FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. RESTAURANT - 13:00
Arriving, PETER gets a ticket from a virtual queue system.
PETER (V.O.): It's A008. Is that a lucky number?
Peter checks his What'sApp messages.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My wife will be here soon.
A RECEPTIONIST calls A008. As Peter is seated, his WIFE appears.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When my wife said "What about lunch?" yesterday. It sounded fun as we haven't eaten out for a long time.
Having done her order, Peter's wife takes an incoming call.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Sounds like a business one. I've just appeared in court.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This Wednesday is like Monday in the middle of the week.
Act 2
INT. RESTAURANT - CONTINUOUS
Finishing her phone conversation, Peter's wife checks e-messages.
WIFE: Our elder daughter has got a bonus payment...
PETER: Bonus payment?
WIFE: And an increase in base salary too.
PETER: Is that right?
Pausing.
PETER (Cont'd): I am content that she's working in Japan.
WIFE: Her firm is generous. But Japanese yen is depreciating.
PETER: The recognition of her performance is important.
His wife nods.
PETER (Cont'd): But she'll quit to pursue her Korean studies by fall.
WIFE: Yes, the young have to chase their dreams.
Sashimi is put on the table. Peter's wife still has her eyes on screen.
WIFE (Cont'd): Something has happened to our son earlier.
PETER: What?
WIFE: He says before entering a hospital ward today, he changed his blue shirt for the blue personal protective gear.
Pausing.
WIFE (Cont'd): Upon his return from the clinical class, he found his shirt had gone.
Pausing.
WIFE (Cont'd): The laundry staff might have taken his blue shirt as a used personal protective gear.
Peter's wife smiles.
WIFE (Cont'd): Looking like a run-away patient, he's buying a shirt in Uniqlo.
Peter joins his wife.
PETER (V.O): Our son will graduate next year.
Another Japanese dish is put on the table.
PETER: I've ordered Kagoshima wagyu and oysters.
PETER (V.O): I travelled solo to Kagoshima in 2018 when HK Express offered cheap direct flights.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O)(Cont'd): I travelled to Sakurajima twice, wanting to see volcano eruptions. I didn't see any.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O)(Cont'd): Later, when our elder daughter went there, she saw it everyday.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O)(Cont'd): She's getting used to earthquakes in Japan too.
Having sampled the Kagoshima wagyu and oysters Peter gestures his wife to try.
PETER: That's what we can have together in Hong Kong.
Act 3
INT. RESTAURANT - 13:45
Finishing lunch, Peter recalls something.
PETER: Earlier, I mitigated for an accused selling counterfeits and did a good job.
His wife smiles.
PETER (V.O):"What about lunch?" are short and easy words.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O)(Cont'd): Lunch hour is the best hour of the day. It can work wonders.
Peter takes a quick look of the Yahoo!Finance App on screen.
PETER: We're losing less money, three days in a row now.
They see eye to eye.
PETER (V.O.): More importantly, those that eat together stay together.
FADE OUT
THE END
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