Here is the official final draft of my script!

1. Sticky Note
By
Mary Ashton Ellis

2. 1 INT. OFFICE HALL - DAY
A BRIGHT YELLOW STICKY NOTEPAD is walked through a series of
doorways and turns without pause. The person carrying the
note writes as they walk and tears off the top note.
2 INT. TOMS CUBICLE - DAY
Tom, a bored, tightly kept office worker in his late 20’s
types at his computer. Each passing moment more boring than
the last.
We HEAR aggressive typing coming from a near-by cubicle. Tom
pauses, sighs, and continues working through the noise.
After a brief moment, distinct, boisterous laughter fills
the room from another cubicle.
Tom pauses before hearing a woman’s shrill voice
unnecessarily projecting her personal phone conversation.
POP! Someone’s bubble gum pops.
CRINKLE! A Ho-HO wrapper is being opened loudly.
THWACK! THWACK! THWACK! The demonstrative typing continues.
CACKLE CACKLE CACKLE. Laughter echoes.
The Shrill voice gets louder in competing with the
surrounding noise.
We SEE another bubble being filled. A Ho-HO being loudly
chomped. A bouncing keyboard beneath the pounding fingers. A
bouncing gullet beneath an annoying laugh. enunciated mouth
movements behind a shrill voice of gossip.
Each sound begins to compound on one another as Tom’s eyes
show signs of insanity as we rapidly see each of the noise
sources building upon each other. Its as if each sound is
being echoed directly into his ear drums before: POP!
WE PUNCH IN TO TOM’S EYES AS HIS BODY JOLTS AT THE NOISE AND
PULL BACK TO REVEAL THAT -
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3. 2.
3 INT. BREAK ROOM - DAY
Tom stands at the water cooler.
The small cup is being filled with water, but stops after
only filling a quarter of the way.
TOM lets out a sigh as he stands holding a barely filled cup
in front of a very empty water cooler.
After a brief moment of pause he sets the cup on the counter
and replaces the water jug on top of the cooler. Tom is
fluent in each step of the process. This is not his first
time.
Mark walks in and sees Tom replacing the water jug.
MARK
Can you believe whats been
happening?
Tom turns to see mark who begins pouring a cup of coffee.
TOM
What do you mean?
MARK
Rumor is they’re making cuts! I
think they’ve already fired 4
people just today!
TOM
(quietly)
Oh wow...
MARK
Yeah. Crazy. You know Hugo? He got
canned this morning.
Mark tosses the sweet n low packet in the trash as he walks
out.
MARK CONT’D
Well, anyway have a good weekend!
Tom pauses and thinks over what Mark just said before
securing the jug onto the water cooler and as he fills his
cup He hears a muffled noise that catches his attention.
a COWORKER passes by carrying a bankers box full of his
things while sobbing uncontrollably. Tom steps out in the
hall to see something fall to the ground from the bankers
box, a BRIGHT YELLOW STICKY NOTE.

4. 3.
Tom picks up the note to see that on it is written: "BOSS
WANTS TO SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE"
Tom looks up from the note to see his former coworker
carrying his things through the office to the exit as people
stare.
He gives the note one more look.
4 INT. MAIN OFFICE ROOM - DAY
TOM, turns the corner and enters a room lines with cubicles.
Each one separately encompassing the epitome of boredom and
misery in the work-place.
Tom scans the room, expressionless, and takes noisy sip of
his water.
5 INT. TOMS CUBICLE - DAY
Without looking up, Tom sinks into his seat while
simultaneously reading an email on his phone. He slowly
turns his chair to face his computer as he finishes and sets
his phone aside. Then he sees it.
There on his computer screen is a BRIGHT YELLOW STICKY NOTE
that reads: "BOSS WANTS TO SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE AT 5"
Tom pops his head up over his cubicle walls to see if anyone
has given notice to whats happened. No one has.
He slowly peels the notes off of the middle of his screen to
examine. He then sticks it right back where it was and sinks
into his chair in confusion and looks at his watch: 4:38.
After a few moments of contemplation he quickly snatches the
note off of the screen again to examine it before sticking
it to the base of his monitor.
Immediately Tom begins typing on his computer in nervous
curiosity. A web browser is pulled up and typed in the
search engine is:
"BOSS WANTS TO SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE ON A FRIDAY?"
Tom scrolls through the results:
"WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU THINK YOU’RE GETTING FIRED."
"24 WAYS YOU CAN BE SURE TODAY IS YOUR LAST DAY"
"WHY PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS FIRED ON FRIDAYS."

5. 4.
"HOW TO KNOW YOU’VE LOST YOUR JOB BEFORE YOU’VE LOST YOUR
JOB."
"YOU’RE FIRED! DONALD TRUMP’S FIFTEEN SIGNS THAT YOU’RE
GETTING THE PINK SLIP"
Tom closes the browser in frustration and takes a deep
breath to process the situation as he sinks back into his
chair
He reaches for his cup of water to take a swig. Empty again.
6 INT. BREAK ROOM - DAY
Tom stands holding his small cup while waiting behind a man
at the water cooler. He looks at the clock which reads 4:43.
The man finishes at the cooler and turns to reveal he was
filling a gallon jug. He politely nods at Tom as he leaves.
Tom returns the gesture and leans in to begin filling his
cup.
Nothing.
Tom pushes the button down again. nothing. and again.
Nothing.
He rattles the jug to ensure its on tight, pushes the button
just a little bit harder this time. Nothing. Again and again
and again. Tom begins vigorously pushing the button to no
avail as he begins losing his composure and with one quick
motion he rips the jug off of the cooler and throws is
across the room with a grunt.
He immediately turns to clear the entire counter with one
sweep of his arms before opening each cabinet and pulling
out everything inside.
Tom stands in the middle of the room catching his breath.
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7 INT. TOMS CUBICLE - DAY
Tom sits at his desk with wide eyes and pronounced
breathing.
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6. 5.
8 INT. OFFICE FILING ROOM - DAY
Tom maniacally flings files and papers from the cabinets
without a care in the world.
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9 INT. TOMS CUBICLE - DAY
Tom sits at his desk with eyes slightly wider and breathing
slightly heavier.
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10 INT. BREAK ROOM - DAY
Tom frantically snatches all the soda and snacks from the
break-room fridge into an empty backpack.
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11 INT. TOMS CUBICLE - DAY
Tom sits back with a dead pan, wide-eyed, stare at his
computer screen as his fingers tap rapidly on the desk.
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12 INT. SERVER ROOM - DAY
Tom holds up a piece of cable between his two hands and
looks at it for a moment before quickly going in to bite it!
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13 EXT. SERVER ROOM - DAY
A bright electrical flash emerges through the server glass
door
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14 INT. TOMS CUBICLE - DAY
Tom vigorously types at his keyboard with craziness in his
eyes. Each punch of the key is deliberate and fueled with
anger. The twitch in his eye worsens as each moment passes.
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7. 6.
15 INT. BREAK ROOM - DAY
Tom opens a bag of popcorn, throws it into the microwave and
slams the door.
He smashes buttons on the console and it begins counting
down from 1 hour.
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16 INT. TOMS CUBICLE - DAY
Tom sits at his desk, nostrils flaring, eyes twitching,
breathing heavier than ever with a slight smirk as he looks
at his watch to see it turn to five O clock.
He slaps his hands on the table and quickly stands up making
a ruckus turning the attention of the room towards him.
TOM
That’s it. I’ve waited 12 years for
this moment!
Tom begins to walk down the lines of cubicles leading to the
bosses office.
TOM
Each and every day I come in here
and pour my life into this job and
this is what I get in return!
A Woman at one of the closest cubicles stands up
KATHY
Tom, what are you t-
TOM
My oh my! Who would have though YOU
would have been the first to try
and get a word in!? We all know
you’re here Kathy!
JONATHAN
Tom!
Tom whips around to see his next victim.
TOM
Oh I don’t wanna hear it Jonathan!
I hear enough from you EVERY!
SINGLE! DAY!
Tom barges onto Jonathan’s desk obnoxiously typing on his
keyboard.

8. 7.
TOM CONT’D
Look at me everybody I’m Jonathan!
I’ve got fingers of FURY! Well not
any more Jonathan!
He Violently rips the keyboard from the desk and throws it
across the room.
A small laugh interrupts Tom and captures his scary
attention from across the aisle.
TOM
What are you laughing at Darren!?
Tom suddenly appears right behind Darren’s chair, who was
taking video of the whole scenario.
TOM CONT’D
Watching another Fail compilation
on the internet!? OH IT MUST BE SO
FUNNY!
Tom quickly spins Darren around in his chair, snatches his
phone from his hand and snaps a flash photo in Darren’s
face, slightly blinding him
TOM CONT’D
Hashtag THAT Darren!
Tom notices the woman in the next cubicle over.
TOM
Are you kidding me Marsha! You’re
eating a HO-HO right now!?
Tom slowly leans in towards Marsha, who is frightened,
holding a Ho-Ho.
TOM CONT’D
Every day you remind me you’re on a
diet and yet you haven’t missed a
HO-HO break for the last decade!
Tom grabs the Ho-Ho and violently shreds it up in his hands
and sprinkles it on her desk.
A younger co-worker walks by, glued to his phone with
headphones on and clueless to whats going on.
TOM CONT’D
And what is this!? Is he seriously
getting paid for this!?

9. 8.
Tom pulls the headphones away from his ears. No response.
continues to bop his head to the music as he walks away.
TOM CONT’D
Amazing!
Tom begins working his way down the cubicle aisle pointing
at people with each insult.
TOM
Do you even own another shirt?
I can’t stand you!
And YOU! Well, I don’t know you so
you’re fine.
But You! I hate to say it, but You
should consider prescriptions
strength deodorant!
Tom continues walking towards the bosses office.
TOM
Day in and day out I have to deal
with you people!
Tom reaches the bosses door and turns to address the entire
room.
TOM CONT’D
and You’re all a bunch of
NUT-CASES!
Tom opens the door and steps into the bosses office closing
the door behind him to leave a room full of jaw-dropped
co-workers.
After a few moments a buzz has blanketed the room between
the coworkers as Tom steps back into the room and awkwardly
walks back down the cubicle aisle to his desk where he pulls
our a bankers box and begins packing up his things.
17 INT. TOMS CUBICLE - DAY
Mark pokes his head into Toms cubicle.
MARK
That was brutal. What’d he say?
Tom continues to pack items into his bankers box when he
grabs the sticky note off of his desk and looks at it again.

10. 9.
TOM
I got promoted.
Mark gives a look of confusion.
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THE END