Everything I Own

FADE IN:

INT. SITTING ROOM - KITCHEN - DAY

Coming out of the sleeping room, PETER sniffs something.

PETER (V.O.)

It's the smell from the

toasters... But our maid

is on holiday back home...

Peter sees his younger DAUGHTER inside the kitchen.

PETER

Making breakfast for

Mom?

Her daughter hands a small piece of cut bread to Peter.

DAUGHTER

You only give this bit

to our pet.

Nodding, Peter immediately throws bits of the bread in the air. His pet KAJI jumps to hunt them readily and happily.

Finishing that, Peter sees a toasted bread on the table.

PETER

Is this...

DAUGHTER

That's for you. I've done

Mom's.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.)

It's her first time making

a breakfast for me. She

has grown up and will

return to UK for her

university years.

Peter takes a photo of the toasted bread.

As she goes out, Peter's WIFE makes a quick remark to their daughter.

WIFE

Clean up the kitchen

before you go back to

sleep.

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

Oh she woke up just

to prepare our breakfast...

INT. CLUBHOUSE - DAY

Peter is reading newspapers. He focuses on an article's insert featuring a masked young girl peering up from a sea of umbrellas in a protest.

PETER (V.O.)

She's a young student.

Was it just a day out in

the streets for fun? Or

about the Extradition

Bill?

Pausing.

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

Why she, her teachers

and those accompanying

her think now that she'd

become a fugitive wanted

by China later?

Pausing.

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

Hundreds of China-wanted

fugitives may be staying in

Hong Kong now. How

come this young girl would

sympathize them?

Pausing.

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

Was she taught that if she

is honest and refrains from

violence, she'd generally

be law-abiding? Why was

dragged into the unlawful

assembly?

Pausing.

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

Hong Kong is very sick,

intellectually.

Pausing.

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

How can people drop their

false perception and

avoid being foolish?

Pausing.

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

But the girl is surrounded

by peers and others

having the similar mindset.

Pausing.

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

As what beauty is as

beauty does, and what

stupid is as stupid does,

so I say, what young is

as young does.

INT. STUDY - DAY

Peter stares at the bread photo on his phone screen.

PETER (V.O.)

I always like Bread's soft

rocks.

In his mobile YouTube app, Peter types: Bread the band, and taps on: Everything I Own.

After the captivating introductory guitar riffs, we hear a voice singing: You sheltered me from harm, kept me warm, kept me warm...

FLASHBACK

INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT (1958)

At a bed corner, Peter's DAD (23) prepares Peter(4)'s bed spot.

PETER (V.O.)

I love my Dad making

the bed for me.

RETURN TO PRESENT

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

My Dad gave my life

to me, and let me develop

in my own way. Those

were rough but fine years.

We hear from Peter's mobile device the singing: I'd give everything I own...just to have you back again...

Peter sighs.

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

There're just many things

and relationships that we

can't take them for granted.

Others or nature will take

them away anytime.

Peter takes another look of the simple bread photo depicted on this phone screen.

FADE OUT. The End

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