Ext: Downtown St. Louis

Time of day: 11:00am

Lighting: Natural Light

Actors: N/A

Director: N/A

Production: N/A

 

Cast

TJ

Makayla

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Scene 1

It was a cool, crisp autumn morning.  TJ was walking to his grandma’s house, as he was visiting her for the weekend.  He had just bought his hot, morning coffee from the nearest coffee shop.  He took nice, deep breaths in the cool air and was delighted by the smell of pumpkin spice from a nearby convenience store.  Small, brown leaves fell from the trees above him as he walked by.  

 

Over to his right, he saw the Gateway Arch and the skyline that was in front of it.  This was much better than the view he had outside his college dorm back in LA.  As he took his first sip of the coffee, something bumped into him, causing it to spill all over his new white puffer jacket.  

 

Startled, he looked down at his jacket, but his vision came across different notebooks scattered on the pavement.  Standing next to him was a girl in a suit, trying to pick up her scattered papers and notes.  As reluctant as he was feeling, he knelt down.

 

TJ

Here, let me help you with that (kneels down to help pick up the items)

 

They both are gathering the items that were dropped.

Makayla

(apologetic tone) I am so sorry about this  

 

TJ

(says in a forced tone)No worries, I am happy to help!

 

TJ stood up with the books and handed them to Makayla, but he was slowly stopped by her gorgeous face smiling back at him.  He couldn’t believe his eyes.

 

Makayla

I can buy you another coffee if you’d like. (says with a chuckle) And possibly a new jacket.

 

TJ nods in agreement, unable to use his words because of his stopped heart.

 

Makayla

Cool! (holds out her hand to shake with TJ) I’m Makayla.