boys like that 6

Boys Like That

INT. SCREENFLOW. NIGHT

We see a computer screen with a chat room.

MADDIE (VOICEOVER)

Every girl is destined to find her

Romeo.

BUBBLEGUM_GIRL

You sound too good to be true :).

FOOTBALL_BOY

I wish I cud act like this infront

of my friends I feel so natural

when I’m tlkin 2 u. I wana meet u

:)

BUBBLEGUM_GIRL

I don’t know.

FOOTBALL_BOY

y?

MADDIE (VOICEOVER)

When people can’t see you they

can’t judge you.

BUBBLEGUM_GIRL

I’m not your typical girl.

FOOTBALL_BOY

And thats wat i like bout u :)

MADDIE (VOICEOVER)

But beggars can’t be choosers.

BUBBLEGUM_GIRL

Well I guess we could..

FOOTBALL_BOY

I’ll meet u at the park off (road)

2moro at 5?

MADDIE (VOICEOVER)

And I’m begging.

BUBBLEGUM_GIRL

Can’t wait :D

Maddie a 16 year old with glasses, no make up and greasy

hair. She is wearing patterned trousers and a big top moves

away from her laptop and looks in the mirror

Pause

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 2.

She looks carefully at her reflection

MADDIE

As if...

EXT. OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. DAY

GIRL 1

Maddie, I’m having a party this

weekend do you want to come?

MADDIE

No I’m busy.

As she says it she keeps on walking and is blunt to girl 1.

EXT. COURTYARD AT SCHOOL. DAY

A group of 4 boys hang about in the courtyard. One of them

is ADEN a tall handsome athletic guy about 17 years old.The

generic high school popular boy

BOY 1

So who is this girl?

ADEN

She’s amazing

BOY 2

Is she hot

ADEN

Bangin’

We see Maddie walking through the school gates holding her

books.

BOY 1

Like her yeah

All the boys start laughing apart from Aden.

BOY 2

(loudly)

She’s so ugly

Maddie Turns, looks and awkwardly smiles at one of the

"popular" girls.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 3.

Aden and surrounded by his friends walks straight into her

and she drops all her books. He has a guilty look on his

face when he knocks her down and they make eye contact in

which we see his guilt. She picks up her books.

MADDIE

Charming.

Aden turns to his friends who wait expectantly for him to

say something

ADEN

(reluctantly)

Grim Girl!

Maddie carries on walking. Adens friends are happy with him

and leave for their classes. Aden stands on his own for a

bit.

INT. CLASSROOM. DAY

She sits down and we see time pass through a montage of

quick editing (shot of her writing, shot of her eating, shot

of her writing, shot of her answering a question, writing

more, school bell rings). We hear a bell sound and time goes

back to normal speed.

MADDIE

Here goes.


She gets up and leaves we follow her out the gate.

MADDIE (VOICEOVER)

He’s not gonna be impressed

EXT. OUTSIDE MEETING POINT. DAY

She looks at road sign, looks at her phone background and at

the picture of her dog.

MADDIE

Wish me luck.

4.

EXT. MEETING POINT. DAY

Aden sitting on bench waiting. He’s looking nervous, keeps

looking at his watch, around him and is fidgeting.

EXT. OUTSIDE MEETING POINT. DAY

Maddie takes a breath and walks around the corner to see

Aden sitting there. She whips back around the corner and

slams herself onto the wall. She breathes and walks past.

MADDIE:

Oh my god oh my god my god.

As she walks past we see Adens anticipation because he

thinks it’s going to be the girl from his chatroom. When the

mystery girl (Maddie) keeps on walking he sighs.

INT. MADDIE’S ROOM. NIGHT

Maddie storms into her room. We see her dog sitting on her

bed waiting for her which shows how close they are. Her room

is quirky and geeky.

MADDIE

You wont believe what just happened

ruby! You know I went to meet him?

It turned out to be that idiot Aden

from school.

We hear a pop up on her computer.

FOOTBALL_BOY

Where wer u 2day?

MADDIE

What should I do!?

FOOTBALL_BOY

U sed that ud meet me..

BUBBLEGUM_GIRL

But what if I’m not how you think I

am?

FOOTBALL_BOY

What?

BUBBLEGUM_GIRL

Forget it.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 5.

FOOTBALL_BOY

Please I really like you. I wont

judge you. Promise :)

We see Maddies face look confused.

MADDIE

Ruby! What should I do?

BUBBLEGUM_GIRL

Okay I finish for half term

tomorrow so lets meet in the day.

As she presses send it fades to black.


We see Aden sitting there waiting again, Maddie’s body comes

into frame. Aden stands up and they start walking towards

each other.

MADDIE (VOICEOVER)

Oh my

ADEN (VOICEOVER)

God

MADDIE (VOICEOVER)

I can’t believe

They get close and stop in front of each other.

ADEN

It’s you.

She looks at him and awkwardly smiles.

MADDIE

Surprise.

He looks really shocked.

MADDIE

I told you you’d be dissapointed.

ADEN

And I told you i wouldn’t judge

you.

She smiles.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 6.

ADEN

Come, lets talk.

They walk off together.

MADDIE

I don’t understand.. Why are you

being so nice to me?

ADEN

Because I know how you feel, I

haven’t always been one of the

lads.

MADDIE

Okayyy haha

ADEN

Just trust me.

Fades to black.

INT. MADDIE’S ROOM NIGHT

Maddie runs into her rooms really happily. She lies down on

her bed and takes a huge breath with a massive grin on her

face. We hear her get a text message. She looks at her

phone.

ADEN (TEXT MESSAGE)

Hey I had a really great day today

lets hang out again soon.

MONTAGE SEQUENCE.

We see their relationship grow by dating in different

places. We see them in coffee shops, restaurants, bedrooms,

cinema, and park. From the park the montage stops and goes

to normal time.


It’s the first day back from half term. Aden’s standing

there with all his friends, Maddie walks through the gates

and goes straight up to Aden.

MADDIE

You forgot to call me back last

night.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 7.

BOY 1

What?

We see Maddie look intimidated.

MADDIE

You forgot to call me last night

Aden.

BOY 2

What is this chick talking about.

ADEN

What are you talking about Maddie?

MADDIE

Do you not remember anything that

happened this week?

BOY 1

Is she serious.

Aden stays quiet.

MADDIE

Your pathetic.

Maddie walks off.

BOY 1

Oh my! Did u actually do shit with

her Aden.

Aden stays quiet. They all laugh.

BOY 2

That’s so dirt man.

They all walk off and we see Aden standing there alone.

EXT. STREET. DAY.

Maddie’s running home looking really upset.

INT. MADDIE’S ROOM. DAY.

Jumps onto her bed crying.

MADDIE

Ruby what was I thinking? This was

never gonna work out was it?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 8.

She gets a message through on her computer.

FOOTBALL_BOY

I’m so sorry Maddie.

She ignores it.

FOOTBALL_BOY

I’m an idiot, I know I’ve upset you

please try and forgive me.

She scrolls up and sees there old conversations and smiles

because she remembers how nice it was.


Aden’s friends are gathered around looking at the new

iPhone, Aden isn’t there

BOY 1

This phone is too sick

BOY 2

How do you work that siri thing?

Maddies walks past and over hears him say that

MADDIE

You hold down the middle button

The boys do what Maddie says and it works

BOY 2

Thanks urmm I didn’t catch your

name

BOY 1

Yeah but our mate Aden did

All the boys laugh, Maddie is just staring at them looking

horrified.

MADDIE

It’s Maddie

BOY 2

Sorry that was really unnecessary,

look i’m sure your a really cool

girl and if our boy Aden likes you

then were gonna like you too

Maddie smiles at the boys and walks off

9.

Fades out

EXT. COURTYARD AT SCHOOL. AFTERNOON

Fades in

We see Maddie leaving the building and walking into the

courtyard,everyone’s there and Aden walks straight up to

Maddie.

ADEN

I’m sorry. Maddie we’re so much

bigger and better than this. You

mean more to me than they ever

will.

MADDIE

Seems like I’m always embarrassing

you though.

She turns and walks away. Aden looks gutted. As she walks

home she has a flashback of all there good times. By the

time she gets home she decides she’s going to forgive him.

INT. MADDIE’S ROOM. DAY.

MADDIE

Ruby I need to I need to show him

how much I care about him.

Ruby runs and sits on Maddies magazine on a make over

section. Maddie looks and smiles cunningly.

MADDIE

Ruby your a genius.

She leans over and kisses her.

Looks at herself in the mirror with a prepared expression.

Looks at her watch.

MADDIE

Shit.

She runs out her room and then we see her run back in

holding a full boots bag and a bag of clothes. She puts the

bag down and we see she has bought make up and a new outfit.

MADDIE TEXT

Meet me after school at the bench.

I need to talk to you.

10.

Make over sequence. We see her put contact lenses in,

pierces her nose, fake tans, straightens her hair (badly),

puts fake eyelashes on, make up and change of clothes and

puts on high heels. We don’t see her whole body for the

whole sequence.


We see Aden sitting there waiting again, Maddie’s body comes

into frame. Aden stands up and they start walking towards

each other.

ADEN

Maddie is that you?

MADDIE

I wouldn’t want to embarrass you.

She smiles jokily.

ADEN

You couldn’t that if you tried.

We see them hug and it fades to black.

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