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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Sept 30, 2006 22:35:09 GMT -5
In 1917 there lived a woman named Ellie May (Kim) and her best friend Cal Trask (Minh).
Now, Ellie is a very soft-spoken woman who's desperately trying to get into show business, and her best friend Cal is a beans investor, who's dream is to take over his dad's cabbage business...
The two struggle to make ends meet after Ellie loses her job as a dancer in a very shabby nightclub.
Her dreams continue to shatter and break after her long-time fiance' leaves her for another dancer in a more popular nightclub...
And here...is their story:
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Post by minh on Sept 30, 2006 22:37:30 GMT -5
Cal: I can't believe my dad would not accept my money from investing on beans!! beans!!! I paid 3 cents a share for it! It was alot of money. I just wanted him to love me..that's all! Love me!!!! Oh btw, how are you doing?
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Sept 30, 2006 22:45:10 GMT -5
*While making her bed, Ellie looks over to Cal, who's just come in from outside, sitting on the floor, shining his shoes*
Ellie: Oh, just fine...your father came in today, looking for you.
Cal: Yeah? What'd he say?
Ellie: Well, he didn't say too much, he just wanted you to go into the city when you show up...
Cal: Yeah, that's all he ever does, I'm just a gopher for him!!
*Cal beats a nearby pillow*
Ellie: A gopher?
*Cal, Fidgetting with the pillow*
Cal: *Sigh* Yeah, you know...go for this and go for that...I just can't please him...
Ellie: *Laughs* Awww, you're just being sour, your father loves you, Cal. He just has trouble showing it...
Cal: Nah, Ellie, you just don't get it...you never had parents to boss you around or--or...call you nasty names...
Ellie: *Smiles* No, I suppose not...but I still think you're wrong about your father.
*She finishes cleaning the room and goes into the kitchen to stir the stew*
Cal: *Sigh* You just don't get it, Ellie!!
*Cal storms out*
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Post by minh on Sept 30, 2006 22:53:30 GMT -5
Cal: You really just dont get it..don't you? You just dont understand. He hasn't got much to live. It's been like that for a few months now!
Ellie: Wait..come back!!!
Cal: (comes back and hugs Ellie)
Ellie: Cal!! Cal!!
Cal: (lets go and backs away)
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Sept 30, 2006 22:57:29 GMT -5
*Cal storms off down the path and jumps into his car*
Cal: Just leave me alone, Ellie, you're just too--too...young for this kinda stuff...
Ellie: *Chasing after Cal, catching up to him as he reaches the car* I'm not young, Cal! I'm older than you!
Cal: Yeah, well, you just seem like you're young..
Ellie: *Putting her hands on her hips* And what is that supposed to mean?
Cal: *Starting engine* *Sigh* Nothing, you'll never understand...
Ellie: Cal! You can't keep running away from your problems!
Cal: Yeah? Well watch me...
*Cal speeds off down the dirt road, leaving a trail of dust*
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Post by minh on Sept 30, 2006 23:05:22 GMT -5
Cal: (cries) She doesn't understand me either. I give her money from my bean investments to make it big..and she wont accept it. Why?? Why?
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Sept 30, 2006 23:13:23 GMT -5
*Ellie sits down hard on the ground and takes a deep sigh* I wish he could understand that he's not a target...he's not hated by everyone...*The phone rings and she gets up to answer it* *She gets into the house and picks up the phone* Ellie: Hello? Man: Hello, I'm looking for an Ellie May... Ellie: Speaking. Man: Hello, Miss Lewis ( ), I just read your resume' and I'd love to have you down at our studio by 4 tomorrow afternoon... Ellie: *Gasps and frantically searches for a pen and paper* Yes? Man: New York 8, New York 763 Park Avenue South, Lancaster road and take a sharp left, we're the tall building in the corner... Ellie: Wow! New York!! Thank you so much, I'll be there tomorrow afternoon... *She hangs up, and looks around, wanting to share her good news with someone...but no one is around* *She sits down on the bed and takes out her suitcase and packs for New York).
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Post by minh on Sept 30, 2006 23:19:32 GMT -5
several years later....meanwhile...Cal drives away towards hollywood. Checks in a hotel. Calls papers for work. Hangs out at a schwabs pharmacy. Man walks in.
Man: Hey, you seem like a struggling actor..we have an audition for a pepsi commercial. Would you be interested???
Cal: Sure, I'd love to! I've been out of work since I left Salinas for a while. Where do I sign up???
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Sept 30, 2006 23:24:26 GMT -5
*As Ellie rushes in and out of rehearsals, she finally gets a break and throws herself on her dressing room couch and sighs.*
*She looks up at the television and sees a familiar face...she sits up and moves closer to the television set*
Ellie: It can't be...
*A man pops into her dressing room*
Man: 5 Minutes to showtime, Miss Lewis...
*She waves him on*
Ellie: Thanks Bill...
*The man leaves and she comes to her senses*
Nah, it couldn't be!
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Post by minh on Sept 30, 2006 23:28:01 GMT -5
Cal: After doing a few commercials, Cal decides to make it to the actors studio in New York to hone his acting skills. He was invited to do a play..called "See the Jaguar" Man: You're late again, Cal Cal: Sorry! (puts on his character's clothes) Okay I'm ready to steal the show..I mean..ready!!!
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Sept 30, 2006 23:37:34 GMT -5
*As Ellie stands behind the curtain, ready to go out, she fixes her skirt and her shoes and waits for her name to be called* Announcer: And now...Ladies and Gentlemen...Miss Ellie Lewis! *The audience goes wild and gives a standing ovation* Ellie: *Takes a bow* Thank you very kindly, folks... *The clapping dies down and the people take their seats* Ellie: I would like to sa-- *A man steps out onto the stage and walks up to Ellie* *Ellie looks over, starting to laugh* *She looks at the audience and back to the man* Ellie: Can I help you? Man: Yes! I've been watching you all night, and I just had to meet you! Ellie: *Looking back at the audience, laughing* I'm sorry, sir, you'll have to wait backstage if you'd like an autograph... Man: Nah! I don't want an autograph...I want a kiss! *The man puckers his lips and inches towards Ellie* Ellie: My goodness, sir, you sure are a fresh one... Man: Well, you don't want a stale guy, do you? *The audience is in an uproar* *After the show, the two leap backstage, taking a final bow, they get back into their dressing room* Ellie: You were great, Dean! (mwuaha... ) Dean: Nah, sweetheart, you were pure magic out there! *She laughs and glances over to the television...taking a double take* Ellie: *Pointing* There's that man again!! Dean: What man? Ellie: *Violently pointing* THAT MAN!! I know him!!
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Post by minh on Sept 30, 2006 23:47:37 GMT -5
Cal: (feels cramped up in the cage the whole time, thinks to self...i'm going to quit!) Weeks later...Cal goes on to do a play called "The Immoralist" Man: Cal, you're on in 5 minutes!!! Cal: Okay!! its time to knock em' dead! Few weeks later... Man :Someone in hollywood wants you to star in this movie..called "Rebel Without a Cause"!
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Sept 30, 2006 23:53:18 GMT -5
*As Ellie leaves Dean's hotel room, she walks down the stairs, waving to friends and strangers*
*She walks out of the hotel and down the street, inhaling the wonderful smells of the beautiful autumn air, she looks over at a streetshop's window and gasps*
That hat is beautiful!!
*She steps inside and asks the cashier if it comes in white, the cashier goes searching for the hat and comes back to the counter*
Cashier: I'm sorry, miss, but we'll have to order it...
Ellie: Oh, that's all right, I can wait...do you know when it will be ready?
Cashier: Yes, it should arrive in a couple days.
Ellie: Thank you very much.
*She steps out of the shop and notices her shoe buckle is undone, so she bends down the clasp it*
*As she goes to stand up, she bumps into a man*
Ellie: Oh, excuse me...
Man: That's all ri--Ellie?!
Ellie: *Squints* Cal?! I keep seeing you on television!! What are you doing here?!
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Post by minh on Sept 30, 2006 23:57:57 GMT -5
Man: Who's Cal? This is Dean..of course you've seen me on television! Ellie: Oh, that's right..I just left your hotel. Sorry, it's just that I'm thinking of someone..and well..its like I see him everywhere! My mistake! Dean: Okay, just dont let it happen again! Alright? ? Ellie: Okay, bye now!! (blushes)
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Oct 1, 2006 12:19:49 GMT -5
*Ellie hails a taxi and jumps in*
Ellie: 42nd and 3rd, please...
*She blankly watches as the trees and cars whizz by, she takes a deep sigh and leans up against the window, in another of her daydreams*
I wonder what ever happend to Cal...
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Post by minh on Oct 1, 2006 12:24:36 GMT -5
As the Taxi drives by..whammm..hits a pedestrian!
Ellie: Omg...is he okay?? He looks hurt really bad.
Pedestrian: I am soo hurt.
Taxi driver: Yes, he's really hurt.
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Oct 1, 2006 12:26:16 GMT -5
Oh my gosh, Minh...don't even start, lol *Ellie bounds out of the car and runs to the pedestrian* Ellie: Are you okay? Man: I....am.... Ellie: Yes? Yes? You're what? Man: So hurt...
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Post by minh on Oct 1, 2006 18:59:35 GMT -5
few minutes earlier...Cal walks across the street to get a pack of cigarettes...all of a sudden a taxi hits him!
Cal: i am soo hurt!
Woman in car : Is he hurt?
Taxi Driver : Yes, he's really hurt
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