Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

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In Chapter 22 of ZOMBIE & JULIET, the zombie invasion hits Jool's mansion on Fifth Avenue, where they kill and eat all her father's private guards. She then escapes out the window, and starts climbing up the building ...


EXT. GREENWICH VILLAGE - STREET FAIR - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
Rommy and Jool stand on the corner.
Now holding each other.

JOOL
Okay. Now I’ve GOT to go.

ROMMY
Yeah. I should go, too.

They stare into each other’s eyes.
Vibrating with unrequited lust.
He tucks her hair behind her ear.

JOOL
Then why aren’t we moving?

ROMMY
I dunno.
(beat)
Did the earth
not move for you, too?

She smiles.
They pull apart.

JOOL
Until we meet again.

ROMMY
Parting is such sweet sorrow.

JOOL
Oooh. Look who’s the poet.

ROMMY
It’s not -- original.

JOOL
It’s the thought that counts.
(blows him a kiss)
Bye.

She turns around.
Hustles off.

PUSH IN ON Rommy.
Watching her go.
Aching with longing.

ROMMY
(softly)
Bye.

INT. CARLING’S MANSION - JOOL’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Jool stands at the balcony railing.
Looks at the drainpipe leading up
to the roof that Rommy climbed up.

JOOL
Okay. Deep breath.
You can do it.

She GRABS it.
Then hears MACHINE GUN FIRE down below.

Turns, looks down, and sees,
much to her horror --

EXT. FIFTH AVENUE - CARLING’S MANSION - NIGHT
A HORDE OF RABID ZOMBIES surrounding
the barricades around the mansion.

Carling’s PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS
stand behind shields and FIRE at them.
But they’re WAY outnumbered.

JOOL
Watches. Freaks out.

JOOL
Ohmigod.

THE ZOMBIES
SMASH through one of the barricades
and STAMPEDE toward the guards,
SCREAMING AND CHATTERING.

The guards keep SHOOTING.

A few get HIT,
their heads EXPLODING.

But they’re too many of them,
and they reach the guards
and start EATING them.

A ZOMBIE
CHOMPS on a guard’s neck.
Red goo goes FLYING.

ANOTHER ZOMBIE
LUNGES at another guard.
Buries his face in his stomach.

RIPS INTO his flesh.
YANKS out his guts with his teeth,

just as his head gets
HIT and EXPLODES.

They keep advancing.
Start POURING into the house.

JOOL
Sees this.
Her eyes BUG OUT.

JOOL
Holy fucking SHIT.

She RACES back into her room.
Goes to the door. Realizes.

JOOL
Panic room’s up two flights.
Too risky. SHIT. FUCK.

Races back outside to --

THE BALCONY
She goes back to the railing.

JOOL
If it held him,
it’ll hold me --

Stops a moment. Feels dizzy.
Gathers her strength.

Climbs up on the railing.
GRABS onto the pipe.

And starts CLIMBING UP.
She turns. Looks down. Gulps.

JOOL
Don’t look down,
don’t look down.

And starts making her way
up the side of the building --