Thursday, 8 January 2015

Script- The Perks of being a Wallflower

Charlie's bedroom - Evening
Everything is dimly lit, the curtains are half closed. Everything on the shelves now lay on the floor, books and other bits half way across the other side of the room. Most of the things that was suppose to be on the desk are on the floor too. Charlie has just found out about his best friend died and has now trashed his bedroom in anger because of it, and is now sitting in the corner on the phone to his mum with tears rolling down his face.

Charlie's mum
I'm so sorry Charlie

Charlie(On the phone to his mum crying, trying to hold back the tears)
I don'y understand why?

Charlie's mum (Trying to stay calm)
Everything will be okay, just hang on there. Your Dad will be back in a minute, just don't do anything Charlie, please. 

Charlie stands up and starts pacing up and down his bedroom, kicking things that get in his way. He then begins to slowly make his way down stairs, stopping every few steps running his hands over his face, trying to convince himself not to do anything bad.

Charlie(becoming more hysterical)
I can't handle it, i just can't. What if i made him do it mum? What if it was my fault?

Charlie's mum (Getting emotional herself)
Charlie no, please stay on the line! It wasn't your fault. Don't you dare blame yourself Charlie!

He hangs the phone up and sits on the bottom step of the stairs with his head in his head in his hands. He then gets up and continues to make his way to the kitchen, where he stands in front of a certain cupboard with his hand on the handle having mental battle trying to make his decision.

Charlie (Mumbling to himself)
 I didn't listen. I should have listened. Why?

He opens the cupboard and grabs the sleeping pills, standing there staring at the pills, then slowly he opens them, with his hands trembling. He then takes a few deep breaths and pours a lot into the palm of his hand, swallowing them one by one. 

Charlie (Beginning to cry again, mumbling to himself)
I'm sorry. So so sorry. What have i done?

Charlie's dad (comes through the front door, out of breath after running to see Charlie)
Charlie? Are you okay? Where are you?

Charlie start to have little blackouts, stumbling into the living room and landing onto the sofa, where he finally passes out. His runs in to find him on the sofa, unconscious.

Charlie's dad (Shaking Charlie's shoulders trying to wake up him)
Charlie come on! Wake up! Why did you do this to yourself?

Everything fades black and then fades back into Charlie's bedroom. Everything is still messy, the curtains are still half shut and his mum come in to bring him food and see if he is okay. Charlie is laying in his bed curled up not even acknowledging his mum as she comes in. Everything gets progressively more untidy and Charlie becomes more unaware of his mum's presence to when she comes in to check on him. Any attempt that his mum makes to help him get out of his bedroom fails and Charlie refuses to do anything.