The secret
INT.House.
(He is bald-50years of age- carries a good white beard, is wearing a night pyjama and a Guns and roses Tshirt.)
SCENE-
An old man is tied up to the chair with ropes and tapes. White Ropes around his chest to the legs and black tape over the lips.
The old man is bleeding bloody well. His face is all swollen, disturbed, painful eyes. Head lying down to the right, hanging, as if unconscious. Drooling Blood.
(A bit of the room is shown where the scene is taking place.)
The room has a classic- old Winter-British Himalayan setting. Burning Fireplace, huge Windows with black curtains, old trasistor and an old tv(90's kinda), Sepia tone, some Literature books, old Record player and a section of a special kind of weapon kept.
There's another old man standing at a distance, who's white shirt, black coat, grey pants and black shoes, all have blood stains!
He is J.Evans. (JOHNY)
Yes, they call him JOHNY!
JOHNY
" Does it hurt anymore?-aah! I thought so…
(Looking for something in his coat)(Witty tone)
"Maybe, I've beaten you a lot..
Well, As a matter of fact! oldie bitch! I've fucked the shit outta you..
I'm sorry.. yes, I'm sorry.
I mean really! com'on! let me make it up"
(Finds a half-blade knife in his coat's inner pocket.)
"Let me Treat you Bloody fucking well" smirks seriously."
(-The old man feels threatened- Tries to make noise – tries to move)
(JOHNY Acts quite serious about it- Gentle actions)
(while finishing the line, looking at the clock.(it's a London railway kinda clock.)
Time is 21:43.
He Walks towards the table adjusted on the wall behind him. There are a lot of things kept on the table such as literary books, a coffee mug, eye glasses hanging over a newspaper stand, an old school (MARSHAL's)boombox and an abstract, neon coloured, horse painting is hanging on the wall,(Beside the clock).
He switches on the boombox and Lowers the volume after a bit. The boombox plays-
(Ray Charles-what I'say)
(while remembering the song in a click, grooving.)
JOHNY
"I must say, I love your taste of music.
..Ray Charles….What a beauty!.. (Jamming to the Jazzy Classic.
Picks the coffee mug- Takes a sip from it and while keeping it back says…)
Have you heard "Hit the road Jack"?
Nope?
Its all good-its all good. Well, It's a classic.
My personal fav..hahaha. You know.. good old days..
Listen to it, if ever you get a chance."
While enjoying the song, walks towards the old man who's all tied up and looking at JOHNY with strange, lost eyes.
JOHNY lifts his right eyebrow up, walks up in a groove, while pushing the knife in his left hand's sleeve.
Reaching close to the old man..
JOHNY
"Hey! I didn't notice this
Look at you! -no grooming.. nothing!
(Disappointing look on the face.)
Moreover, look at the fucking stains on your clothes.. You look like Castiglia's "Great Whore."
God damnit…
Aaahh!…(Jamming to the song)
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All righty mighty, "Let me help you out with your beard, Sir"
(While finishing the dialogue sits on the old man's lap, switches the knife from his left hand sleeve to his right hand. ………………..starts to shave the old man's beard)
(While shaving with a serious, artistic expression)
"Yeah so where were we.. Aaah yes!
You wanna bark what happened that night?"
Either, you tell me or, I'm gonna paint an artistic illusion out of a reality and the character!!.. in that illusion my friend… will be you.
(Waiting for the Old Man's reaction and effortlessly grooving to the song)
(shouts.. and handles the old man's face harshly with the knife)
"Why are you so not interested! ((Cuts his cheek bad)
All right ..
enjoy the song…"
(Pause.)
(Grooving)
"It's a lovely piece of art..(thinking eyes)
You appreciate art motherfucker!?!? (Looks into old man's eyes and holds the knife tight)
Do you?
Do you?
Say yes!!
(The old man tries to nod.)
That's ma boy.(wicked smirk)
While shaving, with the beard, the skin is also peeling off at times. Blood starts to pop out from the cheeks each time he flys that knife.
After a very short while, all his beard was cut (uneven of-course!) some chin beard left.)
There's blood on the old man's face and on Johny's hands.
JOHNY
(calmly gets up.)
"Yes Sir, Sou'p you're the masterpiece. You look like a rebel.You look gorgeous mother fucker
How does it feel?"
The old man looks bloody Fucking wet. He looks like a spicy, slashed tomato. who's layer has been sliced. It does not look pretty at all. This Masterpiece Surely depicted 'Pain, Regret, AnEyeOfRevenge'. In the meanwhile ,JOHNY Goes to the side table on the right. There are two towels kept on it White-pink and a brown paper packet.
(JOHNY still effortlessly grooving to the song, singing out the song in a low tone but a bit weirdly.)
He looks at the table, Picks up the pink towel, keeps it back. Picks the white and cleans his hands, keeps it back and picks up the brown packet.
JOHNY
(Walks towards the old man)
"It was a beautiful date night. I'm sorry about the towel though"
Strips off the old man's tape.
The old man shouts real bad.
JOHNY walks towards the door, breaks it with his right leg and walks off With the smoke that occurs.(Song pauses here,What I say.)
The scene fades off with the smoke.
EXT. NIGHT. street. Time- 21:36:00
Car on the street.
"Lights blinking"
There's no one on the road still the car is stopped at the traffic light. "They're enjoying the song"
INT. Car.
Radio playing in a low volume.(Hit the road Jack- Ray Charles)
A Peace and a Rock symbol are hanging from the rear view mirror.
There are three folks in the car, an old man who's loving the song, a young guy who's trying to cope up and there's someone else we know nothing about, as yet.
The old man
The old man is sitting on the driver's seat. 55years of age- carries a thick white-grey beard, is wearing a black coat, White shirt and a grey pant) has some wrinkles on the face with cool mid length hairstyle. looks Fit. Lip singing and singing the song.
The young guy
Next to the old man, on the passenger seat is 'The young guy, in his 20s . Looks pretty decent. Has some tattoos on his hands- is wearing a half folded black shirt, grey trouser with classic chappals. He is not so familiar with the lyrics, struggling to sing and The old man is pulling his leg..
Someone else
Another guy is lying at the back seat. We can hardly see him and we know nothing about him…
The old man is JOHNY. The young guy is FANTASTIC.
Johny and Fantastic are smoking a joint. There's smoke in the car. traffic light's red rays coming through the front window, falling on their face and smoke. There's a blue 'cold' tone outside.
Radio filling low. LIGHTING (Slight Red.)
Red light shows 5 seconds left.
EXT. Street. Night.
No song when street
The car is driving around slow. It's a residential location. Good neat locality, with less bungalows. Its Dark and blue'ish outside.
INT. CAR.
The folks are jamming to the song (Hit the road jack)…
THE OLD MAN "JOHNY"
(With witty Rejection)
No you don't Know shit. Shut-up. It's.."sings the lyrics of the song"
The yOUNG GUY "FANTASTIC"
Not paying attention to the old man and just overlapping his judgment..
"Blaaabaababa.. Hit the road Jack.. Nnnn..!!."
EXT. STREET.
They drive on a straight road.
INT car.
They reach the destination.
JOHNY
Hold it..So now I want you to be quiet..
Fantastic switches on the parking lights.Johny takes out his gun from the dashboard and keeps it in his coat. Moves outside with the joint in his mouth.
EXT. STREET.
Both of them walk towards the boot. They stand near it, gaze at some place, exchange 4Puffs. JOHNY Ends the joint. Crushes it on the ground.
Time. 21:38:07
JOHNY
"Move your ass now.."
fantastic
Let's go.
Both Start walking.leaving the parking ligjts on.. Steps on the footpath, walk towards a place.
(JOHNY ahead of FANTASTIC)8
fANTASTIC
What did we smoke in there?
(He got buzzed)
JOHNY
(while moving forward.)
Why is your name "Fantastic")
FANTASTIC
It's because of me.. Simple..as..fuck.
" It's fanciful or capricious, as persons or their ideas or actions..
We never know what that fantastic creature will say next." You don't know me as yet.
JOHNY
Fantashit..
FANTASTIC
Hahaha.. That's a good one.
JOHNY
Hold it…
EXT. House.
Both of them are entering a house.
They enter the main gate, walk the path quietly and reach the Veranda where the door is. There's a garden In front of the veranda as well.
Both of them are Standing outside the door.
A looking around, Johny looking at the door.
JOHNY
"Wait here! Be right back.."
A
I'll (a gesture of rolling)
JOHNY opens the door slyly. (Real Quick)
Goes in. A starts to roll the joint.
While rolling, he's talking to himself. (Unorganised sentences)
""Hey I wanna tell you something..
-Damn! I gotta learn this 'n go-
Hahah. (tripping)
(Rolling the joint in one hand and thinking)
What? What was it?
(Looking for a paper in his pocket)
Takes It out. Reads it and finishes rolling the joint
Keeps it aside.
FANTASTIC
I don't understand myself
Aaa I can't tell you about it …clearly,
(Looks at the paper)
There's this thing that troubles me. (Reads it out and says)
Yes again !!
I don't understand myself
I can't tell you about it clearly
There's this thing
There's this thing that troubles me – that troubles me a lot.
(talking to himself) No shit!
(Getting back to the role.)
You won't tell it to anyone won't you?
Reading the paper-
Reads out for long
Just reading it out normally-
'It's just so embarrassing,
Yeah…
I have this disorder-aah! God damnit it troubles me
You know I love you.
But now I'm busted.
This disorder is fucking biting me, it's eating my soul. I no more know my identity, I'm no thief, I'm no Chef.
Do you know me?
It's not clear.
It'll tell you it's called…
JOHNY STRUCKS DOOR OPEN
TIME 21:46:03
A SHOCKED
FANTASTIC
(Finishes his word)
B..
JOHNY is holding a brown paper packet and is cleaning off his blood dipped clothes a bit. Asking…
JOHNY
Where's?
FANTASTIC
(Lifting the joint)
FANTASTIC
Did he speak anything out?
JOHNY
Noupe! Not a word.
(Taking the joint)
FANTASTIC
Did you even let him try?
JOHNY
What do you mean try? Try what?
(Looking for a light)
FANTASTIC
To speak..(lighting the zippo for JOHNY)
FANTASTIC
Did you?
JOHNY
(Cutting through a's words)
"in the end"
(lights the joint)
Starts smoking..
JOHNY cleans his clothes again, gives the packet to FANTASTIC.
They move out of the place in no hurry, as if, nothing bad has happened. (The scream fades)
EXT. Footpath.Time.21:49.
They're walking on the footpath towards the car . Street light falling on them as they walk.
Smoke all around.
As they come near to the car, parking lights flicker on their face.
They go near to the car's boot.
(Parking lights blinking)
FANTASTIC Opens the boot,
INT. Boot.
Keeps the packet.
Shuts it.
EXT. STREET.
They walk towards their car doors and sit in.
INT. CAR.
FANTASTIC
So what did you do to him?
JOHNY
Nothing great.
FANTASTIC
Something? You know I could hear noise.
JOHNY
I gave him a makeover.Real quick.
FANTASTIC
A makeover?
JOHNY
Yeah a makeova ! Now will ya shut the fuck up?
Wil ya?
I need to get off the streets.
EXT. STREET.
Parking lights goes off
Fantastic drives off the car
FANTASTIC
What kinda makeover? (Fading out)
JOHNY
The one, ….. to remember.
The scene fades off.