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WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
Written by
JOSE CARLOS SASTRE ROJO
16/03/2009
1. SCENE 1. INT BED-NIGHT
A drop of a tear runs down Charles' cheeks (9) who is
weeping in his bed. He pulls the bed clothes off and stares
at the ceiling of his room, and quickly he covers his face
with a sheet.
2. SCENE 2. EXT. GARDEN - DAY LIGHT
Charles goes out through the front door and heads for the
back door of his house. There, he stops and observes a
bicycle with a big smile. Suddenly, KATE
, his younger
sister comes running towards Charles.
CHARLES
What are you doing?
KATE
It´s none of your business.
Kate fetches the bicycle that Charles was observing and
takes it with her. He keeps observing Kate without saying
anything. His face is losing his smile as the bicycle moves
away. Kate turns the lateral of the house with her bicycle
and Charles loses Kate's sight. Charles remains staring the
direction Kate has gone and his face turns serious. Charles
hears his mother's voice (29).
MOTHER (OFF)
Lunchtime!
Charles snorts and continues staring while he answers his
mother with a strong voice.
CHARLES
Mum. Kate has just gone on her
bicycle.
MOTHER (OFF)
Well, call your sister quickly.
Charles moves his lips smoothly, begins to run after Kate.
3. EXT. STREET - DAY LIGHT
Kate is about to turn the street in front of her house. She
hears Charles' voice.
CHARLES
(shouting)
Kate.
Kate frowns and crosses the street. Charles frowns as well
and runs after her. Charles crosses the street running.
SOUND: CAR'S BRAKE. He sees how a car knocks her down and
stops.
FADE-OUT IN
WHITE
4. SCENE 4. IN. HOUSE. STAIRS - NIGHT.
Charles listens to his mother's conversation on the phone
with tears in his face, he is sitting on a step of the
stairs with his hands holding his ankles. His head is
resting on his knees and looking at the living room door
with its frosted glass. Charles has a written piece of
paper in his hand.
MOTHER (OFF)
(It is not understood
well what she says, it
confirms her serious
tone)
I didn't allow her to leave, she
left on her own.
Charles' eyes shine, he does not move and continues in the
same position and attitude.
MOTHER (OFF)
Yeah…
Silence. Charles looks out of the corner of his eye at the
clipping of the written paper that he has.
MOTHER (OFF)
I'm sorry.
Charles wipes his nose.
MOTHER (OFF)
I'll call my parents.
Silence.
MOTHER (OFF)
Shall I call yours?
Silence. A drop of tear falls down on the stair from
Charles' eyes. Charles wipes his nose.
MOTHER (OFF)
Do not worry, I will see … Well,
calm down, come on, me too...have
a good rest, yeah...good night
(Ringing off)
Charles smiles, having listened to his Mother, and sees how
his Mother turns off the light of the living room. Charles
runs up the stairs. His Mother goes to her room. Charles
gets into his room without closing the door, quickly gets
inside the bed wrapping up with a sheet and looks out of
the corner of his eye at his Mother who enters and closes
the door of her room. Charles wipes his nose.
FADE-OUT IN
BLACK
4. SCENE.5. EXT. HOUSE/ STREET - DAY LIGHT
Charles goes out of his house and takes his sister's
bicycle which is a little damaged by the accident but still
works, he goes down the street with it. He observes the
bicycle and rides on it. After two seconds on the saddle,
he falls down sidewise with the bicycle. SOUND OF THE IRON
OF THE BICYCLE. Charles gets up quickly. He rides on it
again. He wipes his nose. He falls down. He gets up and
tries again. He does not make it, he stumbles over the
pedals and falls down again.
Suddenly there appears his Mother arranged with a dress,
shoes and a hat. He gets up off the ground and takes the
bicycle.
MOTHER.
Ride on.
Charles is bleeding a little, he has bruises in his legs,
he rides on the bicycle. His mother holds the bicycle.
MOTHER
Pedal.
Charles pedals strongly. The bicycle moves, his Mother
begins running holding him. Charles smiles for a moment.
His Mother releases him. Charles rides on three meters, he
loses the balance and falls down to the ground heading to
the wall. SOUND: KNOCK OF THE BICYCLE AGAINS THE WALL.
MOTHER
You see. As easy as this, my son.
The only thing you have to do is
to keep your balance. You will
see how little by little you are
going to be able to do it.
Charles smiles at his Mother from the ground.
MOTHER
I have to go to fix lunch. At
2:30 we eat. Don't be late,
darling.
After blowing Charles kiss, his Mother enters the house in
a hurry.
Charles looks at his pocket watch. He fetches his bicycle
quickly, gets up and rides on it. SOUND: HORN OF A CAR. A
man parks the car next to the house, goes out of the car,
waves at Charles with his hand and walks towards the house.
Charles got off the bicycle. The man knocks Charles' house,
Charles stares at him, leaving the bicycle on the ground he
approaches the man's car and looks at its interior with
surprise. Mother opens the door of the house. Charles
hides behind the wheel of the car sitting, but he does not
look, he just listens.
MOTHER
What are you doing here?
Without saying anything, the man takes her Mother's hand,
they begin kissing warmly, quickly get into the house and
they slam the door.
Charles gets up after hearing the bang, takes his bicycle
and rides on it. He begins pedalling. In his first attempt
he falls down again. In the second one too. Tears fall down
and he wipes his nose. His bruises are more and more
numerous. At the fifth attempt ready to ride on. He sighs.
He rides on. He begins pedalling. Tears come to his eyes.
The bicycle advances. He keeps on pedalling. The handle of
the bicycle trembles. He has advanced ten meters. He keeps
on pedalling, more and more fastly, he is crying, he
advances for thirty meters and raises his bottom from the
saddle . He begins pedalling with strength and speed. His
face changes, he is crying but smiles. He wipes his nose.
He crosses a street, two streets. Cars cross and he avoids
the people who walks down the street.
5. SCENE 6. INT. HOSPITAL - DAY LIGHT
Kate has her arms and legs in a cast, a big part of her
body is covered with bandage, lying on her bed she looks at
her room window.
SCENE 7. EXT. DOOR HOSPITAL - DAY LIGHT
Suddenly Charles crosses the parking at full speed and
leaves his bicycle at the entrance of the hospital. He does
not tie it anywhere. He bends and runs towards the interior
quickly. Several workers of the hospital observe him. He
asks at the front desk, getting out of his pocket a small
clipping of written paper, reading quickly.
CHARLES
Room G-598?
NURSE (45)
On the 5th floor… but … (she has
no time to finish, looking at the
way the child looks with
surprise)
Charles ignores her and runs towards the lift but he sees
that there is a queue, he decides to run up the stairs.
While he is going up, he collides with more than one
patient, nurses reprimand him.
SCENE 6. INT. HOSPITAL - DAY LIGHT
Kate is playing with a doll. Suddenly Charles appears at
the door. Both see each other and exchange a serious look.
Charles is dirty. Kate moves her mouth trying to say
something to him.
KATE
mm...m m...
Charles seriously, suddenly runs towards her and gives her
a strong hug. Kate answers hugging him back. Charles does
not say anything. A tear runs down Kate's closed eyes.
SOUND: Hospital noise.
FADE-OUT IN
WHITE.
6. SCENE 5. EXT. HOUSE / STREET - NIGHT
Charles realizes that all the lights of his house are
turned off. He picks up his house keys from under a
flowerpot. He opens the door. He enters and closes the door
stealthily. When he turns he sees his Mother.
MOTHER
(Worried)
Where do you come from?
Charles does not answer, he looks seriously at his mother.
MOTHER
Your Mother has asked a question
to you. Answer me.
Charles is dirty, with wounds, with bruises, Mother looks
at him up and down but he does not say anything. Mother's
eyes are shinining with tears, she bites his lips little by
little, she does not stop looking at Charles, she begins
crying in distress. Charles keeps on looking at her
seriously, his face is more and more wrinkled, suddenly he
runs to hug his Mother.
CHARLES
(smiling ahead)
And you?
THE END.
