The New Kid

BY:LG

FADE IN:

EXT. HOUSE-MOVING DAY

A big U-Haul truck slowly pulls away from a small blue house with white shutters.

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INT. VAN-DAY

JORDYN sits slouched in her seat staring out the van window; she crosses her arms and watches the leaves fall from the trees, with a pout on her face. MRS. TAYLOR, with a firm grip on the steering wheel pulls up the driveway of Phoenix High School and pulls to the curb.

JORDYN: You just don’t get it!

MRS. TAYLOR: I’m sorry, but you knew we would have to move again.

Jordyn opens the door to the van and mutters

EXT. VAN-DAY

Jordyn slams the door and begins to walk up to the main doors of Phoenix High; she looks around at the jocks gathered by the picnic table, and the geeks crowded around a laptop. The jocks spot her and yell “Go Home Newbie”, “You’ll never fit in.” She looks down at her feet she sighs and heads for the school doors.

INT. SCHOOL-DAY

Jordyn walks through the bright empty hallway through the office doors. She looks up and sees the faculty members behind the large counter all working and bustling around with papers. She walks to the desk, looking back down at her feet the whole time, and accidently bumps into NICK a tall 19 yr old who’s walking to the same counter staring at a form in her hand.

JORDYN: Oh, I’m sorry. I-

NICK: Watch where you’re going!

Nick looks up from her paper

NICK: Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize-

JORDYN: Ya, it’s my first day

NICK: You get your schedule yet?

JORDYN: Ugh, unfortunately.

NICK: Where ya headed?

JORDYN: English, with Mr. O’Donnel? ...

NICK: Oh damn, I feel sorry for you.

JORDYN: What? Why? ...

Nick walks away without saying another word.

INT. MR. O’DONNEL’S CLASS

Jordyn looks around the small dimly lit classroom at the Thoreau posters hanging on the wall. She moves her eyes to each of the seats. As she spots one and heads over TOMMY kicks his feet up on it.

TOMMY: Not here newbie

She spots one by TWO GIRLS, STEPH and CHELSEA. Shaking Jordyn walks over and sits down. The girls begin to whisper.

CHELSEA: What the hell does she think she’s doing?

STEPH: What do you expect, she’s new.

MR. O’DONNEL: Girls! Do I have to split you two up?

The girls stop talking and Mr. O’Donnel spots Jordyn.

Jordyn sighing looks at the clock that shows 8:30am. The hands move around slowly and stop, showing 11:30am now.

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Jordyn in a larger class, study hall, the walls are bare and there are only a few students in here. She’s sitting next to Nick; Nick slouching in her seat.

NICK: So what’s your deal?

JORDYN: Huh?

NICK: Well we don’t get any new kids in October unless something happened at their old school. So what happened?

JORDYN: Oh, nothing

NICK: Nah c’mon tell me.

JORDYN: My mom has to move around with her job and it sucks. Just when I think I’ve got a friend, I’m forced to move again. It’s like what the hell.

NICK: Ouch, hey me and Lauren are eating lunch together you’re welcome to join us.

JORDYN: Even though I’m the “newbie”?

NICK: Eh don’t listen to any of them. There all losers anyways.

JORDYN: Wow, thanks

NICK: Plus I know what it’s like, before last year, I went to a new school almost every year since I was 5. My dad’s in the military, we’re always moving. So I know what its like.

INT.LUNCH TABLE-NOON

LUAREN (Sweetly saying): Yea, Nick and I met last year were practically inseparable.

JORDYN: Man, I haven’t had a close friend like that since I was like 8.

INT-VAN-AFTERNOON

MRS. TAYLOR: Good day hun?

Jordyn simply just smiles and nods.

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EXT. HIGH SCHOOL-MORNING

The tree branches are covered in snow. Jordyn walks up the icy sidewalk to the school doors with Lauren and Nick.

JORDYN: So what’s the plans for this weekend?

NICK: Pizza and movie at my house? Sound good?

LAUREN: Of course

JORDYN: Yea for sure  

INT. CLASSROOM

Jordyn sits in her English class looking at the clock it tics loudly, she squirms in her seat.

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY-NOON

Close up on the school bell, Jordyn walks out of class, looking around for Nick. She looks down the dark small side hallway and sees two students making out. She does a double take and sees that it’s Lauren and Nick her best friends!

JORDYN (in a very angry tone, almost yelling, at Nick): I can’t believe you! You.. Why didn’t you.. What the hell??

NICK: We didn’t think you’d-

JORDYN: You didn’t think what? That I would want to know that my two best friends are screwing each other??

LAUREN: It’s not like that Jordyn

JORDYN: Ya sure, whatever Lauren (she turns away) and I thought I might have actually made friends here.

NICK: We are-

Jordyn runs off before Nick can say anything more.

INT. BATHROOM-NOON

Jordyn looking in the mirror, she begins to get angrier as she hits the mirror with her fist. It shatters just as MRS. JACOBS the guidance counselor walks in. She immediately consoles Jordyn.

MRS. JACOBS: What’s wrong? What happened? What-

Jordyn cuts her off

JORDYN-Don’t talk to me!

MRS. JACOBS: Its okay you can talk to me

JORDYN: Just leave me alone damn!

Mrs. Jacobs walks her to the nurse to clean out her hand of the glass. They pass Nick at her locker; Jordyn walks right past not saying a word. The nurse cleans out her cuts and wraps her hand. Jordyn lays on the couch crying, when suddenly Nick walks in.

NICK: Jordyn, look I can explain.

JORDYN: Explain how you lied to me, I trusted you.

NICK: I didn’t lie, you never asked! Plus no one knows, well except you now.

JORDYN: Ya by accident! It’s not even like you were gonna tell me

Sound of bell and Jordyn storms out of the office down the hallway

EXT. SHOOL YARD-AFTERNOON

She runs to her mothers van and gets in.

INT VAN-AFTERNOON

Her mother tries to talk to her with no success.

MRS. TAYLOR: What’s wrong honey?

JORDYN: I don’t wanna talk about it.

INT. Nick’s Room-Night

The walls are a light blue with just a side lamp turned on Nick is sitting at her desk in the corner next to her bed. She is staring at the computer screen an instant message exchange between Lauren12 and BANick is blinking.

BANick: Hey what’s up?

Lauren12: WE NEED TO TALK

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EXT. Picnic Table at School-Day

NICK: Lauren I promise I’ll fix it, you’ll see, it’ll work out.

LAUREN: I can’t risk that, I’m sorry Nick, it’s..

NICK: Over this!? You’re leaving me over this?

Lauren walks away and Nick slams her fists on the table.

INT. School Office

Nick walks in and finds Jordyn handing in a tardy slip, she tries to talk to her, but Jordyn walks away.

INT. Lunchroom

NICK: JORDYN! (She yells from across the room) JORDYN, WAIT!

Nick’s friend, TOMMY stops her.

TOMMY: What’s her deal?

NICK (frustratingly yells): Not now Tommy!

Nick eludes Tommy but Jordyn runs out of the room before she can catch her.

INT. LOCKER ROOM-AFTERNOON

Nick and Jordyn are the only two left in the locker room after everyone else changed for gym class. Nick approaches Jordyn cornering her.

NICK: Jordyn, I need to talk to you, its important.

JORDYN: Just cause you’re talking doesn’t mean I have to listen.

NICK: Jordyn I need a friend.

JORDYN: I NEEDED a friend

NICK: I AM your friend!

JORDYN: You lied to me, you didn’t trust me.

NICK: I’m sorry. I didn’t think you’d understand.

JORDYN: Why wouldn’t I understand? You’re my friend. I care about you a lot.

NICK: You do?

JORDYN: Duh! You didn’t act different with me I wasn’t just a “new kid” to you.                                               

NICK: Jordyn you’re an amazing girl, I wouldn’t trade my friendship with you for anything. I’m sorry I never told you.

JORDYN: I’m sorry to, I guess it’s just.. I haven’t had a real friend in so long, I was scared.

NICK: Listen, I’m your friend Jordyn, nothin’ll ever change that.

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EXT. School-Afternoon

Jordyn hugs Nick and climbs into her mothers van.

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INT. Jordyn’s Room—NIGHT

The lamp on her nightstand lights the clean pink room as Jordyn lays on her bed writing in her journal, smiling, she reads her last sentence again “I have a friend, finally” She turns the lights off and drifts to sleep.

THE END