Week 9

First Act :
Characters : Will and Jodie, Veronica and Matt
Scene: A bowling alley where they all meet up. Will and Matt are friends and Jodie and Veronica know each other from dance school. Matt and Veronica are dating so there is chemistry but we focus on the characters of Jodie and Will. Will is attracted to Jodie but he doesn’t know that she has an eating disorder. Jodie spends most of her time away from people her own age and very rarely has the time to do anything age orientated like having fun at a bowling alley. She is excited to meet Will but we aren’t sure if that is because she doesn’t get out much or if the feeling is genuine. They meet and go into the alley where they all start a game of ten pin.

Second Act :
Characters: Will and Jodie, Matt and Veronica
Scene: Everyone is getting to know each other. The foursome is bowling and having a good time. The boys take the initiative and order some fun food including pizza and soda, French fries and the usual junk. Jodie is freaking out quietly but she isn’t quite successful in hiding her dislike and Will gets nervous. Maybe she doesn’t like him or maybe she isn’t having a good time? Who knows?

Flash back: Jodie is eating a cupcake. A small innocent cupcake and she is ten years old. Her mother appears and she sees some left over frosting on Jodie’s face. The mother is mad at Jodie and tells her that she needs to watch her figure. How is Jodie going to be a dancer if she is heavy? Her partner will never be able to lift her. Fade out.

Third Act:
Characters: Will and Jodie
Scene: Two weeks later.
Jodie and Will are on an outing to the harbor. They eat a donut and some minutes later Jodie disappears into the bathroom. Will is worried that something is wrong so he sends Matt’s girlfriend in to check on Jodie. She comes back and says that Jodie isn’t feeling well. Will worries and when Jodie comes back he takes her back to school so she can rest. Will has started to develop feelings for Jodie and the same for her. Can Will help Jodie over come her issue and more on to a normal life?

Week 7

INT. LAYTON HIGH SCHOOL. BOYS LOCKER ROOM. DAY.

Two boys, one dark and one fair, lean against lockers clad only in white towels. They are both adolescents but nearly manhood. Many young men scramble around in the background wearing towels. Steam floats around in the room.

WILL

I don't have time for dating, man.

MATT

Dude! You're life is nothing but football and boring shit. You need to live a little, my friend. Get out; experience the world... and the honeys.

Will and Matt both drop their towels and pull on boxers with pants right behind.

WILL

I don't date. Period.

MATT

Yeah, no shit. When is the last time you left the house? And I don't mean running to the store for your moms.

WILL

Umm… It wasn't that long ago but I'm shy.
(Laughs)
You know me. I got plans and I don't want no girl messin' that up.

MATT

I know, man. But plans be damned. We're goin' out. I know a girl.

WILL

(Sarcastic)
You know a girl? Besides your girl? And I thought you were whipped.

Matt pulls his shirt over his head.

MATT

(Not phased by Will's remarks.)
Yup. Leave it to me.

Will pulls his shirt on and sits to get his shoes on. He ties his laces and stands.

WILL

Don't be dissappointin' me man. I will never forget.

Matt slides his feet into sandals and claps Will's shoulder. He walks out of the locker room. Will watches him and then makes his way to the door.

EXT. LAYTON HIGH SCHOOL. DAY

Matt walks to a group of girls that are hanging by the stairs. Some girls are sitting on the stairs, some standing, talking. A tan skinned girl notices Matt and waves.

VERONICA

Matt. Hi. Is practice over?

Matt walks to her and puts his arm around her waist. He nods to the other girls and pulls the tan skinned girl a little from the group. He turns to her, seriously.

MATT

Yeah, baby girl. Hey, I gotta question for you. You still hang with that girl, you know, the dancer?

VERONICA

Yeah, we still hang out and go to practice together. She is way outta my league though. She's perfect.

MATT

No, girl. You're perfect. Anyways, I was thinking maybe you can call her and ask if she wants to hang out.

VERONICA

(Astonished)
With you?

MATT

Roni! You crazy? You're my woman.
(Matt hugs her to his chest and then pushes her away to look her in the face.)
No, for Will. He's lonely and needs to get outta the house. We can double date or something. Movies, bowling, whatever.

VERONICA

You really want this, huh.

MATT

It's for Will. He needs this. The boy is slippin'. All he thinks about id football and I think he’s gonna break if he doesn’t let up a bit.

VERONICA

Okay. I'll see what I can do. See you tonight? I'll call you and see what I come up with.

MATT

Okay. I'll be waitin'.

Veronica kisses Matt and walks back to her group. She is pulling her cell phone out of her purse while Matt walks away. He moves to a car in the parking lot.

EXT. NEWMAN'S BOWLING LANES. LAYTON. EVENING.

Matt and Will walk to the bowling alley as the day is turning to dusk. As they approach, the building two figures that are hard to make out in the pending darkness, wave. The guys walk up to the figures and as they get closer you see it is the two girls. One is Veronica and the other is unknown, the blind date, the dancer.

VERONICA

Hey guys. Took you long enough!

MATT

Girl, don't be bitchin'. Introduce my man here.

VERONICA

Will, nice to see ya, been awhile. So, Jodie, this is Will. Will, this is Jodie. She's my friend from school.

WILL

It's nice to meet you Jodie. A pleasure.
(Will's eyes take in the girl in front of him. Not missing one detail.)

JODIE

It's nice to meet you. I have heard a lot about both of you from Roni.

Matt and Veronica join hands and start walking to the alley front door. That leaves Will and Jodie to follow by themselves behind the other couple.

Week 6

Jodie

Jodie is not a nice girl nor is she a mean girl. She tells it how it is, blunt and truthful, But the truth hurts and not everyone wants to hear it. That aspect has never allowed her a lot of friends. She is a ballet dancer and despite what people say, she didn't become a ballet dancer by having a lot of friends. It's a one people sport and she has to rely on herself a lot. She lives at a school where she studied her dancing and also takes normal classes. Jodie has lived there since she was four years old per her mother's wishes.

Her mother is overbearing and pushes Jodie to dance harder. Ballet is all that Jodie knows as she was never allowed to do anything else when she was growing up. Jodie is a great dancer. All her teachers tell her that she could be accepted into a company. Her relationship with her mother is complex and difficult at best. her mother wants her to be primadonna ballet dancer at school and Jodie is working her butt off to make this happen for her mother. Although Jodie and her mother have a difficult relationship sometimes, Jodie knows how much it means to her mother that Jodie become a ballerina. Jodie has conflicting emotions about dancing, sometimes she loves it as much as her mother wants her to and then other times she just wants to be a normal teenager.

She is 5'7'', thin and graceful as a ballerina should be. Willowy with long arms and legs. Probably maximum 100lbs and weight is a big factor with dancing. She has long brown hair and wide deep set brown eyes and straight even white teeth.

Jodie has conflicting emotions. She wants to be normal and not have to watch what she eats. Over time Jodie has become used to the regiments of ballet and has developed bulimia. She only keeps a small portion of food a day to give her some energy to dance but she never discusses her pain or health to anyone. It's just not done. Jodie wants to hang out and make friends as she doesn't have any who aren't dancers. But is is hard to do both. Be normal and be a teenage ballerina. Jodie wants to make her mother happy and she wants to be happy herself but she can't have it both ways.

As the scene starts Jodie is meeting with some new friends that she met at a club. She had sneaked away for some time to hang out with friends and her mother has no idea. Jodie and her friends are going to a movie and some dinner which is pizza and fries. Jodie doesn't eat for a while but eventually gives in to one slice. The evening winds down to a male friend and Jodie walking back to school eating cotton candy. They leave each other and Jodie immediately knows that now she is back at school and on different ground that she has done bad things. Eating junk food. What is she going to do? She has to get rid of it and does but is Jodie making herself sick and doesn't even know it yet?

Week 6

Will

Will has always wanted to play football. He used all his school vacations going to football camps and was born and bred to play. His mama told him that his daddy used to play ball in high school. He loves every minute of it.
Will was left with his mother when he was only six years old. His father left with no warning to either and neither Will nor his mother make it a point to talk about him much. Will and his mom have a deep bond and a loving relationship. She works two jobs to give him the things he needs and Will is greatly appreciative and doesn't cause his mom any problems.
He hopes that one day a football scout will see him play and he will get the scholarship that he deserves. He prays that one day he will be able to repay his mother for all the things she has sacrificed for him. he loves his mother and would be lost without her.
Will has a good football body with a height of 6'3'', big boned body and wide shoulders. A hefty frame and wide shoulders, brown hair and brown eyes. 320 lbs.
Will has a part time job and is an active member in his life. he doesn't let his life pass him by but rather spends every minute trying to repay his mother for the things she has given him. He doesn't go out and party all night but studies and devotes his time to practicing football because he knows that is the only thing going to get him into college.
Lately Will has felt the pressure come down on him, Everything is riding on how well he plays football. Not only playing football but with the massive amounts of schoolwork that is laid on a junior, he doesn't have a lot of downtime. Will is starting to get stressed and that could lead to carelessness. He feels he might need something to help him play his best and win that scholarship.
So the scene starts with Will at football practice. He and some other players are in the locker room and one of the guys is talking about steroids. He said he doesn't take them but if any of the guys want some he knows where to find them. Will stands conflicted. he could be offered a chance to set everything on a straight path if he takes the drugs but he knows his mama would kill him if she ever found out. Not to mention if the scouts found out he would be eliminated from their options. So what is he to do, take the drugs and win the scholarship at risk of losing everything or go drug free and maybe not have the power or impression to leave behind with the scouts.