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September 11th, 2018 - 8:58 PM
Perdido Beach Community School - Cafeteria
*Denee is watching Hayley approach people about her “Army”*
Hayley: We’re really going to change things around here. We can’t sit around waiting for the adults to come save us. We’re going to make a bad situation good again.
Martin: Okay, I want in.
Kid: Do you have rules you want us to enforce?
Hayley: Yeah, of course.
Kid: What?
*Hayley pauses and Denee smirks from the distance and goes back to divvying out rations.*
Denee: ^It’s only a matter of time before Hayley crashes and burns.^
Hayley: I’ll get back to you on that.
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September 11th, 2018 - 10:35 PM
Terren’s Car - Perdido Beach shoreline
*Terren and Shay are parked at the edge of a parking lot looking out to the beach and the calm ocean beyond it. Terren is upset about something.*
Shay: You alright, dude. You looked stressed as shit.
Terren: Yeah, it’s nothing. Don’t worry.
Shay: Doesn’t seem like nothing.
*Terren looks at her, tears welling in his eyes.*
Terren: It’s my mom’s birthday. She’s gone and I didn’t get to say goodbye.
Shay: I thought you didn’t have the best relationship.
Terren: Yeah, but that doesn’t matter now. She’s gone. Fuck.
*Shay reaches over and grabs his hand.*
Shay: Don’t worry about it.
*When she grabs his hand her vision flashes with images of a young Terren and his mother. Terren getting punched by her newest boyfriend. Shay closes her eyes and takes the memories of Terren leaving his mother a month ago.*
Shay: Are you alright?
*Terren sits up straighter, suddenly unsure why he was even upset in the first place*
Terren: Yeah, sorry. I’m not sure why--
Shay: You said it was your mom’s birthday.
Terren: Oh yeah. I hope she’s okay wherever she is.
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