How to spell “Love”
(Small Selection)
Feature Film
written by Maya Fink
Pauline is at her best friend Claire’s boyfriend’s birthday party, where she first gets acquainted with Jaylin. Little do they know that, after a few dark and difficult experiences, the two will prove to each other that sometimes love is enough.
PAULINE
Ugh god how did you let me date that.
CLAIRE
Oh come on, he’s not so bad.
PAULINE
Let’s go before he comes to greet me or some shit.
PAULINE grabs CLAIRE by the wrist and drags her to the kitchen where she grabs a wine opener using it on the cork of the bottle of wine she just bought. CLAIRE grabs two glasses of wine.
PAULINE
Did the bitch come?
CLAIRE
Pauline…
(She looks at her friend disapprovingly)
She’s already uglier than you, the poor thing, leave her alone.
The girls laugh.
PAULINE
You’re right. That’s what’s worrying too though. It’s like, if that’s his standard what does that make me?
CLAIRE
Too good for him?
PAULINE
Amen. Must have been possessed at the time.
They laugh, clink glasses and take a sip.
CLAIRE
It’s so funny, I saw this meme the other day on Insta where a woman tweeted
“I’m glad my boyfriend doesn’t talk to other girls, but also, am I the only stupid one to want him or…?”
And this guy tweeted back saying “what do girls want!”. And I thought.. it’s so true.
We’re never happy!
PAULINE
So she is here?
CLAIRE
Yeah, somewhere.
They suddenly hear the door open and a bunch of men yelling in joy celebrating the arrival of this new person. The girls walk over to the living room to see who it is. Its JAYLIN.
PAULINE
Holy shit.
She walks back into the kitchen chugging her wine. CLAIRE, noticing, runs after her.
CLAIRE
What what?
(beat)
Do you know him?
PAULINE doesn’t answer as she pours herself more wine.
CLAIRE (CONT.)
Oh my god. You fucked him.
PAULINE
What? No! But I literally just met him on my way over here and he bought me pads and this wine.
CLAIRE
Wait what? He bought you pads?
PAULINE
Yeah…it was kind of weird.
CLAIRE
He’s kind of hot!
PAULINE
Yeah…he is.
(then)
Is he Mat’s friend?
CLAIRE shrugs – She’s never met him before. They look at each other for a while. Suddenly JAYLIN walks into the kitchen.
JAYLIN
Do you know where the bottle opener is?
He looks up and notices PAULINE.
JAYLIN (CONT.)
No way. Pad lady!
PAULINE
Pad dude!
CLAIRE
Claire.
JAYLIN
Matt’s girlfriend Claire?
CLAIRE
Yup.
JAYLIN
Nice to meet you.
CLAIRE
Nice to meet you too, uh-
JAYLIN
Jaylin.
(beat)
Or Jay.
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