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Writer's picturePeter K F Cheung SBS

Kaji: Limping With Love

  1. FADE IN


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY


  4. Sofa and chairs are fully filled with cushions. KAJI walks unsteadily.


  5. KAJI (V.O.): I can't jump onto them, even if I can.


  6. Peter appears. He embraces Kaj and puts her sitting with him in a chair.


  7. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): He used to point at it and I'd jump onto it.


  8. PETER: You're still suffering from your leg injury.


  9. Later, Kaji passes to Peter one of her toys.


  10. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Throw it high! I love to catch it in the air.


  11. Peter just passes the toy back to her.


  12. PETER: No, you shouldn't jump now, even if you want to.


  13. Act 2


  14. FLASHBACK


  15. EXT. RIVIERSIDE PARK - DAY (A fortnight ago)


  16. Terraced design. Kaji bounces from one terrace to another.


  17. KAJI (V.O.): Every day is an adventure. Life's a game!

  18. Kaji sees a young SHIBA INU approaching.


  19. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): How dare you intrude on my turf?


  20. Kaji begins to chase the shiba inu, as the PACK LEADER looks on.


  21. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oops! That didn't feel right...


  22. Lifting her left leg, Kaji stops.


  23. PACK LEADER: Oh dear! Are you okay?


  24. KAJI (V.O.): Let me shake it off...


  25. Kaji begins to limp.


  26. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Maybe it'll feel better soon...


  27. Peter than notices Kaji's limping.


  28. PETER: What's the matter with her?


  29. PACK LEADER: While chasing a shiba inu, she missteps and twists her left leg.


  30. PETER: Oh dear!


  31. They see Kaji struggling to walk properly.


  32. PACK LEADER: No, she doesn't look okay. Let's take her to the vet now.


  33. INT. VET OFFICE - LATER


  34. Sitting on the examination table, Kaji lets the VET examine her left leg.


  35. VET: Let me do an x-ray of her injured leg first.


  36. PACK LEADER: It's okay girl.


  37. Later, the vet checks the X-ray image.


  38. VET: No bone fractures. It looks like a sprain. I'll prescribe some medications. Come back if her condition doesn't improve.


  39. RETURN TO PRESENT


  40. EXT. THE RIVERSIDE PARK - DAY


  41. Lifting her left leg, Kaji runs on the grass, as the Pack Leader and Peter observe her worriedly. Then, they see the shiba inu walking past.


  42. KAJI (V.O.): How embarrassing!


  43. INT. VET'S OFFICE - NIGHT


  44. Kaji waits at the examination table as the Vet talks to the Pack Leader.


  45. VET: It now appears that her sprain is quite serious. I 've to refer the case to a sprain specialist...


  46. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): What does that mean?


  47. PACK LEADER: Don't worry. We're going to make sure you get the best care.


  48. EXT. ROADSIDE - LATER


  49. Returning to a waiting car with Peter at the driver seat, the Pack Leader reports.


  50. PACK LEADER:..She might need a surgical operation...


  51. Act 3


  52. INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT


  53. Moving within a dog compound, the nervous Kaji stares at the Pack Leader and Peter.


  54. KAJI (V.O.): I hope they understand the struggles and pain I'm going through.


  55. Peter pets Kaji affectionately.


  56. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Supporting each other through tough times fosters deeper connections.


  57. Reflecting.


  58. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Meanwhile, I'm being confined. They can't bear my limping with love.


  59. FADE OUT


  60. THE END



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