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After a night out in town with friends, two groups meet, Capulet and Montague, both popular but it’s the school that defines there worthy. Maitland High & Hunter Grammar, rich and the poor keep these two star crossed lovers apart jenny & Paul.

EXT . JENNY’S HOUSE BALACONY – MIDNIGHT
Poor Montague boy dressed in Nikes and track pants with a hooded jumper approaches Capulet house balcony.
Paul looks up at jenny’s balcony hidden from her underneath a garage.

PAUL
Gosh she is so hot, she’s the chick from the party.

jenny’s phone rings.

PAUL
Oh how I wish to be that phone so that I may touch that cheek.
JENNY
Oh Paul Paul why must you be a Maitland Montague deny your group and don’t attend Maitland high.
PAUL
Should I say something?
JENNY
Or swear that you love me and I will be a Maitland high girl.
PAUL
Should I say something?
JENNY
It’s just the school that I hate.
PAUL
Should I say something?
JENNY
I mean if u call a rose a shoe is still a rose, if you call dirt delicious is still dirt so if Paul was Paul Montague id still call him my love, so Paul take me but just the name cause its keeping us apart.

Paul steps out from garage into jenny’s sight
PAUL
Only call me love and I will never again be Montague.
JENNY
Whos there!, I have a cricket bat.
PAUL
My name, did rather not tell you I only hate it because you hate it and if it was on a piece of paper id scrunch it up and shred it to pieces.
JENNY
How did u get past my dog?

PAUL
Nothing can keep me from seeing my love, not dogs or fences nor senor lights.
JENNY
How did u get directions here?
PAUL
I put it in google maps.
JENNY
How long have you been listening?

PAUL
Long enough.
JENNY
Crap.. well do you love me?, don’t answer that I already know you do, who doesn’t right.
PAUL
I swear by the sun I do love you.
JENNY
Don’t swear by the sun it doesn’t always shine, swear by yourself cause u know you always will.

JENNYS SISTER
Jenny come get ur

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