At the love letter
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INT-DETENTION CLASSROOM- DAY
JEWEL: I see my stories are boring to the point of lulling!
DJEFF: No. It is her way of listening. But she is not sleeping. At all.
JEWEL: Got it! Anyways, it's time for my online Scrabble. With E-Ternet. Unlike you, I can surf on the web.
He lay on chairs an take a nap. After some minutes, he wakes up, Jewel is still on her computer.
JEWEL: Revenge Bethy, I'm asking for a revenge.
He turns at Lydie, still sleeping. He can only see her from the back, but continues looking at her.
DJEFF (Whispering): She might be really tired...
_A few hour later_
Lydie wakes up slowly, raises her head and falls directly on Djeff's eyes. Surprised, she put it down, her hair covering her face.
LYDIE: What are you doing here ?
DJEFF: Don't be shy. You are not as ugly as I though.
She sighs annoyed.
LYDIE: Were you looking at me sleeping ?
DJEFF: No I was counting the flies on you head...course I was watching you.
She raises her head, throwing her hair back.
LYDIE: Why ? Do you want my picture ?
He stands up and walk away from her.
DJEFF: Shut up and go back to sleep. You were nicer.
LYDIE: But less weird than someone who watch people sleeping...
JEWEL: Hello! I'm still here. I've got an idea. Take a chair and come here. I brought some cookies. We all need a therapy right ?
The bring chairs to the front desk, perplex.
JEWEL: The chocolate cookies are in the middle. Each of you have a pen and a paper. The goal of this detention is not for you to hate each other more. Otherwise, the fate will bring you back here.
LYDIE: Why do you give us pens and papers ?
JEWEL: For you to write nor less, neither more than five qualities and flaws of the other person. Please, avoid sarcasm.
They start writing on their papers, while eating cookies. A few minutes later, they drop their pens.
JEWEL: This was taxing right ?
LYDIE: SO much
DJEFF: I finished from a while.
JEWEL: Give me you papers.
She examins.
JEWEL: I'm writing the results on each other papers, to avoid chocking you alright ?
She give them back.
JEWEL: Now you can read what you wrote.
DJEFF: I start with qualities. Lydie you are generous...
LYDIE (Interrupting): Jewel ? I'm sorry, I don't want to continue...this.
JEWEL: Why ?
LYDIE: Because I can't.
She goes back to the back of the room, and seat on a table, bringing her knees to her chest.
JEWEL: I understand. You're avoiding your emotions, I get it...well.It's time for me to go, the next supervisor is coming. Bye lovebirds!
DJEFF: Please Jewel, stop...
She takes her bag, and goes toward the door. She stop in front, and turns back to them.
JEWEL: The only advice I'll give you is to accept your emotions before they eat you. You'll not argue that much anymore. Is it not tyring both for you and your friends ?
She gets out, and a few minutes later a black man in his thirties enters the room. He drop his bag on the table, and walk toward Djeff.
He reach out his closed hand to him. Djeff stuck his hand to him. The man do the same to Lydie.
DJEFF: Hello sir, you are ?
THE MAN: First you don't have to call me sir, second I'm Will. You are ?
DJEFF: Djefferson.
WILL: The girl ?
LYDIE: I'm Lydie.
WILL: Well. I'm supposed to guard you till mitnight, but as I have other fish to fry, it's possible that you see me partly. But keep calm alright ?
They nodd.
WILL: By the way, give me a sec.
He quickly gets out of the classroom.
_15 minutes later_
DJEFF: He is still outside.
Lydie sitting on the table, looks at the paper where Jewel wrote. She stares at the word "Complementary".
LYDIE: I don't believe in that woman's therapy. Do you ?
He looks at his paper, and smile.
DJEFF: A bit.
LYDIE: What did she wrote on yours ?
DJEFF: Show me yours first.
LYDIE: No. I asked first.
DJEFF: Okay, I won't show you mine.
LYDIE: Well, fine.
She tears the paper apart and throw it into the bean. He does the same. As she goes back to her table she sees another paper on the floor.
LYDIE: Oh. The love letter from Aurelie is still on the fl...
BAM!The door opens. Will enters and sit on his desk. Djeff and Lydie are staring at him. Suddenly his phone rings. He takes and burst loudly laughing. He walk outside talking.
DJEFF: This dude is a weirdo.
Lydie laugh.
DJEFF: It's like he just killed someone.
LYDIE: Imagine it's the case. What you gonna do ? Run and call your daddy to save you ?
DJEFF: No, I'm gonna protect you and we will get out of here alive.
LYDIE: Yeah whatever
He stands up to take Aurelie's love letter.
DJEFF: Should I read it aloud ?
LYDIE: No, It's your intimacy. I don't want to know your privacy.
DJEFF: So, I read it out loud...."I love you my love, next time i'll be the one, with you in detention. Like a glue, tube, you...are the bee and i am the honey. Bae, come to me from Hollywood to Iglewood. Cuz our hearts are not in wood. The woman of your life Aurelie"
Lydie burst out laughing.
LYDIE: Sorry...waw, I didn't knew it was that serious between you two. The woman of your life ?
Djeff sight sadly.
DJEFF: I just wish the girl I like could write that kind of things to me.
LYDIE: Who ? Brooke ?
DJEFF: No. Talking about her, I remember your party. How was your date with Mikel Dupray? I hope was good.
LYDIE: Honestly, not. He is like all the celebrity guys I've dated. His image first. But I get it you know... If he changes he still have a chance. Your date with Brooke ?
He looks down for a second.
DJEFF: Honestly, I never had a date with her.
LYDIE: Oh. It...It was with Lory right ? She told me that she had a...
DJEFF (Interrupting): She suggested. I didn't have time. And the little I talked with her, she is like my ex girlfriends. So...
LYDIE: Ah...
DJEFF: And now I'm gonna stop annoying you with my cheezy stories. Just know that neither Brooke, nor Lory are my type.
LYDIE: And..what is your type ? Just to know of course...Aurelie ?
He giggles softly.
DJEFF: Stop it. Come on, let's play. Let's create games with whatever is in this room. Time will go faster.
LYDIE: Then we'll write a book on how to not get bored in detention. With just a room!
DJEFF: Just a room. Exactly.
They try to invent, but get easily bored.
A FEW HOURS LATER_10 PM
LYDIE: I'm tired.
She stands up, and go back to the table at the back of the room.
DJEFF: Me too.
He goes and sit next to her.
DJEFF: Where the hell is that supervisor ?
LYDIE: Could you tell me something ?
DJEFF: What for example ? I just know boring stories.
LYDIE: You could tell me where you were born, your worst shame. If you are courageous, your first girlfriend. Or you could just tell me what you hate in life. Like your worst ennemy.
DJEFF: Do you want to know me ?
LYDIE: Of course not. We are bored so if you have a better idea...
DJEFF: I was born in San Francisco, came here 3 years ago, to study. I'm 23, I live with my 26 years old brother. My biggest shame was when a model slapped me during a very important shooting.
LYDIE: I guess you deserved it...
DJEFF: SO, my favorite colour is money. And I had two first girlfriends, twins. Maya and Malia.
LYDIE: Maya ? Like my character you didn't want me to play.
DJEFF: The one you didn't wanted Brooke to play. Your turn.
He sit, in a way of facing her.
LYDIE: I have some mixed caucasian and arabic genes. That's what my dad said. I'm 21. My first boyfriend is called steven. I don't have any favorite colours, and my worst ennemy is just in front of me.
He looks everywhere in the room.
DJEFF: I don't see anyone...Oh!
LYDIE: You got it ?
DJEFF: Oh yeah...It's me!
LYDIE: Exactly! Brava.
They start opening a little more. The fact they are tired make them tells even unapropriate anecdotes about themselves.
A FEW HOURS LATER_11:15 PM
The room is silent. Lydie is stretching at a side, and Djeff examins the supervisor's bag. When she finishes she goes back at her table.
DJEFF: Hum...Lydie, I have an important question for you.
LYDIE: Yes ?
He comes toward her and seat on the same table. He is between the wall and her.
DJEFF: It's about you, it's about me.
She looks at him as she is ready to hear everything.
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