SCRIPT - THE EMPTY ROOM

THE EMPTY ROOM by Sherise Fan

int. - bedroom - day

Olivia and Leyla walked up the wooden stairs onto the beige carpet on the floor. Once they reached the top of the staircase onto the second floor, they walked over to the door on the very end of the hallway, the door with the sign "Kristin's Room".

GIRL 2 (LEYLA)

KRISTIN! We're here.. Um.. Hello?

There was no sign of Kristin anywhere. The room was exactly the way it was yesterday when they went over to do some homework together. The abnormally big chair was behind her very beautiful couch, the beautiful purple velvet bedsheets on her bed were made up perfectly, the light by the bed was lit in a darkish purple color, the newest white computer on her white modern desk was off, but there was a piece of paper in the printer. And all there was on her bedside table was her school picture in a picture frame.

GIRL 1 (OLIVIA)

What the.. Kristen? Are you here? Please don't be messing with us right now. Should we check underneath the bed like the way we use to for monsters?

GIRL 2 (LEYLA)

Seriously Olivia, this is just.. This is not the time to joke around okay? Kristin isn't here, she isn't answering her cell, do you think this was the reason why Auntie Sophie looked so worried just now?

Silence. All there was was silence.

Leyla walks over to the desk and finds the piece of paper in the printer while Olivia just sat there on Kristin's bed, becoming paler and paler by the second.

GIRL 2 (LEYLA)

Look at what I just found Olivia. Come over! Please.

Leyla passed the sheet of paper over to Olivia so they could both read it. There was only one sentence on that piece of paper, one sentence. "Have you guy's checked behind the closet yet?"

Once they read that note, there was a rush of excitement that passed the both of them. But the both of them also felt a bit of anger and frustration.

The girls were reluctant to open the closet at first, they were standing right in front of the closet and...

girl 3 (Kristin)

BOO! Hey there. Scared?

Girl 1&2 (Olivia and Leyla)

OH MY GOD.

GIRL 2 (LEYLA)

You know that you scared us to death right? What was this for? You skipped school just because you wanted to scare us into thinking you were gone?

GIRL 3 (KRISTIN)

Okay okay! I'm sorry! Geez guys, take a chill pill or something. I skipped school because I had to do something, alright? But you got to admit, this was fun.

Even though Leyla and Olivia felt angry that Kristin scared them like this, they couldn't help it but to forgive Kristin. Together they went downstairs, and sat by the kitchen laughing about what just happened.