Coming Home
Written by
Jenna Louise Summer
Jenna (401)-500-5320 [email protected] SCENE ONE
FADE IN:
MONTAGE OF PAYTON GETTING OFF A BUS AT THE RIVER COURT, BROOKE BOARDING THE PLANE WITH FLOWERS IN HER HANDS, HALEY AND NATHAN COOKING IN THE HOUSE, AND LUCAS TYPING.
LUCAS: They say high school becomes irrelevant once you graduate. You survive four years of high school and move on to college in hopes of meeting your best friends and the person you're going to marry but most of all, in hopes of finding yourself. I don't know if I believe any of it though, It's been four months and I think I'm more lost than ever.
INT. LUCAS' HOUSE- AFTERNOON
(MOUTH, SKILLS, LUCAS)
LUCAS IS TYPING ON HIS COMPUTER WORKING ON HIS NOVEL. HE IS MID SENTANCE WHEN HE HEARS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR. HE OPENS THE DOOR TO MOUTH AND SKILLS.
MOUTH: Whammo Kablammo!
SKILLS: What he said.
LUCAS: I never get tired of hearing that.
SKILLS: We missed you too, dawg. You ready?
LUCAS: As ready as I'll ever be.
FADE OUT.
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FADE IN.
INT. HALEY AND NATHANS HOUSE- SAME DAY AFTERNOON.
(JAMIE, HALEY, LUCAS, SKILLS, MOUTH, NATHAN, CHASE)
HALEY HEARS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR AND ANSWERS WITH HER SON JAMIE IN HER ARMS. LUCAS, SKILLS, AND MOUTH ARE AT THE DOOR.
JAMIE: Uncle Lucas!
HALEY: (LAUGHING.) Hi Boys.
LUCAS: James Lucas Scott is that you? I barely recognized you. How old are you now? Fifteen?
JAMIE: I'm five!
LUCAS: Close enough. Hi Hales.
SKILLS: No love for Uncle Skills?
JAMIE: Sorry Uncle Skills. Did you bring me presents.
SKILLS: I always hook you up, homeboy.
NATHAN COMES DOWN THE STAIRS. LUKE AND NATHAN HUG.
NATHAN: Hey Luke. How's the book coming?
LUCAS: Its in the same place it was the last time I saw you. How's the team?
-3- NATHAN: Same place it was the last time I saw you.
LUCAS: Yikes.
NATHAN: Yep.
CHASE WALKS IN THE FRONT DOOR WHICH WAS LEFT OPEN.
CHASE: Did anyone order a wannabe pilot?
NATHAN: Nope, but I guess we'll take it.
CHASE: Hey Nate.
NATHAN: Hey.
SKILLS TRIES TO SNEAK A BITE OF HALEYS MASHED POTATOES. NATHEN WATCHES AND WARNS HIM OTHERWISE. HALEY ENTERS.
NATHAN: Don't let her catch you doing that man. She's scarier than Dan Scott when it comes to Thanksgiving.
HALEY: Skills! Back off from my potatoes before you lose a finger.
NATHAN: Told ya.
SKILLS: I was just getting it for.. Jamie. He's hungry.
HALEY: Jamie, are you having Uncle Skills sneak food for you?
JAMIE: No! Uncle Skills is lying.
-4- SKILLS: Nobody likes a tattletale kid.
END SCENE.
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INT. HALEY AND NATHANS HOME- SAME DAY AFTERNOON.
(LUCAS, HALEY, PAYTON, BROOKE, NATHAN, JAMIE, SKILLS, MOUTH, CHASE)
EVERYONE STANDING AROUND IN THE KITCHEN CHATTING. DOORBELL RINGS AGAIN.
LUCAS: I'll get it.
HALEY: Thanks Luke.
LUCAS OPENS THE DOOR TO SEE PAYTON SAWYER HIS EX GIRLFRIEND STANDING THERE.
PAYTON: Hi Luke.
LUCAS: (CAUGHT OFF GUARD). Hi.
HALEY: Lucas! who is it?
PAYTON: Haley James Scott!
LUCAS WALKS AWAY.
HALEY: Payton Sawyer!! I missed you.
PAYTON: Ugh it is so good to see you.
HALEY: It's so good to see you too. How's LA? Tell me everything.
PAYTON: It's...different than I expected. But its good. I missed home though.
HALEY: How are things with you and Lucas?
-6- PAYTON: He said Hi to me and almost passed out. So I'd say not well.
HALEY: This should be fun.
PAYTON: I need a drink.
FADE OUT.:
FADE IN.
SKILLS AND MOUTH ARE PLAYING GO FISH WITH JAMIE. HALEY IS COOKING WHILE PAYTON AND CHASE DRINK AND CATCH UP WITH HER. LUKE AND NATE SIT ON THE COUCH TALKING.
HALEY: Okay! Food's almost ready. Anyone heard from Brooke?
PAYTON: She wouldn't miss this for anything.
LUCAS: I tried calling her but it went right to voicemail.
HALEY: Okay, we will wait for her to get here.
SKILLS: Haley James, your kid is going to starve to death soon.
HALEY: (LAUGHING.). He'll be fine Skills.
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
DOORBELL RINGS. LUCAS ANSWERS. BROOKE STORMS IN.
BROOKE: Mother, I cannot deal with this now. I don't have to submit my sketches until next week. I gotta go.
-7- BROOKE HANGS UP THE PHONE.
LUCAS: Brooke Davis.
BROOKE: Lucas Scott. I missed you.
LUCAS: I missed you to.
PAYTON: Is that my boney assed best friend?
BROOKE: Hi P. Sawyer.
JAMIE: Aunt Brooke!
BROOKE: (Hugging Jamie). Jamie! Hi Bud! How are you.
JAMIE: Good! I'm five now!
BROOKE: You are not!
JAMIE: Yes I am I swear!
HALEY: You better not forget to hug me.
BROOKE: Hi Hales! When did he get so big?
HALEY: I wish I knew.
SKILLS: Now that Brooke is here can we please eat?
HALEY: Yes of course. Everyone come sit.
-8- END SCENE THREE.:
END ACT ONE.
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