies outstretched hand is swatted away by her drunken
mother, who is sat outside the bathroom door, banging it
with her fists. Her husband has locked himself inside after
they had a fight and she wants his attention.

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Charlies mother glares at her daughter, raising a bottle of

Vodka to her mouth and taking a swig. She then continues
hitting the door, crying to the point of making her make-up
run.

She shouts at Charlie, blaming her for the fight between

herself and her husband (this cannot be heard).
MUM (CANNOT BE HEARD)
What are you looking at you stupid
little twat? Happy are you? Happy
at what youve done? We were happy
till you came along and ruined
everything...
Charlie is sat on the floor with her arms wrapped around her
legs, hugging herself as she crys.

16 SCENE THIRTEEN 16
INT. FAMILY HOME. DAY
Charlies pen stops moving. She lifts her head to look at
the camera directly as she thinks.
CHARLIE (AS NARRATION)
When I grow up I want to be a good
mum.

FLASH OF WHITE
INT. HALLWAY NEAR BATHROOM DOOR. UNCLEAR
Charlies mother is hunched up by the door, sobbing and
drinking as Charlie watches, scared from afar.

FLASH OF WHITE
INT. FAMILY HOME. DAY

Charlies pen is put onto the table.

(END)