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Rated: 13+ · Script/Play · Horror/Scary · #1227133
Part One, a murder has been commited as a boyfriend has disapeared
FADE IN

INT. HOUSE – LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

SARAH BROWN, a young girl no more than seventeen, sits on the couch watching a movie.

The computer sits near by.

BLING

ON THE SCREEN:

A message box appears

BACK TO SCENE

Sarah picks up the remote control and pauses the movie. She gets up from the couch and walks over to the computer.

Sarah sits down at the computer desk.

ON THE SCREEN:

Words appear in the box reading:
                             
“I’m coming”

Another message appears:
         
         “Prepare for my arrival”

Words appear in the message box:

         “And also your death”

BACK TO SCENE

The phone RINGS.

Sarah jumps out of her skin, she gets up from the chair and walks across the room.

Sarah picks up the phone.

SARAH
Hello?

A MAN’S VOICE answers
                                       
MAN’S VOICE
(Through phone)
Hello!

SARAH
Who is this?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   You tell me

Sarah glances the Caller ID next to the phone.

INSERT – CALLER ID

A message reads:

“Caller Unknown”

BACK TO SCENE

SARAH
I don’t know?

MAN’S VOICE
GUESS

Sarah glances over the Caller ID, the message still reads:

“Caller Unknown”

SARAH
I’ve got to go.

Sarah SLAMS the phone onto the receiver she walks back to the couch.

Sarah grabs the remote and resumes the movie; she places the remote to the side.

BLING

Sarah grabs the remote and pauses the movie.
SARAH
Crap!

Sarah gets up from the couch and walks to the computer.

ON THE SCREEN:

A red message appears reading:

“You can’t hide from me”

Sarah types on the keyboard. Words appear:

“What do you want?”

Another message appears:

“I will be watching you”

BACK TO SCENE

The phone RINGS.

Sarah shudders with fear. She walks over to the phone; she picks it up from the receiver.

SARAH
Hello?

The MAN’S VOICE from before answers

                                       MAN’S VOICE
Hey Sarah!

                                       SARAH
Who is this? How do you know my name?

The phone WAILS with noise. Sarah looks at the Caller ID a message reads:

“Unknown”

The phone DROPS from Sarah’s ear and hits the floor. The WAILS from the phone fade.

MAN’S VOICE
(Barely heard)
Sarah!

Sarah picks up the phone and SLAMS it onto the receiver.

The phone RINGS instantly.

SARAH
Shit!

Sarah answers the phone

                                       SARAH
                             (Terrified)
                   Hello?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   Hello!

                                       SARAH
                   What do you want?

BLING

The phone DIES.

Sarah walks slowly towards the computer she sits in the chair.

Sarah is terrified her eyes scan the computer.

ON THE SCREEN:

A message box appears followed by typing:

“I’m on my way”

BACK TO SCENE

Sarah jumps from the chair she backs away from the computer.

A BANG is heard.

Sarah searches the room it’s completely normal.

Sarah WHIMPERS.

Sarah picks up the phone it RINGS. She walks towards another room.

INT. HOUSE – KITCHEN – NIGHT

The phone RINGS again.

Sarah WHIMPERS.

Sarah answers the phone it RINGS.

SARAH
What do you want?

The MAN’S VOICE from before responds

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   Oh you knew it was me.

                                       SARAH
                   What do you want?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
I just want to rip you open, spill your blood.

                                       SARAH
What kind of sick fuck are you?

         MAN’S VOICE
What do you mean?

                                       SARAH
                   Leave me alone!

                                       MAN’S VOICE
You never answered my question!

                                       SARAH
                   Just leave me alone!

Sarah SLAMS the phone onto the receiver.

BLING

Sarah exits.

INT. HOUSE – LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

Sarah cautiously walks to the computer.

ON THE SCREEN:

A message box as words appear:

“You never answered my question!”

BACK TO SCENE

Sarah COLLAPSES into the chair she grabs a hold of it she struggles to stand on her feet.

                                       SARAH
                             (To self)
This is just some sick joke everything will be okay soon!

Sarah stands, she peers onto the screen.

ON THE SCREEN:

A message box as words appear:

“This isn’t a joke.
          IT’S REAL!”

BACK TO SCENE

Sarah searches over her shoulder.

The room is completely still.

The drapes flap in the breeze.

Sarah runs towards the phone she grabs it she dials.

The phone RINGS.

Sarah looks at the phone.

SARAH
(Weakly)
Hello?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   You ready to cooperate?

                                       SARAH
                   What?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
You cooperate and I’ll leave you alone!

                                       SARAH
                   And if I don’t…

                                       MAN’S VOICE
You sure you want to know?

Sarah nods her head slowly. Her breath is visible she SHIVERS in fear.

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   I’ll give you a clue.

Sarah turns her head she faces large windows.

An object is TOSSED into the window the glass SHATTERS.

Sarah places the phone onto the counter pieces of glass are scattered across the floor.

Sarah walks towards the window glass CRUNCHES beneath her feet. Sarah sees a brick buried by pieces of glass.

INSERT – BRICK

Blood DRIPS across the white surface it reads:

“What did I tell you?”

BACK TO SCENE

Sarah grabs the brick out from the glass. The VOICE comes from the phone on the counter.
MAN’S VOICE
(Evil)
                   SARAH!

Sarah walks backwards she grabs the phone from the counter.

                                       SARAH
What the fuck is wrong with you? I don’t have time for this.

Sarah hangs up the phone and places it on the counter.

A black sleeve holding a knife appears through the cracked window.

Thick black leather boots step into the room.

Sarah QUIETLY steps towards the back door.

Sarah steps outside and bolts the lock on the inside of the door.

EXT. HOUSE – BACK LAWN – NIGHT

The door closes.

A DARK FIGURE emerges.

Sarah SCREAMS

Sarah BANGS on the door it won’t open.

SARAH
                   Crap!

The DARK FIGURE approaches Sarah from behind. She JIGGLES the doorknob.
                   
SARAH
Why won’t this door fucken open

The DARK FIGURE continues to approach Sarah.

Sarah BANGS on the door.

SARAH
Shit!

The DARK FIGURE takes a knife out from his dark clothes.

The DARK FIGURE SLITS Sarah’s throat, blood POURS out of her neck she COLLAPSES.

The DARK FIGURE flicks the light switch darkening the room.

The DARK FIGURE walks out of the room. The DOOR SLAMS behind him. 

INT. HOUSE - BEDROOM – NIGHT

JACLYN SHAVONE, a young girl no older than sixteen stares into her closet.  The breeze enters the room from the window. 

A MAN’s hand grabs the windowsill. 

Jaclyn SCREAMS.

The man’s hand emerges onto the windowsill

Jaclyn turns toward the window.  JASON CRAWLS through the window.

JACLYN
What are you doing here?

                                       JASON
                   I came to see you.
                                       
JACLYN
Was the police chasing you again?

JASON
No…I told you I stopped that a long time ago. I never broke that promise.

JACLYN
I’m glad you did…listen is there something you need?

JASON
No I told you. I came here to see you

Jason gets up from the floor.

                                       JACLYN
Could it wait? I’m tired and we have finals tomorrow.

JASON
Yea I know. But listen I think it’s time we did…you know.

                                       JACLYN
                   I’m not ready yet. 

                                       JASON
Yea but think about it. You and I together, we can leave this place.

                                       JACLYN
The year isn’t over. 

Jaclyn rubs her hand through Jason’s evil looking hair.
                                       
JACLYN
This will pass they always do.

         JASON
But I think it’s time that we followed through with something. 

The phone RINGS. 
                                       JACLYN
Who can that be at this hour—-
JASON
Are you seeing someone else?

                                       JACLYN
Don’t be ridiculous. Why would you think that? Maybe it’s Paul!

The phone continues to RING. 

Jaclyn approaches the doorway.

JASON
No, let your father get it.

The sound of WATER RUNNING is heard.

Jaclyn turns towards Jason.

JACLYN
It might be important.

                                       JASON
                   What could it be?

The phone continues to RING.

Jaclyn rushes out of the room

JASON
Jaclyn no!

Jaclyn turns towards Jason

JACLYN
Jason what’s the matter?

Jaclyn exits.

Jason has a strange look on his face he eyes the door; it CREAKS shut.

INT. HOUSE – HALLWAY – NIGHT
Jaclyn rushes towards the stairs when the phone continues to RINGS.

Jaclyn freezes in her tracks she SHIVERS. She makes her way back to the bedroom.

INT. HOUSE – BEDROOM - NIGHT

JACLYN
Jason?

Jaclyn enters the room and finds Jason has gone. The window left open a breeze blows through the drapes. 

The phone continues to RING.

Jaclyn exits.

INT. HOUSE – LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

JACLYN
Hello?

MAN’S VOICE
                             (Creepy)
                   Hello!                                        

JACLYN
What do you want?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   I want to see you.

Jaclyn hangs up the phone and TOSSES it onto the couch.

The phone RINGS.

Jaclyn picks up the phone she SIGHS.

JACLYN
Hello? Paul that you
The MAN’S VOICE from before responds

MAN’S VOICE
Hello

                                       JACLYN
                   What do you want?
(Shouting)
Jason!

Jaclyn exits.

INT. HOUSE – HALLWAY - NIGHT

Jaclyn walks up the stairs she holds the portable phone. Jaclyn searches for Jason.

The hall is fairly large, completely in darkness.

JACLYN
Jason?

Jaclyn continues to search for Jason.

The hall remains perfectly still.

Jaclyn enters the other room.

INT. HOUSE – BEDROOM - NIGHT

MAN’S VOICE
Your boyfriend can’t help you now.

                                       JACLYN
How do you know he’s my boyfriend?

MAN’S VOICE
I also can tell you where he is, listen!

Jaclyn hears DESPERATE PLEAS from Jason through the phone

JACLYN
Where is he…what do you want from him?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
I want a little chat. Why don’t you look out the window?

Jaclyn looks out the window and sees a pool of blood covering the sidewalk. 

JACLYN
What is it that you want?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
It’s not Jason I’m after. He’s my way of getting to my target... YOU!

Jaclyn WHIMPERS.

Jaclyn SHIVERS she sits in the corner. 

The lights go out.

A few seconds pass when the lights resume.

A BUSY SIGNAL is heard from the phone. Jaclyn looks at the alarm clock, the numbers blinking.

Jaclyn catches her breath.  She looks through the blinds out the window pondering.

JACLYN
(Quietly)
Jason…where are you?

Jaclyn sits on her bed CLUTCHING her pillow to her chest.

Jaclyn CRIES.

INT. HOUSE - BEDROOM – DAY

Jaclyn awakes. She approaches the bathroom when the phone RINGS.

Jaclyn is terrified. She cautiously answers the phone.

MANDY
(Through phone)
Hello

Jaclyn’s friend MANDY is on the phone.

Jaclyn SIGHS of relief.

                                       JACLYN
                   Hi Mandy
                                       
MANDY
Hey, I was wondering about this weekend

         JACLYN
About your party

         MANDY
Yea. Did you think about it?

Jaclyn searches through her closet she continues to talk on the phone.

                                       JACLYN
                   Well I don’t know—-

Jaclyn grabs her jacket from the closet she looks through the pockets of the jacket. She grabs her keys from the side pocket.

                                       MANDY
                   Why not?

                                       JACLYN
I got some creepy phone call last night.

Jaclyn grabs her stuff for school together.

Jaclyn exits the room she continues to talk to MANDY.

INT. HOUSE – HALLWAY - NIGHT

Jaclyn walks down the hall she continues to talk on the phone with Mandy.

MANDY
Hey, did you talk to Jason last night at all?
                                       JACLYN
Yea he was here last night, why do you ask?

Jaclyn walks down the staircase.

                                       MANDY
He was mentioned in some murder case last night—-

                                       JACLYN
                   Is he dead?

                                       MANDY
Dead? They think he’s a killer

INT. HOUSE – LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Jaclyn continues to walk while talking on the phone she places her keys onto the end table.

INSERT – KEYS

They lie on the end table completely motionless.

BACK TO SCENE 

                                       JACLYN
How would he be a killer?
                                       
MANDY
You know Sarah Brown?

         JACLYN
Yea I know her. What does that have to do with Jason being a killer?

                                       MANDY
Sarah was the girl they think he murdered.

                                       JACLYN
                   How was she murdered?

                                       MANDY
                   No one really knows

CLICK.

JACLYN
Hold on! I’ve got someone on the other line

Jaclyn switches the line.

The MAN’S VOICE from before answers

                                       JACLYN
                   Hello?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
Hello Jackie, do you remember me from last night.

                                       JACLYN
What the fuck did you do with Jason?

         MAN’S VOICE
You’ll find your boyfriend during the day I’m sure.

The phone DIES.

Jaclyn switches back to Mandy.

                                       JACLYN
Mandy, it’s starting again.

         MANDY
What is?

                                       JACLYN
I just got a threatening phone call and maybe--

                                       MANDY
It’s probably just a prank call don’t worry about it.

                                       JACLYN
I hope so

                                       MANDY
I’ll see you at school okay. I got to go bye

CLICK

Jaclyn hangs up the phone. She walks back to the end table she grabs her set of keys and walks out the front door. 

EXT. SCHOOL – DAY

Jaclyn approaches Mandy.

The STUDENTS are walking onto campus.

JACLYN
Hi

                                       MANDY
Hi so the killer got Jason?

                                       JACLYN
Yea. I don’t know how though.
MANDY
Exactly what did happen?

JACLYN
I left the room to get the door and the phone began to ring. I went to my room and Jason was gone.

                                       MANDY
And the killer called you this morning?

                                       JACLYN
                   And last night

Mandy and Jaclyn are approaching the entrance as reporters swarm the campus.

                                       JACLYN
I never thought something like this would happen here

                                       MANDY
                   Yea I know right

Mandy and Jaclyn walk past a REPORTER talking to a camera.

                                       REPORTER
Just last night Sarah Brown was found murdered in her home and Jason Shanowski mysteriously disappeared.

                                       JACLYN
I can’t believe Sarah Brown was murdered.

                                       MANDY
She would be the last one you expect would be killed…I have to find my guidance counselor; I’ll see you tonight?

                                       JACLYN
                   Yea all right
(Weakly)
See you later

Mandy leaves.

Jaclyn approaches STEVE.

JACLYN
How is it going?

                                       STEVE
All of this is such a shock

                                       JACLYN
                   I’m so sorry

Jaclyn pats Steve across the back.

                                       STEVE
It didn’t quite work out between us.

Jaclyn and Steve sit down on a bench nearby.

                                       JACLYN
                   Is everything okay?

                                       STEVE
I guess. You just don’t think something this big would happen hear.

                                       JACLYN
I know…are you going to Mandy’s party tonight?

STEVE
I guess I’ll be there.

                                       JACLYN
The worst part of all this is how nobody is suspected.

                                       STEVE
How was everything between you and Jason?
                                       
JACLYN
Everything was good…until he was taken away from me. I hope he is still alive but I know he won’t be.

Jaclyn and Steve look into each other’s eyes. Jaclyn moves her lips towards Steve’s their lips touch.

Jaclyn breaks the kiss she gets up from the bench. 

STEVE
I’ll see you later?

JACLYN
Yea, I’ll be at Mandy’s. Bye

Jaclyn leaves.

Steve slumps on the bench, his head lowered as his hands cover his hair.

Steve SIGHS. 

INT. SCHOOL – HALLWAY – DAY

Jaclyn rushes towards Mandy who is at her locker putting her books away.

JACLYN
The best thing just happened!

MANDY
What…what happened?

                                       JACLYN
                   Steve and I made out--

                                       MANDY
Steve Taylor?

JACLYN
Yes!

                                       MANDY
How could that be he just lost his girlfriend.

                                       JACLYN
He said it didn’t work out between them

                                       MANDY
Well still. And you just lost your boyfriend

                                       JACLYN
I didn’t lose him. He may still be out there…somewhere.

Mandy SLAMS the locker shut and walks away.

JACLYN
(Shouting)
Mandy! Come back here.

Jaclyn STOMPS her feet she turns around and leaves.

INT. SCHOOL – BATHROOM - DAY

Jaclyn looks into the mirror and turns the faucet the water RUNS.

Blood DRIPS from the ceiling she looks up to find a man’s body gut open.

JACLYN GASPS.

                                       JACLYN
Oh no!

Jaclyn turns the faucet off. WATER DROPS at a steady pace from the faucet.

Jaclyn looks behind her a stall door sways back and forth it CREEKS.

Jaclyn’s heart is POUNDING she breaths HEAVILY, she covers her mouth and RACES out through the door.

Jaclyn falls backwards near a pool of blood her hair almost touching it.

Jaclyn jumps to her feet and STRUGLES to open the door. The door does not budge.

JACLYN
Oh no…please no! 

Jaclyn constantly BANGS on the door.

JACLYN
Hello! Can any body here me!

Jaclyn continues to BANG on the door.

                                       JACLYN
                             (Desperate)
Is anybody out there? HELLO…HELP ME. Anybody…PLEASE help me.

Jaclyn BANGS her head onto the wall and slides onto the floor.

Jaclyn hears something as if an object was being scraped across the floor. Her ears pick up.

Jaclyn crouches onto her stomach checking the stalls for feet; she goes back onto her feet.

JACLYN
(Weakly)
Hello?

Jaclyn SHIVERS as a silver object falls onto the floor from above.

Jaclyn looks up and sees a DARK FIGURE wearing dark shabby clothes.

Jaclyn PANICS.

Jaclyn BANGS constantly on the door harder than before she SCREAMS for help.

JACLYN
Help? Please help me.

Jaclyn turns her head and notices the knife next to her.

Jaclyn SCREAMS.

The lights flicker on and off.

Jaclyn’s face turns white her eyes still. A SCREAM is heard.

Jaclyn spots a window slightly open.

The DARK FIGURE breathes HEVILY

Jaclyn GULPS closes her eyes and runs to the other side of the room.

Jaclyn struggles to open the window. The dark figure jumps down to the floor.

Jaclyn shivers to her spine.

Jaclyn CRIES as she pries the window open slightly.

Jaclyn steps onto the radiator and squeezes through the tight opening.

EXT. SCHOOL – FRONT LAWN – DAY
Jaclyn struggles to slide out from the window.

A DARK FIGURE can be seen chasing behind her with a knife.

Jaclyn WHIMPERS.

Jaclyn slides herself out from the window falling onto the grass. She looks into the bathroom to find the DARK FIGURE missing.

                                       JACLYN                              
Shit!

Jaclyn turns around, the FIGURE’s arm around her neck holding the knife.

Jaclyn throws her elbow into the FIGURE’s arm knocking it down.

Jaclyn RUNS.

EXT. SCHOOL – PARKING LOT – DAY

Jaclyn RUNS towards Mandy

                                       JACLYN
                             (Out of breath)
The killer was here. I saw the killer in the bathroom.

                                       MANDY
Are you sure it was the killer?

                                       JACLYN
Of course it was the killer he tried to kill me!

An awkward SILENCE

                                       JACLYN
I was alone in the bathroom and there was a body.
MANDY
Who Jason?

                                       JACLYN
Jason! Oh my god. I hope not!

Mandy’s cell phone RINGS she digs through her purse and answers it.

                                       MNADY
                   Hello?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   Hello, Jackie there?

                                       MANDY
                   Hold on

Mandy passes the phone to Jaclyn

                                       MANDY
                   It’s for you
         
JACLYN
Hello?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
Hello Jackie. To answer you question that wasn’t Jason

                                       JACLYN
                   Then who was it?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   Nobody that you know!

                                       JACLYN
Okay…what is it that you want?

                                       MAN’S VOICE
Just to tell you I’ll be near tonight.

Jaclyn SHUDDERS with fear. The phone goes dead.
MANDY
Everything all right?
                   
JACLYN
That was him?

                                       MANDY
                   Who?

                                       JACLYN
The killer!

                                       MANDY
It was?
                             
JACLYN
Yea…I think he’ll show up at the party.

Mandy turns cold. She kneels onto the pavement shivering. She holds her hands to her head. A wind blows through her hair.

JACLYN
What are you doing out here anyway Mandy? You know were not supposed to leave the building.

                                       MANDY
What are you doing out here then?

                                       JACLYN
                   I told you—-

The sound of SIRENS are heard as several police cars appear, followed by a few news vans.

JACLYN
What is going on?

A door from one of the news vans is SLAMED open.

A reporter, BRITTANY RAYMOMD jumps out followed by her cameraman, TJ.
TJ records BRITTANY, she RUNS backwards towards the main entrance TJ follows. 

BRITTANY
                             (To camera)
There has been another attack in Groton, Rhode Island, here at the High School.

Several POLICE OFFICERS run into the building followed by REPORTERS, CAMERA MEN and Brittany

Jaclyn approaches a POLICE OFFICER.

JACLYN
Excuse me what is going on here?

                                       POLICE OFFICER
A Knife has been found in a girl’s lavatory. You two should go inside.

MANDY
So you were telling the truth!

                                       JACLYN
Yea I was. We should go find Paul and Steve.

                                       MANDY
Okay. So you’re definitely coming to my party right?

                                       JACLYN
Yea I’m coming and Steve said he’d come

         MANDY
I just hope that was a prank call.

                                       JACLYN
No it wasn’t.

EXT. SCHOOL – FOOD AREA – DAY
Mandy and Jaclyn rush towards Paul and Steve, they sit at a picnic table.

PAUL
What the hell is going on?

                                       MANDY
They found a knife in one of the bathrooms.

Paul turns to look at Mandy.
         
                                       MANDY
Yea and it turns out Jackie was attacked by a killer.

         STEVE
Everything all right?

Jaclyn sits down and rests her head on the table.

                                       MANDY
                   Maybe later.

PAUL
Doesn’t this whole thing seem a little odd at all?

STEVE
What do you mean?

                                       PAUL
Come on think about it a murder here in Groton that’s not possible.

                                       STEVE
Paul, Sarah’s dead.
                                       
PAUL
Nothing like that would happen here.
                                       
MANDY
Why would Sarah be murdered?
STEVE
Who knows?

                                       PAUL
She wasn’t murdered I’m sure. 

JACLYN
(To PAUL)
What the fuck is wrong with you?

                                       PAUL
This whole thing just seems a little out of the ordinary.

                                       STEVE
Sarah’s dead. I don’t know what your smoking but this whole thing is real.

Mandy sits down at the table.

                                       STEVE
I don’t think anyone would want their fate to turn out like Sarah’s.

A pen drops into the grass.

Jaclyn looks underneath the table to see Paul’s thick boots, the same worn by the DARK FIGURE. 

JACLYN
I got to go.

Jaclyn gets up from the table and RUSHES inside.

INT. SCHOOL – CAFETERIA – DAY

Jaclyn sits at an empty table eyeing her friends outside.  Her cell phone RINGS.

                                       JACLYN
                             (Eying window)
Hello?
                             
Jaclyn sees Paul and Steve both with a cell phone at the table. Mandy sits at the table.

JACLYN
Paul stop this joke-or what ever it is. It’s not funny

Jaclyn looks out the window again and sees Paul hanging up the cell phone.

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   Who’s Paul?

                                       JACLYN
Go away just leave me alone.

                                       MAN’S VOICE
But Jaclyn don’t you want to know about Jason?

                                       JACLYN
                   I don’t care anymore about Jason.

                                       MAN’S VOICE
You don’t care that he is still alive.

Jaclyn is frozen.

                                       MAN’S VOICE
                   I knew you’d care.

         JACLYN
What do you want with him? If you call again I’m calling the police

                                       MAN’S VOICE
You would have done that already. I’ll see you tonight!

The phone DIES.

Jaclyn frightened runs out of a side door. 
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