Dead To Me

You’re Dead to me. By Mike Colonna FADE IN: INT. LIVING ROOM – CONTINUED Narrator: A group of five friends sit in front of a blaring T.V screen in the dark. Three of them take up the couch, the other two sit on chairs that have been pulled next to it. From left to right, this friends are – ASHLEY(17) SHARON(18) CHRISTINE(18) AARON(18) MICHAEL(19) However, only Sharon seems to be invested in the movie. SHARON Ah, great company 4 good friends watching a horror movie, what could be better. Ashley what’s that horrible look on your face. ASHLEY Look. SHARON He`s about to kill her. ASHLEY She deserves it. SHARON Sharon sighs. Yikes he just slit her throat. ARRON Arron what just happened? SHARON The killer killed Britney. ARRON I didn´t see! Can you rewind it? SHARON No! You didn’t see it? The killer killed Britney. He slit her throat. Arron if you weren’t checking your phone every five seconds you would have seen what just happened. AARON My phone is doing some crazy things. Michael look at your phone. SHARON My phone is...(hesitate) what is happening. Michael what are you doing? MICHAEL I’m pulling head phones out of my pocket, this fricking plug. Wait I’ve got it. Sharon sighs once more. Michael lets out a loud laugh. MICHAEL Oh, I need to see this. CHRISTINE Ashley, you´re not following me on instagram. ASHLEY Probably because you´re not following me, you idiot! CHRISTINE What`s your username, you whore? ASHLEY AshleyTheDickBender CHRISTINE Got you bitch. ASHLEY Thank you raggedy Ann bitch doll. CHRISTINE You`re more than welcome, period blood licking camel. The room once again falls in silence. SHARON (sarcastically) I’m so happy you guys decided to come for a movie night. AARON Of course, thanks for inviting. CHRISINE I literally had no plans for tonight. SHARON Do you guys want me to do something else? It appears you guys don’t like the movie. MICHAEL I love this movie. What are you talking about? It’s just I’ve seen this movie, But I haven’t seen this YouTube video before. And it’s really important. CHRISTINE What video? SHARON I have Friday the 13th. AARON Eh... I’m good. CHRISTINE Well. I hate these kinds of movies. I literally get offended being a blonde. They literally kill girls like me in the first fifteen minutes. They think blondes are dumb or stupid. And I don’t support racism. ASHLEY Blonde isn’t a race. SHARON You know what. Sharon shuts off the T.V SHARON(CONT’D) You guys can go ahead and pick a movie. MICHAEL Sweet! Let me check your stash of DVD’s. Ashley pulls out her phone and begins scrolling. ASHLEY Wait guys. SHARON What? ASHLEY Who’s SerialKiller69 AARON SerialKiller69? ASHLEY Yeah I was looking through my follow requests and that person requested to follow me. CHRISTINE I literally have never heard that user name before. MICHAEL Please stop using the word “literally” for everything. ASHLEY OK, I’m going to accept him. Just so I can get the number of followers and following at the same number again. What a character SerialKiller69 just saved my social life. CHRISTINE What social life. I’m going upstairs to the bathroom. ASHLEY Guys. This guy has some pretty weird pictures on Instagram. AARON Let me see. Turn your phone sideways so we all can see the pictures. Aaron, Sharon and Michael lean in to see. INSERT – PHONE INSTAGRAM Profile:SerialKiller69 MICHAEL This guy’s weird, a serial killer under the moonlight with a bloody knife trapped between his hands. ARRON Let me read his message. “When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life a thousand reasons to smile. MICHAEL Ashley scrolls down. ARRON This guys crazy. He’s taking a selfie, his face is covered in blood, “I’m coming after your heart.” ASHLEY I’m scrolling down. I don’t get it, oh god, look at this picture a big plate of pancakes in the background, under the table, is that a dead body of a young girl? MICHAEL Look at this phyco’s message. What he’s saying, “First time making breakfast.” MICHAEL I’m not going to lie, those pancakes look pretty good. CUT TO: INT. BATHROOM – TOILET FLUSHES CHRISTINE Time for some selfie portraits, Michael will love them. C’mon get sexy, get those lips pursed girl. (Christine washes her hands. She turns off the faucet and then takes out her phone. She opens the camera app, points the phone towards the mirror and snaps a picture. She looks at the picture and poses again; this time with a kissy face. She looks at the picture and poses once more; this time with her butt pushed out.) MALE VOICE(O.S) (inside restroom) That’s a nice picture, keep it. Ashley slowly turns around to see a shape casted on the shower curtain. She Screams! CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM – CONTINUED Ashley continues looking through the Instagram pictures. She gets a message. INSERT – PHONE CHRISTINE: Omggggg. I’m literally dying. ASHLEY What do you mean Christine? Do you hear me? CHRISTINE NO! Like I’m LITERALLY dying. Ashley types. ASHLEY Wait guys. What’s going on here? AARON What? ASHLEY I got a direct message from SerialKiller69. SAHRON What the hell? Open it. ASHLEY I’m checking. Wait I’m scared. SHARON Why? ASHLEY What if it’s like...you know... MICHAEL Just open it. ASHLEY Oh my god, it’s a bloody white hand. Look there’s Christine, where is she, who’s this ugly hooded figure. MICHAEL Serial killer. He’s got Christine. ASHLEY She’s upstairs in the bathroom, that mean the serial killer is in the house. MICHAEL Look, it’s Christine’s arm, he’s holding it is hand. ASHLEY Scream. I can’t look. MICHAEL It’s her arm. ASHLEY That is totally Christine’s arm, look that’s her purity ring. AARON What do we do? ASHLEY Michael, Aaron. Go check upstairs. MICHAEL Hell no. AARON Oh Yeah, are you crazy. Ashley sighs and pushes the boys towards the hallway. ASHLEY Come on, you guys are boys. MICHAEL Oh right. Since I was lucky enough to be born with male body parts that means I have to go upstairs, Arron you go. AARON What? And get stabbed to death? SHARON Hurry, let’s call the cops. Sharon points to the front door, just a few meters away from them. ASHLEY Why the hell would we do that? That’s so stupid. Just stop talking. I’m worried. AARON I have a good idea. Hear this out. What if... WE ALL JUST SPLIT UP!?!? ASHLEY Oh my god, BRILLIANT! SHARON Honestly, that’s a pretty good idea, I don’t know what I was thinking. MICHAEL Alright, me and Aaron go upstairs and and you guys stay down here. ASHLEY My phone is buzzing, Guys, he posted a new picture. My God, it’s the serial killer posing with Christine, it looks like he killed her, she looks dead. ASHLEY Okay. If we’re going to split up We have to do it now. MICHAEL Alright. If any of you find yourselves getting stabbed just scream really loud so we can split up even harder. SHARON Alright. MICHAEL Aaron let’s go. Aaron joins Michael towards the hallway. INT. MAIN HALLWAY – CONTINUED Michael and Aaron make their way through the hallway; they walk close to each other. AARON This better be a joke. MICHAEL Aaron. Look. Aaron looks down. A pool of red liquid stabs out from the bottom of the bathroom door. AARON It looks like ketchup was indeed spilled. Footsteps approach. MICHAEL Aaron go! In there! Michael and Aaron sprint towards a room. INT. BEDROOM – CONTINUED Darkness. MICHAEL’S VOICE Turn on the lights. AARON’S VOICE No. If they are off he won’t find us. MICHAEL’S VOICE That’s true. Bro. AARON’S VOICE Yeah man. MICHAEL VOICE Yes dude. AARON’S VOICE Dude? MICHAEL VOICE Yes dude? AARON’S VOICE I love you man. MICHAEL VOICE Dude. Love you too dude. No homo though. AARON’S VOICE I’m scared. Tell me a Hellen Keller joke. MICHAEL’S VOICE Okay. Um... How do Hellen Keller’s parents punish her? AARON’S VOICE I don’t know dude. How? MICHAEL’S VOICE They re-arrange the furniture. A much deeper male laugh is heard in the room. Causing Michael and Aaron to let out a big scream. CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM – CONTINUED Ashley and Sharon walk around the living room; constantly checking every possible corner. Michael’s scream echoes somewhere in the house. ASHLEY Oh my God! That was Michael! I think he just got killed. SHARON You know what Michael said! We have to split up even harder! ASHLEY Right! Ashley walks towards the hallway. Sharon continues straight towards the kitchen. INT. HALLWAY – CONTINUED Ashley walks forward. She pulls out her phone and is taken to Instagram. INSERT – PHONE Direct Message. Ashley types Ashley: Please don’t kill me. She gets an immediate response. SerialKiller69: Lol nah. #Dead. Ashley sighs. Ashley: Why not? New response SerialKiller69: Because you didn’t follow me back on Instagram, you whore. Ashley sighs once more. Ashley: You don’t understand. I can’t be following more people. :( Silence. New response. SerialKiller69: Sliding into your DMs like... All of the sudden, a dead body slides out from an opening. The dead body belongs to Christine. And then she sees him. Just at the end of the hallway stands SerialKiller69. Ashley makes a run for it and heads out the hallway. INT. LIVING ROOM – CONTINUED Sharon walks towards the hallway. Ashley appears into view, she runs towards Sharon; screaming. SHARON What? Sharon looks ahead. SHARON(CONT’D) Oh shit he’s right behind you. Sharon runs towards the main door. ASHLEY Wait! Sharon looks back, seeing Ashley desperately holding her phone. SHARON What? ASHLEY My phone is at one percent! I need to find a power outlet! Ashley runs to the side. She kneels down next to the couch and connects her phone to a charger. SHARON Ashley!! Ashley turns around to see the killer getting closer by the second. ASHLEY Just go!! Just go!! Save yourself! Sharon extends her arm towards Ashley... So far, yet so close. SHARON But Ashley! ASHLEY Go!! Save yourself! Don’t worry about me! Ashley looks at Sharon with sad eyes, she’s determined. Ashley turns around, the killer is right behind her. She screams as he raises the knife. Sharon screams and continues towards the door. She holds the lock, but struggles to unlock the door. She turns around. SerialKiller69 stomps towards her, knife in hand. CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM – LATER A phone screen sits on top of the table. INSERT – PHONE INSTGRAM USER: SERIALKILLER69 A picture of the hooded man sitting in the middle of a couch. The dead bodies of Michael, Sharon, Aaron, Christine, and Ashley inhabit both sides of this man. He flashes a peace sign. Photo Credits: StabThisBitch69 The description reads: Had such a stabbin´ good time with my squad. #GroupSelfie #Flawless #TheyBeLiterallyDying #ICantBreathe #YouAreDead #Follow4Follow #Kill4Kill #YouMakeMeFeelLikeADangerousWoman FADE OUT: