SWEETHEART

Who would you kill?

Written by

Mack

@Mack July 18, 2023

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY

Kids are walking down the hall, a girl, MAYA is following

the stream of kids to her locker.

MAYA
(O.S)
Y'know, I've never really thought
about it.

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CUT TO:

INT. PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE - DAY

MAYA is sitting across from the principal.

PRINCIPAL
(fed up)
About what Maya?

MAYA
Not being such a pain in the ass
all the time.
Ma PRINCIPAL
I would be concerned if you didn't
think about it.

MAYA
Then you should be concerned about
like, all the kids in this schoo-

PRINCIPAL
Ok, Maya, we've spent the last 30
minutes talking about random
topics, so can we please move on.

MAYA
Yeah, sure...
@

PRINCIPAL
Good, anyways Maya, I wanted to ask
you for your help.

MAYA
Jesus fucking Christ, why?

PRINCIPAL
Maya. Language. As I was saying,
there are some new kids joining us
this year, I want you to show them
around.
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MAYA
How many kids we talkin', cause
like, I did a day camp once, and
I'm not putting myself threw hell
again.

PRINCIPAL
There's 20 kids.

MAYA

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And why did you chose m-, there's
20 kids, are they like annoying
12-year-olds?

PRINCIPAL
First, your a stereotype.

MAYA
Ouch.

PRINCIPAL
Second, you don't need to worry
about the number of kids, because
Ma
you'll be getting help.

MAYA
From who?

PRINCIPAL
Your not gonna like this list Maya,
so I'll read from best to worst.

MAYA
That's favoritism, but whatever,
continue on.

The principal picks up a list.

PRINCIPAL
So, you'll be with your friend
@

Edward.

MAYA
Eddie, he's unpopular but he's
cool.

PRINCIPAL
Olivia Perry.

MAYA
(Snickers)
The goth, okay.
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PRINCIPAL
Andy Perry.

MAYA
The guy who acts like he's in a boy
band?

PRINCIPAL
Jake Anderson.

ck
MAYA
Oh, fuck...

PRINCIPAL
And your not gonna like this one
Maya, but...your also gonna be with
Rose Piper.

MAYA
Haha! Your funny!

Beat.
Ma MAYA (CONT'D)
No! Fuck! Son of a bitch! She's
literally a living Cheryl Blossom!
She's such a bitch!

PRINCIPAL
Maya.

MAYA
Why!?

PRINCIPAL
I know something happened between
you two, and I know you used to be
really good frien-

MAYA
@

Really good friends?! Really good

friends?! I used to date her!

PRINCIPAL
I'm sorry Maya, I can't change it.

MAYA
Have you told them yet?

PRINCIPAL
No, but we'll have a meeting.

Beat.
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MAYA
I still can't see why you put me
with that bitch.

PRINCIPAL
Maya, stop swearing.

MAYA
Fuck me!

ck
PRINCIPAL
Maya. This is a learning experience
for all of you.

MAYA
What, learning how to get along
with your ex's...

PRINCIPAL
You can go now Maya.

Beat.
Ma PRINCIPAL (CONT'D)
Maya, you can go!

MAYA
Okay!

CUT TO:

INT. HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER

MAYA is by her locker, EDDIE runs up to her.

MAYA
Hey, Eddie.

EDDIE
So...what did you do this time.
@

He takes a puff of his inhaler. MAYA closes her locker.

MAYA
He wants our help.

EDDIE
Our help?

MAYA
Yeah.

EDDIE
What kind of help?
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MAYA
He wants us to show some kids
around.

Beat.

EDDIE
What?

MAYA

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Mme-hmm

EDDIE
But that's gonna intervene with my
studies!

Beat.

EDDIE (CONT'D)
Who else is doing it?

MAYA
Olivia, Andy, and...Ros-
Ma EDDIE
(Excitedly)
Rose. Like Rose Piper!?

MAYA
Yeah...

EDDIE
Okay.

He takes a puff of his inhaler.

MAYA
Why?

EDDIE
@

Just, y'know, it's not everyday

that you talk to Rose Piper.

MAYA
You literally talk to her everyday.

CUT TO:

INT. CLASSROOM - PAST

EDDIE leans over to ROSE'S desk.

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EDDIE
Hey Rose, wanna hang out at my
house after school, I got a new
microscope, its pretty cool.

ROSE looks over at him in disgust.

CUT TO:

INT. ROSE'S ROOM - NIGHT

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EDDIE opens her window. ROSE looks over at him.

EDDIE
Oh, hey Rose! I've just been
watching you from those bushes over
there for like the past hour...
uhh, I just wanna say that I'm
sorry to hear that you and Maya had
a fight, y'know if me and you were
a couple, I would never do anything
to hurt you baby!

Beat.
Ma
ROSE closes the window.

CUT TO:

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

ROSE is doing homework, EDDIE turns around with a book.

EDDIE
Nice to see you here! I'm just
reading a book about these two
people who go from enemies to
lovers, reminds me of us, I think
were at the half-way point now.
@

Beat.

ROSE
Please fuck off.

CUT TO:

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY

ROSE is by her locker, EDDIE trips and falls.

EDDIE
I just tripped, falling for you.
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He winks. ROSE looks to her friend and mouths "Help me".

CUT TO:

EXT. SIDEWALK - AFTERNOON

ROSE is walking down the street, talking to someone on her

phone, EDDIE is following her.

OPPERATOR

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911, what's your emergency?

CUT TO:

EDDIE is getting forced into a police car.

EDDIE
(yelling to ROSE)
Very smooth! I mean you are Rose
Piper, so you can call the cops on
me anytime.

POLICE 1
Ma
Ok, kid, get in the car.

EDDIE
I love you, Rosalina Piper!

POLICE 2
That's enough!

BACK TO:

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - PRESENT

MAYA is by her locker with EDDIE.

MAYA
You should stop stalking her, you
probably gonna get sent to juvie.
@

EDDIE
True love knows no boun-

MAYA
It's not true love.

EDDIE takes a puff of his inhaler.

EDDIE
Shit! She's walking this way! Is my
hair ok?!
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ROSE walks to them. She puts a arm around MAYA'S shoulder,

to which MAYA flinches.

ROSE
Eddie.

EDDIE
Hey Rose, Like my hair?

She ignores him, and turns to MAYA.

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MAYA
What do you want Rose?

EDDIE
Wait, did you two get back
together?

MAYA
No.

ROSE
(sweetly)
Ma
I've tried, but your friend's a
little bitch.

MAYA
(sweetly but
statistically )
Thank you, sunshine.

They smile at each other. ROSE puts her head on MAYA'S

shoulder.

ROSE
(Whispering)
I need your help.

MAYA
(whispering)
@

Maybe you should have thought about

that before you decided to rip my
heart out, and also you still have
my sweaters.

ROSE
(whispering)
I'll give you back your goddamn
sweaters!

MAYA
It really kill me to see you like
this, just move on from me.
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ROSE
Your such a hypocrite, you can't
even do that.

MAYA
Well, maybe I could, if you stopped
trying to seduce me every two
hours.

ROSE

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(sweetly)
I like to fuck with you.

MAYA
I know, it's your favorite game.

ROSE
Yeah.

MAYA
(whispering)
What is it that you want?
Ma ROSE
(whispering)
My mom kicked me out.

Beat.

MAYA
Fine, but you have to sleep on the
floor.

ROSE
Gosh, your such a bitch.

ROSE kisses MAYA's neck, and walks away. OLIVIA walks up to

her and EDDIE.

OLIVIA
@

No offense Maya, but she is more

toxic then my mom's boyfriends.

EDDIE
I like it.

OLIVIA
Eddie, you like french fries dipped
in root beer. Shut the fuck up.

MAYA
Holy shit, I'm tired.
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OLIVIA
Get some sleep girl!

EDDIE
Is this like a girl's discussion?

OLIVIA
No, but it wouldn’t really matter
anyway, your pretty feminine.

ck
She hits him lightly.

EDDIE
You offended my masculinity.

OLIVIA
Y'know, you and my brother Andy
should hook up.

Beat.

OLIVIA (CONT'D)
Ma
Not like that.

EDDIE
Yeah, cause my heart is in other
places.

OLIVIA
Coughs Maya's ex.

EDDIE hits her.

OLIVIA (CONT'D)
Ow, that's Olivia-abuse!

MAYA
Olivia, did the principal talk to
you too.
@

OLIVIA
No?

CUT TO:

START MONTAGE:

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY

MAYA is walking down the hall.

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MAYA
(O.S)
Hi, I'm Maya Santiago, I'm 15, and
I'm a loser.

INT. MAYA'S HOUSE - EVENING

MAYA is with her little brother EMMY.

MAYA

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(O.S)
I do pretty much nothing.

EMMY gets up and leaves, she goes on her phone.

MAYA (CONT'D)
(O.S)
My confession is that I was
adopted.

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

EDDIE is studying.
Ma EDDIE
(O.S)
My name's Eddie Anderson, I'm 15,
and I'm kind of a nerd.

He gets up and trips.

EDDIE (CONT'D)
(O.S)
I get bullied sometimes.

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY

EDDIE gets smashed against the lockers.

EDDIE
@

(O.S)
My confession is that I dissected
my hamster when it died.

He walks away.

OLIVIA
(O.S)
that's just crossing the line,
Eddie.

ROSE walks down the hall.

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ROSE
(O.S)
Hey, I'm Rose Piper, I'm 15, and
I'm like the popular mean girl.

She turns the corner.

ROSE (CONT'D)
(O.S)
My confession is that I really like

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girls.

She waves to a girl.

ROSE (CONT'D)
(O.S)
I've had a couple of girlfriends
before, but I'm dating this girl
named Julia, she's a sweetheart.

EXT. BENCH - DAY

Her and JULIA are sitting on a bench somewhere, talking.

Ma MAYA
(O.S)
I can see you looking at me Rose!
And I'm not fucking jealous!

ROSE
(O.S)
Keep telling yourself that.

INT. CLASSROOM - DAY

JAKE is in class. A lot of kids are silently talking to him.

JAKE
(O.S)
My name;s Jake Anderson. I'm 17,
@

most popular guy in school, and

captain of the football team.

EXT. FOOTBALL PITCH - EVENING

JAKE and his football team are playing.

JAKE
(O.S)
My confession is that I really like
wearing skirts.
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INT. JAKE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

He's in front of a mirror wearing a skirt.

INT. DETENTION - DAY

OLIVIA is in detention.

OLIVIA
(O.S)

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My name's Olivia Perry, I'm 15, and
I'm the school's goth.

She writes on a paper.

OLIVIA (CONT'D)
(O.S, Slurring)
I really don't fucking know why.

INT. OLIVIA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

She's on her phone.

Ma (O.S)
OLIVIA

My confession is that I do bad

things online.

EDDIE
(O.S)
Like what?

OLIVIA
(O.S)
Like drug dealin-

INT. OLIVIA'S GARAGE - SAME TIME

ANDY is playing his guitar.

@

ANDY
My name's Andrew Perry, I'm 14, and
I do music...and men-

ANDY switches to his drums.

ANDY (CONT'D)
My confession is that I may or may
not have a crush on Ryan Reynolds.

END MONTAGE.
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INT. TEACHERS LOUNGE - EVENING

Their all sitting in a circle, plus the principal.

MAYA
Why did we have to introduce
ourselves again?

PRINCIPAL
To get to know each other!

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ANDY
But we've all been together since
like kindergarten.

Beat.

PRINCIPAL
Anyways let's get to what I wanna
talk about.

JAKE
Yeah, can we make this quick, cause
Ma
like I got football practice
tonight, gotta stay in shape for
the ladies.

PRINCIPAL
Well, actually football practice
is...canceled! Because its raining.

JAKE
Its not raining.

ANDY
Bro! Use your imagination!

OLIVIA
Andy, are you high-
@

PRINCIPAL
So! There's some new kids coming in
to this school, I want you guys to
show them around.

JAKE
Why us?!

MAYA
That's what I said!

ROSE
Let me guess, were stereotypes.
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PRINCIPAL
...Yes.

They all talk over each other.

MAYA
Yeah, its messed up, but whatever.

PRINCIPAL
And no.

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ROSE
What?

PRINCIPAL
You guys are stereotypes, but with
a twist?

OLIVIA
What?

PRINCIPAL
But you need to keep that twist
Ma
quiet.

OLIVIA
So, we can't be ourselves?! We have
to just be our stereotypes?

PRINCIPAL
I know it sounds stupid but we need
consistency, for these kids,
alright?

MAYA
What is this?

PRINCIPAL
What is what?
@

MAYA
What are you teachers scheming?

PRINCIPAL
We're not scheming anything. Maya.
You. What's your name again?

ANDY
Andy?

PRINCIPAL
Yeah, you. What's your deal?
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ANDY
What do you mean?

PRINCIPAL
There's something wrong with you.

Everyone fades away, ANDY is left alone with the principal.

ANDY
There's nothing wrong with me! I'm

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fine! I'm fine!

PRINCIPAL
Your not like the others are you?

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. FIELD - DAY

Hundreds of kids are standing in long lines across the

field, all in uniform, and all looking very upset, ANDY
looks around.
Ma BACK TO:

INT. TEACHERS LOUNGE - DAY

PRINCIPAL
Are you okay, Andy?

Beat.

ANDY
Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

PRINCIPAL
Alright.

EDDIE
I got a question.
@

PRINCIPAL
Yes.

EDDIE
So, when do we have to do this?

PRINCIPAL
Tomorrow.

ANDY
Tomorrow! Oh my god, I have to take
a test tomorrow, I'm gonna fucking
fail!
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PRINCIPAL
Then you should have studied.

ANDY
I did! Oh my god!

EDDIE
(whispering)
Just cheat off me.

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ANDY stops and looks up.

ANDY
(whispering)
Ok, I'll do that.

PRINCIPAL
Alright, meeting is adjured, I'll
see you all tomorrow at 4:00

They all get up and leave, the principal walks over to a

covered chalk bored and pull the cover off.
Ma CUT TO:

INT. OLIVIA AND ANDY'S HOUSE - NIGHT

ANDY is playing the guitar, OLIVIA walks in, with money in

her hand.

OLIVIA
Alright, here's your cut.

She hands him a twenty dollar bill. He puts it in his

pocket.

INT. MAYA'S HOUSE - MIDNIGHT

@

MAYA is in her kitchen, a light turns on in the living room.

MAYA
Hello?

She picks up a weapon, and walks into the kitchen, the light
turns off, and her little brother EMMY appears behind her.

EMMY
Hi Maya!

She whips around.

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MAYA
Emmy!

She puts the weapon down.

MAYA (CONT'D)
I could have killed you!

EMMY
But you didn't.

ck
MAYA walks back into the kitchen.

EMMY (CONT'D)
So, how was your day at school?

MAYA
Who are you, my therapist?!

EMMY
(being a snake)
Which one?
Ma
MAYA splashes EMMY with water.

EMMY (CONT'D)
Hey, asshole! That was my new
bathrobe!

MAYA
You asked for it.

EMMY crosses his arms and looks at her in disappointment.

EMMY
How was your day.

MAYA
It was good.
@

She looks away.

EMMY
Was Rose there?

MAYA
Of course, she was there, she runs
the school!

EMMY
Yeah, Rose is pretty awesome,
remember when she beat up that kid
for me, that was amazing.
 19.

MAYA
No, it wasn't, I got five separate
calls that day "Ms. Santiago, you
need to keep your FRIEND in check."
"Ms. Santiago, keep your girlfriend
away from my son!" "Ms. Santiago!-.

She pauses. And turns around, she sees a person outside.

MAYA (CONT'D)

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Emmy...

Beat.

MAYA (CONT'D)
Run.

Ma BLACK.

(CONT'D)

(CONT'D)

(CONT'D)
@

(CONT'D)

(CONT'D)
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