Infinite By Sean Duffy

INT. CLASSROOM - DAY - MONTAGE - END OF THE DAY ANTICIPATION The sound of a clock ticking continues throughout at an ominously loud volume. -- A student drums their fingers on a desk -- Another taps their foot at fast pace -- A sign shows the start and end times of the school day -- A clock shows the time: 2:51 -- A student is writing but keeps looking up to the clock every second -- A teacher is looking at an online countdown -- A student puts together his/her things INT. HALLS - DAY - MONTAGE - CALM BEFORE THE STORM The clock ticking continues. -- Various hallways in the school are shown completely blank -- School buses are lined up, ready for students -- A parking lot full of student cars lays dormant INT. SCHOOL - DAY - MONTAGE - SCHOOLS OUT The clock ticking continues. -- A clock hits the minute mark and the bell rings with a sustaining sound -- Various students and teachers faces are shown for only a matter of frames, almost motionless -- At the same time various shots of the halls are briefly shown -- A student pushes himself up from the desk and the bell stops -- Various halls in the school explode with students ready to leave -- Students in a classroom rush out

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TEACHER: Have a good weekend, just dont do anything stupid. EXT. SCHOOL - DAY - MONTAGE - SCHOOLS OUT CONTINUED -- A mass of students swarm out the doors of the schools entrance -- Groups of students talking, getting on the bus, etc are shown -- Kids run to their cars and start driving off EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY CHRIS walks to his car at a moderate pace. EXT. SIDEWALK - CONTINUOUS SARA gets out her phone and dials Chris. INTERCUT - TELEPHONE CONVERSATION Chris picks up his phone. CHRIS Hello? SARA Youre giving me a ride home. CHRIS I appreciate you asking. Ill give you a good three minutes and then Im getting the hell out of here. SARA Jackass. Chris puts away his phone and enters his car. INT. CAR - DAY Chris sits in his car playing a game on his phone as he waits for Sara. Suddenly, ERIC opens the passenger door and sits down. There is a moment as silence as Chris looks over at Eric. CHRIS You ever hear of...

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ERIC Goddamn that calc test sucked. Were a week into school and Im pretty certain Im going to fail the class. Oh, can I have a ride? CHRIS Sure Eric, of course you can. ERIC Thanks buddy. So what are we doing tonight? CHRIS I dunno. Something fun. ERIC Really now? I thought we were going to do something incredibly annoying and miserable? Sara walks into the car. SARA Lets role, bitches! ERIC Speaking of incredibly annoying CHRIS Alright, time to blow this joint. Chris starts to drive off. ERIC Blow this joint? Seriously? That has to be one of the most stupid phrases I... SARA SHUT UP! EXT. SIDE WALK - DAY LUKE walks alone hope as other students drive by in cars. As he is walking a speeding car drives past him. A passenger sticks his head out the window. PASSENGER FAG! Luke stops and watches the car drive away. He sighs, and begins to walk again.

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INT. CAR - DAY Eric is on his phone talking to someone, and at the same time Sara is texting. ERIC (on phone) Hey man, what are you doing tonight? Oh really? Because I was wondering if you wanted...Yeah? Yeah. I understand. No problem bro. Eric hangs up. ERIC Steve cant do anything. CHRIS Why? ERIC Because hes an asshole. CHRIS Ahh. Any updates, Sara? SARA Not really. The consensus that all our friends suck is standing its ground. CHRIS Did you try Aaron? SARA Yeah. CHRIS Kevin? SARA Yup. CHRIS Alex? SARA Of course. ERIC Dammit this sucks.

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CHRIS Us three can just hang, its no big deal. ERIC Christ, what are we, the stuck up intellectuals from Dazed and Confused? SARA Oh Eric thats ridiculous. You only fit in the stuck up category. ERIC Go choke. What are you doing out out of the kitchen anyway? SARA Very original, Eric. Very original. INT. HOUSE - DAY Luke walks into his house. He walks into the kitchen where his DAD is sitting, eating delivery pizza dinner. DAD Hey Luke, how was school! Sorry I couldnt wait for you to get home to eat. Ive got a second shift that starts at four and I really dont have time to spare. LUKE Its alright. DAD But hey, its the weekend at least! You doing anything tonight? LUKE No Dad. I dont have anyone to do anything with. DAD Look, I know it sucks coming into a new school and not knowing anyone, but youll find friends soon. Im sure of it. Luke shrugs and starts to head towards his room.

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DAD It just takes some time. But hey Ive got to get going. Theres still plenty of pizza left on the table. INT. CAR - DAY CHRIS Wait. I know one person who we might be able to join us. ERIC Who? CHRIS Its this new kid I know. Hes one of my partners for a Civ. project. Hes really quiet but he definitely seems really interesting. SARA God knows you two love to examine the human psyche. ERIC Damn straight. Do you have his number? CHRIS Yeah, we all traded numbers so we can meet up in the future to work on the project. Here, find his number in my phone. Chris gives Eric his phone. ERIC Name? CHRIS Luke Anderson. INT. BEDROOM - DAY Luke lays on his bed. An old black and white film is playing on the tv. However, Luke is focused on a framed photo of his Mom. He puts the photo down and goes to put it away when he sees a razor sitting on his dresser. He picks up it and stares at it. Suddenly, his home phone rings. He puts the razor on top of a stereo.

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LUKE Hello? INT. CAR - DAY CHRIS Hey Luke! INTERCUT - TELEPHONE CONVERSATION LUKE Hey...who is this? CHRIS Chris! LUKE Chris...Chris who? CHRIS Chris from Civ class! Remember we exchanged numbers for the project? LUKE Oh yeah, thats right. CHRIS But anyways, I was wondering what you were doing tonight. LUKE Umm. Well, nothing. Nothing at all. CHRIS Well how would you like to join me and some friends and hang out tonight? LUKE What...really? CHRIS Yeah man! LUKE Sure. But...what are we doing? CHRIS (Chuckling) Everything and anything, man.

8. EXT. HOUSE - DAY Chris pulls up to Lukes house and honks. INT. HOUSE - DAY Luke is waiting on a couch when he hears the honk. He is about to leave when he remembers: LUKE A note! Luke leaves a note for his father saying "went out with friends". INT. CAR - DAY Chris honks again. ERIC Youre sure hes coming, right? CHRIS Yeah. Luke exits his house. CHRIS See there he is. Luke comes up to the car. LUKE Hey CHRIS Hey man! Whats up? Hop in the back, theres plenty of space. LUKE Alright. Luke enters the car. Sara is sitting next to him. SARA Hey! LUKE Hi. SARA My names Sara, thats Eric, and of course you know Chris.

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LUKE Hi. ERIC Greetings. SARA (To Eric) Actually, maybe he can settle this. (to Luke) Eric and I have been arguing over something and we need your thoughts because Mister no-conflict in the drivers seat wont say anything. CHRIS Its not that I have anything against conflict, Sara. I just have something against absolutely pointless conflict. ERIC Whatever you say, hippie. SARA Alright, heres the scenario: Zombie apocalypse. Whats the better choice: Hideout in a Wal-Mart or in a Mall? ERIC I know what youre thinking: the answer is obvious! A mall. Dawn of the Dead. Perfect solution. SARA Because it worked out SO well in the end for those guys. ERIC Hey now, if it wasnt for those bikers... SARA Then something else would have happened! ERIC Oh my God! You have no idea what are youre talking about, a mall has..

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LUKE I wouldnt hide. Sara and Eric turn and stare at Luke. ERIC What? LUKE Hiding somewhere is pointless because eventually enough zombies can build up to climb or break into any structure. The best option would to always be on the move. If you tie yourself down you let the slow zombies clump into masses. At that point, running, hiding, or whatever, isnt going to do you any good. SARA He makes a good point. ERIC Whatever. A mall would still be awesome... CHRIS So gang! Where are we going. Eric and Sara simultaneously shrug. CHRIS Nothing. Nobody has any idea to where we can go. ERIC Its suburbia. What do you expect? Theres never anything to do. Sara is in her own world, pondering places to go. SARA Hmm. How about Quarry Park ERIC Closed. SARA Bowling?

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ERIC Expensive as hell. SARA Steak N Shake? ERIC Really, again? SARA Its something to do! ERIC Theres got to be something we can do that doesnt require spending money and eating food. CHRIS Good luck finding something that meets those criteria. ERIC Shut up. LUKE I...I know a place. SARA Where? LUKE Its this place called the KKK House. Everyone looks at Luke in silence and terror. ERIC The what!? LUKE My cousin told me about it. Its this old abandoned house that used to be used by the KKK two hundred years ago for meetings and lynchings and things like that. ERIC Hot damn, I know where were going. CHRIS Where is it?

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LUKE Head towards Castlewood park, its off a road near there. CHRIS Alright. Sara playfully punches Luke. SARA God, you scared the crap out of me, Luke. LUKE Sorry. Sara smiles at Luke. INT. CAR - DAY - LATER The gang is driving down St. Paul Road. There are a lot of sharp turns that make it hard to drive down. Chris makes a turn that was just a tad too fast. ERIC Jesus christ! Slow the hell down! You trying to get all of us killed? SARA No Eric, just you. Eric shoots Sara a look of death. CHRIS Have you guys done that mandatory meeting with your counselor yet? ERIC No SARA I dont think so CHRS Youll probably have it next week then. ERIC Whats it for? CHRIS What?

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ERIC ...The meeting. CHRIS Oh. Its something they do for all the seniors. They have you talk to your counselor about your future and college and all that fun stuff. SARA Oh God, I cant wait. CHRIS Yeah, it sucked. ERIC What are you complaining about? Youre a freaking genius at everything. You have nothing to worry about. CHRIS Yeah I do. ERIC Please! I have to... CHRIS I worry about what the hell Im going to do. There is a few seconds of silence. CHRIS I know Im smart, I always have been. But Ive never been really passionate about anything, you know? Nothing I want to spend four years, at least, and a ton of money on. Its like, (to Eric) you love to write, (to Sara) you love art, what do I have? Everything is just kind of unexciting. Permanently undeclared, what a fate... LUKE I hate to stop you, but were almost there. CHRIS Oh, its fine. I was done anyway. Where do I go from here?

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LUKE Just go past the train tracks and then continue left. EXT. KKK HOUSE STREET - DAY The gang gets out of the car. ERIC Where the hell is it? LUKE Its that one way back there I believe. A creepy looking building lies across a large field. SARA Holy crap. Good choice, Luke, good choice. CHRIS And this is, what, not even fifteen minutes away from school. SARA Crazy. ERIC Its probably just some random creepy old house that some morons labeled as... SARA SHHH! There is a moment of silence. SARA (To Chris) Did you hear that? CHRIS No, what... A strange sound is heard again ERIC What the hell was that? CHRIS I vote that we exit this place

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LUKE Agreed The gang runs back into the car in a both creeped out and playful fashion. EXT. PARK - DAY Eric and Chris are on the car eating, while Luke and Sara sit on the ground. They are all eating cheeseburgers except for Sara who is eating a salad. CHRIS So. Anyone want to go back down St. Paul? ERIC, LUKE, AND SARA NO! CHRIS Aww, you guys are no fun. They all continue to eat. ERIC Enjoying you salad, Sara? SARA Go to hell. ERIC Seriously, I know youre a girl and what not, but a salad? Really? SARA Shut up. ERIC We just got back from getting the shit scared out of us and youre thinking it over with a SARA Shut up. CHRIS Seriously, Eric. ERIC nice, thick

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The gang are on the road again. There is faint music in the background. ERIC Well you see, China would never try their hand at a global empire because theyre too egotistical. CHRIS Thats one of the more interesting theories Ive heard... SARA SHH!!! Everyone shut up. This next song is amazing, I kid you not. ERIC My God, she kids us not? Sara reaches and turns up the volume. A homemade CD case entitled "Summer Dream" sits near the stereo. No actual song should be playing but rather an ambient piece of music as the audio mutes and the montage begins. INT./EXT. SUBURBIA - DAY/NIGHT - SHENANIGANS The ambient music continues throughout the montage. -- The gang honk and wave at random people -- They ding dong ditch a house -- Eric gets out of the car for something, and the rest of the Gang drives off without him. -- He runs after the much faster car. -- They play on a elementary school playground (CONTINUED)

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-- They get drinks at QT and drink them in the parking lot INT. CAR - NIGHT - LATER The gang are driving in the car once more. The group is mostly worn out. Eric is looking out the window, Luke is sipping on a Slushie, Sara is starting to fall asleep and at one point rests her head on Lukes shoulder, and Chris keeps on driving. Eric looks at the clock. ERIC Its 10? Dammit. CHRIS So? We still got a good, what, two hours? Unless (to Luke) do you have to be home sooner? LUKE Nope. ERIC I do. CHRIS I thought your curfew was midnight? Its been that way forever. ERIC Yeah, well my parents have been all upity lately because theyre in a competition of "Whos the better parent". CHRIS And you win said competition by being the more strict one? ERIC Yup. CHRIS Isnt it usually the opposite? ERIC Yup. CHRIS Well, Im sorry man. I guess that means your parents havent gotten any better, huh?

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ERIC No, in fact the sinking ship that is their marriage is only sinking faster and faster. SARA Great analogy there. ERIC Thank you. But yeah, it sucks. CHRIS Anything I can do to help? ERIC No. CHRIS You ever need someone to talk to you to you know you can come to me. ERIC I know, I know... CHRIS And if it gets real bad my parents have no problem with letting you steak out at my place... ERIC For Christs sake, Chris! You cant solve every fucking problem! What are you, my shrink? Goddamn. There is a long silence. All eyes are on Eric. CHRIS Im sorry, Eric, I just... ERIC No, no, its fine. Ive just been real on edge lately. Its like, you hear that phrase "whole world crashing down" so much that you dont really give it much value, but then it becomes so true. I mean, my parents werent always like this. We used to be a real family, you know. Do things together, talk to each other, enjoy being around each other. And then it just fell apart, seemingly, out of nowhere. Maybe I was just blind (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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ERIC (contd) to it all before, but its impossible to ignore now. Its gotten to me, man. I thought I was strong enough and old enough to just get over it and not affect me. But it has. It has. I cant trust anyone, I cant accept happiness, I cant focus, I cant do anything. By this point Eric has broken down and is crying. He tries to hide it. ERIC God dammit. God dammit, God dammit, God dammit! There is a moment of silence, minus a few sobs from Eric. SARA Are you okay, Eric? ERIC Yeah, Im, Im fine. SARA You sure? ERIC Yeah, yeah, Im just...well, I dont know. They drive by an ice cream parlor. SARA You want some ice cream? Eric looks out the window and sees the sign for the ice cream parlor. He smiles. ERIC Fuck yeah. EXT. ICE CREAM PARLOR - SERIES OF SHOTS - NIGHT - ICE CREAM The gang gets ice cream. -- They stand in line, talking -- Instead of sitting on the benches they again eat it on Chriss car, except now Luke and Sara are sitting closer to each other. They all have equal amounts of icecream.

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-- At one point, Luke and Sara, who are laughing and and smiling during the whole sequence, hold hands. EXT. ICE CREAM PARLOR - NIGHT Eric is staring up at the night sky. ERIC Its nights like this man. They never happen once you get older. Its only when youre young, bored, and confined that you spend a night driving around and doing stupid shit. The only time when you have that feeling...I dont even know how to describe it. CHRIS Infiniteness. A feeling of infiniteness. ERIC Yeah. That. Eric and Chris both look back up to the night sky. INT. CAR - NIGHT - END OF THE NIGHT -- Chris drops off Eric. -- Again, Sara is sleeping with her head on Lukes shoulder. This time Luke also begings leaning his head on her. -- Chris look back through the mirror and smiles. -- Chris drops Luke off. EXT. CAR - NIGHT Chris exits the car. LUKE Hey thanks a ton for inviting me. I...I needed this. CHRIS No problem, man. We all did. Sara rushes out of the car. SARA Hold on!

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Sara hugs Luke. Unknown to him, she slips a mix tape in his messenger bag. The two smile at each other. SARA Nighty night. LUKE (to Chris) Drive say man. CHRIS I always do. Chris drives off and Luke walks towards the house. INT. HOUSE - NIGHT - SERIES OF SHOTS -- Luke enters the house. -- He sees his untouched note and throws it away. -- He enters the kitchen and sees the pizza from earlier still there. He chuckles at it and gets a glass of water. INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT Luke enters his room and puts his messenger bag down. He has a drink of water and then goes through it, looking for something. He then comes across the mix cd case from before. He opens it and finds a piece of paper in it that has a phone number and a smiley face. Luke smiles. He goes to put the CD on and finds the razor from before on top of the stereo. He picks it up and looks it over. There is a moment of hesistancy. Luke throws it in the trash can and puts on the cd. He sits down on his bed and looks up to the ceiling as music begins to play. FADE OUT