INT. SUPERVISORS OFFICE - SUPERMARKET - AFTERNOON
Justin sits in a scant, chalky office. Across from him rests the supermarket supervisor, JOSEPH.
JUSTIN
- Sorry about the lack of a resume, kind of a last minute deal.
joseph
(thick Serbian accent)
It's grocery store. You're hired.
Appreciative of Joseph’s acumen, Justin rises.
JUSTIN
Well, alright then. If only the rest of life was this pain -
joseph
You put on.
Justin looks to the uniform placed upon the desk.
JUSTIN
...Ful. You want me to put this on now?
JOSEPH
Now. Stock boy call in sick.
You work four hours, I pay you twenty five dollars.
JUSTIN
I sorta have plans.
JOSEPH
Everyone have plans. Work now, plans later.
Before Justin can render his retort, an
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MR. MCALLISTER (V.O)
Just got a job. I see. Okay, well I'll let her know, Justin.
JUSTIN
...Thanks.
MR. MCALLISTER (V.O)
Not a problem. Buh-bye now.
Hanging up, Justin glares at his uniform.
INT. SUPERMARKET - NIGHT
SEQUENCES of Justin on the job, stocking shelves upon shelves INTERCUT WITH :
EXT. VARIOUS HOMES - NIGHT
Similar SEQUENCES of Larry working the beat. A myriad of lavishly-decorated doors slam in his face.
INT. SUPERMARKET - LATER
Filling the frozen foods for display; Justin has half his body submerged in one of the cooling containers. Just then,
Theodore’s altar boys emerge from an adjacent aisle and attack - knocking him and various packaging to the floor. An awkward, clunky and disjointed battle ensues as they flail around in a pool of fish, ice, and tartar sauce.
ALTAR BOY # 1
WHERE IS IT!? FATHER SAYS YOU HAVE
IT!
JUSTIN
WHERE THE FUCK IS WHAT!?
ALTAR BOY # 1
THE ORGAN!
JUSTIN
I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU’RE
TALKING ABOUT!
REVEAL: A few unkempt sultans of the supermarket stare on as shitty elevator music plays tenderly in the background.
ALTAR BOY # 1
Don’t play stupid with us, atheist scum! JUSTIN
I don’t know what you’re talking about! Maybe Jesus really liked the model and just had to have it.
A gut-busting kick to the stomach.
JUSTIN (CONT'D)
(high
Freddie has been working at a distribution house where he loads boxed items into trucks (Halloran & Lowenstein, 2000). He has been an employee for only 3 months (Halloran & Lowenstein,
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“Hold my tongue?!” Said the boy in distress. “I was unconscious for God knows how long, then I wake up to gun shots and weird beams of blue and red light.” The bod shuddered anxiously, unable to control the eruption of emotions he felt inside. “I’m just a pizza deliver b–“
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In a fit of rage I grab my brother and shake him roughly. “Tommy! How can you do such a thing?! What would father say?! Huh?” I sit down, exhausted. “Father,” I force out, and I can see tears welling up in Tommy’s eyes, “I’m so sorry, Tommy. It will be alright.” I pull my brother into a bony hug and cradle him. Then I hear the manager yell, “Back to work, you dirty rats!” We hurry back to our stations as if nothing had ever happened.
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“I...I don’t know.” Nothing more was said. Halfway through lunch an ear piercing alarm started, it had never been heard before. Everyone scrambled out of the cafeteria, in the rush, Vinnie and Chastity were separated from their father. They hid under a pile of scrap metal, everything turned to chaos, officers were running after people, mothers grabbing their children screaming, a voice came over the loudspeaker,
People who prefer to stay in Manhattan would not prefer staying in New Jersey while those who prefer to stay in New Jersey would not stay in Manhattan as there is a negative correlation between them and the P value is less than 0.05 which states that it is significantly correlated. (p=0.009)
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