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Prologue

 

Scene of Locker

 

Act 1: Scene 1

 

Nathaniel talking to Sanria

 

Nathaniel throws a fit

 

Nathaniel being sent to rehab

 

Flash back to empty hallway

 

Act 1: Scene 2

 

Bullying scene

 

Daniel ripping his stuff and throwing him downhallway

 

Haylee trying to help gets pulled down thehallway

 

Act 1: Scene 3

 

Nathaniel alone in lunchroom

 

Haylee trying to help him feel better

 

Nathaniel walks away

 

Act 2: Scene 1

 

Nathaniel and Harry play a game

 

Harry gets Nathaniel to open up to him

 

Act 2: Scene 2

 

Nathaniel finds out his dad was jumped and diedin the O.R.

 

Searches house for pills (late at night)

 

Phone rings and he leaves the pills on the table

 

Act 2: Scene 3

 

(morning)

 

Mom finds pills and tells Nathaniel that he hasto talk to a therapist or she is sending him to JDC

 

Nathaniel goes off to school

 

Act 3: Scene 1

 

Nathaniel walking down the hallway alone to getto class

 

He see’s Haylee down the hallway and turns thecorner so she doesn’t see him

 

Act 3: Scene 2

 

(Continue from scene 1)

 

Haylee stops at water fountain to get a drinkwhen Daniel walks up

 

Daniel argues with her about talking to otherguys and is very abusive

 

Act 3: Scene 2.5

 

Shows scene 2 from Nathaniel’s perspective fromaround the corner

 

Nathaniel walks up to her and helps her off theground

 

Act 3: Scene 3

 

After bell Nathaniel meets up with Haylee andtalks to her about her needing to leave Daniel

 

Haylee is in “love”

 

Nathaniel points out the bruises on her arms andthe cuts on her wrist

 

Haylee just walks away

 

Act 3: Scene 4

 

Nathaniel is walking toward busses when Danielcomes up and pins him to the wall

 

Daniel is yelling at him for talking to his girl

 

Daniel goes to punch him as Nathaniel dunks

 

Haylee walks up to see Nathaniel running away andasked what happened

 

Danniel says nothing

 

(scene will be more verbal)

 

Act 4: Scene 1

 

Nathaniel’s first time at therapist

 

Lies about the school, saying life at school isgreat and that his depression is all about home

 

Dr. Sanria has his suspicions that something isgoing on at school

 

Act 4: Scene 2

 

Nathaniel hides a pill bottle under his bed whilehe packs his stuff to move

 

(he is moving because his mom can not afford thehouse anymore)

 

Harry and Nathaniel talk about how packing sucksand that they wish they could still live in their home

 

When harry leaves Nathaniel Takes 3 pills andgoes to sleep

 

Act 4: Scene 3

 

Nathaniel talks to his mom about what talking toa therapist is like

 

Nathaniel explains that he doesn’t like theidea

 

Mom tells him he has no choice

 

Act 5: Scene 1

 

Bell rings and Nathaniel leave a class as Danielwalks up and pushes him over

 

This time Nathaniel decides he isn’t going totake it anymore

 

Nathaniel pushes Daniel

 

(fight scene into detail later)

 

Act 5: Scene 2

 

Haylee breaks up with Daniel due to the fight

 

Daniel breaks haylee’s arm

 

Act 5: Scene 3

 

Daniel, Nathaniel and Haylee are suspended fromschool for fights

 

Act 6: Scene 1

 

Nathaniel is sent home as his mother calls histherapist and explains what happens

 

Nathaniel falls asleep

 

Act 6: Scene 2

 

Nathaniel wakes up and it is late

 

He checks his phone and see’s a missed call anda text from Haylee

 

No voice message, text says “im sorry, I cantdo this anymore. This is good bye”

 

Nathaniel takes the pill bottle out from underhis bed and swallows as many as he could and layed back down to go tosleep.

 

Act 6: Scene 3

 

Nathaniel wakes up in the car being rushed to thehospital.

 

Screen goes white and Nathaniel wakes up at (Act1: Scene 1 replayed)

 

Act 7: Scene 1

 

Replay of Act 1: Scene 1

 

Continues on

 

Sanria explains that he already knew all this.His mother and teachers had told him what he had expected

 

Nathaniel gets sent to rehab

 

Act 7: Scene 1.5

 

Newspaper article says, Boy age 14 committedsuicide in Mental Rehabilitation center

 

 

 

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Prolouge

 

Nathaniel: Walks out ofclassroom (as if bell rings) and walks to locker. at locker lookingdepressed. (move books from bag and books into bag) Looks down thehall, slams locker and walks away (off camera)

 

 

 

 

Act 1: Scene 1

 

(at mr. wiggins desk)

 

Sanria: “nathaniel youknow why you are here today right?”

 

Nathaniel: (depressed)–sigh- looks up and nod

 

Sanria: “you are beingsent to a mental rehabilitation center. Everyone around you hasagreed that they feel you are not only a threat to others in yourcurrent state, but a threat to yourself.”

 

(flash back to a scene ofan empty hall way with sounds of kids cheering)

 

Nathaniel: looks down andsays nothing

 

Sanria: “you will not bereleased until I feel you are no longer a threat to anyone aroundyou”

 

Nathaniel: looks dead ineye “listen, you don’t know me”

 

Sanira: “I beileve Iknow you well enough.”

 

Nathaniel: “you”stands up “don’t” slams desk “know me!”

 

Sanria: (calm and relaxlike nothing is happening) “Calm down, let me get you a drink ofwater, just take deep breathes.”

 

Nathaniel: (sits down)takes a deep breath as Sanria walks off to get some water, walks backwith a cup of water. “im… im sorry I havent been able to supressanger”

 

Sanria: “it may seemlike a bad thing, but the less you hide your emotions the easier thiswill go. Letting out your anger, in a safe way, is good for yourhealth and will help you in the long run.”

 

Nathaniel: “Sanria, quittoying with me and just give it to me straight. Am I ever going toget out of there? Actually no don’t answer that. I am not goingthere.”

 

Sanria: “you can’tavoid going there.”

 

Nathaniel: “like I saidyou don’t know me. Everything I’ve told you so far is a lie. Letme explain”

 

Sanria: “this will nothelp you much but go ahead.”

 

Act 1: Scene 2

 

(Screen starts white andfocus on Nathaniel at his locker)

 

Show Nathaniel at hislocker (same hallway as the flashback)

 

(screen goes white andshows empty hallway then goes white again to show Nathaniel)

 

Nathaniel looks down thehallway and sees Daniel and Haylee walking down the hallway (daniel’sarm around haylee)

 

(focus on both of them)

 

(focus on just haylee torepresent him looking him her)

 

Back to Nathaniel: -sigh-starts to walk past Daniel as his stuff goes flying down the hallway”(camera angle so it looks like he dropped it)

 

Nathaniel goes after hisstuff when he looks up to see Daniel standing over him. Daniel bendsover “hey Nathan, let me help you”

 

Nataniel: “no please imfine”

 

Daniel: “I insist”picks up papers and rips them and balls them up and throws them downthe hallway

 

Nathaniel: “dude please,just stop that was my homework”

 

Daniel: grabs Nathaniel bythe shirt and picks him up against the locker “you want to backtalk me punk?”

 

Nathaniel: leans away“please let me go”

 

Daniel: throws Nathanieldown the hall way

 

Haylee: “why did youhave to do that?”

 

Daniel: “Do you have aproblem with it?”

 

Haylee: “no…”

 

Daniel: grabs her arm“come on lets go” pulls her down the hallway

 

Haylee looks at Nathanielas he picks up his stuff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Act 1: Scene 3

 

(nathaniel alone in lunchrom eating a sack lunch)

 

(add audio of lunch room)

 

Haylee walks up and sitsnext to Nathaniel

 

Nathaniel looks down andpretends she is not there (shy, he has a crush on her)

 

Haylee “Hey, uhm. Iapologize about what happened in the hallway”

 

Nathaniel shys away again

 

Haylee puts her hand onhis shoulder “don’t let him bother you, he is not a bad guy…”

 

long pause as nathaniellooks up at her while she looks away thinking.

 

When she turns around helooks away.

 

.. he is not a bad guy,its just that… He is pressured into doing things.”

 

Nathaniel: chuckle, shrugsoff her hand and looks at her. Stands up and walks away

 

Haylee: yelling across thelunchroom “don’t let it bother you, please!”

 

She lays her head on herarms as the screen fades to black

 

 

 

 

Act 2: Scene 1

 

(camera angled at the dorof Nathaniel’s house, from inside)

 

Nathaniel walks into hishouse to see his brother playing a video game

 

hey harry what are youplaying?”

 

this new game mombought me! Look its awesome! Want to play?”

 

No dude I have a lot ofhomework and…”

 

Harry cuts him off

 

dude you just got home,relax and play a game”

 

“…” –sigh- “sureI guess I’ll play”

 

ok, whats wrong?”

 

its just some bully, nobig deal. So how do you play this game again?”

 

well it’s a triviagame, and heres the deal. When you get an answer wrong you have totell me about what happened, when you get a question right you aresafe. Does that seem fair to you?”

 

Nathaniel: chuckle “sure,ill get a kick out of this. You are not getting a single word out ofme”

 

(the game is harder thannathaniel expected)

 

They play the game

 

1stwrong answer: harry “so what is this bullies name?”

 

his name is daniel, Idon’t like him very much”

 

why don’t you likehim?”

 

one wrong answer at atime”

 

2ndwrong answer: “why do you not like him?”

 

well first of all he isa bully, he spends his whole day at school tormenting me. It hasgotten worse since ive been reacting less, I think it makes him lookbad or something. And another thing is that he is dating this girlnamed Haylee. He is a real jerk to her and I hate it.”

 

tell me about Haylee”

 

dude, you said onewrong answer at a time!”

 

ok sheesh”

 

3rdwrong answer: “ ok, now about Haylee, is she hot?”

 

Nathaniel: laugh “yeahshe is nice looking, but she is so sweet… I don’t see how he canbe so rude to her. Like the other day, he pushed me around thehallway. When Haylee tried to defend me he pulled her down thehallway. She then later apologized, but I didn’t talk back to her,I feel like the jerk.”

 

what did she say tooyou?”

 

I am only talking toyou because I made a bet with you, just unpause the game”

 

ugh… ok fine”

 

4thwrong answer:

 

Nathaniel: “why didn’tyou pause it?”

 

you said yourself thatyou don’t want to talk so we can just play the game and afterwards,you can be on your way.”

 

Nathaniel: -sigh- “itsnot that I don’t want to talk to you, its just that I feeluncomfortable talking to anyone about it. I will break out of myshell eventually, ok?”

 

ok, lets hurry andfinish then because im hungry”

 

Game finish:

 

Nathaniel: “thanks forthe game dude, it was fun”

 

welcome, and you arewelcome to talk to me if you want”

 

Nahh ill just go read abook, bye”

 

Nathaniel: Walks down thestairs to get too his room

 

 

 

 

Act 2: Scene 2

 

Nathaniels room withNathaniel asleep on his bed with a book in his hand.

 

Harry comes walking downand wakes Nathaniel up

 

Yelling and soundingscared “Nathaniel!!! Wake up” (slightly cry) “Nathaniel! Dadsin the hospital! Wake up!!”

 

Nathaniel slowly wakes upand tiredly pushes harry out of the way and sits on his bed. “Whatare you saying?”

 

Talking fast “Dad is inthe hospital, mom said get ready because we’re leaving soon”

 

Wait… WHAT?!? No dadis fine; I talked to him this morning”

 

Nathaniel, I know yourconfused but go talk to mom.”

 

if this is a trick imgoing to hit you” Nathaniel walks up stairs with Harry behind him

 

Mom is sitting at kitchentable and Nathaniel walks up

 

mom what is going on?”

 

(mom crying or lookingupset) “Nathaniel… sit down”

 

Whats wrong?”

 

Nathan, your dad is inthe hospital”

 

What happened to him?”

 

Mom looks at Nathan in theeyes “he was jumped on the way to work. He was shot and his walletwas stolen. He isn’t going to make it…”

 

no, this is nothappening. I talked to dad this morning… he is fine… its…”

 

Nathan, be strong. Theyhave dad on life support and will keep him there until we give ourgood bye’s.”

 

Can’t they fix him?It was just a bullet wound right? Will he be ok?”

 

no… they can’t fixhim, he has died twice already and we can’t afford him being in thehospital any longer. I wish there was another way…”

 

Mom, I need to go seehim. I can’t wait any longer.”

 

ok… Harry were goingto see dad… lets go”

 

(camera pointed toward thefront door from the inside of the house and goes black after doorshuts)

 

(screen fades to blackthen fades back to Nathaniel in the kitchen)

 

Nathaniel searchingkitchen for pills

 

Finds a bottle with whitecolor pills (tic Taks)

 

The phone rings and hesets them on the counter and goes gets phone

 

 

 

 

Act 2: Scene 3

 

(Daniel in his bed asleepand mother is standing over him with pill bottle)

 

Daniel wakes up and see’shis mother

 

Hey mom…” startsacting like he did nothing wrong but full of guilt

 

What do you havethere?”

 

Mom sounding cocky likeshe is bad mouthing her son “I don’t know… Just my perscriptionof Cymbalta”

 

Daniel trying to stay outof trouble

 

What do you mean?”

 

Daniel, I found theseon the counter” now sounding worried “You didn’t take any ofthese did you?”

 

 

 

 

  • (this is a page of a medical side effect of Cymbalta)

TheFDA requires all antidepressants, including duloxetine, to carry ablack box warning stating that antidepressants may increase the riskof suicide in persons younger than 25. This warning is based onstatistical analyses conducted by two independent groups of the FDAexperts that found a 2-fold increase of the suicidal ideation andbehavior in children and adolescents, and 1.5-fold increase ofsuicidality in the 18–24 age group.

 

 

 

 

Daniel looked suprized “noI did not. I was looking for an antidepressant to research.” Daniellied

 

Daniel, im sorry to saythis but I do not believe you. Im going to give you one more chance.But you have to talk to a therapist. Im going to get you one whileyour at school.” She sighs.

 

Get ready ill drive youtoday, you missed your buss.”

 

Daniel’s mom walks awayand the screen fades to black

 

 

 

 

Act 3: Scene 1

 

(long dragged out scene,takes possible 3 minutes of daniel walking down the hallway)

 

Daniel walking down thehallway

 

Eventually turns a cornerto see Haylee at the end of the hallway. Daniel goes back around thecorner and watches her waiting for her too leave.

 

 

 

 

Act 3: Scene 2

 

Haylee getting a drink atthe water fountain stands up and shifts the books In her hands.

 

Daniel walks up

 

Daniel: “haylee what doyou think you are doing, talking to those guys earlier??”

 

Haylee: “we were talkingabout the social studies project…” (shys away slightly)

 

Daniel: grabs both of herarms and shakes her “I told you I didn’t want you talking tothem! Didn’t I?!?!?!”

 

Haylee: Quietly “yes..but…”

 

Daniel: “No buts! Youare NOT allowed to speak to them end of story, do you understand me?”

 

Daniel lets go of her

 

Haylee rubs her arms“yes…”

 

I am going to go toclass. Just don’t talk to them again.” Daniel kisser her foreheadand walks away.

 

 

 

 

Act 3: Scene 2.5

 

(takes maybe 2 minutes)

 

Shows Scene 2 again butplays it backwards with no sound and the camera slowly zooming outuntil it shows Nathaniel watching the scene from his view.

 

(replay of scene 2 showingNathaniel’s Reactions)

 

When Daniel walks awayNathaniel walks up and helps her pick her stuff up off the ground

 

Haylee: “thank you…but you should leave, I cant handle that happening again.”

 

Daniel lookes shocked atthe bruises on her arms

 

he did all this tooyou?”

 

yes… but please justleave…”

 

Meet me in the hallwaylater when you think Daniel is not around. I think you really need totalk to someone.”

 

Haylee sighs “fine, meetme here after bell ok?”

 

thank you!” Natanielwalks off

 

 

 

 

Act 3: Scene 3

 

The bell rings andNathaniel walks up to see Haylee t the Waterfountain.

 

I honestly didn’texpect you to be here.”

 

I never said that Iwouldn’t”

 

its just… you seemafraid of Daniel”

 

im not afraid ofDaniel, im afraid of the pain comes with love”

 

Nathaniel looks suprized(yet again)

 

Loving him? You callthat love?”

 

he was only protectingme from those guys”

 

Nathaniel looks dumbfounded

 

he was not protectingyou”

 

He grabs her arm andpoints out several bruises

 

you call thisprotecting?”

 

He says that thoseother guys would do worse if he didn’t protect me”

 

Ok lets say I wasdating you, would I hurt you?”

 

Haylee looks down as ifupset

 

I don’t think youwould but Daneil…”

 

Nathaniel interupts her

 

I don’t care whatDaniel says, he is hurting you.”

 

Nathaniel grabs her handagain and looks at her wrists

 

and according to thisyou are hurting yourself. Why do you think you do that?”

 

Haylee steps back

 

I do that to releavestress that comes with loving Him.”

 

Haylee, you need toleave him. All he is going to do is harm you farther.”

 

Haylee looks at him angry

 

If you really wanted tohelp, you would accept my love for Daniel and be a friend”

 

Haylee walks away anddaniel just watches her leave.

 

 

 

 

Act 3: Scene 4

 

Shows Nathaniel walkingthrough buss hall was Daniel is slowly catching up to him frombehind.

 

Nathaniel see’s him andspeeds up slightly, trying to stay unseen.

 

Daniel catches up toNathaniel and slams him against the wall

 

Nathaneil falls to theground and Daniel pick’s him up and holds him agains the wall.

 

One of my friends toldme you were talking to my girl!”

 

Daniel lifted him higherup onto the wall

 

They said you wereholding her arm and saying stuff like, “Let’s say I was datingyou””

Daniel threw him onto the ground and as Nathaniel stoodup Daniel threw a punch.

 

Nathaniel dodged the punchand took a step back. Nathaniel saw Haylee down the hallway and heran off as Daniel turned around to give her a hug.

 

What were you twodoing?” Haylee asked

 

Just talking” Danielsaid as they walked off screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Act 4: Scene 1

 

Daniel walks up to a doorhe stares at the door and takes a long time to open it.

 

When Daniel opens the doorhe looks at his therapist who looks up when he hears the door openand smiles.

 

Welcome Nathaniel, Cometake a seat, I am Dr. Sanria”

 

Nathaniel walks over andsits down

 

Nathaniel, this is anagreement form stating that everything here will be held in secrecyunless I feel you or someone else are in danger of being hurt. Allyou have to do is fill out the information on this paper and we canstart our session”

 

Sanria slids him a paperwith a pen on it (paper is saved on a file)

 

Nathaniel looks it throughand decides that it is best to sign the paper and be on with it

 

Nathnaiel looks up afterhanding the signed paper to the therapist

 

Sanira looks at him

 

Instead of asking you alot of “form questions,“ I will give you an intake form and alonger agreement form to complete at home and bring back to your nextcounseling session.”

 

Nathaniel looks at him

 

What kind of Form? Whatwill it ask?”

 

Basically its just apaper with basic information, like you birth date, birth fater andbirth mother, that kind of things.”

 

Nathaniel crosses his arms

 

I don’t want to behere…”

 

I got that feeling fromyou, just remember I am here to help, you can talk to me”

 

Nathaniel looks down

 

There is a long silence(time amount can be chosen by Mr. Wiggins while acting)

 

Do you mind telling meabout your childhood?”

 

Nathaniel slightlylaughs

 

My child hood…”

 

There is a pause

 

Lets say I was a verylonely kid.”

 

Why is that?”

 

Nathaniel sighs

 

My father would alwayscheat on my mother and break her heart constantly”

 

Sanria began to write on anotepad in his hands

 

Do you feel that thiswas the spark of your aggression?”

 

What aggression are youtalking about?”

 

Sanria began flippingthrough his notepad until he stopped and said “here it is”

 

You mother said thatyou had shown signs of aggression toward your father, before theincident the past week. Do you feel your father’s death had broughtsome kind of emotion out of you that you have a hard time dealingwith?”

 

nathaniel layed back inhis chair

 

Its not the person thatI was sad about losing, it’s the fact that I lost the closest thingto a father figure I had to some random person on the street.”

 

Did you love yourfather?” Sanria asked while writing stuff down on his notepad

 

I did not, he caused somuch pain in my life that I do not love him. The person that Iconsidered my father, was my uncle and he moved to Kentucky so I feelalone.”

 

Would you say you feeldepressed?”

 

Im saying that I do notwant to be here, I am only here to stay out of trouble at home. May Igo now?”

 

Sanria began writing inhis notepad and turned around and started typing on his computer.When he turned back around he looked at Nathaniel.

 

We still have another20 minutes here, you can go to the break room and have a snack untilyour mother gets here, I have no right to keep you here.”

 

Nathaniel gets up andleave the room without saying a word.

 

 

 

 

Movie is not yet done, and this is a school project

 

 

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