SCENE SEVEN

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INT. YANCY ACADEMY

Yancy Academy looks more like a very poorly kept public school than a private one inside. There all several bent locker doors, some lockers don't even have doors. Inspirational posters are placed between classroom doors, most are ripped. There are Sharpie comments of "___ WUZ HERE" on the tiled floors. They are all faded and smeared, obviously scrubbed.

PERCY and a few other students sit in the hallway. PERCY sits by himself, looking very irritated. The other students are gathered in a cluster, talking, laughing, shutting up when teachers stroll past.

A bell rings. STUDENTS file out of the classrooms in a frenzy; PERCY stands. A heavy set man, MR. NICOLL, approaches PERCY.

PERCY: What? I'm gonna be late for P.E.

MR. NICOLL (brandishes a piece of paper): Percy, you've retaken this test four times. I'm trying to help you here. Why won't you study? Or even look over what you got wrong?

PERCY: Because you're a boring old sot.

PERCY begins to walk away

MR. NICOLL: Mr. Jackson, you are one offense away from being expelled after this school year.

PERCY (turns, and continues walking backwards): Wouldn't be the first time! (turns back around, muttering) I wanna go home, anyway.