Ferreira,+Jessica

//Fade in: Two girls turing a conner in NYC. They are walking down the street and stopping at a door. They knock and someone opens the door. The camera faces their faces then goes 180º to their back while they are @ the door// **Emma**: Excuse me, but do you have any extra items that are useful in the war effort? My dad’s a doctor so we are sending things to the hospital. **Person @ the door**: Yes I do. Hold on. //Person @ door, goes into their house and gets some blankets and puts them into the bag the two girls have// **Rebecca:** Thanks //(As she and Emma continue to go down the street)// **Emma:** Wow, we have a lot of things to send to my Dad. //Looking into the bag that is full of items.// **Rebecca:** Ya we do. I wonder how he and his patients are doing. **Emma:** I know, I miss my Dad but I’m happy that he is helping with the war. //(they keep walking till they get to a door painted green and open it to a kitchen where a mother is standing and chopping vegetables)// **Emma:** Hi mom **Mother:** Hi Emma, a letter arrived from your dad. //(she is holding up the letter and Emma rushes toward her mom grabbing the letter from her hand)// **Emma:** Thanks //(rushing up the stairs and to her room with Rebecca following behind)// //(when gets there opens up the letter and reads it aloud)// **Emma:** Dear Emma, How are you? I have missed you very much. How’s school? I know that things there are very hard but we’ll get through it. My work has been busy with many illnesses though now it has been slowing down. I hope to return for Christmas but if I don’t I send my love. Say hi to everyone for me. Sincerely, Dr. Randolf AKA Dad **Rebecca:** Wow **Emma:** I never thought that he would write, but he did and he says he might be home for Christmas! **Rebecca:** That’s great! You know Emma, I know how you feel. **Emma:** You do? **Rebecca:** Ya, I do. //(hear a voice coming from down stairs)// **Mom:** Rebecca, your mom is here. **Rebecca**: Okay, I’m coming. //Rebecca walks down the stairs,// I’ll see you tonight Emma //camera fades out// //Fade into: Rebecca’s house from the outside. and a old car pulling up into the driveway with the Rebecca’s mom in the front seat and Rebecca next to her, the car door opens and the two people walk towards the front door, the camera follow. As the mother opens the door inside there are old// //torn up bags many of them full.)// **Rebecca:**  Mom, whose bag are theses and what are they doing here?  //(they go into the kitchen while the mother prepares some tea for herself)//  **Mom:**  Remember I told you that we would be housing a child from Europe? Well, we are. He is one of Emma’s Dad’s patients kids so we will treat him with respect. Emma’s family is full already, so he is coming to stay with us.  **Rebecca:**  So, it’s a //he.// Then where is //he?//  **Mom:**  He is upstairs, resting in your room. Did I tell you that he’s about your age, 9 or 10.  **Rebecca:**  Why does he have to sleep in //my// room? Why can’t he sleep in John’s?  **Mom:**  Your father and I wanted him too, we think that it will be good for you. His name is Alex.  //(Rebecca turns to leave and heads up the stairs to her room the camera follows behind her and into her room.)//  //(When she gets there she finds a cot on the opposite side of her bed and even more bags. Most of all she is astonished by the boy, about her hight and her age, sleeping in the cot. The camera points to the items. Rebecca slowly turns around the camera is following her face. She head back down stairs and goes into the kitchen, sits down with her mother at the kitchen table and picks up the newspaper that is sitting on the table. Fade out)// //Fade into; Emma in her room packing to sleep over Rebecca’s House, When her bag is full she leavers the room.//  //In the kitchen of Emma’s house,//  //Emma calls to her mom who is in a different room.//  **Emma:**  Are you ready to go yet? We are going to be late.  //Emma glances to the clock that is hanging in the kitchen and the camera zooms in to the time, 5:50.//  **Emma:**  Mom, hurry up we have ten minutes to be there.  //Mom says off set//  **Mom:**  Okay I am coming.  //hear feet coming down the stairs//  //Rebecca’s house: faces the door in Rebecca’s house and hears the door bell rings. You see Rebecca in front of the camera going to open the door.// //When the door opens, you see Emma standing with a bag slung around her shoulder.//  **Emma:**  Hey, you excited for the sleep-over?  **Rebecca:**  Ya, come on in, we have a guest.  **Emma:**  A guest?  //As they are walking up to the Rebecca’s room, Rebecca explains about their guests.// **Rebecca:** Ya, it’s your father’s patient's kid. His patient has a son our age and while his father is sick he is staying with us. Orders from my parents. **Emma:** O, really? What’s wrong with doing something for someone? What is wrong with him? **Rebecca:** He’s been here for like 5 hours and he hasn’t said a word. **Emma:** He’s probably just scared. Just think about it Rebecca, he come from Europe, there’s killing there, his father’s sick. It must be hard for him. **Rebecca:** Okay I’ll give him until dinner. //fades out and goes to upstairs where Alex is coming down them. faces the front of Alex’s face as he goes down the stairs and walks to the kitchen the camera is still facing his face and Mrs. James, Rebecca’s mom is there setting up for dinner// **Alex:** Hi, Mrs. James. **Mrs. James:** Hi Alex, How are you? Did you have a good sleep? **Alex:** It was good, thank you. //Alex sits down by the kitchen table as Mrs. James sets the last plate on the table.// **Mrs. James:** Girls, John dinner is ready. //The 2 girls and John come out from three different doors. They sit down for dinner and start eating. Mrs. James sits down too. Nobody says a word for a few minutes till Mrs. James gets up from the table and goes off stage, set. The lights flicker on and off really face. Emma, Rebecca, John, and even Alex. They kids run in all different directions and turn off lights all over the house.// **Emma:** A black out, hurry to the basement. **Rebecca:** Shut off all the lights! Hurry. Hurry. Hurry. **John:** I’m on it! //says as he is running around// //Everyone runs to the basement with all the lights off and the house silent.// //While they are waiting in the basement for Mrs. James they children are quiet. Alex is curled up in a ball with a black blanket around him. He is sitting in one of the four conners of the room with Emma, Rebecca, and John surrounding him. Everything is quiet till Mrs. James comes down.// **Mrs. James** That’s was a good practice black out. Go on now, go play out side before the sun sets. //John, Emma and Rebecca head up stairs and Mrs. James follows till she is 1/2 way up the stairs and sees Alex still sitting there.// **Mrs. James:** Alex, are you coming up? **Alex:** //(shyly and quietly)// No. //Mrs. James heads up the stairs and leaves. Alex sitting there alone, the camera faces Alex, who is scared and is chattering his teeth together. Fade out.// //fades into:// //sunlight coming into the window downstairs in the basement. Alex is sleeping but then wakes up when hearing someone coming down the stairs with a plate of food.// **John:** Hey, Alex. I brought you breakfast. You don’t have to eat it if you don’t want to. **Alex:** Thanks. //John turns back upstairs, and Alex stops him.// **Alex:** Tell your Mom that I wont be coming up for a while. **John:** Why? **Alex:** Because. Just tell her for me okay? //John turns and goes upstairs. He goes into the kitchen, and sits down at the table while, Rebecca, and Emma are there.// **Emma:** Is he not coming up? **John:** No, he isn’t. I asked him why and he said because. //pause// He also said that he wouldn’t be up for a while and that I should tell Mom. **Rebecca:** Okay then. //Says as she is slightly rolls her eyes. Fades out.// //Fades into:// //The night time, and the three children waiting for dinner. The table is set they are just waiting for Mrs. James to get there.// **Rebecca:** Why is he not up? It’s been more the twenty-four hours. He must be a scared to come back up. **Emma:** That’s not really nice, Rebecca. He’s still adjusting to the United States. **Rebecca;** What-ever you say. **Emma:** I’ll be right back. //Emma heads towards the door to the basement, and goes down to the basement.// **Emma:** Hey, Alex. What’s up? **Alex:** Nothing much. I’m just tired. **Emma:** I bet that you are. //awkward silence// Are you okay? **Alex:** Ya, I’m okay. **Emma:** Are you sure, ‘cause it doesn’t look and sound like you are. **Alex:** Ya, I am fine. **Emma:** No you aren’t I can tell. Is it because of the black out? Do you not like us? Just tell me. I can make things better. I promise. **Alex:** I heard what Rebecca said about me. **Emma:** O, you did. Look, she didn’t mean it, she is just confused right now. **Alex:** But she’s right, I am scared, scared to death. //Emma’s face is surprised, and she is listening really carefully.// **Alex:** The black out, it scared me. **Emma:** Why? It was just for fun, nothing is gonna happen. **Alex:** But that’s what everyone says. Well at least back home. And they lie. Everything happens. In Europe when we have a black out, there is really something going on outside, and you can’t run from it. To me this black out wasn’t fun, it was scary. **Emma:** I’m sorry. I would be scared to death if I really saw it. But it’s okay we are safe here. I have never said anything that will hurt anyone. So trust me, nothing is going to happen here. We are safe. //Emma and Alex give each other a hug. and fade out.//