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When Lacey Met D
Screenplay
A dysfunctional, unkempt young woman is about to be evicted from her apartment if she doesn't clean up her act soon. An opportunity comes to her in the form of D and her daughter Rose, who is overworked and underpaid. D desires companionship. Lacey desires stability. Rose desires help.
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Scene: Lacey comforts Rose after a very traumatizing court hearing regarding her mother, D. Rose is in shambles. Lacey tries to pick up the pieces.
Scenes From "When Lacey Met D"
ROSE “Hi! Lacey, right? Hope we’re not too late.” LACEY SMILES. SHE BEAMS AT THE SHY LITTLE GIRL, NO OLDER THAN EIGHT, WHO HAS MATCHING ORANGE-RUSSET HAIR LIKE HER MOM AND PIGTAILS, AND A BRIGHT SHIRT THAT SAYS ‘GIRLBOSS’ ON IT IN PINK. LACEY “Not at all. Wasn’t waiting long. Hi, I’m Lacey. What’s your name, cutie?” THE GIRL LOOKS TO HER MOTHER FOR ASSURANCE. HER MOTHER NODS, NUDGING HER. LUCY “Lucy. Like the song.” SHE SMILES AT HER MOTHER. LUCY “Mama named me after a flower and a song. I’m Lucy Violet Waltz.”
FADE IN: INT. FRONT OFFICE OF WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY. AFTERNOON. AS LACEY WAITS, ALL SORTS OF KIDS AND TEACHERS START TO LEAVE. THE FRONT OFFICE GETS CROWDED. LACEY IS ABOUT TO ASK THE SECRETARY IF SHE COULD MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE, WHEN SHE SEES A TEACHER – ABOUT HER AGE – WITH A LITTLE GIRL WEARING PIGTAILS AND A PINK SHIRT. THIS TIME, WITH A UNICORN ON IT. LUCY “Stuttering lady!” THE TEACHER BESIDES HER LOOKS CONFUSED, BUT SMILES. TEACHER “I take it you’re Mrs. Williams?” LACEY LAUGHS, MAKING AN ‘OOF’ SOUND AS LUCY BARGED INTO HER. LACEY “Lacey is fine. Mrs. Williams is my mother, and I’m not married.”