
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