EXT.

ASHELY'S MOM CAR-NIGHT-FLASHBACK

Sweet thing plays in the background of the car, ashely and

her mother sing along as loud as they can, with no care in
the world.

YOUNGER ASHLEY
(Eyes wide open)

MOM! WACTH OUT

Truck blows it horn to get their

attention

MOTHER
(Holding on to Ashely)

baby hold on, mommy got you!

EXT.ASHELY'S MOM CAR-FLASHBACK/INT. ASHELY ROOM-NIGHT

ASHELY, 22, brown skin long curly hair with big brown eye.
wakes up with tears rolling down her face as she dream about
the night of the car crash, as she lay in down her bed with
tears falling, she hears here father in the other room
screaming at the tv. she pulls herself together and walks
into the living room

beat.

INT. LIVING ROOM-NIGHT

ASHELY
(deep sigh)

DAD! please stop yelling, i have

school tomorrow, and you're going to
wake Alex up

Travis(39, A alcoholic who cant control his temper and

sometimes is aggressive, prove for his kids by selling drugs
and running a big time night club in Paterson Nj, he loves
his kids but he also love patron more) watching the falcons
game while holding a red cup in his hand

TRAVIS
Baby girl, Im sorry go back to bed, im
just watch the game, you know the
falcons is my favorite team.

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 2.

ASHLEY
Dad, are you drunk again?

TRAVIS
(Getting annoyed)

i may have had a cup or two, i told

you to go back to bed.

ASHELY
(holding back her emotions)

You know, Alex is moving down south in

less than a month and you haven't even
prove to his mother, that you can take
care of him.

Travis stares deeply into space as he listen to the words

that are flowing from his daughter mouth. suddenly he throws
his cup to wall with anger

TRAVIS
Damnit! Ash i told you to go back to
bed, i know he's leaving thats my son.
i know!

Ashely stares at her father with a blank face as she cont. to

listen to her father yell about how the situation with her
brother.

ASHELY
Whatever dad! Oh and Alex has a
doctors appointment at 11, make sure
your up and sober to take him. Oh by
the way Meka left for good, I hope you
can get her back.

Awkward silence between the two as they stare into each other
eyes as if looks could kill

EXT. LIVING ROOM-NIGHT

Ashley walks back in her room and fall down into her bed and
yells into her pillow, as she wipe away her tears. She hears
the door open and noticed that it's her younger brother Alex.

INT. ASHELY'S BEDROOM-NIGHT

Alex, standing at the door way wiping the sleep from his eyes
, as he scare Ashely to death

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 3.

ASHELY
ALEX! dont be standing in the door way
like that.

Alex(16 tall and lovable, he was born with autism but nobody
treats him differently, he plays with other kids and everyone
around him enjoys his presence especially Ashely. their bond
is unbreakable.)

ALEX
Ash..Ashley, dad yelling again so that
means he dr...drunk right?

Ashely move over to Alex and lays her head on his shoulder,
as they both stare at the dark walls

ASHELY
(Deep sigh) Yes, Alex that means dad
is drunk again. But it's okay because
I'm here and ill protect you from the
mean drunk man.

They both laughed quietly.

ALEX
Ash. I.... I ..... I don't want to
move to vir.... vir...

ASHELY
Virginia.

ALEX
Yes, Yes! I don't want to go ash. I
won't see you anymore, it... it makes
me sad.

Ashely look up at her ceiling as she listen to her brother

express his feelings, she knew she had to do something to
keep her brother in Jersey. As she zone out to think about
what she could do, her father screams from the other room.

TRAVIS
TAKE YALL ASSES BACK TO BED! IT'S 1 IN
THE FUCKIN MORNING.

ASHELY
HOW ABOUT YOU GO BED AND PUT DOWN THE
BOTTLE

ALEX
YEA, yea Travis put down the b.. b...

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 4.

Ashely started laughing as her brother tries to fuss with

their father.

ASHELY
It's okay Alex, he know what you are
trying to say, But the word is bottle
baby.

ALEX
I'm sleepy ash, but dad keeps yelling

Ashely walks goes over to her nightstand and picks up her

iPad, she gives it to Alex as they both lay down and stares
up at the ceiling.

ASHELY
Here Alex, lets play music until you
fall asleep. Music always help me when
I can't sleep.

ALEX
okay ash.

They both listen to the soft sound of the music, Alex finally
falls asleep while Ashely think of away to help her brother.
she whisper to her brother (i wont let you leave A)

ASHELY
GOD please give the strength to keep
going.

Travis open the door of Ashely bedroom

TRAVIS
SHUT UP AND CLOSE THEM EYES

As he state in a drunk way

ASHELY
Close yours first better yet close
your mouth.

TRAVIS
why you hate me so much

ASHELY
(rolling her eyes)

I don't hate you, I just wish you'll

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 5.

be a father and not a friend sometime.

TRAVIS
I'm trying ash, trust me I'm trying. I
put this nice ass roof over your head,
cut me some slack

ASHELY
Go get Meka back and then ill cut you
some slack.

Travis close the bedroom door, as he walk to his room he

hears Ashely say how much she misses Meka. Meka was her
father longtime girlfriend, she left him because of his
drinking. Meka was the only mother figure ashley had since
the death of her mother.

ASHELY
MOMMY! if you can hear please save me
from this pain, i dont wont it to turn
into hatred.

Travis still standing her door listen to the words that flows
out his daughter mouth whisper through the air "i love you
babygirl"

INT. ASHELY BEDROOM-EARLY MORNING

The sun shine into Ashely's room, with her already up staring
into the mirror at her underbags, her phone start going off
from a group with her friends Ari, Cassie and Amaya. she
rushes over to turn it off so it wouldnt wake Alex

ARI
(TEXT)

Goodmorning Loners

CASSIE
(TEXT)

Just cause you was boo'd up with

Justin last night dont mean you come
with the negativity.

AMAYA
(TEXT)

Whew chile, Ari please pipe down, wait

that already happened

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 6.

ASHELY
(text)

Justin? details at the library.

ARI
(TEXT)

Okay whores see y'all soon

Ashely alarms goes off, to alert her that its time to wake
her younger brother

ASHELY
Alex! Alex! YOOO wake up kid, its time
to start our morning again

ALEX
Why you so loud ash. i hear you, i can
hear you know

ASHELY
oh shut up and go get dress

Alex leave Ashely room to go get dress for his appointment,

as the house is noisy with everyone getting dress and running
around to leave the house on time, Ashely get this weird
feeling that something weird is about to happen.

beat.

INT. LIVING ROOM-DAY

Both Ash and Alex make their way into the kitchen spotting
food on the kitchen table, Their father prepare breakfast to
start off the morning.

TRAVIS
Y'all eat something before leaving the
house, it's a good way to start off
the day.

everyone sits at the table. quietly and began to eat their

breakfast, Travis once again break the silences in the house

TRAVIS
So ash, you excited about your senior
year of college? because I am,

ASHELY
Yes dad, I have goosebumps

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 7.

FATHER
Just remember to stay focus and get
your work done.

ALEX
yea ash, work done first

ASHELY
Okay dads.

Everyone gets up from the table and proceed to go their

separate ways, Ashely heads to her campus with knots in her
stomach knowingly that something is about to make a dramatic
change in her life. AS she park her car and walks to her
first class, she started to think about how she has to help
brother. Her phone rings makes her jump out of her thoughts.

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