"IN YOUR EYES"
FADE IN:
INT. CAR - DAY
GUY #1 is driving through a country road at mid-day listening to american country music. He notices a roaring argument and it seems strange to him as the road is so quite and secluded, that seeing this couple on the side of the road interests him. He slows his car down so that he can spy on the argument. The couple are throwing their hands about and getting in each others faces. He takes a particular interest towards the girl and watches her as she behaves with animal-like characteristics with the increase in her body size because of her arms flailing above her head and her mouth shouting with a possessive rhythm. The guy drives past the couple but they're completely oblivious to their surroundings. GUY #1 parks his car further up the road and watches them through the wing-mirror.
EXT. ROAD - DAY
The 18 year old girl runs back towards GUY #2 car, but the guy drags her away from the car and pushes her. She runs back towards GUY #2 again, but this time he punches her in the face, she falls to the floor and in panic GUY #2 rushes into his car and drives off.
INT. CAR - DAY
GUY #1 watching from the wing-mirror of his car is not bothered at all and doesn't flinch towards the punch. He lounges back on his seat and starts to make origami.
EXT. ROAD - DAY
GIRL #1 is left unconscious and abandoned in the middle of nowhere.
BLACK SCREEN
EXT. ROAD - DAY
GIRL #1 is awoken by bulky black shoes coming towards her.
GUY #1 offers GIRL #1 a blanket and a flask of hot chocolate and then he walks back to his car that is parked up in front of her. She is confused at the overwhelming kindness of the man and therefore creates suspicions and she begins to act hesitant. She searches the flask for foul play and although doesn't initially find anything, she decides against drinking it.
Whilst GIRL #1 is suspecting foul play, GUY #1 opens the passenger door of his car and walks back to her as she sits curled up in a ball with the blanket wrapped around her and flask in her hand. He towers over her and attempts to help her up by offering a hand that she at first hesitates towards because the fear of the unknown. She analysis's him quickly so that he doesn't become too insulted. She starts from his bulky black shoes, then moves up to his light blue jeans, then to his t-shirt, red cardigan and black jacket. She looks at his face and notices his cleanly positioned hair with not one strand out of place, before eventually meeting eye contact with the guy and shying away. He notices but he isn't bothered by her curiosity and so the offer still remains. Girl #1 decides to believe in his intentions due to his well presented, clean and smart character. Without insulting his kindness too much, she quickly takes his hand and gets up.
GUY #1 ushers GIRL #1 to the car and she seems willing but cautious to the situation. She repeatedly glances at him timidly and then decides to open the flask, smell the inside and take a sip of it. She stays watching his every move, observing as much as she can but begins to feel dizzy and looks towards the floor as her weightless neck swings her head like a pendulum.
GIRL #1
Urm...
GUY #1
Home?
GIRL #1 pauses and looks at GUY #1 and then looks at the car. Then she looks around and remembers she is in the middle of nowhere.
GIRL #1
If that's OK? I can give you directions.
INT. CAR - DAY
GIRL #1 sits in the car and looks around nervously with thoughts that she knows this could go bad, but believes in good intentions of GUY #1. She starts looking around his car and notices a cowboy car freshener swinging from the rear-view mirror, another flask in the cup-holder of the driver door that is covered in stickers of different brand labels and logos. She carries on investigating further and scattered in the back-seats of the car is a tin french 70's box, a cowboy hat, an origami and a pencil case. When looking around, she gathers a sense of the guys character and just how tidy and clean he keeps things as there is no crumbs, leaves, mud, discarded rubbish or anything. As she is looking, GUY #1 opens the door and she quickly turns around to sit in her seat normally, hoping he didn't notice.
GUY #1 starts up the car and his radio begins to blast country music.
GUY #1 stays stationary and looks at GIRL #1. She looks back in awkwardness as the guy is holding a willful stare beyond her shoulder, so she follows his eye path that seemingly leads to the unlocked door lock.
GUY #1
Are you forgetting something?
GIRL #1
What?
GUY #1
Your belt.
GIRL #1 politely plugs in her belt and GUY #1 drives off.
BLACK SCREEN
INT. CAR - DAY
She is interested to learn more about the guy, so she decides to question his origami that she saw in the back seat by complementing him on how cool it is.
GIRL #1
I like the origami in the backseat, did you make it?
GUY #1
No.
The atmosphere in the car turns uncomfortable and the country music stays blaring on. She still has to direct him, so she says.
GIRL #1
This left here, please.
GUY #1 carries on straight and takes a right. GIRL #1 looks at him and he looks back, smiles and stops the car.
GUY #1
Just a moment.
EXT. ROAD - DAY
The guy gets out the car, slides around to the boot and rummages through it.
INT. CAR - DAY
GIRL #1 has a moment of numb nervousness, but is quickly shaken by a loud bang of the man’s car boot shutting.
EXT. ROAD - DAY
The man locks the car and goes behind a hut.
INT. CAR - DAY
She begins to fear for her safety, therefore she starts searching the car for a weapon or an escape route and looks towards the drivers seat and in the pockets behind the seats and then looks out the window to the wing-mirror to see if anyone is around to help and then finally she rummages through the glove box where a bag of rubbish pours out. She is rushing through the rubbish trying to get it back in the bag and then into the glove box. Out of all the rubbish, she notices Polaroids that have stains on them and some where the ink has run, she looks at them intensively, but before she could look through them properly she starts to feel drowsy and everything seems to be moving a lot slower. She tidies it all into the glove box and keeps looking around. She notices the interesting French 70's tin box, she snatches it quickly into her hands and open the box to reveal a pile of Polaroids and the top one being of a house. She notices the man is coming back towards the car and is only able to see a the one picture. She hurriedly puts the lid on and places it where she found it. The guy gets back into the car calmly and contrasts the panicked mood of the girl. She is falling in and out of consciousness and is swaying weightlessly. He starts the engine and turns it around to go back down the road towards her house. She gives him directions as she lays the side of her head on the window to try and regain balance.
GIRL #1
This right here please. It's the house just at the bottom of the road, please.
BLACK SCREEN
INT. ROAD - DAY
She awakes to the sight of her house and looks at the guy to see if it was a dream. But it wasn't and the guy was still there, she rubs her head in confusion of how she made it home as she doesn't remember giving the guy directions. She is about to get out, before she pulls a cigarette packet and lighter out of her pocket.
The guy is becoming agitated as he feels this is messing up his ritual. She begins to roll the cigarette and is shaking. Some of the Tobacco falls onto her lap and the chair. He looks at her in distress due to making his car messy. She then gets out and thanks the man before walking off confused.
Guy #1
Don't smoke.
GIRL #1
Sorry, but no. I need one.
The guy is becoming agitated as he feels this is messing up his ritual. She begins to roll the cigarette and is shaking. Some of the Tobacco falls onto her lap and the chair. He looks at her in distress due to making his car messy. She then gets out and thanks the man before walking off confused.
INT. CAR - DAY
The man is still aggravated, but wants to finalize his ritual. He gets his Polaroid camera from under his chair and tries to take a picture of the girl. But in his struggle, he finds it hard to position himself. He finally takes the picture and a cyclist cycles past in the way of his shot. The Polaroid prints out and it leaves a blur along the picture, he looks at the picture and it has left an interesting effect. The guy is unsure of his emotions and stares blankly at the image.
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