10.7.2022

trans girl (Julia)(deadname oliver (ollie)), sad, extremely online, afraid to go outside.

int. shot of a trans flag in her room, focus shifts to her face. you can see the light of her monitor scrolling. shot then shows what she’s looking at (/lgbt/, egg_irl, twitter, some social platform that shows other people being happy). close up of the monitor focusing on things that could make her unhappy. she turns it off and leaves. title.

Julia is watching tv, text pops up from carter saying “hey”. she is visibly frustrated and doesn’t respond. another text

“i know your upset with me, what i didn’t wasn’t right. i can make it up to you if you just give me another chance”

“why would i give you another chance”

“because i know right from wrong. introducing you as a man wasn’t right, i won’t do it again.”

“then why haven’t you apologized?”

“i’m sorry i really regret it”

“okay well i accept, please don’t do it again”

“i won’t, best friends forever?”

“forever and ever”

Julia holds the phone close to her heart and smiles.

her mother says “ollie, dinners ready!” showing discomfort, gets up and leaves

ext. school, very bright out, waiting at the bus loop:

carter: “we should hang out after school”

julia: “i don’t know, i’ve been a nervous time bomb recently. like i feel like i need something soon because i don’t know what to do anymore.”

carter doesn’t pay much attention to what she said, only that she doesn’t want to hang out.
“oh alright, i just wanted us to hang out sometime”

julia, feeling bad for carter and not for herself
“alright then maybe, i’ll let you know”

“alright sounds good”

bully walks buy: “man why you look so gay”

other bully: “dawg shutup leave that man alone”

carter visibly doesn’t stand up, nor looks like he cares.

Julia seems hurt by this.

shot of her riding the bus home. blending into the background. others taking nonsense and her just sitting there not doing or saying anything.