My name is Lily draft 1
- 1. INT. BATHROOM. NIGHT. Extreme close up of various pink things in a well-lit bathroom. In an in-and-out of focus shot, LILY's chipped pink nail polish can be seen. The titles appear beside these various pink objects, then her high heels, kicked over by the side of the tub, can be seen. In a close up shot, there is a doll on her bed. In a medium shot, LILY is seen in the bathtub, wearing a torn dress. Her makeup is smudged across her face as though she's been crying and her eyes are closed. In a close up shot, there are dead white roses. INT. BATHROOM. DAY. In the same bathroom, LILY puts her nail polish on, blowing on it as it dries. The roses are still alive in this brief close up shot. In a close up shot, she rinses out her blonde hair. In a medium shot, she wraps a towel around herself. It is clear from this shot that she is flat-chested. She takes a can of Venus shaving cream and puts it on her face, where a man would shave. She picks up a pink, women's razor to her face, getting rid of some very short stubble. She brushes her hair and puts it in to a matching towel, then walks across to her bedroom. There is a close up shot of her running her hands over the various fabrics of her closet, finally landing on a pink dress. She pulls it out of the closet. LILY sits down in front of a mirror and, looking around like she's afraid someone might see, she pulls a small bag of makeup from a man's backpack. She puts it on hurriedly, like she doesn't want to be caught with it. She dries her hair and styles it, then slips the dress on. We finally see all of her in a medium shot, from in the mirror and she smiles at herself, twirling and giggling quietly. A door opens and closes somewhere downstairs and she startles, putting her things away hurriedly. MIRANDA Charlie? Where are you? She can be seen grabbing the feminine things from the bathroom and stuffing them in this same bag. Nervously, she puts on a pair of silver high heels. She takes a calming breath and opens the door. Outside her door, MIRANDA is facing with her back to LILY. LILY takes a deep breath and smooths down her dress anxiously. Lily Mom? MIRANDA turns around and when she sees LILY, gasps quietly and puts her hand over her mouth. INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT. LILY is sitting on her bed. She chips at her nail polish anxiously, tapping her feet nervously. She closes her eyes and thinks back to an hour ago.
- 2. INT. KITCHEN. DAY. MIRANDA What did we do wrong, Charlie? What's wrong with you? How do we fix this? LILY (mumbling) My name is Lily. And you didn't do anything wrong, mom, it's just...me. MIRANDA (shouting) This is not my sweet boy! LILY (shouting) Neither am I! MIRANDA I can't handle this, Charlie, you're not my son, you're not - LILY I AM NOT CHARLIE! MIRANDA YES YOU ARE! LILY My NAME is Lily. Lily. LILY. The door opens again and a middle-aged man, clearly her father walks in. BILL stands at the door and when LILY turns around, he drops his keys. LILY starts crying and storms back upstairs. INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT. From her room, LILY can hear BILL and MIRANDA arguing. BILL Where do we take him, Miranda? There has to be a doctor, to fix him, someone - MIRANDA Someone to help our son - bill
- 3. He can't be like this forever - MIRANDA Wrong - BILL Freakish - MIRANDA Abomination, it isn't... LILY screams and covers her ears, crying hard. She curls around a pillow and sobs. She thinks back, and the audience can see a quick succession of shots of LILY as a little boy, playing with a doll in an empty room, the same one on her bed. There is a shot of her crying as MIRANDA cuts her hair, then to the pink things from the opening scene. She pulls on her hair, looking angry, and then all in a rush, she stands up and goes to her closet, pulling out a large white handbag. In it, she puts a variety of girl things, including the makeup case from earlier. From downstairs, she can still hear MIRANDA and BILL arguing. As they get louder and start shouting, she puts clothing in the bag, then her wallet, her phone and a charger. She goes to the bathroom and grabs a perfume bottle.She puts her shoes back on and stops, looking at the doll on her bed. Her eyes water at the sight of it and she picks it up and holds it, observing it quietly. She hears MIRANDA yelling downstairs, and makes a decision. She goes to the desk and quickly writes out a note. She folds it and writes "mom and dad" on the back of it. Footsteps can be heard going up the stairs and LILY looks around her room, then she walks towards her bedroom window. MIRANDA Charlie, we need to talk to you, we've found this wonderful doct - Charlie? The room is empty, and the window is open. On her bed, the note she left for her parents is by the bear. Miranda goes towards it and opens it. EXT. NIGHT. TRAIN STATION. LILY runs towards a train station, her high heels clicking. It is a clear, dark night and she runs down the stairs towards the platform. She pauses at the edge of the tracks and starts crying again, folding in on herself. She runs her hands through her hair, looking pained and hurt. The train pulls in the on an empty platform, she pauses and takes a deep breath before stepping on to the train.
- 4. Sitting on the train, she observes her nails, only to see that they are impeccably groomed. In the aisle across her, MIRANDA and BILL are sitting. MIRANDA Wrong BILL Freakish MIRANDA Abomination LILY covers her ears, looking afraid LILY I am not WRONG! INT. NIGHT. BATHROOM. Extreme close up of various pink things in a well-lit bathroom. In an in-and-out of focus shot, LILY's chipped pink nail polish can be seen. There is a close up shot of her high heels, kicked over by the tub. In a close up shot, there is a doll on her bed. In a medium shot, LILY is seen in the bathtub, wearing a torn dress. Her makeup is smudged across her face as though she's been crying and her eyes are closed. In a close up shot, there are dead white roses. She opens her eyes and gets out of the bathtub, then looks at nails. They are still chipped, like she's been picking at them. She looks at herself in the mirror and with a smile, starts reapplying her makeup. EXT. NIGHT. TRAIN STATION. LILY runs towards a train station, her high heels clicking. It is a clear, dark night and she runs down the stairs towards the platform. She pauses at the edge of the tracks and starts crying again, folding in on herself. She runs her hands through her hair, looking pained and hurt. The train pulls in the on an empty platform, she pauses and takes a deep breath before stepping on to the train. In her bedroom, MIRANDA looks at the note she left on the bed. It says “my name is Lily”. On the train, LILY smiles, and looks out the window contentedly. In a brief close up shot, her nails are chipped and she frowns at them. Pulling the pink polish out of her bag, she fixes it quickly and smiles at them.