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In Chapter 8 of THE INVISIBLE GIRL, Lonny meets Bettie in his back yard fort, where he discovers she's invisible ... and that she wants to get revenge on the popular kids that have been cyber-bullying her ...
EXT. LONNY’S BACKYARD - DAY
Lonny lumbers up to the fort.
Knocks on the door.
LONNY
Bettie? It’s me, Lonny.
BETTIE (V.O.)
Thank GOD.
Get your ass in here.
He opens the door.
Squeezes through into --
INT. FORT - DAY
A half-eaten sandwich
floats in the air.
A BITE is taken out of it.
Then another. Lonny comes in.
Sees it. Sits down.
LONNY
Hi, Bettie.
BETTIE (V.O.)
(mouth full)
Hey, Lonny.
Am I glad to see YOU.
The sandwich DISAPPEARS.
We hear a loud BURP.
LONNY
(eyes wide)
That’s easy for you to say.
He watches a pack of cigarettes
FLY into the air.
A cigarette comes out.
The pack goes back down.
A book of matches FLIES up,
LIGHTS the cigarette.
A puff of smoke EXHALES.
LONNY
Since when did you start smoking?
BETTIE (V.O.)
Since I found the pack of cigarettes
you hid in here.
LONNY
Oh.
BETTIE (V.O.)
Thanks for coming.
LONNY
You really are -- invisible.
BETTIE (V.O.)
Can’t hide anything from YOU.
LONNY
Sorry. It’s just so -- freaky.
(beat)
How do you feel?
BETTIE (V.O.)
Fine. A little chilly.
Thank god it’s summer.
LONNY
Yeah.
BETTIE (V.O.)
While I was waiting for you,
I’ve been doing some thinking.
LONNY
About what ?
BETTIE (V.O.)
Getting BACK at them.
Now that I’m invisible,
can you IMAGINE
what I could do to them?
LONNY
Ow, wow. Yeah.
BETTIE (V.O.)
First I’m gonna fuck with Ready.
He posted the video.
(beat)
Would you like to help?
PUSH IN ON Lonny’s face.
Big smile.
LONNY
Does a bear eat in the woods?
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