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In A Baloon

Lifted Up

EXT: open field, a hot-air balloon is loading up

Anna Wallace (a young woman with sunglasses on) is just getting onto the balloon. Bruce the attendant tucks her money into his pocket. Don the Pilot is already aboard, doing a last-minute flight check.

Jerry Brewer is pacing frantically on the grass in front of the attendant.

EDITING NOTE: Get the pilot to give some tour-guide speech about the scenery, and use it in the montage scene, and edit it in wherever you see fit.

BRUCE
Are you coming or not?

JERRY
Hang on, hang on! I'm trying to work up the nerve.

BRUCE
It's just a balloon.

JERRY
An uncontrolled flight at five thousand feet, yeah. I know.

Bruce starts to close the hatch.

BRUCE
I guess this pretty lady will be all alone up there.

Jerry stops and stares at him.

JERRY
All right, you talked me into it.

Jerry takes out some money and gives it to him. He climbs in the basket. The pilot looks at him and then takes off. Anna seems to enjoy the whole experience. She is leaning out a little and with both arms spread wide. He half smiles at the sight of her. Jerry holds on tight as the balloon climbs higher and higher. The girl turns around with a smile on her face.

ANNA
Hey!

She then gets a serious look on her face and drops her arms.

ANNA
Are you scaaaaaared?

Jerry looks down at the ground before looking back at her.

JERRY
Who me? No. Just a little bit.

ANNA
Don't you just love the fresh air? It seems so real up here.

JERRY
(trying to cover up his fear)
Oh yeah. Air. Can't live without it.

She just looks at him.

ANNA
You're afraid of heights, aren't you?

Jerry looks at her, makes a small hum of yes - he nods his head with a little smile. She starts laughing. His smile turns into a straight face.

JERRY
What's so funny? Don't tell me you have never been afraid of something?

ANNA
Nothing. You just remind me of my...