ARE WE ALONE? by Bruce Durbin Read Free Book Online Page B

silhouette. Fear is etched on Gina’s face. While she wants
to look away, she can’t, as the FIGURE continues walking
towards her. Anthony pulls at Gina.
ANTHONY
We have to get away from here.
OLD MAN (O.S.)
Where you gonna go?
    They jerk around, seeing Old Man, pushing his wheel barrel.
Old Man is wearing Chaz’ BLOODY T-shirt (TAKE ME TO YOUR
LEADER), but has turned it around, with the printing, “I AM
YOUR LEADER”, now on the front.
    OLD MAN (CONT’D)
Ain’t no escape. Gotta pay the god
damn piper.
    Old Man tilts the wheel barrel, with Christina rolling out of
the wheel barrel, dropping down on top of Gina, who instantly
SCREAMS, as she sees Christina’s intestines, spilling out.
Gina struggles to get out from under Christina’s BLOODY body.
Anthony tries to help her, as Old Man sets the wheel barrel
down and picks up his shovel.
    OLD MAN (CONT’D)
They said they’d take out the damn
do-hickey, if’n I brought them
some...lab rats.
Old Man raises the shovel above his head.
    OLD MAN (CONT’D)
Squeak. Go on...Squeak for me,
like a damn rat. Caus’n that’s all
you be. Damn lab rats running
through a fuckin’ maze.
Old Man swings the shovel down, with Anthony instinctively
raising his arms, but the blow crushes through Anthony’s arm,
hitting him on the head.
    Gina looks at Anthony, as BLOOD drips down his head. Anthony
slumps over on his side, as Gina GASPS, places her hand to
her mouth, and SCREAMS.
OLD MAN (CONT’D)
Yeah, scream.
    Old Man raises the shovel above his head, but then stops,
looking past Gina, seeing the approaching FIGURE, which draws
closer.
    OLD MAN (CONT’D)
(to FIGURE)
You, you said they were mine. You
promised. A promise is a god damn
promise.
Gina turns slightly, looking at the approaching FIGURE.
GINA
(begging)
Please, please...help me.
    YASMINE
I believe that aliens are space
travelers, seeking to help...
    The FIGURE steps closer, becoming recognized as Yasmine, but
she’s wearing a flowing gown that appears to be translucent,
seeming to glow with brilliant light.
GINA
Yasmine? Is that...
    YASMINE
I have many names. To help you...I
must first change you.
Yasmine moves closer to Gina, holding out her hand.
    YASMINE (CONT’D)
Come, come with me. On, on a
journey.
Yasmine moves closer.
    YASMINE (CONT’D)
Trust...You can trust me.
Gina happens to look down, seeing that Yasmine is carrying
some objects in her other hand.
    The light changes and Gina sees that Yasmine is carrying the
heads of Chaz, Christina, and Anthony. Gina jerks to the
side, seeing Anthony’s body, minus his head.
    Gina jerks to the other side, seeing Christina’s body, minus
her head. Gina jerks back towards Yasmine, who slightly
swings the heads. Gina SCREAMS.
DREAM: ENDS
EXT. CAMP - NIGHT
    Gina jerks up in her sleeping bag, SCREAMING. Everyone jumps
from their sleeping bags, looking at Gina, whose face is
drenched in sweat and is white with fear.
Gina slowly calms down and looks around, seeing the other
students; alive.
CHRISTINA
You okay?
    GINA
Uh, yeah, yeah...I’m okay. Just a
nightmare.
Gina looks around the campsite, failing to see either aliens
or spaceships.
YASMINE
No aliens.
Gina looks back at Yasmine.
YASMINE (CONT’D)
Trust...You can trust me.
    Gina looks at Yasmine, who smiles, then lays back down. The
others also look at Gina, then lay back down, except Chaz,
who gets up, looks at Gina, then moves to the cameras,
checking them.
GINA
Chaz?
CHAZ
Yeah?
    GINA
Do you, do you believe in aliens?
Chaz looks up at Gina and almost LAUGHS, then sees that Gina
is serious, and he hesitates.
    CHAZ
Isn’t that the whole purpose of
this little project? To prove the
existence of aliens?
Chaz looks at Gina, then softens, as he looks up into the
sky.
    CHAZ (CONT’D)
Who knows if aliens exist, but...my
dad, who thinks he’s a hippy,
always says, “Son, most things in
this life...Just because you can’t
hold it in your hand, doesn’t mean
it’s not