The Rental, Scene 01

THE RENTAL Student Trades Sex for Free Room Board The scene opens on Amy, a 20-year-old college sophomore, Aubrey Sinclair as she sits crying in the front seat of her car. Her vehicle has been loaded up with boxes and clothes and an eviction notice rests atop a notebook on the passenger seat. The student was recently kicked out of her apartment and has spent the past few days living out of her car. She is dirty and tired and incredibly anxious. When her phone rings, a return call from an application she submitted, she answers enthusiastically... But her face falls as she is told, for the tenth time, that her credit is too poor to be considered. There is only one rental left - a private room in a house. Since the place is close by, she decides to skip a call and go directly there. After all, perhaps meeting the landlord in person will give her a stronger chance at pleading her case. When she knocks on the door, she is greeted by a man. At first, he is very timid and uneager to open