(Sylvy is outside the school and a group of kids walk up)
Actor1: Sylvy why are you so shy?
(she keeps walking)
Actor1: we just want to talk
Actor2: we just want to know why you're such a freak
(she starts to run but Actor3 grabs her)
Actor3: don't try to run
(he pushes her down and they all laugh and walk away. Sylvy is on the ground her sweater has risen a bit and we zoom in on a bruise on her side before she gets up and walks away)
End of scene 1
(we see a women sitting in a chair, we hear a door and Sylvy walks in)
Sylvy: mom you’re so messy
(she starts to clean up a bit)
Mother: (slaps Sylvy across the face): I didn’t ask you to touch anything
Sylvy: Yes mom, I’m sorry
(she leaves slowly and walks to the kitchen getting some food out of the fridge as her father walks in)
Father: who gave you permission to eat?
Sylvy: I never needed permission before
Father: Don’t talk back to me
(he takes his belt off from around his waist and Sylvy slowly puts the food down)
Father(pointing to the wall): will you ever learn
(Sylvy walked to the wall as she takes off her sweater she is wearing a tank top and we see bruises on her arms, her father hits her with the belt on her arms and on her head after a few strikes she ducks and runs out of the house her father fallows but stops at the door)
Father: The little sinner will learn when she gets home
End of scene 2
(Sylvy runs to a house and runs in without knocking)
Sylvy: Collette! Collette!
(but she gets no reply, she looks around then goes to the phone dialing a number she knows well. The phone is answered on the first ring)
Collette’s mother(crying): hello?
Sylvy: Do you know where Collette is?
CM(trying to keep herself together): She was in a car crash, she’s at the hospital
(Sylvy can’t hold herself together anymore she hangs up the phone sobbing and goes outside holding up her thumb, a few cars pass before someone pulls over)
Actor4(eyeing her bruises): Where you going kid?
Sylvy(trying to seem dignified through her tears): the hospital
Actor4(understandingly): Alright get in
(Sylvy gets in the car and they drive off)
End of scene 3
(In hospital room, Collette is unconscious Sylvy is lying next to her crying we fade out and then back into a flash back)
(Collette is sitting on the couch, Sylvy climbs into her lap crying, Collette strokes her hair)
Collette: What’s wrong Hun?
Sylvy: My mom burned me with her straightening iron
Collette: why did she do that?
Sylvy: I got home from school late
Collette: let’s put some ointment on it alright?
(Sylvy nods and Collette helps her up before finding the first aid kit and putting ointment on Sylvy’s arm)
Sylvy: thank you
Collette: your welcome
(they sit back down, Sylvy on Collette’s lap, her head on Collette’s chest, Sylvy falls asleep and we hear a fast beeping. We quickly switch back to the hospital Sylvy is now sitting up beside Collette screaming and crying, a nurse rushes in and we hear a final long beep the nurse puts her hands on Sylvy’s shoulders)
Nurse: honey she’s dead
Sylvy(screaming): no! no! no! no! no!
Nurse: Ssh it’s too late, but you can stay here for a little bit
(once Sylvy quiets down the nurse leaves and Sylvy lays back down beside Collette)
Sylvy voice over: What do I have left now? Collette always reassure and helped me no matter what my parents did to me. I wouldn’t have survived this long without her love, how will I survive now?
(fade out)
End of scene 4
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