[SIMONE rises from her seat]

MOTHER IMMACULATA: (Angrily) Simone! How dare you!? Now, you will sit down, and you will listen to m..(She is cut off)
SIMONE: (Calmly) No, YOU will listen to me.
MOTHER IMMACULATA: Sim..(She is cut off)
SIMONE: I think that you will find my time here is over.
MOTHER IMMACULATA: (Angrily) You’re leaving because of that stu… (She is cut off)
SIMONE: SHE has a name
MOTHER IMMACULATA: Oh, don’t be so..(She is cut off)
SIMONE:  I LOVE her

  [SIMONE holds out her resignation letter. Her hand is shaking slightly as MOTHER IMMACULATA snatches it from       her. MOTHER IMMACULATA reaches out to touch SIMONE’S outstretched hand. SIMONE pulls her hand away, turns      around and walks out of the door. MOTHER IMMACULATA reaches for the phone and dials a number that is       written on a sheet of paper, labelled SENATOR TILLMAN]
 
  CUT to SIMONE’S ROOM

  [ANNABELLE dumps a bag on SIMONE’S bed. Next to it lies SIMONE’s BAG, and ANNABELLE’S guitar case.    ANNABELLE sits down in the chair, resting her feet up on the desk. She studies a photo of herself and SIMONE; taken on the beach during their visit. She smiles as SIMONE enters the room]

ANNABELLE: I really think that this pic….
SIMONE: Come on. We need to go.
ANNABELLE: Right now? I wan…
SIMONE: Right now.

  [SIMONE picks up her bag and slings it over her shoulder, her car keys in her hand. ANNABELLE follows suit,
    picking up her bag and guitar case. They rush down the stairs and down to corridor passing various students]

ANNABELLE: Simone..
SIMONE: What?
ANNABELLE: Why are we rushi..(They both freeze)

  [In the doorway stand 4 government officials, fronted by ANNABELLE’S MOTHER and MOTHER IMMACULATA]

ANNABELLE’s MOTHER/MOTHER IMMACULATA (Said at the same time): Annabelle/Simone!

  [The corridor is now full of students. COLINS and KRISTEN stand directly behind ANNABELLE and SIMONE. CAT     stands across the room, looking wide eyed at ANNABELLE & SIMONE. SIMONE goes to back away, but ANNABELLE grabs her hand, holding her still]

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL 1: Step this way please

  [ANNABELLE walks toward her mother, her bag slung over her shoulder and her bag in one hand. Her other hand
   entwined with SIMONE’S]