TITLE:

BLANK THOUGHTS

AUTHOR:
ALEX GILI
1. INTRO
(Pitch black, Young males voice speaking)

BEN: "'I HAVE NO SPECIAL TALENT. I AM ONLY PASSIONATELY CURIOUS.'

CCCA QUOTE FROM ALBERT EINSTEIN. IT'S SAID THAT HUMANS ARE ALWAYS
CCCCURIOUS ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH, OR ABOUT TRUTH AND LIES. BUT FOR ME,
CCCI COULDN’T CARE LESS. I JUST WANNA GET THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL LIFE
CCCALONE AND IN PEACE.

(Shot of the male's faces, walking, slow motion, monologue)

BEN: EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, I’VE ALWAYS FELT LIKE THIS, LIKE
CCCTHERE’S NO POINT IN CARING ABOUT ANYTHING AND NOT EVEN ABOUT
CCCMYSELF. BUT I DO HAVE DAYS WHERE I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO BEAT
CCCWHOEVER ANNOYS ME, AND CUT THEM UP INTO LITTLE PIECES. AS YOU CAN
CCCTELL I’M A LITTLE WEIRD WHICH IS WHY I DON’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS, BUT
CCCI LIKE THAT AND I DON’T MIND IF PEOPLE HATE ME.
VOICE: YA AND THEY’RE RIGHT TO HATE YOU. YOU’RE A CREEP WHO HAS NO
CCCHUMAN EMOTIONS FOR ANYBODY AND IS SO CRAZY THAT YOU TALK TOCAN
CCCIMAGINARY FRIEND LIKE ME.

BEN:( sarcastically) AWWW GEE THANKS, REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARSH…

(Ben gets shoved towards the lockers by the bully)

JACOB WHITEHALL: WHAT'S UP FREAK

(freeze frame, monologue)

BEN: THIS IS JACOB WHITEHALL. A TYPICAL JOCK THAT BULLIES ON WEAKER

CCCCLASSMATES AND ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE MORE MUSCLES THAN BRAINS. I
CCCREALLY HATE THIS SON OF A ...

(Unfreeze)

BEN: HEY JACOB.

JACOB: SO, FREAK, THINKING ABOUT KILLING ANYONE?
BEN: HAHA!
(Film Jacobs face and then Bens)

BEN: NOT UNTIL NOW THAT IS.

JACOB: YOU SICK...

(Freeze frame, monologue)

BEN: AHH, JACOB. HE’S ONE OF THE PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO SUFFER FOR
CCCALL WEDGYS HE’S GIVEN AND ALL THE BEATINGS HE DID ON ME UNTILL ALL
CCCTHE AIR LEFT MY LUNGS. AND THEY SAY I'M THE PSYCHOPATH WITH THE
CCCVIOLENT TENDENCIES. AND AN INCOMING PUNCH IN, THREE, TWO, ONE.

(Unfreeze, Jacob punches ben, bens on the floor bleeding)

(after being hit Ben continuously laughs)

JACOB: GET SOME HELP YOU FREAK.

(film his face, monologue)

VOICE: HAHA! THAT GOTTA HURT. HAHA! NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR CRAZY
CCCASS. YOU REALLY ARE JUST A WORTHLESS SMALL INDIVIDUAL WHO CAN’T
CCCFEEL OR UNDERSTAND PEOPLE. AND THIS IS WHY YOU’RE GONNACEND UP
CCCALONE.

(gets cut off)

LISA COIL: ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

VOICE: HUH?
LISA COIL: ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
BEN: AHH... YA, I'M FINE.
(In his mind, meanwhile, Lisa's searching through her bag)

BEN: AHHHHHH LISA. NOW A NORML PERSON WOULD SEE HER LIKE THIS…
(switches from a bright view of her to a dull view of her)
BEN: BUT I JUST SEE HER LIKE THIS…

(Back to reality)

LISA: HERE'S SOME TISSUES. DO YOU NEED HELP TO THE NURSE?

BEN: NAH I'LL BE ALRIGHT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
LISA: ARE YOU SURE?
BEN: YAAAA
LISA: I CAN HELP
BEN: I’M FINE ALRIGHT. ANYWAY BYE.
LISA: OH OK, SEE YA.

(Lisa watches him leave)

(In the bathroom stall, washing the blood off)

VOICE: DUDE YOU’RE CRAZY. THAT GIRL TALKED TO YOU AND TRIEDCTO
CCCHELP, YOU COULD HAVE TALKED TO HER AND ASK HER OUT OR SOMETHING.
BEN: I DON’T CARE ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT NOR DO I CARE ABOUT HER.

(ben talks to the audience, exits the bathroom)

BEN: THAT WAS LISA COIL. SHE'S THE POPULAR PRETTY GIRL WHO'S ALSO
CCCREALLY SMART. SHE SITS TWO SEATS IN FRONT OF ME IN BIOLOGY. WE
CCCNEVER REALLY TALK TO EACH OTHER AND I KIND OF LIKE THAT. BUT LATELY
CCCSHE HAS TRIED TO MAKE MOVES ON ME ASKING ABOUT ME OR TO MAYBE HANG
CCCOUT, BUT HONESTLY, I DON’T CARE SO I MAKE UP EXUSES AND TELL HER
CCCI’M BUSY OR SIMPLY JUST SAY NO.
VOICE: YA WHAT A MORON.

BEN: SO, THERE YOU HAVE IT. ANOTHER DAY OF MY CRAPY SCHOOL LIFE
CCCRIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES TO WATCH AS ENTERTAINMENT. SO FAR
CCCNOTHING BIG HAPPENED YET BUUUUT HEY,

(looks at watch)
 BEN: IT'S ONLY THE FIRST PERIOD. AND UM... OH YA, MY NAMES BEN
CCCRADER AND IF YOU COULDN’T TELL I’M A SOCIOPATH I’m a sociopath. SEE
CCCYA!

(winks at the camera towards the audience, INTRO COMES IN)

BLANK THOUGHTS!!!