EXT. - FOUNTAIN PARK PARKING LOT - NIGHTM gets out of his car and towers above the Mitsubishi convertible as he locks it. He then walks quickly up to his apartment on the first floor, taking three steps in one stride.
INT. - M'S APARTMENT - NIGHTAfter turning on the heating, M fishes out the tiny Nokia mobile and dials to his EX-GIRLFRIEND.
EX-GIRLFRIEND
Hello?
M
How tall am I?
Beat. Recognition.
EX
(chukling)
What kind of a question is that?
M
It's a straight, simple one.
EX
6 and a half feet.
He he.
M
No seriosly...
EX
In intellectual stature,
two feet.
M is also smiling now.
M
No...physically.
EX
Thats a good question.
Hmm..lets see...
You are Sixish..
M
Would you say that I am
comfortably in Six Feet
and above range?
EX
No...I dont know...
M
No or you dont know.
Being pushed against the wall, EX changes her tact.
EX
Does it matter sweetie?
M
It matters to a girl
I met today.
EX
Why? Is she tall?
M
Very.
EX
Like how tall? Taller than me?
M
Ya...she is 5'9"
EX
Get lost! You don't even
know how tall you are.
Now when I come to think
of it, I think YOU are
5'9".
M
Buzz off. You are jealous.
EX
Why would I be jealous!!
For God's Sake!
(beat)
Is she attractive?
M
(visibly amused)
Very. And has a very sweet
voice. To die for...
EX
Hah! What kind of a
girl would care about
height that much.
Lemme guess, A bimbette!
M
You are not helping you know...
EX
I am sorry sweetie...
M
I call you for a reassurance
and...
EX
Listen sweetie...
Like Einstien once said....
M
Tell me about it.
EX
OK, Einstien was really short right..
M
(cutting in)
Like how short?
Ex
Doesn't matter. Listen to this.
And he was asked once that ideally
how tall a man should be.
The journalist was trying
to pull his leg.
And Einstien said that he
should be tall enough so
that his feet can reach
the ground.
M
Really?
EX
Yes.
M
Is it part of his funny quotes?
EX
Yeah...should be.
M
Should be on the internet then.
EX
Geez..M! Whats wrong with
you! I read it in a book.
M
OK. That makes sense.
M has stopped pacing the living room. He looks at the clock. Its getting late.
M
Listen thanks for listening.
EX
Sure. And M you are a stud
once girls get to know you.
M
Geez, you don't have
to be so nice...
(beat)
You are the hottest woman
I have ever met.
EX
(chuckling)
Ya..ya.
M
So how is (your boyfriend)
EX
Oh..we broke up.
M
Woman!!! You never told me.
I could sense something wrong
the last time I spoke to you.
EX
ya..well.
M
So what happened?
Are you all right?
EX
Yes, I am fine. I am
OK. I am relieved rather.
It wasn't working out
so I dumped him.
M
But why? He seemed like
a nice guy.
EX
Ya, he was nice.
He just wasn't tall enough for
me!!
M takes the phone away from his year and EX's cackle on the phone fills the whole room.
