Election Day

(Note: I have included two completely separate scene samples. The first few pages is a scene which is an integral part of the plot. The last 2 pages are one of the many scenes I've been toying with that samples characters/happenings Evan and Joe come across on their journey.)

Evan is a 20-something year old frustrated with his life and the world around him. He's unsure of what he wants to do with his life or where he's going. Part geek, part punk, the only thing Evan is sure of is that he's unhappy. He dreams of changing the world, but his days are spent working at a minimum wage job that he hates so he can (barely) pay the bills. His nights are spent hanging out with his off-the-wall yet genuine friends, getting drunk, and then going to work the next day and doing it all over again. However, this year is different from any other. This is an Election year.

Evan comes across a presidential candidate who's message of HOPE and CHANGE wins Evan over. Him and his friends join the local campaign to get the vote out for this presidential candidate. The stakes couldn't be any hire, as economic and social issues hang in the balance. Things won't be easy, as a popular conservative politician is running against their candidate. He's the enemy and stands for everything they're against.

The night before Election Day, Evan must be convinced by his friends to call it a night. Evan's best friend, a 'bro' named Joe urges Evan to come with them to a club - a way to let loose before the home stretch. Evan reluctantly agrees. At the club, Evan's friends drink and dance, but Evan can't get his mind off the day ahead. Sick of standing against the wall, he goes to the bar for one last drink before calling it a night. At the bar a beautiful blond preppy-type girl strikes up conversation with Evan. Evan's a bit taken back. He finds her stunning, but these type of girls normally don't give him the time of day. The two end up talking, drinking, and dancing for hours. As the night winds down, Evan finally musters up the courage to move in for a kiss. Unfortunately for him, before he could a fight breaks out in the club and Evan has to escort his drunken friend Joe from the club. Midst the chaos, Evan fails to exchange contact info with the girl.

Election Day. The day Evan's been waiting for, but he just can't stay focused. The girl from the night before is weighing heavy on his mind and he can't get over his inability to, once again, change the life he hates so much . He spends the day campaigning, but his friends can tell his mind is just not in it. At the end of the day, Joe invites Evan to the neighborhood bar & grill for a relaxing time to just hangout and watch the Election results on TV. Evan needs some convincing, but finally caves in. As the night goes on, the bar fills up. The streets outside begin to crowd. Joe and the rest of the crew revert to party mode, but Evan doesn't even look up from the bar. His drink remains untouched. He can't stop thinking about the girl from the night before and all of the "what-if's".

The Election results are in. Their candidate has won. The bar erupts, the crowds filling the street break out into celebration, Joe is giving high fives all around, but Evan is just too down in the dumps to celebrate. Suddenly, Evan looks up just as the conservative presidential hopeful is conceding at a rally on the other side of the city. Standing beside the politician is his daughter, the girl Evan met the night before. Evan exclaims the news to his friends, who are less then thrilled. However, Joe stands by Evan and urges him to embark on a journey to the enemy rally.
Half buddy comedy, half coming of age tale, Election Day follows the two friends as they journey through taxis, through buses and subways, and through crowded streets in an attempt to break from the norm on a night that's anything but. Along the way they meet a cast of interesting characters, whose lives were changed that night.

Can Evan find the CHANGE he so desperately seeks in his own life?