By Jesus L. Diaz

INT. Meade high school — day

We see the view of a high school hallway through the lens of a wrinkly dinky digital iPhone camera. Tracking down the walls in a singular continuous shot with small sounds of wind in the background.

A BENCH

Sits gazing outside the bright window with lights shining down on it.

A STAIRWELL

Sits still with no life left on it other than the view of dust costing on by its steps.

A CLASSROOM DOOR

Sits decorated and still with no life on it.

We see a teacher teaching a class, unable to be heard by the audience.

Cut to:

INT. Meade high classroom — moments later

We see a teacher sitting at their desk occupied away from their work through the eyes of an iPhone camera once more. The person holding the iPhone camera we see through is JAY-JAY (18). A shaggy haired high schooler with something to hide, and not yet much of his character to be understood.

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EXT. Roadside — night

We see a figure holding a large BACKPACK by its top handle, hastily walking down a dimly lit ROAD. His feet are touching the ground in a rapid pace, as if to try to escape from some unseen figure. This is BAYLEAF (17) It’s dark and cold out, at least 8 PM. The man is walking with one foot in the grass and another foot on the asphalt, barely able to keep balance. THE TALLER GRASS next to him begins to move and shift, it’s a windy night out, too windy to be moving out like this. Next to him, We see a figure with a tall and slim form wearing a horse mask, this is HORSEFACE.

bayleaf

One step…two-step…three step… I am so close. What if in my own idea’s I can imagine something for my comfort. Can I take comfort in myself?

horseface

What are you talking about?

bayleaf

This can be made easier, easily, really.

horseface

How?

bayleaf

To stop relying on others thoughts for masking, to think my own thought’s and find comfort in them.

horseface

Was that harder for you before?

bayleaf

What would you assume?

horseface

You aren’t stepping correctly.

bayleaf

What?

horseface

The way you step is wrong.

bayleaf

Which part?

horseface

The feet.

We see horseface begin to move closer to bayleaf and point at his shoes, showing how off-putting the presence of feet on two different surfaces are.

bayleaf

How do I fix this?

horseface

If you take a third of a step back, and 1/50 of a step forward, you can catch your balance and stay only on the grass.

bayleaf

That’s confusing. I’m confused, you need to repeat it.

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