Pages 38-40

INT. LONG SHOT – CLASSROOM – ABIGAIL

Abigail is sitting at her desk, ticked off at something.

Carlos walks in.

Abigail glares at him.

Carlos ignores her as he sits down.

Abigail walks over to him.

ABIGAIL
I heard that you will be opening for the Golden Foxes.

Carlos virtually ignores her.

CARLOS
Yeah. Some girl band. Should be fun. Outfits are just skimpy enough.

Abigail kneels down so that she is eye-level with Carlos.

ABIGAIL
Your pitiful garage band will not mess things up for my band.

CARLOS
We don't plan to. If anything, your sucking would look bad on us.

She is confused. It only lasts a few seconds.

ABIGAIL
So we are agreed that you won't suck any more than you need to, correct?

CARLOS
Meh. I guess.

Abigail goes back to her seat and punches the books. Hard.

Carlos shudders just a bit.

Dolores comes up behind him.

DOLORES
So we taking bets on you three surviving the night?

CARLOS
Hi, Dolores. And I wouldn't take that bet. (beat) I might lose.

Dolores smiles.

DOLORES
Just remember that you guys did great at the dance, okay?

Dolores walks over to her normal seat.

CARLOS
(to himself)
Yeah, but that was just a school dance.

He pulls out his books.

EXT. LONG SHOT – BASKETBALL COURT – RAPHAEL

Raphael is schooling some other boys.

HELIODORA TALEIA VEGA GOMEZ, a gorgeous teenage girl even gym clothes, whistles.

The boys clear a space for her.

She walks up to Raphael.

HELIODORA
I'm next.

Raphael looks her over.

RAPHAEL
If you're so sure.

He throws her the ball.

RAPHAEL
Take it out.

The two start up a game of basketball. Whereas the other games were serious, this is practically a grudge match between two seasoned warriors. Each makes point after point, keeping the game tied.

There is a small break in the action as Heliodora takes out the ball.

HELIODORA
Do you play guitar like you do basketball?

RAPHAEL
I don't play. I win.

Heliodora smiles.

HELIODORA
Neither do I.

She sinks the ball.

Raphael smiles as she walks away.

INT. MED SHOT – CAFETERIA – GUYS

The guys are eating.

CARLOS
Abigail gets scarier every year. Next year, we'll be able to run the haunted house
with just one room with her picture. Kids will run just hearing about it.

The other two smile.

HECTOR
She just wants to succeed. It's been a rough year for her family

RAPHAEL
Yeah. Her dad is just returning to work, and her mom...I hope that woman is out
of the hospital soon.

CARLOS
That just makes her scarier. Like she's possessed or something.

HECTOR
Well, the Golden Foxes are looking to go national within the year. They just need
some local concerts to get noticed. They're already doing pretty well online.

RAPHAEL
And with Heliodora on keyboards they should do pretty good. I haven't been beat
by a girl in a long time, but I can live with how she did it.

The other two smile at him.

HECTOR
I'm just sort of glad that their drummer doesn't go to this school. She's scary in
her own right.

CARLOS
All drummers are, man, all drummers are.

HECTOR
Hey!

The conversation deteriorates into talk about girls.