Kaji: Golden Hour Walks
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
FADE IN
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - MORNING
A silver of pale blue light cuts through a gap in the curtains. KAJI is already awake in bed.
KAJI (V.O.): Breakfast with Peter first.
Kaji glances at PETER - a lump under the duvert.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): After breakfast, we'll play Fetch and Tug-of-War. I've many toys.
Kaji takes a look of the PACK LEADER sleeping beside her.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): After the games, the Pack Leader will serve me lunch. I'll take naps afterwards.
Pondering.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): And in the late afternoon, we should have walks in the riverside park and the waterfront park.
Kaji begins to whine. Peter stirs.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): First thing first.
Act 2
INT. RIVERSIDE PARK - LATE AFTERNOON
Golden hour. The sun hangs low. Kaji trots a head on a loose leash. The Pack Leader and Peter follow her.
KAJI (V.O.): The sun is warm but not pushy. The best time.
Her nose works hard.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): A library of scents: pee-mails from earlier visitors.
She scans the park.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Humans are relaxed.
A SHIBA INU bounces near her.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Shibas are complicated.
Kaji doesn't engage him.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Too much like looking in a mirror.
But then she sees a POODLE observing the passers-by with his MASTER on a bench.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): He's a good-looking guy. I must join him.
Kaji jumps onto the bench, approaches slowly and politely. The Pack Leader and Peter follow her lead. The Poodle's master smiles.
MASTER: Hi there, beautiful.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Soft tone. All good.
She smells the air near the Poodle. Her posture is relaxed but not submissive.
PACK LEADER: What a handsome fellow. How old is he?
MASTER: He's sixteen.
The Pack Leader's eyes widen.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): A senior. He knows things. I've to respect that.
PACK LEADER: Sixteen! What's your secret?
MASTER: Fewer treats, and more exercises. Meanwhile, we've to continue our walk,
Kaji freezes as they leave.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I won't follow his path.
Pausing.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): My wisdom is different: enjoy the sun and smells, enjoy the treats and the massage chair.
EXT. WATERFRONT PARK - EVENING
DOGS and HUMANS move like figures in a beautiful, slow-moving dream. Kaji poses on a bench.
KAJI (V.O.): A walk in the golden light makes me see two things more clearly: the path ahead, and why I'm on it.
Kaji, the Pack Leader and Peter share the golden silence.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Golden hour doesn't ask me to be productive. It only asks me to be present - a bargain I gladly accept.
Kaji allows a PASSER-BY to pat her head.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Golden hour is kind to wrinkles - on faces, on water, on paths well-travelled.
Kaji watches a GOLDEN RETRIEVER walking past.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Shadows grow long not to threaten, but to remind me that even the light needs rest.
Act 3
EXT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
Kaji nestles in bed, surrounded by the comfortable duwert.
KAJI (V.O.): If the morning is for plans and the rest of the day is for actions, then the golden hour is for remembering why.
Thinking.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): My humans walk slower in golden light. I allow this. It gives me more time to inspect the important things: grass, legacy.
Reflecting.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Golden hour walks are less about reaching destination and more about travelling through a moment made of light - one the holds me gently before letting go.
FADE OUT
THE END
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