[ The Airport. Runway. . . ]
[ Tori is startled awake by the eerie
sound of sirens in the distance.
Opening her eyes slowly, she lays a
shaking hand down to secure herself.
Steadily, she rises up. Bearing through
intense pain. Getting to her feet. ]
Now seeing the burning wreckage
of plane parts surrounding her.
Tori stumbles back to reality. ]
[ She yells. ]
“Kiilyn!”
“Kiilyn!”
[ Tori gets louder, frantically search-
ing through the debris with no
response.
Finally, she catches a glimpse of
him. Trapped underneath a piece
of the wing and struggling to get free. ]
[ Getting closer to Kiilyn, Tori kneels
down. Blood is dripping down his
face. His arm is barricaded as he
begins to drift in and out. ]
“Kii. Stay with me.”
[ She clings onto him as an ambulance
pulls up. A few workers jump out to
survey the area. Calling out in the air. ]
“Can anyone hear me?”
Scene Two:
[ Same Night. . .At The Soiree. ]
[ After drawing in a decent fragment of
the guests to the gift table. Acer begins
to explain himself. ]
[ Ski, Mark, Amber, Hithe & Monica
are all standing close to the box as
some others are watching. ]
ACE: Is everyone intrigued?
[ Acer smirks, trying to create a
moment. ]
Does anyone want to guess
what's inside?
HITHE: A life?
[ He quips, Acer ignores. ]
MONICA: How about you just
show us?
AMBER: Yes, get on with it.
SKI: Please bro.
ACE: Alright, alright.
[ He hands Ski the end of a long
scarlet colored ribbon that's been
holding up the sides of the oversized
boon.
The white walls stand towering over
Ski. He continues to pull and the
sides begin to lower down.
Revealing a tall man, with dark hair
in all black clothing and a mask. ]
SKI: Wait. Is that Larrie?
Scene Three:
[ Kiilyn is being lifted off the ground
in a stretcher, Tori is standing at his
side.
She holds his hand, as Kiilyn’s being
placed inside. His left arm is wrapped
up tight. Tori notices the red stain
on the wrappings soaking through. ]
[ A wave of anxiety hits her as she
starts to fear for the worst.
Taking a deep breath, Tori attempts
to gain some calm when she notices
the shiny, silver box that had fallen
out of his pocket. ]
[ Ten minutes later, they arrive at
the hospital.
Before she can react, Kiilyn is whisked
away from her. Heading down the hall. ]
“We need to operate on his arm. Now.”
[ This was all she was told. Tori is hurried
off to be examined in another room. ]
TORI: Is he going to be alright? Please,
tell me something.
NURSE: He’s in good hands. Now I need
to make sure you didn’t sustain any
serious injuries. Lie back so I can
check you out.
[ She sits back with a chill giving fear. ]
Scene Four:
“The one and only!”
[ They hug and Larrie picks Ski up. ]
AMBER: Awe, that’s sweet.
MONICA: You think so?
HITHE: Now that the besties are back
together. Prepared to be chop liver.
[ They laugh at him. ]
AMBER: Ah Hithe, you’re so dramatic.
[ Ski & Larrie retreat to the buffet. ]
SKI: You hungry?
LARRIE: Always!
SKI: I can’t believe your here!
Didn’t you tell me you never
wanted to see this one horse
town again?
[ He questions as they pile mini
foods on their mini plates. ]
LARRIE: That was like seven years
ago, bud. People and situations do
change, you know.
SKI: I know. So how long are you
going to be here for?
LARRIE: Not sure yet. For now just
through the winter. I’ll be crashing
at Ace’s.
SKI: That’s great!
LARRIE: After losing my job at the
casino, I needed a fresh start.
SKI: Really, what happened?
Scene Five:
[ Meanwhile, 3Ms County Prison. ]
[ Josh is sitting on the floor next to his
bed, thinking and trying to determine
what time of day it is.
Reminiscing on the last time he was
outside and the look on Mark’s face
as he was being dragged away. ]
[ Ravaging with fierce distress, he cries
out, consistently punching his fist at
nothing.
A guard wraps on the gate. ]
“Shut up, you mutt!
Before I make you shut up.”
[ He lies down on the bed for a change
in placement.
Closing his eyes, to await a dream. Of
somewhere, anywhere else. ]
[ An hour later, he awakens to see a guard
and a stranger standing outside his cell.
The door unlocks and the new man enters. ]
GUARD: Don’t even think about doing
anything stupid.
[ He sternly warns, leaving them. ]
Scene Six:
[ After three long hours; Tori, Monica, Trailyn,
Jai, Kaori, Mark, Ski & Larrie are sitting in
the waiting room.
The nurse approaches Monica & Trailyn. ]
NURSE: He should be waking up soon.
[ Everyone reacts with relief and joy. ]
NURSE: Yes, but there’s something I
need to tell you.
MONICA: What is it?
NURSE: It’s his left arm. The doctor’s
did everything they could to try and
save it but I’m sorry it was to no
avail.
[ Monica holds onto her daughter. ]
TRAILYN: Oh no!
NURSE: He’s going to require physical
and emotional rehabilitation.
TORI: Can we see him?
NURSE: We can let you back
as soon as he adjust. Shouldn’t
be much longer.
MONICA: Thank you.
[ She states, grasping to keep
her composure.
Ski comes over to comfort her. ]
Final Scene:
[ Monica & Tori join Kiilyn inside
his room. Trailyn waits outside. ]
[ Tori runs to his side and Monica
stands at the head. ]
“Mom. . .”
[ He whispers as a tear clinches
out, down his face.
Tori holds his hand, getting close
to him. ]
MONICA: It’s okay. You’re going
to be okay.
[ She reassures him, coming to his
other side. ]
[ They hold onto him tight. All three
crying now. ]
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