FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. DINING ROOM - MORNING
While having tea, PETER sees her WIFE coming in hurriedly.
WIFE: Please drive up the car and take me to the hospital now!
Peter looks astonished.
WIFE (Cont'd): My mom's heartbeat is slowing down.
PETER: Oh dear...
EXT. ROADS - LATER
Attentively, Peter is driving his wife.
PETER: Is there any restrictions on the number of attendees?
WIFE: There's nowhere to park the car.
Getting off at a hospital block under renovation, Peter's wife runs towards the entrance.
Act 2
INT. CAR PARK - LATER
PETER (V.O.): My Mom-in-law is 93...
Focusing on his car's registration number 1333, Peter takes a photo.
INT. STUDY - LATER
PETER (V.O.): Let me answer a few Quora questions to divert my attention.
Phone in hand, Peter reads notifications.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): One answer request is about whether I'll be remembered when I'm gone.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As for me, I remember those who have made an impact on me.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I therefore infer that those whom I've made an impact on would remember me when I'm gone.
After typing on his phone, Peter reads another answer request.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Does life stories repeat throughout history?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Structurally, they do.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We're born, we grow, we mature, we procreate, we decline and we die.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But humans live on.
After typing on his phone, Peter reads a WhatsApp message.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, my Mom-in-law has begun her long sleep. At 10.06am?
Peter looks anxious.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Did my wife manage to see her Mom in time?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When did she arrive at the hospital? She was the dearest to my Mom-in-law.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I was so disturbed by moments like this. I've lost the sense of time.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We set off sometime after breakfast...
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):Have I had any time records of anything? I didn't send any messages.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh yes, I took a photo of the registration number of the car.
Quickly, Peter taps on a phone image.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It was taken at 9.55am. I had already taken my wife to the hospital about 10 minutes ago.
Peter looks pleased.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yes, she should be in time.
INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT
Peter and his wife are talking over dinner.
WIFE: When I arrived, I could see some green pulse rate on the monitor. But it soon went flat. Did Mom know I was around?
PETER: Yes! She should be able to feel it. You're always in her heart.
Act 3
MONTAGE OF PETER'S REMEMBRANCE OF HER MOM-IN-LAW
A. Peter's MOM-in-law (60) urges Peter (39) and his wife to eat the food she has prepared.
B. Peter's Mom-in-law (61), Peter (40) and his wife are visiting relatives in Bangkok.
C. Holding her grand daughter (3 months), Peter's Mom-in-law (64) poses for a photo.
D. Peter's FAMILY are visiting Peter's Mom-in-law (92) on Lunar New Year day 2020.
RETURN TO PRESENT
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): She's my very good and kind Mom-in-law.
Sighing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Life and death is a package deal of nature.
FADE OUT.
THE END
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