[ WP ] I 'm a filmmaker looking to produce a short film with someone from /r/WritingPrompts . Here are the parameters .

*If you're actually interested, I can work with you to make the story more suited to your filming restrictions. I'm definitely not dead set on the names. Also, I've never written a screenplay before, but would be willing to try. * 
 
 Ring… Ring… Ring… Jenna awoke, tangled in her bed sheets, to the sound of her cellphone. She warily reached out a hand to grab her phone and answered it, still half asleep. 
 
 “ Jenna? Jenna, are you there?! ” came her mom ’ s voice from the other end of the line. 
 
 “ Yep, ” Jenna replied with a yawn. “ What ’ s so important? ” 
 
 “ Your brother, is he there with you? ” 
 
 “ No, why would he be here? ” 
 
 “ He ’ s missing. We can ’ t find any sign of him. I think he might have been kidnapped. If you see him, let us know right away. We ’ re calling the cops right now. ” 
 
 Jenna found herself wide-awake all of a sudden. She put down her phone and noticed something on her nightstand. There were three things that hadn ’ t been there before, but of the most importance was a blue yo-yo. An old, battered one that distinctly belonged to her much younger brother. 
 
 When she found the envelope beside it, she was shocked to find $ 10,000 in it. And then she picked up the note. She placed a hand on her mouth, trying to stifle her own scream. 
 
 *Yes, we have your brother. You should have found out by now that he is missing. You must be wondering why we would take your brother. It ’ s quite simple; we have a job we need you to do. If you finish it, then we will return your brother. Consider the money as prepayment for your services. If you refuse to comply or feel like letting anyone know about this, your brother ’ s life will be exterminated with extreme prejudice. * 
 
 *Your job is as follows: You will go to Good Times bar tonight at 11:00. Bring the yoyo. Your target will be a sleazy senator. He will be sitting at the bar looking for a hookup. You are just his type, so you will seduce him and bring him back to the Baltimore Motel down the street. One of our people will have slipped him something in his drink, so you should find it rather easy to do your job. Wait for him to pass out in the motel. When he does, use the yoyo ’ s string and choke him to death. When it ’ s finished, go into the bathroom to find the instructions for getting your brother back. * 
 
 *As a final note, failure to comply at any stage will mean an instant death for your brother. The senator plans to propose a bill that would lead to countless families being pushed out onto the street and many more people dying from poverty. We would like to assure you that you are doing the right thing. * 
 
 The note fell out of her hands. She didn ’ t know what to believe. She walked to her front door and saw that it was left unlocked, very unlike it was when she went to bed. Jenna sat on her bed and contemplated what to do. 
 
 “ This is ridiculous. How can this even be real? ” she said out to the room. 
 
 She reached for her phone, but before she could dial for the police, it started to ring. Private number was all the caller id said. She picked it up. A deep voice came from the other end. 
 
 “ This is your only warning. We are watching your every move. This goes far deeper than you might imagine. ” 
 
 Jenna stood paralyzed in fear while the phone stayed silent for a minute. 
 
 “ Jenna! ” cried a tiny voice. 
 
 The other end of the line went dead. She dropped her phone on the ground. She held the envelope in her hand. What could she do? She had no option but to do what they wanted until she could find her brother. She laid back in bed and covered her face with her pillow, half hoping she would have the strength to suffocate herself now, and cried. 
 
 She found herself ready to leave for the bar. She had the envelope of cash on her as well. She slowly walked out of her apartment and locked the door behind her, not that it seemed to matter much last night. 
 
 She found herself walking into the bar. The senator wasn ’ t hard to recognize at all. He still had a suit on, the only guy in the bar dressed as such, and an American pin on it. She walked over to him, uncomfortable in the high heels she was wearing. She didn ’ t normally get dressed up like this, but tonight she took out her nicest and flirtatious black dress and matching heels. She sat right next to him. He took notice of her right away and before she could even order a drink, he was already offering to buy one for her. 
 
 “ How about a Vodka Tonic for the lady, ” he said to the bar tender. 
 
 “ Thanks, ” she replied. “ What ’ s your name? ” 
 
 “ Senator Hamsworth, but you can call me George. ” 
 
 He ordered a martini for himself. They made small talk for a few minutes, but she noticed he was starting to act a little weird. He must have been drugged already. She swallowed hard, knowing that she could never come back from what she was about to do. She leaned over and whispered into his ear seductively. 
 
 “ Hey, enough with the small talk. I know we ’ d both rather be doing something else right now. I know a place down the street where we can have some fun. ” 
 
 Even though he ’ d only had a couple drinks, he was acting like he was completely wasted. He slapped down some money to the barkeep to pay for their drinks and she led him out to the street. She grabbed his tie and led him down to the assigned motel. At this point he was barely functional. Jenna found herself wondering if she could even get him to the room in time. She ended up pulling out a hundred from the envelope to pay for the room. 
 
 Jenna was thankful that George had held it together enough to make it to the room. However, she found herself feeling the opposite within a minute. Assuming that they were there to hookup, he started to drunkenly make out with her. It was the most repulsive kiss Jenna had ever had. They moved towards the bed and she could feel him slipping her dress off. All of a sudden, he passed out right on top of her while trying to grope her bottom. She struggled to push him off of her and finally succeeded. 
 
 Jenna looked around the empty room and pulled her brother ’ s beloved yoyo out of her tiny purse. She let it completely unwind and then got onto the bed, behind the senator ’ s passed out body. She put him into a slightly sitting position. She pulled the string across his neck and then began to pull. He gave no signs of resistance, except for his body making some choking noises as it tried to breathe. She couldn ’ t believe she was really doing it. It was surreal, almost like a distant, barely remembered dream. 
 
 Jenna sat there and cried for a minute as she let his body slide back down on the bed. No pulse, nor breath, issued from the newly deceased senator. She felt absolutely hysterical. Where was her brother? She ’ d done what they wanted. She walked over to the bathroom and opened the door. A sharp pain came upon her face and she blacked out. 
 
 She awoke to herself on the bed, beside the senator. She was naked and sore all over. George was still dead, but now he was on the floor, the blue yoyo on the floor in front of him. The police broke down the door. She looked wearily at them, completely out of energy, finding it hard to keep her eyes open. 
 
 One of the police officer ’ s came out of the bathroom holding her younger brother, tied up and crying, but otherwise alright. The $ 100 bills from the envelope were scattered across the room. Jenna watched as they approached her, but she passed out again. 
 
 This time she awoke in a hospital, her parents and younger brother surrounding her. 
 
 “ What happened? ” she asked. She decided that until she found out all the details, she would feign forgetting everything that ’ d happened. 
 
 “ You saved your little brother, ” her dad replied. “ Without you, who knows what was going to happen. Don ’ t you remember anything? ” 
 
 “ No, ” she lied. “ I just remember getting a call from mom that he was missing, and then waking up in some motel, and then here. ” 
 
 “ The person you saw in the motel was a senator, ” her dad said. The police haven ’ t figured out his motive, but he kidnapped your brother. He then got ahold of you and threatened your brother unless you showed up with $ 10,000 in cash. When you met up with him, he wanted more than the cash. According to the police, you followed him from the bar to a motel. There, you found your brother in the bathroom and you two got into a large fight. Apparently he made the mistake of drinking too much, and you capitalized on that and took the only weapon you could find, your brother ’ s yoyo, and choked him to death before passing out. ” 
 
 “ Seriously, ” she responded. Jenna couldn ’ t believe that was what the police were thinking. But then she remembered how thorough these people had been and that the $ 10,000 was also payment for her services. Somehow they had set it all up. She didn ’ t want to know more; in fact, she hoped they would never contact her again. 
 
 “ Yes honey. We ’ re glad your okay though. ” 
 
 Jenna looked over to her little brother and smiled, knowing that at least for now, he was safe. 
 
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