travels

int supermarket day

gerry is in the hall of the supermarket with all the groceries

COUSIN

you have to finish what you started

GERRY

what?

COUSIN

yes you have to draw my sister

GERRY

but i don't know your sister

COUSIN

yes you do, because she told me 

that she knows you

GERRY

she don't know me, 

nobody knows me in this town

COUSIN

turn around

gerry does so and rita

 is with shopping bags

RITA

GERRY

what are you doing here?

GERRY

i'm just packi... 

i'm just paying the bills

RITA

so you're the man your house?

GERRY

yes i am

RITA

and you didn't told me

 that you were drawing my sister

GERRY

i didn't know that was your sister

RITA

and that you draw like a child

GERRY

a kid asked me to do it, it was easy

COUSIN

and my drawing?

GERRY

oh. yes your drawing, 

what was that you wanted?

COUSIN

i want a tree, 

i want a cloud here and 

i want a drawing of my sister there

GERRY

i cannot draw your sister

COUSIN

but there's space!

GERRY

but she is bigger than you!

COUSIN

but you can draw her as a girl

GERRY

but she's no longer a girl

COUSIN

but you can draw me with 

her face... don't you?

GERRY

you win

the girl takes out 

the drawing of her backpack

RITA

you'll going to find a way 

to end this

GERRY

this?

RITA

drawing, i mean

gerry starts drawing another child next to the previous girl but without looking the face to rita, who is impressed

COUSIN

but she's not my sister!

GERRY

she is someone else

COUSIN

who

GERRY

she's your sister

 when you were a baby

COUSIN

no way!

RITA

it's true, ok we're leaving

COUSIN

ok sir. i must go, 

thank you for everything, thank you

RITA

thank you gerry

gerry is speechless

int house day

GERRY

dude, i blow it, i really blow it

CARL

what do you mean dude?

GERRY

this girl, i know she's the one

CARL

you've telling me 

that tale nine hundred times

GERRY

but this time i know it's true

sophie enters singing

SOPHIE

(singing)

my looove for you

carl

(singing)

i know it's true

SOPHIE

(singing)

and all the birds will chirp

carl & sophie

(singing)

when i'm with you!

GERRY

ok guys quit it!

sophie and carl start dancing a waltz

CARL

you know gerry boy

 you need a dance and invite her

SOPHIE

and give her a crystal shoe

CARL

and let her have a drink with us

SOPHIE

and kiss her before midnight

CARL

and if that doesn't work 

poison her with an apple

SOPHIE

and a cheese

CARL

why a cheese?

GERRY

why poison her?...

wait! what? i'm leaving here

SOPHIE

don't leave me romeo!

ext park sunset

gerry is outside with his moleskine and his pens

he look astray (5 seconds)

the kid goes to his bench

kid

you're not drawing

GERRY

because i don't have inspiration

kid

what is inspiration?

GERRY

the thing that made me draw

KID

but that is you pen

GERRY

that just makes the lines

KID

so, it's your hand

GERRY

that just control the pen

KID

so why did you stop?

GERRY

because i've drawn everything

KID

everything?

GERRY

yes everything

KID

you have not drawn me

GERRY

i think i've drawn you before

KID

but not today! today is different!

GERRY

how's different?

KID

i'm sitting on this side 

of the bench now

GERRY

and

kid

yesterday i was on that side

GERRY

go on

KID

therefore i'm a new person today!

GERRY

sorry kid, i'm not buying it

KID

and why you don't 

paint your mom?

GERRY

i don't live with mom

KID

or your dad?

GERRY

he's gone

KID

and your dog?

GERRY

i don't have a dog

KID

you should have a dog!

GERRY

and if the dog don't have me?

KID

he will find a way to have you

GERRY

how?

KID

he will sniff you butt 

and smell you

GERRY

i was gonna say something to you 

but i forgot what

KID

what was it?

GERRY

about the dog

KID

i have two dogs

GERRY

they sleep?

KID

dogs don't sleep

GERRY

why so?

KID

because when one sleep, 

the other is awake

GERRY

impossible, 

dogs always play with each other

KID

not my dogs, they play with me 

so i get exhausted,

 very exhausted and i wake up

GERRY

but you wake up? 

you're supposed to sleep

KID

because i don't remember to sleep

GERRY

but you sleep, don't you?

kid

but i can't remember, that's why i do it

gerry takes his stuff and gets up from the chair

GERRY

listen kid, i have to go

gerry check his bag but then give that to the kid

GERRY

take this, kid, i hope it helps

kid

but i don't know how to draw

GERRY

you'll learn

gerry gets up and go to the house

he runs, this time hoping that everything comes true

int house night

gerry enters quick into the house

CARL

did you call her?

GERRY

not yet!

he enters into the room

int room night

gerry start to paint

he uses all the colors available, all of his canvas, even he paint over some canvas

sophie enters behind him

SOPHIE

are you fine darling?

GERRY

i'm perfectly fine

SOPHIE

remember to take a shower

 before the party starts

GERRY

i'm pretty aware of that

SOPHIE

and that you have to draw 

a dog on top of that

gerry starts drawing a dog unaware of his movements

GERRY

is the music set?

SOPHIE

no, we are waiting for you, you are our special DJ

GERRY

just use my discs and my equipment, 

sophie tonite you are the controller

SOPHIE

oh thank you richard, and thank you academy

GERRY

yeah yeah, go go, i have to finish this

sophie close the door and the lights start to fade

all the lights from outside distract him

he cannot paint no more and is exausted

he starts to yawn

his movements are slower and slower

his strokes are wider

the wind enter the room and throws some papers

the light avobe weakens every time

guests are coming into the house

they drink they joke

and gerry is painting the last brush

the light is off and he fell into the ground blocking the door

carl tries to open the door, he see room dark and go off

CARL

well he must go for some groceries

INT BEDroom morning

in the bed gerry slowly open his eyes

beneath the sheets. all is white

he see the back of a woman beside him

rita turn around and mumbles

she is georgeous and sleeping in front of him

gerry check the bed but it's sealed

rita opens her eyes and smile

he touches her

RITA

please open your eyes honey

GERRY

huh?

RITA

did you woke up the kids?

GERRY

who... what?

RITA

did you honey?

GERRY

you are too cute

gerry touches her hair like a gold discoverer

GERRY

your hair is different, you are different

RITA

i've cut my hair, the way you like it

GERRY

and what are you doing here?

she hugs him like he has been to war

GERRY

are you real?

RITA

i'm your dream

GERRY

yes

RITA

welcome

rita starts to tickle him

GERRY

oh please no!

RITA

do what, monster?

GERRY

let me do it

they tickle each other

RITA

you are the one who start's and can't stop

GERRY

no, you!

RITA

oh no, no. you started!

GERRY

don't you want me invoke the feather monster!

RITA

stop. please stop!

rita keeps laughing

gerry tickles her again

GERRY

why do you laugh? 

tell me! tell me!

RITA

all night long!

rita kisses him

GERRY

is that you found funny?

RITA

you were talking the whole night

gerry bite her nose

GERRY

so, where am i?

RITA

you are here

GERRY

i thought you were very far

they hug

RITA

don't you find it quiet around here?

GERRY

but what i can do?

RITA

anything you want, is yor dream honey

gerry starts thinking and a moody song starts

GERRY

do you like it?

RITA

i like this song

rita starts moving with the song

gerry keeps looking at her

RITA

what do you see?

GERRY

i like the way you look

RITA

what look?

GERRY

that look on your face

RITA

tell me

GERRY

when you hear 

your favorite songs

RITA

is it something to notice?

GERRY

yes, your eyes smile

RITA

nobody did told you how i like your hair

gerry kisses her, she stand still

RITA

please stop

GERRY

not now

RITA

and you have not figured out yet?

GERRY

yes, you win

RITA

you haven't learned 

how to leave me don't you?

GERRY

but you're here, i know you

RITA

i needed you more than ever those days

GERRY

and

RITA

because everytime we're kissing 

you were not there, 

you wandered

GERRY

yes, why?

RITA

you mean why?

GERRY

and why i'm still with you?

RITA

because there's no reasons for it

GERRY

but why?

RITA

you have to wake up now

int room night

gerry awakes with paint in his face

GERRY

what the hell i'm doing here

he wakes up and go outside

INT BedROOM NIGHT

gerry enters his room and get dresses quickly

GERRY

i have a special shirt for tonight, where is it?

gerry searches his bedroom in vain

GERRY

gosh, i need my shirts, 

why this guy uses my clothes?

he don't want to wear nothing more, but he put on some old clothes from the window

GERRY

what a massive headache

gerry is lost, don't know were to go

he exit

int living night

gerry is in the hall surrounded by many people

GERRY

where am i?

sophie stop talking with her friends

SOPHIE

gerry! gerry!

GERRY

sophie, why you are not controlling the music?

SOPHIE

i put it on auto mode

GERRY

but how do you do it?

SOPHIE

some guy helped me and put some music, it's a genius!

GERRY

yeah but i need to know something

SOPHIE

gerry baby, what can i do for you?

GERRY

where's carl?

SOPHIE

why do you need him darling? he's busy

GERRY

i just need to check his room

SOPHIE

why? you need your shirts? but i have some shirts too!

GERRY

why are you blocking me?

SOPHIE

please let me help you, you will find nothing there

GERRY

sophie, i need my shirts that's all

sophie hug him from the neck

SOPHIE

i'm telling you darling, don't go, don't do it

sophie tries to kiss him

gerry evades her

int carl bedroom night

gerry opens the door slowly, he search for the shirts and the light from outside awakens rita who is in bed ,

he grab some shirts

RITA

don't go

gerry shut the door from outside

FIN