I finished my screenplay, which has somehow made me fall in love with this project even more. My first draft was a little rough, since I had Andrea talking to herself in full sentences. This was unrealistic, so I shortened it to smaller, more straight-forward phrases. I don't want to rely on words to demonstrate her anxiety, so there isn't much dialogue. The little there is advances the story without telling it completely.
I hope you enjoy. :)
INT. PUBLIC BATHROOM
ANDREA walks into the bathroom. She closes the door behind her and then checks the stalls are empty. She stands still and takes out the pregnancy test from her pocket. She looks at it intently.
ANDREA
(Anxiously)
OK. Take the test. Take the test. It’s gonna be negative so just take it. Then forget about all of this.
ANDREA turns around and walks into a bathroom stall. She stays in there for a second before speed walking out.
ANDREA
Nope. Can’t do it.
Close up of ANDREA’s face as she nervously purses her lips. She takes a deep breath, looks up, and closes her eyes. She holds her cross necklace.
She then splashes water on her face. She looks at herself in the mirror as determination comes into her eyes. She turns around and walks in a stall.
She takes the test, and we hear the FLUSH a second before she walks out. She starts pacing around the bathroom. She interchanges between fiddling with her cross, crossing her arms, picking at her nails.
ANDREA
(Talking to herself to calm herself down)
We used protection. It’s gotta be something else.
She checks her watch. It’s time.
It’s just stress. It has to be. Because there’s absolutely no way that I am preg-
She flips the test over to see the results. They’re positive. She starts tearing up. After a moment, she throws the test away.
ANDREA walks out of the bathroom.
EXT. PUBLIC BATHROOM
INT. OUTDOORS- DAY
ANDREA walks out of the establishment and walks to get into her car. She gets in and rests her head on the wheel.
TITLE CARD APPEARS: “PARALLEL LINES”
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