Lulu in Honolulu Read Free Page B

never been to any show or program I’ve been in at school.
    ALEXIS
    (trying to keep a laugh out of her voice)
    Lu, I’m serious. If your thing is during the day, there’s about as much chance of them coming as there is of it snowing in Honolulu.
    LULU
    And there’re these girls called Khloe and the Cs who just bailed on dancing with us, so if Mom and Dad came, it could make my friends and me feel fantabulous.
    Lulu heads inside the house, but Maya blocks the door. She points a finger toward the outdoor shower. Lulu knows what the finger means: rinse off before you set foot in the most dirt-free, sand-free beach house in all seven Hawaiian Islands.
    CAMERA FOLLOWS LULU as she walks around to a wood-slatted wall covered with a Hawaiian wedding flower vine and ducks into the shower. She tugs off her SURF MAUI T-shirt that’s over her SPF 50 long-sleeved shirt but stops mid-tug. Just before her head pops out, she yanks her shirt down.

    CUT!! Another super quick note. Even though I couldn’t surf if a shark was speeding after me, I love wearing surf shirts because the idea of riding on wave power is, well, soooo Hawaii and California! Now, Back to: ACTION!!
    Lulu faintly hears voices drift from the back of the house and takes off toward the lanai , the word everyone in Hawaii uses for porch.
    LULU
    (yelling over the sounds of waves and singing shama thrushes hidden in trees)
    Mahhhhhm?! Dahhhhhd?! Are you home already?
    FIONA HARRISON stands straight and tall against the lanai railing. Her posture and her angular beauty make her seem like a marble statue. She’s dressed in narrow white jeans with zippers at the ankles, a plain white top cut high at the neck and a silky Stella McCartney blazer with the sleeves pushed up, showing off her large, rose gold men’s watch and gold and diamond bangles. She wears high wedge shoes that are both stylish and professional. Her chestnut brown hair is swept into a neat ponytail. LINCOLN HARRISON lies on a chaise with the back support pulled down flat. He’s barefoot and wears only Rip Curl shorts and vintage tortoiseshell Wayfarer sunglasses.
    FIONA
    (to Linc in an angry tone)
    Not only did you act unprofessional on the set today, but you were downright childish!
    LINC
    (laid-back tone but mad underneath)
    You squeezing my scene into only a few takes makes me stress out. All right? I deal with nerves on the set by clowning. Give me a break!
    Linc props himself up and sips an icy blue drink with a wedge of pineapple stuck to the side of the glass.
    FIONA
    (British accent getting more clipped with each word)
    You know very well why I’m rushing you. My one-hundred-and-fifty-million-dollar movie production is millions of dollars over budget and weeks behind schedule. Don’t you think I…
    (imitating Linc’s deep voice)
    â€¦â€œstress out”?
    Lulu walks onto the lanai but is unnoticed by her parents. Alexis drifts outside from the living room. She’s careful not to catch her heel in the track where the glass door travels. Watson troops out after her.
    FIONA
    (sharp tone)
    After Lulu’s last birthday, we BOTH agreed to take the girls this summer. And we BOTH agreed we’d wrap each day in time to be with the girls by dark.
    Lulu and Alexis catch each other’s eye. Lulu pulls her ALOHA hat brim over her eyes. It’s an instinct to try and hide. Alexis, however, clicks in her high, pointy heels right over to her parents.
    ALEXIS
    Hi, Fiona and Linc. Lulu here has a très important scheduling request.
    Fiona immediately spins around and looks at Lulu. She takes a split second to change her tone.
    FIONA
    Yes, Lulu?! Hi, Lex. We’re home extra early today since…ah…
    Linc spins a little paper umbrella between his fingers.
    LINC
    I wasn’t having my best day on the Seas the Day set.
    ALEXIS
    Well, Lu, you’ve got the stage.
    Alexis gives Lulu an encouraging wink but also twirls her hand around her wrist