Happily Ever After

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In Chapter 47 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, the cops, the vigilantes and the media watch in horror as Frankie pledges his undying love with Shayla on the roof of the old mill ... which she refuses ...


EXT. THE OLD MILL - NIGHT
Everybody watches the mill.
The news van ROARS down the drive.
Stops at the cluster of vehicles.

Del and a LARGE CAMERAMAN (20’s)
jump out of the car.
Start setting up.

ON THE ROOF
Shayla comes out. Then Frankie.

DOWN BELOW
Chet sees them. Points.

CHET
There they are. Up THERE.

VITA
FRANKIE.

BRUB
SHOOT HIM.

He pulls out giant 44 Magnum.
Points it at Brub.

BECK
Put the piece down, Billy Bob.
Any of you fucking rednecks
so much as MOVE, and I’m gonna
blow your head clean off. GOT it?

BRUB
(under his breath)
Bitch.

Del stands in front of the camera.
The red light goes ON.

DEL
This is Del Dunn, coming to you
live at The Old Mill, where
pint-sized evil scientist
Frankie Stein is having the
final showdown with his ungodly creation,
head cheerleader Shayla Petrie,
back from the dead --
(beat)
And I must say, despite the fact
that half her skull has been caved in,
she still looks quite fetching.

ON THE ROOF
Shayla backs away from Frankie.

FRANKIE
Shayla, PLEASE. Let me EXPLAIN --

SHAYLA
There’s nothing to EXPLAIN.
You brought me BACK TO LIFE. For WHAT?
So you could finally get
what WASN’T YOURS?

FRANKIE
What?

SHAYLA
Don’t you fucking GET IT?
You’re a WIMP. A LOSER. A JOKE.
I’d NEVER be with YOU --
(under her breath)
And to think I fucking
SLEPT with you.

FRANKIE
It’s not supposed to
be like this, Shayla.
We’re supposed to live
happily ever after.
Forever and ever.

SHAYLA
Forever and ever?
You sound like a fucking
Drew Barrymore movie --

FRANKIE
(starts walking toward her)
Shayla, please. I need you.
I -- love you.

SHAYLA
But I DON’T love YOU --

FRANKIE
(gets closer)
But what about all the fun we had?
The tree house, our first date?

SHAYLA
FIRST DATE?
You can’t go on a date
with someone who’s DEAD.

FRANKIE
(gets closer)
But Shayla --

SHAYLA
Stay AWAY FROM ME.
(low, menacing)
Step one foot closer,
and you’ll regret it ---