FADE IN:
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY
In bed. KAJI (2) wakes up, her pack LEADER is still fast asleep and a gang MEMBER sits upright, checking his smart phone. A digital clock displays 10:38.
Kaji, jumping out of bed and wandering around, stares depressingly at the waking member.
KAJI (V.O.)
I'm hungry. Why didn't you
have your breakfast and share
that with me?
Kaji looks at the quiet corridor.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd)
My maid has gone out too...
She didn't serve me my 10:00
meal!
The gang member appears to get her message.
MEMBER
Darling, our little daughter is
hungry!
The pack leader rolls over and gets out of bed. Kaji follows her to the sitting room.
A beat.
Both return to bed. Kaji looks contented.
MEMBER
Has she eaten already?
LEADER
Yes.
The pack leader sleeps again.
KAJI (V.O.)
I've nothing... except my head
space and smiling mind...
Pausing.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd)
And if I am given other things,
I won't just keep it; I'd do with
it, particularly eating it .
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INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY
Having shown Kaji a big bone, the pack leader puts it far away. Kaji begins to lick her lips tirelessly.
LEADER
Sit!
Kaji sits, restlessly.
LEADER
Down!
Kaji lies down awkwardly, eyeing at the big bone.
The pack leader claps her hands. Kaji jumps up swiftly to the hands, more excited than ever.
The pack leader then puts the big bone within Kaji's reach.
. LEADER
Not yet okay ah....
Staying put, Kaji stares at the big bone earnestly.
LEADER
OK!
Kaji gets the big bone in no time. She retreats to a spot.
KAJI (V.O.)
At last...after all this hustle and
bustle.
Pausing.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd)
This bone is big. I can't swallow it. It isn't raw either, I can't taste any
marrow.
Pausing.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Not sure if my teeth are stronger
than the bone if I chew it..Since
I've it, I'll do with it. Perhaps, I'll
just play with it..
As the pack leader watches her playing, the gang member captures a moment of Kaji.
A beat.
The pack leader talks to Kaji who still has the big bone in her mouth.
LEADER
Give it back to me...
Kaji would not let go.
KAJI (V.O.)
Although I've only one stupid
big bone, I'd make the most of
it...
LEADER
(Begging)
Give it back to me...good girl.
KAJI (V.O.)
You've so many things, but
you don't do with them.Stupid
is as stupid does.
A beat.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd)
I'm prepared to let go, assuming
you've learned now to do with
the things you've!
Kaji releases her bite. The pack leader repossesses the bone. Kaji looks easy.
FADE OUT. The End