SCENE 1

INT. Dining room - Night

JOHNATHAN LEWIS sits at a table, with at least 3 piles of books beside him around and on the table. He looks at the computer and reaches for a glass. He stares at the ice at the bottom of the glass, kicking back the liquid, and starts to fall asleep. He begins to wake up and sees that the glass is now full.

JOHN

(He stands up.)

Who's there?!

Lewis

(In the shadows)

Sit down, Johnathan. Take a swig from that glass.

JOHN

(Breathing heavily)

Who are you? Some sort of ghost?

Lewis

Don't you remember me, Johnny?

John

Lewis? Is that really you?

Lewis

In the flesh, Johnny.

JOHN

no, your just a character in my head. Made up of my imagination.

Lewis

But is it so hard to think that I'm real? That maybe, just maybe, I'm real?

John

No, you're not real. So just leave.

Lewis

LISTEN TO ME JOHNATHAN LEWIS!

(John sits down, returning to his books and computer.)

You have a problem.

John

Is that right? Well, then just let me die in peace.

Lewis

(Lewis pours the drink down the drain, and Johnathan is yelling.)

This will make you listen. Now, sit. down. NOW.

John

What's your problem, Lewis? Do you want me to die, or are you here to gloat?

Lewis

Dammit, Johnny! I'm saving you from yourself, by "his" request.

JOHN

Who's "he"?

Lewis

(points to the sky)

"HIM".

John

(laughing)

Really? Him? The man up in heaven?

Lewis

(being serious)

Look, you're a mess. You need help, and they've seen the way you've wasted your life away. You're a talented author and a good man.

John

No. I'm not. I never was or will be.

Scene 2 - Flashback

INT. Dining room/kitchen - DAY

JOHN (V.O)

(John is seen with MARY, his wife, in an argument. They are both screaming.)

That's why.

LEWIS (V.O)

What do you mean?

JOHN (V.O)

That's Mary Winton, my ex-wife of 6 years. We were on the last legs of our marriage. We had gone to the marriage council for three months, but nothing was working. She wanted to have a family, kids, and live a quiet life. I just wanted to write my books. I guess we just didn't see eye-to-eye. When we divorced, she won everything in the court-case. The car, the bank account, everything. The only thing I got to keep was the house from my mother's will. My entire life was changed for the worse.

FADE to see john and lewis at the table

Lewis

Johnathan, I... I didn't know.

JOHN

Well, now you do. Just leave.

Lewis

Johnny... I'm sorry.

JOHN

Your sorry? Really? You came into my house unannounced, you talk about how my life is a mess, and get me to a point of breaking down. All I do is sit around all day in this empty house, staring at the same computer, all day, every day. And you know what, it hurts. It hurts more than you could ever imagine. And that pain will never go away. No matter what.

Lewis

Are you done?

JOHN

Yeah. I am.

Lewis

Okay

Impressum

Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG

Tag der Veröffentlichung: 11.09.2020
ISBN: 978-3-7487-5718-4

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