By Christopher Lake
Date: 6 March 2001
Scene IV of 'Get Gone'
INT., June’s apartment, 11:30 that morning. Red and June are asleep in bed.
Red’s beeper starts going off. It’s on the dresser with his car keys.
Red: [groggily] Shit...
June: Who?
Red: Probably Harry. I’ve only got one friend in Austin, so chances are good it's him. [slowly gets up, stretches, walks over and examines it.] Yeah. Harry Potter alright.
June: Huh?
Red: He looks like Harry Potter. [June looks confused.] Long story. His name is Chris. I work with him. He’s a lit major at UT. Just a kid. He’s got an excuse to be workin’ at the Quick-E Mart, I guess.
June: What’s yours?
Red: I like bein’ around lotto tickets and cigarettes and booze. What I call a quality work environment. Where’s your phone?
June: [There’s a portable phone on the floor by the bed. She hands it to Red. He makes the call.]
Red: Hey... I’m at a girl’s apartment. I’m hungover, man. This is my day off. Why are you callin’? Oh... When? Yeah, I guess so. Maybe we’ll drop by. Later... [hands phone back to June] Some guys from work are playin’ pool after they get off today. You up for it?
June: I’m dancing at eight.
Red: Ok. We got time.
June: I need... I need to take a shower. Take about six Tylenol. Drink a bottle of Scope maybe. [She heads for the bathroom. Red grabs her from behind.] What?!
Red: I wanna kiss you.
June: No you don’t.
Red: Yes I do. [They kiss. Red caresses her hair.] God, you’ve got great hair. [They touch noses.] Amazing how much better kissing is when you’re not smashed all to hell, ain’t it?
June: Yeah...
Red: Lots of things are better sober.
June: [mischievously] Like what? You gonna show me?
Red: Yeah.
[They kiss again, harder. His hands move to her breasts.]
June: [between kisses] No...boots...though...
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