ACT FIVE – LAST BREATH

INT. BEDROOM – NIGHT

Dark.

Fan rotating slowly. Pelumi lies on the bed. Struggling. She dials James. Phone rings. He looks at it. Declines. She calls again. Voicemail. Tears stream down her eyes.)

PELUMI: (whispers) James… please…

(She tries to inhale but air won’t come.)

FLASH CUTS:

Their wedding day, Him laughing so brightly like he won the biggest lottery in life. Him saying “I’m still here.”

Back to present. She gasps.Her final breath escapes slowly. Tears stroll down her cheeks slowly. Silence.

ACT SIX – THREE DAYS TOO LATE

INT. APARTMENT – DAY

Door opens. The smell hits him.

JAMES: Pelumi?

No answer.He sees 23 missed calls. Bedroom door creaks open. He sees her Still. His knees weaken.

JAMES: No… no… no…

(He shakes her.Nothing.)

HOSPITAL – LATER

Doctor holds file.

DOCTOR: She didn’t tell you?

(James looks up slowly,)

DOCTOR: She needed urgent surgery.

(His world collapses.)

CEMETERY – DAY

(Coffin lowers.James stands frozen. No tears. Earth hits wood. Suddenly he falls to his knees. The reality of his biggest fear hits him)

JAMES: Pelumi! Please! I’m here! (He digs at the soil.) 

JAMES: I’ll fix it! I promise! (People pull him back. He screams and begs for help) 

JAMES: Just breathe! Please breathe! Baby please wake up! 

(Wind blows. Silence answers him as earth receives its own)

JAMES: (whispers) You called me… and I didn’t turn back.

FADE TO BLACK.