1X12 - “THE LEAD”
Written By:
Jessica Boggs
FADE IN:
INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY
We see students walking along the halls.
Terri, Natasha, and Katie walk alongside each other.
All of a sudden, a beep goes off. Terri shuffles through her pocket to get her phone out.
It’s a notification.
TERRI
How about that?
Katie and Natasha turn towards Terri.
KATIE
What is it?
TERRI
You may want to look.
Katie and Natasha shuffle closer to Terri as they look at the phone.
It appears to be a Snapchat story going viral at the school.
Other students along the halls are laughing.
Oblivious to the commotion, Abigail walks to history class like it never happened.
The bell rings. Terri then puts her phone back in her pocket.
TERRI
Catch you later. That’s the third period bell.
Natasha, Katie, and Terri then go their separate ways.
SUPER: HOURS LATER
We are in the same hallway. School is out.
Fuming, Terri walks quickly to her locker.
She thinks to herself as tears stream down her face.
She finds a bench to sit as she covers her face with her
hands.
From the corner of the hallway, Abigail walks by and nearly
brushes off Terri.
Terri jumps up.
She quickly faces Abigail.
TERRI
Hey! Watch it!
Abigail freezes.
ABIGAIL
Oh. I'm sorry.
She squirms in embarrassment and turns away from Terri.
TERRI
You don't sound like it.
Terri then composes herself.
At another corner of the hallway, a group of students walk
past them.
STUDENT #1 pulls out her phone.
STUDENT #1
Fight, fight, fight, fight!
Terri unlocks the combination to her locker and pulls out
what appears to be incriminating evidence of election results.
TERRI
Explain this.
ABIGAIL
There is nothing to explain.
TERRI
Why were the ballots stuffed? Answer me!
Terri shoots a look at Abigail. The expression on her face
reeks of confusion. .
Abigail continues to walk past her.
In a dose of whiplash, Terri catches her by the arm.
ABIGAIL
Don’t touch me!
TERRI
(angrily)
Answer me!
Fury rises from Abigail's face as she clenches her fist.
She then abruptly grabs onto Terri's hair and clenches it.
Terri pushes her and kicks her, in order to get off of Abigail but to no avail.
Student #1 laughs as she holds the camera. STUDENT #2 rushes to the principal’s office.
The room spins.
Natasha and Katie rush to break up the fight along with STUDENT #3.
Abigail tumbles to the floor.
She then gets up from the floor.
Abigail gets up in Terri's face.
ABIGAIL
It's going to cost you.
Terri walks back a couple of steps. Katie and Natasha rush towards Terri’s side.
She turns away from Abigail and towards Katie and Natasha.
KATIE
Terri, what are you doing? You’re going to get yourself in trouble.
Terri composes herself.
Abigail slowly walks towards Terri.
ABIGAIL
Alright, you win. My dad paid off someone to stuff the ballots.
Angrily, Natasha turns towards Abigail.
NATASHA
Why would he do that? Isn’t that illegal? Did you know who stuffed the ballots?
ABIGAIL
He did not tell me. Even with that, it still was not enough to win the student council election for a freshman class officer position.
NATASHA
I don’t believe this!
Natasha then walks a couple steps back while Katie steps up to Abigail.
Abigail trembles.
The scene ends and we fade to black.
Next week, we continue on with the scene and Yvette returns.
FADE OUT
THE BOOK OF TERRI is written and executive produced by Jessica Boggs and production is overseen by TVRGO as well as Boggs Productions.
THE BOOK OF TERRI is one of The TV Ratings Guide's ORIGINAL SERIES, an exclusive feature of The TV Ratings Guide.
THE BOOK OF TERRI is written and executive produced by Jessica Boggs and production is overseen by TVRGO as well as Boggs Productions.
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