After the Party

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[Kim at home, distraught - she looks forlorn as she text messages]
On-screen text:	need 2 c u
Voiceover:	Necesito verte tía.
Sound FX:	Sound of a cell phone opening

[Cut to close-up of aunt receiving Kim's text message. She texts back:]
On-screen text:	what is it?
Voiceover:	¿Qué te pasa?
Sound FX:	Ambient sounds. Then sound of incoming text message

[Cut back to shot of niece, texting back]
On-screen text:	cant tell u over the phone
Voiceover:	I can't tell you over the phone.

[Cut back to shot of aunt receiving Kim's text message]
Sound FX:	Ambient sounds

[Cut back to Kim, she flips the phone closed and places her head in her hands]
On-screen text:	what was i thinking?
Voiceover:	¿En qué estaba pensando?
Sound FX:	Heavy sigh, followed by sound of cell phone closing

[Shot of Kim putting her head in her hands (continued)]
On-screen text:	i wasnt thinking i was high
Voiceover:	I wasn't thinking - because I was high.

[Cut to front shot of Kim]
Voiceover:	It all started when . . .

[Cut to footage of teens at a party, dancing and drinking (Footage stylized to reflect flashback)]
Sound FX:	Muffled party sounds and music fade up . . .

[More party footage]
Voiceover:	Martín threw this wild party.
Sound FX:	Music continues

[Close up of beer cup, drinking footage,]
Voiceover:	Carlos brought the beer,
Sound FX:	Music continues

[Friend offers pills to Kim . . . Kim takes some pills]
On-screen text:	i took drugs
Voiceover:	then Ana hooked us up with some other stuff . . .
Sound FX:	Music continues

[Images of drinking and partying and Kim laughing on the couch]
On-screen text:	i got high
Voiceover:	. . . and we got really high.
Sound FX:	Music continues

[Kim flirting and laughing with a guy on the couch]
On-screen text:	i hooked up
Voiceover:	And then . . . I hooked up with some guy.
Sound FX:	Music continues

[Guy and Kim caressing and flirting]
Voiceover:	And what did he bring?? Something I'll have for life . . .
Sound FX:	Music distorts and drops out at the line " . . . HIV"

[Guy and Kim caressing and flirting - freeze frame]
On-screen text:	i have HIV
Voiceover:	. . . HIV.
Sound FX:	She takes a deep breath . . .

[Fade to black]
Voiceover:	I need my family.
Sound FX:	then exhales

[Cut to title card with text typing on screen]
On-screen text:	drugs + HIV > learn the link hiv.drugabuse.gov

[HHS and NIDA logos]
On-screen text:	A public service message of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and this station hiv.drugabuse.gov

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