


JASON (cont.)
I haven’t watched TV or listened to a radio. I haven’t done ANYTHING but make the call to you. And like I said when I first called you, I can’t bring myself to face my neighbors right now. That’s why I asked if you could come here for our sessions.
DR. MASTERS
So nobody knows about the game you guys played in the car?
JASON
If they did, I'd probably be sitting in some jail cell right now.
DR. MASTERS
And you believe this is why you’re seeing Kristen and....why your wife isn’t speaking to you?
JASON
Yes.
Jason looks around for Kristen...he doesn’t see anybody.
Dr. Masters notices.
DR. MASTERS
Anything?
Jason flashes a slight expression of relief.
JASON
Nothing.
DR. MASTERS
Well then maybe that’s it...maybe you just needed to get that off your chest. Tell your story to someone.
Maybe your conscience is clear.
JASON
I don’t know...you might be right.
Jason looks around with suspicion on his face.
DR. MASTERS
Mr. Pratt?
JASON
Sorry...they--
*pauses*
It’s just so silent.
DR. MASTERS
Hmm. What you wouldn’t give to hear those school songs again, huh?
JASON
You know what? You're right.
Jason stands up.
JASON
*Yells Out*
BELLA!
Dr. Masters smirks and looks down at his pad.

Bella comes out of a back room. She’s holding three roses. She walks by Dr. Masters and places the three roses on the table in front of her father.

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