TRAPPED

Written by Trent Callier

3622 Jocelyn St. NW Washington D.C 20015 (470) 422-2284

INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT A male and female couple enter the restaurant and sits at a table. A man named Ethan, dressed in a well-kept suit, stares at the food stains on the table. He grabs a napkin and wipes down the table. Ethan stands up and walks towards the male restroom. INT. RESTROOM - NIGHT Ethan walks in the restroom. He stares at the slimy floors and focuses on the brown streaks on the wall. Ethan squints his face and hurries towards the urinal. Ethan stands in front of the urinal and grabs his nose. turns around and looks at the stalls. Ethan stares at the feet under the stall. Ethan puts his nose in his shirt and uses the urinal. Ethan stops urinating, and moves his elbow towards the flush handle. Ethan walks towards the sink and washes his hands. The man in the stall flushes the toilet and exits the restroom. Ethan looks through the sink mirror and sees the man leave the bathroom. Sweat drips off Ethans face. Ethan stops breathing hard. He looks at the hand blow dryer and shakes his head. Ethan walks towards the window and pushes the window up. The window stays shut. Ethan lunges his hands at the window and pushes hard. Ethan falls to the ground and starts breathing fast. Ethan stops breathing and stares at the bathroom stall. He forces his breaths. He

2. He runs into the bathroom stall and frowns at the empty toilet roll. He kicks the roll and the roll snaps and rushes to the floor. Ethan stares at the removable ceiling panels. Ethan raises his hand, stands on his toes, and pushes the air that is above him. Ethan jumps in the air and pushes one of the ceiling panels off the roof. Ethan jumps in the air and reaches for the open roof space and misses the opening. Ethan jumps at the ceiling again and misses the opening. Ethan climbs on top of the sink and jumps at the roof opening. His feet lands on the ground. He climbs on the sink a second time a jumps at the roof opening. His hand misses the opening feet. and he lands straight up on his

Ethan climbs on the sink and raises his arms straight into the air and jumps towards the opening in the panel. Ethan grabs onto the roof panel opening and hangs. dangles in the air. His feet

Ethan pulls his shoulders above the panel opening, and begins to pull his body in the roof opening. Ethan pulls his chest through the opening and the roof panel breaks in two pieces. Ethan tumbles to the floor and slams his head on the restroom tile. Ethan slowly stands up and stares at the gash in his forehead. He turns on the faucet and sticks his head under the water and rinses the gushing blood. Ethan turns off the faucet and staggers towards the restroom door. He stares at the door handle and looks at his feet.

3. Ethan lifts his foot in the air and presses it onto the door handle. His foot slides off the handle. Ethan looks at the door handle and moves his foot towards the opposite end of the door handle. His foot slides off the door handle. Ethan limps over to the opposite side of the restroom. grabs his shoulder and runs toward the restroom door. Ethan

He slams his shoulder into the door and falls to his side. Ethan sits up and stares at the crack in the door. Ethan stands up and shuffles to the other side of the bathroom and runs towards the door. Ethan falls to his knees and screams. Ethan reaches in his pocket and grabs his cellular phone. scrolls through his contacts and dials 9...1... and looks through his collar at his white undershirt. He

He frowns and then unbuttons his collared shirt and places it on the sink. Ethan pulls off his under shirt and places it next to his collared shirt. Ethan puts on his collared shirt and wraps the undershirt around his hand. Ethan reaches for the door handle and the door swings open and hits him in the face. Ethan falls to the floor. A man enters the bathroom a runs towards the urinal. Ethan stands up and stares at the man in the restroom. The man stares at the ceiling boards on the floor and the red stains on the sink. The man runs towards the door and pulls it open. Ethan puts his foot it from closing. in front of the door opening and stops

He pries the door open with his elbow and exits the restroom.

4. INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT Ethan shuffles over to the empty table with two menus sitting on top. Ethan looks down and wipes a tear from his face. Ethan slouches and limps out of the restaurant.