PIECES OF ME - JULY 2020 35 .
Fuck it .
SOPHIE
She picks it up and goes back inside .
INT . BATHROOM Eli dries a pristine Snowflake with a towel .
Sophie enters .
ELI What the hell have I gotten myself into ?
SOPHIE They ’ re gone .
ELI Thanks for handling .
SOPHIE Everything should be fine .
Happiness exudes from Eli ’ s eyes . It ’ s the only emotion we can see - can ’ t crack a smile and a thumbs up would be lame .
SOPHIE ( CONT ' D ) But , Officer Ballard thinks you should stay inside for a while . Avoid human interaction until the excitement dies down .
ELI Now I know how Frankenstein felt ...
SOPHIE Well , the little shit shouldn ’ t have snuck inside the house in the first place .
( a beat ) Taught him a lesson for sure .
( another beat ) You gonna be okay ?
ELI Just depressed .
SOPHIE That ’ s how we got here ... At least Snowflake ’ s looking better . Why don ’ t you take a bath ?
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