Charity Case, Scene 01

CHARITY CASE HOMELESS TEEN STALKS FAMILY MAN WHO SHOWED HER KINDNESSBen Will Pounder, a family man, returns home from an outing. He parks in his dark garage and climbs out of his car, chatting with his wife on his phone. Unbeknownst to him, as he says I love you and hangs up, someone is lurking in the shadows. When he turns on the lights, hes startled to see Cassie Lisey Sweet there, dressed in a cap and baggy hoodie. Ben goes on the defensive, thinking that hes being mugged in his own home, but she insists that he knows her. Shes Cassie, a homeless teen hes shared sandwiches with before! She was so used to seeing him around when she was on the streets that when he stopped showing up, she panicked. She just wanted to make sure he was okay! Although Bens freaked out at first, he assures her that hes perfectly fine. Seeing how shaken she is, he takes pity on Cassie and invites her inside to get washed up. Obviously, she cant stay with him, but hell do what he can to help her. Cassie is smitten with him. Shes drawn to his kindness, wanting nothing but affection from him, but she doesnt know how to properly show it. She comes on too strong and weirds Ben out, causing hi