Haunting Tale Transcript

This is the Haunting Tale Script 
Transcript 
Scene 1: The Beginning
(A storybook shows the picture of a young girl wearing a crown. The pages from the book spiraling out of control and shows a blank page to show a red heart and the sword in the middle of it. Then a six year old little girl sits by the window as the rain starts without no sun to shine. She has shiny brown brunette hair, blue eyes and a pale complexion. She is known to have beauty that makes her look like a beauty pageant contestant. In her house, it was empty and sad that she had to stay at home for her parents or anyone to come in. She sighs while sitting in boredom. The bedroom’s door has the name “Athena’s room” on it. She gets out of her room and wanders around all by herself. Then she starts coloring in her coloring book. Although she wants a playmate, she feels content by drawing in her books for fun with happy smiles and stick figures in it. The little girl look at the window and see the raindrops. She puts on her raincoat and put on her rain boots and head out. She shuts her door and starts to feel the air while it rains. Then she picks up the daisies from the grass and plays with it. She plays with the rain all day as soon as her parents came home and see her play. Then a book of happy memories of her life showed in a compilation of photos. There were so many memories of her that includes her friends from high school, new boyfriend, her happy days with her parents and everything. After that, she got her own car for her birthday. Everything was like a fairytale that turns into a reality. Until years later, things started to change. Her parents divorced after her father cheated on her with a younger woman, her friends used her for popularity while they treated her terribly. At the same time, her boyfriend cheated on her and her car broke down in a middle of the road while it was raining. After those experiences, Athena had to go to work to get away from all that by working as a maid. Fourteen years passed and she grew up to be a beautiful young woman as her hair goes down to her waist and she wears gray, black and white. She gets out of an apartment room after cleaning it.). 
Athena: What a day to get everything out. 
(She shuts the door from the apartment room and heads down stairs with a bucket for her cleaning items. She takes a bunch of old rags from the bathroom and put it in a plastic bag as she closes the door of a nervy room. She gets down the steps carefully and goes outside. Then she brings out her notepad to mark down her list.). 
Athena: Another thing to do while the day goes by. If only I didn’t hold too much of those delivery boxes. 
(She goes out for a walk to enjoy outside and walks to the library because she loves reading as well as learning about new things and get some books and relax. She sits in a little chair at a small table next to the bookshelf of children’s books. She looks over at the reading chair and notices a few books with chapters in it. She gets up from her seat and picks up a few books and sits back down. She flips through the pages and see a picture of rain. She notices a small little girl with brown hair wearing a pink raincoat playing in the puddles to get her boots wet with a smiling expression. Athena seems confused as to why a child is smiling during the rain. She sighs flips another page. After reading her book, she takes two children’s books from the shelves. Then she checks out her books with the librarian who is reading an adult magazine that shows a penthouse forum model with no bra and wears a small bikini bottom while standing in front of a car. Athena walks to the librarian’s desk.). 
Athena (Friendly): Hello, Miss Mitchels. I just want to pick out these books, please. 
Miss Mitchels: Still reading, Athena? 
Athena: Yes, I am. These books are the animal farm and the other one is a book about space. 
Miss Mitchels: Kinda reminds me of a catalog where a group of scientists talk about taking care of lizards and operating machines. 
Athena: Well, these books are educational. And I would like to read these. 
Miss Mitchels: I read books like these, but it’s just usually an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. 
(Miss Mitchels is cranky librarian who reads manuals and holds a ruler in her hand and has light yellow glasses. She looks at the girl with a stern look, but tries to act nice to her, only to have some peace to herself. Miss Mitchels have a bitter mood by the annoyance of young kids who play loud music. She only tolerated Athena for being quiet.). 
Miss Mitchels: Look at these, they are good. I feel like these are old books with so many pages and no one reads one of them. 
Athena: These books are still new ever since they’ve been delivered. 
Miss Mitchels: Wow, what a great thing to know. If only they bring out the books of science. 
Athena: You didn’t like the other books from elementary school? 
Miss Mitchels: I just don’t like those old kiddie books that they have them on sale. There’s always a turtle on the sand, or the missing wheels on a bicycle. That’s the books I read when I was in kindergarten. 
Athena: Yeah, those days were old time flies away. 
Miss Mitchels: It seems that those days were flying too soon. Just fun days. Oh, my god. The things I have to deal at home. 
Athena: What’s going on at your home? 
Miss Mitchels: It’s so complicated that I can’t say it without having a mouthful. 
Athena: I think you had too much to talk about what’s going on. 
Miss Mitchels: It’s a handful of too many items. One day, I was making ham and eggs, and then I hear meltdowns from screaming kids. 
Athena: Seems like there’s always loudness in the neighborhood. 
Miss Mitchels: I was reading a book about toucans when I hear so many people causing a mayhem. They couldn’t keep the noise down when it was getting too much. 
Athena: I’m sorry about that, Miss Mitchels. 
Miss Mitchels: Well, you were at home all day when I was trying to sleep in the evening. 
Athena: I was cleaning up around town. 
Miss Mitchels: All day? Don’t you go to school? 
Athena: It seems that I already graduated from school. I was trying to make a living on my own. Just like hearing activists in town to help people out. 
Miss Mitchels: Maybe there’s some activity that I need to join. 
Athena: Like what? 
Miss Mitchels: Any kind that doesn’t have too much cancellations. 
(Suddenly, the phone rings on the desk as Miss Mitchels roll her eyes as she puts her pen down.).
Miss Mitchels: Oh, not another phone call. 
Athena: Is something going on, Miss Mitchels? 
Miss Mitchels: I bet it’s one of my neighbors asking me for help. 
Athena: I’m sure they want to know how your day is going. 
Miss Mitchels: It’ll be a peaceful day without noises from trucks or hearing a child yelling for a broken toy. I’ll get these books ready right now. Make sure to bring these back by next week. 
Athena: Thank you, Miss Mitchels. 
(Then Miss Mitchels spits out her gum in the garbage and kicks it to a small door of a cabinet. Athena looks at it in disgust.). 
Miss Mitchels: If only I get honey mustard, but I’m all out. 
Athena: For lunch? 
Miss Mitchels: Nah, it’s something to eat with salad. 
(Athena has an awkward expression on her face after talking to Miss Mitchels. She had no idea on what this woman was talking about. After going to the library, Athena walks home. She look around as she walks on the sidewalk. She is used to walking all by herself in the afternoon until evening. She goes home and shuts the door. She takes off her cleaning clothes and sighs. After that, She brings out her drawings and scribbles. Then the door opens and her mother appears. She is wearing her brown coat and takes it off by the door. She puts her keys by the drawing that says her name “Naomi”on it. She’s a doctor who works at a nearby hospital at town. She puts her purse down on the kitchen counter. Athena happily walks to the kitchen to see her mother.). 
Athena: Hey. 
Naomi: Hi, sweetheart. How are you? 
Athena: Good. It’s been a long day. 
Naomi: Sometimes, long days is too much. 
Athena: Yeah. How’s your day? 
Naomi: So slow. Everyone keeps talking about tennis. It’s been a long day that I wish it was at a faster pace. They just need to work together. 
Athena: Another idea of sorting things out? 
Naomi: No, it’s just talking to speak. One day, they talk about painting orange on the walls, or putting on white with a little bit of Felicia blue on the windows. 
Athena: All of those people you work around have a lot to say. 
Naomi (Sighs): Yes, they do, Athena. They can’t pay attention without saying any gossip or exposing secrets about one another. 
Athena: That sounds shady. 
Naomi: It is. So, did you clean up in the apartments today? 
Athena: Well, it was just a pain. There were dusty bookshelves, messy couch stains and scrubbing the toilet was rough. 
Naomi: Who lives in that apartment? 
Athena: Just an old couple. They just give me cash. 
Naomi: How much? 
Athena: Three dollars. 
Naomi: That’s not enough. Are you sure three dollars is okay? 
Athena: It’s okay, mom. They let me clean out their pet’s carrier and I clean their windows. I’ve been doing it all day. 
Naomi: I wish you didn’t clean at people’s homes. A maid is not a job that I wouldn’t want you to work for to get money. Don’t you want to do something that is more suitable? 
Athena: What? Mom, come on. I like this job. Every time a new day starts, it feels like a morning exercise. It feels like chores, but with extra time to get it finished. 
Naomi: Sweetheart, I am concerned that you have to work as a maid. It’s like working as a janitor, except you clean in people’s homes after asking them. 
Athena: Those people are alright for letting me into their homes. I get paid, I get to help out and I’m really happy to do it. 
Naomi: You directly chosen this job because of the bad stuff you’ve been dealt with all your life. It’s been really tough. 
Athena: I know you’re worried. And I understand that you don’t want me to do this anymore. 
Naomi: Athena. this is your life. I had a long week of doing bills and I just want some stuff to get picked up. 
(Frustrated, Naomi sighs and sits down on a stool by the kitchen counter.). 
Athena: Mom, don’t get stressed out. 
Naomi: I’m only concerned for you. Every girl should think about school, education and joining activity clubs instead cleaning up after people with snobbish attitudes. 
Athena: Some people might have an attitude, and some are friendly. 
Naomi: People are not the same, dear. 
Athena: Mom, please. Can you trust me that I can handle this sort of thing? I like helping and it’s a good thing. I like washing up and putting things away. 
Naomi: At some point, you need to take a break from all this. 
Athena: Take a break? I don’t get breaks, I get paid. 
Naomi: Okay, then. But you graduated from school since last year and there are other ways to be productive. 
Athena: Don’t worry, I like making productive ways. 
(After talking to her mother, Athena goes to her room and sort her things. She opens a box that has her precious belongings and placed it on her bed. She brings out a long yellow ribbon and a white bead necklace with an orange pendant.). 
Athena (Sighs): Memories. 
(Then she brings out her scrapbook and looks through her old memories and pictures with her father, old friends and ex-boyfriend. She misses the happy times, but they’re ruined from the people that are wrong and terrible for breaking down the walls of happiness around Athena’s life. After seeing the pictures, she begins to cry, feeling heartbroken for things that happened in the past. She throws the scrapbook on her bed and sobs.). 
Athena (Sobbing). 
(Feeling sad, she knew she had to change her life for the better. She knew that her life is going to a direction. Then she had an idea. A perfect idea that it popped up into her head.). 
Scene 2: Walking into the memories 
(Later that night, Athena sneaks out of her house without waking up her mother. She packs her bag with books, pencils and bottles of water. Then she quickly runs to on the sidewalk without hesitation and goes onto her adventure.). 
Athena: It’s so late. (Sighs) 
(She brings out her orange pencil and writer a checklist that says “1. Clean up” and “2. Get more things” and 3. “Get paid.” Then she walks to the park and relax. Athena starts walking around and imagines to be in a fairytale. She starts to visualize about what would wondering in a storybook feels like. Then she goes to the gas station to buy some snacks. After that, she goes home and goes into her bedroom. Suddenly, she goes to sleep and one of her memories appears as a sequence that looks like her birthday party. She sees a vanilla birthday cake on a gold tray and pink balloons on the table and white confetti pops out of nowhere. Athena wonders in the dream and she sees her father holding her little self as he hugs her in his arms and smiles at her. Athena felt a little comfort in her heart and touched her chest. Then it starts to fade away quickly and Athena starts to see shadows. Suddenly, she wakes up from her dream quickly.). 
Athena (Gasps) 
(She didn’t know what was going on and puts her hand on her face and rubs it. She pushes her hair away from her face and sighs.). 
Athena: Wow, what just happened? My birthday. Balloons, cake and… dad. What the fuck? 
(At the table, Athena eats a bowl of cereal while Naomi is on the phone. It was a busy day as always for them. Athena looks at the calendar to see more important stuff going on today. Naomi is wearing a light yellow blouse and a long orange skirt below the knee. She walks back and forth while getting ready to go to work. Athena finishes her breakfast and gets up.). 
Naomi (On the phone): Two days? Oh, my god. I’ve been counting so many days that I lost track. It’s not easy when you never give me a break. Okay, I’ll call you when you’re not pissed. Goodbye. 
(She shuts her phone off and groans in annoyance.). 
Athena: Something going on? 
Naomi: It’s your father. 
(Athena’s expression changes from happy to sad. After learning that her father cheated on her with another woman, she has been heartbroken about it. Naomi sighs and keeps it together.). 
Naomi: Your father hasn’t been nice recently. He just wants everything that has to be about him. 
Athena: Really? What happened? 
Naomi: He promised that we would meet up for lunch, but he had plans with his new job at the office. 
Athena: What about going to the park to work things out? 
Naomi: Not happening as long as his whore of a girlfriend doesn’t shows up. 
Athena: Mom, don’t you think that’s harsh? 
Naomi: Your father has no idea on what he did. His desire is to find something brand new, but he got a girl that is younger than him. 
Athena: That was old times, and I was a kid. 
Naomi: He’s a fool, Athena. He hasn’t been balancing between work and home for years. 
Athena: Yes, I know you’ve been working hard, and that’s why dad always sulks whenever his happy days gets ruined. 
Naomi: You don’t understand the stress between your father and I. 
Athena: I do understand about that, mom. I thought we were just this family that have fun and share those moments. 
Naomi: Well, it was mostly upbeat and carefree moments. but we have our schedules mixed up. And I couldn’t talk to him all day, and he would stop talking to me after working. 
Athena: You do know that he often take me out to eat when we had good days. 
Naomi: I do missed those days. And now they’ve been changed. 
(Then Naomi’s alarm on her phone went off to go to work.). 
Athena: Going to work right now? 
Naomi: Yes, sweetheart. Mama will be working, just like I hope your father will do the same. 
(Athena looks a little down after her mother starts to feel bitter about her father. She sits down and feels a little glum about her parent’s divorce when she was a child. Her mother gets ready to go to work.). 
Naomi: Cheer up, sweetie. Things are gonna be alright. Eventually, it’ll feels shorter, but it’s still gonna be a good day. 
Athena: Do you want something from the store? I’m going to the store later. 
Naomi: We ran out of milk. We need some mayo for our sandwiches, and a measuring tape. 
Athena: Didn’t we had a measuring tape? 
Naomi: Yes, but your father took it after we split up when he told me that he was seeing his new girlfriend. 
Athena: Oh, yeah. Forgot all about that. 
Naomi: Anyway, I’ll see you later. Love you, Kate. 
Athena: Love you, too, mom. 
(She hugs her mother and smiles. Even though, her mother is feeling bitter about her father and the divorce, she loves her parents dearly.). 
Naomi: Bye, sweetheart. 
Athena: Bye, mom. 
(After that, Athena goes into her car and go grocery shopping to get mayonnaise, milk and a measuring tape. She bought more groceries for her mother. Then she drives her car which it has been old for a very long time after she fixed when it broke down. As she puts her groceries away, she hears loud noises in the air. She shuts the trunk of her car and hears the noises. It was so loud that it felt like as an explosion happened.). 
Athena (Shocked): What’s going on? 
(She looks around to see what’s happening as the loud noises are in the air. Then she starts to feel scared, but tries to keep it calm. Then she sees two robbers coming toward her with guns in their hands as they try to act cunning and rough. One of them is wearing a white mask and another is wearing a dark orange mask. Athena gasps and walks backwards slowly while being cornered.). 
Robber 1: Hey, don’t try to move.
Athena (Nervously): Uh, hi. I was just done grocery shopping, so if you don’t mind, I would like to leave in peace. 
Robber 1: We’re looking for something, and it’s valuable. So we’ll leave in peace if you give us your wallet. 
Athena: My wallet? Yeah, um, sorry, but my wallet is my personal item, and I can’t give it to you right now. 
Robber 2: Come on, now. We want more things, and we need to get more, but give us the wallet, and you’ll go home free, kid. 
Athena: Look, I know you guys are stealing things to make you happy, but it’s not happening. So, please leave me alone, or else I’ll call the police. 
Robber 1: Oh, being a snitch seems your defense. Why don’t you try to be obedient and give us your wallet? 
Athena: I’m not a snitch, I just don’t like to cooperate with criminals. 
Robber 1: Hey! We have no patience or the time for this shit! Just give us the wallet, or you’re gonna get into a blaze of bullets. 
Athena: Please, I don’t want any trouble. Maybe you can stop and think about the consequences. 
Robber 2: No one needs the consequences, just give us the fucking wallet. 
Athena: No! I can get the police and they’ll get your asses. 
Robber 2: Hey! 
Robber 1: Fucking stop her! 
(In a frantic state, Athena tries to open her car door, but one of the robbers grab her left arm, making her drop her car keys. The orange mask robber pulls her hair). 
Athena: Hey! 
(Angrily, she punches him in the face and kicks him in the groin and he drops his gun. The white mask robber charges at her, but she scratches him in the face. She punches him in the face. Athena tries to escape, but the robber overpowers her by grabbing her by her arm and pushes her against her car. She gets up and punches him two times in the face and kicks him. Then the orange mask robber stops her by grabbing her wrist and throws her on the ground. She gets back up, but he grabs her by the collar and throws her around like a chew toy. The orange mask robber stands up and picks up his gun and points it at Athena. The white mask robber gets up and brings out his gun. They surrounded Athena as she shakes in fear, not knowing what to do.). 
Robber 1: Thought you can kick our ass and then scurry? 
Robber 2: Look at her, bro. She tried to beat us up and act tough. 
Athena: You guys are not gonna do this. 
Robber 1: But we will have fun after we get to deal with you. It looks like you’re gonna get some beating. 
Athena: What are you going to do? Feed me to a bear? 
Robber 2: Maybe a bear trap for your feet. 
Robber 1: Time to say goodbye. 
(Before they begin to shoot her for not giving them the wallet, a loud noise of a gunshot appears. The robbers are shocked and turn around.). 
Robber 1: What the hell? 
Robber 2 (Gasps): What was that? 
(Then an unknown figure appears wearing a black suit and blue shoes that shines. He is wearing a black mask that resembles of a dog’s nose and eyes. He approached the scene in an ominous way to see what’s going on. Athena looks at the figure and feels confused. The robbers point their guns at the figure with a mysterious vibe and an unknown canine mask. The figure happens to be a man wearing a black suit. The robbers have no idea on what’s happening.). 
Robber 1: What the fuck is this? 
Robber 2: I don’t know, but this shit is freaking me out. 
(The mysterious figure has a dog-like mask that looks like a dog with gray fur. He appears to be a man and seems ominous. He stops walking and see what’s in front of him.). 
Man in the Mask: Good evening. 
Robber 1: What the hell? Who‘a that? 
Man in the mask: It seems to be trouble coming up. 
Robber 1: Hey, get out of here, okay? We just need cash and then head out. 
Man in the mask: Stealing and running away are too much. How about community service to get on track? 
Robber 1: Look, we’re just trying to get a wallet and get our hands on more cash, so get the fuck out of here while you have more time. 
Man in the Mask: That’s a poor justification. And trying to shoot a person and doing this right now is not a good start. 
Robber 1: We’ll take care of this, and deal with you. We might dispose of you to the river. 
Man in the mask: I don’t want to cause any harm, but you guys are talking like demons, so I’ll make this fast. 
Robber 1: Fucking shoot him! 
Robber 2 (Pointing his gun): Don’t worry, I can shoot. 
Man in the mask: Time to teach you boys to learn. 
(The white mask robber cocks his gun and points at the man to shoot. Then the masked man dodged away by jumping into mod air and kicks him in the face.). 
Robber 2 (Groans). 
Robber 1: Hey! What the hell?! 
(The man in the mask grabs his gun from the orange mask robber and kicks him in the face. After the orange mask robber falls on the ground, the man in the mask kicks him in the stomach and stomps on him, making the robber scream. Athena gets up and stands in front of her car and sees the action in front of her eyes. The man in the mask charges at the white mask robber and punches him in the face and kicks him. The orange mask robber gets up, but the man in the mask kicks him in the face. He grabs them by the back of their hoods and hits them with each other. Athena sees the robbers getting beat up by the masked man in fast motion. The robbers groan and lie on the ground.). 
Both (Groaning) 
Robber 1: What the fuck? 
Robber 2: Ow! What was that for? 
Man in the mask: You guys had enough of that for today? 
Robber 1 (Groaning): Oh, god. Shit. 
Robber 2 (Whining): What the hell? 
Man in the mask: It’s very evident that you guys can’t fight your battles. Going out and about is a stupid way to kill and run when you do something wrong. 
Robber 1: That’s fucking messed up, man! 
Robber 2 (To Robber 1): Dude, we should leave! 
Robber 1: No way! We came here to get some cash! 
Man in the mask: Sorry, but you’ll probably find something more subtle next time. 
Robber 2: Like what? Get stuck in some tangled ends? 
Man in the mask: Getting caught by the police. 
Robber 1: We’re fucking leaving! Let’s go! 
Robber 2: Yeah, dude! 
(The two robbers get up and run as fast as their feet can carry them. The man in the mask notices they dropped their guns and picks them up to keep them. Then he sees Athena unlocking her car and checks on her groceries. She shuts her door and sighs. The man in the mask approaches her. She gets spooked to see him walking in front of her after beating up the robbers. She looks at him while feeling scared yet feeling gratitude for saving her.). 
Man in the mask: Are you okay, Miss? 
Athena: Yes, I am. Thank you for saving me. 
Man in the mask: It’s been a long day, and no one should put their hands on a a girl. I saw those two clowns trying to steal one of your belongings. 
Athena: They just came out of nowhere and they wanted to steal my wallet, but I try to fight them off before it got worse. 
Man in the mask: Fighting them off, huh? I see you took some self defense classes. 
Athena: Just a little bit of training. I started to learn fighting techniques during school year. And I got to learn and got used to it. 
Man in the mask: How did you fight them off? 
Athena: I didn’t want things to get out of control. 
Man in the mask: What do you mean? 
Athena: They approached me and they got their guns with them. That guy with the orange mask pulled my hair, and I punched him. 
Man in the mask (Surprised): Wow, you got guts. 
Athena (Pushing her hair back): After he pulled my hair, I started to punch and kick until they got the upper hand. 
Man in the mask (Impressed): Damn, you sure are skilled. 
Athena (Bashfully): I guess you can call it that. 
Man in the mask: You’re very strong to take down those robbers. In fact, you’re the first one I ever saw. Someone who can handle yourself in these situations. You did a good job. 
Athena: It wasn’t that great, but at least they’re gone for now. 
Man in the mask: Hopefully, they’re gone for the moment until they get caught. 
Athena: So, may I see who’s under the mask? 
Man in the mask: I can’t show my face to you right now. 
Athena (Dumbfounded): What? Why not? Are you shy? 
Man in the mask: I’m not shy. It’s just the personal thing I can’t discuss. 
Athena: But how will I know if I can find out? 
Man in the mask: You’ll just have to wait and see. I can’t show my secret identity to anyone. I’m sorry. 
Athena: Can I see you again? or should I not? 
Man in the mask: I’ll see you again. We will meet again when it’s safe out here in the open. 
Athena: What’s your name? Can I ask that? 
Man in the mask: That’s a good question, but I can’t tell you my name, too. 
Athena: Why? I promise I won’t tell anyone your secret. I promise, please. 
Man in the mask: Secrets and hiding them are for you to search. But you ask me questions, what is your name? 
Athena: My name is Athena. 
Man in the mask: Athena. That sounds very beautiful. It’s good to meet you. You seem like a sweet girl, so I’m glad to be acquainted. 
Athena: Me too. 
Man in the mask: Well, I think it’s time for you to head home. 
Athena: Do you have a home? 
Man in the mask: Just living in a motel. I couldn’t stay at a hotel or something like that. 
Athena: Oh, I’m sorry. I live in a nice home with my mom. I hope I get these groceries for her in time. 
Man in the mask: Shopping for her, huh? 
Athena: I’m just running errands for her. I just got mayonnaise, milk and a measuring tape. 
Man in the mask: Nice stationary items. 
Athena: Thank you. 
(Then the man in the mask looks at his watch for time and realizes it’s time to leave, but he felts like he wants to talk to her even more.). 
Man in the mask: Listen, Athena. I should really get going. I got things to take care of, and I wish we could chat. 
Athena: Sure. I hope to see you real soon, Mr. Mask. 
Man in the mask: I hope so, too. Athena. And you’re welcome. 
(He walks away and goes into a fog that came out of nowhere while the sky turns gloomy. Athena sees him disappearing in the fog. Hopeful to see the masked man again, she thinks to herself and wonders who is the identity underneath his dog-like mask. As it was getting dark outside, Athena goes home and notices that her mother is working. She goes to her room and reads more storybooks from her bookshelf. She flips over a page and sees the word “fairytale” which reminded her of the times when she was a child. She loves to play and dressing up as a fairytale character, usually an animal, or a maiden in a scene. She was happy to be in those playful moments. Her parents play with her all the time until the memories fade when her parent’s divorce happened. A flashback shows of Athena’s father leaving her mother and her all by themselves. Naomi is holding a young Athena in her arms as her father goes into his car and drives off, making Naomi cry. The flashback quickly ended with Athena falling asleep as she finished the rest of the books. Then the pages of the book has tears on it due to Athena’s crying about her memories and her parent’s divorce. She rolls her over in her bed and goes into a deep sleep.). 
Scene 3: Unexpected news 
(Next morning, Athena woke up and gets out of bed. Her hair is in a messy bunch and she rubs her eyes. Then she gets ready to do her job as a maid. In the kitchen, Athena is eating French toast next to a glass of orange juice. Naomi is in a hurry as she picks up important documents and cleans up in the kitchen by washing the dishes and puts all of them on the dish rack. Athena has no idea on what her mother is doing in the morning.). 
Naomi: Oh, morning, Athena. 
Athena: Hey, mom. Are you getting ready to work? 
Naomi: Just a lot of things. There’s more patients that need help. 
Athena: What happened to them? 
Naomi: A lot of people got chicken pox, swollen throat and stomach virus. I got three people in the emergency room waiting. 
Athena: Oh, my god. Are they okay? 
Naomi: Yes, honey. They’ll be alright. We’ll get them all the help they need. 
Athena: I hope so, too. 
(Then Naomi hears a knock at the door.). 
Naomi (Startled): Oh, my god! Who can that be at this time of day? 
(As she composes herself, Naomi walks to the door and opens it to see the mailman holding a fancy envelope with golden trimming on the front.). 
Naomi: Oh, hello, Ralph. Good morning. 
Ralph: Good morning, Naomi. It’s a lovely day. 
Naomi: It is very bright out, and I just love the breeze. 
Ralph: Yes. And it’s time for watering my plants. My mother told me to take care of the colorful flowers in her garden. 
Naomi: That’s very sweet, Ralph. 
Ralph: Thanks. I got you an envelope. 
Naomi: An envelope? It must be a surprise. 
Ralph: It seems that you have been invited by someone who’s hosting a party. 
Naomi: A party? Oh, I bet it’s very fun. Would you like to come to in and sit? 
Ralph: I can’t come in, I have other envelopes to send. But this one has gold trimming on it. I figure you can read it because it says “To Naomi” on it. 
Naomi: Could it be someone I know? 
Ralph: Who knows? 
Naomi: I can’t believe there’s an envelope for me. 
Ralph: Not only for you, but one for your daughter. 
Naomi: An invite for two is fantastic. Athena, you got an envelope. 
Athena: What? For me? For real? 
Naomi (Gives the envelope to Athena): Yes. I’m hoping it would be a family celebration. 
Ralph: Maybe a family vacation for you two to enjoy. 
Naomi: I wonder who sent us this envelope. 
(She opens the envelope and reads the invitation. Athena sits down next to her mother and does the same. Naomi reads it carefully while Athena reads her card. Then Naomi reads a paragraph that says “Dear Athena, it’s dad. I just want you to know that I am getting married to my fiancée. We’ve together for five years, and we’ve had an opportunity to get creative for quite some time. And I just want you and your mother to know that I am inviting you guys on our wedding day. Sincerely, dad. P.S. You and your mother are very valuable in my life, I love you, my Angel.” It made Athena starting to feel sad and heartbroken. So sad that it made her quiet and not say a word after reading that letter. Her father invited her and Naomi to his wedding day.). 
Athena: Dad is inviting us to his wedding. 
(This made Naomi furious on the inside as she reads her invitation that says “I know we had our ups and downs, but we need to let go of what happened in the past. I’m sorry it wasn’t the best thing for our family, but we help out with our stuff in life. I just want you to know that you are always the best thing in my life and a great mother to Athena. I hope we can get a good start and move on. Sincerely, Ruben.” P.S. I love you.” This makes Naomi shed tears from her eyes and starts to get extremely upset. Ralph sees her crying and steps away awkwardly, not knowing what to do or say anything. Athena shows concern for her mother after reading the invitations.). 
Athena: Mom? 
Naomi: He didn’t tell us about getting engaged. He just kept it from us without confirming or texting us a simple message. That pig! 
Ralph: Is everything okay? You know I should probably go and deliver more boxes. Everybody was receiving emails and I should hand out the some envelopes from my bag. 
Naomi: That worthless piece of trash! He never had any maturity when he got a job, and he wasted away! 
Ralph (Awkwardly with a nervous look): I think it’s time to get delivery packages and going to each mailbox or walking on the steps. 
Naomi (Sternly): Thank you, Ralph. I am glad that I get to hear this kind of news from my ex-husband. And this is an astonishing surprise. 
Ralph (Awkwardly): Of course, Naomi. 
(As Ralph shuts the door, Naomi quickly gets into her medicine cabinet and brings out her pills for allergies. She couldn’t believe on what happened after reading an invitation from her ex-husband. She is furious and boiling all over as she breathes in and out while walking back and forth.). 
Naomi: All this time, he can’t carry the weight on helping out with our home and getting a job. Instead he has a secret that he can never tell us. 
Athena: I don’t know about secrets, but I think he might be coming clean about this. 
Naomi: Coming clean is not a response to keep something from us! Your father has more secretive stuff to confess. 
Athena: Mom, please, calm down. I’m sure dad is doing something good for once. Right now, he probably misses us. 
Naomi: Sweetheart, you know your dad keeps forgetting about the most important stuff around the house. He avoid our tasks at home and everything that we have planned. It’s so stressful. 
Athena: What are we gonna do? 
Naomi: I’m just gonna go to work and deal with this stuff for the evening. We can’t have more arguments about little stuff. This bullshit thing with your father is driving me nuts! 
Athena: What do you think about dad’s trying to do? 
Naomi: Inviting us. I can’t believe he’s trying to do this without telling us. 
Athena: There’s no way he’s keeping secrets from us, right? 
Naomi: Oh, he has more secrets. He always keep extra baggage in his room with his new wife-to-be. I have to go to work right now. 
Athena: Oh, okay. 
Naomi: See you later, okay, sweetheart? Love you! 
Athena: Love you, too, mom. 
(As Naomi bolted out of the door, she picks up her cereal bowl and washes it in the sink. Naomi goes to her car to go to work, only to see Ralph walking up to her to apologize.). 
Ralph: Oh, Naomi! (Panting) Naomi, please. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to make you upset today. 
Naomi: Ralph, it’s okay. It’s not your fault. It’s just a silly envelope. 
Ralph: I thought it was finished with a lot, but this one was delivered today. That’s the last thing when I put more envelopes in every mailbox. 
Naomi: I just didn’t know that he would send that envelope after years of keeping secrets. 
Ralph: How long have you’ve been divorced? 
Naomi: For thirteen years. It was the time when Athena was six. 
Ralph: I’m sorry to hear about that. 
Naomi: It’s okay. I’m good as being independent on my own. It is a healthy start for the family. Al I want is to go on summer vacations and get a brand new chapter. 
(In the house, Athena gets ready to do her daily work. She gets dressed and heads out to the door. Then she gets her list and heads a house to clean up. She walks to the entrance and knocks on the door.). 
(Knocking on door) 
(She waits patiently for someone to answer, but doesn’t hear anything. She knocks again to see if someone is home.). 
(Knocking on door again) 
(She feels confused as to why is no one answering the door. Then she starts to look around the house. She walks to the windows, but the curtains are closed. She goes to the back door, but there was no back door. Trying to find out, she had to be sure if someone else is home. Then she steps on the doormat and found newspapers from a long time ago. It was all covered in dust. She blows on it and the dust flew everywhere. She coughs and drops the newspapers on the doormat.). 
Athena (Coughing) 
(Suddenly, she fells on the door and it opens as she fell through in it.). 
Athena (Exclaims) 
(Door opens) 
Athena (Groans) 
(She gets up and pats the dust off of her. The door opens by itself and it creaks. Athena looks at the front door and has no idea on what happen to it.). 
Athena: What the hell? 
(She starts to look around the house and see the furniture covered in dust. The living room is full of cobwebs and the table is covered in dust and rocks.). 
Athena: What happened in here? 
(She walks carefully to see what’s going on in the house. It was a sad and old abandoned house in the middle of a neighborhood. She starts to go upstairs to check if someone is home. Then she goes to a room that seems to be the laundry room with dust in it and looks around.). 
Athena: Hopefully, there’s no bugs in this place. 
(She looks around to see if there’s anything that can help her to solve an empty place. Then she steps on a brown journal and blows off the dust. She looks at the pages by flipping through all of them.). 
Athena: Someone left this book in aloneness. I wonder whose book it is. 
(She puts the journal in her bag and walks around more. Then she hears loud noises from outside. A bunch of robbers running around and wielding club sticks.). 
Athena: Great. Annoying masked people trying to act like terrorists on the field. 
(She quickly gets out of the house and goes outside to see what was the noise was about. Then she looks at her watch and realizes that she’s getting late from her cleaning job right now.). 
Athena (Gasps): Oh, shit. I can’t be late. 
(She gets into her car and go to the apartments that she usually goes there to clean. This time, she’s cleaning it for someone else. In the apartments, the manager goes around and looks at the floors that has paint on it. A lot of people from their rooms stand around with worry and concern as the police are investigating. Athena arrives and sees what’s happening in the lobby.). 
Athena: What the hell? 
(She looks around and sees the manager talking to the police as they go on to investigate the incident. She walks up to him.). 
Athena: Mr. Wendell. Excuse me, but what happened? 
Wendell: Oh, hello, Athena. You can call me Wendell for short. “Mr. Wendell” is for work strategy. There was a loud noise this morning. 
Athena: Was there a prank? 
Wendell: It’s more like getting into trouble. Probably a robbery that happened. I don’t want anything to happen to anyone who lived in these apartments. 
Athena: Did someone try to break in and steal something? 
Wendell: People always like stealing stuff for free which it’s really stupid. But do not worry, the authorities can take care of the disaster. 
(It ponders Athena as a couple of officers look around and see multiple drug paraphernalia and spray paint on the ground with broken glass shattered by the desk. Wendell went to his desk to check out the crime scene. One day, Athena goes to the library to return the books that she bought. Miss Mitchels is reading her magazines and eating donuts on the desk while she makes a mess. Athena walks up to her desk to return the books.). 
Athena: Here are these books, Miss Mitchels. 
Miss Mitchels: You can put them right here, Athena. Did you enjoy reading them? 
Athena: Yes. There were very intriguing. 
Miss Mitchels: That’s good. I finally get some sleep after hearing a bunch of people keep making noises. 
Athena: Did they know that you were trying to sleep? 
Miss Mitchels: All I was doing was counting my cards and folding my clothes. Everything is at a pace for the most part, Athena. 
Miss Mitchels: I can’t believe there was a bunch of spray paint on the road this morning. 
Athena: Spray paint? 
Miss Mitchels: Some people think they can make disturbing noises by playing ball, using a boombox or using a electric device. But this is a prank. 
 
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