Till death do us part

Scene I:

Fade from Black

“ I remember a time when life was simple…

…beautiful “

Cut to a Wedding scene…

Coming out of the church…

Rice Thrown around…

A young lady catching a bouquet…

Everything moves slow…

The newlyweds get into their cars and drive away.

‘ Just Married ‘

Cans attached to the ground.

White out

Scene II:

Sophia

“ So what are we going to do first? “

Eric

“ What do you want to do first? “

“Lets go somewhere?”

“ …like? “

“ like, like …? “

Car Scene Fades to white…

“ I remember. I think I do, yes… YES!!! I was in love. “

His eyes. His smile… His lips…

Those nights…

Those heated nights.”

Scene III:

Yes!!! Yes!!! Oh, yesss…

The couple was lovemaking…

Sophia gets up.

She goes to look at a mirror.

She sees his reflection.

She smiles.

She walks into the bathroom; turns on the bath while smoking a cigarrette.

Scene IV:

Inside the grocery store.

She starts looking through some fruits…

Suddenly she runs into someone.

Her fruit falls.

Sophia

“ Hey!!! What’s up? “

Other girl…

            “It’s been so long”

            “ Yes it has…”

            “ At least since, well… since you’ve been married.”

            “ Yes, its been so great! “

            “ Has it? “

            “ He’s so great! “

            “ I he? “

Awkward silence…

            “ Yes he is…” As if bothered by her words. “ Well… I better get going…

 It was nice seeing you. “

            “ You too…”

Sophia leaves with fruit in her basket.

Fades to Black

“ I lost my wallet that day…”

Edit to girl picking up some fruit and sophia’s wallet.

She opens it up and sees a picture of her and her husband…

Scene V:

“I remember feeling dizzy”

Sophia was distressed…

Her pregnancy test came out positive…

“ I remember his reaction “

Eric

            “ Now? But it’s too soon ”

Sophia

            “ I know “

            “ But we could do this “

Scene VI:

“ Things were never the same after that. I hardly ever saw him.

And those clues… How I should have seen those clues. I was happy still…

Until that dreadful day.”

“I was walking home from the grocery store…

I walked right into them…

It hurt.

It really fucking hurt. “

Fruit drops

Other girl picks up the apple and bites right into it.

Eric closes his eyes.

Sophia ran and she ran…

She was upset.

Angry.

Unaware of her surroundings.

Falls into a ditch and faints.

Severely bleeding.

“ I lost my baby… Didn’t I? “

Scene VII:

“ I don’t remember much after that. All I know is that I was in a hospital for weeks. “

Officer:

            “ You mean to tell me you don’t remember the vow? “

            “ What vow? “

            “ Till death do us part. “

            “ Till  death do us part? “

Fade to Wedding…

            Hands embracing…

 “ I remember “

Fade in

Sophia finds Eric drunk and bleeding. As a sign of affection, she proposes the following.

            “ Eric, I can’t stand seeing you in pain. I would never wish that upon you.”

            “ Neither would I, Sophia. “

            “ Let us make a vow… This moment… to our sacred love.”

            “ What ? “

            “ Yes… ( Sophia cuts herself and unites both wounds ) My blood is now your blood and what’s yours is also mine. I promise to love and to cherish you till death do us part. Now you…

“ I promise… Till death do us part.

The couple kisses.

Fade out

Scene VIII:

Officer:

 “Then what?”

Sophia 

“ I told you, I don’t remember.”

“ Do you remember?…”

“ Please…

   I Don’t want to be asked anymore questions.”

“ I’ll leave this picture with you tonight. Maybe it will help you remember. “

( Drops off a picture )

“ Eric  . . . Dead?”

“ Yes.”

“ It can’t be.”

“ It can, and is. Goodnight Sophia.”

Fade to black

Scene IX

            Sophia finds herself lying restless in an isolated room. She walks around trying to remember her past. She develops mental distress as her memories soon creep on to her.

Memories/Flashes of her past… Before her eyes.