116. Face Of - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• INT. JERRY'S LIVING ROOM - DAY


• Jerry kneels in front of the couch, his head buried in the cushions.


• He lifts his head up.


• JERRY
• Come on God, I mean, if you really exist, why wouldn't you want to prove it? And besides, I've got some real issues you could help clear up.


• He looks up at the ceiling, where a ceiling fan slowly rotates, and shakes his head.


• The doorbell rings and he pushes himself up to his feet and walks over to the front door.


• Jerry opens the door, and finds a LITTLE GIRL staring up at him.


• JERRY
• Uh, kid, sorry, I'm not buying anything.


• The girl cocks her head to the side, studying him, then walks past him into the house.


• She jumps onto the couch, crossing her legs beneath small body.


• JERRY
• Hey, no, no, no. You can't be here, your mommy wouldn't like that very much. Neither would your daddy. Oh, God, your daddy...you need to go now little girl.


• LITTLE GIRL
• You called, so I came.


• JERRY
• What?


• LITTLE GIRL
• You called, I...


• JERRY
• Yeah, I'm getting that. What are you talking about?


• LITTLE GIRL
• You wanted to know if I existed.


• Jerry steps back.


• The little girl pats the couch.


• LITTLE GIRL
• Sit.


• She looks at him, her blue-flecked amber eyes penetrating.


• Jerry moves slowly to a chair next to the couch and sits.


• JERRY
• Who are you?


• The little girl just looks at him again, and tilts her head.


• JERRY
• Seriously?


• LITTLE GIRL
• You should take your shoes off.


• Jerry hurriedly slips out of his shoes.


• JERRY
• But, I thought you'd be, different? I mean, you're a little girl, no offense.


• LITTLE GIRL
• You couldn't deal with anything else.


• JERRY
• Come on.


• LITTLE GIRL
• You're not really ready for that, the terror of that.


• JERRY
• And Moses was?


• The girl smiles.


• LITTLE GIRL
• Just a bit. Have you fallen through nebula, felt solar dust rush across your back? Have you knelt and spun a cellular membrane through your fingers?


• JERRY
• I just want to see a bit more, I'm not asking to be you.


• LITTLE GIRL
• Jerry.


• He is caught by her eyes and she looks into his again.


• JERRY
• Ok.


• The little girl hops off the couch, and walks over to him.


• Jerry pulls back slightly.


• She reaches up on her tiptoes and kisses him on the cheek.


• LITTLE GIRL
• I love you.


• She walks to the door, walks outside it, and starts closing it.


• Jerry rushes over and pulls the door back open, but there is no one in sight.


• JERRY
• Hey, what about my problems? You could have stuck around long enough to give me a little wisdom on that.


• A little girl's giggle rings in the air around him, and he spins looking for the source, but can't find it.


• He stops spinning and walks to the couch.


• He touches the place where she sat, then sits next to it, staring at the spot.


• FADE TO BLACK.