4400 Ariana Jackson 2nd Rev Network Draft 1/19/21 20.
ACT TWO
EXT. DETROIT - DAY Shanice gets her bearings in similar-but-different downtown. She loiters by a COFFEE TRUCK, eyes the TIP JAR. As the VENDOR turns away, she grabs a handful of BILLS and runs, mutters to herself - SHANICE I will pay back every cent... INT./EXT. BUS/DETROIT STREETS - DAY Shanice pays the fare, takes a seat. She notes a guy with AIRPODS in, a woman watching tiktoks on a HUGE PHONE. The truth stares her in the face -- she might well be in the future -- but she’s not ready to acknowledge it. She looks out the window. As the bus rolls through Wayne State University, she flashes back -- EXT. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY - PROTEST - FLASHBACK - DAY A younger Shanice holds a “No Blood For Oil” sign during an Iraq War protest. COPS are on the scene, and one gets in her face -- COP You’re blocking the sidewalk. SHANICE We have the right to be here! Shanice is jostled by the crowd, pushed into the Cop, who shoves her back, going for his BATON. Logan reaches out to steady her -- LOGAN Hey, don’t put your hands on her! She was pushed. You could see that. COP Watch yourselves. Cop’s annoyed, but walks away, and Logan turns to Shanice -- LOGAN You okay? Shanice takes him in, amused. He’s cute, if a bit earnest. SHANICE
I work for ZZ&F Law. I secured the permits for this protest and will not hesitate to get that man’s badge number and sue for bodily injury. So I’m fine, thank you.
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