1 EXT. CITY BUS STOP – MORNING 1 Running late, RICHARD sits down on a bus stop bench in between LILLY and
an OLD MAN who is reading the newspaper he never lowers or takes his eyes from. Richard constantly checks his watch as he catches his breath.
LILLY
(giggling) I really like your shoes. RICHARD Thanks. LILLY I’ve never seen anything like them, may I ask where you got
them? RICHARD Oh, uhhh St. Anna’s. (laughing) It’s a shoe boutique on Crenshaw Avenue, most people haven’t
heard of it. Just a little hole‐in‐the‐wall shop. LILLY So you’re a shoe connesuir? (scooting towards Richard) OLD MAN That or a drag queen. (mumbling) RICHARD Na, I just love shoes, always have. OLD MAN My gay dad loved shoes… RICHARD What did he say? LILLY You just have this amazing energy about you. My name is Lilly. RICHARD Richard. OLD MAN
What a surprise, name is Dick. (turning newspaper page) RICHARD Is this old man serious? Do you know this guy? LILLY I understand the shoes, but why a cardigan? What do you do? RICHARD I do research, but why am I the only one who hears this old
man?! OLD MAN Researching men. Kids these days, need to get their heads out
of their asses. LILLY Research? So you’re a scientist! Those nerdy glasses are so
cute. (touching Richard’s leg) RICHARD What the HELL is going on here?! (standing) OLD MAN Now he’s lost his top. Someone is going to have to set this kid
straight. Paper needs to write an article about psychos, not politicians. Though I guess those are all the same.
LILLY I did everything I was supposed to do! (crying hysterically) OLD MAN (closes paper) What did you do to this poor girl, you freak? (puts arm around Lilly) There, there now dear. Wipe those pretty eyes and tell me
what’s wrong.
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