Sound inside

The Sound Inside 8/23/19 18
CHRISTOPHER Maybe not better. But somehow more inevitable.
Beat. He sits.
CHRISTOPHER So, the young Yale student and Shane make it to New York City. They detrain
at Grand Central and take the subway down to the East Village.
They walk through Washington Square Park and go to Arturo’s Pizza on the
corner of Thompson and Houston, where they take in the live jazz and share
a pepperoni pizza and a pitcher of beer.
The student covers the check.
It soon becomes clear to the student that Shane never had any intention of
meeting a girl, or anyone else for that matter.
And after Arturo’s, the student invites Shane to stay with him at the St.
Mark’s Hotel.
BELLA
Oh. Interesting. How many beds are there?
CHRISTOPHER Just one.
BELLA
King?
CHRISTOPHER Queen. More like a full, actually. And the room sort of smells like a breakfast
burrito. It’s awkward.
BELLA
Is the student a homosexual?
CHRISTOPHER He’s not a homosexual.
BELLA
Are you sure?
CHRISTOPHER He likes girls. He’s never been particularly good with them, meaning he’s not
like some legendary cocksman or anything like that, but he’s definitely into
the opposite sex and all of their parts and smells.
BELLA
What about Shane?
CHRISTOPHER I don’t know.