The MEETING- 1st Draft

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THE MEETING

Written by

Ilianna Ntouvli

Based on true events.First draft: 21/10/2013

Sedgemoor House,Doust Way,Rochester,Kent,

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INT. BUSY AIRPORT- NOON

Travellers passing and going, with suitcases, some holdingteddy bears or flowers. OPPOSING emotions throughout theLARGE airport check-in section. A woman crying whilstgreeting her husband. A couple greeting their teenage kids

goodbye: the woman crying

A stream of people coming from the arrivals section.ISABELLE, 23, is looking for someone that was on the flight,but doesnt hasnt found him yet. Suddenly a VERY handsome,tall male pats her on her shoulder.

MALE:(unsure)

UHH, excuse me do you know wherethe exit is? I seem to have gottenlost already.

ISABELLE:(shocked)

OH SHIT! Oh, hey.. Uum yes itsthat way.

ISABELLE points towards the direction of the exit. The TALLmale seems to be hesitant at first, but soon starts torecognise the BEAUTIFUL, young girl that seems to haveCAPTURED his attention.

ISABELLE: (CONTD)(weirded out)

UHH, can I help you with anythingelse, sir?

MALE:(stunned)

I-i-zzy? Is that you? Fuck... isthat really you?

ISABELLE:Yeah? In fact, my name is Isabelle.Wait... how do YOU know my name?

MALE:Izzy? Fuck, its really you!

ISABELLE:(scared)

Who the FUCK are you?

MALE:You dont remember me? Iz, Its meTrav.

ISABELLE:

(confused)Trav? Am I supposed to know you Mr.Trav?


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TRAVIS:(gradually gettingannoyed)

Isabelle... Im Trav for fucks sakewe practically lived in the samehouse when we were younger.

ISABELLE:(stunned)

Oh my, what? Travis... TravisMcCoy? Is that really you? Youvechanged so much!

Travis starts laughing nervously and gives a hug to Isabelle.

TRAVIS:(whilst hugging)

Come here you. Should I take that

as a compliment?

ISABELLE:(laughs)

Yeah off course, you freak.

TRAVIS:So how have you been?

ISABELLE:Oh well, Ive been quite busylately. Interviewed this local bandthis morning, nothing special. Howabout you?

TRAVIS:So I guess youre a journalist now?

ISABELLE:I call it Music Journalism but youcan call whatever you want to.

TRAVIS:MUSIC journalist? You always didlove music, right? I remember when

your dad taught me how to play theguitar, good times.

ISABELLE:So how have you been? Havent heardfrom you in ages.

TRAVIS:Ive been great, Iz. Travelling andall. Just came to the UK for thishuge project Edd and I have been

working on. You remember Edd, dont

you?

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ISABELLE:Edd... Edd Dillon? Your roommatefrom college, right?

TRAVIS:Yeah him. Ive been building our

advertising empire with him sincegraduating from college.

ISABELLE:Wow, well Im glad youre well. Youseem happy.

TRAVIS:Call it what you want.

Melancholy is seen through Traviss eyes, but only for mereseconds as he quickly recovers.

TRAVIS: (CONTD)Hey weve been standing here forquite some time why dont you join

me for a cup of coffee?

ISABELLE:Do you even know any coffee shopsaround here?

(starts giggling)

TRAVIS:(stifles a laugh)

No, you brit. I didn't even knowwhere the exit was a few minutesago. So where are we going?

Isabelles now deep in thought.

ISABELLE:Hmmm... well we can go there, itseems pretty cozy.

TRAVIS:Cozy? Seriously, Iz? It seems like

that fat lady will eat all thosecupcakes on the counter, plus thosesexy-looking cucumber sandwichesand drink all the tea of this wholecountry. Oh yes, and if were lucky

we might not get eaten too. Letsgo somewhere else, please?

ISABELLE:(laughing hard)

Youre paranoid, you know that?Lets just g-

Isabelles phone starts ringing.

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She sees the caller ID and hesitates to answer it at first,but eventually answers it.

MALE VOICE: (O.S.)(stressed)

Hey babes! I just landed, Im still

in the plane. My flight wasdelayed, Ill be out in about 15

minutes, gotta pick up my suitcasesfirst. I know you get annoyed whenIm late but I couldnt do anythingabout it. Im really sorry, honey.

ISABELLE:(on the phone)

Dont worry, Ill get over it. Howwas your flight?

MALE VOICE:Fine, I guess. Slept throughoutmost of it.

ISABELLE:(uncomfortable)

Uhh, ok see you in a bit.

Without letting the male voice answer, Isabelle hangs up thephone.

TRAVIS:You look stressed. Whats up?

ISABELLE:(trying to get comfortablebut comes out asannoyance)

Im FINE, Trav. Just had a toughday.

TRAVIS:Iz, who was that?

ISABELLE:

(lying)No one, just a friend.

Confused by her response, Travis starts leading them towardsa coffee shop.

INT. COFFEE SHOP- 1:35PM DAY

Sounds of light chatter across the room. They sit in a smalltable in the corner of the shop.

TRAVIS:(concerned)You seem stressed out. Whats wrong?

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ISABELLE:(worried)

Nothing, Im just thinking.

TRAVIS:About?

ISABELLE:The way we were split. The way you

were forced to move to the US withyour mum and how eventually aftersending letters to one another, youstopped writing.

TRAVIS:Iz, I was a horny teenage boy thatdidnt give a FUCK about anything.When I stopped writing to you, it

wasnt because I forgot about youor because I wanted to forget aboutyou, but I got involved more in mynew life than in my old. I wasstarting to live my life again. Edd

was the only person the only personthat reminded me of you, but Istill missed you like hell.

(now stressed)

ISABELLE:But you didnt do anything to provehow much you missed me. Instead,you just left me thinking I wasntpart of your life anymore, that youdidnt care about me anymore. WhyTrav?

Travis starts looking through his pockets for his packet ofcigarettes and finds himself been stared at by the othercustomers.

TRAVIS:(irritated)

UUUUH, fucking England! Cant evensmoke in a fucking coffee storeanymore.

ISABELLE:(trying to remain serious)

You really have to quit, Trav.

TRAVIS:(in harsh tone)

Dont even start with me, Iz.

ISABELLE:Trav, whats bugging you?

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Travis doesnt answer. An awkward silence is spread the twoof them. A couple of minutes later, a petite waitress bringstheir order, breaking their awkward silence when speaking.

WAITRESS:(to Isabelle)

Heres your cappuccino withcinnamon and blueberry- raisin

muffin, maam.

Isabelle thanks the waitress with a quiet thank you.

WAITRESS: (CONTD)(to Travis)

...and heres your double espressoand toast, sir.

TRAVIS:

Thank you...

(looks at her tag onshirt)

...Lucy.(gives a flirty smile)

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