Life Is Like This

FADE IN:

INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT

A sound at the door. PETER opens his sleepy eyes a bit. He sees his WIFE putting some sticky substance at the door and then pasting a red lucky message on it.

PETER (V.O.)

(Smiling)

Yes, to begin the New Year

with something new. First,

join forces with nature...

Peter grabs his phone and takes a shot of it at half-lying position. He checks the image.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Is it balanced?

Looking not that satisfied, Peter takes another one and then goes back to sleep.

INT. ELDERLY HOME - DAY

Open space. Elderly persons using wheelchairs are surrounded by juniors and kids. Peter greets old WOMAN#1 (92) who is holding the hand of Peter's wife.

PETER

(Patting Woman#1's shoulder)

Happy New Year Mom!

She looks up at him and smiles.

INT. SITTING ROOM - NIGHT

Plates of sweets, dried melon seeds and cups of tea are on the table. In the company of an OLD MAN (90) and a MAN (57), Peter engages WOMAN#2 (90).

PETER

Do you do exercises?

WOMAN#2

Yes, I cycle stationary

bikes in the estate

garden every morning.

PETER

(Nodding)

I do push-ups and

swim a lot.

WOMAN#2

(Smiling)

You're young...

PETER

My wife is too busy

to do any exercises.

WOMAN#2

(To the man)

How old is she now?

Peter takes a look of wedding photos mounted on wooden wall panels. He sees one depicting him and his wife.

MAN

I was born two years

before her.

PETER(V.O.)

Yes, you're my wife's

blood brother.

WOMAN#2

(To Peter)

You all come here on

New Year's day only.

PETER (V.O.)

That's true. My wife

spends time with her

foster Mom and non-

blood siblings...

WOMAN#2

(To Man)

You seldom come

here too.

Peter takes out his phone to show a video clip to Woman#2 and the old man. They pay attention to it and we faintly hear Peter's music and lyrics. Woman#2 puts her hand on Peter's shoulder.

WOMAN#2

(Surprise smiling) You sing with a nice

voice. And you play

that instrument?

PETER

Yes, it's a guitar. I've

lots of them.

Peter's wife enters.

WOMAN#2

(To Peter's wife)

Perhaps, you sing with

him.

WIFE

(Shaking her head)

No!

(To Peter)

Is your parking time

expiring...

The wall clock registers: 11:15.

INT. STUDY - DAY

Sitting behind his computer, Peter reflects.

PETER (V.O.)

Life is like this. When a

couple had many children,

they wouldn't mind

giving one to a sibling

who liked children but

couldn't bear any.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

When the couple gets

old, more is better than

less.

Peter looks at the guitars around him.

PETER(V.O.) (Cont'd)

I meant to give away

some of my guitars for

charitable purposes...

Although giving should

be a key to success in life,

I'll have to think again!

Peter grabs the guitar displayed right next to him and plays it.

FADE OUT.

The End

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