Something Borrowed (filmed as "The Wedding Date")

Something Borrowed Written by Dana Fox First Revision April 22, 2003 FADE IN: CLOSE ON A WOMAN’S FACE, BEAUTIFUL AND STRONG. SHE’S CRYING. INT. KAT’S BEDROOM - NEW YORK CITY - DAY The woman is KAT ELLIS, 30. Tears stream down her face as she sits cross-legged amid the detritus of a packing frenzy. There is an unfortunate green bridesmaid’s dress hanging on the back of the door. Kat’s pain is palpable. She buries her head in her lap. Suddenly, the doorbell RINGS. Kat sits bolt upright, wide eyed. She looks around in disbelief. How did this happen? What is she doing on the floor? KAT (sweetly) Hold on! INT. HALLWAY A BIKE MESSENGER stands outside Kat’s door. He busts a covert ipod dance while he waits. KAT (O.S.) Coming! INT. KAT’S FOYER Kat wipes her face and inhales, summoning deep calm. INT. HALLWAY The Bike Messenger looks up as the door swings open. Kat is a changed woman. Nothing like the girl we saw on the floor. You’d never know she had been crying. Or that she even knows how. KAT I’m so sorry. I wasn’t quite ready for you. Kat props the door open with her foot as she slides a plane ticket into an envelope. She scribbles a name on the envelope, seals it, and hands it to him. 2. BIKE MESSENGER Lady, you said this was a rush. I can’t rush anything anywhere if you don’t give it to me. Kat looks down at the envelope, she’s still holding on to it.