92 Days Before- Scene 25

Daniel is sat behind a desk answering phone calls.

Daniel: Yes, don’t worry we cover all of that for you *Pause* Trust me you won’t find better coverage than us.

Nicola walks over and stops at Daniel’s desk, leaning over towards him.

Daniel: I will just pass you over to another member of our sales team.

Daniel presses a button on his phone and then turns towards Nicola.

Daniel: What do you need?

Nicola looks shocked.

Nicola: Mark Wilson, the author, he is in my office and he wants to speak to you.

Daniel looks shocked.

Daniel: What? Why?

Nicola: He wouldn’t say

Daniel: I think I know why.

Daniel looks gutted. He stands up and walks between a few desks and stops by Chloe’s, she turns around to look at him.

Daniel: Mark Wilson wants to see me

Chloe: Who?

Daniel: The author, the one I wrote the fan fiction about

Chloe: Ah.

Daniel: Why would he want to see me?

Chloe: Probably upset that you are a better writer than he is.

Daniel: I better go and see him.

Daniel walks away from Chloe and opens a door into an office. Mark is stood in there flicking through some sheets.
Daniel: Mr Wilson.

Mark turns around and quickly shakes Daniel’s hand

Mark: You are Daniel Hart, author of this fan fiction?

Daniel: Yeah, listen I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t plagiarise your work.

Mark puts his hand out and smiles.

Mark: Its fanfiction you are meant to plagiarise. You know I started writing Fanfictions.

Daniel: Really? How old were you?

Mark: Twelve.

Daniel nods nervously.

Daniel: I’m sorry to be rude Mr Wilson but what are you here for?

Mark: As you know I’m working on a television series.

Daniel: yeah it’s been all over the news.

Mark laughs slightly.

Mark: yeah it has, well I’m moving up and becoming a producer and I need a screen writer who understands my work.

The realisation seems to dawn on Daniel.

Daniel: Mr Wilson, I’m no screen writer.

Mark: Not yet but you have potential.

Daniel: seriously, this would be like a serious thing and I only write fan fiction.

Mark: Exactly, what do you think this show is but fan fiction of my novel. You will be perfect for it.

Daniel: No.

Mark: Listen this is like some cliché movie thing going on here, but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You have a chance here to help me write and I’m going to be honest not every average joe gets that chance but I did once so I’m offering it to you.

Pause as Daniel thinks.

Daniel: I have a job, a life, I can’t just run away from it. I mean I will have to speak to my girlfriend.

Mark: you have two seconds. Come on, when you were writing didn’t you at least dream for a second that you would be able to work on something like this?

Daniel: Yeah but that’s a game.

Mark: now its reality.

Daniel looks horrified but finally he smiles.

End scene