EXT. ALLEYWAY OF DOWNTOWN CITY — LATER MORNING
MASHA peeks around a corner as ZEB waits behind her. MASHA
turns back to him.
MASHA
Okay, just act normally. We should
be able to blend in okay.
ZEB
You're so paranoid. Let's go.
ZEB walks past her nonchalantly onto the street. MASHA
follows him, walking normally.
WIDE: follow the two of them walking from behind. A spook appears behind them and starts to follow them.
MASHA looks back around the corner as ZEB continues to walk. She catches up with him and grabs his hand, as though they were dating, and leans in close. ZEB is
startled and stares at her.
bust shot including both of their faces
MASHA
(whispering)
Paranoid, huh? We're being
followed.
ZEB
(trying to stay calm and play
along)
Not. Really?!
MASHA
Trust me. Just play along.
MASHA flirts a little and then pulls him along.
MASHA
Keep walking.
CAMERA PULLS OUT AND TO THE SIDE
They start to walk forward again.
MASHA
(looking forward)
Coffee shop.
ZEB
Okay.
landscape shot from behind them
They angle toward the coffee shop and walk in the door.
cut to int. coffee shop
ZEB and MASHA are at the cash register paying with cash. ZEB and MASHA pick up their coffees. ZEB sits in an oversized chair. MASHA sits next to him.
CAMERA ZOOMS IN
MASHA
Thank goodness they're okay with
PDAs here or else I wouldn't be
able to talk to you.
ZEB
(embarrassed and blushing)
Yeah. That's good.
MASHA
Listen. He won't wait forever.
We can sneak out the back window and then make a break for it.
I'll go first and then you
follow me after a minute.
CU: ZEB'S FACE
ZEB
Sure. Y'know, I haven't had a
really close call since …
CU: MASHA'S FACE
MASHA
Well, either one of us is a hot
commodity for DHS. Together we
might be too much.
BUST SHOT: INCLUDE BOTH CHARACTERS
MASHA
(cont'd.)
Christ, I don't know what m1ck3y
was thinking. Idiot.
WIDE: two of them on seat
MASHA gets up and walks away up the stairs. ZEB looks out the
front window nervously. Waits a bit more. Starts to tap
his knee nervously. Tries to gulp his coffee and burns his
mouth. Sets his coffee down, grabs his backpack and gets up
to go.
cut to ext. alleyway wide shot
MASHA back flips out of a second-floor window and lands on her feet.
MASHA waits by a window as ZEB perches on the windowsill.
His old sneakers slip on the wall and he falls onto MASHA, knocking her over.
She falls on top of him.
CLOSE UP of them lying on the ground.
They pause for a moment, both in pain. Then sit up.
SIDE CLOSE UP: two faces
ZEB
(worried)
Are you okay?! Sorry. I slipped.
Did I hurt you?
MASHA
(rubbing her forehead and the
back of her head, irritated)
Geez. You have a hard head,
dummy. Who taught you to sneak out
windows? A deranged little boy?
ZEB
I see your sarcasm isn't broken.
How about your nose?
MASHA
(rubs her face)
It's fine.
pull out wide to include the alleyway and window
They hear the door of the bathroom getting kicked in.
Both look up.
MASHA
(frighted)
Let's get out of here.
ZEB and MASHA get up and they run off-screen.
cut to landscape: ext. hill both out of breath with city in
bg
CAMERA CUTS TIGHTER
ZEB
(mildly scared and out of
breath)
Well, that was close.
MASHA
Now, we need to move fast. We
should be able to hitch a ride in
the next town over.
CU: ZEB'S FACE
ZEB
(incredulous)
Do you have connections everywhere?
CU: MASHA'S FACE
MASHA
(smiling)
It pays to be on the network.
MASHA takes out her phone and starts texting.
O/S: MASHA'S POV
ZEB
You're kind of amazing. You know
that?
He smiles and she looks back at her phone busily.
MASHA
Yeah, I know.
WIDE: both of THEM
MASHA
(cont'd.)
Let's just get going. I'm arranging
a ride.
They turn away from the camera and start walking along the
side of a road. MASHA is still texting and ZEB is watching
her. Camera gets their backs as they walk away.
ZEB
I think this is all going to get a
lot more interesting.
MASHA looks up from her phone at him.
MASHA
Y'know some cultures say an
interesting life is a curse.
ZEB
They don't know what they're
talking about.
ZEB smiles at MASHA, pulls out his phone and looks at it
quickly. Both of them texting away.
ZOOM IN: over both of their shoulders to see their screens
(MASHA's screen: c0m1|\|g 2 u.
s4nlwidm eow3inc womsl3m. G07
1t?)
(ZEB's screen: Found her,
thanks. You didn't tell me
she was so h4wt.)
fade to blk