INT. FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM- AFTERNOON
Two girls squat side-by-side on the carpet. One girl, MADDI VIANA-GOVEA, plays with a plastic horse with a broken leg. The other girl, COLLETTE ZONG, shifts around a collection of toy people. A teacher stomps by to reprimand two students tugging on a small train. A fly swoops by Maddi’s head. Maddi’s gaze tracks the creature as it flits towards Collette’s direction. Collette reaches to grasp the insect. It floats away and out an open window. Maddi grins. A beat. Collette smiles back. The school bell rings. The two girls turn away from one another. INT. MADDI’S MOM’S CAR- TWENTY MINUTES LATER Maddi fiddles with her toy horse. MADDI’S MOTHER (in Argentinian Spanish) Did the second day of school go better? MADDI (in Argentinian Spanish) Yeah. MADDI’S MOTHER (in Argentinian Spanish) Did you talk to anyone? Maddi gives a slight smile. MADDI (in Argentinian Spanish) No, but I think I might have made a friend. MADDI’S MOTHER (in Argentinian Spanish) You have to talk to people, Maddi. The only people you ever talk to are Dad and me. If you want to keep this friend of yours that you’re making, you better start speaking to them with words. INT. FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM- NEXT AFTERNOON Maddi and Collette play side-by-side on the carpet. Collette clutches a small airplane. She makes it woosh around Maddi’s head. Maddi’s eyes sparkle. She taps her hands together. She picks up a plastic green snake and slips it onto Collette’s vehicle. Her hand clasps Collette’s fingers. Collette’s hand pauses. The airplane and snake hover in the air with the two girls grasping them. Collette smiles at Maddi. A beat. Maddi grins back.
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