The next installment, chapter 3, of the original story Silent Tears, before it became SOUTH. I warn you, this story is so bad, (and short), that it’s funny.
Again, I’ve left it intentionally unedited to show my bad grammar and storytelling back in 2008ish.
***
A little about the story:
Minami Kyuki’s hearts a battle ground of despair. Faced with more difficulties in her life than the normal teen, Minami copes by living one day at a time. But how long before the tragic events of her past haunts her to her death?
****
Chapter 3: Betrayal
INT. CAMPBELLTON AN OLD ABANDONED HOUSE
MINAMI KYUKI and KAYLA CONNERY are standing in a dark room, looking
over a crumpled business card.
MINAMI
I know where I see it!
KAYLA
Where?
MINAMI
My place, the night of the murder.
Suddenly, up above, a noise could be heard. MINAMI and KAYLA both
look at each other.
MINAMI
(Yelling) Hello?
KAYLA quickly puts her hand over MINAMI’s mouth.
KAYLA
What are you doing? Are you crazy?
What if it’s them?
MINAMI pushes KAYLA’s hand aside.
MINAMI
What if it’s not them? Besides, who
cares if it is, they alone know
were here and it’s them who most
likely can get us out!
KAYLA looks at the ceiling as another noise is heard. The sound
is now coming form behind the door. MINAMI puts up her
hands, ready to fight, and this time, win. KAYLA bends down
behind her, as if to hide behind her friend. The sound of
the lock being undone can be heard from the other side of
the old wooden door. Slowly, it creaks open.
INT. MINAMI’S HOUSE LIVING ROOM
LYNN is sitting on the couch doing a crossword puzzle. She eye’s
the clock on the VCR many times. DENNIS comes in the front
door and enters the living room.
DENNIS
Allo.
LYNN
The school called today. They said
MINAMI has missed school, and it’s
4:30 and she’s not home yet.
DENNIS looks at his wife, then at the clock on the VCR. He sighs,
then turns to walk away.
DENNIS
I’ll go look for her at the school.
He leaves, leaving LYNN alone in the house with the animals. LYNN
picks up the phone and begins to dial.
INT. KAYLA’S HOUSE KITCHEN
MRS CONNERY is standing at the kitchen counter, making
supper with a scowl on her face. TRAVIS CONNERY comes in
through the front door and puts his bag on the floor.
TRAVIS CONNERY
Hey mom, what’s for-?
MRS CONNERY
Don’t you ‘hey mom’ me TRAVIS
CONNERY.
TRAVIS looks confused.
TRAVIS
Wha-?
MRS CONNERY
The school called today saying you
missed classes.
TRAVIS
I didn’t! That call wasn’t for me!
MRS CONNERY
(Sarcastically)Oh really? Then
who was it for then? Mr. who
-always-skips-school.
TRAVIS
I bet it was KAYLA.
MRS CONNERY
You know your sister is better than
that.
The phone rings, interrupting their argument. MRS CONNERY looks
at the caller ID.
MRS CONNERY
Hum… MINAMI is calling.
She picks it up.
MRS CONNERY
KAYLA is not here MINAMI, call back
later.
Just as she is about to hang up the phone, the voice on the other
end screams.
LYNN
Don’t hang up the phone!
MRS CONNERY puts the phone back to her ear.
MRS CONNERY
I’m sorry LYNN, I’m going to have
to call you back, I got 'kid’
issues again.
LYNN
That’s why I’m calling. Is MINAMI
there? I got a call from the school
saying she missed today and she
isn’t home yet. I was wondering if she
was with KAYLA.
MRS CONNERY
KAYLA isn’t even here.
She looks at TRAVIS.
MRS CONNERY
I got to go.
She hangs up the phone.
MRS CONNERY
You’re off the hook. Now,
TRAVIS
I told you it wasn’t me!
MRS CONNERY
Go out and look for your sister.
INT. CAMPBELLTON AN OLD ABANDONED HOUSE
MINAMI stands ready to fight, KAYLA behind her on the
ground. The door slowly opens, and a figure emerges. MARK
STAGGER steps into the room.
MINAMI
What do YOU want?
MARK
I mean you no harm!
KAYLA and MINAMI give him a dirty look.
MARK
Seriously! I just came to….
Woah, wait.
MARK points to KAYLA.
MARK
DEREK said he was going to let you
go this morning! What are you still
doing here?
MINAMI
What am I? Dried sushi?
MARK
Um, I don’t know. But I guess I had
a feeling that he wouldn’t do it,
which is why I’m here.
MINAMI
Oh. Really. You know, I live by the
rule, 'do to others as you want
done to yourself.’ I got some eggs
and some rocks at my house. You
want to come over? Oh! And maybe I
can find a glass bottle and break
that over YOUR head. Hum? Sound
fun, no?
KAYLA looks at MINAMI.
KAYLA
He hit you with a glass bottle?
MARK
It was an accident!
MINAMI
…. Right…. And I suppose 'this’
is an accident as well.
MINAMI does a spinning round house kick which lands hard on
MARKS head. MARK lands on the ground.
KAYLA
Nice shot MINA!
He gets up, rubbing his head.
MARK
Screw you *****! I came here to
freakin free you man!
He wipes the blood off the newly made cut on his forehead.
MARK
Now come on, before I change my
mind and believe that DEREK is
right.
KAYLA
Right about what?
MARK
About-
MARK is interrupted, for by the door is DEREK, leaning on
the wall, his face grim. By his side, under his arms is a
young Asian boy.
DEREK
About what MARK? Tell them.
MARK
Crap.
DEREK
That’s right. You can’t.
MINAMI
Oh! Great! Your here!
MINAMI grabs to crumples business card from KAYLA’S hand and
shoves it into DEREK’S face.
MINAMI
Who gave you that card? Where did
you get it? Who wrote on it? Tell
me!
DEREK
Ha! All you need to know is that
it’s from Japan.
MARK
And it’s the start of his
obsession.
MINAMI
(To herself) Obsession?
DEREK
Quiet!
MARK
No! You be quiet for once! I’ve
been with you since grade school.
You were the nicest guy around. But
then you went on that trip to Japan
and you’ve never been the same. Now
all you care about is harming
Asians. What’s wrong with you man?
CU of DEREK grinding his teeth.
MARK
You can’t harm them all! There’s
too many of them!
DEREK reaches for something in his pocket, tightening his
grip on the boy, who stands silent in fear.
DEREK
Maybe not all, but I got to start
somewhere.
DEREK swiftly pulls out a gun, then shoots the boy in the
head, killing him instantly. MINAMI, KAYLA, and MARK stand
back in shock and fear.