The Convenience Store

The Convenience Store is a humorous scene involving Rachel and Garfield.

FADE IN:

EXT. CONVENIENT STORE - PARKING LOT - DAY.

Rachel and Garfield walk across the empty parking lot of the convenient store. Gar looks at it quizzically.

GARFIELD: Jeez, this place looks a little worse for wear.

RACHEL: It's better than nothing. I hope they have cheese curls here.

Gar smiles at her and the two walk inside.

INT. CONVENIENT STORE - DAY.

A ceiling fan slowly spins on the ceiling. The cashier, a grungy overweight man, smokes a cigarette while reading the paper. He doesn't notice as Gar and Rachel walk over to the sodas. Gar gets out a Fizzy Lime and Rachel gets out a Fizzy Strawberry.

RACHEL: I love Fizzy Strawberry.

GARFIELD: It's a fine taste but Lime is it's at, baby.

Rachel giggles. Gar hands her his soda.

GARFIELD: I'll be right back. I'm gonna go to the bathroom.

He walks to the bathroom. Rachel grabs a newspaper from the rack and opens it up to the comic section. She holds it up to her face, hiding it. As that happens, a car pulls up the store. The cashier puts out his cigarette and gets a gun out from under the counter.

Rachel lowers the newspaper and sees two thugs step into the store.

CASHIER: Back for more of my money, eh fellas?

THUG #1: Yeah, yeah. Just give us the damn money!

The second thug pulls a gun. Rachel's eyes glow red and black and she holds up her hand. Dark energy emanates from her body and she puts her hand out. The energy wraps around the gun and swipes it out of his hand. The first thug looks at her.

THUG #2: What the hell is this?!

Suddenly a low GROWL is heard from the back of the store. Rachel looks and sees a GREEN TIGER walking toward them. It bares its fangs at the thug and he screams. He quickly runs out back to his car and leaves. Rachel pets the tiger on the head.

RACHEL: Nice one, Gar!

The tiger, Gar, growls in delight before running back to the bathroom. After a few minutes, Gar comes back out fully dressed.

GARFIELD: Hey hey.

The cashier smiles at them.

CASHIER: You two saved my life! How can I repay you?

Rachel and Garfield both smile and look at each other.

CUT TO:

EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - DAY.

Garfield and Rachel walk out of the store. Their arms are full of packs of donuts, cookies, cupcakes, and their sodas. They giggle happily.