Page 66 of Holly Jolly July

Int. Brewed Awakening Café - Night

Annie enters the café alone, stepping slowly while looking around, eyes wide. The café is closed. Everything is quiet.

ANNIE

Hello? Kate, you in here?

Kate enters from the back room.

KATE

Oh, hey, Annie! How was the party?

ANNIE

Kate... were you married to James?

KATE

Oh shoot. He told you, didn’t he?

Kate approaches Annie.

Annie takes several steps back, bumping into a table behind her.

ANNIE

Do you know that you’re... that you’re...

KATE

A ghost? Yeah. Come on, let’s sit down.

Annie keeps her eyes on Kate as she sits at the table behind her.

Kate joins Annie, sitting opposite her.

KATE

Don’t worry, I’m not going to hurt you.

When I passed away, my spirit never left.

I couldn’t leave, not knowing how hard

James would take losing me. I figured I

would stick around for a bit to make sure

he’d be okay. I didn’t expect to be here

three years later. I was worried I’d be

here forever. Then you came along.

ANNIE

Me?

KATE

For the first time in years

I saw him smile. And I knew that

maybe, just maybe, he had a chance

at being happy again. He had a

chance of a future. A chance to find

love again. That’s why I kept

pushing you two together.

ANNIE

We just met. I couldn’t, I mean...

KATE

Love doesn’t care about time. It just

cares about the truth. About honesty.

Can you be honest with yourself?