FADE IN.
Act 1
EXT. ROADS - MORNING
Waiting at the driver seat, PETER is finishing a phone conversation as his WIFE gets inside the blue Mercedes.
PETER: I'll take the car for testing later this morning.
WIFE: Is anything wrong with it?
PETER: It's just a mandatory requirement before its licence can be renewed.
FLASHBACK
INT. STUDY - EARILER
Peter researches with his phone.
PETER (V.O.): It appears that the car-testing centre I used to go has resumed its service at another address.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've wanted it to happen.
RETURN TO PRESENT
Peter drives off.
Art 2
EXT. MOVING CAR - LATER
Driving alone now, Peter stops the car before the traffic lights. Turning to the car parallel to his, he sees the reflection of his car on the other car's body. He takes a photo of it.
FLASHBACK
EXT. FIRE & AMBULANCE SERVICE ACADEMY - THE DAY BEFORE
Looking at a row of cars parked in a distance, a LADY chats with Peter.
LADY: Which one is yours? Must be the most beautiful one.
Peter smiles.
PETER (V.O.): If you love the colour blue.
RETURN TO PRESENT
PETER (V.O.): I bought the car in 2002. One of the reasons was to let my Dad feel that I could afford it.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I seldom drive it though. Its mileage is just a little over 30,000. The car's starting system wasn't responsive.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I now realize that it was due to non use.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've only discovered the cause of the problem when my 25-year old Eunos that I also seldom drive developed the same starting problem.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): So, for the past couple of weeks, I've been driving it to take my wife to work whenever I can. And the problem has gone away.
Peter turns on his phone's GPS system before driving past the road junction.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'll let the car-testing centre do the health check of my 18-year old car and fix any latent problem.
Beat.
We hear the GPS voice over: Your destination is on the right.
Seeing Peter's car, STAFF#1 directs him where to park his car.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I like their service culture.
Then, staff#1 leads Peter to the reception.
INT. CAR-TESTING CENTRE - DAY
Peter is at the counter.
PETER (V.O.): New faces.
Peter presents some papers to STAFF#2 who doesn't seem to know what to do next. STAFF#3 chats with Peter.
STAFF#3: You called earlier.
PETER: Yes. When did the Centre resume business?
STAFF#3: A week ago. The lease of the old centre expired.
PETER: I see. How about the staff...
STAFF#3: They've been redeployed.
Peter nods. Staff#2 presents Peter with a credit card receipt to sign.
STAFF#3: Enjoy yourself at the waiting room.
Act 3.
INT. CAR-TESTING CENTRE - CONTINUOUS
Waiting room. A car magazine in hand, Peter enjoys a soft drink on a sofa.
PETER (V.O.): Although the waiting room here is smaller than the one that was closed, it's still better than the other car-testing centre I went a fortnight ago.
Beat.
A uniformed MECHANIC comes in and presents Peter with some papers.
STAFF#4: A driver will drive the car to you to collect.
PETER: Thank you.
PETER (V.O.): A clean bill of health again after 18 years. It hasn't failed any one test before.
EXT. ROADS - LATER
Peter drives happily.
PETER (V.O.): I thought it might not go on this year, but it keeps going.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yes, me too - keep going strong!
FADE OUT.
THE END
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