Original Idea (Vices)

Script:

Vices

Scene one

ext graveyard - approaching mid day

we're greeted with a scene of Sheryl visiting her fathers grave, she has a bouquet of flowers that she is laying on the grave, she looks distressed and grieving.  

SHERYL

(remains speechless as she places the flowers on the grave, sadness is filling her face)

Her phone rings, she checks it and sees that it's her mum, she ignores the call.

SHERYL

"where do i even begin?"

(said still in complete disbelief at the her dad has died)

SHERYL

"i bet you'd have known what to do if..."

(Said with a slight chuckle to mask her sadness)

Sheryl's interrupted by her phone as she receives a text, she checks it and it's her mum saying "Don't forget that you have to visit today" Sheryl begins to get agitated at her mums interruptions.

SHERYL

"you're not really there are you?..and i look insane"

(feeling awkward)

Sheryl receives yet another phone call, again by her mum, getting angry she switches her phone off and pulls out a bottle of vodka from a carrier bag she is holding to take a sip.

SHERYL

"i don't know how you did it for so many years, she's relentless"

(Venting her frustrations towards her dads grave after which taking another sip)

SHERYL

"i mean it's not like i don't try"

(Taking another large gulp of vodka)

SHERYL

"no one understands..not like you do...did"

(tears are rolling down her face as she takes yet another giant gulp)

Sheryl turns her phone back on only to see 3 more missed calls from her mum, now slightly intoxicated Sheryl bursts out into tears at the fact that she has to go see her mum.

Scene two

int sheryl's mums house - now into mid day

Sheryl is at her mums house, hiding the fact that she is drunk and hating the idea of been there. She walks into the room with a tray of tea and biscuits, how ever spills the drinks slightly as she stumbles due to her intoxication. 

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"careful, it's a new carpet"

(concerned for her carpet and not so much Sheryl)

Sheryl looks at her mum in disgust without any care for the new carpet.

SHERYL’S MOTHER

"So as i was saying, you know Lynda from down the road?..Well apparently she's been getting it off with the postman"

(Spoken as though continuing a previous convocation)

SHERYL

"oh right..."

(Sheryl seems uninterested in the gossip as she really doesn't want to be there)

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"Some people just don't have their priorities straight these days"

(said in a patronising tone as she takes a sip of her tea whilst looking at Sheryl)

SHERYL

(Unresponsive and not caring what her mum has to say)

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"So, how're you doing? it's been a while since you last popped around"

(sounding concerned for Sheryl)

SHERYL

"i'm fine"

(very brief and with a slight sigh, again signalling her hatred for been here)

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"did you go to That chippy hiring down the road i told you about?"

(again in a patronising tone)

SHERYL

"they'd had too many applicants"

(lying to her mum)

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"well that's why you needed to go the day i told you"

(annoyed at Sheryl for not trying hard enough)

SHERYL

"hmm"

(giving a verbal response just to shut her mum up)

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"you'll lose that tone, lady, all i ask is that you at least try to do somethin..."

(now getting angry however interupted by Sheryl)

SHERYL

"like what? prance around in a leotard?" 

(Snapping with anger and due to her intoxication at her mum)

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"How dare you...I've given you everything and this is how you repay me? i gave you violin classes, ballet classes..."

(In disbelief at Sheryl's disrespect and interupted by sheryl)

SHERYL

"yes when i asked if i could do judo or play in a rock band"

(interrupting and finally starting to speak her mind to her mum)

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"someday you'll have to get your head out the clouds, otherwise you're going to..."

(stern and trying to be the dominant character)

SHERYL

"Never be good enough?"

(she says this interrupting before her mum has time to say amount to nothing)

Sheryl storms out of the house hurt and disappointed, she's had enough of the arguing. 

SHERYL'S MOTHER

"Sheryl Wait..."

(Her words have no impact on Sheryl as she still storms off)

Scene Three

Int Sheryl's house - during Twilight

Here we cut to a shot of Sheryl in her apartment she is drinking heavily and there is multiple bottles of alcohol strewn across her apartment. She is enraged, heavily intoxicated and very emotional.

SHERYL

"FUCK YOU"

(Slurring her words and tearing up photographs of her mum)

SHERYL

"I'M IN CHARGE NOW, I’M AN ADULT"

(Throwing family picture frames breaking them and still drinking more and more vodka)

Sheryl walks up to a mirror in her apartment with a picture of her mum that shes scrapped the eyes off of and proceeds to mimmic her mum very drunk which soon turns into a rant.

SHERYL

"Look at me, i'm so perfect, unlike my piece of shit daughter, go get a job, come visit, be more like fucking me"

(In an utter rage.)

Sheryl walks over to her bed and picks up her keyboard and begins to play as the camera zooms out.

(If needed i can write a song here that Sheryl could have written about her mum and how she needs to trust her and let her figure her own life out for the closing scene)