By H.Yashnashree
EXT Scene 1: Thunder beaten lake–evening
Screenshot of a weather-beaten lake.
INT Scene 2: Thunder- beaten lake- evening
As the thunder crashes outside the lake. The water ripples inside.
INT Scene 3: Quiet–bright room- evening
A short-haired Yashnashree writes her diary with her newly adopted kitten in hand.
EXT Scene 4: Between roads India- evening
Padma Rao and Priya Patil walk past people. They look very suspicious.
Priya (Welsh accent)
“Why do we look so suspicious?”
Padma (German accent)
“Dunno”
EXT Scene 5: Thunder- beaten lake–evening
Inside, something is happening, and a glow of light flutters outside the water.
INT Scene 6: Quiet bright room–evening
"Yashna", down-stairs a call fades to her room.
EXT Scene 7: Yashna–house gate- evening
Outside Yashna’s house is a van that zooms quickly away from sight.
INT Scene 8: Yashna house- evening
Yashna went down to see and got a shock of life.
INT Scene 9: Yashna house- night
Yashna’s parents were gone, and the house was in darkness.
EXT Scene 10: Garden- night
Yashna went out for fresh air and somebody put a gag on her, and she fainted.
EXT Scene 11: Speed off- night
The van with Yashna took off somewhere.
INT Scene 12: Bare cellar- morning
When Yashna came to, she noticed how long the walls were, a hanging bed, and rigid cellars.
EXT Scene 13: Bare cellar–morning
Outside, Yashna heard voices it was coming from below the window.
Woman -1 (Surprise)
“You got back Priya?”
Priya (yawns)
“Yes! Padma”
She learned the kidnapper's name and brushed her out of the gloomy window to learn more.
EXT Scene 14: Bare cellar–morning
Talking continued….
Padma
“She does not have the merkat?”
Priya
“Yup,”
INT Scene-15: Bare cellar–morning
There came a muffled noise from up.
INT Scene 16: Bare cellar–morning
There was a boy of Yashna’s age and was peeping below a hanging bed beside Yashna.
INT Scene 17: Bare cellar–morning
The boy was unhappy with whipcord as well.
INT Scene 18: Bare cellar–morning
Yashna and the boy’s gag were removed by Padma, who came in to, fed us both, who were hungry.
EXT Scene 19: Forest–morning
The window was finally opened and Yashna quickly jumped out without thinking twice.
EXT Scene 20: Forest–afternoon
Yashna grabbed a vine and slid on the lush tree.
EXT Scene 21: Forest–afternoon
Yashna sat and threw the vine to the window.
EXT Scene 22: Forest–afternoon
The boy swung out, scared.
EXT Scene 23: Ground–afternoon
Yashna swung after him, and they landed.
INT Scene 24: Subway- afternoon
Establishing hot of a metallic subway.
INT Scene 25: Subway–afternoon
Boy (chuckles) (Indian accent)
“You want to know how I am?”
Yashna (thinks) (Indian accent)
“You were so silent, sure."
The boy removed his shaggy bags and revealed a vaguely familiar tone of voice.
EXT Scene 26: Subway station–evening
Boy (Gleefully)
“I am Vivekananda, Yashna,”
Vivek was her classmate at school.
Ext Scene 27: Bare cellar–evening
Padma and Priya were fretting like anything because the children had escaped.
Padma (scowls)
“She has the merkat and doesn’t know what it is."
Priya (groans)
“Blame yourself”
EXT Scene 28: Subway- evening
Yashna never knew that her classmate was so good at disguises.
Vivekananda (yawns)
“After one whole hour, we are going home."
Yashna (growls)
“I can’t believe that we are….”
EXT Scene 29: Station–evening
Before Yashna could finish her sentence, Vivek dragged her out and ….
Vivek (whisper)
“I think that the burly man is Padma’s henchman."
EXT Scene 30: Yashna’s home–night
Vivek walked with Yashna to her house.
EXT Scene 31: Yashna’s house–night
Safely tucked in an aquarium of Yashna’s fish for entertainment, her cat was clawing at it. (the fishes).
INT Scene 32: Yashna’s house–night (while stroking the cat)
Yashna
“I will name him Fishy."
Vivek (curiously)
“What was that merkat they were talking about?”
Yashna
“Dunno”
INT Scene 33: Yashna’s house–night
Suddenly, Fishy turned into a cat with a fishtail.
INT Scene 34: Yashna’s house–night
Fishy (solemnly) (accent none)
“My real name is Catfish”
Yashna(stammer)
“What?”
EXT Scene 35: Weather-beaten lake–dawn
Catfish
“Could you take me to your nearby lake?”
Yashna
“Sure, do you swim in the water?”
Vivek
“So funny”
EXT Scene 36: Weather-beaten lake–dawn
The group came to the old lake.
Catfish
“You can have three wishes, say them."
Yashna
Question 2
Take Vivek to his home.
Yesterday and today, my parents were missing. I need them.
EXT Scene 37: Weather-beaten lake–dawn
Catfish
“What question?”
Yashna
“Why did Padma and Priya kidnap us, forgetting you? How do they know you are a merkat?”
Catfish
Padma was walking and saw your parents and you were playing with me by the window.
Padma and Priya are twins, who got me as a birthday present. After seeing you with me, they
felt jealous and…..
Yashna and Vivek
And…?
Catfish
And I had revealed that I was a merkat.
EXT Scene 38: Weather-beaten lake–dawn
Awkward silence.
EXT Scene 39: Weather beat lake–dawn
Vivek and Yashna
“Bye”
Catfish makes him disappear into his house.
EXT Scene 40: Weather-beaten lake
Yashna (hisses)
It is becoming morning fast
Catfish
Bye!
Yashna
Bye!
As Catfish disappears, Yashna’s parents appear and she went home happy.
The En
By H.Yashnashree
Spectacular one..