Text to Pattty from John
'Hey. Howd u lik 2 c Tom Cruise on the beach?'
Text to John from Patty
'Hey Playa, Howd u lik 2 c the charmed chick Alyssa whatever? 8-)'
Text to Patty from John
'Milano. They're showing Mission Impossible on the beach.'
Text to John from Patty
'Mission Impossible...gd name 4 ur chances of getting some tonight.'
Text to Patty from John
'C'mon It's supposed to b windy. Adjin's running this. May b the screen will blow around n Adjin will hav 2 fix it.'
Text to John from Patty
'Itll blow alright. Funtown end of bwalk?
Text to Patty from John
yuppers
Text to John from Patty
U helpn adjin?
Text to Patty from John
can't... afraid of heights member?
Text to John from Patty
Thought your God would protect u. ;-)
Text to Patty from John
I'ma low level Catholic. My faith only goes up about 10 ft. Above that..i.'m on my own.
Text to John from Patty
b there. time?
Text to Patty from John
10 c ya
Text to John from Patty
latr much playa 8-{}
The breeze was blowing strong off the ocean when Patty found John on the beach among the crowd of mostly teenagers.
Patty. She's wearing a Touch Alyssa Milano Mets shirt and short jeans shorts.
'Hey'
John
'Hey. Check it out....that angry guy, pounding something on the movie screen-right near the Funtown sign.'
Patty
'Angry Funtown boy'
John shouting up at Adjin.
'Hey up there. Funtown boy. We having fun yet?'
Adjin flips him off.
Man on blanket next to John
'Did he just give you the finger. There's families here.'
Patty
'No. He's from the Ukraine. That's how they wave hello.'
Patty quickly demonstrates a convoluted wave.
Man on blanket next to John's
'Oh. That's interesting. So he gave you a Ukrainian wave hello'.
Man on blanket next to John tries the phony Ukrainian wave Patty just made up.
Patty
'You're getting it. But don't do that..'.
Patty runs over and whispers in man's ear.
Patty, standing up
'...and you don't want people to think you're saying t-h-aa-t'
Man on blanket next to John
'Oh no I wouldn't want people to think I'm saying that. I'll leave the Ukrainian wave to the experts'
John stares at Patty
'Oh what a tangled web we weave...'
Patty
'...when we believe God won't protect us if we climb above 10 feet?'
A gust blows the movie screen hard The movie starts. And then stops...the crowd playfully boos and people throw candy towards the screen.
Official from Ocean County Parks and Recreation-yells in a mega phone.
'No candy throwing people. Popcorn yes. Candy no.'
Patty laughing
'Candy no. Popcorn yes?'
John
'Popcorn won't reach the screen. And if it blows away the sea gulls will eat it.'
Patty
'Interesting or not at all....'
John
'Barry works for the city. I know all about garbage now'
Patty
'White trash Barry'
John
'Nice.You liked him. Really liked him.'
John gestures towards a big woman
'What is that called? And why would anyone wear it'
Patty says and then stares at John for his reaction
'It's called a moo moo.'
John
'Oh, I see. Got milk?'
Patty
'Not nice.'
Adjin runs by and punches the movie camera. It starts. 'Mission Impossible' written on black film appears on the movie screen....along with the Mission Impossible theme as Adjin runs back by to secure a movie screen that is really shaking in the wind.
Patty
'This i-s fun.'
As Tom Cruise is climbing a cliff on the movie screen, Adjin is climbing the Funtown sign and then stepping to the side of the movie screen. One corner of the screen has come loose and is blowing wildly in the wind.
Patty
'He could really use your help.'
John
'I can't climb that high...'
Patty
'He's your friend and he's hanging like Tom Cruise.'
John
'Dammit'
John jumps up... runs up the boardwalk and on to the Funtown pier. He begins to climb the waving movie screen. The right side of the audience applauds John as he climbs
Adjin looks down the ladder and holds out a hand to pull John up. Now some people in the audience stand up to watch John and Adjin better. A young cop appears at the bottom of the ladder John is on.
Young cop yells up
'You are o.k. son.'
John yells down.
'Son? Harvey I went to school with you.'
Harvey yelling up the ladder
'Johnny? Thought you were afraid of heights, You wouldn't even ride the horse on the merry-go-round that went up and down when we were little.'.
John yells down
'I'd move if I were you.'
Harvey
'You're doing fine. You won't fall on me.'
John yells down
'I feel like I'm going pee my pants. I'd move if I were you.'
Man on the blanket next to John grabs his family and runs to the boardwalk. Patty grabs his popcorn bucket and sits back down on the blanket.
Patty staring up at the movie screen
'Awesomeness'
Harvey the young cop waves for people to move aside. Yelling down from the Funtown pier.
'She's gonna blow off.'
Patty keeps eating pop corn and watching the scene.
All at once...the screen unhinges, falls, hits the sand and begins to roll over the blankets where the audience had been. Patty ducks down-protecting the popcorn bucket-as the screen rolls over her and head and down the beach. John and Adjin, scramble down the ladder and jump off the Funtown Pier onto the sand. They run off after the screen as it tumbles into the darkness. Patty jumps up and chases after them.
Harvey the young cop
'Show's over folks.'
Little Boy to young cop
'Oh...ya think?'
Harvey the young cop bends down to put his face next to the Little Boy's
'Respect your elders...especially your policemen son'
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