Groundhog break up sample

Groundhog Break Up Sample By Allyssa Bujdoso

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EXT. LINCOLN PARK ZOO GROUNDHOG ENCLOSURE 6:17AM Reporter, JOHN WHETHERMAN, is pacing in the front of the enclosure with a microphone in hand. Several crew members from Channel 9 are waiting to film his interview.

ZOO KEEPER OK, John! Get ready, she’s about to be on her way out!

The zookeeper walks behind some rocks out of sight.

SARAH GROUNDHOG Hey! What’s with the poking! I was sleeping! What the? I don’t want to go out, it’s six am! What the hell?

SARAH is being shoved from a hole in the fake enclosure and she is furiously trying to fight her way back into the hole.

John Whetherman picks her up.

JOHN Sarah! Babe! I haven’t seen you in months! How’s it going? Long time no see!

SARAH GROUNDHOG John, what is this? You know after Halloween I become a recluse! What is it with you? Every year, beginning of February, we have to have a "talk"?

JOHN I just missed you so much! Is it too cold for you? Babe? Babe? You cold?

SARAH GROUNDHOG Of course I’m cold! It’s the butt crack of dawn and I’m freezing! Let me down. I want to go back in my hole!

JOHN Babe, why don’t you just take a look around first? Babe? Can you just take a quick look?

John puts Sarah on the ground. She raises her hand to shield her face from the sting of morning.

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SARAH GROUNDHOG John what are you doing? Pick me back up! I want up! I want up!

What’s going on?

Sarah starts running in circles and freezes her eye catches something.

SARAH GROUNDHOG What the hell? What. The. Hell. Is. THAT!?

John turns back to the camera and shrugs.

JOHN There you have it folks, Sarah’s seen her shadow again. We’re in for yet another record breaking winter!

Sarah gains purchase on John’s pant leg and climbs up him.

SARAH GROUNDHOG Every year, John! Every year! I don’t hear from you for months and then you scare the crap out of me with my own shadow! What kind of an abusive jerk are you? We are sooooo done!

Sarah bites his ear as hard as she can and scurries back into her hole.

JOHN Right before Valentines Day! Every year! God damnit, I quit!

John throws his mic down and stalks off holding his bleeding ear.