PIECES OF ME - JULY 2020 55 .
LENNY ( CONT ' D ) Hell , if I ever run into ya at Hailey ’ s , first round ’ s on me .
MARY Enough ! We ’ re not here to glorify suicide .
BLAKE Support is support .
CARLOS She ’ s right . Misery loves company and we are a lively bunch .
ELI It is making me feel a bit more comfortable . What about you , Mary ? Are you one of us or just the captain of the ship ?
Mary slowly rolls up her sleeves - her arms look like they were attacked by a pizza cutter . Stephanie cringes .
MARY We all wear our pain , some more visible than others . Please help yourself to a seat .
Eli does as he ’ s told and Mary begins her spiel on self-love . Her words fade away and Eli watches her in silence . Smitten . Maybe Maggie was right ? It is time to move on !
LATER
Everyone stands at the door having a friendly chat . Lenny was right - it is like a fucked up version of The Breakfast Club . I guess that makes Eli , Anthony Michael Hall .
STEPHANIE --Any word from Jack ? He ’ s been MIA for weeks .
BLAKE Yeah . I thought he was really making progress .
LENNY Prescription drugs , man . They ’ re a bitch .
Mary grabs her purse and jacket :