Wherever Life Plants Us
FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. STUDY - MORNING
PETER is working on his computer.
PETER (V.O.): Let me refine my drafts before earning my half-day holiday,
Finishing his drafts.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I 'll revisit them tonight.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me first go to Golden Coast Beach to swim, then to the lakeside restaurant for tea break, and then to my NT home to declutter.
EXT. GOLDEN COAST PUBLIC CAR PARK - AFTERNOON
Arriving, Peter parks his red coupe.
PETER (V.O.): It's Friday. The car park is quite full. I only need one parking space though.
Carrying a red bag of swimming gear, Peter walks towards the beach.
Act 2
EXT. GOLDEN COAST SWIMMING AREA - LATER
Wearing a red swimming brief and a red swimming hat, Peter swims against the waves towards the outer limit.
PETER (V.O.): Yesterday, I watched the animated film Luca. It is set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riveria near Genoa. I was there when I first visited Italy in 1984.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In the folklore film, Luca is one of the sea monsters living with his family just below the sea's surface.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Somehow these sea monsters look exactly human when dry, but return to their true forms when wet.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Humankind actually evolved from bag-like sea creatures, which lived about 540 million years ago.
Swimming.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I feel that I'm just returning to nature.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having watched the film, I don't worry about the waves anymore.
Swimming leisurely.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't care how deep is the sea beneath, as I'm only swimming on the surface.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But I'm going to be prudent, as it was 11 days ago I had my 1st jab.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm glad that I live on!
Later, Peter swims back to the shore.
EXT. GOLDEN COAST PUBLIC CAR PARK - LATER
Entering, Peter sees a slow moving VW Golf with a bunch of red roses on its top.
PETER (V.O.): How can people "plant" flowers on a hot car top? Their future is in my intervention.
After capturing a photo of his sight, Peter walks towards the car quickly, trying to get the attention of either the male DRIVER or the female PASSENGER.
PETER: Hay!
As the passenger side window lowers, Peter shouts.
PETER: There's a bunch of flowers on your car top!
PASSENGER: Oh, yes...
Embarrassingly, the passenger gets out of the car to get back the red roses, as Peter walks past.
PETER (V.O.): I wasn't thanked.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): That's Okay. It's embarrassing enough that their inadequacy is made public.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): How can romance turn into humiliation due to inattentive appreciation of what red roses symbolise!
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I just don't want the roses to be fried on car top or become scattered ones in the wind or dirty ones on roadside.
Act 3
EXT. LAKESIDE - LATER
Walking towards a restaurant, Peter sees GARDENERS removing dead sunflowers planted in a small garden.
PETER (V.O.): For the past fortnight, they blossomed.
INT. STUDY - NIGHT
After sending some drafts from his computer, Peter is in thoughts.
PETER (V.O.): What an interesting day - roses on car top. And I captured the moment.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've never bought so many roses for my love. I believe cut flowers have no life.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What's actually important is that wherever life plants us, we bloom with grace!
.FADE OUT.
THE END
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