You (Short Film) by Douglas A. Osby obsidianfilm.com - 818-321-0952 FADE IN: INT. APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM -- DAY DEBBIE, 20s, cute and well maintained, sits on her couch, sadly looking at a polaroid picture. Someone knocks at her door. She stares at the picture a moment more then sets it on her coffee table. She goes to her front door and opens it... KRISTEN, 20s, stunningly beautiful, stands on the other side. Kristen has a look of concern. KRISTEN I'm sorry it took so long. Are you okay? Kristen comes in and closes the door. DEBBIE I don't know. Debbie goes back to the couch and sits. Kristen puts down her purse and does the same. DEBBIE I just can't believe this. KRISTEN When did you find out. DEBBIE Today. KRISTEN I'm so sorry, girl. Kristen puts her hand on Debbie's shoulder. DEBBIE You know now that I look at it, I saw the signs. KRISTEN (comforting) Yeah. DEBBIE Yeah.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. DEBBIE (MORE) If you look back on stuff, you can always see the signs. But we're just too in love and too stupid to care. KRISTEN We're women. That's what we do. DEBBIE And men know it. They take advantage of it. Debbie eyes start to tear. Kristen sees it. KRISTEN Here, let me get you some tissues. Kristen gets up and goes into the kitchen, grabbing a box of tissues from the kitchen counter. The box sits by a wooden knife block with an incomplete cutlery set. One of the knives is missing. Kristen brings the box back to Debbie and sits. DEBBIE Thanks, Kris. And thanks for coming when I called. KRISTEN Don't thank me, girl. What are friends for? Debbie wipes her tears. DEBBIE You know I don't know how my life would've turned out if you weren't my friend. Kristen just listens. DEBBIE You've stuck by me since we were little. Almost like a big sister... a sister I never had. Kristen smiles. DEBBIE I don't know how to thank you for that. KRISTEN Deb --
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. DEBBIE No -- I'm serious. Because of you my life's so different now. KRISTEN That's not true. Your life would still be just as great or even better. DEBBIE (pondering the comment) Maybe you're right. KRISTEN So, where is he now? Have you talked to him? DEBBIE I don't know where he is. And I don't really care to talk to him anymore. KRISTEN No? DEBBIE I've already seen him with her. I can't ever look at him again. Tears start to form in Debbie's eyes. KRISTEN I understand. Kristen slides closer to Debbie, caringly rubbing her back. KRISTEN It's gonna be okay, girl. Don't you worry. Debbie doesn't look like it... KRISTEN So do you know who he was with? Instantly, Debbie quickly turns to Kristen... DEBBIE (screaming, butcher knife in hand) YEAH! HE WAS WITH YOU! Stabbing Kristen repeatedly with every word... DEBBIE YOU! YOU! YOU! YOU! YOU!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Debbie continues to scream... continues to stab -- as our view moves beyond them... beyond Kristen's flailing legs -- past Debbie's hallway where a male body lies on the floor -- stopping on the polaroid: Kristen and Debbie's lover locked in a passionate kiss. The polaroid fades. FADE OUT.