A RELATIONSHIP IS HARD WORK BY LUIS SANCHEZ
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INT. PUB. DAY Two people are in a pub talking. HARRY So what advice would you give me for this date then? TOM Well you gotta think of a date like a job interview really. Because having a relationship with a woman is exactly like going to work. INT. JOB CENTER. DAY Harry is staring at a wall with job postings on it. He has his finger one of the postings. HARRY Ah, there’s an opening. INT. HOUSE PARTY. DAY Harry is at a party talking to a girl named Rachel. HARRY So you’re single then. Split screen of the two following scenes. INT. HARRY’S BEDROOM. DAY Harry is in his room with a suit on standing in front of the mirror with a tie in each hand. HARRY Red tie or the Blue tie. INT. HARRY’S BEDROOM. DAY Harry is in his room getting ready to go for the date. He is looking in the mirror while holding a shirt to his chest. HARRY Is this shirt alright. INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry walks into the room to see his interviewer wearing a suit sitting at a table with a small stack of papers on it.
Harry shakes his hand and they begin to sit down. Harry is nervous. INTERVIEWER So did you find your way here alright? INT. RESTAURANT. DAY Harry walks into the restaurant and goes to the table he sees Rachel sitting at. They hug and begin to sit down. Harry is nervous. RACHEL So did you find your way here alright? INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry is still in the interview. INTERVIEWER So how did you hear about the job? HARRY I saw it in a job centre. INT. RESTAURANT. DAY Harry is sitting opposite Rachel the table on their date. RACHEL So how do you know John? HARRY We met in a betting shop. INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry is still in the interview. INTERVIEWER What would you say are your strengths? INT. RESTAURANT. DAY Harry is still sitting opposite Rachel as they are having a meal. RACHEL So what do you do for a living? INT. OFFICE. DAY
Harry is still in the interview. INTERVIEWER So then what would you say are your weaknesses? INT. RESTAURANT. DAY Harry is still opposite Rachel having dinner. RACHEL So have you ever been married. INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry is still in the interview. INTERVIEWER So any criminal convictions defined by the 1974 criminal records act. INT. RESTAURANT. DAY Harry is still opposite Rachel having dinner. RACHEL So any children. INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry is still in the interview but he’s a little more relaxed now. INTERVIEWER So why did you leave your last job then. INT. RESTAURANT. DAY Harry is still opposite Rachel on his date. They have now finished dinner and are sipping wine. RACHEL So how is someone like you still single? INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry and the interviewer get up as they shake hands. INTERVIEWER Thanks for coming in, we’ll let you know in the next week if we want you back for the next round of this process.
INT. RESTAURANT. DAY Rachel and Harry get up and hug as they go to leave. RACHEL I’ll call you okay. HARRY Yeah. INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry is being interviewed by the same person but this time Harry is wearing is wearing a different tie. HARRY So now we will give you a trial run to see if you perform well at this job. INT. CINEMA. DAY Harry and Rachel are at the counter where you buy tickets in the cinema. There is a cinema staff member behind the till. CINEMA STAFF That will be 30 pounds 50 please. Do you want food or drinks with that. INT. RETAIL OUTLET. DAY Harry is wearing a shop assistant uniform while stacking shelves. The interviewer walks past with a clip board. INTERVIEWER Good work. INT. CINEMA. DAY Harry and Rachel are still at counter where you buy tickets in cinema. HARRY Don’t worry I’ll pay. INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry and the interviewer are in the office. INTERVIEWER
Well you passed the trial run with no problems, do you have any questions about the job. HARRY No not really. INT. CAFE. DAY Rachel and Harry are sitting in a cafe having dinner on their second date. RACHEL So tell me about yourself. HARRY There’s no much to tell really. INT. OFFICE. DAY Harry is still in the second interview. INTERVIEWER We’ll contact you by phone before the end of the week but I have a good feeling you’ll get this job. INT. PUB. DAY Harry and Rachel are sitting at a bar. RACHEL So this is our third date. INT. HARRY’S BEDROOM. DAY Harry is in his bedroom dressed casually on the phone with an excited expressed on his face. The voice on the otherside of the phone is clearly audible. VOICE ON OTHER END OF PHONE You got the job. INT. RACHEL’S BEDROOM. DAY Harry’s trousers drop. INT. RETAIL OUTLET. DAY Harry is wearing his uniform working hard pricing items. A customer comes up to him. CUSTOMER
Excuse me where are the stir fry noodles. HARRY There in alise 5 next to the frozen Pizzas. I think we have a 3 for 2 special offer on stir fry at the moment. CUSTOMER Thank you. HARRY That’s alright sir, have a nice day. The customer walks off and another shop assistant called Mark walks by. Harry calls his attention. HARRY Mark, there’s a spillage on ile 7 mate. Mark goes off to ilse 7 while Harry gets a message on his walkie talkie. VOICE ON WALKIE TALKIE Can I have some help in the storeroom? HARRY I’ll be right there just finishing stacking these shelves. As Harry finishes stacking the shelves his boss walks by and nods. INT. FRONT OF RACHEL’S HOUSE. DAY Harry rings Rachel’s doorbell carrying flowers. Rachel opens the door and Harry hands her the flowers. RACHEL Ah, you shouldn’t have. HARRY I’ve got tickets to the Justin Timberlake concert and booked a table at that new restaurant you like. I’m driving tonight. RACHEL Ah, you’re such a good boy friend. INT. RETAIL OUTLET. DAY Harry is mopping the floor, his boss walks up to him. BOSS Harry I’m promoting you to department management.
Harry and his boss shake hands. INT. RACHEL’S LIVINGROOM. DAY Rachel and Harry are cuddling on the sofa in Rachel’s living room watching TV. RACHEL Do you wanna move in? INT. RETAIL OUTLET. DAY Harry is wearing a different smarted looking uniform. His boss is still wearing a suit talking to him. BOSS Now this promotion will have an increase in pay. INT. RACHEL’S BEDROOM. DAY Rachel’s bed is shaking. INT. STOREROOM. DAY Harry is walking around the storeroom speaking into his walkie talkie. HARRY Can we someone on isle 2 please. His boss walks up to him. BOSS Great work. Your stream lining saved cut 20 cost last month. INT. RACHEL. LIVINGROOM. DAY Harry shuts the door and walks into the living room. Rachel is on the sofa. RACHEL Thanks for taking the rubbish out. INT. RETAIL OUTLET. DAY Harry and his boss are standing in one of the isles of the retail outlet. BOSS
You’ll be pleased to know we’re promoting you to store manager. INT. CHURCH ALTER. DAY Rachel is wearing a wedding dress and Harry is wearing a suit as they get married. VICAR I now present you man and wife, you may now kiss the bride. INT. HARRY’S OFFICE. DAY Harry is typing on his laptop and then his boss comes in. BOSS You enjoying the new promotion. HARRY There are certainly perks. INT. HOTELROOM. DAY Harry is sitting on the bed as Rachel takes off her bra. INT. HARRY’S OFFICE. DAY Harry is sitting at his desk in his office with his head on the table. He then looks up at the paper work infront of him and runs his hands through his hair. His assistant comes in. ASSISTANT Have you called the distribution companies yet? HARRY No. I’ll get round to it. INT. RACHEL’S BEDROOM. DAY Harry is arguing with Rachel. Rachel is making loads of hand gestures and expressions to express her anger. RACHEL The one thing I asked you to do. HARRY I’ll take the bins out next week. INT. HARRY’S OFFICE. DAY Harry has his head on the table while his assistant walks in and puts more paperwork on his table.
INT. RACHEL’S BEDROOM. DAY Harry and Rachel are arguing again but wearing different cloths. RACHEL It was the one thing I asked you to do. HARRY Ok I’ll do the washing up. INT. HARRY’S OFFICE. DAY Harry has his head on the table of his desk as his assistant puts even more paperwork on his desk. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM. DAY Rachel is lying back on the bed of the delivery room. The midwife hands them the baby and they smile with joy. INT. ROOF OF BUILDING. DAY Harry is standing on the edge of the roof of his building. He is looking straight down. INT. RACHEL’S LIVING ROOM. DAY Rachel is walking around the room shouting at Harry about something or other and Harry is holding the baby. He glances at an open window and back at the baby. INT. OFFICE CORRIDOR. DAY Harry and his boss are talking in the corridor of where they work. BOSS How’s work. HARRY It’s definitely getting harder. INT. RACHEL’S BEDROOM. DAY Harry is standing there looking depressed while Rachel leaves the room. RACHEL (O.S.) No we can not have sex tonight we did it last month.
Harry looks down at his penis. INT. HARRY’S OFFICE. DAY Harry is talking to his boss in his office. His boss is speaking in a slightly angry authoritative tone. BOSS Why are you coming to work so late. HARRY Sorry I was taking my son to school. INT. RACHEL’S LIVING ROOM. DAY Harry is just getting in from work. Rachel is holding the baby. She is speaking in an angry menopausal tone. RACHEL Why are getting home so let. HARRY Sorry I had a lot of work to do. INT. HARRY’S OFFICE. DAY Harry is sitting in his chair while his boss is speaking in a professional soft tone. HARRY Give me another chance please. BOSS I’m sorry but you’re works just not getting done. We’re gonna have to let you go. INT. RACHEL’S LIVING ROOM. DAY Rachel is screaming at Harry while throwing stuff at him. RACHEL Get out and take your Star Wars DVD’s with you. INT. HARRY’S OFFICE. DAY Harry is shaking his bosses hand. BOSS So good luck on your future endeavours and you should receive severance pay at the start of next month.
Harry then takes his coardboard box of his desk which is filled with random items. INT. LAYER’S OFFICE. DAY Harry is sitting with lawyer at a big oval shaped table with Rachel sitting on the other side of the table facing him with her lawyer. RACHEL’S LAYWER She is asking for full custody of the kids, full ownership of the house and possession of the family car.