Bullied

 Excerpt of Bullied screenplay script for review. All rights reserved.

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1/30/2013

 Interior- David at home as an 8 year old

A group of little neighborhood boys taunting David outside the window

 David's brother Paul,12 years older, is there

P-"David go outside and start swinging at those kids. You can"t let them do this to you"

D-"I’m scared."

P-"Stop being a little chicken."

Get out there and start punching whoever gets near you and don’t stop".

D-"They’ll beat me up"

"You chickenshit coward. I’m embarrassed to be your brother".

D-Marches to the top of the hallway. He tries to find the courage to go outside. He can"t

P-"I’ll watch and I wont let you get hurt. Fight them like a man and they wont bother you anymore".

D-Scared out of his mind cannot make himself face the fear and do it.

P-Screams at David

P "You’re a coward. My brother is a coward."

D-"I'm not." He walks over to the window where the kids are standing. Johnny Gordo, his perpetual tormentor  dares David to come outside. It will just be between us Johnny guarantees, snickering.

P- listens

P-"OK. walk up to Johnny and don’t even think. Just hit him in the face."

 David starts to cry from overwhelming fear and trauma.

Paul looks at him with horrible contempt and disgust.

"This is how you"re going to be your whole life David he says sadly. A man makes himself fight. You will never be a man."

The boys outside get bored. they start to leave. Johnny Gordo screams at David as he walks away

"I’ll get you later David".

Cut