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8.CONTINUE TRACKING WITH Stephen through the various highschool social strata. He keeps his head down. A loner.VOICE (O.S.)Jesus, Stephen...REVEAL ASTRID (18). Classically beautiful, effortlesslycool. Friends with Stephen since the sandbox.ASTRIDYou look awful. Did you sleep in aditch last night?STEPHENI wish. Neighbor’s apartment, threefloors up. They almost called thecops... It’s getting worse.ASTRIDAre you taking your meds?STEPHENYes, Astrid, I’m taking my medslike a good boy. But, hey, maybe Ineed something a little stronger.A little electroshock? Maybe anice-pick lobotomy?ASTRIDLet me see your pills.Why?STEPHENASTRIDI want to check to see if being adick is a side-effect.Cute.STEPHENASTRIDI’m just worried about you.STEPHENI know. And I’m just tired ofeverybody worrying about me.I wish I could be like them...He motions to their carefree CLASSMATES, laughing, smiling.STEPHEN (CONT’D)You know? Normal.