Mannion,+Devon

Bubba’s Great Journey

Fade in: Jake (Bubba) Marmstrong unpacked and in his new house of El Paso, Texas with his manager Bob and best friend/agent Bill Mackey.    Bubba: YES! (with a sigh of relief) We are finally all unpacked and ready to hit the track.

Bob: Did you here about the race coming up?

Bubba: No, how long is it?

Bob: I think just over 45 miles, and it’s tomorrow!

(Cut to: Bill on couch.)

Bill: Yeah, I also think there is a cash prize of like 120,000 bucks. It’s called the El Paso de Tour.

(Cut to: Bubba and Bob in Kitchen)

Bubba: Dude, I’m winning that race!

(Cut to: Zoom in on phone ringing. Phone is on speaker so both Bill and Bob hear.)

Bubba: Hello.

(Cut to: Andrew (Dad) next to wife June (Mom) in St. Mary’s hospital in Washington D.C.) (Talk sad)

Dad: Hey, buddy I have to talk to you.

(Cut to: Bubba at his house.)

Bubba: Hey, Dad what’s wrong? You sound bad.

(Cut to: Dad at hospital.)

Dad: Jake, your mom just been diagnosed with cancer. I'm sorry, but if we can’t come up with 100,000 dollars soon we have no way of doing anything. Buddy I need help.

(Cut to: Bubba at his house.)

Bubba: But, Dad. Don’t you have health insurance to cover that?

(Cut to: Dad at hospital.)

Dad: I’m afraid not son. It ran out after your mother had the heart attack, and we just didn’t get back to it ever since.

(Cut to: Bubba at his house.)

Bubba: Dad I’ll get Mom that money. I promise. And Dad, I love you.

(Cut to: Dad at hospital.)

Dad: I love you too son.

(They both hang the phone up and Bubba turns around and tells the news to the guys.) Bubba: Guys, I’m winning that race for my mom!

Bill: Do what ever you have to do bro.

Bob: We could always lend you the money.

Bubba: Thanks, but I don’t want your guys help, I’ll win that race.

Bob: I think we better get to bed soon, you have a big day tomorrow Bubba.

Bubba: Yeah, I think your right. I’ll see you guys tomorrow morning.

(The race day.)

(Cut to: Bubba sleeping and Bill comes to wake him up.)

Bill: Bubba, Bubba. You have to get up your race starts in 20 minutes and we live a half hour from the start point. Come on!

(Cut to: Bubba getting his running gear on and ready to leave.)

Bubba: Are you kidding me? Why the heck didn’t my alarm go off?

(Cut to: Bob in bed sleeping.)

(Bubba screaming in the background.)

Bubba: Bob, get your butt out of bed.

Bob: (wining and groaning.) Why?

Bubba: We have that race to go to the race! (revise)

Bill: Come on! Bob, Bubba and I are just going to leave with out you.

(Cut to: in car with Bill and Bubba. Silent on the whole way over, Bubba is getting “in the zone” for the big race.)

(Cut to: Fade in on Bubba getting his number to run. Fade out.)

(Bubba takes off)

(Bill drove to the finish line waiting for Bubba’s arrival)

(Cut to: Bob arriving at the finish line with Bill.)

Bob: Hey, What’s up? Sorry I’m late.

Bill: No problem. But, he’s got a lot of work to do. He’s about a mile and a half behind the leader.

Bob: He’ll catch up. Don’t worry.

(Cut to: Brittany Marelli, #1 fan on a bike following Bubba run.)

Brittany: Come on Jake, you can win!

Bubba: Who are you?

Brittany: I’m your #1 fan. I also just moved here from Washington D.C.

Bubba: Oh, well I have to catch up to the leader. Can you tell me how far up he is?

Brittany: Anything for you Jake.

Bubba: Thank you, and call me Bubba.

(Cut to: St. Mary’s Hospital. Fade in + Zoom in on Mom and Dad talking by the hospital bed.)

Dad: How you feeling honey?

Mom: Not so good. I’m nervous.

Dad: Don’t worry. I’ll get that money from someone. I promise!

Mom: That’s not it though. I want to see Jake before I pass away, if I pass away.

Dad: I don’t blame you honey, but you won’t pass away. You got to have faith. Now, how about you get some rest.

Mom: Okay, and Andy I still love you no matter what happens.

Dad: I love you to (spell). Now get some rest, okay.

(Cut to: Brittany riding back to Bubba.)

Brittany: The leader is about a mile up, and the middle pack is about a half mile up.

Bubba: Okay, thanks so much.

Brittany: No problem. I’ll see you at the finish line. Okay?

Bubba: Okay, and thanks again.

Voice over: Bubba: Oh my god, I have to catch up.

(Cut to: Bubba catching up to the middle of the pack.)

(Fade in: Bubba moving into to second place.)

Voice over: Bubba: Yes! I’m catching up.

(Cut to: Bubba moving with in 20 feet of first place competitor.)

Voice Over: Bubba: Yes….Come on, I can do it. Let’s go, let’s go.

Voice Over: 1st place guy: Whoa! Where did you come from?

(Bubba taking first place with just over a mile to go.)

(Cut to Brittany)

Brittany: Come on Bubba! You can do it.

(Cut to Bob and Bill)

Bill: Who are you?

(Cut to: Brittany moving next to Bill and Bob.)

Brittany: I’m Brittany, who are you?

Bob: Hi, I’m Bob and this is Bill, but that wasn’t what I meant. I mean who are you? How do you know Bubba?

Brittany: Oh, I am Bubba’s #1 fan, and are you kidding? Everybody knows Bubba, he’s been all over the news for over a year.

Bill: Really? Are you sure you have the right Bubba?

Brittany: I’m actually from D.C. like him. And yes I have the right Bubba.

(Cut to: Bubba crossing the finish line coming in first place by a length.)

` (Cut to: Fade in: Bubba crowded by everyone accepting his first place trophy and 120,000 dollar check.)

(Cut to: Bubba back at the apartment. Calling his mom and dad in hospital.)

(While they switch off talking the camera will be cutting back and forth to Bubba’s apartment and St. Mary’s hospital.)

Ring Ring Ring…

Dad: Hello.

Bubba: Hey Dad I got the money.

Dad: It’s okay, keep it.

Bubba: What do you mean?

Dad: I sold the house, to get your mother the treatment.

Bubba: Okay, well you can move down here with me.

Dad: Yeah sure, we need a place to stay.

Bubba: How is she? Can I talk to her?

Dad: Yeah hold on.

Mom: Hey, Jake, how are you doing?

Bubba: I’m good mom, how you feeling?

Mom: Better then ever Jake, I’ll be running with you tomorrow.

Bubba: Mom, really, how you feeling?

Mom: I’m doing okay, but the doctor wants to run some more tests on me. I have to go.

Bubba: Good luck Mom. I love you.

Mom: Love you to sweetie, bye.

Bubba: bye.

(Screen shows: “10 years later”)

Commentator:Bubba: Mom lived happily ever after with Dad, they moved right down the street into a house that I bought them from winning 6 more El Paso de Tours. As for Bill and Bob, Bill and I are still best friends; he lives 10 minutes away from me with his wife and two kids. Bob, well Bob moved to San Francisco with his new boy friend. Yeah, who knew? Bob is gay. Bob later become very wealthy and bought out a car dealer ship. He is now selling them with his boy friend Scott. As for me, I am now married to Brittany; we have three kids and one more on the way. I also have moved out of the apartment into our new house. Well that’s it, I am still running and best friends with Bill, I still keep in touch with Bob also. I will see him in a month for my next race in San Francisco. (There's a bit of repetition here)


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