SETTING EXERCISE

INT. TEENAGE GIRL'S BEDROOM, MORNING

A twin bed covered with a quilt. Shoes lined up neatly in a row...sticking out from under the dust ruffle. A stack of books on the nightstand...To Kill A Mockingbird, Gone With The Wind, Pride and Prejudice, The Grapes of Wrath. A weekly organizer chart hangs on the wall. Monday is cirled in red. "Library Books Due"

PAN TO:

An identical twin bed with identical quilt covering. Tossed about and untidy. A guitar lies on the floor...surrounded by crumbled up lyrics. A can of soda sits on the nightstand next to a journal and I pod. An identical weekly organizer chart hangs on the wall. There are no marking other than a giant smiley face...smack in the center. It's tongue is sticking out.
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INT. WIDOWER'S BEDROOM, MORNING

The bed is made. Curtains are pulled open...letting in streams of sunlight. A stack of condolance letters sit on the nightstand...a pen by their side. A handful of flower bouquets are placed throughout the room. Dozens of old photographs are scattered on the bed...alongside a dress. A floral dress...laid out with tender loving care...and a hankerchief adorned with a pretty embroidered A...and a purse...a dainty one with seashell pink rose shimmers...and a hat...with a more flowers...pansies.
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INT. MILITARY CADET'S BEDROOM, MORNING

Tight blanket. Propped up pillow. Not an inch of slack or hint of anything out of place. A Bible sits on the nightstand...atop Math and Science textbooks.
Above it...a tacked up photo of a smiling REDHEAD holding a toddler BABY BOY. She blows a kiss.
PAN TO :

Under the bed. A stack of letters.... "RETURN TO SENDER" ...wrapped neatly with a string. TUMS and PEPTO BISMOL bottles.