ACT ONE

SCENE B

FADE IN:

INT. CRESTVIEW HALLWAY – NEXT DAY

Ariella and Mae walk to their lockers where they find Caleb moping. In unremarkably, boring clothes. Ariella and Mae don't even notice him.

CALEB

Hey...

ARIELLA

Hey.

She does a double take.

ARIELLA (CONT'D)

Caleb? Where's the rest of you?

CALEB

My parents banned me from designing my own clothes after what happened yesterday. Now I'm stuck wearing this.

MAE

Took them long enough.

ARIELLA

You look...normal

CALEB

I know! It's embarrassing.

ARIELLA

So this outfit is a little understated. Spice it up

Caleb takes out a piece of paper.

CALEB

(reading) "No cutting, adding, or altering whatsoever." I'm pretty sure spicing is out of the question. It's why my parents made me donate all my clothes to Handy's thrift shop.

ARIELLA

At least you're helping out people in need.

CALEB

I need them. Those clothes made me, me. Now I don't feel like me at all.

ARIELLA

You're still the same person you've always been. I hardly even notice the difference.

Danny enters. He acknowledges Caleb.

DANNY

Hey, you must be the new kid.

He offers his hand. Caleb gives Ariella a look.

ARIELLA

He's joking. Tell Caleb, you're only messing with him.

DANNY

You're kidding, right? He looks nothing like Caleb.

CALEB

If you need me, I'll be in the boys' bathroom. Praying for the end of the world.

He exits.

DANNY

And I thought I was dramatic. Mae, you're good with camera's right?

MAE

Trying to work my way out from behind the scenes, but you got to start somewhere.

DANNY

I'm celebrating my tenth anniversary at my talent agency and they're honoring me at a dinner party. I wanted to give back to the fans by presenting a video of how much they love me.

ARIELLA

I'll go first.

Mae takes out her camera and records Ariella.

ARIELLA (CONT'D)

Happy tenth anniversary, Danny.

DANNY

Cut.

Mae stops recording.

DANNY (CONT')

Could you put a little more feeling into it?

Mae starts recording again.

ARIELLA

Happy Anniversary, Danny--

DANNY

Tenth anniversary.

Ariella is over it.

ARIELLA

Congrats.