Honey I'm Home | Screenplay

1    INT. MICHAELA’S LIVING ROOM. DAY.
MICHAELA and JANIE sit on Michaela’s living room coach and laugh dramatically.
                                  JANIE

                     I can’t believe we finally get to hang out!
                                  MICHAELA
                     I know! You are so busy all the time!
Janie looks around the place.
                                  JANIE

                     This is quite a nice place you got here.
                                  MICHAELA
                     Yeah, I live here with my boyfriend.
                                  JANIE
                     Oh! Tell me the deets!
Michaela laughs.
                                  MICHAELA
                     Well, we started living together around 3
                    
months ago. He was looking for a place to stay
                    
and since I live alone, we decided to move in
                    
together to minimize our expenses.
                                  JANIE
                     Ahh, that is always a smart idea.
Janie looks around.
                                  JANIE (CONT’D)
                     How come there aren’t any pictures of you
                    
two together?

                                  MICHAELA
                     Well, we have only been dating for 6 months so
                    
it would be odd if we put out pictures around
                    
the house and make our guests blind.

                                  JANIE
                     Fair enough, fair enough.
Janie laughs.
                                  JANIE
                     You know, we always suspected you will be the
                     first to get married, so this is a good call.
                                  MICHAELA
                     Why, thank you.
They laugh and stop laughing quickly.
                                  MICHAELA (CONT’D)
                     So, what’s up with you?
                                  JANIE
                     Well, I have also been seeing someone.
                                  MICHAELA
                     Oh really?!
                                  JANIE
                     Yes.
                                  MICHAELA
                     Well in our friend group, we suspected you
                    
would be the last to be in a relationship, so
                    
this is a good call.

                                  JANIE
                     Why, I’ll take that as a compliment of my high
                    
standards.

They laugh.
                                  MICHAELA
                     So, the guy?
                                  JANIE
                     We have been dating for 4 months. Not moving in
                    
or anything, because he lives with his parents.
                    
But he comes to my place quite often, since I
                    
live alone.

                                  MICHAELA
                     Living alone always has its perks, doesn’t it?
Someone opens the door.
                                  JANIE AND MICHAELA
                     Honey, how come you are here (JANIE)/home
                    
(MICHAELA)?

Janie and Michaela look at each other.
                                  JANIE
                     Oh no, you didn’t.
It looks like they are about to have a fight, but Michaela turns to the person at the door and literally kicks him out, as we see a shadow falls by the door, follow by a faint scream and disappears.

Janie takes her things and gives Michaela a hug.
                                  JANIE
                     Do you need help with throwing all his stuff
                    
out?

                                  MICHAELA
                     No, I can manage.

                                  JANIE
                     We all knew you are a strong woman.
                                  MICHAELA
                     How about you?
                                  JANIE
                     Me? Pff, you guys all thought I will be the
                    
last to be in a relationship anyways, so what’s
                    
the rush?

They laugh, stop and get back to what they were doing.
THE END

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©Yolanda Yip (Wintsarye)

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