Anchored in Love

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

5. INT. LIVING ROOM - 21:45

7. A warm glow from a lamp casts soft shadows. Sitting on a sofa, PETER fiddles with a bandage on his forehead.

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9. PETER (V.O.): It's been exactly a month since I injured my forehead.

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11. His WIFE enters, holding a small first-aid kit.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): From day one, my wife has been changing the bandages for me.

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15. His wife approaches gently and carefully removes the bandage, revealing a healing forehead marked by a laceration scar.

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17. WIFE: You know, I think it's time to let that bandage go.

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19.  Peter looks up with a smile.

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21. PETER: Really? You think I'm ready?

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23. As his wife nods, Peter checks his forehead in a nearby mirror.

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25. PETER (V.O.): Oh, the laceration scar is clearly visible.

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

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31. Peter touches his forehead lightly.

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33. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It feels strange.

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35. Pausing.

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37. PETER: Since the accident at home, I've been avoiding every corner - here, there and everywhere.

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39. His wife smiles lighty, sitting across from him.

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41. PETER (V.O.): A month without swimming.

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43. Pausing.

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45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But I've gained a lot this month, haven't I?

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47. Peter gazes at his wife.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My wife's care, more than I ever acknowledged.

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51. Pausing.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My wife is my anchor. The bond between us has become stronger.

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55. Pausing.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But I do miss the water a lot.

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59. Pausing.

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61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My daily routines constitute my identity.

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63. Pausing.

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65. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Without my daily swim, I feel like a stranger in my own body.

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67. Pausing.

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69. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In a few days, I'll be in the pool.

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71. Pausing.

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73. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And after our vacation in Niigata this July and August, I'll resume swimming in the sea.

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75. INT. BATHBOOM - CONTINUOUS

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77. Standing in front of a mirror, Peter runs his fingers over the scar on his forehead.

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79. PETER (V.O.): It's just a scar, and I'm not young, but...

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81. Peter gazes at his reflection again.

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83. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I can't let this define me.

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85. Pausing.

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87. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Wearing a hat and some clever hair styling...

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89. INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

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91. Peter glances at a hanging cartoon of a woman carrying a man, his cheeks and forehead adorned with kiss marks.

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93. PETER (V.O.): This cartoon was created by an artist from Montmartre, whom we commissioned. We posed as the models for the artwork.

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95. As he gazes at the kiss mark on "his" forehead in the cartoon, Peter drifts into a daydream.

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97. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A perfect way to either conceal the scar or celebrate our love would be to have my wife's real kiss mark placed over it.

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99. Peter smiles mischievously.

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101. Act 3

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103. INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER

105. Peter uploads a cartoon image that humorously depicts him being carried by his wife to a draft on his laptop.

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107. PETER (V.O.): My laceration scar resembles a fine hair just above the loving kiss mark on "my" forehead.

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109. Thinking.

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111. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The expression of "I love you" is the bandages my wife changes for me without being asked.

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113. Reflecting.

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115. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Anchored in love, we can face any challenge that life throws our way.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. END