Tomorrow People Network Draft Cover - Zen 134237

30.ASTRIDThat is bullshit. I’ve stuck byyou and your whole year of crazybecause I care about you. And justso you know, everyone didn’t leave,you pushed them away. Now you’retrying to do it to me. It’s not myfault. You’re the one who changed.Astrid walks off. Off Stephen, knowing he has changed.EXT. SCHOOL - FIELDHOUSE - MOMENTS LATERBummed, Stephen rounds a corner, headed back to school, WHENHANDS GRAB HIM. It’s DYLAN, the bully who rolled him for hismeds. Pinning Stephen up against a wall.DYLANWhat the hell did you give me?Those were Ex-Lax, weren’t they?Stephen can’t help it. He stifles a GIGGLE.DYLAN (CONT’D)You think this is funny?STEPHENNo. I didn’t mean...DYLANWhat’s your problem? Are you crazy?STEPHENThat, or superior. Can’t be sure.Dylan thinks Stephen is joking, but he’s not.DYLANGoddamn weirdo --WHAM. HE PUNCHES STEPHEN. HE GOES DOWN. DYLAN KICKS HIM.HELP -- !STEPHENDYLAN JUMPS ON STEPHEN’S BACK, GRABBING HIM BY THE NECK.DYLANShut up, you little bitch. No onecan hear you.DYLAN GRINDS STEPHEN’S FACE INTO THE GROUND. Just when he’sabout to SMOTHER him... AN INVISIBLE FORCE PULLS HIM OFF.