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WELCOME 2 MY LIFE






PILOT – WELCOME TO MY LIFE







WRITTEN BY: ALEX BRUNO




BASED ON EVERY TEENAGER'S HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE


INT. JENNIFER'S HOUSE – BEDROOM

[Jennifer is sitting on her bed]

Jennifer: I bet you think your life is pretty bad huh?  You have 
problems with school, problems with boys…or girls, and your parents 
aren't much help either. Your life is pretty much a suck fest…but 
believe me, whatever you think your problem is; believe me, mine is a 
lot worse.  My boyfriend, the only decent boy I've ever met, dumped me 
for some skanky bubble gum hoe from my school.  My best friend Stephanie 
moved away to Seattle for her father's job.  Then I have this other girl 
in my school, Ashley, who thinks we're best friends.  I just pretend I 
am so I have someone to talk to at school.  She's really annoying 
though.  I hate my life, I hate my school, and I hate everyone in my 
school, including the bubble gum hoe.  Well there you have it.  My name 
is Jennifer Hall, and welcome to my Life…

[Credits]


INT JENNIFER'S HOUSE - BEDROOM

[Jennifer is just starting to wake up]

[Jennifer yawns]

Jennifer: Oh God, I hate doing this.

[Jennifer gets out of bed wearing a white sports bra and blue pajama 
pants]

[Wipes her eyes]

[Stretches her arms]

[Sits on bed and stretches her legs]

JenniferVO: Why must school start so early?  It mean that you having to 
get you earlier, which ultimately means you'll just going to go back to 
sleep in three hours during class.

[Walks into kitchen]

INT JENNIFER'S HOUSE - KITCHEN

[Puts a Pop Tart in the toaster]

Jennifer: This stupid thing always takes a while, so I have time to talk 
to you.

[Sits down at table]

Jennifer: Okay, so this is my current situation at school.  Uh…well I 
hate it.  As I said before, I don't have any friends…that I like anyway. 
I hate high school.  I could honestly say that high school is the worse 
experience anyone could ever have.  What makes high school even worse is 
how it's portrayed on T.V.  I mean on every high school show it's 
basically all the same.  You got this one kid; he's the popular one of 
the group.  This kid has like four to six friends.  And he loves every 
one of them the same.  This kid and his group hang out everyday during, 
and after school.  That's not the worst part.  The worse part is that 
these "kids" looking like they're 25 year old, and they act so 
sophisticated.  Do you know any shows like this?

[The logo for Saved by the Bell appears on the screen]
[Jennifer turns on radio and the theme song for Saved by the Bell is 
played]

[The logo for That 70s Show appears on the screen]

[Jennifer switches the station and the theme song for That 70s Show is 
played] 

[The logo for Dawson's Creek appears on the screen]

[Jennifer switches the station and the theme song for Dawson's Creek is 
played]

[The logo for City Guys appears on the screen]

[Jennifer switches the station and the theme song for City Guys is 
played]

Jennifer: You're right, I'm just crazy.

[The toaster pops]

[Jennifer walks to the toaster, and takes out her Pop Tart]

[She looks at it]

Jennifer: Why did I make this?  I knew I wasn't gonna eat this.  Why do 
I even have this?  I don't even like Pop Tarts.

[Throws it in the garbage pail]

Jennifer: You see, this is what the average teenage life consists of; 
bad food and uncontrollable hair; it's not all fun and games.

[Takes towel off a chair]

[Walks into the bathroom]

INT JENNIFER'S HOUSE - BATHROOM

[Takes her pants off]

Jennifer: If it was up to me, I'd let you guys' stay, but this isn't 
CineMax.  Bye!

[Fades Out]

INT DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY

[Fades in to Jennifer walking down the halls of her high school]

[Every locker was spray painted, and there was garbage on the floor]

Jennifer: This is my school.

[Spreads out arms wide]

Jennifer: Isn't it wonderful?

[Camera zooms in on an extremely small dot on Jennifer's zit]

Jennifer: Oh, and did I mention this humongous zit on my forehead?  Life 
just sucks doesn't it?

[Jennifer walks by a group of girls who are chewing gum and blowing 
bubbles.  She covers her zit with her hand.]

Melissa: Oh look everybody there's Jennifer.  You know Jennifer, I was 
with Robert last night, and part of this morning actually.  But anyway, 
he was telling me that I pleasured him in a way that you never could.

[The three girls laugh]

[Jennifer stops walking and turns around]

[She walks towards the girls with her hand still over her zit]

Jennifer: You know what Melissa, the only way you could pleasure anybody 
is if you jumped off a 20-story building.

[Melissa starts blows a huge bubble]

[Jennifer sticks her finger in the bubble and pops it]

[The gum goes all over Melissa's face]

[She tries to yell but is speechless]
[Jennifer walks away]

[In the background, Melissa's friends are trying to get the gum off her 
face]

Jennifer: Did you see that?  That was so cool.

[Shakes her head]

Jennifer: Anyway, that was Melissa, Amy, and Angela.  They're the "in-
crowd" of this school.  That girl Melissa was the bubble gum hoe that 
stole my boyfriend.  That's the first I've seen her since it happened, 
but she always bothers me now and then.

[Jennifer keeps walking]

[She stops at her locker]

[Turns the dial and opens it]

[Takes a book out of her bag and puts it on one of the shelves in her 
locker]

[A girls comes up behind her]

Ashley: Hey Jennifer!

[Jennifer doesn't turn around]

Jennifer: (thinking to herself) Oh God, it's Ashley.  Okay, time to put 
on my happy face.

[Jennifer turns around fast and bangs her head hard on the opened locker 
door.  She falls to the ground instantly.  She immediately puts her hand 
on her head trying to ease the pain]

Ashley: Oh, my God!  Are you okay Jenny?

Jennifer: Yeah, I'll be fine.

[Jennifer gets up off the floor and keeps her hand on her head]

[Melissa, and her friends walk by her]

[There is still a hint of gum on Melissa's face]
[Melissa, Amy and Angela laugh]

Melissa: Loser.

Ashley: Oh yeah, well you're a…you're a bad girl.

Jennifer: Ashley don't…

Melissa: Funny, that's exactly what Robert said to me.  Small world.

[Melissa and her friends walk away]

Jennifer: 'Cause then she'll say that.

Ashley: I'm sorry Jenny; I was just trying to help.

Jennifer: That's okay Ashley.

[Jennifer takes her hand off her head and her head is bleeding a little]

Jennifer: Hey, well at least I popped that zit.  I just wish I could've 
found a less…painful method.

[Takes out a tissue and wipes the blood off]

Jennifer: So, what's new Ashley?

Ashley: I wanted to have a sleepover tonight, and I wanted to know if 
you could come.

Jennifer: Uh, I'm not sure, I might be busy tonight.

Ashley: Oh…well if you're not, will you come?

Jennifer: Yeah, I'd love to.  If I come, what time should I be there?

Ashley: Oh, around 6:00.  We're going to have pizza!

Jennifer: (sarcastically) Oh, my God!  Really?  That's so cool.

Ashley: I know!  My house isn't too far from yours, but you know the 
address right?

Jennifer: Uh, actually no, I don't.
[Ashley looks surprised]

Ashley: Really?  I gave it to you last week.

Jennifer: Oh yeah, I left it on my desk in my room, and you know my mom, 
how she always touches my stuff.  She probably threw it out by accident.

Ashley: Oh, I understand, here, I'll just write it for you again.

[Ashley reaches in her bag and takes out a pen and a piece of paper]

[Leans on a locker, and writes her address down, then hands it to 
Jennifer]

Jennifer: Thanks; I'll try to be there.

Ashley: Okay, cool. Well I'll see you later at lunch then.

Jennifer: Okay, bye.

Ashley: Bye.

[Ashley turns around and walks away]

[Jennifer closes her locker and walks away in the other direction]

[She intentionally drops the paper with Ashley's address on the floor]

[Ashley turns around in time to see it]

Ashley: Hey Jenny.

[Jennifer turns around]

Ashley: You dropped my address

[Jennifer looks down]

Jennifer: Oh…my God.  Thank you so much.

[Jennifer picks the paper off the floor]

Jennifer: I can't believe I almost lost your address…again.  I'll put it 
in my bag just to be safe.

[Jennifer opens her bag and puts the paper in it]

Ashley: Okay, (laughs) bye again.

Jennifer: Bye

[They both walk off screen]

INT DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL – LUNCHROOM

[Jennifer is sitting at a lunch table with Ashley]

Jennifer: …so I'll be at your house tonight.  I just remembered that I 
have nothing to do tonight.

Ashley: Great, that's awesome.

Jennifer: Six o'clock right?

Ashley: Yep, six it is.

Jennifer: So, is anybody else going to be there?

Ashley: I asked a few people, but only one girl could make it.

Jennifer: Do I know her?

Ashley:  You might, she lives like a block away from you.

Jennifer: Oh really?  What's her name?

Ashley: Lana ________.  Ever hear of her?

Jennifer: Nope, can't say that I have.  Well I could, but I'd be lying, 
but you wouldn't know that…so _ what school does she go to?

Ashley: She goes to the private school that I went to before I came 
here.  Actually, she's going to switch to a public school some time next 
week, I hope it's this one.  I'm sure you'll love her.

Jennifer: So am I?  So, what's she like?

Ashley: well, she's your average girl, I guess.  She has blue hair and…

Jennifer: Blue hair?

Ashley: Or is it green?  Or red?

Jennifer: Oh…nice.

[In background Ashley still names hair colors, low audible]

JenniferVO: Why are people constantly judged by their hair color?  Just 
because a person has different colored hair, does that make them bad?

Ashley:  Or purple, or orange, or brown, maybe it's blonde now.  It 
might be black.  Actually I'm not too sure what her hair color is.  She 
like changes it every week.

Jennifer: Oh, peachy.

[Ashley gets up]

Ashley: So, I have to go now, I'll see you tonight then.

Jennifer: Okay, bye.

[Jennifer starts rummaging through her bag]

[Ashley bends down and gives Jennifer a kiss]

Ashley: Bye sweetie.

[Ashley leaves the room]

[Jennifer stays still; is stunned]

Jennifer: (thinking to herself) Oh, my God!  What the hell just happened 
here?  Why did she kiss me?  Is she gay?  Am I gay?  No, I'm not gay.  
Am I?  Nah, that's crazy talk.  Did she kiss me on the cheek, or the 
lips?  I felt part of her lips on mine.  Was she aiming for the cheek 
and just missed?  Or did she know what she was doing?  Oh God, what do I 
do?  What do I do?  Are people starring at me?  I can't look.  I gotta 
get out of here.  I'll just slowly get up and slowly walk away.

[Jennifer gets up slowly]

Jennifer: (thinking to herself) On three.  One…two…three.

[Jennifer rushes out of the room]

INT. DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY

[End of school]

[Jennifer is in front of her locker]

[In the background you could see a bunch of rowdy teenagers getting 
stuff out of there lockers and leaving the school building, while 
yelling and screaming]

JenniferVO: A kiss.  Can a kiss be defined?  Some people might say a 
kiss is when someone's lips touch another's.  But a kiss can have many 
different meanings, and we never know which one is which.

Jennifer: I wonder if she likes me?  That wouldn't be so bad I guess.  I 
mean, she is pretty.  I can't say that I haven't had a dream about her 
where we were both naked and then we…found our clothes and put them back 
on.

[Smacks her forehead]

Jennifer: This is freaking me out.  I'll just have to avoid her until I 
go to her house.  I'll need time to think if I'm ready for a lesbian 
relationship.

Ashley: [off screen] Hey Jennifer!

[Cuts to Ashley in a crowd of people trying to get through]

Jennifer: Where the hell is she?  What is she, a U.S. Navy S.E.A.L.?  
Why can't I see her?  I didn't know lesbians had stealth power.

[Jennifer looks at her opened locker]

Jennifer: I can't risk seeing her yet.  I'll just hide in my locker 
until she leaves.  But I'll take the lock with me so I could get out 
once she leaves.

[Jennifer takes her lock off her locker]

[Enters the locker]

[Drops the lock on the floor]

Jennifer: Damn it.  There's no time to get it now.

[Jennifer closes the locker door]

INT. DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL – INSIDE LOCKER

[Jennifer sees Ashley in front of her locker through the holes]

[Hears Ashley's voice from the inside]

[Camera moves to Ashley on the outside of Jennifer's locker]

Ashley: Where did she go?  I just saw here a second ago.

[Ashley looks down and sees Jennifer's lock on the floor]

Ashley: Oh, she must've dropped her lock.

[Picks up the lock]

Ashley: I'll just lock it for her so nothing gets stolen.

[Camera moves inside of the locker]

Jennifer: (thinking to herself) No, no, no.

[Camera moves to the outside of the locker]

[Ashley locks the locker]


Jennifer: (thinking to herself) Damn it!

[Jennifer sees Ashley walk away through her locker]

INT. DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL – INSIDE LOCKER

Jennifer: I've always wanted to get an apartment of my own one-day, but 
I was thinking of something with a little more closet space.  At least I 
have air holes in here…

[Jennifer taps the top of her locker, and a tap light goes on]

Jennifer: …and a light.  This can only happen to me.  This never happens 
to anybody else.  That's just my luck.  This cannot get any worse…Oh no!  
Today is Friday, if I don't get out of here today, I'll be stuck in here 
all weekend.

[Fades to a classroom.]

INT. DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL – MATH ROOM

ANGLE: An empty seat surrounded by many other seats filled by students.  
Camera moves to the front of the room where the teacher takes 
attendance.

Mr. B: Kyle…

Kyle: Here.

Mr. B: Crystal… 

Crystal: Here.

Mr. B: Melissa…

Melissa: (chewing bubblegum) Here Mr. B.

Mr. B: Jennifer…

[Camera moves to the empty seat]

["Jennifer's Seat…Empty" shows on the bottom of the screen]

[Camera goes back to the teacher]

Mr. B: Jennifer…

[No answer]

Mr. B: Jennifer…

[No answer]

Mr. B: Jennifer…

INT. DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY

[Camera cuts to the hallway of the school]

[Camera pans across a row of lockers and finally stops]

[Singing is heard]

[Camera zooms in on a locker where the noise is coming from]

INT. DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL – INSIDE LOCKER

Jennifer: Raindrops keep fallin' on my head, but that doesn't mean my 
eyes will soon be turning red…those, raindrops keep fallin'…wait, I said 
that already.

[Jennifer pauses for a second]

[Starts to bang on the locker]

Jennifer: Help!  Somebody get me out of here!

[Stops banging on locker]

Jennifer: They never show this part on TV when someone gets stuck in a 
locker.  They only show them getting in the locker, and a few minutes 
later they're home looking at naked pictures on the internet…not that I 
will do that when I get out of here.  This probably explains why they 
never show this part on TV.

JenniferTC: Since I'll be here a while, lemme show you around the place.


[Jennifer turns her head from left to right.  Slowly tiptoes around 360 
degrees.]

JenniferTC: Well this is it.  Nice isn't it?  I'm thinking of putting a 
fern right over there.

[Tries to lift up finger to point]

JenniferTC: And maybe I'll get a goldfish...

[Phone starts to ring.  Stops talking immediately.  Points her eyes 
upward. Visible is a small shelf with a cell phone.  Cell phone rings 
three times and voice mail starts]

Ashley: [through phone] Jennifer, where are you?  Are you still in 
school? Call me back. Bye.

Jennifer: Almost forgot about my cell phone.  Not really in the position 
to make a call right now.  Oh God, I hope I remembered to set up voice 
dialing.  Uh, call Ashley.

[Phone starts to ring]

Jennifer: I always knew that feature would come in handy.

[Smiles]

Ashley: [through phone] Hello?

Jennifer: Yeah Ashley?

JenniferVO: When people call someone's cell phone, why do they always 
have to ask who it is?  That person got a cell phone, so it's theirs, 
and all the calls are for them.

Ashley: Jennifer?  Where are you?

Jennifer: Never mind that now.  Come to my locker.

INT. DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL – MATH ROOM

Ashley: Okay I'm coming.

INT. DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY

[Ashley is walking down the halls talking on her phone]

JenniferVO: Everyone has a friend that annoys them the most, but they 
always turn out to be the only one that you can count on.

Ashley: Okay, I'm here.  What's your combination?

Jennifer [through locker]: 6! 24! 12!

[Ashley starts turning the dial]

Ashley: I'm hearing your voice double, it's probably my phone; I'll call 
you back.

Jennifer [through locker): Okay, bye]

[Ashley opens locker. Jennifer has an embarrassed look on her face, 
while Ashley in confused.

Jennifer: Heh, heh.  Hey Ash, what you been up to lately?

INT. ASHLEY'S HOUSE – LIVING ROOM

[Jennifer carries a bowl of popcorn to the living room floor]

Jennifer: [taking a mouthful of popcorn] So when is this Lana friend of 
yours coming over?

Ashley: Well actually she should be here any minute now.

[Ashley turns on television]

JenniferVO: Meeting your friend's friends.  That's always the worst. You 
always have different tastes, and you make your friend choose between 
the two.  It never turns out good.

[Doorbell rings]

Ashley: Ooooh, that's probably her now

[Ashley runs to the front door and opens it. Standing there is an 
attractive girl with long red straight hair holding a duffle bag. Looks 
nervous]

Ashley: Hey Lana, come on in.

[Lana walks in and they all walk over to the couch.]

Ashley: Lana, this is Jennifer.  Jennifer this is Lana.

Lana: Hi...Jennifer.  It's nice to meet you

[Lets out a nervous smile]

[Jennifer pauses, lets out a embarrassed smile]

Jennifer: Hi.  It's nice to meet you too.

[Silence fills the room]

JenniferT2h: Oh God, this is gonna be an awkward night.

[Later]

[Everyone is laughing, having a good time. Lana is talking, no audio]

JenniferVO: You really shouldn't judge a person until you get to know 
them.  You'll usually be surprised.

Lana: ...it stuck there; so all-night he was trying to get it off.

[Girls laughing]

Jennifer: I can't believe you did that.

Lana: (laughing) He asked for a blow pop, how was I supposed to know he 
didn't mean the lollipop.

[Girls laughing]

Lana: So Jennifer, what's the deal with you?  You single?

Jennifer: You asking?

[Laughing]

Lana: Seriously, what's your story?

Jennifer: I was going out with this great guy, but then he dumped me for 
some slut.

Lana: How long ago did he break up with you?

Jennifer: 3 or 4 days.

Lana: (looks ecstatic) Perfect!

Jennifer: Uh, okay.  I fail to see the perfectness of it, but...

Lana: No, no.  You could get him back.  It's not too late yet.

Jennifer: (confused) What?

Lana: The rule is, you have a week to get back at a boyfriend for 
breaking up with you. So come on, let's go.

[Lana puts her jacket on, and heads out the door.  Ashley follows]

Jennifer: (still sitting on floor) What rules? There are rules?  Since 
when are there rules?

[Ashley stops at door and turns to Jennifer]

Ashley: She makes up her own rules; it's a sickness really.   Well come 
on, let's go.

[Ashley runs to Jennifer, pulls her up, and out the door]

[Later]

OUTSIDE - STREET

Jennifer: So what are we doing here anyway?

Lana: This is the block where Robert lives right?

Jennifer: Your point being?

Lana: As I was saying before, you have to get him back.

Jennifer: Oh…why?

Lana: You're just going to let him get away with breaking up with you?

Jennifer: Uh…yeah.  You have a lot of pent of frustration don't you?  
Are you aware that two people can't always be together forever…

JenniferVO: The sad part is, I believed that.

[Jennifer notices a bag that Lana is holding.  She looks confused.]

Jennifer: ...and where'd you get that bag?  I don't remember you with a 
bag.

Lana: Oh it's nothing don't worry about it.

[The girls stop walking until they reach in front of Roberts house.]

Ashley: Well this is the house Lana.

Lana: Great, let's go.

[Lana opens the gate and walks up the front steps along with Ashley.]

[Jennifer stays by the gate]

Jennifer: Just for the record I don't condone any of this.  What are you 
planning to do anyway?

Ashley: She doesn't think ahead.

[Jennifer mumbles underneath her breath]

Jennifer: I've never been to jail before. Well, I guess there's a first 
time for everything.

[Lana notices that the door is opened a crack]

Lana: [whispers] Hey guys, the door's open.

[Jennifer follows the others inside the house]

JenniferVO: Breaking and Entering.  If you're a good criminal you really 
wouldn't have to break anything to enter.  It'd make more sense calling 
it, Entering and Stealing.

INT. ROBERT'S HOUSE – HALLWAY

[They hear music being played at the top of the stairs]

Lana: [whispers] Come on, he's probably up there.

Jennifer: Just promise me one thing?  Don't go Lorraina Bobbet on him.

Lana: I don't make promises.

[They slowly walk up the stairs.  As they get closer the song becomes 
more recognizable as Barry White's: Can't Get Enough of Your Love.

Jennifer: [whispers] Oh God!  He's probably got Melissa over.

Lana: Perfect.

[The three girls come to a door where the music is coming from]

Lana: This is it.

[Lana slowly opens the door]

[All three girls peek in]

[After they get a glimpse they quickly shut it]

Lana: Oh, my God!

Jennifer: Oh, my God!

Ashley: Oh, my…actually I'm not that surprised.

[Fades out]

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