Any Minute Now New Draft

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Any Minute Now

By

Peter Goddard

Additional material byDarren Barber

A story byPeter Goddard and Ruaidhri OMahony

Devils Avalanche Films


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FADE IN

EXT. BLACK SKY. NIGHT

We fade in to a shot of the night sky. Slowly stars begin to

dissolve into shot. We then start to hear opening narrationfrom a young girl.

ANNA BROOKSWhen I was young my dad used totell me stories about the stars. Iremember him telling me how thestars in the night sky were nolonger there. He explained thatthey were just suns which had burntout millions of years ago. All wecan see is the light from themwhich has traveled millions ofmiles across the solar system tous. By the time it has reached usall the stars have already died.Now when I look up at the stars allI see are ghosts forever haunting amass graveyard in the sky. I can nolonger look at them and see thebeauty which I once could. Ivetried explaining this to otherpeople, but no-one understands me.No-one has ever really understoodme, not like he would.

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INT. CAR. NIGHT

We open with a shot through a moving cars windscreen,looking out onto the road ahead. It travels through thenight, moving down winding country roads, its headlightsilluminating the way ahead. It is a dark and stormy night.Wind and rain battle against the windscreen. The creditsbegin to roll over these images.

ANY MINUTE NOW

The credits finish.

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EXT. HOUSE. NIGHT

The car pulls up outside a country house. A large tree baysin the stormy night air. The house appears empty, butsuddenly the front light flickers on. Out steps a middleaged woman. This is Jennifer. She moves over towards thecar.

The camera remains static and her conversation to the drivercannot be heard above the stormy night. The driver exitsfirst. She is also middle aged, roughly the same as the ladyfrom the house. This is Nicole, she and Jennifer aresisters. Jennifer returns inside the house. Nicole moves tothe back of the car and gets out a suitcase before returningto the drivers side. She bends down and talks to thepassenger.

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INT. CAR. NIGHT

NICOLE BROOKSCome on sweetheart?

Anna, the passenger, looks forward out of the windscreen.She is Nicoles daughter. She replies with a sigh.

ANNA BROOKSIf I must.

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EXT. HOUSE. NIGHT

We cut back to the static camera view. Anna exits the car.She moves round to her mother. We cut to a closer shot ofthe two of them as the rain continues to fall.

NICOLE BROOKSYou will be good for your auntwont you?

Anna doesnt answer.

NICOLE BROOKSLook darling, Im sorry you have tostay here for a couple of weeks. IfI had a choice... Its just untileverything is sorted back home Ipromise.

Anna doesnt answer

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NICOLE BROOKS(pleading)

I promise Ill phone every day.

Anna still doesnt answer.

NICOLE BROOKSDarling you know your father and Istill love you very much dont you?

Nicole leans in and hugs Anna hard before kissing her on ofthe cheek and rubbing her hair from her face.

ANNA BROOKSCan I go inside now mum? Imgetting soaked to the bone outhere.

NICOLE BROOKSCourse you can darling.

Jennifer re-appears through the front door. Anna pushes pasther and goes inside. Nicole looks at her daughter adoringlyand with sympathy. Nicole and Jennifer start to talk.

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INT. HOUSE. NIGHT

Anna enters the house by herself, whilst her mum and auntcontinue to talk outside. She shivers in her wet clothes.She begins to look around the hallway. She looks up and downthe walls, observing the Victorian dark red wallpaper. Shelooks closely at the various objects and pictures attachedto these walls.

There are framed taxidermied animals such as butterflies andspiders, along with the usual array of pictures. Whilstlooking around at these she sees into the living room. Satin an armchair, reading a book, is her uncle David. He looksup at her and, without saying a word, looks back down at hisbook.

ANNA BROOKS(mumbling)

Nice to see you two.

Anna continues to stand around, feeling slightly awkward anduncomfortable. Jennifer then enters into the hallway, Nicolehas already left.

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JENNIFER COLLINGWOODSo, I guess youre going to bestaying with us for a while then?

Anna just silently nods her head.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODWell, youd better get out of thosewet clothes, before you catch yourdeath. Have you eaten yet?

ANNA BROOKSNo.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODNo, I dont suppose you would have.Its a long drive. I could do yousome Ox-tail soup.

ANNA BROOKSI dont really eat meat.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOOD(Displeased)

Youre not one of those are you?Well, Im sure I can fix yousomething.

Anna nods.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODYoull be staying in the roomupstairs on the right. The bathroomis up on the left. Dont use toomuch hot water though, the tankmakes an awful racket at night. Godknows why. Anyway you dont want todisturb the neighbors do you?

ANNA BROOKSI suppose not.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODOff you go then.

Jennifer hands Anna her suitcase. Anna, still feeling alittle out of place, smiles and takes it from her, beforeascending the stairs.

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INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT

Anna enters the bedroom. She sits down on the bed and placesher suitcase next to her. She looks around the room.Everything is very old fashioned. She starts to unpack a fewof her items.

She takes out her digital camera. She turns it around sothat she can photograph her own sad looking face. She takesa picture, before placing it down on her bed. She thenremoves her dressing gown from her suitcase, before leavingthe room.

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INT. LIVING ROOM. NIGHT

It is a few minutes later. David is still sat in the samechair, reading the same book. Anna enters the room. He looksup at her. She smiles at him.

DAVID COLLINGWOODEvening.

ANNA BROOKSHi.

David then returns to reading his book. Anna sits down onthe settee. Jennifer then enters the room holding a tray onwhich is a bowl of soup and a couple slices of bread. Shehands Anna the tray.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODWe dont normally eat food awayfrom the table.

Anna takes the tray.

ANNA BROOKSThanks.

Anna starts to eat the soup. Jennifer sits down next to herhusband.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODSo, theyve decided to call it aday then have they?

Anna doesnt answer. She continues to eat her soup.

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JENNIFER COLLINGWOODAfter all these years....my sisterand your father have decided thattheyd be better apart. Well, Icant say Im surprised. The lastcouple of years have beenparticularly rocky. What with his

new job and all. They hardly eversaw each other.

David nods from his chair half listening to what his wifehas to say.

ANNA BROOKSThey could still work things out.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODYour mother seemed pretty sure itwas all over last night.

ANNA BROOKSCan we not talk about it.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODSorry, I dont mean to go on. I wasjust saying..

ANNA BROOKSWell dont.

Jennifer is a little stunned by Annas sudden retort. Shedecides to ignore it and change the subject.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODAnyway, hows everything with you?Hows your, you know, disease?

ANNA BROOKSIts not a disease, its an illnessyou cant catch it!

DAVID COLLINGWOODShe didnt mean anything by it.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODI was talking to your mother aboutit and she said that youre now onsome new medication. Ive got tomake sure that you take iteveryday. After all, we dont wanta relapse.

Anna looks annoyed by her aunts words.

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JENNIFER COLLINGWOODDavid and I have managed to get youinto the local school. It wasnteasy at such short notice, buttheyll take you on whilst yourestaying here.

David puts his book down.

DAVID COLLINGWOODand You had better not act up likeyou did at St Martins. We know thepeople at St Edwards on a personallevel.

ANNA BROOKSIts not my fault. I cant help it.

DAVID COLLINGWOODWell lets all hope your newmedication manages to keep youunder control this time.

Before Anna can answer back David picks his book back up andcontinues reading. Anna goes back to finishing off her mealholding back the tears of the situations he has foundherself in.

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INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT

Anna re-enters her bedroom. The storm is still ragingoutside. She moves over to the window to look at it outside.Suddenly the house emits a strange groaning sound. She putsthis down to the central heating and moves over to her bed.She gets in and pulls the covers over her face.

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INT. BEDROOM. DAY

Anna awakes. She rubs the sleep from her eyes. She gets outof bed and goes to leave the room. As she does she noticesthat a few objects have been moved from a shelf. Sheautomatically puts them back and goes to leave the room. Shethen stops and returns to the look at the objects a littlemore carefully.

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EXT. HOUSE. DAY

Anna is stood outside, waiting to be led to the new school.She is dressed in a school uniform, with her old school bagover her shoulder. She holds a note book and few of her oldtext books from her previous school in her hands. She looks

at the large Yew tree. Jennifer meets her by the tree.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODMorning. Are you ready for yourfirst day?

ANNA BROOKSI guess.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODDid you sleep well?

ANNA BROOKSKind of.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODYoure not the most talkativeperson in the world are you?

ANNA BROOKSIm just not used to sudden change.I need a little time to adjust...tosettle in.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODCome on, you dont want to be lateon your first day.

Together they start to walk down the gravel path and awayfrom house.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODHow do you find your new uniform?Does it fit o.k?

ANNA BROOKSIts a little itchy.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODWe only managed to get it at shortnotice you should be grateful!

The look on Jennifers face says it all.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODWas the room up to your standards?

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ANNA BROOKSIt was fine.

(BEAT)Although the tree outside kept meawake throughout the storm.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODTree?

ANNA BROOKSI think it was that large Yew treeright outside my window. It keptscraping against the glass.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODI think youre mistaken.

ANNA BROOKSWhy?

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODThat tree couldnt possibly reachyour bedroom window. Its way toofar back.

ANNA BROOKSI definitely heard something.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODAre you sure? It was probably justin your head.

ANNA BROOKSI dont think so....it sounded soreal.

Jennifer stops walking and so does Anna. Jennifer turnstowards Anna.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODLook Anna, that tree cant reachyour window. I think I know my ownhouse. It wouldnt be the firsttime youve had a hallucination nowwould it? Your mind has anoveractive imagination.

Anna looks to the ground.

ANNA BROOKSI guess.

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Together they start to walk again, before walking out ofshot.

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EXT. ST EDWARDS. DAY

They reach the gates of St Edwards.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODHere we are then. Youre in MrPhillips class. Room 16. He knowsabout your disease.

Anna recoils at the use of this word.

ANNA BROOKSIt isnt a disease.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODI know but people have the right toknow. Hes promised not to bring itup in front of the other pupils.

ANNA BROOKSGood.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODI cant walk you home laterIm busy this evening.

Anna nods.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOOD(smugly)

Although Im sure a girl of yourintelligence can find her way home!

ANNA BROOKSIm sure Ill be fine.

Anna looks at the schools entrance. Jennifer feels just atwinge of compassion.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODCome on, in you go Its a friendlyschool theyre used to newcomers.

Jennifer kisses Anna on the cheek and starts to walk out ofshot.

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JENNIFER COLLINGWOODIll be home by six.

Anna looks once again at the school, she sighs to herselfbefore walking in.

INT. ST EDWARDS. DAY

Anna slowly makes her way down the corridor. She looks atthe door numbers trying to located number 16. She nervouslyholds her note book in her hands, clutching it towards herchest. Some boys rush past her, one knocks into her butdoesnt pause to apologise. Anna recoils. She continuesonwards until she find her room.

INT. ROOM 16, ST EDWARDS. DAY

The class are already in the room, sitting down at theirdesks. They all turn to look at Anna.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSGood morning. You must be Anna.Your aunt said youd be joining ustoday.

ANNA BROOKSHello.

Laurence turns towards the rest of the class.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSEveryone this is Anna. Shes movedto the area for a little while andwill be joining us for a few weeks.I want you all to make her feelwelcome.

He turns back towards Anna.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSHere, you better have this.

Laurence hands her a sheet of paper.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSIts your timetable for the day.Were still having your full weekone printed up as we dont reallyknow where to put you yet.

Anna stands there and stares at the paper. She looks back upat Laurence, who is still starring at her.

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LAURENCE PHILLIPSWell do take a seat.

Anna slowly makes her way across the classroom. She sees anempty seat next to a young girl.

ANNA BROOKSMay I sit next to you?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDSure.

Anna sits down.

ANNA BROOKSHi Im Anna

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAbi. Whereabouts are you living?

ANNA BROOKSIm staying with my aunt and uncle,the Collingwoods. Do you know them?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDKind of.

ANNA BROOKSI only moved down yesterday. Idont really know my way aroundyet.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDDont worry, Ill look after you.

Anna smiles.

Laurence starts to teach the class. He writes on theblackboard.

Anna looks around the room. She looks at the other studentsall of whom intently watch Mr Phillips. She then sees anattractive boy. He looks away from the teacher and at her.Their eyes meet for a second. Anna quickly turns away andback towards Mr Phillips.

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INT. DINNING HALL, ST EDWARDS. DAY

It is lunch time. Anna and Abi sit at a table together withtheir lunch trays. A young girl approaches Abi.

LYDIA CAULFIELD

Hey.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDHi Lydia. How you doing?

LYDIA CAULFIELDPretty good.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDThis is my new fiend, Anna.

Lydia turns towards Anna.

LYDIA CAULFIELDHey Anna

ABIGAIL HARTFORDShes staying in our little townfor a while. Living with theCollingwoods.

LYDIA CAULFIELDThe who?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDThe Collingwoods. You probablydont know them.

LYDIA CAULFIELDCool.

Lydia then turns back towards Abigail.

LYDIA CAULFIELDWe just had Mr Baxter cover ourBiology lesson.

Lydia sits down next to Abigail.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDand?

LYDIA CAULFIELDWere doing sex education. It wasso funny. He didnt have a cluewhat to do. Mr Davies had just lefthim some covering notes. Baxter

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LYDIA CAULFIELD (contd)didnt know how to cover thesubject so he ended up just showingus a video, which only ran to anhour. Jimmy Jones reckons Baxterprobably hasnt even ever done it,

still a virgin.Anna and Abi are giggling to the gossip.

LYDIA CAUFIELDAnyway after the video finished westill had 45 minutes left all theboys were pretending to hump eachother Jimmy Jones was humpingBaxters table leg. It was soembarrassing. Baxter just fumbledthrough his notes, before lettingeveryone leave really early. He

didnt give us homework oranything.

Lydia laughs. She turns towards Anna.

LYDIA CAULFIELDHave you had a class yet with MrBaxter?

ANNA BROOKSNo, only Mr Phillips.

LYDIA CAULFIELDShame. Hes so funny. He doesntknow what hes talking about halfthe time, they call him Baxter theBallbag.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWhat lesson have you got next?

ANNA BROOKSI think its maths.

(BEAT)

ANNA BROOKSIts in room 35, whatever it is.

LYDIA CAULFIELDOh God. If it is, youll be withMiss Briggs. Shes such a witch,just awful. Shes always puttingpeople on the spot with difficultquestions, normally algebra

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LYDIA CAULFIELD (contd)related. Shes a truly terribleteacher. She cant explain anythingproperly then she gets so angrywhen you dont understand any ofit. I hope for your sake it isnt

maths.ANNA BROOKS

I think Ill just check.

Anna reaches down to pick up her timetable sheet which islaying on top of her bag. As she does so a metal braceletslides down her arm to her wrist. Lydia, who has leanedforward to watch Anna pick up the paper, notices this.

LYDIA CAULFIELDWhat kind of bracelet is that?

Anna lifts up her arm and rolls down her sleeve. She looksat the bracelet.

ANNA BROOKSIts medical.

Each girl looks at Anna with the desire to ask her what for,but each stays silent so as not to appear rude. Anna answersthe question for them.

ANNA BROOKSIm Narcoleptic.

Lydia looks at Abigail then back towards Anna.

LYDIA CAULFIELDWhat does that mean?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIt means she keeps falling a sleep.

Lydia once again looks at Abigail.

LYDIA CAUFIELDHow the hell did you know that?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDI saw a documentary on it

Lydia turns back to Anna.

LYDIA CAULFIELDSo youre tired all the time?

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ANNA BROOKSKind of.

LYDIA CAUFIELDWow Ive never met a Narcolepticbefore

Abi shakes her head disapprovingly.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAnna has no control about when shefalls asleep?

ANNA BROOKSThats about right.

LYDIA CAULFIELDSo you could just fall asleep likeright now?

ANNA BROOKSI hope not.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDMedication controls it Lydia

ANNA BROOKSIts meant to. Im on these newtablets that are supposedto stimulate my central nervoussystem with amphetamines orsomething. I dont reallyunderstand it all the doctors justspew all these confusing words atme and I just nod and pretend tounderstand.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWhat happened with your oldmedication?

ANNA BROOKSIt just stopped working about ayear or so back.

LYDIA CAULFIELDWhat happened when it stoppedworking? Did you suddenly fallasleep like in a coma?

ANNA BROOKSEr...not really. When it firststarted to stop working I just

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ANNA BROOKS (contd)started feeling really heavy headedand would sleep in for a lot longerthan usual each morning.

(BEAT)

ANNA BROOKSThen I would start sleepwalking.

LYDIA CAULFIELD(laughing)

How embarrassing. Did you ever walkaround naked?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDLydia!

ANNA BROOKS

I hope not. No-one ever saw me.. asfar as Im aware anyway.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDHow did you know that youd beensleepwalking? I mean, if no-one hadseen you or anything?

ANNA BROOKSI used to wake up in strange partsof the house. Id go to sleep in myroom, then wake up a couple ofhours later downstairs on theliving room couch. Other times Idhave weird, scary dreams. One timeI thought the house was burningdown and tried climbing out of mybedroom window. Luckily I wokemyself up before I jumped out.

LYDIA CAULFIELDIt sounds like you were possessed.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDLydia none of this is funny! Haveyou ever hurt yourself Anna whenyouve been sleepwalking?

ANNA BROOKSA couple of times, nothing seriousjust a few cuts and bruises.

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LYDIA CAULFIELDSo youve never fallen asleep anddropped down a flight of stairs oranything?

Anna shakes her head at the stupid questions Lydia keepsasking.

ANNA BROOKSLuckily not! Although I did fallinto a road once. Luckily nothingwas coming and a man pulled me outonto the pavement.

LYDIA CAULFIELDWas he fit?

ANNA BROOKSWhat?

LYDIA CAULFIELDThe man was he fit?

ANNA BROOKSHe was about sixty

LYDIA CAULFIELDOh

ANNA BROOKSThats not the scariest part of theillness.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWhat is?

ANNA BROOKSI used to get these hallucinations.

LYDIA CAULFIELDWhat hallucinations?

ANNA BROOKSThese horrible visions. Like Id becompletely awake, but have thesevisions as if I were still asleep.It was like the part of my brainwhich works when your asleep wasworking when I was awake. Id seeall kinds of strange and terrifyingthings.

Lydia and Abigail both lean forward a little. Anna pauses.

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ANNA BROOKSI....I really cant remember.

LYDIA CAULFIELDYou must remember something?

ANNA BROOKSWell....

Anna brushes her fingers through her hair. As she brings herhand back down she accidentally knocks her fork onto thefloor the other two girls jump.

ANNA BROOKSWhoops..butterfingers.

Anna bends down to retrieve the fork. She goes to put itback onto her plate but Lydia stops her.

LYDIA CAULFIELDSeriously...I really wouldnt useanything which had fallen on thisfloor. Im pretty sure dinosaurswere still roaming the earth thelast time it was cleaned.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIll get you another one.

Abigail goes to stand up, but Anna stands up first.

ANNA BROOKSThanks for the offer....butIm capable of getting myselfanother fork.

Anna smiles. Abigail sits back down. Anna turns and walksover to edge of the canteen.

LYDIA CAULFIELDI like her, shes odd

Anna arrives at a table where the spare cutlery is kept. Shepicks up a new fork and turns to walk back.

As she turns around the walk back when she sees the boyfrom the classroom standing in front of her. His entireshirt is covered in RED tomato sauce.

Anna takes one look at him and bursts out laughing. He juststands there looking a little annoyed before speaking.

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JOSH ROBERTSCan you pass me a napkin?

Anna turns round and grabs a handful. She passes them to himstill laughing.

ANNA BROOKSYou seem to have had a littleaccident. Did mummy not teach youhow to eat with a fork.

She laughs again before taking her camera out of her pocket.

ANNA BROOKSDo you mind? I have to take a photoof this.

Josh just smiles as Anna takes a picture.

Josh starts wipes the tomato sauce off himself.

JOSH ROBERTSYoure names Anna yea?

Anna looks slightly taken back.

ANNA BROOKSHow did you guess that?

JOSH ROBERTSYou were in my class this morning.

ANNA BROOKSWas I?

JOSH ROBERTSYeah. I saw you looking at me.

Anna feels slightly embarrassed.

ANNA BROOKSI was looking at everyone in theclass.

JOSH ROBERTSWell you seemed to pay particularattention to me.

ANNA BROOKSI wasnt.

Josh sarcastically brushes off the remark.

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JOSH ROBERTSIf you say so.

Josh continues to wipe his shirt.

ANNA BROOKSYou seem pretty full of yourself.

JOSH ROBERTSIm Josh by the way.

ANNA BROOKSI didnt ask you your name.

Anna pushes past Josh and out of shot. Josh turns to watchher walk away.

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EXT. STREET. DAY

Anna is walking back to her aunts house with Abigail. Theymove along the pavement as they talk. Anna is still holdingher notebook as before.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDSo....do you like it?

ANNA BROOKSLike what?...St Edwards? Itsalright. Much bigger than theschool I attend back home.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWhat do you think of the rest ofthe town?

ANNA BROOKSI only arrived last night. Ihavent had much of a chance tolook around.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDI could show you round if you like?

Although there isnt much the placehas to offer.

Anna laughs.

ANNA BROOKSTheres nothing to do round herethen?

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ABIGAIL HARTFORDNot really, apart from the beach.Although its mostly made up ofstones, if you look hard enoughtheres a couple of feet of sand.

Both girls giggle.

ANNA BROOKSYour really selling the place.

(BEAT)If Im honest, I quite like smallquiet towns. Im not much of aparty animal.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDThats something we will have tochange.

ANNA BROOKSSeriously, Im happy that way.

They stop walking at the foot of The Collingwoods graveldrive.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDListen, my parents are away for theweek so I may be having a smallgathering tonight, just a fewfriends. Do you fancy joining us?

Anna shakes her head.

ANNA BROOKSNo, its alright. I think Illpass.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDCome on spoil sport. Itll be fun.Plus itll be a great way for youto meet some of the others fromschool. Help you fit in.

ANNA BROOKSIll think about it.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWell If you dont turn up Ill haveto come round here and drag youthere myself.....I know where youlive Miss Brooks.

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ANNA BROOKSWhere do you live anyway?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDNot far...its literally justaround the corner. Well round the

corner and then straight on foranother mile and a half.

ANNA BROOKSWhy dont you get a lift home?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDMy mum doesnt get back from workfor another hour and my dads araving alcoholic, its best not tohitch a ride with him if you wannasee your 18th birthday.

Abigail smiles at Anna. Anna cant quite work out if she isbeing sarcastic with this last remark or in fact telling thetruth. She just smiles an awkward smile back.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAnyway, the walk does me good,helps keep me in shape. I like tobe slim.

Abigail twirls around like a model.

ANNA BROOKSCool. Id better let you go KateMoss...seeing as you have many moremiles left to trek.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAre we walking in togethertomorrow?

ANNA BROOKSMy aunt will probably want to walkme in. It would probably be a bitawkward with the three of us..shesnot the most joyful of people.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDThats cool. Ill definitely beseeing you later though yea?

Anna shrugs.

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ANNAMaybe

Abigail walks away.

ABIGAIL HARTFORD

(jokingly)See you later or else!

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EXT. HOUSE. DAY

Anna starts to walk up her aunts gravel drive when shesuddenly notices someone in the distance. A man who she hasnever seen before is standing next to the large Yew tree. Heis wearing old fashioned clothes and just stands there,starring at Anna. Anna feels uncomfortable and looks at theground. She continues walking up the gravel drive. When shelooks up again he is still stood there, but he then quicklymoves behind the Yew tree. She makes her way to the Yewtree. As she reaches the Yew tree he has mysteriously gone.Slightly startled she moves around the Tree looking for him.She then surveys the garden to see where he may have movedtoo. But once again, he has disappeared. Slightly shaken shestands for a while by the tree, before moving away and intothe house.

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INT. HOUSE. DAY

Anna enters into the hallway. All is silent in the house.Anna looks into the living room for anyone, but it is empty.She moves into the kitchen. On the side is a note from heraunt. She picks it up. It reads.

Anna

Will be back late. Could you go to the convenience shop intown and pick up some items we need (see list behind.)Moneys on the side.

See you later

Jenny

Anna puts the note back down on the side and picks up thelist and money. She looks through the list of items beforeputting it into her pocket along with the money. She thenleaves the kitchen.


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INT. BEDROOM. DAY

Anna enters the bedroom. She picks up her laptop bag and

sits down on the bed. She takes the laptop out and puts iton the bed. Whilst it loads up she moves over to her schoolbag and gets out her digital camera. Returning to the bedshe plugs it in and starts to upload her photos. Whilst theyupload she moves over to the corner of her room and getschanged out of her school uniform and into her regularclothes.

The camera remains focused on both her, on the right handside of the screen and the laptop screen on the left. Theimages she took today start to flash up. Then various imagesof her room appear. These images have been taken at nightand all appear to show a view looking down her bed. Then oneimage flashes up of the same view, but this time a small boyis stood at the end of her bed. The image last no longerthan the others.

Anna moves back round to the bed and starts to look throughall the photos. She smiles at the pictures she took, beforecoming across the ones in her bedroom. She looks through theimages with a sense of confusion. As she flicks through allof them the picture with the boy in is no longer there. Thehouse makes a loud creaking sound which startles Anna. Shesuddenly looks up from the screen. She turns the laptop offand puts it back down on her bed. She then leaves the room.

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EXT. TOWN. DAY

Anna is walking down the high street. She looks at the shopfronts in order find the convenience store. She comes acrossthe one which looks like the right place. She briefly pausesto look through the shop window before heading on inside.

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INT. SHOP. DAY

Anna enters the shop and starts to look around. She takesthe list of items out and re-reads it. She then starts tocollect the various items. She sees some cooking oil on thebottom shelf. She crouches down to look at the differentvarieties. She takes the money out of her pocket and countsthrough it to see which one she can afford. She then gets

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the feeling that shes being watched. She turns around tosee Josh standing behind her.

JOSH ROBERTSAlright down there?

Anna sighs at seeing who it is.

ANNA BROOKSAre you stalking me or something?

JOSH ROBERTSWell, technically, as I work hereit would seem that its you whosestalking me.

ANNA BROOKSYou work here? Exciting.

JOSH ROBERTSIts a family business. Well sortof.

ANNA BROOKSWhat does that mean?

JOSH ROBERTSNothing. Look, whats your problemwith me? Do you always form instantopinions of people?

Anna stands up.

ANNA BROOKSIm sorry, its just me. It takesme a while to get used to newpeople and places.

JOSH ROBERTSShall we start again?

Anna nods.

JOSH ROBERTSSo what brings you to this shittylittle town then?

ANNA BROOKSId rather not go into it rightnow, not with someone I dontreally know.

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JOSH ROBERTSThats cool.

ANNA BROOKSIm staying with the Collingwoodsfor a few weeks. Do you know them?

JOSH ROBERTSMy dad used to work with David manyyears back at the steel plant,before all the steel ran out andthey relocated it elsewhere.

ANNA BROOKSI dont really know much about myuncles past. Ive never been herebefore.

JOSH ROBERTSSo first impressions?

ANNA BROOKSIve never really been anywherewhere it feels like the whole worldhas stopped spinning.

Josh laughs.

JOSH ROBERTSWe do have a nice beach?

ANNA BROOKSYour the second person to say thattoday.

JOSH ROBERTSSay what?

ANNA BROOKSThe beach was the only good thingAbi could say about this place.

JOSH ROBERTSAbigail Hartford?

ANNA BROOKSYep.

JOSH ROBERTSI saw you two sitting together inthe lunch hall.

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ANNA BROOKSAnd?

JOSH ROBERTSShes a total bitch!

ANNA BROOKS

She seems nice to me.

JOSH ROBERTSIts a long story.

ANNA BROOKSAn Ex?

JOSH ROBERTSGod no. Seriously. Its notimportant. Shes just not thatnice.

ANNA BROOKSEveryones entitled to an opinion.

JOSH ROBERTSI finish in about 20 minutes. Wantme to show you around that amazingbeach of ours?

ANNA BROOKSIs that your way of asking me outon a date Joshua?

JOSH ROBERTSNo no...Im just trying to befriendly. I like meeting newpeople.

(BEAT)

JOSH ROBERTSWe dont get many.

ANNA BROOKSI dont really fancy hanging aroundhere for twenty minutes, Can I just

meet you there?Josh moves over to the shop window and points out of it.

JOSH ROBERTSBeach is about a 5 minute walk thatway.

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ANNA BROOKSCool I just need to pay for these.

They move over to the counter. Josh scans and bags heritems.

JOSH ROBERTSThats 4.80.

ANNA BROOKSHere.

Anna hands him a 5.00 note. She picks up the brown paperbag and Josh hands her the change. He then walks her to thedoor.

JOSH ROBERTSSee you in a bit then.

Anna nods.

ANNA BROOKSAny particular part of the beachyou want me to wait for you by?

JOSH ROBERTSMeet me at the base of the mainsteps.

Josh smiles. A voice from the back of the shop suddenly cutsthrough their conversation.

STEPHEN HILL (OS)Josh! Will you stop talking andcome get these boxes down. Yourestill working you know!

ANNA BROOKSI think your dads calling you.

JOSH ROBERTSHes not my dad?

ANNA BROOKSThought you said this was a familybusiness.

JOSH ROBERTSHes not my real dad.

STEPHEN HILL (OS)Josh!

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JOSH ROBERTSAlright!

Josh walks out of shot. Anna leaves the shop.

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EXT. BEACH. DAY

Anna makes her way to the beach. She reaches the path at thetop of the cliffs. Shes stands at the top of the steps andlooks down towards the sand, stones and sea. She looks overat the cliff tops and studies how they have been slowlyeroding over the years. As she watches them a few largerocks break away and fall into the sea below.

She then makes her way down the stone steps and onto thebeach. Once there she starts to have a look around. Shelooks into the rock pools and into the caves surrounding thebeach. She then finds a suitable place on the sand and sitsdown, placing her brown paper bag next to her. She gazes outinto the sea, watching the waves crash against theshoreline. She continues to sit there for a while,occasionally turning round to look at the base of the stonesteps and for the appearance of Josh.

After a few moments more she decides to check the time. Shelifts her arm and looks at her wristwatch. When she looksback out to the sea, however, she notices someone outamongst the waves. After a few seconds of starring shesuddenly realises that the person is a small boy. Shequickly stands to her feet and attempts to call out. Hedoesnt respond. She starts to move at a steady pace towardsthe shoreline. She stops and calls out again. He doesntrespond and continues remaining motionless.

Fearing he is in trouble she begins to wade out into thesea. Slowly at first, shuddering as the cold water firsttouches her skin, before quickening her pace. As she reachesthe boy she lurches forward in an attempt to grab hold ofhim. Just as she has her arms around him a wave crashesover, dragging them both under the water with the ripcurrent. Following on in one continuous shot she reemergesto the surface still holding onto the boy. As she looks downat him he has suddenly changed. She is now holding in herarms a Grey, bald, cold corpse. Shocked, she lets go of himand his body falls below the surface. She leans forward,arms flailing frantically trying to find him again. He hasdissolved into the sea.

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Still in shock, Anna stumbles backwards and falls down, withher arms behind her, at the shoreline. Sitting there, shestares out to the point where the boy vanished. Shecontinues staring for a while until a voice breaks thesilence.

JOSH ROBERTSAnna!

Annas attention is suddenly broken away from the sea. Sheturns around to see Josh rushing towards her. Anna quickensto her feet and starts to move up the beach. She crossespaths with Josh, who tries to speak to her, but she doesntstop. Josh stands starring at Anna as she ascends the stonesteps off the beach.

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INT. HALLWAY, HOUSE. DAY

Anna enters the house, still soaking wet, through the frontdoor and into the hallway. She closes the door behind her.She makes her way to the kitchen.

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INT. KITCHEN, HOUSE. DAY

Anna enters the kitchen before moving over to the kitchenside. She picks up a glass container of her medication.Still shaking, from the cold and shock, she tries tohaphazardly open the lid before promptly spilling itscontents. She picks up the pills from the side and thefloor, putting most of them back into the container and afew into her hand. She then crouches down and opens thefridge door below, retrieving a carton of orange juice. Shemoves out of shot to get a glass leaving the fridge dooropen.

The camera stays fixed on the open fridge. Inside we see afew packages of meat, wrapped up in see through plasticwrap. Anna returns to the fridge with a glass under her arm,the pills in one hand and the orange juice in the other. Sheputs the glass down on the kitchen side and pours in some ofthe orange juice. She then swallows the pills and returnsthe juice bottle before closing the fridge door. Shecontinues to stand for a few moments longer until she hascalmed down and stopped shaking so much. She then picks upthe glass container and starts to read the information abouther new medication.

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ANNA BROOKSOh that. I dont know...I dontthink I can make it now.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAnna. Youre coming. I wont take

no for an answer. It will be goodfor you. Im not leaving til yousay yes.

Anna thinks for a second.

ANNA BROOKSFine. Ill come. If its the onlyway to get rid of you.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDCharming.

Abigail looks a little taken aback. The girls stare at eachother for a moment.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAnyway, my address is 47 Fox Grove.Its just down past the policestation. Ive written it all doneon a piece of paper so you dontforget. Come round after 7.30.

Abi places the note on the side.

ANNA BROOKSIm sorry, I will come.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDPromise?

ANNA BROOKSI said I will.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDGood. Youll probably want to putsomething nice on, I think thedrowned look is out this season.

Anna smiles.

ANNA BROOKSI really need to get out of theseclothes.

Abigail smiles back.

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ABIGAIL HARTFORDSee you later then.

Abigail turns round and walks away.

Anna moves up stairs and towards the bathroom.

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INT. BATHROOM, DAY

Anna enters the bathroom. She picks up a towel and starts todry herself off and change out of her wet clothes. Thedoorbell goes again. Believing it to be Abigail she wrapsthe towel around herself and heads downstairs.

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INT. HALLWAY, HOUSE. DAY

Anna opens the front door. Standing in the doorway is Josh.Anna appears slightly startled by his appearance.

ANNA BROOKSWhat are you doing here?

JOSH ROBERTSYou left this on the beach.

He hands her the brown paper bag. She takes it and looks atit for a second.

ANNA BROOKSOh. Thanks.

Anna goes to close the door on Josh. Josh puts his hand outand stops her.

JOSH ROBERTSAre you going to tell me whathappened out there? Why were you inthe sea?

ANNA BROOKSI fell in.

JOSH ROBERTSWhat? How did you fall in?

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ANNA BROOKSI just.....fell.

JOSH ROBERTSThats stupid, you cant just fallin. Why did you run away from me

when I came over?

Anna starts to get slightly inpatient with Joshes questions.

ANNA BROOKSLook....I was wandering along theshoreline when suddenly a largewave took me by surpriseand knocked me over. I then wantedto get home so that I could get outof these wet clothes as quickly aspossible is that o.k?

JOSH ROBERTSI dont believe you.

ANNA BROOKSI dont care what you believe. Itsthe truth.

Anna looks towards the floor, before looking back up atJosh.

ANNA BROOKSHow do you know where I liveanyway?

JOSH ROBERTSYou told me that you were stayingwith the Collingwoods. My dad andDavid use to work togetherremember?

Annas tone of voice turns sarcastic.

ANNA BROOKSI suppose you mean the man from thestore.

JOSH ROBERTSNo, hes my step dad!

ANNA BROOKSSo wheres your real dad then?

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JOSH ROBERTSHes dead.

Annas voice suddenly sounds sympathetic.

ANNA BROOKS

Shit, Im sorry alright.

JOSH ROBERTSIt doesnt matter. I just wanted toreturn your things and see that youwere ok, but forget it.

ANNA BROOKSI said I was sorry sorry.

JOSH ROBERTSand I said forget it.

Josh turns and walks away. Anna watches him for a bitfeeling guilty. She stands in the hallway wishes she couldhave told him what really happened. She picks up the pieceof paper Abi gave her from the side and re-reads heraddress.

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EXT. ABIGAILS HOUSE, NIGHT.

Anna stands outside for a few moments before deciding toring the bell. Music plays from inside. After a slight pauseLydia answers the door.

LYDIA CAULFIELDHey Anna, you came. Excellent.

ANNA BROOKSYep.

LYDIA CAULFIELDWe werent actually sure youd turnup. Maybe youd fall asleep andforget?

ANNA BROOKSYour funny!

LYDIA CAULFIELDJust a joke between friends

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ANNA BROOKSwell, here I am. Can I come in itsfreezing.

LYDIA CAULFIELDSure of course.

Anna enters the house.

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INT. HALLWAY, ABIGAILS HOUSE. NIGHT.

In the hallway Lydia starts to lead Anna towards the loungewhen Abigail suddenly appears holding two empty glasses.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAnna you made it. I knew if Itwisted your arm enough.

ANNA BROOKSI cant stay too long. I left anote saying that Id be home byten.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDHow boring. Well, wed better makethe most of it then.

Abigail moves through to the kitchen. Anna follows her andLydia moves into the living room.

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INT. KITCHEN, ABIGAILS HOUSE. NIGHT.

Abigail and Anna enter the kitchen. Anna stands by the doorwhilst Abigail moves over to the side. Abigail places downthe two glasses and picks up a half finished bottle of wine.She tops up both glasses and drinks a little bit from one ofthem. She turns towards Anna.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWhat would you like to drink?

ANNA BROOKSA coke, lemonade anything soft, Icant drink on my tablets.

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ABIGAIL HARTFORDCome on, you must be able to havejust the one?

ANNA BROOKSReally I cant.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDBummer. What about an orange juice?Im sure the doctor wouldntdisapprove of that.

ANNA BROOKSFine thanks.

Abigail gets her a glass out and starts to pour some juicein.

ANNA BROOKSSo , whose here tonight then?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDJust a few people from our year.All girls Im afraid.

ANNA BROOKSGood.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWhys that? Arent you looking tohook up with anyone?

ANNA BROOKSNot really.

ABIGAIL HARTFORD(inquisitively)

Really?

ANNA BROOKSNo, why?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDNo reason. I just saw you talkingto young Joshua in the lunch hall

earlier today.ANNA BROOKS

And?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDI just thought you two seemed intoeach other. You know body languageand all that.

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ANNA BROOKSWhy? because we were talking toeach other.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDNo need to get snappy. I justthought.

ANNA BROOKSWell dont. Hes nice enough, a bitodd though.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDYou two should get on well then.

ANNA BROOKSFunny.

(BEAT)Whats the deal with you twoanyway?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDDeal? What do you mean?

ANNA BROOKSHe doesnt seem to like you much.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIts a long story.

ANNA BROOKSFunny thats what he said.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDSo, youve been talking about mebehind my back?

ANNA BROOKSNo, it just came up inconversation.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWhat did he say then?

ANNA BROOKS

He wouldnt say anything.ABIGAIL HARTFORD

Ok youll hear it anyway a fewyears back his dad had an affairwith my mum. Things got a littlemessy between them, then he lefttown.

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ANNA BROOKSI thought his dad died?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIs that what he told you?

ANNA BROOKSYeah.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDHes lying. He just dissapeared oneday. I think Josh blames my mum forhim leaving.

ANNA BROOKSHow do you mean things got messybetween them?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDHis dad started saying my mum wasinvolved in some bad stuff.

ANNA BROOKSBad stuff?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDGod, do you ever stop askingquestions hun?

ANNA BROOKSIm just curious, thats all.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDI dont know what bad things. Hesa liar.

Their conversation is cut short by one of the guests,Louise, entering the kitchen.

LOUISE BARBERAbi. Are you ever going to returnwith my drink I wanna get wrecked.

Abigail and Anna both turn to face Louise.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDSorry Lou. This is Anna. I dontknow if youve been introduced yet?

LOUISE BARBERYeah, sort of. You were in MissBriggs maths class today.

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ANNA BROOKSYea, Hi

LOUISE BARBERSo, did you make a start on heroverly long and overly complicatedhomework yet?

ANNA BROOKSNo, I think Im kinda exempt fromhaving to do it. It being my firstday and all.

LOUISE BARBERLucky you. I wont start mine tilltomorrow morning. As long as thehangover doesnt kill me

Whilst Annas attention is focused on Louise, Abigail opensa bottle of Vodka and slips it into her glass of orangejuice.

ANNA BROOKSIsnt that leaving it a bit late?

LOUISE BARBERNah, its a five minute job. Illjust google the answers. Briggs isso old she hasnt a clue how to usethe internet. Shell never be ableto check where I copied them from.Shes pretty retarded like that.

Anna smiles. Abigail breaks their conversation.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDShall we go through to the lounge.I can introduce you to all theothers.

As they move out of the kitchen Abigail hands Anna her glassof orange juice. Anna takes a sip as they walk and reacts toits strange taste.

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INT. LIVING ROOM, ABIGAILS HOUSE. NIGHT

Abigail, Anna and Louise move into the living room. Aroundfifteen girls are either stood or sitting around the room.Loud music plays on the stereo. Abigail and Anna movetogether over to the first group of girls.

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ABIGAIL HARTFORDHey everyone. This is Anna. Shesnew in town.

The group of girls say hey.

ANNA BROOKSHey.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDShes staying round these parts fora while.

Abigail starts to introduce Anna to each one.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDThis is Fiona, Sarah, Izzy andSamantha.

They girls acknowledge Anna, before rudely turning away andignoring her to continue with their respectiveconversations. Anna takes another sip of her drink beforeturning to Abigail.

ANNA BROOKSAbi this drink tastes off.

Abigail takes the drink off of Anna and sips a bit.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIt tastes fine to me. Must be yourtaste buds.

Abigail smiles and hands the glass back to Anna.

ANNA BROOKSAre you sure this is just orangejuice?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDOf course hun. You dont think Idbe evil enough to spike your drinkdo you?

ANNA BROOKSI suppose not.

Anna takes another sip. She shudders slightly as sheswallows it. She then puts the glass down on the coffeetable. She sways slightly as the drink starts to affect her.

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ANNA BROOKSAbi. Can I use your bathroom?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDSure. Its top of the stairs toyour right.

Anna promptly leaves the room.

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INT. BATHROOM, ABIGAILS HOUSE. NIGHT

Anna enters the bathroom. She looks white, sweaty and ill.She moves over to the sink and splashes cold water onto herface. She then leans down and drinks a bit straight from thetap. Standing back up she pauses to look at herself in themirror. She then quickly moves over to kneel down over thetoilet bowl.

She closes her eyes, the feeling of sick rising from herstomach. She waits there for a few minutes but nothing comesup. She takes a few deep breaths before getting back to herfeet. She moves back over to the mirror, takes a deepbreath, exhales and wipes the sweat away. She continues tostand there, starring in the mirror, for a few moments more.

She then suddenly hears a sound coming in through the openbathroom window. She moves over to hear a bit more closely,peering out into the darkness. As she strains her hearingshe notices the sounds of children crying can be faintlyheard. She stands for a few moments longer, making sure thatthe sounds are really there. She then quickly leaves thebathroom.

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INT. LIVING ROOM, ABIGAILS HOUSE. NIGHT

Anna bursts into the living room and moves over towardsAbigail, who is in conversation with Lydia. Anna breakstheir conversation.

ANNA BROOKSAbi. I think I can hear somethingodd outside.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIts a very odd neighborhood.

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ANNA BROOKSNo. It sounds like children. Itsounds like theyre in pain. Iheard it clearly upstairs.

The other girls pick up on the odd behavior.

LOUISE BARBERWhats she on about?

Abi looks concerned that her party is in jeopardy. Annagrabs Abi.

ANNA BROOKSOut the front. It sounds liketheyre crying. Abi, I thinksomething bads happening.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIts probably just kids playing.

ANNA BROOKSI dont think so. They sound indistress. We need to go out andlook for them.

LOUISE BARBERAbi whatever shes on, Ill havesome

The other girls laugh loudly. Abigail and Lydia look at eachother confused. Abi takes control.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDNo problem girls, I think myselfand Lydia should just go sort thisout.

Abi grabs Anna and leads her out of the living room.

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EXT. FRONT GARDEN, ABIGAILS HOUSE. NIGHT

The three girls emerge outside onto Abigails front garden.They stand there for a while. All is silent except for thehowling night wind. Abigail turns towards Anna.

ABIGAIL HARTFORD(sarcastically)

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ANNA BROOKSIt was coming from that directionIm sure.

Anna points towards a nearby field. Lydia sighs.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDWell have a quick look. But Imsure theres nothing out here.

LYDIA CAULFIELDMaybe your tablets are making youhear things.

ANNA BROOKS(angrily)

I heard it alright!

The three girls move out of shot.

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EXT. FIELD. NIGHT

They appear next to a barbed wire fence running along theoutskirts of the field. Anna turns to the others.

ANNA BROOKSIm pretty sure the sounds seemedto be coming from in this fieldsomewhere.

Abigail and Lydia look at each other as Anna climbs thefence and into the field. Anna wanders off across the field.Lydia decides to follow her. As she climbs over the fenceshe catches her dress on the wire. As she lowers herselfdown on the other side her dress tears. She looks down atthe tear in disgust.

LYDIA CAUFIELDJesus, look whats happened. Thiswas a tenner in Primark.

She stands there for a few moments looking at her dress asAbigail more carefully tackles the fence. Abigail ascendswithout tearing her dress. The two girls watch as Anna makesher way across the field. Abigail calls out to her.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAnna! ...... Anna come back! Whereare you going?

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LYDIA CAULFIELDAnna! Theres nothing here. This issuch a waste of time. We should begetting drunk!

Anna doesnt respond. She continues to stand in the field,starring out into the darkness.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAnna for gods sake!

Abigail starts to walk out across the field to Anna. Lydiastays where she is, still brooding over her ripped dress.Abigail reaches Anna. Anna doesnt turn round to her, butinstead keeps starring out into the dark. Before Abigailsays a word to her, she looks down at her dress. Abigailsclothes are now ruined, completely covered in mud. Shedoesnt say anything, her face says it all. She looks atAnna in contempt. Anna continues to stare, searching thedarkness for the sounds once more.

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EXT. FRONT GARDEN, ABIGAILS HOUSE. NIGHT

The three girls appear back outside Abigails house. Theydont say a word to each other. Lydia goes straight insidethe house. She doesnt pause to say anything to Anna.Abigail goes to move inside too, but Anna stops her.

ANNA BROOKSIm sorry. I honestly thought Iheard something.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIts fine!

The two girls stand for a few moments in silence.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDShouldnt you be heading home now?

ANNA BROOKSYoure mad with me, arent you?

Abigail wipes a bit of mud from her dress.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDAnna I think you should be gettinghome.

(BEAT)Id better be getting back to theothers, its supposed to be a party.

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Abigail starts to walk back into her house.

ANNA BROOKSIll see you tomorrow then.

(BEAT)Im sorry if your dress is ruined.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDIll live!

Abigail moves inside her house and closes the door.

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EXT. FIELD. NIGHT

Anna starts to walk home by herself. Its a cold night andshe can only just about see by the moonlight. She isthinking things over in her mind and not really payingattention to where she is. Suddenly she hears a noise whichbreaks her out of her daze. Its the sound of a child cryingagain.

Looking around for the source of the noise she suddenlyrealises that she no longer knows where she is. She decidesto try and ignore the sound so that she can work out how toget back to familiar ground. Looking all around her sherealises she is now walking across mist covered moors.Having never been here before she struggles to try andlocate her position.

Another sound of children crying cuts through the air. Annaquickens her pace and tries to work her way off the moors.She tries to retrace her steps but ends up walking furtherand further into unknown territory. Looking down she strainsher eyes to see stones planted in the ground all around her.The sounds start to get louder and louder. They seem to beall around her and they appear to be closing in on her. Sheplaces her hands over her ears and looks towards the floor.She suddenly notices that she can no longer see the ground.When she looks up she realises that she is now completelyengulfed in darkness. Panicking she tries to move in anydirection, but has no clue where to run. The sounds are nowmulti layered and unbearable.

Anna blackouts and collapses to the ground.

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DAVID COLLINGWOODYou had a boy in our house?

ANNA BROOKSNo not like that, a little blondboy, dressed in a green schooluniform.

David and Jennifer give each other a slightly nervous look.David quickly answers.

DAVID COLLINGWOODI think your imagining things againyoung lady. What time did you getin last night?

ANNA BROOKSlast night. What time is it nowthen?

JENNIFER COLLINGWOOD7.00. Youd better hurry up oryoull be late for school.

DAVID COLLINGWOODI knew youd be bloody trouble. Idont know why we agreed to haveyou.

ANNAIm sorry.

Anna slowly starts to get up. Jennifer hands her a glass ofwater and the container of her medication. David moves overto his chair and sits down. As he moves Anna notices thebottoms of his trousers are covered in sand.

ANNA BROOKSWhat were you doing last night?

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODYouve got a cheek, you go off tosome girls house, doing heavenknows what and crawl back in atsome unsightly hour and you havethe audacity to ask us what wevebeen doing!

David looks at his wife.

DAVID COLLINGWOODYou could have phoned, let us knowyoud be out all night.

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ANNA BROOKSI left you a note.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODSaying youd be home at 10.00.

ANNA BROOKSI didnt know where you had gone.How could I have got hold of you?

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODYou shouldnt have gone in thefirst place. I dont know how yourmother puts up with you. You dontjust go off like that. Now get amove on. Youll be late.

Anna finishes her glass of water and leaves the room.

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INT. BATHROOM. DAY

Anna enters the bathroom. She quickly finishes putting herschool clothes on. She then moves over to the mirror andstares into it. She opens her eyes wide and looks at herbloodshot eyes. She rubs them before splashing water overher face. She then leaves the bathroom.

TIME CUT TO:


Anna enters the school corridor alone. She is late andlessons have already begun. She moves quickly down the emptycorridor and towards the door to room 16. She opens it andmoves inside.

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INT. ROOM 16, ST EDWARDS. DAY

Anna enters the room. All of the class turn to face herincluding Mr Phillips.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSAh, Anna. So good of you to finallyjoin us.

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ANNA BROOKSSorry Im late Mr Phillips. I overslept.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSDont use your illness as an excuseAnna.

Anna looks shocked at what he has just said.

ANNA BROOKSIm sorry.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSApology accepted

ANNA BROOKSI wasnt ap

LAURENCE PHILLIPS(interrupting)

Hurry up and sit down.

Anna moves down the centre of the classroom and sits downnext to Abigail. Abigail doesnt turn to look at her.

ANNA BROOKS(WHISPERING)

Im sorry again about last night.

Abigail turns to Anna.

ABIGAIL HARTFORD(WHISPERING)

You seem to be sorry about a lot ofthings today.

ANNA BROOKSIs your dress o.k?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDRuined!

ANNA BROOKSI could replace it?

ABIGAIL HARTFORDDont bother.

Abigail turns back to the front of the class. Anna, sensingthat Abigail is ignoring her, looks back towards the frontas well. Anna then looks around the room. She looks over towhere Lydia normally sits. Her space is empty. Anna turnsback towards Abigail.

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ANNA BROOKSWheres Lydia?

Abigail continues to stare forward as she answers.

ABIGAIL HARTFORD

Ill.

Anna doesnt press her for any more information. She justlooks back towards Mr Phillips before starting to write downa few notes. Her eyes then start to wander around the room.She notices that Joshes chair is also empty. She turns backround just as the bell rings.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSRight class. If you all want toform an orderly queue outside wecan start to make our way down.

Everyone starts to get up. Anna turns to Abigail.

ANNA BROOKSWhere are we going?

Abigail doesnt answer her. She just quickly gets up, putsall her stuff away and exits the room, leaving Anna behind.Anna sits for a few moments feeling slightly lost.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSAnna, are you alright?

ANNA BROOKSYes. I just dont know whatshappening.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSDidnt anyone tell you?


LAURENCE PHILLIPSWere having a geography field tripdown to the beach.

ANNA BROOKSI dont know if I really want to godown to the beach.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSYou dont really have much of achoice. Its a lovely day for itand it should be fun.

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ANNA BROOKSI guess

LAURENCE PHILLIPSCome on it means you can have a dayoutside of school. Try and enjoythe sunshine a bit.

Anna nods a fake smile before packing her books away andgetting up to leave. Laurence watches her intently beforestopping her.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSCan I have a quick little chat withyou Anna?

ANNA BROOKSSure.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSHow are you finding St Edwards?

ANNA BROOKSIts fine.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSSorry if I seemed a bit harsh withyou when you came in late. At StEdwards we pride ourselves onpunctuation.

ANNA BROOKSIt wont happen again.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSIm sure it wont.

A moment of silence.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSHow are you finding it with theCollingwoods?

ANNA BROOKSIts O.k.

Mr Phillips leans slightly closer towards Anna, running hisfingers through his hair as he does so.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSYou do know..

He pauses to look towards the door, before continuing.

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LAURENCE PHILLIPSIf you ever need help with anythingAnna, anything at all, you canalways come to me.

ANNA BROOKS

O.K.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSRemember that wont you.

Mr Phillips leans back against his desk.

ANNA BROOKSI will.

Mr Phillips smiles. Anna returns the gesture before leavingthe room.

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EXT. BEACH. DAY

The class makes their way down to the beach. Anna lagsbehind by herself. Laurence leads the group. They reach aclear patch of sand away from anyone else.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSRight everyone. If you could takeout your note books.

Everyone starts to take out their books and pads of paper.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSToday were going to be looking aterosion and life forms on the beachand surrounding area. Two quitedifferent subjects I know. O.k. Ihave completed a handout for you tocomplete as you move around. Wellseparate into two groups. The firstgroup, which is everyone from me upto Phillipa, will be completing thesheets on erosion, the rest of youwill be doing the life forms sheet.

JIMMY JONESSir can I go for a swim

LAURENCE PHILLIPSNo were here to study Jimmy

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JIMMY JONESOh come on Sir

Laurence ignores him and takes out of his bag two plasticwallets. The first handful he passes along the groupresearching erosion. The second group, which includes Anna,

take the life forms sheets.

In the distance Jimmy Jones is getting undressed on thebeach.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSRight, well break up in to our twogroups. You can search from thatbeach hut over there.

He points to his left.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSUp to those caves over there.

He points to his right.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSNow were allowing you all to gooff by yourselves to do thisbecause we trust you. Your oldenough not to act like idiots.Dont climb the rocks, or go intoany caves or the sea. If anyone hasa problem come and find me. Iseveryone clear with that?

The group let out a quite mumble.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSIll repeat myself then. Iseveryone clear with that?

Everyone says yes more loudly and clearer.

LAURENCE PHILLIPSGood. Well meet back here in anhour. Dont fool around or we wontbe going on anymore of these trips.

STUDENT ONESir, you better look behind you

Laurence turns around to see Jimmy Jones wading into thesea.

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LAURENCE PHILLIPSJimmy get out of there, NOW!

The crowd disperses. Everyone pairs off or into littlegroups, except Anna, who is left at the back by herself. Shestands for a while watching everyone before deciding to look

down at the sheet. She looks back up and starts to wanderoff by herself. She makes her way to a rock pool near acave. She sits down and looks into the water. She sees afew signs of wildlife. Crabs, starfish etc. She starts tofill in a few of the questions.

Suddenly she feels she is being watched over by someone. Sheturns around to see Lydia standing over her.

LYDIA CAULFIELDHello Anna.

ANNA BROOKSLydia. What are you doing here? Imean, I thought you were ill today.

LYDIA CAULFIELDNo.

She turns and looks out across the sea. Anna looks over atthe other people. She can barely make out their voices. Thesounds coming from them sound muffled and fuzzy. She looksback up at Lydia.

ANNA BROOKSAre you still mad at me about lastnight.

Lydia doesnt turn around. She continues to stare out intothe sea.

LYDIA CAULFIELDNo not really.

ANNA BROOKSI said I was sorry about yougetting all muddy and ruining yourdress.

LYDIA CAUFIELDIts fine.

ANNA BROOKSWhy arent you with Abigail?

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ANNA BROOKS(quietly)

I dont know.

ABIGAIL HARTFORDExactly! your crazy pills obviously

arent working Anna.

ANNA BROOKSThats unfair

ABIGAIL HARTFORDJust stay away from me you freak!

Abigail pushes past Anna and walks out of shot. Annacontinues to scan the beach for any sign of Lydia.

TIME CUT TO:

INT. SHOP. DAY

Anna enters the shop. Stephen is behind the counter stackinga few shelves. Anna looks around for Josh. He isnt there.She goes over and speaks to Stephen.

ANNA BROOKSHi. Im just looking for Josh. Ishe about?

STEPHEN HILLNope.

ANNA BROOKSDo you know where I may find him?

STEPHEN HILLSorry but who are you?

ANNA BROOKSAnna. Just a friend.

STEPHEN HILLHe had to go out of town for theday.

ANNA BROOKSWhens he getting back?

STEPHEN HILLNot until later. Do you want me topass on a message?

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ANNA BROOKSNo, its o.k.

Anna leaves the shop.

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EXT. STREET. DAY

Anna slowly makes her way back home, trying to delay havingto spend time with her relations. She wanders slowly,looking in all the shop windows, trying to waste as muchtime as possible.

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EXT. HOUSE. DAY

Anna eventually makes her way to the foot of the gravel pathwhich leads back up to the house. She stands and waits for awhile. She stares up at the yew tree, scared that the visionof the man will reappear again. Then she senses someonestanding behind her. As she goes to turn around.

JOSH ROBERTSBoo

Anna jumps as Josh startles her.

ANNA BROOKSDont do that you made me jump

JOSH ROBERTSSorry

Josh looks up the path towards her aunts house, beforelooking back to Anna.

JOSH ROBERTSWhat are you doing just standingaround?

ANNA BROOKSTrying to avoid going home.

JOSH ROBERTSWhy?

ANNA BROOKSI dont think staying with my auntand uncle is working out.

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JOSH ROBERTSThey arent the friendliest ofpeople.

ANNA BROOKSWhat brings you here?

JOSH ROBERTSI thought Id give you one finalchance.

He smiles at Anna, she returns the gesture.

ANNA BROOKSIm sorry Ive been acting like anidiot. Its been a difficult timefor me.

JOSH ROBERTSThats o.k. I forgive you.

ANNA BROOKSCan we get away from here for abit?

JOSH ROBERTSCome on then.

They start to walk down the street and away from her auntshouse.

ANNA BROOKSMy parents are getting a divorce.

JOSH ROBERTSI know how that feels.

ANNA BROOKSYour parents broke up, didnt they?

JOSH ROBERTSYep. I suppose Abigail told you allabout it, did she?

ANNA BROOKSHer version of events.

JOSH ROBERTSWhat did she say?

ANNA BROOKSShe said your dad isnt dead hejust left town.

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JOSH ROBERTSSo you believed her?

ANNA BROOKSWhat really happened with your dad?

JOSH ROBERTSI told you, he died.

ANNA BROOKSHow did he die?

JOSH ROBERTSI dont know.

ANNA BROOKSWhere is he buried?

JOSH ROBERTSI dont know. He just disappearedone morning.

ANNA BROOKSSo how do you know hes dead then?

JOSH ROBERTSI just do all right.

They stop walking. Josh looks at Anna.

JOSH ROBERTSDont you believe me?

Anna looks at his eyes.

ANNA BROOKSI believe you.

JOSH ROBERTSCan we change the subject?

ANNA BROOKSSure

They start walking again.

ANNA BROOKSDo you know what Narcolepsy is?

JOSH ROBERTSSort of. Its where people fallasleep or something. Why?

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ANNA BROOKSIm Narcoleptic.

JOSH ROBERTSReally?

ANNA BROOKSYes.

JOSH ROBERTSCould you just fall asleep nowthen?

ANNA BROOKSProbably not. Im on medication tostop such things.

JOSH ROBERTSIt must be difficult.

ANNA BROOKSIts not that much of a problemanymore. Theres another side to itthough.

JOSH ROBERTSWhat do you mean?

ANNA BROOKSI sometimes suffer hallucinations.Well, Im not meant to, notanymore. Not now Im on this newmedication.

JOSH ROBERTSO.k.

ANNA BROOKSBut the other day... down at thebeach. I thought I sawsomeone...out in the sea. I thoughtthey were in trouble so I....I wentout to help them. By the time Ireached them theyd vanished.

JOSH ROBERTSIs that why you were in the sea?

ANNA BROOKSYes.

Anna stops and Josh listens.

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ANNA BROOKSI shouldnt be having them. Theyshould have stopped with the newmedication.

JOSH ROBERTS

Is that why you ran away when Iturned up?

ANNA BROOKSYes. Im sorry I couldnt tell youthen. I didnt think youdunderstand. I thought youd thinkIm a freak.

JOSH ROBERTSThat makes two of us

ANNA BROOKSHuh?

Josh looks at the ground and then has the confidence tospeak.

JOSH ROBERTSIm on Prozac

ANNAWhat for?

JOSH ROBERTSIve got issues.

ANNA BROOKSWhat sort of issues?

JOSH ROBERTSWhen my dad left, I couldnt copeto well got panic attacks.

Anna touches his arm.

ANNAThats two of us slightly nutsthen.

Josh laughs.

ANNA BROOKSI just thought I could trust you

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JOSH ROBERTSYou can

They walk on for a few more paces.

ANNA BROOKS

So, where were you today?

JOSH ROBERTSSo you noticed I was missing then?

ANNA BROOKSOf course. I was worried.

JOSH ROBERTSYou were worried about me?

ANNA BROOKSI even visited your shop but your.... but Stephen wouldnt tell mewhere you were.

JOSH ROBERTSProbably because hes an asshole

ANNA BROOKSSo where did you go?

JOSH ROBERTSI had to go to the hospital.

Anna looks at him slightly concerned.

ANNA BROOKSTheres a hospital in town.

JOSH ROBERTSNo not here I had to go see aspecialist.

ANNA BROOKSAbout the panic attacks?

JOSH ROBERTSNo something else.

ANNA BROOKSWhat is it? Is it serious?

JOSH ROBERTSIt shouldnt be. I just needed someextra care.

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They stop walking again. Josh stares out into a nearbyfield.

JOSH ROBERTSHow much do you know about thistown?

ANNA BROOKSNot much. Why?

JOSH ROBERTSDo you know what happened in theearly 19th century?

ANNA BROOKSNo.

JOSH ROBERTSFollow me.

They walk out of shot.

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EXT. MOORS. DAY

The camera follows them as they reach the top of a hill.Anna looks at Josh as he stares down the other side. He nodshis head forward and Anna turns to see what hes looking at.The camera cuts to his point of view. The camera pulls backand moves upwards to show a wide shot of the entire moors.As it moves upwards Josh and Anna move down the hill andonto the moors. We see hundreds of carved stone markers inrows all along the moors. Josh and Anna begin to moveamongst them. Anna stops walking to look at them beforeturning to Josh.

ANNA BROOKSWhat are these?

JOSH ROBERTSGraves.

ANNA BROOKSYou mean people are buried here?

JOSH ROBERTSChildren.

Ann seems horrified.

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ANNA BROOKSWhat?

JOSH ROBERTSAll these stones mark the graves ofchildren.

Anna stares at all the stones for a few moments indisbelief. She then turns back to Josh.

ANNA BROOKSI think Ive been here before.

JOSH ROBERTSWhen?

ANNA BROOKSI dont know. I just feel like Ivebeen here before. But I couldnthave.

She looks at the surrounding area, before looking back thestones. She then turns to Josh.

ANNA BROOKSWhat happened?

JOSH ROBERTSIts a long story.

Anna turns back towards the stones.

JOSH ROBERTSAround a hundred years ago thistown was a lot smaller. There wasonly one main road in and out. Thenin late October it started snowing.The towns people had been storingfood away anyway for the wintermonths, so they felt they should beo.k, although they didnt expect itto start snowing so early. The onlyproblem was that it didnt stop....It continued snowing for months andmonths. All throughout November,

December and January. By the timeit had gotten to February the lastof the summer harvest was longgone. No one could get out to gethelp and no one could get in withsupplies as the only road wascompletely cut off. People slowlystarted dying. The first to go werethe children.

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ANNA BROOKSSo they buried them here?

JOSH ROBERTSIts worse than that. They hadnothing to eat. When the first few

children died the adults gottogether and made a decision. Itwould be something which wouldhaunt them for the rest of theirlives. They decided they would eatthe childrens bodies.

ANNA BROOKSYouve got to be joking?

Josh shakes his head.

ANNA BROOKSI think i might need to throw up.

JOSH ROBERTSThey continued this for severalweeks. Sometimes they wouldnt evenwait until they died. When a childwas too weak they would simplyfinish them off before devouringthem.

Anna looks away from Josh, completely shocked. She stares atthe many stones.

JOSH ROBERTSThen at the beginning of March thesnow slowly stopped falling. Ittook another couple of weeks for itto melt enough before someone couldfinally get out. Before anyone leftthough they decided that they wouldnever let the outside world whathad happened. They simply couldntlive the rest of their lives withthe knowledge that the rest ofworld would know what they haddone. So in order to keep theirlittle secret they rounded up allthe remains of the children, thebones and clothes and what not, andburied them out on these moors. Itwas only through hushed rumors,spread down through the generationsthat the truth has lived on. It wasseveral decades later that the

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JOSH ROBERTS (contd)current town folk decided to putthese rumors to rest and so setabout excavating parts of themoors. When they did they wereshocked to discover infant bones

and so proved that the rumors wereindeed true. As they were unable toidentify any of the remains theydecided to re-bury them and markthe area with simple blank stones.

ANNA BROOKSThats one of the worst things Iveever heard.

JOSH ROBERTSIts not something this townsparticularly proud of. I doubtyoull find it listed in the localholiday maker brochures.

ANNA BROOKSWere your family involved?

JOSH ROBERTSProbably. I think all the familieswere....including yours.

Anna, once again, looks back the stones. She silently countshow many there are. She then removes her camera and goes totake a photo. She stops herself to turn around and move backup the hill in order to get a wider shot. Josh goes tofollow her but she stops him.

ANNA BROOKSCould you stand amongst the stones?

JOSH ROBERTSWhy? Do you want me in the photo?

ANNA BROOKSIts a thing I have. I cant takephotos without people in them?

JOSH ROBERTSWhy not?

ANNA BROOKSI dont know. It just sort of addsmeaning to a picture. I feel that aphoto without someone in it ispointless. Anyone could have taken

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ANNA BROOKS (contd)it. If theres someone I know init, it somehow...I dont know, itsomehow makes it more real. Ithelps me connect myself withreality.

JOSH ROBERTSI understand.

ANNA BROOKSDo you?

JOSH ROBERTSKind of.

Josh turns around and moves back down towards the stones.Anna reaches the top of the hill.

JOSH ROBERTSHere?

ANNA BROOKSNo, a little to your left.

Josh gets confused and moves to his right. Anna smiles athis mistake.

ANNA BROOKSI mean my left.

JOSH ROBERTSSorry.

He moves towards the center.

ANNA BROOKSThere. Stop.

Anna lifts the camera. We see through the viewfinder. Shetakes the photo.

TIME CUT TO:

EXT. STREET. DAY

Josh walks Anna back to her aunties home. They stop outsidethe foot of the gravel path.

JOSH ROBERTSDo you think youre ready to facethe dreaded family yet?

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ANNA BROOKSI suppose. I dont think I reallyhave much of a choice.

JOSH ROBERTSWhats so bad about living with

them anyway?

ANNA BROOKSI just get the impression that theydont really want me around.

JOSH ROBERTSI think its like that witheveryone our age.

ANNA BROOKSI guess.

JOSH ROBERTSIll see you tomorrow then.

ANNA BROOKSId like that.

JOSH ROBERTSUnless of course youd rather hangaround with Abigail and herentourage?

ANNA BROOKSI dont think were friendsanymore.

JOSH ROBERTSHow come?

ANNA BROOKSIts not really worth talkingabout.

JOSH ROBERTSShame. Shes such a lovely girl.

Josh winks at her.

JOSH ROBERTSSee you then.

Josh starts to walk away. Anna calls out to him.

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ANNA BROOKSThanks for giving me anotherchance.

JOSH ROBERTSAnytime

Josh smiles again before walking out of shot.

TIME CUT TO:

INT. LIVING ROOM. NIGHT

Anna and David are sat at the table in silence. Jenniferwalks in with the rest of the meal. They start to eat.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODMr Phillips phoned. He said youwere late today. I told you youwould be.

ANNA BROOKSHe actually bothered to phone totell you that?

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODOf course, weve known Laurence foryears. Hes been telling us allabout you.

Anna doesnt say anything. She just looks at Jennifer.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODHe told us youre not reallyfitting in too well and that youregetting a bit behind with yourclasses.

ANNA BROOKSIm still settling in. Ive onlybeen here a few days.

David bangs the table making everyone jump.

DAVID COLLINGWOODWell you need to start making abetter impression. I told youbefore we have a good relationshipwith the school.

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ANNA BROOKSIm sorry.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODDo you have work to be getting onwith tonight?

ANNA BROOKSA few small assignments.

DAVID COLLINGWOODThen youll do them straight aftertea.

JENNIFER COLLINGWOODCome on finish your dinner itsgetting cold.

Anna resumes eating her dinner. The meal continues insilence.

TIME CUT TO:

INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT

Anna is in her bedroom. She is sat behind her desk doing herwork. She hears the tree creaking in the wind outside. Shepicks up her camera and goes to the window. She looks downby the yew tree and once again standing next to it is theman. He looks up at her. Anna quickly takes the camera outand takes a photo. She then immediately looks through thephotos on the camera to see the picture. When she finds thephoto it shows the tree, but the figure isnt present. Shelooks back up from the camera and out of the window. The manhas now gone.

FADE TO BLACK

TIME CUT TO:


The next day. Anna arrives at school. She makes her way toroom 16. She enters the room.

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ANNA BROOKSPoor you

They both smile.

JOSH ROBERTSDid you manage to do the homework

on Thomas?

ANNA BROOKSI started it. But didnt reallyknow what I was doing with it.

JOSH ROBERTSWant to have a look at mine?

ANNA BROOKSPlease.

Josh passes her his paper. As she takes it off of him theirhands touch. He nearly drops the paper out of awkwardness.Anna looks at him for a second, smiles, then looks down athis paper.

TIME CUT TO:

EXT. STREET. DAY

Anna and Josh are walking back from school.

ANNA BROOKSCan I ask you something?

JOSH ROBERTSWhat?

ANNA BROOKSDo you believe in ghosts?

JOSH ROBERTSIts not really something I wastetime thinking about

ANNA BROOKSDo you though?

JOSH ROBERTSProbably not. Why do you ask?

ANNA BROOKSIve been seeing a lot of strangethings recently.

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JOSH ROBERTSLike the boy in the sea?

Anna laughs.

ANNA BROOKSYes. Along with some other stuff.

JOSH ROBERTSSuch as?

ANNA BROOKSI was at Abigails house the othernight and I thought I could hearchildren outside.

JOSH ROBERTSThats not that unusual.

ANNA BROOKSIt sounded like loads of them andthey were crying out in pain. Wewent out and looked around butnothing.

JOSH ROBERTSWas that how her dress got ruined?

ANNA BROOKSYeah. She tore it on a barbed wirefence. But theres other things.

JOSH ROBERTSGo on.

ANNA BROOKSI keep seeing this man outside myhouse. Hes always stood by the yewtree in the garden.

JOSH ROBERTSYou said youve had hallucinationsbefore. How do you know that thesejust arent more of them?

ANNA BROOKSI dont. They justseem....different. They feelmore...real.

JOSH ROBERTSSo you think ghosts are hauntingyou?

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ANNA BROOKSI dont know.

They stop walking. Anna looks at Josh.

ANNA BROOKS

You believe me though...dont you?

JOSH ROBERTSI believe every word which comesout of your mouth.

Anna smiles.

JOSH ROBERTSIf you dont feel like going homestraight away you can always killsome time at my place.

ANNA BROOKSId like that.

JOSH ROBERTSAll though I must warn you thebogeyman might be hiding in thecupboard.

ANNADont take the piss.

Together they walk out of shot.

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EXT. JOSHS HOUSE. DAY

They reach the door to Joshs house. He pauses to get outhis keys.

ANNA BROOKSIs anyone else home?

JOSH ROBERTSThey shouldnt be. Stephen shouldstill be at the shop and my mum isaway on business stuff.

Josh unlocks the door and they enter.

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INT. LIVING ROOM, JOSHS HOUSE. DAY

They step into the hallway.

JOSH ROBERTSShall I take your coat?

ANNA BROOKSThanks.

Anna hands him her coat.

ANNA BROOKSYour a true gentleman.

Josh smiles.

JOSH ROBERTSI think I must get it from my dad.Ian, my real dad, not Stephen.

Josh hangs her coat up.

JOSH ROBERTSWould you like a drink?


ANNA BROOKSNo its o.k.

JOSH ROBERTSAre you sure? I was just going toput the kettle on make a brew.Would be a lot of effort just forme.

ANNA BROOKSGo on then. But no sugar.

JOSH ROBERTSYou on a diet or something?

ANNA BROOKSNo cheeky!

JOSH ROBERTSYou can go through to the lounge.

Josh points in the direction of the lounge.

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JOSH ROBERTSIll be through in a minute.

He moves away and Anna walks through to the lounge.

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INT. LOUNGE, JOSHS HOUSE. DAY

Anna stands slightly nervously by the living room door. Shelooks around at all the furnishings and all of the picturesand photographs on the walls. She picks up a photograph of awoman.

Josh enters the room.

JOSH ROBERTSShould be a couple of minutes.Waters just boiling.

Anna turns towards Josh, still holding the photograph.

ANNA BROOKSIs this your mum?

JOSH ROBERTSYeah, thats Emily.

ANNA BROOKSShes pretty. I can see

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