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Terrible People

Scene1:

A couple returns to a spot in the woods to recover the money they buried in the mountains because the male character doesn't trust banks.

Setting: A couple is hiking through the mountains. You see a montage of them climbing over rocks and logs ect. A tree covers the cameras view and you now see the couple sitting together by a large oak tree. There is a long silence of cicadas and at last Abe the young man begins to speak.

Abe: Well according to the map this is the spot where we buried it. (Gets up with a shovel and moves stage left)

Ruby: I don’t understand why you don’t trust banks? They are perfectly safe in town, are you even sure its buried under this tree? We have a schedule to keep and this is so unsafe. Are you even sure we are at the right spot?

Abe: Ruby look at this map (shot of map) we go from my family farm to Hobbs hardware past the old road trailer park and into the hidden trail. (Shot of tree) I buried my life savings under the tree with our initials. (Grunting sound as he lifts a large sack of money with the shovel). I can’t wait to get out of here and move out west.

Ruby: Move out west? That wasn’t part of our plan. I made a five-year plan and you said you would marry me? I have a life here; I want our kids to have a life here. What am I supposed to tell the elementary school, “I’m quitting and running away to California?” I can’t abandon my students.  I love you but this is ridiculous we can wait till the summer when school is over to talk about this. How about we just take a vacation to Disneyland.

Abe: (Abe stops digging) We have been over this Ruby. How many times do I have to spell it out for you? I have no life here and this town is killing me. (CUT TO SHOT OF HIS FARM HOUSE) Nobody ever leaves Thurmont its cultural quicksand. You’re just stuck. The Moser’s have lived in Thurmont forever. we have lived on the same road for 3 generations. We have been here for so long they named the road after us. I LIVE ON MOSER ROAD AND ITS KILLING ME!

Ruby: But think about all the good times we had together. We made that monster movie and raised that baby owl into adult hood. Think about all the friends we would leave behind.

Abe: We can make new friends in California. Cool celebrities and millionaire surfer beach bums.

Ruby: I don’t want to make new friends Abe! This is too much change and I don’t like it. I

Abe: I’ve worked to hard for this god dam it. It’s either this town or me!(slams down shovel and breaks branch.

Abe: Oh god my legs help, I can’t feel my legs!

Ruby: Oh no I cant handle this I cant handle this! There’s so much blood! This was not in the five-year plan!  

Abe: Quick calls an ambulance I’m loosing a lot of blood!

Ruby: I just think we are at different points in our lives right now.  

Abe:  I need help, it hurts, wait, what? , are you breaking up with me?

Ruby: Its not just about you Abe! (Runs away and cries)

Abe: I’m loosing blood fading fast. (Dies) (Raccoon that was on his head takes the bag of money and leaves while Abe is dead.)

Scene2:

You see her car drive over a mountain range and the sun goes down

You see a range of trees by a black road at night.

You see her car drive past the road.

You see ruby crying in her car

You see the road and a sign that says Thurmont 2 miles

The raccoon with the money runs in front of the car

Ruby veers to the left and

You see the edge of a cliff 

Car goes over the edge

Cut to Black.

END