Miraculous Rewrite

Sole Crusher

Scene: Taxi. The taxi driver tells Zoé Lee all about Paris.

Taxi Driver: You'll discover for yourself, Mademoiselle, but one can never see too much of Paris. Does the Eiffel Tower need an introduction? And to think that when it was first built, the Parisians thought it stuck out like a sore thumb. And over there are the Trocadéro gardens. Did you know that underneath there is an aquarium, the first in the world built in 1867. The Louvre, the largest museum in the world. So huge that it would take a hundred days to see everything! Originally, the Louvre was a fortress built to protect our city. These days, it protects our art. Speaking of protecting the city, there are our local miracles: Coccinelle and Chat Noir!
Zoé: (notices the Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie) Can we stop here? I've always dreamed of eating a real Parisian croissant!
Taxi Driver: You couldn't have picked a better place. This is the best bakery in Paris. My kids adore their croissants.

Scene: Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie. Sabine hands Zoé a bag of croissants.

Sabine: You're lucky they're fresh out of the oven.
(Suddenly, Marinette comes through the door holding a crate of apples)
Marinette: Sorry, I got held up here!
(As she pushes the door shut behind her, a few apples drop from the crate. Marinette trips over them, bumping into Zoé and knocking them both down)
Sabine: Is everyone all right?
Marinette: Sorry, sorry, sorry!
Zoé: It's totally okay, but maybe I should be asking if you're okay. That was quite a fall!
Marinette: (chuckles) Don't worry about me, I'll be fine, thanks. I'm pretty clumsy, so I'm used to it. Come to think of it, I fall a lot. I fall on my face, fall asleep, fall out of bed, fall apart at the seams, fall in love...
(Zoé laughs, and the two begin to pick up the fallen apples)
Marinette: I really am sorry about all of this, how can I make it up to you?
Zoé: It's nothing, don't worry!
Marinette: Mom, can you put together a dozen more croissants for...?
Zoé: Zoé.
Marinette: Hello, Zoé, I'm Miss Walking Disaster. Where's your accent from? It's really pretty!
Zoé: I'm from New York.
Marinette: Wow, cool! And what are you doing in Paris?
Zoé: I'm- uh- here to be with my family.
Marinette: Well then it's gonna be a great trip, no matter where you are, if you're with the ones you love, then you feel right at home.
(Zoé and Marinette both reach down to pick up more apples, and accidentally bump heads)
Zoé: Sorry!
(Marinette bends down to pick up more apples and notices Zoé's shoes)
Marinette: Wow, your sneakers are awesome! Did you decorate them yourself?
Zoé: Yeah, I've written every nice thing that anyone's ever said to me, to keep them with me all the time.
Marinette: But there's only one message!
Zoé: I only had one friend.
Marinette: Oh... (She gets a bunch of pastries for Zoé and places them in a bag) Let me give you my number! (She writes her number on one of the pastry boxes)
Zoé: I can give you mine too if you want. (Marinette shows her hand)
Marinette: This way I won't lose it for sure.
(Zoé writes her number on Marinette's hand, before turning to leave)
Zoé: Bye!
Marinette: See you around!
(Zoe leaves and gets back in the taxi)

Scene: Outside of the Le Grand Paris. Zoé exits the taxi.

Zoé: (gives the bag of pastries to the taxi driver) There, share it with your kids.
Taxi Driver: Wow, but don't you want to keep some for your family?
Zoé: Nah, they prefer sour to sweets.
Taxi Driver: Well, thanks, Miss. Enjoy your journey.
(Zoé looks at Marinette's phone number and smiles. She puts the box in her bag and walks to Butler Jean, who is waiting at the door)
Butler Jean: Oh, welcome, Mademoiselle Zoé. Please, follow me.

Scene: Inside Le Grand Paris. Butler Jean takes Zoé to Audrey.

Butler Jean: Pardon me madame, but your daughter, Mademoiselle Zoé has arrived.
Audrey: Zoé? (She looks at Zoé and becomes disgusted) Oh, you look terrible! I'm guessing the flight was horrific.
Zoé: Someone in economy class- uh- smelled like disgusting cologne, and the flight attendants refused to open a window to air out the plane!
Audrey: Your father forgot to provide a private jet? Too busy for anyone, as usual. It's fine that you want to come live with us in Paris, but what exactly was wrong with your boarding school, again?
Zoé: I- I found roaches in my locker! Can you believe it?
Audrey: Well, that's nice, dear. Jean-Quinton. Take her to see her sister.