FADE IN:
MALE TEEN'S ROOM
Five 15 year olds: three girls and two boys sit on a floor in a humble room of a teenager filled with mismatched furniture. The room is dark, filled with lingering smoke; there are many mismatched candles, from "Over the Hill" birthday candle through "Air purifier" to "Yankee House". Their hands are on Ouija board, passing a joint.
GIRL I
Are you sure about it?
TOM
Look, I downloaded instructions from the internet. This is exactly how you summon demons. No, really…let's get it rolling. We have to be done before my mom gets home.
GIRL II
Well, I, for one, do not want to meet her. She is a bit intense...The last time she came to school and shouted at that teacher…
TOM
It should be fine. She has been quiet lately..with the divorce and all…
They put their hands on the dart.
TOM
If you are here, manifest yourself.
They wait. Suddenly one of the boys passes gas.
GIRLS
Awwwwww!
TOM
Come on. Concentrate.
The dart starts to move slowly. The wide eyed kids follow the dart. It starts to spell...A...D..A..M
GIRL II
Adam? Is it ...
TOM
It must be the substitute teacher who...
BOY I
Are you Adam Venter who hanged himself last year?
The dart comes to 'YES'.
GIRL I
What do you want?
The dart starts to spin and jerk around.
GIRL II
(panicked)
Are you coming in peace?
Suddenly door opens and Tom's mother GINA comes in. Her clothes and manner suggests a larger than life person. The dart falls to the ground and the board cracks. Gina grabs her throat and starts coughing.
GINA
What the hell is this? Are you smoking here?
KIDS
No!
GINA notices the candles.
GINA
Oh, it's even worse...candles. Do you want to burn this house down???
Gina opens the window curtains; daylight floods the room.
Teenagers start to scramble and leave. Tom stays on the floor.
Teenagers start to scramble and leave. Tom stays on the floor.
TOM
I am sorry, mom.
GINA
Since when is our house a AWOL Inn? And I told you million gazillion times that candles are only for the times they cut off the electricity...
TOM
What are you doing in so early anyway?
GINA
Shift was done earlier, thanks god. I went and did grocery shopping. And anyway, why do YOU question ME?
TOM
I will help you unload.
GINA
You better! I'm so tired, I am telling you. On my way here, I thought of just driving...leaving all of this behind. But no, I came home, hoping to see you doing homework. Instead I see a Skip School Central...
CUT TO
KITCHEN
They are unloading groceries onto the shelves of a small pantry.
TOM
Why don't you work less?
GINA
Please...and how do we pay bills? I am still paying off your father's rehab. And that car you scratched?
She remembers to take a lottery scratch card. It's not a winning ticket. She sighs.
GINA
And did it have to be a brand new Mercedes belonging to YOUR motherfucking principle???
TOM
Come on, mom calm down. I will pay you back.
Gina smashes a jar of pesto sauce on a shelf; the jar breaks sending the contents all over Gina. She SQUEALS.
TOM
Mom, why don't you lie down. I will clean up.
Gina grunts with anger, but leaves the kitchen dripping with green goo.
GINA
I was working for this poor paralyzed guy. His tv was always set to those old horror movies...I look like them possessed girls.
She turns around, growls at Tom in a fake manner and laughs.
Tom raises his eyebrows, but it is clear that he is used to a behavior of that kind. He begins to clean up.
KITCHEN - NIGHT
Tom eats in a kitchen. Mother moves slowly, dragging her feet.
TOM
Are you ok mom?
Mother rolls her red eyes and grunts.
TOM
I am sorry about it. Really. It's just that..
Mother walks warily around the place where the soup was spilled.
GINA
Where in hell are crackers?
Suddenly, a box of crackers levitate into Gina's hands. She shuffles back to her bedroom.
Tom follows her. He sees her laying down on a bed, only to lift her head and throw up.
TOM
Crackers did not help?
The door shots behind him. Tom tries to unsuccessfully open the door.
TOM
Mom, I gotta go... do homework.
The Door opens and Tom, still struggling with the knob, falls into the hall.
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