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Priest
Screenplay By Phillip Ghee (USA)
Chapter One
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JARED
            “I  am sorry man, I didn’t know you had company.” I tried to close the door
                  real slow so as not to disturb you.”
   BRAXTON 
                              (Mimicking a  hi-brow accent)
“COMPANY? YOU CALL THAT COMPANY, MY BOY THAT WAS MORE THAN COMPANY, THAT WAS A CORPORATION, THAT WAS CONGLOMERATE, A SEX MONOPOLY AS IT WERE. MICROSOFT, OR SHOULD I SAY MACROHARD -HA!”
JARED
“I THINK WE SHOULD SWITCH THE  SUBJECT, ONCE AGAIN I
                APOLOGIZE. 
  
                BRAXTON
                (Excited at first, then reflective, then excited  again) 
“HEY! BUD, I DON'T MIND IF YOU HAD A  LITTLE LOOK-SEE.
                I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. 
                REMEMBER I'M A... WAS AN ATHLETE.  WHAT GOOD IS SPORT, 
                WITHOUT THE APPROVAL AND CHEER OF  THE CROWD, THE ADORING FANS.
                YOU WERE CHEERING ME ON, WEREN’T YOU”? 
JARED
                (Blushing) 
“BRAX! WE ARE SEMINARY STUDENTS, YOU KNOW?”
BRAXTON
“OH! I GET IT. I SEE WHAT'S GOING ON  HERE. DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.  YOU  WOULD RATHER DISCUSS THE VULGATE THAN THE VULGAR. OHHHH! I SEE.
   YOU’RE A VIRGIN AREN'T YOU”? 
JARED
“SO WHAT IF I AM.  WHATS THAT GOT TO DO WITH STUDYING FOR THE  PRIESTHOOD? THE WAY I FIGURE IT, THAT WILL MAKE MY VOW OF CELIBACY ALL THE EASIER  BECAUSE THAT’S SOMETHING I PLAN ON GOING ALL THE WAY WITH.” 
     BRAXTON 
“WELL THE WAY I SEE IT, YOU AREN'T  REALLY SACRIFICING ANYTHING IF YOU 
                NEVER HAD THAT WHICH YOU ARE TO  GIVING UP. WHAT THE RATIONALE 
                BEHIND LENT MY BOY? 
OK HERE'S THE DEAL.YOU STICK WITH ME  AND I'LL GET YOU A NICE SUCCULENT PIECE BEFORE YOU BECOME A BORED AND SUFFERING  OLD PRIEST. CAPICE?
                  
      JARED  
“THANKS, BUT NO THANKS, I WORKED  HARD TO GET INTO
                THIS SCHOOL, I HAVE MY VOCATION ALL PLANNED. I HAVE 
                TO MAINTAIN MY FOCUS”. 
BRAXTON
“CHILL DUDE. WE'RE ONLY FIRST YEAR  WE CAN AFFORD TO
                MAKE MISTAKES. 
LIKE, YOU EVER HAVE THE COPS BUST  YOU 
                YOU, WHEN YOU WERE A KID FOR STUPID  OR RECKLESS STUFF,?
DUH!...DUMB QUESTION, WRONG WITNESS.
ANYWAY, MAKE PRETEND YOU ARE A KID  AGAIN AND YOU GET BUSTED FOR SOME LAME SHIT. THEY, THE COPS,CAN'T CHARGE YOU AS  AN ADULT. LOOK EVEN THE COPS REALIZES THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO DO DUMB AND 
                STUPID STUFF WHEN YOU ARE A KID.  THAT’S A PART OF BEING A NORMAL
                EXPERIMENT CHILD.  HELL! MOST OF THEY JUST TRY TO SCARE THE SHIT  OUT 
                OF YOU, MOST TIMES THEY JUST DROP  THE CHARGES ANYWAY, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GO TO COURT”. 
JARED
AM I SUPPOSED TO BE FOLLOWING SOMETHING HERE?
BRAXTON
OH WHAT A NUMB SACK, AND I MEAN THAT LITERALLY.
                        JARED
                  
  ”YOU KNOW BRAXTON, THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
                OF MATURITY AND RESPECTABILITY WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE EMULATING.
                WE AREN’T JUST YOUR USUAL JOE BLOW,  FRAT BOY. WE ARE 
                SEMINARY STUDENTS”. 
BRAXTON
“JC, YOU'RE ONE HELL OF AN ARMCHAIR  PHILOSOPHER BUT YOU NEED TO
                SMARTEN UP AND DOWNLOAD SOME REAL LIFE. HOW CAN YOU 
                EXPECT TO SO PIOUSLY ABSOLVE THE  MASSES FROM ALL THEIR DIRTY 
                LITTLE PERVERSION, THEIR SEXUAL SINS;  WITHOUT SOME FIRST HAND 
                EXPERIENCE?
AND AS FOR LAST NIGHT FORGET ABOUT TITS. CHAO”.
Braxton prevails in the end and breaks Jared down to laughter. Braxton playfully gives Jared a gangster smack of the face and exits. Jared is left still smiling despite himself.
Continued next week...