A Scene for Verónica

By
Victor Biancardine

Based on original characters and stories by Verónica Cruz

All characters portrayed victorbiancardine@hotmail.com

belong to Verónica Cruz.
All other properties belong to
Victor Biancardine under a
Creative Commons license of
fair use
INT. EVENING. MORT’S ROOM
MORT is sleeping on his bed, dreaming uneasily. The sun is
setting on the horizon, and Mort is starting to wake up from
his secluded bed, safe from the sun.

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EXT. EVENING. OUTSIDE MORT’S APARTMENT BUILDING

A limousine is rolling accross the streets of the city, with

entirely black windows and black painting. It stops in front
of MORT’s apartment building.
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INT. EVENING. INSIDE THE LIMOUSINE

MANDY is doing her make-up inside the limousine. The limo
driver is looking at her through the rear-view mirror.

DRIVER
Mistress, you look incredible. If
I’m allowed to speak, that is.
MANDY
(Laughing softly)
Don’t worry about it, Jack.
DRIVER
It’s John, mistress. If... If I may
be allowed to correct you, of
course!

MANDY
(Now serious)
No, you are not.

A few seconds of uncomfortable silence pass.

DRIVER
If I may be allowed to ask,
mistress...

MANDY
(Annoyed)
Yes?
DRIVER
Why do you keep visiting this...
Guy? He doesn’t seem to even like
(MORE...)
(CONTINUES...)
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DRIVER (...cont.)
you! If you just gave me a chance,
mistress, I’d be so much better
than him!

MANDY
(Laughing)
Oh, poor Jack... Don’t worry.
You’re still my one and only
driver. I’ll always take a ride
with you, okay?

DRIVER
(Flustered)
Yes, mistress. Thank you.
MANDY
Now come here.
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EXT. EVENING. OUTSIDE MORT’S APARTMENT BUILDING

MANDY leaves the limo, with blood on her lips. She enters
the building and goes to MORT’s apartment.
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INT. EVENING. MORT’S ROOM

MORT wakes up, and sees MANDY on top of him. He immediately
throws her off and gets up.

MORT
God damn it, Mandy. What the fuck
did I tell you about coming into my
house without warning me first?

MANDY gets up from the floor and puts her arms around MORT’s
neck.
MANDY
I just wanted to check how’s my big
brother doing... He’s supposed to
protect me, you know.
MANDY gets really close to MORT, almost lips to lips. MORT
is unfazed.

(CONTINUES...)
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MORT
Then you should find him, Sire. I’m
no longer your brother.
MANDY
Oh, such a mean brother you are!
Where’s your love for me?
MORT
It stopped with my heart, Sire.

MANDY
(Getting close to MORT and
touching his heart)
I could make it go again, if you
wish.

MORT
You’d have to kill me again, first.
MANDY
Is that a challenge?

MORT
Don’t even try, Mandy.
MANDY
Oh, but I must. I love you too much
not to.
MORT
And I hate you too much to not kill
you.

MORT draws a knife.

MANDY
Oh, how cute. You think you can
kill me! It’s cute.

MORT
(Guarding the knife)
What do you want, sister?
MANDY
I need your help, Mort.
MORT
And I need help too.
MANDY
What could you possibly need help
with?

(CONTINUES...)
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MORT
I need help to stop you needing my
help. Leave me alone, Mandy.

MANDY
Come on, Mort. You owe me.
MORT
(Showing his scars of being
bitten)
We’re even.
MANDY
Fine! Then I guess you’ll just have
to fend for yourself, then. After
everything I’ve done for you!
MORT
Like what?
MANDY
I turned you, didn’t I? I embraced
you into my race, and that’s how
you repay not only your sister, but
also your master!
MORT
(Sighs)
Lovely master you are. Tricks me
into becoming a vampire and tries
to make me your slave. I’d say
that’s about as good a master as
Caligula.
MANDY
(Hugs Mort from behind)
You know you love me, pet.

MORT
(Sighs)
What do you want, Mandy?
MANDY
I need help with a little plot of
mine. You remember Francis, right?
MORT
Hard to forget a bastard like that.
MANDY
Correct. But he’s also the Prince,
so he’s basically the one who owns
this city. And I can’t stand that.

(CONTINUES...)
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MORT
So what do you want me to do?
MANDY
Well, Francis seems to have a bit
of a... Passion. He was enchanted
in you when you first met. Or did
you now know that?
MORT
You know, I really like where this
is going. Being whored by my
sister. That’s like a dream coming
true.
MANDY
(Almost kissing MORT)
I have another dream that I’d quite
like to come true.
MORT
Fuck you, master. With all due
respect, of course.

MANDY
You’re such a lovely slave, Mort.
MORT
Thanks, bitch. Anyway, since I have
no choice, what do I have to do?
MANDY
Just seduce Prince Francis, and
then bound him to your blood.

MORT
I guess I can do that.
MANDY
Oh, and by the way...

MANDY slaps MORT in the face.

MANDY
You owe me your respect, slave.

MORT
I’ll remember that.
MANDY
You’ll remember that what, slave?

(CONTINUES...)
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MORT
(Through gritted teeth)
I’ll remember that, master.
MANDY
(Patting him on the cheek)
Good slave.
MORT and MANDY leave the apartment. End scene.