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EXT. COFFEE BEAN - THE SPHINX - NIGHT

The SCENE opens at the outer portion of the outlet, 21 years old Ethan is one of the tables with Mabel

ETHAN
What are we doing??

MABEL
(hold Ethan’s hand)
I don’t know..

ETHAN
(sighs)
I seriously don’t know how to be your
friend Mabel....

Mabel remain silent

ETHAN (CONT’D)
We both like each other and yet there is
just something that....is preventing you
from accepting the fact..

MABEL
I am going back to America..what difference
will it make for us??

Ethan was put to silence, Hearts Breaking Even, by Bon Jovi starts playing in the background

MABEL (CONT’D)
Lets make a deal..

ETHAN
Talk..

MABEL
When I return at the end of the year..and
both of us are still single..we will work
something out..

ETHAN
(laughs)
And you are there with your dick head
boyfriend, and I get to sit here and
hope you come back single?? Sounds
like a good deal..for YOU..

MABEL
We both know that I am still together
with him...and I am sure you know that too..
its because I got no one else there..

Irritated and annoyed, Ethan looks away

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INT. HOTEL - EVENING

Both Ethan and Chloe are still dancing

CHLOE
You tend to fade away a lot more..
got another thought of what to
write again??

ETHAN
(smiles)
Yeah..I am gonna write about this dance
with you..and how I look back at things..

CHLOE
What??

ETHAN
(smiles)
Nothing..lets dance..

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EXT. RASENGAN CAFE - NIGHT

The SCENE opens in a rather quiet cafe, Ethan and Eric are on one of the tables

Looking very emotional, stoned and dazed, Ethan has his eyes set on a car and Eric is feeling rather uncomfortable

ERIC
You okay??

ETHAN
I am not..

ERIC
What happened??

ETHAN
(sighs in annoyance)
I like her...so much..but I am just
afraid I can’t trust myself with Mabel..

ERIC
I wouldn’t say you did the right or
wrong thing..but it was rather crazy
of you..

Ethan starts tearing

ETHAN
I just seem to have the talent to fuck
up something good that happens to me...
kissing Mabel was not that good an
idea after all..

Eric smiles

ETHAN (CONT’D)
I am starting to feel it now..

Ethan’s phone rings by playing, Isn’t She Lovely, by Stevie Wonder

Ethan answers the phone

ETHAN
Hie..Ashley..

ASHLEY (V.O.)
How you feeling now??

ETHAN
I told you an hour ago..I feel like
shit..and now I am tearing..

ASHLEY (V.O.)
Et..do you like her??

ETHAN
What do you think??

AHSLEY (V.O.)
(annoyed)
So why did you choose to turn Chloe
down??

ETHAN
Because I don’t trust myself when
Mabel is around..If I don’t like her..
I would have just got together with
her and fuck her up later..but that
is not the case..

ASHLEY (V.O.)
Okay..let me ask you Et.....Chloe and
Mabel next to each other..right here..
right now..who will you choose??

ETHAN
(wiping his tears)
Chloe..

ASHLEY (V.O.)
So go fix your mistake..

ETHAN
Yeah..

Ethan cuts the line

ERIC
And now what...??

ETHAN
Fix what I fucked up..

ERIC
Why did you turn her down anyway??

ETHAN
I am sure you know, how big a problem
Mabel will be whenever she is around..

Eric nods

ETHAN (CONT’D)
I wonder how noble is this gonna sound
in your ears..but I rather not have
Chloe than to possibly hurt her later..

ERIC
You are a dumb fuck..

ETHAN
(stares blankly into the sky)
I know..

ERIC
(long pause)
Et..I’ve never seen this look in your
eyes..and this look is not a look you
had with Mabel..you really like Chloe
don’t you??

Ethan nods

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