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PIECES OF ME - JULY 2020 38 .
Yeah ...
ELI
He catches her gaze .
No response .
Sophie storms out .
ELI ( CONT ' D ) Damn skin grafts ...
SOPHIE Smart doctors , though . Last thing you need is your body rejecting someone else ’ s dermal tissue .
( a beat ) Where ’ s mom ?
SOPHIE ( CONT ' D ) C ’ mon , dad . Where ’ d you put her ?
ELI Away . I needed a little alone time . She ’ s the reason why I ’ m in this situation .
SOPHIE You can ’ t blame the dead for your actions .
ELI That ’ s enough , Sophie . Don ’ t forget I ’ m the parent .
SOPHIE And yet , you ’ re the one acting like an emo kid who just got dumped .
ELI There ’ s no need to patronize me .
SOPHIE Fine . Dinner ’ s on the table . Why don ’ t you join me before it gets cold .
ELI I ’ ll get dressed and meet you in the dining room in five .
Eli stares at the urn and from INSIDE the trash bag we lock eyes with our antihero . He pulls the drawstring tight and the world goes dark .