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SCREENPLAY: HEYY STRANGER PART I





Claudia Ortiz


Rated: R






INT-Car-Night


Leon and Sofia are sitting in the car eating ice cream


Leon has olive skin and curly black hair. Sofia has pale skin and curly brown hair.


Leon

Do you miss him?


Sofia

I think I miss being in love with someone, being needed


Sofia looks clearly saddened by the question


CUT TO


Flashback of Sofia and Joel dancing in an empty house to Stay by Post Malone.

Sofia and Joel are laughing and smiling.

Joel has dark skin and black curly hair. 

Joel is slim. 


CUT TO


Sofia

I just don’t know why, that’s what bothers me the most, like what the fuck did I do?


Leon

Ok, I’m going to tell you something but you can’t tell anyone


Sofia

Why?


Leon

You can’t tell anyone Sofia


Sofia chuckles

Sofia

Okayyyy tell me


Leon

Alana hooked up with Joel 


Sofia

What?


Leon

She told me at work

Sofia

That fucking bitch

Sofia chuckles


Leon

It’s not just her, it takes two, to you know-


Sofia

I know that but she told me that she was happy for us, that she loved us together and then she fucks him?


Sofia looks sad


Leon

At least now you know why he ended things


Sofia

When?


Leon

Two weeks ago, in the bathroom of the library


Sofia

The library bathroom?


Sofia laughs


Sofia

They are fucking disgusting


Sofia pauses

Sofia

Wait, Two weeks ago?

He waited a week to fuck someone else?


Leon

No no they didn’t fuck she just sucked his dick and I think he fingered her


Sofia now angry

Sofia

I don’t care Leon, he waited a fucking week


Leon

I’m so sorry Sofia


Leon grabs Sofia and hugs her




Sofia

What the fuck did I do to deserve this?


Leon

Nothing ,you don’t deserve this


Sofia hugs Leon back and they hold each other in silence


CUT TO


INT-Sofia’s bedroom-Night


Sofia is in bed, she is stalking Joel’s instagram


Sofia is tossing and turning


Sofia sees a picture of her and Joel on Christine’s couch


CUT TO


INT-Christine’s House-Night


Flashback of Sofia and Joel cuddling on a large couch. Alex, Leon, Robyn, and Christine are around them. 


Christine

You guys are cute, how long has it been now?


Sofia

Two months


Robyn

Have you guys done it yet?


Alex

Robyn gross!


Robyn

What? I’m curious 


Alex

I don’t want to know about my sister’s sex life


Robyn

Well I do!


Alex hits Robyn in a joking way



Robyn

Oh bitch we can fight


Alex and Robyn play fight


Sofia

There isn’t much to know!


Robyn and Alex stop play fighting


Robyn

What?


Sofia

We haven’t done anything yet


Robyn

WHAT?


Sofia

We’re taking it slow, we’ve only made out


Robyn

What? Why?


Sofia

Robyn, I’m fourteen!


Robyn

Gross, don’t remind me


Leon

Did both of you guys decide this?


Joel

It’s her decision


Sofia

Thank you


Joel

I’ll wait


Alex

Gross


Robyn

So if he wants to? Then what’s stopping you Sofia?


Sofia

I don’t know! A lot of things?

Look, I’m only fourteen

I’m insecure about my body

He’s sixteen, he’s older

I don’t know!


Joel

I’m a virgin too? Like I haven’t done anything either

Like not even head, nothing

I’m just as inexperienced as you

And I love your body baby, just as it is


Sofia

Thank you but you have to say that


Joel

I mean it


Joel kisses Sofia


Robyn

Alex, I’m so sorry you’re right this is gross


Christine looks at her phone

Christine

Food’s here!


Robyn

Thank God


Alex, Leon, Robyn and Christine get up and walk out, they make casual conversation.

Joel tries to get up but Sofia stops him.


Joel

What? You okay?


Sofia

Yea, we just never get to be alone and I want to take advantage of that


Joel lets out a soft smile


Joel

Ok


Joel kisses Sofia and they start making out heavily. Sofia gets on top of Joel. Sofia takes Joel's shirt off. Joel gestures to take her shirt off.


Joel

Can I?


Sofia

Yea


Sofia and Joel keep making out and Sofia starts to kiss down his body. Sofia unbuttons his pants.



Joel

Woah


Sofia

What?


Joel

You sure? You don’t have to


Sofia

I want to


Sofia begins to give Joel head. 


CUT TO


Sofia is still in bed looking at photos


Sofia gets a text from Joel


The text reads “Hey Stranger”


Sofia gets up


Sofia immediately starts pacing the room


Sofia texts back “Heyy Stranger”


CUT TO


Chat bubbles go on the screen and then vanish


CUT TO


Joel in his bed tossing and turning clearly he can’t fall asleep


Joel sighs and takes out his phone


Joel texts Sofia “Hey stranger”


Joel sees Sofia’s text saying “Heyy Stranger”


Joel goes through options of texts


“I love you”


“I miss you”


“I have to tell you something”


Joel gets frustrated and leaves the text app 


Joel looks up porn and scrolls through the options


Joel puts his hand in his pants


Joel sees a gay porn


Joel clicks it and begins to masturbate


Joel continues to masturbate


Joel finishes and looks up to the ceiling in disgust


Joel goes on the texting app


Joel texts back “Can we talk?” 


Sofia texts back “About what”


Joel texts “Everything”


Joel turns to his pillow and screams 


CUT TO


Flashback: Sofia is walking Joel to his car 


Sofia hugs Joel


Joel

That was unexpected


Sofia

Oh my god


Joel

What?

Sofia

I don’t wanna talk about it


Joel

Why?


Sofia

I don’t know, makes me feel weird


Joel

It was good


Sofia

Oh my god


Joel

I mean it baby


Sofia

I don’t wanna talk about it!


Sofia buries her face in his chest


Joel picks up her chin


Joel

Hey, I love you


Sofia

I love you too


Sofia

We just said I love you to each other


Joel

Yea?


Sofia

We haven’t said that yet, it’s our first “I love you” it’s a special moment


Joel

You’re adorable

Sofia looks up at Joel lovingly


CUT TO


Sofia is sitting on the floor of a set of lockers


Alana walks into the hallway and sees Sofia


Alana approaches Sofia


Alana

Do you know?


Sofia

Know what?


Alana

Ok, so you don’t know


Sofia

Who said I didn’t know


Alana

Well if you do know then I’m sorry

If you don’t know then just ignore me, ignore this


Sofia

Alana, I do know


Alana

Oh, sorry then


Alana storms off


Sofia looks shocked


CUT TO


Sofia and Joel are eating fast food and laughing in Sofia’s car


Sofia

Oh my god, remember when you were driving my golf cart and crashed it?


Joel

You were distracting me!


Sofia

I was not!


Joel

Sofia, you literally were kissing me so much


Sofia

So?




Joel

So I was getting hard!


Sofia

Ew don’t say that!


Joel 

You brought this up! I’m not gonna lie to you!


Sofia and Joel laugh


The laughter dies down and Joel takes out the mirror from the car and begins to fix his hair


Joel

Do you think I could rock a nose ring?


Sofia rests her chin on his shoulder


Sofia

Yea, I think so


Sofia looks at Joel


Joel looks to Sofia


Joel goes to kiss Sofia but before so says, the following line


Joel

You think so?


Sofia

Yea


Sofia and Joel begin to makeout


It starts slow but slowly becomes more aggressive


Sofia gets on top of Joel and put his seat back


Joel grabs Sofia’s ass


Sofia holds Joel's face


While making out Joel heavily says


Joel

I love you


Sofia

What?


Joel

I love you, I want you to be my girlfriend again


Sofia

What?


Joel

You heard me


Sofia smiles and they continue to make out


Joel

Is that a yes?


Sofia slows down the kissing and slowly gets off Joel


Sofia

Joel


Joel

I know


Sofia

Joel I can’t get hurt again


Joel

I know


Sofia

I know about you and Alana, and that really fucking hurts, like really fucking hurts


Joel

I know


Sofia

You told me you guys we’re friends


Joel

We were! I was just horny and being fucking dumb


Sofia

What was the reason Joel?



Joel

Sofia


Sofia

If it’s not her than what is the fucking reason


Joel

Sofia, I’m bi


Sofia

What?


Joel

I’m bi, bi sexual


Sofia

Oh my god


Joel begins to lightly cry


Joel

I had to leave you and figure myself out, who I am, who I like

And now that I have, I’m ready to be with you Sofia. My mom, my dad, my sister, they will never accept me, they’ll never love the real me. They will never get to know the real me. They will never love me.


Sofia hugs Joel while Joel is still crying


Sofia

Yes they will baby


Joel

No, no they won’t Sofia, they are super christian and will not change their beliefs for their own son. They will never love me.


Sofia

Hey hey shh don’t cry baby


Joel starts to sob heavily in Sofia’s arms


Sofia

I love you, I love all of you


Joel

Really?


Sofia

Yes baby


Sofia pulls Joel back



Sofia

Have you experimented? Been with a guy?


Joel

No


Sofia

Then how do you know?


Joel

Do you really wanna know?


Sofia

Yea?


Joel

Porn


Sofia is stunned


Sofia

Oh, ok


Joel

I just would see two men together and I could picture me like that


Sofia

Do you wanna be with a guy?


Joel

No, not right now, right now being with you seems right


Sofia

Joel you can go out and experiment and I’ll wait for you


Joel

No, no that’s not fair

To you or me

I want you Sofia

I’m ready to do it right this time


Sofia

Then what about Alana?


Joel

It was nothing, she means nothing to me

It was a stupid moment that I regret so much



Sofia

I just don’t want to get hurt


Joel

I’m not gonna hurt you, not again


Joel holds Sofia’s face


Joel

I love you Sofia Luna


Sofia

I love you too Joel


Joel

It’s you and me against the world right?


Sofia

Yea, you and me against the world


Sofia and Joel kiss softly 


CUT TO


Flashback: Sofia and Joel are painting on a dock


Sofia sees Joel's painting


Joel is painting a cherry blossom tree with a black background with a moon on the left corner


Sofia

I like yours


Joel

Yea? It kinda sucks but I’m trying


Sofia

No no no it doesn’t it’s actually really good


Joel

Sure babe


Sofia

I mean it!


Joel

Sureee babe


Sofia

You’re so annoying


Sofia and Joel laugh


Sofia puts a little white paint on a plate, grabs a brush and gets up


Joel

Where are you going?


Sofia

Get up


Joel

What are you doing?


Sofia starts painting on a tree


Joel

Babe! You can get in trouble for that!


Sofia

It’s just a little bit of paint



Joel gets up


Sofia

Ya like?


Sofia has painted a big heart with S+J in the heart.


Joel

Yea, it’s nice


Joel hugs Sofia from the back and looks at the painting 


Sofia

Hey babe


Joel

Yea?


Sofia

Can it be you and me against the world?


Joel

What?


Sofia

You and me against the world


Joel

What does that even mean?


Sofia turns around to face Joel


Sofia wraps her arms around his neck


Sofia

Your family doesn’t like me


Joel

Well no, not exactly


Sofia

Come on babe


Joel

My mom just isn’t thrilled that I have a girlfriend, it’s not just you, it’s with any girl I date


Sofia

So she doesn’t like me


Joel

She doesn’t like the idea of you


Sofia

My family doesn’t like you


Joel

Also my sisters like you, and I barely speak to my dad,

So I haven’t mentioned you to him yet


Sofia

Your sisters fake like me, and your dad doesn’t even know I exist


Joel

No No my mom has definitely mentioned you to him


Sofia

Your family doesn’t like me and my family doesn’t like you


Joel

Your family doesn’t like me? Since when?



Sofia

It doesn’t matter


Joel

(More elevated)

Since when?


Sofia

Babe you’re missing the point


Joel

What is the point?


Sofia

Our families aren’t the biggest fan of each other


Joel

Ok so? Who cares? We just need you and me


Sofia

Exactly, you and me against the world


Joel

I like that


Sofia

Yea?


Joel

Yea, you and me against the world


Sofia

You and me against the world



CUT TO


Sofia is dropping Joel off at his house


Sofia

So, are we like official?


Joel

What do you mean?



Sofia

Like you’re my boyfriend again



Joel

And you’re my girlfriend again


Sofia

I like it


Joel

Me too


Sofia and Joel hug


Sofia

Are you sure?


Joel

I’m sure


Sofia

I don’t want to rush you into anything


Joel

You’re not


Sofia

I love you


Joel

I love you too


Sofia and Joel kiss



Joel 

Bye


Sofia

Bye


Joel leaves the car


Sofia is sitting in the car, watching him leave, she is smiling


Joel comes back to the driver window and knocks


Joel grabs Sofia’s face and kisses her


Joel leaves again



Joel

Ok bye actually this time


Sofia

Ok bye actually


CUT TO


Leon is on the sidewalk with his phone clearly waiting for someone, anxious


A large black car pulls up and rolls down the window


In the driver's seat is a white older looking man, clearly older than Leon


Older Man

Leon?


Leon

Yea?


Older Man

It’s me, Mikey!


Leon

You’re Mikey?


Older Man

Yea, get in


Leon

Okay

Leon looking and sounding unsure


Leon gets in the car and shuts it


Older man starts driving


Older Man

What are you studying?


Leon

Film


Older Man

Oh that’s good, you want to be a filmmaker?


Leon

Director maybe Cinematography


Leon looks around and doesn’t recognize the area


Leon

Where are we going?


Older Man

Just somewhere private


Leon

Okay

What about you?


Older Man

What about me?


Leon

What are you studying?


Older Man

Oh, I graduated for finance a while ago


Leon

You said you were 22


Older Man

Yea, I graduated early


Leon

Oh, that’s nice


Older Man parks in a dark, empty parking lot


Leon

So, did you like college?


Older Man

Leon, we can skip the small talk okay


Leon

What do you mean?


Older Man

This is a hookup


Leon

You said a date


Older Man

As a formality, jesus

Leon

Oh


Older Man

We don’t have to, I can take you home


Leon

No, no I want to


Older Man

Oh ok


The Older Man takes off his shirt


Leon

Oh wow


Older Man 

Your turn

Leon looks clearly anxious


Leon

Ok

Leon takes off his shirt


The older man begins to feel Leon’s body


Leon

What are you doing


Older Man

Getting harder


Older Man begins to get hard


Leon looks more anxious and uncomfortable 


The older man kisses Leon and Leon kisses back


The older man and Leon are making out


The older man goes to touch Leon’s penis


Leon

Wow


Older Man

What? What?


Leon

I just wasn’t expecting that


Older Man

If you’re gonna do that, I can take you home


Leon

No! No I’m fine


Older Man

Good


The older man begins to unzip Leon pants and give him a blowjob


Leon starts with a nervous look but then begins to moan in enjoyment


The older man gets up from Leons penis


The older man wipes his mouth

Older Man

Your turn


Leon nervously goes down to the Older Mans penis


Leon begins to give him a blowjob


Old Man

Aw fuck not so much teeth jesus


Leon

I’m so sorry oh my god


Old Man

Jesus it’s fine just keep going


The old man moans in enjoyment


Old Man

Aw fuck ok ok stop


Leon

What? Did I do something wrong?


Old Man

What? No, let’s get in the back


Leon

What?


Old Man

The back? To fuck?


Leon 

Oh shit, I’m-


Old Man

What?


Leon

I’m a virgin


Old Man

Oh, listen kid, we don’t have to


Leon

No! No I want to


Old Man

Ok, get in the back


Leon zips up his pants and get out the front seat


Leon closes the front seat door, opens the back seat door


Leon looks around, anxiously, takes a breathe, looks forward, and enters the car


CUT TO


Gaby and Sofia are in Gaby’s room, laying on her bed


Gaby

So you guys are official?


Sofia

Yea


Gaby

Are you happy?



Sofia

Yea


Gaby

I’m happy for you



Sofia

Really?


Gaby

Yea, I like Joel


Sofia

(Surprised)

Really?


Gaby

Yea, I don’t have a reason not to, or do I?


Sofia looks nervous

Sofia

No, no You don’t


CUT TO


Flashback: Joel and Alana are in the bathroom stall making out


Alana is on the sink


Joel unbuttons Alana’s pants and tries to finger her


Joel 

Fuck I- I can’t


Alana

What’s wrong


Joel

It’s too- too tight



Alana

It’s ok, It’s ok, I can suck your dick


Joel

Yea, yea


Alana gets off the sink and gets on her knees


Close up on Joel’s face shows he is not enjoying the blow job


CUT TO


Marie, Frankie, Sofia and David in a skating rink


Sofia and Marie are drinking soda and eating fries while Frankie and David are skating.


Sofia

I really do think he’s changed Marie


Marie

You’re a fucking idiot, Sofia, Joel fucked Alana in a school bathroom, I’m sorry but he has lost all my respect


Sofia

You have terrible grades and you’re dating Frankie?


Marie

Fuck you, he’s cute


Sofia

Girl, you’re on your own with that one


Marie

You dated him too!


Sofia

Oh my god let that go, it was for like three months in 8th grade that doesn’t count, we were babies


Marie

Yea, yea but he loved you, he- he loves you


Marie looks saddened 


Sofia

And I love him, as a brother, he loves me like a sister, we work better that way


Marie

Yea you guys fight like it


Sofia

I don’t know why we fight so much


Marie

Because you both are equally stubborn and annoying that’s why I love you guys so much


Sofia

I love you too


Frankie and David come from skating

David

(He speaks in a fake valley girl accent)

What’s the gossip girls oh my gosh


Marie

Just talking about how Sofia is a fucking idiot for getting back together with Joel


David

Oh talking shit about Joel? Count me in


Sofia

You never liked him


David hugs Sofia from the back


David

As your guy best friend, it is my obligation to judge all the shitty guys you date, Frankie you are not an exception


Frankie

You guys would have never meet without me


David

True, you get a pass


Sofia

He’s changed!


David 

Oh my gosh he changed for the 14th time? Marie she’s not just an idiot she’s also delusional, don’t forget that


Sofia

I hate you


David

Love you more


David puts half a heart made with his hand out and Sofia completes the heart with her hand


Frankie

You really can do deserve better Sofia


Sofia

I really love him



Frankie

I know you do, but don’t you love yourself?


Sofia

No! Fuck no! 


David

At least she’s honest


Sofia

Oh my god guys, It would be nice to lose my virginity, get crazy! fuck around a bit! I have been sucking his dick since I was 14, it’s time I get some action, I want him to fuck me, does that make me such a bad person for saying that?


Marie

Fair


Frankie

I just think you deserve someone better, someone that makes you happy


Sofia

That’s easy for you to say you lost your virginity a while ago


Frankie looks uncomfortable


David

Frankie is right Sofia, you know it


Sofia

I know, but it’s just for high school, it’s not serious


David

That’s so dumb


Sofia

I’m sorry, but dating for marriage is fucking stupid


David

What is the point of dating someone just to break up with them?


Sofia

For a good time and good sex


David

Oh my god, you’re such a whore


Sofia

You’re just mad, you’re not getting any


David

Justine lives miles away


Sofia

Her little christian white picket fence ass is not sucking your dick


David laughs

David

But I love her, that’s all that matters


Sofia

Oh my god you people in these happy relationships make me sick, I have to go I’m gonna study with Gaby


Sofia is grabbing her stuff


Sofia

Love you guys!


David

Love you too!


Marie

Love you babe


Sofia walks away


Frankie gets up


Frankie

I’ll walk her out


Marie looks uncomfortable


Frankie catches up to Sofia


Frankie

Hey, are you sure about Joel?


Sofia

Frankie, yes, I’m fine


Frankie

I don’t want you to get hurt


Sofia

Why are you so worried?


Frankie

Because I know you, I know you better than anyone


Sofia

You do not know me, I know you


Frankie

We know each other


Sofia

Thank you for caring


Frankie

I love you Sofia


Sofia

I know, and I love you too, is everything okay with Marie?


Frankie

Yea, yea we’re fine


Sofia

You better keep her happy


Frankie laughs

Frankie

I will


Sofia

I’ll kill you


Frankie

I know


Sofia hugs Frankie


Sofia

You tell me everything right?


Frankie

Yea, everything


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