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  1. Ellis Parsons: A Normal Life - Issue #5
  2.  
  3. FADE IN:
  4.  
  5. CAIT (O.S.)
  6. No, watch where you're putting your
  7. hand... Not there Ellis! There! Oh
  8. yeah, there.
  9.  
  10.  
  11. INT. CAIT'S CAR - DAY
  12.  
  13. Ellis gets the bluetooth setup and looks at his phone.
  14.  
  15. ELLIS
  16. This button?
  17.  
  18. CAIT
  19. Yeah, genius!
  20.  
  21. Ellis opens up Spotify.
  22.  
  23. ELLIS
  24. Tell me if you know this one.
  25.  
  26. CAIT
  27. Try me.
  28.  
  29. The radio plays The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love.
  30.  
  31. ELLIS
  32. Come on don't tell me you don't
  33. know this.
  34.  
  35. Cait puts up one finger.
  36.  
  37. ELLIS (CONT'D)
  38. I need love, love to ease my mind!
  39. I need to find, find, someone to
  40. call my mine- But mama said-
  41.  
  42. CAIT
  43. You can't hurry love!
  44.  
  45. ELLIS
  46. ...No, you'll just have to wait!
  47.  
  48. The two carry ecstatic looks.
  49.  
  50. CAIT
  51. She said love don't come
  52. easy!
  53.  
  54. ELLIS (CONT'D)
  55. She said love don't come
  56. easy!
  57.  
  58. Ellis points to her.
  59.  
  60. CAIT (CONT'D)
  61. It's a game of give and take, you
  62. can't hurry love!
  63.  
  64. Cait puts her hand out to Ellis.
  65.  
  66. CAIT (CONT'D)
  67. You gotta trust good times!
  68.  
  69. ELLIS
  70. No, you'll-
  71.  
  72. The two start to laugh as the song continues to play. They
  73. pass by a street fair.
  74.  
  75. CAIT (CONT'D)
  76. Holy shit, I haven't been to this
  77. place in a long time, Ellis! You
  78. want to step out?
  79.  
  80. ELLIS
  81. Yeah, why not? Come on, let's go.
  82.  
  83.  
  84. EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY
  85.  
  86. Across the street from the fair, the two pull into a parking
  87. lot.
  88.  
  89.  
  90. INT. CAIT'S CAR - DAY
  91.  
  92. The two hold hands and look into each other's eyes.
  93.  
  94. ELLIS
  95. Uh...
  96.  
  97. CAIT
  98. Yeah?
  99.  
  100. ELLIS
  101. You're really cute. I never
  102. actually bothered to compliment you
  103. on it.
  104.  
  105. CAIT
  106. Well you did admit to wanting to
  107. fuck me.
  108.  
  109. ELLIS
  110. And...
  111.  
  112. Ellis takes a moment to choose his words.
  113.  
  114. ELLIS (CONT'D)
  115. That went well, right?
  116.  
  117. CAIT
  118. Yes, Ellis. That went well.
  119.  
  120. ELLIS
  121. So, can I make out with you?
  122.  
  123. CAIT
  124. Yes, jesus christ. Where are you
  125. from that makes you so damn nervous
  126. making the first move?
  127.  
  128. ELLIS
  129. California. I don't know if you
  130. come with a consent form either.
  131.  
  132. CAIT
  133. That explains a lot.
  134.  
  135. ELLIS
  136. Next to the autism diagnosis, yeah.
  137.  
  138. CAIT
  139. Bullshit.
  140.  
  141. The two step out of the car.
  142.  
  143.  
  144. EXT. STREET FAIR - DAY
  145.  
  146. The two cross the street and head to the street.
  147.  
  148. CAIT
  149. You are not autistic Ellis.
  150.  
  151. ELLIS
  152. Oh I sure as hell am.
  153.  
  154. CAIT
  155. Prove it.
  156.  
  157. ELLIS
  158. What, you don't notice? The extreme
  159. focus on things, the social
  160. awkwardness, and struggles to fit
  161. in with other people?
  162.  
  163. CAIT
  164. Come on, you talk to people great.
  165.  
  166. ELLIS
  167. Uh-huh.
  168.  
  169. The two pause.
  170.  
  171. CAIT
  172. Alright, fine. Maybe you're a
  173. little awkward, but that doesn't
  174. mean anything.
  175.  
  176. The two walk through the market.
  177.  
  178. ELLIS
  179. It means a lot. Doesn't define me,
  180. but it means a significant amount.
  181. You want anything to eat or drink?
  182.  
  183. CAIT
  184. No, yourself? I'll buy.
  185.  
  186. ELLIS
  187. Ah, fuck you. I ain't that poor.
  188.  
  189. CAIT
  190. I'm paying Ellis.
  191.  
  192. ELLIS
  193. We'll settle that one when we can.
  194.  
  195. Cait walks over to some rubber ducks.
  196.  
  197. CAIT
  198. I got so many of these in tub.
  199.  
  200. ELLIS
  201. No shit?
  202.  
  203. CAIT
  204. Yeah!
  205.  
  206. ELLIS
  207. Why's that?
  208.  
  209. Cait shrugs.
  210.  
  211. CAIT
  212. I just always thought they were
  213. comfy. Being a kid was a different
  214. deal, you know?
  215.  
  216. Ellis's expression goes blank.
  217.  
  218. ELLIS
  219. Yeah. It was.
  220.  
  221. CAIT
  222. Ellis?
  223.  
  224. Ellis shakes his head.
  225.  
  226. ELLIS
  227. Yeah. I'm good.
  228.  
  229. CAIT
  230. You alright?
  231.  
  232. Ellis shoots her a grin.
  233.  
  234. ELLIS
  235. Don't worry about it. Flashbacks to
  236. when I did gay shit.
  237.  
  238. CAIT
  239. Hey, at least you didn't deal with
  240. it for four years.
  241.  
  242. ELLIS
  243. Yeah, one night of it and I'm
  244. genuinely surprised you didn't blow
  245. your brains out.
  246.  
  247. CAIT
  248. Hey.
  249. (laughs)
  250. Easy, Ellis. Same goes for you.
  251. How'd you manage to be friends with
  252. him for that long?
  253.  
  254. The two hold hands and walk back to Cait's car.
  255.  
  256. ELLIS
  257. It seemed like a good idea at the
  258. time.
  259.  
  260. CAIT
  261. Yeah, I know what that's like.
  262.  
  263. The two get into
  264.  
  265.  
  266. CAIT'S CAR
  267.  
  268. They sit there and hold hands.
  269.  
  270. CAIT
  271. You want to grab some food next?
  272.  
  273. ELLIS
  274. Yeah, sure.
  275.  
  276. They drive through Payson.
  277.  
  278. ELLIS (CONT'D)
  279. So, what was he like to you?
  280.  
  281. CAIT
  282. Who, Ronnie?
  283.  
  284. ELLIS
  285. Yeah, Ronnie.
  286.  
  287. CAIT
  288. He was a fucking dick. There was
  289. this one time where he fucking
  290. slapped me and said, "I could beat
  291. you in front of Ellis and he'd be
  292. too scared to do shit!"
  293.  
  294. Ellis laughs.
  295.  
  296. ELLIS
  297. HAHAHAHA... Hoo man, he actually
  298. believed that I wouldn't have done
  299. shit?
  300.  
  301. CAIT
  302. Pretty much. The thing is, about
  303. that. I told him off after. I said,
  304. "I'll call Ellis then, see what he
  305. says."
  306.  
  307. ELLIS
  308. Jesus fuck, Cait. What did he say?
  309.  
  310. Cait grins.
  311.  
  312. CAIT
  313. He got nervous and said, "I'd
  314. rather not, Ellis is fucking
  315. crazy." Didn't bring it up or slap
  316. me around again.
  317.  
  318. Ellis smiles at that. Cait parks the car and holds Ellis's
  319. hand.
  320.  
  321. The two smile and get out.
  322.  
  323.  
  324. INT. MEXICAN RESTAURANT - DAY
  325.  
  326. The two sit there and eat their food.
  327.  
  328. CAIT
  329. Now, Ellis. Please don't act
  330. autistic here.
  331.  
  332. ELLIS
  333. What, you worried I can't fight
  334. back against a lynch mob or some
  335. shit?
  336.  
  337. CAIT
  338. No, Ellis. It's a small town.
  339. People talk.
  340.  
  341. Ellis shrugs.
  342.  
  343. ELLIS
  344. Aaand?
  345.  
  346. CAIT
  347. I'd rather not deal with that.
  348.  
  349. ELLIS
  350. Alright, fair. But you know I can
  351. be generally civilized, it's just
  352. that Ronnie was a fucking dick to
  353. me. Of course I'm going to be
  354. depressed out of my god damn mind,
  355. he's gotta constantly inflate his
  356. god damn ego, he's gotta constantly
  357. play the dick measuring contest
  358. game, he's gotta constantly act
  359. like he's better than me at
  360. everything. He's gotta act like
  361. just because he plays fucking
  362. League that he's better than
  363. everyone else because he's "better
  364. at games than them".
  365.  
  366. Ellis shuts his mouth. Cait looks at this, wide eyed.
  367.  
  368. ELLIS (CONT'D)
  369. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gone
  370. off like that, this is our date. Oh
  371. god, I'm sorry.
  372.  
  373. CAIT
  374. Jesus christ Ellis, how long were
  375. you keeping that in?
  376.  
  377. Ellis sighs.
  378.  
  379. ELLIS
  380. Longer than I'd like to admit. Can
  381. I admit another thing?
  382.  
  383. CAIT
  384. Yeah?
  385.  
  386. ELLIS
  387. Sometimes I wish I had a range
  388. accident around that retard.
  389.  
  390. CAIT
  391. Jesus, Ellis. I wouldn't fault you
  392. if you did. How bad was he?
  393.  
  394.  
  395. EXT. SHOOTING RANGE - DAY
  396.  
  397. Ellis holds a 1911. His hair is longer.
  398.  
  399. RONNIE
  400. You know, Ellis unlike you I can
  401. actually shoot.
  402.  
  403. Ellis winces. His shots go low left and the red in his face
  404. begins to show.
  405.  
  406. ELLIS (V.O.)
  407. I always kept myself from getting
  408. angry around him.
  409.  
  410. CAIT (V.O.)
  411. Wouldn't knock it if you did lose
  412. your fucking mind him, jesus
  413. christ.
  414.  
  415. ELLIS (V.O.)
  416. I did at one point.
  417.  
  418.  
  419. INT. RESTAURANT - DAY
  420.  
  421. Ellis takes a sip from his coke.
  422.  
  423. ELLIS
  424. He was blaming me for why you broke
  425. up with him. He said that it was
  426. "my negativity that caused it" then
  427. shut me out of his life.
  428.  
  429. Ellis looks down.
  430.  
  431. ELLIS (CONT'D)
  432. You know I bought him a fucking
  433. rice cooker? I beat myself up over
  434. it, and was lonely and depressed
  435. because of it. He said that Helen
  436. left me because of "my negativity".
  437.  
  438. CAIT
  439. You know that's not true, Ellis.
  440.  
  441. ELLIS
  442. I left Helen because it was long
  443. distance, she was depressed, I was
  444. fucked up, and I couldn't take care
  445. of her. We'd broken up three times
  446. prior. I had to end it. I also did
  447. shit that I can never take back.
  448. And I gotta live with that mistake.
  449. I'm a shitty person.
  450.  
  451. CAIT
  452. Give me your hand Ellis.
  453.  
  454. Ellis gives Cait his hand.
  455.  
  456. Cait holds it and smiles at Ellis.
  457.  
  458. CAIT (CONT'D)
  459. That's not you, Ellis Parsons. What
  460. kind of shitty person admits to
  461. their mistakes?
  462.  
  463. ELLIS
  464. One that's sociopathic and acting
  465. like they have to come around.
  466.  
  467. Cait holds Ellis's hand.
  468.  
  469. CAIT
  470. It's sociopathic if you say you're
  471. going to change something and never
  472. do to get people on your side, and
  473. Ellis. That's what Ronnie did. You
  474. being you, people don't normally
  475. take your side because you call
  476. them out on their shit.
  477.  
  478. The bill is put on their table.
  479.  
  480. IND WAITRESS
  481. Here's your bill, pay for this up
  482. front when y'all are ready. Who's
  483. this, Cait?
  484.  
  485. CAIT
  486. It's a friend of mine out of
  487. Phoenix, Ellis.
  488.  
  489. She grins at Ellis.
  490.  
  491. IND WAITRESS
  492. He looks nice in comparison to your
  493. last.
  494.  
  495. Ellis just smiles.
  496.  
  497. ELLIS
  498. Yeah, I guess.
  499.  
  500. CAIT
  501. I'm paying.
  502.  
  503. ELLIS
  504. Keep your fucking money, I'll pay.
  505.  
  506. Cait glares at Ellis. Ellis just gives her a smile.
  507.  
  508. ELLIS (CONT'D)
  509. You're paying later, anyway.
  510.  
  511. Ellis shoots her a wink.
  512.  
  513. CAIT
  514. Fine.
  515.  
  516. She smiles at this.
  517.  
  518. CUT TO:
  519.  
  520.  
  521. CAIT'S CAR
  522.  
  523. The two overlook a park and hold hands.
  524.  
  525. ELLIS
  526. Hey Cait?
  527.  
  528. CAIT
  529. Yeah?
  530.  
  531. ELLIS
  532. Don't take this the wrong way- Are
  533. you autistic?
  534.  
  535. CAIT
  536. Excuse me?
  537.  
  538. Ellis's eyes widen.
  539.  
  540. ELLIS
  541. Wait, wait. I'm saying that because
  542. I am.
  543.  
  544. CAIT
  545. Wait. What? You? I still don't
  546. believe it.
  547.  
  548. ELLIS
  549. Yeah. High functioning.
  550.  
  551. CAIT
  552. Shit. I didn't know that. I thought
  553. you were just awkward and
  554. depressed.
  555.  
  556. ELLIS
  557. Me too. I got diagnosed halfway
  558. through middle school.
  559.  
  560. CAIT
  561. Yeah, I am. About the same as you.
  562.  
  563. ELLIS
  564. Well, shit.
  565.  
  566. CAIT
  567. You want to go for a walk?
  568.  
  569. ELLIS
  570. Yeah, sure not like I'm able to at
  571. work anyway.
  572.  
  573. MONTAGE - VARIOUS
  574.  
  575.  
  576. EXT. PARK - DAY
  577.  
  578. The two walk through the park. They look happy as they hold
  579. hands.
  580.  
  581. They come back to
  582.  
  583.  
  584. CAIT'S CAR
  585.  
  586. The two get inside.
  587.  
  588. ELLIS
  589. Hey Cait?
  590.  
  591. CAIT
  592. Yeah, Ellis?
  593.  
  594. ELLIS
  595. I appreciate this.
  596.  
  597. Ellis holds her hand again and the two pull in for a kiss.
  598.  
  599. CAIT
  600. Why don't we go take this somewhere
  601. else?
  602.  
  603. Cait moves her hand down Ellis's pants and grins at him.
  604.  
  605. Ellis's eyes widen.
  606.  
  607. ELLIS
  608. Y-Yeah. We could do that.
  609.  
  610. Cait kisses Ellis on the lips, gets her hand out of Ellis's
  611. pants, and starts the car.
  612.  
  613. FADE TO BLACK.
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