Figurative Language In Sara 18-20's

by Eoin Harnett

January 17th 2016

3rd Draft

TITLE

INT. UNIVERSITY CAFETERIA. DAY.

The cafeteria is spacious and moderately busy,

some students in groups of five and six chatting

happily, others by themselves. It is a relaxed

We are focused on two characters in the scene.

SARAH, 18 – 20's, a mute girl who sits alone and

reads, and TOM, 18 – 20's, a charismatic boy who

often puts his foot in his mouth.

SARAH is already sitting at a table with no one else

around. TOM approaches a seat at the table nearly

TOM

(sitting down) Hi

TOM

(taking books out) You flat out with exams

TOM

I'm up to my eyeballs in reading. I mean,

Shakespeare's great of course, but there's

only so much you can read till it all looks

TOM

So what about yourself, is it arts or

TOM

Like... is your voice gone or can you not

actually speak?

SARAH shakes her head. Signalling him to wait a second, she

grabs her phone, opens a note-taking app, and passes it across

the table. A sentence is already written in, saying 'I cannot

speak, I have aphonia'.

TOM

Oh I'm sorry I-

SARAH shakes head, smiling

TOM

So, do you speak sign language then or...?

SARAH shakes her head and taps her finger on the phone

TOM

Just your phone?

TOM

Doesn't that take longer?

SARAH picks up phone, types, and passes it. The screen

says 'Yeah but no one knows sign language'

TOM

Right well I'm probably disturbing you so-

SARAH signals him to stay

TOM

So what are you studying then?

SARAH types, passes phone, it says 'Sociology and

TOM

I hear sociology is pretty interesting. You

TOM

TOM

I'm second myself. English, looking to do

teaching after this.

TOM

Do you know what you want to do yet?

TOM

I actually have a lot to do so I'm just

TOM returns to his books. TOM looks up to see SARAH

TOM

SARAH does not respond

TOM

Are you alright or...? Look I've work to