Screenplay of the Road

Ext: Bushes Outside of House

The camera zooms in to the man and the boy hiding from the men and women among bushes outside of a house. There is dead silence except for the voices of the strangers nearby. Snow still lingers on the ground and it is the middle of the afternoon. It is cold and wet outside. The man and the boy are covered in leaves from crawling through the brush. The camera zooms in to the man shoving the revolver into the terrified boy’s hand. Meanwhile, the boy is shaking and crying. The man then holds the boy and tries to calm him.

Man: If they find you, you are going to have to do it. Do you understand?

The boy continues to cry and shake from fear.

Man: No crying. Do you hear me? You know how to do it. You put it in your mouth and point it up. Do it quick and hard. Do you understand?

The boy stops crying, although he is still terrified of being discovered.

Boy: I think so.

Man: No Do you understand?

Boy: Yes I do Papa.

Man: (Looks very closely at the small frightened boy) No you don’t

Boy: I don’t know what to do, Papa. I don’t know what to do. Where will you be?

The man thinks forĀ a moment and then draws a deep breath.

Man: It’s okay. I won’t leave you. I can’t leave you.

End Scene