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Writer's picturePeter K F Cheung SBS

Kaji: Voices from Afar

  1. FADE IN


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY (!4 days ago)


  4. KAJI sees the PACK LEADER, PETER and a Gang MEMBER#1 leaving home with baggage.


  5. KAJI (V.O.): Oh dear, where are they going?


  6. Observing.


  7. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Whenever I see them leaving with baggage, I know they won't return anytime soon.


  8. Kaji sees the MAID closing the main door.


  9. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Just the two of us at home.


  10. Pausing.


  11. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't know how many lonely days and nights ahead.


  12. Thinking.


  13. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): How can I live without them?


  14. Act 2


  15. INT. LIVING ROOM - 10:00 (Days thereafter)


  16. Lying on a sofa, Kaji looks restless.


  17. KAJI (V.O.): I'm very hungry.


  18. Recalling.


  19. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): When he's home, I'd have breakfast with Peter before my day meal.


  20. Seeing the maid preparing her meal, Kaji looks excited.


  21. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's meal time now!


  22. We hear voices from afar.


  23. PACK LEADER: I miss you!


  24. PETER: Me too!


  25. Kaji's ears perk up.


  26. KAJI (V.O.): I hear the Pack Leader and Peter talking to me, but I can't see them. Strange!


  27. Trying to locate the sources of the voices, Kaji focuses on a small device on a table.


  28. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Are the Pack Leader and Peter inside? I can't smell their scents.


  29. Kaji looks confused.


  30. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): How can I communicate with them?


  31. INT. LIVING ROOM - 22:00

  32. While the maid is preparing meal for Kaji, we hear voices from afar.


  33. GANG MEMBER#1: You've been sleeping all the time...


  34. KAJI (V.O.): What can I do?


  35. GANG MEMBER#2: Poor babe, you look unhappy.


  36. KAJI (V.O.): Apart from my meals, I don't have any treats.


  37. Finishing her meal, Kaji rests on the sofa.


  38. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): When the Pack Leader and Peter are home, I'd go to bed first to warm it for them.


  39. Pausing.


  40. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Now, I'm waiting in the living room. I can't wait to greet them home.


  41. Pausing.


  42. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Only when they are home would there be a chance of going out for a walk together.


  43. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY (Another day)


  44. While we hear voices talking to each other, Kaji looks unbothered.


  45. KAJI (V.O.): I'm wondering whether the voices from afar are my hallucinations?


  46. Gang MEMBER#1: Why is the maid dressing differently today?


  47. Gang MEMBER#2: Oh, she's on leave. Our darling will be home alone today!


  48. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Being alone isn't good, being lonely is the worst!


  49. Wondering.


  50. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): When will I see them again?


  51. Act 3


  52. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY (Three days ago)


  53. Kaji is sitting between the Pack Leader and Peter.


  54. KAJI (V.O.): Days ago, just the Pack Leader and Peter returned.


  55. Then, we hear voices from afar and see images on screen.


  56. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't understand why the Pack Leader and the Gang would gather like this. Anyhow, I develop my resilience.


  57. Kaji takes a look of the Pack Leader and Peter.


  58. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I must say the sensory-rich experience is much better than just voices from afar.


  59. FADE OUT


  60. THE END


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