The Truth About Veronica
By Sarah Perry
[Veronica stands on the steps of the school, cigarette in her mouth, about to
watch Jason Dean blow up.]
Veronica: Stop!! Don't!!!
[We hear an explosion. Veronica cringes.]
Veronia: Jesus, Jason, you scared the shit out of me!
[Pan onto Jason Dean, unharmed save the damage Veronica did to him in the boiler
room. Jason grins, knowingly. A tree 50 yards behind him is blown to a black
mess of a tattered stump.]
Jason: I thought that was what you wanted, Veronica? For me to blow up? I obeyed
your command, to stop, but uh, now the slate isn't clean. We're not even. Do I
get to uh, shoot your fuckin' finger off and blow a few holes through your
chest?
[He is starting to show strain from loss of blood. Pan to Veronica. She looks at
him, pathetic, beaten. Students begin to burst from the school to see what
explodes, pan to Jason]
Jason: Greetings and salutations...
[The students gawk at Jason, then at Veronica, and back at Jason.)
Jason: I knew you'd be back, Veronica. You wanted this as much as I did. I'm
counting on you to finish it all for me. For us. Then the slate'll be clean.
[Jason Dean falls over dead. Pan back to Veronica, a blank look on her face, she
stands still as the students rush down the steps to look at the deceased Jason
Dean. Heather stops next to Veronica]
Heather: [Haughtily, demanding] Finish WHAT, Veronica?
Veronica: [Shakes her head and chuckles]. Fuck you, Heather.
[Veronica walks down the stairs, past Jason Dean and away from the school,
smoking her cigarette].
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