Trail’s and Tribulation’s
EPISODE ONE
Written and created by Frankie Glasgow
ACT ONE
INT. LISA'S BEDROOM - MORNING
We see lisa in bed tossing and turning when her alarm clock goes off.
LISA
Uh no shit, monday
(Sobs)
Drags her self out of bed and begin's to get dressed.
Cut to
INT. AMANDA'S BEDROOM - MORNING
We see amanda's mother ellen come in.
ELLEN
Wake up sweet heart summer's over and your back to
school.
AMANDA
Oh my god, cheerleading try out's and mom vacant
the premises cause this girl is on a mission,
ELLEN
Ok honey no complaino . Beside's do not speak to
me like that in futher.
AMANDA
Whatever now do as i told you mom.
Cut to
INT. POLLY'S HOUSE - SITTING ROOM – MORNING
Polly is eating toast as her 12 year old brother Henry came in with a
video camera.
HENRY
Come on polly do something embarrassing for the
camera cause it comes so natural to our clutch's.
POLLY
Don't make me shove that camera up your ass got
it.
HENRY
And its that time of the month again.
POLLY
You cheeky bastard.
Polly jumps off the stool as henry runs away laughing.
POLLY
(Screams)
The next time i see that camera i'll shove it down
your throat and you can film your inside's.
(Calm)
Nerd.
Cut to
INT. JASON'S CAR - MORNING
Jason bip's the horn and waits a sec as Lacey gets into the car.
JASON
Hey
LACEY
Hey i was up all night thinking of a way to bring
my none existing life to popular status
JASON
Thats why your wearing a mini skirt with a short
top on.
LACEY
Yeah.
JASON
Your turning into a slut.
LACEY
Oh my god are you say this is too much,
JASON
Yeah, just be your self and when your popular
never where stuff like that.
LACEY
Why.
JASON
Cause you will have just sank to their level's.
LACEY
Oh my god i have go change will you wait one sec.
JASON
Sure.
LACEY
But how are you popular.
JASON
I'm just on the football team and im friends with
them and the happen to be popular,
LACEY
What is with people now a days its like if your
not popular don't come to school and in a few
years they'll have a school called popular where
all the people who are popular are only left in.
JASON
Maybe your right but hurry up cause i have to be
in early.
LACEY
For what.
JASON
To get a good locker before there all gone and i
will end up next to the science club nerds.
LACEY
Like how are you hanging with me, your popular,
JASON
Cause i've know you since kindergarten and how
come every day you have to make a big deal out of
being popular.
LACEY
I don't know.Just change.
JASON
But hurry up.
Lacey gets out of the car.
JASON
Uh god.
Cut to
INT. FISHERMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY - DAY
Polly walk's in the hallway door with Amanda and lisa in slow motion,
polly look's at a geeky girl.
POLLY
Did i say you could look at me wanna be.
See's a Nerdy boy look at her.
POLLY
Want but can't have,
AMANDA
Oh my god my mom is a total bitch i hate her,
she's all nice all of a sudden and then she's pure
strict, god can she let me have a life just cause
she has none doesn't mean i have none.
POLLY
Get where your coming from if my mother was like
that i would say_
Flash back
INT. POLLY BEDROOM - NIGHT
Polly's mother ann come's in.
ANN
Your not going out tonight honey,
POLLY
Why.
ANN
Cause you have to study
ANN
i got a call from your teacher mr.hanly saying you got an f on your last
test.
POLLY
But i just bloody studied.
ANN
You have to study more,
POLLY
Oh you better move out of my way cause i am going
out.
ANN
No your not,
POLLY
Oh yes i am.
Ann won't move out of the door,
POLLY
Move mom.
ANN
NO
Polly goes for the door but ann push's her back.
POLLY
Move you bitch.
Polly grabs her mother and throws her onto the bed.
POLLY
I won't be home late if your looking for me.See
you later on.Bye,
Polly walk's out the door,
Cut to
PRESENT
INT. FISHERMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY - DAY
The continue to walk.
LISA
Oh my god.
POLLY
She think's she's stopping me from having a life,
no chance.
Cut to
INT. FISHERMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL - OFFICE - DAY
We see jason and lacey talking to the secatary Marsha.
JASON
Hey marsha whats up think you could hook us up
with good lockers this time.
MARSHA
We'll lets see science, history, uh 3 left near
the cafeteria.
JASON
Great, we'll take them.
LACEY
Thats going to be weird cause i don't know anyone
who has a locker there,
JASON
Whats the big deal, you'll know me won't you.
LACEY
Yeah your right i need to loosen up,
MARSHA
Here's the code's see ya all later k.
LACEY
Thank you.
JASON
see ya.
Cut to
INT. FISHERMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL - ENGLISH CLASS – DAY
Lacey walk's in to see Aaron waving at her.
LACEY
Oh hi.
AARON
Saved you a seat.
LACEY
Oh thanks,i haven't seen you in awhile.
AARON
I know we were supposed to hang over summer.
LACEY
Oh yeah so sorry about that i had to go and stay
at my gran's cause my grandfather died.
AARON
Oh so sorry.
LACEY
Oh its ok, so what did you do over the summer.
AARON
Notting much oh meet this girl called Jenny.
LACEY
oh are ye two like a couple.
AARON
Yeah we've been going out for nearly all of the
summer, she's great.
LACEY
Im so happy for you.
Lacey look's a bit hurt.
AARON
Heard our new english teacher is a freak, people
say his a skitso.
LACEY
Oh my god are you serious i like meet one of those
last year, He tried to kill me.
AARON
What.
The english teacher walks in.
JO
Ok my name is jo better not get smart with me
cause i will eat the head off of ye all and you
better do your homework or i will give you
detention for a month plus if you use any bad
language in this class you will get an s.a with a
months detention do i make my self clear.
CLASS
Yes.
JO
(Screams)
Lou...... der
CLASS
(Shocked)
Yes.
Polly walks in late.
JO
Why are you late Malibu barbie.
POLLY
G can a girl go to the toilet.
JO
(Screams in to her face)
No.
POLLY
Peew there is a thing called a breath mint.
Class starts laughing.Jo swings his head to them looking like a
Psycho.The all shut up.
JO
Sit down before i lose my temper and end up in
jail for manslaughter.
Polly quickly run's down to her seat.
LACEY
The should lock him up.
AARON
Told you.
JO
Ok now just as i was about to react Ted bundy,
could you all take out your english books and
we'll start straight away.
LACEY
Are you sure he's not ted bundy.
JO
Now for that i want you to write a book report on
ted bundy my favorite book.
AARON
Jesus, he probably is ted bundy.
JO
Plus i want it done by tonight. Yeah you..
LACEY
Me.
JO
Yeah, pass these books around ok.
LACEY
Ok.
Cut to
INT. FISHERMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL - GYM – DAY
We see Jason, Erick, and hank watching girl's try out for cheerleading as
Polly and lisa pick them.
ERICK
Um, um ,um watch them fine ass girl shake their
fine ass's.
JASON
Here here.
HANK
Daddy want some.
JASON
Yeah amanda the finest.
HANK
Na na na Polly uh.
ERICK
No way no one compares to lisa.um uh so want her.
We hear dance music being played as amanda start's to dance.
JASON
Uh yeah.
The gym door open's as we see lacey walk in and sits next to the girls
who are trying out.
JASON
Uh no.
ERICK
Dude isn't that the girl you hang with.
JASON
yeah.
HANK
Who is she.
JASON
Her names lacey.
HANK
She looks constipated.
Erick and hank laugh,
JASON
She does.
ZOOM;We see Lacey's face as she looks nervous.
POLLY
Ok that was great who's next.Justine adam's
JUSTINE
Yeah here
POLLY
Uh aren't you the girl who was caught under her
desk with your fingers down your pants.
JUSTINE
Uh a..
(Goes red)
Justine run's out.
POLLY
Ok , Lacey geenwalt
LACEY
Hi.
LISA
Ok show us what you got.
The dance music plays as lacey freak's out and starts dancing like mad
doing rave dance and is pretty good.
ERICK
Man she's really good.
HANK
Love to pinch that ass.
JASON
She is.
Lisa whisper's into polly's ear.
LISA
(Whispers)
She's good.
POLLY
I know.
The music stops.
POLLY
Great, we'll thanks for coming next.
Lacey smiles and walks away.
Cut to
INT. AMANDA'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY
Amanda walk's in to the kitchen as Ellen is cooking dinner.
AMANDA
So what are we having.
ELLEN
Chicken, potatoes,corn and vegetables.
AMANDA
Can't we just order a pizza.
ELLEN
No your going to eat properly.
AMANDA
Ok.
ELLEN
Whats that smell.
AMANDA
What smell.
ELLEN
Smoke, you were smoking weren't you.
AMANDA
No.
FLASH BACK
Cut to
INT. FISHERMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL - GIRL'S BATHROOM - DAY
We see polly, amanda and lisa with other punk girl's smoking.
POLLY
The english teacher is the biggest freak i ever
meet in my life.
PUNK GIRL#1
Who jo, yeah he is a freak, anyone for coke.
AMANDA
Of course.
Amanda takes it off the punk girl and lines it up on the sink and sniff's
it.
AMANDA
Give us a fag there polly im out.
POLLY
Here
(Hands her a fag)
Uh god this day has been so boring.Oh by the way
amanda you got in.
AMANDA
Oh thanks.
A girl walks in.
PUNK GIRL#2
Get the hell out before kick the shit out of you
bitch.
The girl quickly close's the door as the bell rings.
LISA
Oh god history next, who cares about a bunch of
granny bashers who died year's ago besides the
teacher.
Cut to
PRESENT
INT. AMANDA'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY
Ellen smells amanda.
AMANDA
Stop it i wasn't smoking if you don't trust me
just say it.
ELLEN
I do.
AMANDA
We'll then just give me space cause your ruining
my life.
Amanda walks out of the kitchen.
Cut to
INT. INTERNET CAFE – DAY
We see jason on the computer next to lacey.
JASON
I never knew you could dance like that, where did
you learn.
LACEY
Oh a couple of summers ago i took dance lessons
and i stopped cause i just didn't want to do
anymore.
JASON
We'll you have a pretty good chance.
LACEY
Oh my god i might become popular and i will be on
the cheerleading quad and oh my god i need to get
a job so i will be able to buy my self cool
clothes and junk like that.
JASON
Uh you think its junk then why do you care so much
about it and can we drop the subject of being
popular cause it is beginning to wreak my head.
LACEY
But this is when my life starts to make sense and
kick into gear.Ok ok i'll stop talking about it.
JASON
So bad day,
LACEY
No, except for that weird skitso english teacher.
JASON
Must of brought back memories.
LACEY
Oh believe me it did.
FLASH BACK
EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT
We see lacey fall to the ground as a man jumps on her and starts kissing
her on the neck.
LACEY
Stop please, stop,
(screams)
Somebody help.
SKITSO
I i sweetheart if i were you i would not have said
that.
(Screams)
Ok.
He pull's out a knife.
LACEY
Oh my god please, i'll do anything.
Just then lacey picked up a rock and slapped it off the side of his head
and ran away as he lay onconges.
Cut to
PRESENT
INT. INTERNET CAFE - DAY
Lacey is on the computer next to jason.
LACEY
Weird.
JASON
Why wasn't your friend Jenifier in today.
LACEY
Oh she's out with a cold said its contagious.
JASON
Yes, finished.
LACEY
What.
JASON
Burning the cd.
LACEY
Oh.
Jason opens his disc man and puts the cd in and listen's to it and starts
bobbing his head.
LACEY
Ok your starting to draw attention to your self,
JASON
(ROARS)
What.
Lacey looks around and going a bit red.
Cut to
INT. LISA'S BEDROOM - DAY
We see lisa in her bedroom as we see her getting on the bed and making
out with erick.
LISA
Wait how long have i known you.
ERICK
We'll about a year,
LISA
Oh yeah.
The continue to make out.
LISA
Oh my god how come i never released how fine you
are.
ERICK
You fine too.
LISA
Oh thanks.
The continue to make out.
LISA'S MOTHER(OS)
Honey what do you want for dinner.
LISA
Oh my god my mom, quick hide under the bed.
Erick hides under the bed as lisa's mother walks in.
LISA'S MOTHER
So what do you want.
LISA
What ever your having.
LISA'S MOTHER
Is something wrong.
LISA
No why.
LISA'S MOTHER
Cause your acting kinda funny.
LISA
No im fine .
LISA'S MOTHER
Ok were having chips and.chicken nuggets .
LISA
thanks.
Lisa's mother leaves as erick gets up from under the bed as the start
making out when her mother walks in and looks shocked.
LISA
Mom, do you ever hear of knocking, god.
ACT TWO
INT. LACEY'S HOUSE - LACEY'S BEDROOM - DAY
Lacey is on her bed reading ted bundy when her sister walk's in called
monica who is 19 and at college.
MONICA
Excuse me who said you could go into my room and
take my stuff and rincle them cause im suppose to
be wearing these going out tonight and you do
this.Just buy your own clothes and leave mine
alone.
LACEY
I didn't exactly wear them
MONICA
Listen here if i trusted you i would let you
borrow them, i trusted you like last time but you
split stuff all over them, what were you having a
food fight.
FLASH BACK
INT. FISHERMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL - CAFETERIA - DAY
We people throwing food all over the place as lacey is under the desk
with jennifer.
JENNIFER
Oh god im so getting blamed for this.
LACEY
Why would you,
JENNIFER
Cause i started it last time remember.
LACEY
Was that you.
JENNIFER
Yeah.
Jennifer get's up from under the table and starts throwing food at other
people.Lacey then gets up as cake gets thrown at her.
LACEY
My sisters going to kill me.
Then another piece gets thrown at her.
LACEY
Thats it,
Lacey then starts to throw things as well.
Cut to
PRESENT
INT. LACEY'S HOUSE - LACEY'S BEDROOM - DAY
Monica is standing over lacey's bed.
MONICA
Hu, Now in further just stay out of my room when
im at my dorm cause im locking it from now on so
you won't be able to borrow anything without my
consent,Ha see you later.
Monica flips her hair,
LACEY
Bye barbie, oh where's ken.
MONICA
Bitch,
Monica leaves the room as lacey starts laughing.
Cut to
INT. CINEMA - NIGHT
We see Aaron and his girlfriend jenny in the cinema.
AARON
So jen what do you want to see.
JENNY
Your lips.
AARON
Besides that.
Jenny starts making out as the bounce off the wall and start kissing.The
manager walks over and tips them.
MANAGER
Yeah, hello you two buy a ticket our get out of
here.
The manager walks away.
JENNY
That was embarrassing.
AARON
What like to see.
JENNY
A horror so i can grab onto you.
AARON
Ok, lets see the tip of the knife.
JENNY
Oh yeah sounds good.
AARON
Ok, you get the pop corn.
JENNY
Ok.
Jenny licks her lips and winks at him.
AARON
God im lucky.
later we see them in the film as scary bits come on as the camera zooms
up to see them making out and him with his hand up her skirt.
POLLY
Oh my god is that aaron.
Aaron stops and turns around to see Amanda and polly.
AARON
Oh polly.
AMANDA
Hey what a surprise to see you and you.
JENNY
We'll aren't you going to introduce me to your
friends.
AARON
We'll there not exactly my f..
POLLY
My name is polly.
AMANDA