Post by Haley James Scott on Jul 20, 2006 20:43:37 GMT -5
HALEY: OK, (they walk to the living room) so I’ve been doing some research and (takes her scarf off) Duke has an amazing basketball programme. I mean, their coach, this guy, uh,… Coach Ker-Kretazuski is like, a legend(!)
(Nathan looks at her, grinning.)
NATHAN: Coach Krzyzewski?
HALEY: (confused) Kersha-yeah, what?
NATHAN: People call him Coach K.
HALEY: (nods and stands) And so should you. I mean, you should have this opportunity. (sighs) Duke’s a really great school and I think I could be really happy there. Especially if I was with you.
NATHAN: Well, you can’t go to Duke, Hales. (smiles) And I don’t want you to.
He moves aside as Haley stands there, too hurt to move.)
HALEY: Y-… (nods hard) you don’t want me to. Right.
Nathan turns the TV off and she finally turns to him.)
HALEY: (hurt) Right, what was I thinking? Because you told me that you love me after (stomps to her jacket) that basketball game and, silly me, I just thought that feeling would last for longer than, I don’t know, one night!
HALEY: But, then again, I forgot; you’re the guy who loves to rip the rug out from underneath me, just when I feel like we’re getting some sort of stable ground(!)
NATHAN: Haley.
HALEY: (turns back) And then you freak out after we have sex for the first time in god knows how long! And, by the way, I know exactly how long it was and, frankly, I’m still pissed off at you about that whole birth control thing(!)
HALEY: (puzzled) What?
NATHAN: Haley, you can’t go to Duke… because I’m going to Stanford.
(The last lightening shorts out the electrics and the lights go out.)
HALEY: (after a few beats) Good sign or bad?
The front door opens and Nathan runs out. He’s not wearing a coat or a jacket. He runs to the car and opens the door which isn’t locked. Haley walks out of the front door.)
HALEY: (yelling over the rain) Nathan, what’re you doing!
(She runs down the steps after him. Nathan pulls a box out of the back seat. The lid flies off in the heavy winds. She tries to catch it but it sails past her. Clippings fly out of the box and Nathan tries to grab them. Haley helps him.)
HALEY: What is that?
She runs to the car and picks up more. She opens it out and reads the title: ‘News From the Road’ and the subheading: ‘Haley James Scott: A Breath of Fresh Air’. She looks up at him in wonder. He has kept every article he could find about her and the tour.)
NATHAN: I was hurt, Haley,… but I was still proud of you. (pause) Every day.
(She kisses him.)
NATHAN: (pulling away) Wait, wait, it’s all getting ruined.
HALEY: No, you don’t need all that stuff. You’ve got me.
(She laughs and they kiss again. He lifts her up and she laughs. He lowers her onto the bonnet of the car and continues to kiss her.)
(Nathan looks at her, grinning.)
NATHAN: Coach Krzyzewski?
HALEY: (confused) Kersha-yeah, what?
NATHAN: People call him Coach K.
HALEY: (nods and stands) And so should you. I mean, you should have this opportunity. (sighs) Duke’s a really great school and I think I could be really happy there. Especially if I was with you.
NATHAN: Well, you can’t go to Duke, Hales. (smiles) And I don’t want you to.
He moves aside as Haley stands there, too hurt to move.)
HALEY: Y-… (nods hard) you don’t want me to. Right.
Nathan turns the TV off and she finally turns to him.)
HALEY: (hurt) Right, what was I thinking? Because you told me that you love me after (stomps to her jacket) that basketball game and, silly me, I just thought that feeling would last for longer than, I don’t know, one night!
HALEY: But, then again, I forgot; you’re the guy who loves to rip the rug out from underneath me, just when I feel like we’re getting some sort of stable ground(!)
NATHAN: Haley.
HALEY: (turns back) And then you freak out after we have sex for the first time in god knows how long! And, by the way, I know exactly how long it was and, frankly, I’m still pissed off at you about that whole birth control thing(!)
HALEY: (puzzled) What?
NATHAN: Haley, you can’t go to Duke… because I’m going to Stanford.
(The last lightening shorts out the electrics and the lights go out.)
HALEY: (after a few beats) Good sign or bad?
The front door opens and Nathan runs out. He’s not wearing a coat or a jacket. He runs to the car and opens the door which isn’t locked. Haley walks out of the front door.)
HALEY: (yelling over the rain) Nathan, what’re you doing!
(She runs down the steps after him. Nathan pulls a box out of the back seat. The lid flies off in the heavy winds. She tries to catch it but it sails past her. Clippings fly out of the box and Nathan tries to grab them. Haley helps him.)
HALEY: What is that?
She runs to the car and picks up more. She opens it out and reads the title: ‘News From the Road’ and the subheading: ‘Haley James Scott: A Breath of Fresh Air’. She looks up at him in wonder. He has kept every article he could find about her and the tour.)
NATHAN: I was hurt, Haley,… but I was still proud of you. (pause) Every day.
(She kisses him.)
NATHAN: (pulling away) Wait, wait, it’s all getting ruined.
HALEY: No, you don’t need all that stuff. You’ve got me.
(She laughs and they kiss again. He lifts her up and she laughs. He lowers her onto the bonnet of the car and continues to kiss her.)