David

INT. BEDROOM NIGHT

A siren is barely audible. Boy sits up in his bed and rubs

his eyes. Alarm clock displays 6:42, a police car pulls up

next to the house. The siren is louder now. Boys scans the

room, slightly red. A toy plane spins in circles. The light

flicks on under the door. Boy sits up and scooches back

towards the headboard. Music builds and climaxes on a

doorbell. Close up of Boy’s face.

MOM

Yeah, he is right up there.

We hear whispers of the words drug. Footsteps are audible up

the stairs. Boy scrambles out of bed and opens a bedside

drawer where he pulls a journal and a pencil and places them

in his bag, he picks up a bottle of pills but and then

footsteps are audible on the stairs.

JON

Shit.

Officer opens the door

OFFICER

Jonathan Doe?

Officer enters an empty room. Knocks over trophies, quickly

pulls open a closet. Officer steps back, finding nothing and

sees a drawer left open. Picks up a bottle of pills,

inspects it for a second, sets it down.

EXT. STREET NIGHT

Jon is on a bike, looking quite out of it. He blinks very

harshly as if trying to forget something. A car honks for an

extended period of time and yells get off the road as it

drives by.

Jonathan blinks Once, Twice,

EXT. FIELD

Jonathan sits with his parents on a hill.

MOM

Jon, i know you’re wondering why i

brought you out here... and I wish

your father was here to tell you

with me but.

Jon looks up.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 2.

MOM

I’m pregnant!

Jon looks puzzled.

JON

Pregnant?

MOM

Yes! A boy. Isn’t that exciting?!

Mom shakes Jon by the arm and he starts to smile.

JON

What are you going to name him.

MOM

David. We have to go shopping for

his clothes soon, and you will have

to learn nursery rhymes, to sing

him to bed.

JON

like lullabys?

MOM

yes, do you remember the one i used

to sing you when you were little?

Hush, little baby, don’t say a

word.

Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mockingbird won’t sing,

Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring

JON

David. YEAH!!!

The yeah echoes across the field. Zoom out to isolate them

in the field.

EXT. TELEPHONE LINE

Jonathan sits writing in his journal. Over the shoulder shot

shows a drawing of a baby in his journal. Camera pans around

and he begins muttering to himself.

JON

What is a life, really what is it.

Are we actually here on this earth

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 3.

JON (cont’d)or are we just figments of some

fucked up sadistic god’s

imagination. And if we were made by

that god who the hell made him

right. I mean i dont think god’s

have god’s, or if they do does that

cycle just continue on forever.

Jonathan scratches at his head rapidly. And scribbles in his

book. He stands up halfway before this portion and starts

slamming on the metal with his hands.

If we are part of an endless

fucking cycle like that then arent

we as much gods as the gods above

us. When we dream do we become gods

of our own and create whole worlds

only to be SMASHED when the FUCKING

ALARM GOES OFF.

INT. BEDROOM MORNING

As Jon screams about the alarm an alarm clock goes off next

to him, and he hits it with his hand, hard. Jon sits up and

rubs his eyes. Mom is standing in the door way.

MOM

Jonathan

She holds a rag with blood on it in her right hand.

JON’S VOICE

dead... dead... dead

EXT. TELEPHONE LINE

JON

Dead

Jon puts a big x through the child he had been drawing.

JON

David...

Jon’s voice trails off.

JON

David? What did you do to him? WHAT

DID YOU DO TO DAVID?!

Jon screams at the sky.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 4.

KID

Who the fuck is David.

JON

Who the fuck is David?

Jon seems confused that someone would not know who David is.

JON

Who the fuck is David?! Who the

FUCK are you.

KID

Who I am, does not concern you. And

your on my turf jackass.

Kid sits down and starts lighting a cigarette.

JON

Your turf. What do you mean, do you

live here or something.

KID

Sit down asshole. This is a meet up

spot for my... customers.

JON

What are you selling some shit, you

a dealer?

Jon snatches the cigarette from his hand.

KID

hey hey hey, i’m not a dealer, I

prefer... entrepreneur.

kid looks awful proud of himself at thinking of that

phrasing.

JON

what do you sell?

KIDS

what do ya need, Weed? Shrooms?

Narcotics?

Kid takes out a yellow drug container and jiggles it

Jon immediately grabs for it but the kid outstretches his

hand.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 5.

JON

Fuck man, how much.

KID

How much ya got?

Jon pulls out a wallet and drops some money into his hand,

which is no longer there. Long shot of Jon sitting alone by

the telephone pole. Jon gets up and walks out of the area

along the path. He finds a missing kid poster with his name

on it on the gate by the road. Gets on his bike and

stumbles, ultimately falling onto the ground.

INT. HALLWAY BY JON’S ROOM

Mom is banging on the door.

MOM

Open the door Jon!

JON

No.

MOM

Just take them Jon! They will help

you!

Jon thinks for a moment then bursts through the door.

JON

Fine.

Jon opens the pill container pours a ton into his hand and

pours them in his mouth.

Mom slaps him.

Beat.

They embrace.

JON

Pills wont bring him back Mom

MOM

No... but they will help you

forget.

6.

EXT. PLAYGROUND

DAVID

Hey!

Jon is lying on the tarmac of a playground. The kid shakes

him and he wakes up.

DAVID

Jon, why are you sleeping on the

ground?

JON

Wha- who are you, and how do you

know my name?

DAVID

I’m David

Jon just rubs his face and ignores the kid.

DAVID

Hey wake up stupid.

JON

Stupid, i’m not stupid...

DAVID

if you were smart you wouldn’t be

lying on the ground... stupid.

The kid laughs and runs into the jungle gym. His body

flickers as he runs. Jon stands up and walks over to the

play gym.

JON

Hey, where did you go?

Another kid is standing by the playground with a much deeper

voice, obviously older.

DAVID

How was your nap?

JON

Shut up... who are you.

DAVID

I just told you stupid, David. Now

how about you tell me why you were

sleeping in a playground, its kinda

creepy.

Jon reaches for his pocket.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 7.

DAVID

Looking for this?

David holds up a pill container.

JON

give me that!

Jon grabs for it but the boy disappears.

Close up of jon’s face. Blinks three times on the third

scene change.

INT. BEDROOM

Mom and Jonathan are sitting on Jon’s bed

MOM

Take your pills Jon!

Mom sounds beaten

MOM

Jon I miss him too. He was MY child

Jon. You think you have it hard, He

was my baby. He never had a chance

in life Jon. Never. Not one second.

But you do have a chance. You have

a blessed life, Jon. Why the hell

you choose to waste it like this is

beyond me. I swear to god i will

never understand why you cant just

be normal. Why you cant just take

the pills.

JON

It was really selfish of him to go

and die like that.

Mom sits speechless as Jon walks up to his room.

Jon lies down in his bed.

JON

Hush, little baby, don’t say a

word.

Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mockingbird won’t sing,

Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring

8.

INT. KITCHEN

Jon and Mom sit together at the counter

MOM

Here Jonathan, take your pills.

They will make all your problems go

away.

Jonathan holds the pill up to his eye, Examining it.

FADE TO BLACK

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