a sample
A scene from my screenplay I'm working on.
Jared and Matt stand at opposite ends of the backyard facing each other. They both look hung over. Matt wears a tank top and holds his katana and stands in a defensive stance. Jared stands awkwardly holding a large grapefruit.
JARED
(hesitantly)
Are you sure about this?
MATT
Hell yeah!
Matt shuffles his feet and strengthen his stance. Jared looks at him and shrugs. He holds the grapefruit firmly and stares down to Matt. Matt nods slowly. Jared winds up and throws the grapefruit at Matt at full speed.
Matt swings and misses gloriously. The grapefruit thuds into his shoulder. He cringes in pain and limps forward a couple steps.
MATT
Fuck!
Jared laughs and watches Matt try to walk off the pain.
JARED
You told me to throw it as hard as I could.
Matt stands and grimaces.
MATT
That was just a practice run. Now I know what failure feels like, and I will be triumphant!
He shuffles back over to his side of the yard and gets back into his stance. Jared picks up another grapefruit off of the ground. He tosses it up and catches it.
JARED
You ready?
Matt nods again. Jared winds up and throws the fruit. Matt swings, and his blade catches the fruit and splits it perfectly in two. The juice sprays across his face like blood. The pieces of the felled fruit fly by on each side of Matt's face as he screams in victory.
Matt regains his balance and holds his sword over his head in celebration.
MATT
That was awesome!
Jared laughs and nods.
Jared and Matt stand at opposite ends of the backyard facing each other. They both look hung over. Matt wears a tank top and holds his katana and stands in a defensive stance. Jared stands awkwardly holding a large grapefruit.
JARED
(hesitantly)
Are you sure about this?
MATT
Hell yeah!
Matt shuffles his feet and strengthen his stance. Jared looks at him and shrugs. He holds the grapefruit firmly and stares down to Matt. Matt nods slowly. Jared winds up and throws the grapefruit at Matt at full speed.
Matt swings and misses gloriously. The grapefruit thuds into his shoulder. He cringes in pain and limps forward a couple steps.
MATT
Fuck!
Jared laughs and watches Matt try to walk off the pain.
JARED
You told me to throw it as hard as I could.
Matt stands and grimaces.
MATT
That was just a practice run. Now I know what failure feels like, and I will be triumphant!
He shuffles back over to his side of the yard and gets back into his stance. Jared picks up another grapefruit off of the ground. He tosses it up and catches it.
JARED
You ready?
Matt nods again. Jared winds up and throws the fruit. Matt swings, and his blade catches the fruit and splits it perfectly in two. The juice sprays across his face like blood. The pieces of the felled fruit fly by on each side of Matt's face as he screams in victory.
Matt regains his balance and holds his sword over his head in celebration.
MATT
That was awesome!
Jared laughs and nods.