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Drive Thru

An original short script by Steve Meredith

EXT-FAST FOOD RESTAURANT-NIGHT

It is about 12:30am. A blue pickup truck enters the lot and drives up to the drive thru area.

INT-FAST FOOD RESTAURANT-CONTINUOUS

A girl, about 20 years old is at the drive thru window. This is SOPHIA.

Sophia (through the headset)

Hi, may I take your order?

EXT-FAST FOOD RESTAURANT-NIGHT

A man about 20 years old is in the truck. He looks as though he hasn’t slept in three nights. His name is JASON.

Jason (nervously)

C-can I have a umm, a number three please, with a Pepsi to d-drink?

Sophia (through the speaker)

Will that be all tonight?

Jason

Y-yeah.

Sophia (through the speaker)

O.k. your total is 4.26, please pull around to the window.

The truck pulls away from the menu board

INT-RESTAURANT-NIGHT

The truck pulls up to the window.

Sophia

How are you sir? 4.26 please.

JASON hands the money to SOPHIA in exact change.

Sophia

Hold on, I’ll be right there with your food.

Jason

O.k.

INT-JASON’S TRUCK-CONTINUOUS

In the passenger seat lays a knife. There is also a bandage on Jason’s left wrist. A moment later, SOPHIA returns with the food.

Sophia

Here you go, sir, you have a nice night.

SOPHIA shuts the drive thru window. JASON sits there for a moment looking into his bag of food.

CLOSE UP ON THE FOOD.

A teardrop falls into the bag and on to the sandwich wrapper. JASON begins to cry.

INT-RESTAURANT-NIGHT

SOPHIA is talking on her cell phone to one of her friends.

Sophia (into the phone)

Yeah, it sucks, I’m here until 1:30 tonight…what? Oh, you mean Jack? Yeah he broke up with her when he went off to college. (Noticing the truck is still at the window.) Hold on a sec, Meg.

EXT-FAST FOOD RESTAURANT-NIGHT

SOPHIA opens the drive thru window.

Sophia

Did you need something more tonight, sir?

PAUSE

Jason (crying, softly)

Do you ever wish you could connect with your customers?

Sophia

What?

Jason

Like, do you ever wish you could connect with your customers, you know. Like, break down this wall between you and the car?

INT-FAST FOOD RESTAURANT-NIGHT

SOPHIA tucks back inside for a moment.

Sophia (into the phone)

Meg, let me call you back, o.k.? Alright, talk to you soon.

SOPHIA hangs up the phone, and sticks her head back out of the window.

Sophia

What do you mean connect?

Jason

I mean, you do your job all night, never once touching the customer, never once really getting to know them. Wouldn’t that bother you?

Sophia

I guess it never really occurred to me.

Jason

I think about it all the time. I miss the feel of someone touching me, even if it’s just a tap on the shoulder.

Sophia

Sir are you o—

Jason

My name’s Jason.

Sophia

Alright Jason, are you alright?

Jason (sternly, keeping his eyes forward on the windshield)

Not really, and no, there’s nothing you can get me, I don’t need anymore food. What I need is, what I need is…Oh I don’t know what the hell I need anymore.

Sophia

Compassion?

Jason (looking up at Sophia)

Yeah, that’s part of it.

Sophia

Someone who gives a damn

Jason

Yeah, I guess that’s it.

Sophia

Where are you going, Jason?

Jason

I don’t know. Somewhere far away from here. I guess I’ll just go and go and go, until my gas tank says “stop.”

Sophia (smiling and chuckling)

Really, that sounds like a good plan.

Jason (smiles)

It’s nice to finally get to talk to someone, even though you are a total stranger.

Sophia (smiles)

Yeah, every now and then it’s nice to talk to a complete stranger.

Jason

By the way, you have a really nice smile.

Sophia

Thank you, Jason, you have very nice eyes.

Jason smiles.

SOPHIA’S P.O.V.

Sophia notices the knife and wrist bandage that Jason wears. The smile fades away from SOPHIA’S face.

Sophia (concerned)

Where are you going, Jason?

Jason (still smiling)

I told you, I’m driving until my tank runs dry.

Sophia (concerned)

I’m serious.

Jason (smile fading away)

Well I don’t know, some place out West. But anyway, I shouldn’t hold you up; you probably have closing duties to do. Thanks for the meal.

JASON drives off.

Sophia (screaming through the window)

JASON WAIT!!

SOPHIA notices that Jason stops his car. She runs out of the drive thru room.

EXT-RESTAURANT-NIGHT

Sophia comes running out the door. She runs over to JASON’S pickup truck and…

INT-JASON’S TRUCK

…opens the door, she climbs up on the door ladder, leans over and kisses him on the lips. She releases from the kiss. For a brief few moments, JASON looks absolutely shocked.

Sophia

My name is Sophia.

PAUSE

Sophia (apologetically)

I’m sorry, that was an impulsive reacti—

Jason

No, no, no, it’s alright.

Sophia

What, you’ve never been kissed before?

PAUSE. JASON looks into SOPHIA’S eyes.

Jason (eyes filling up with tears)

Sophia, I think…I think you just saved my life.

Sophia (getting choked up)

The entire time I’ve worked here, I’ve always been told to give the people what they want. (pause) But for once in my life, I wanted to give somebody what they needed. And I thought you needed a kiss.

Jason (crying with happiness)

Thank you, Sophia, thank you so much. I know that you are a complete stranger to me, and I know that I will probably never see you again. But you saved my life, and for that, Sophia, I love you.

Sophia

You’re a complete stranger to me—

Jason

I know, but I jus—

Sophia

And you’ll probably never see me again—

Jason

I know, but please jus—

Sophia

And I love you too. I love you too, Jason.

SOPHIA kisses Jason on the forehead and steps out of his truck.

Jason

Thank you, Sophia.

Sophia

Your welcome, Jason. Thank you too.

JASON nods his head to say “goodbye.” He rolls up his window and drives off.

INT-RESTAURANT-NIGHT

SOPHIA walks past her manager DALE, to the drive thru room.

Manager

What was that all about?

Sophia (without turning around)

You wouldn’t understand, Dale.

SOPHIA wipes a tear from her eye as she goes back to work.

Fade to Black, roll credits, The End.

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