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FADE
IN:
INT.
BEDROOM DAY
A MAN wakes
up. The place is a mess. The laundry basket is overflowing.
The alarm clock reads 12:30pm. He gets out of bed wearing only
his underwear. He dresses in dirty clothes from the night
before.
INT.
KITCHEN DAY
Man walks in
and opens the refrigerator, its bare. He opens the cupboards
and they are also bare except for a box of no brand cereal. He
looks in the refrigerator again, still nothing.
He checks the
cupboards once more and grabs the box of no brand cereal. He
looks in and its empty except for a few crumbs. He eats them.
He looks around for anything that resembles food and finds
nothing.
He looks on
the floor and finds a penny. Its his lucky day! He gets an
idea to look for change and go shopping for food. He begins to
search for coins in his pockets.
INT.
LIVING ROOM DAY
Man walks in
and searches throughout the couch cushions for coins and finds a
few.
INT.
BEDROOM DAY
Man looks
everywhere for coins. He ruffles through the laundry basket and
checks numerous pockets. He finds a few coins.
EXT.
UNDERGROUND GARAGE DAY
Man walks to
his piece of crap car and opens the door.
INT.
CAR DAY
He checks
inside the ashtray and thoroughly underneath the seats for
coins. He finds a few.
He then
buckles up to prepare for his shopping trip. He tries to crank
the car, but its out of gas.
EXT.
CAR DAY
He counts the
change on the trunk of car. Hes collected $3.89.
EXT.
SIDEWALK DAY
He walks
towards the corner store. Along the way he checks newspaper and
phone booth coin slots and the ground for coins. He finds a
few.
EXT.
RESTAURANT DAY
The man walks
by and notices people inside enjoying comfort and lots of food.
He looks inside as his belly grumbles.
INT.
RESTAURANT DAY
A HUSBAND and
WIFE PATRON eat and enjoy their lunch. The man peers through
the window with hungry eyes. The husband and wife notice him
with disdain.
EXT.
RESTAURANT DAY
The man is
shooed away by the DOOR MAN.
EXT.
SIDEWALK DAY
He continues
his trek and arrives at the corner store.
INT.
CORNER STORE DAY
Man looks
everywhere for anything around $4.00. Everything seems to be
out of his price range. He finally grabs a tuna salad sandwich,
a drink, and a piece of candy.
The STORE
CLERK rings him up and bags his items. He has a few coins left
over.
He sees a sign
with a container to help Tsunami victims. He contemplates
keeping his change, but puts it in the container.
EXT.
CORNER STORE DAY
Man exits with
his bag of goodies. He happily heads home.
EXT.
SIDEWALK DAY
He walks past
a KID who seems to be upset over his bike with a flat tire. He
wants to go home and eat, but turns around to help the kid.
He sees a gas
station across the street and takes the kid there.
EXT.
GAS STATION DAY
Man helps the
kid fill his tire. The kid still seems a little down. The man
looks into his bag of goodies and spots the candy. He
contemplates his hunger and gives the candy to the kid. The kid
smiles and rides away happily.
EXT.
SIDEWALK DAY
The man
continues his journey home. He stops at a crosswalk and waits
for the light to signal walk.
A HOMELESS MAN
asks for change. The man shows the homeless man his empty
pockets. He has no money. The homeless man sadly walks away
towards a trash can.
The light
turns to walk and the man crosses the street. He looks back and
sees the homeless man going through the trash.
He looks into
his bag and contemplates his hunger.
He crosses the
street again and heads towards the homeless man. The homeless
man looks up from the trash can.
The man gives
his bag of food to the homeless man. The homeless man looks
inside the bag and graciously thanks him. The homeless man
immediately starts to eat and scurries off smiling.
The man now
has nothing.
EXT.
PARK BENCH DAY
The man walks
up and sits down alone and hungry. He sadly slumps forward and
sees crumbs on the ground that the pigeons are eating.
A PRETTY GIRL
walks up and sits on the opposite side of the bench. She begins
to eat her lunch.
The man sneaks
looks at her and her food. He looks away shyly if her eyes meet
his. They exchange a few glances.
He notices a
flower growing nearby.
EXT.
PARK DAY
The man walks
up to the flower as the pretty girl watches him. He smells it
and plucks it.
EXT.
PARK BENCH DAY
The man sits
opposite the pretty girl and admires the flower. She looks at
him and the flower. Their eyes meet. He gives the flower to
the pretty girl. She accepts and smells the flower.
The pretty
girl offers him half of her sandwich. He pretends to not want
it at first, but hes very hungry and accepts.
They both inch
toward the middle of the bench and sit close. They look at each
other, smile and eat together.
FADE
OUT
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