The Real Me | Gia Derza, Dick Chibbles

THE REAL ME
Teen Meets Online Crush For First Time And He Isn’t Who He Claimed To Be

SCENE OPENS on Kelly (Gia Derza). She is in her kitchen when she hears the ‘ding’ of a message being received on her laptop. She looks at the screen curiously. Someone named Brent, who found her through a dating site, has messaged her. Despite some initial skepticism, she feels an early, shared connection with him when he mentions that, just like her, he’s 18 and his father died when he was young. She smiles to herself, excited about the new guy in her life.

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Over the next few weeks, Kelly and Brent bond. Soon, Kelly is falling hard for her online crush and Brent seemingly reciprocates her feelings.

A few days later, Kelly, nervously debates whether or not to take nude photos for Brent. Deciding that she trusts him, she takes the photos and sends them to him.

A week later, Kelly nervously gets ready to meet Brent for the first time. She chats with her friend Janice on the phone and talk turns to one of their teachers, a creepy man named Mr. Hughes who seems to have a weird attitude about sex.

Later that night, Kelly arrives at Brent’s house to meet him. Kelly goes into the house tentatively. Brent? She calls softly. A male voice says ‘Hi, Kelly.’ Kelly turns toward the voice and her eyes widen in shock. Standing there is an older, meek-looking man (Dick Chibbles).

‘Brent’ is not who he seems, and when Kelly finds out what he has planned for her, she’ll NEVER be the same…