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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Tom's Rom-Com. Part...3?


Alright, this is slow going but I am slowly plugging away at it.


"MONDAY"

Andy is working at his desk, typing away at his computer. His phone sits at his desk beside him. He keeps glancing at it.

Narrator/Andy: Monday. We texted back and forth all weekend. We started talking on Saturday and I already know where she works, where she went to school, her favorite bars, what music she listens to, what she likes to do on weekends...and she knows all that stuff about me. Well obviously I lied about what I do with my weekends, I am not telling her I laid on my couch for two days. I made something up.

Andy's phone buzzes, he stealthily picks it up, it's from Cassie. He smiles.

Narrator/Andy: Look at that smile. It happens every time my phone goes off, Cassie's like Christmas. Each text is a new present to unwrap. 

Andy looks up from the phone for just a second to see a coworker staring sternly at him, taking note of his casual cell phone usage during business hours. He puts down his cell and goes back to work, feeling frustrated that he can't check his phone. He's like a junky thinking about his next fix, Andy tries to work through his urge. 

The phone buzzes again and Andy doesn't even hesitate, in one motion he locks up his desk, scoops up his phone and walks to the washroom. He finds a stall, takes the time to put down a sani-seat and sits down on the toilet, pants on.

He checks his phone, he smiles.

Narrator/Andy: (Doing a Cassie impression) "Hey Andyyyyyyyyyy. I am so busy today, we're overbooked and I am doing double the work. I had to be in at 6am today :( Anyway, I needed a distraction and I thought of you." Aww, you see what's happening here? She needs a smile and she came to me. Goddamn it that made my day.

Andy responds and then stands back up to leave the stall, he stops himself.

Narrator/Andy: Actually, shit. I can't really go to the washroom later if they all saw me go in here just now. Hold it in later or try to make something happen now? Hold it in later or go now?

Andy starts to undo his belt and unbutton his pants.

Narrator/Andy: Ugggggggg, alright. 


Cont'd...

That's a good place to stop, right? Women like seeing guys use the toilet in romantic comedies don't they?

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Tom's Rom-Com


To follow along with this story you can either scroll down a couple entries and read parts 1 and 2 or click HERE.

Con'd... 
 
Andy's sits up on the couch and picks up his phone. The light of the screen softly illuminates his face against the dark of the room. Andy takes a closer look at Cassie's profile, he glances through her profile and smiles. He flips through her pictures and smiles even harder. He looks at her message.

CASSIE
(text)
Hey. I am Cassie how are you?

NARRATOR/ANDY: This chick has to be fake, right? Beautiful women aren't sitting around on a Saturday night messaging strangers are they? They're supposed to be out, having strangers buy them drinks and throw themselves at them all night. I am being catfished, I know it. I shouldn't even bother responding...on the other hand those pictures...

ANDY
(text)
I am good, I am just chilling with friends. What about you?

CASSIE
(text)
I am just watching a movie right now with my friend. I was supposed to go to a club but we decided not to. Thank god!

ANDY
(text)
Why?

CASSIE
(text)
I hate clubs :)

NARRATOR/ANDY: Marry me. 

ANDY
(text)
Marry me.

CASSIE
(text)
Haha. K. 

ANDY
(text)
What are you watching?

CASSIE
(text)
Archer. Have you seen it?

NARRATOR/ANDY: Oh my god, I love her already. If this girl ends up being some dude then I am going to kill him.

ANDY
(text)
Love it!
Cassie?

CASSIE
(text)
What?

ANDY
CASSSSIE?

CASSIE
(text)
:) What???

ANDY
(text)
CASSSSSSSSSSSSSIEEEEEEEEE???

CASSIE
(text)
LOL Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

ANDY
(text)
Danger zoneeeee.

CASSIE
(text)
HAHAHA OMG. LOL. YES!

NARRATOR/ANDY: Yeahhhhh, you kind of had to watch Archer to get that one but trust me, it was funny. AND SHE GOT IT! I made a dorky, obscure reference to an episode she may or may not have seen and she actually got it. She LOL'd. 

CASSIE
(text)
Haha. I don't want to keep you from your friends so I'll let you go. I just wanted to say hi.
Talk later? 

ANDY
(text)
Definitely

The phone fades back to black and the room falls dark again, Andy is alone and it's quiet. The soft light of the room just illuminates enough of Andy's face to see that the smile on his face still hasn't faded as he falls back to the couch.

Cont'd
 
-APE-



Monday, March 10, 2014

This Is Real. I Did This and Not To Be Funny.


Is a single man with little long term relationship experience qualified to write a romantic comedy about falling in love? Yes and you can consider this my resume.

 and last impression.


Consider that a free taste.