Just Like Me (Part 1)

This is the name of a movie script that I have in mind.. I know.. the very idea of me trying out something like this.. is outrageous.. but.. it is something that my brain does.. I can't just shut it off...

This is an English film.. starring Me..(that is my 'desire to be an actress' talking)....This is about a girl having two lives at the same time.... It is about how one event can change your entire life...

So as I go through the plot I would like you to picturise the scenes.. It wouldn't be that hard.. I apologise in advance for all the cliche's and imperfectness...as you know.. it is just me.. so here goes...


JUST LIKE ME

Year: 2006
Place: Manhattan, New York

Sierra Anderson is a 26 year old Receptionist working at a big investment company in Manhattan for over three years. She lives alone at a crappy apartment in Manhattan. Sierra is not at all happy with her current life. As she knows, that, she can do more in the company she works for besides attending calls and receiving mails. She is also qualified for a higher position.

Sierra's parents live at Brooklyn. They own a restaurant there and is not at all satisfied with Sierra or her career choice. According to them, she is a disgrace to her siblings. (Sierra has one elder brother, and an elder sister -lawyer and architect- they are just for namesake, they don't have much role in the movie)..

Sierra has a best friend 'Sam'antha.. They have been friends with each other for more than 10 years. Sam is a florist..

Now comes the big problem.. Sierra believes that everybody hates her and they are all members of some kind of a cult that is named 'Let's hate Sierra'.. She thinks that everyone out there is to get her.. and wants to destroy her self confidence by ignoring her or by paying her false compliments.. for ex:- if she sees somebody she knows on the road and they are talking over the phone at that time, she would say that, that person is pretending to talk over the phone, so that they can avoid her.. If someone pays her a compliment, she thinks they mean the exact opposite thing.. she believes that everybody is laughing behind her back.. Until now, she can't find a reason for why people hate her so much..as she is a nice, friendly girl..because of this attitude she doesn't have that many friends... she also blames everyone, especially God when something bad happens to her.. she believes that this is all the result of the cult..she is also the proud owner of an alarm clock that doesn't work..

Sierra works on the 22nd floor of the company, and all the big shots of the firm have their offices at the 25th floor.. Sierra has a huge crush on a guy named (well.. lets call him) 'Kevin' for three years now and she has never talked to him.. ( I have Rahul khanna in my mind for this role.. pretty cool...ha) Kevin works at the 25th floor.. as she doesn't have the nerve to go over and talk to him, she began to convince herself that Kevin is a womaniser and a casanova type, so there is no point in talking to him, as he wouldn't be interested in talking to a receptionist..

In her mind, she knows that she is deeply in love with Kevin and her heart beats thrice as fast,whenever he comes down to the 22nd floor, and gives her a courtesy smile on his way to meet someone..

One moonlit night, she writes a heartfelt letter to Kevin, telling him how much she loves and adores him.. and how she can't even imagine him being with someone else..but she never gives this letter to him.. (don't forget this letter)..

One day, when she reaches her office ( her office time is 9 to 5.. except for Mondays.. it is 11 to 6 on Mondays. so she has a tendency to sleep in on Mondays)...one of the supervisor called Sierra to her office and told her that there is a new position opening up at the firm.. and she would like Sierra to have the job, as she has been around for some time and also she is qualified for the same..She is asked to meet the CEO on November 5th, Monday.. as that is the only day he is going to be around and that too only for 15 mins..So she is asked to meet him informally at 10 am... eventhough the job is already been set to be given to her, she has to meet him before he leaves for a 3 month business tour.. if she fails to do so, the position will be passed on to someone else before he leaves..

Sierra becomes ecstatic... as she knew after getting this job her entire life will change.. she can move to a nice place...she can afford the things she always wanted to have..she waits anxiously for November 5th.. she preps herself for the meeting..(I don't know why I chose Nov 5th.. may be its the influence of the Back to the Future, Triology..)..

Before you know..it was Sunday, November 4th.. Sierra was really happy thinking what the future beholds..she drank a little too much that day out of happiness.. she set her alarm clock to half past 7.. and went to sleep...

She woke up the next morning and found out that it is already quarter past 9... and her damn alarm let her down once again...she immediately put on the dress she had already ironed and kept ready for the day... it tears up really bad.. so she had to get another dress from her messy closet and puts it on... she runs with all her papers and gets into a taxi..the route the taxi driver takes was already jammed because of an accident.. she was stuck in traffic jam for sometime..by the time she reached the office it was already 10 o'clock... she heads to the elevator and sees an 'OUT OF ORDER' sign on it.. so she uses the stairs instead to reach the 25nd floor...it was already 20 past 10... and the CEO was leaving in his helicopter from the roof.. his assistant told her that he already appointed someone for the post just before he left...a disppointed, frustated Sierra goes back to 22nd floor to her desk and saw someone coming out of the elevator... she asks the person about the OUT OF THE ORDER sign and turns out somebody was playing a prank on them by putting up the 'OUT OF THE ORDER' sign.. (Cut there.. now we are going back to an alternate day)...

November 5th...

Sierra wakes up... she notices the dress she is about to wear is a litte torn on the side.. so she puts on another one.. she gets into a different taxi.. the driver chooses a different route than the previous one.. she reaches the building 5 minutes to 10... she runs to the elevator..sees the 'out of the order' sign... at the same moment.. the service elevator on the corner opens up... she gets in and reaches the 25th floor... just in time for the interview... she has an informal chat with the CEO... he gets really pleased with her...gives her the job and asks the supervisor who recommended her to take her to her designated office room and start an expense account by Sierra's name... both Sierra and the supervisor comes out of the CEO's office.. and goes towards the long corridor.. Sierra looks at the clock on the wall and it is 20 past 10... at the exact same moment the 'other' Sierra comes in and talks to the assistant and finds out that she lost the job...

Now we have 2 Sierras'... one with the high position working at the 25th floor and the other one, the receptionist working at the 22nd floor... both working at the same building at the same time...

From here on.. the alternate life of Sierra Anderson begins..

I hope you liked it so far..

It is time for a break now...

INTERVAL