Free ARE WE ALONE? by Bruce Durbin Page A

forward.
    Suddenly, a BRIGHT LIGHT appears above the road and then
lowers, with the LIGHT blinding the students. Without
thinking, Gina runs to the side, with Anthony pushing the
other students.
EXT. FIELD - NIGHT
    Anthony has shoved the other students off of the road and he
chances a look back, seeing the BLINDING LIGHT. He turns
back around and runs after the students.
Gina looks back, seeing the students, who are silhouetted
from the LIGHT, coming from the road. She turns back around,
continuing to run. She crests a slight hill and sees a small
cabin. She runs for the cabin, as Anthony brings up the
rear, urging the other students.
EXT. CABIN - NIGHT
    Gina reaches the cabin and HAMMERS on the door. No response
and she tries the doorknob, turns it, and then swings the
door open.
As she steps in, POV switches to inside the cabin, with Gina
silhouetted in the doorway.
GINA
Hello?
No response.
    POV switches to Gina, as she turns on her flashlight and
shines it around the cabin, revealing that it’s empty, with
cobwebs and dust covering an old table and some chairs, which
have been turned over.
INT. CABIN
    Gina enters the cabin, with the other students then entering.
Anthony is the last and he takes one look behind him, looking
at the LIGHT, which has turned into faint RAYS, cutting beams
through the area.
    Anthony slightly smiles, then turns to go inside the cabin.
He senses something and turns to the side. He sees BLURRED
SHADOWS, slowly moving over the crest of the hills. Anthony
frowns, enters the cabin, and shuts the door, leaning his
back against the door. He looks across the cabin at Gina.
ANTHONY
They’re, they’re following us.
Gina drops her head. The other students just stand in the
middle of the floor, unmoving. Gina looks up at them.
GINA
What is wrong with you?
No response. They just blankly stare at Gina. Gina suddenly
cracks, as she moves forward, facing Yasmine.
    GINA (CONT’D)
Can’t you see what’s happening?
No response. Gina loses it and swings her hand, intending on
slapping Yasmine. At the last possible second, Yasmine
quickly raises her hand and grips Gina’s hand, stopping Gina
cold.
    Gina struggles to release her hand and then steps back,
looking at Yasmine. She looks past Yasmine, seeing Anthony.
Gina moves around the students, moving up to Anthony.
GINA (CONT’D)
What’s wrong with them?
ANTHONY
They could be in shock.
    Anthony moves to a window and peeks out. Gina moves and
joins him, also looking out. They don’t see anything. They
scan the other direction and still see nothing. They look
back towards the road, with the LIGHT having vanished.
GINA
What do you think?
    ANTHONY
If we stay here, we’re trapped. If
we go outside, then we’ll be out in
the open. They could easily cut us
off from making it to the road.
    Anthony looks around the cabin, seeing another door. Anthony
reaches into his pocket and pulls out his cell phone. He
looks at the dial, seeing “NO SERVICE.” Gina does the same
thing, with the same result.
GINA
What are we going to do?
    ANTHONY
(instantly angry)
Why the fuck do you keep asking me?
How should I know?
    GINA
You did the research. Maybe, you
remember some story, something that
helped others to...to escape.
    Anthony ignores Gina, takes out a flashlight, and moves to
the other door. He looks down at the doorknob, hesitating,
as Gina moves up behind him.
    Anthony reaches and slowly turns the doorknob. He swings the
door in and then slowly walks into the room.
Anthony and Gina slowly sweep the room with their
flashlights, with the beams falling on weathered newspaper
clippings, detailing U-F-O sightings and MISSING PERSON
FLYERS.
INT. CABIN - BEDROOM
The room is also cluttered with an assortment of clothes,
just tossed on the floor.
    ANTHONY
(softly)
The author, the one we interviewed.
In his book, he said that large
numbers of people have vanished
from various parts of the world
without leaving a trace. My, my