FADE IN
Act 1
EXT. ROADSIDE#1 - DAY
KAJI enters an empty car.
KAJI (V.O.): I know the sitting arrangement.
We see PETER taking the driver seat. The PACKLEADER and a GANG MEMBER sit with Kaji.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Where are we going?
The car is moving.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): For the last two occasions, we simply walk to a new park nearby.
Recalling.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): There, I can climb the staircases, kick the green grass and relax on benches.
Observing moving images.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): There's peace - absence of conflict.
Act 2
EXT. PROMENADE - LATER
Arriving the promenade, Kaji wastes no time to get off. The Packleader and the Gang Member follow her.
KAJI (V.O.): I know my way.
We see TEENAGERS getting into cosplay and having fun in celebrating characters.
KAJI (V.O.)(Cont'd): Wow, many girls expressing their passion in their costumes.
Observing.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): They've their hair groomed too. They, and those around them, look happy.
Pausing.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I only enjoy being brushed.
Kaji finds her favourite spot to get light.
EXT. ROADSIDE#2 - DAY
The pack leader and a gang member urge Kaji to get inside the car.
KAJI (V.O.): Okay, I'm a good girl. Where are we going now?
EXT. PET GROOMER - LATER
Arriving, the Pack Leader and the Gang Member urge Kaji to get off the car.
KAJI (V.O.): But we aren't home yet.
Observing the surroundings.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh no, it's the torture chamber.
Abruptly, Kaji attempts to return to the car.
PACK LEADER: No!
As she is being carried inside the pet groomer, Kaji begins to whine.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Grooming starts with a bath. I hate it.
Recalling.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): The shampoo doesn't taste good.
Whining.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): The blow drying noise is terrible.
Soon, a GROOMER begins to bathe Kaji.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm scared to death, as I know the Pack Leader and the Gang Member won't help me.
Kaji begins to poop.
GROOMER: I need help!
A STAFF comes to assist, as the Pack Leader and the Gang Member look on.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): How could they ignore my suffering...
Pausing.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): My suffering has no meaning.
Pausing.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): After all, I don't need anyone to bring out my inner beauty.
Act 3
EXT. ROADSIDE#3 - NIGHT
Being carried by the Gang Member, Kaji returns to the waiting car with the Pack Leader. We hear Peter saying: Welcome back!
KAJI (V.O.): That's heartwarming. We feel our mutual absence.
Relaxing in the middle row just behind Peter.
KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Anything without Peter wasn't the same.
Peter starts up the car.
KAJI (V.O.)(Cont'd): Now that we're together, let us begin living again.
FADE OUT
THE END
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