THE GIFT UPON DISASTER
(Adapted from O Henry’s Story – The Gift of The Magi)
Written by Bryan
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THE GIFT UPON DISASTER
INT. LIVING ROOM -
DAY
DEWI takes her
money-box on the table and takes out all the money inside (5 sheet of 2.000
Rupiah). She counts it, puts the money back into the box, and cries.
DEWI
(crying)
Oh no.. I don't have enough
money to
buy a gift for my husband.
Tomorrow
will be Christmas. What can
I do
know?
DEWI sits on the
sofa, dries her eyes, and laments her fate.Later, she stands near the window
and looks out unhappily.
DEWI
(looking at the sky)
I want to make my husband
happy. I
really want to buy the
watch that my
husband wanted since last
year, but I
can't do that. I had been
saving
money for months, but it
was in vain.
How unlucky I am.
DEWI sits back on the
sofa. She still thinking a way to buy the watch.
DEWI
(guessing)
Hmm.. What can I possibly
do now to
get extra money? How about
stealing
other people's wallet? No,
no, no..
It's not a good idea. I
will get
beaten by them. How about
begging at
a mall? No, no, no.. It's
also not a
good idea. I will be kicked
out by
the mall's security. Hmm..
How
difficult it is to get
money
instantly.
DEWI suddenly gets
an idea.
DEWI
(surprised)
Aha! I get an idea. How
about playing
the roullete game at Madame
Sinta's
casino. Madame Sinta is a
woman who
is friendly, polite,
honest, and
humble. I can possibly
double my
money by winning the
roulette game.
Yes! Let's go!
DEWI rushes off to
the casino. She puts on her jacket and her old brown hat. With a quick motion
and brightness still in her eyes, she dances out the door and down the street.
She is very happy.
EXT. STREET - DAY
DEWI
(walking happily)
La.. Lala.. Lala.. I'm the
happiest
girl in town! La.. Lala..
Lala..
DEWI stops at a sign
that read: “Madame Sinta’s Casino. The Heaven of Money.” She enters the casino.
INT. CASINO – DAY
DEWI opens the door.
She goes to the receptionist desk to see Madame Sinta.
DEWI
Excuse me Madame Sinta, do
you still
have the roulette game
which can
double my money?
MADAME SINTA
Yes, I do. Take your jacket
and hat
off, and enjoy the game! I
will take
you to the machine and
explain to you
the instructions.
MADAME SINTA takes
DEWI to the roulette machine. Then, MADAME SINTA explains all the instructions.
DEWI listens to it with a happiness and brightness still in her eyes .
MADAME SINTA
Here is the machine. Now,
please
listen to me. The
instructions are
simple. First of all, you
have to
give the money that you want to
double to me now.
DEWI gives all the
money (10.000 Rupiah) she has to MADAME SINTA.
DEWI
(giving the money)
Here is all the money I
bring today.
MADAME SINTA
Ok. To play this game, you
have to
spin this wheel just for
once. There
are two types of reward,
zonk which
means you lose and double
which means
you win. If you win, your
money will
become one hundred thousand
rupiah.
If you lose, you will not
get any
money. Your money becomes mine. Do
you still want to play?
DEWI
Yes, I do. I want to make
my husband
happy on Christmas Day.
MADAME SINTA
Ok, spin the wheel now!
DEWI spins the
wheel. Sadly, she gets a zonk.
MADAME SINTA
I'm sorry, you get a Zonk.
I'm sorry
to say that your money now
becomes
mine. I'm so sorry about
that.
DEWI
(crying sadly)
Oh no.. My money is gone.
What a
terrible disaster for me.
Can't I get
my money back, Madame? Please help
me! I really appreciate
your help if
you can give my money back.
MADAME SINTA
(saying sadly)
I'm sorry young lady, it's
just a
game. I already told you
about the
rules, but you still wanted
to play.
You can't get your money
back now
otherwise you will end up
in the
police station because gambling is
supposed to be prohibited
by the law
in Indonesia. I'm sorry.
DEWI leaves the
casino and goes straight home with tears. Then, she sits on the floor, cries
loudly, and throws all the items inside the room everywhere.
INT. LIVING ROOM -
DAY
DEWI
(crying loudly)
What a terrible disaster
that
happened to me in the
casino. Now
it's impossible for me to
buy a gift
for my husband. What can I
do know?
FADE
OUT
EXT. STREET - DAY
BUDI walks down the
street. He has just gotten his salary. He is very happy and shows the money. He
goes to the store to buy a gift for DEWI.
BUDI
(walking happily)
Yeah! I've just gotten my
salary from
my boss; two hundred
thousand rupiah!
Now, I want to buy a gift
for Dewi. I
know what is the perfect
gift for
her! It must be the
beautiful blue
gown! I have to go to
Matahari Dress
Store to buy it.
BUDI goes to
Matahari Dress Store cheerfully and buys the beautiful blue gown that DEWI
wants to wear since last year.
INT. MATAHARI DRESS
STORE - DAY
BUDI
(holding the gown)
How much is this gown?
MATAHARI STAFF
It's eighty thousand
Rupiah, sir.
BUDI
Ok, I will buy this one.
BUDI goes the the
cashier and pays the gown. Then, he goes to the minimarket to buy some snacks
for dinner. After selecting some snacks, he pays the bill at the cashier.
INT. MINIMARKET -
DAY
BUDI
How much is the bill?
MINIMARKET STAFF
The total is one hundred
and twenty
thousand Rupiah, sir.
Please pay it
in cash, sir.
BUDI
(giving the money to
the staff)
Ok, here is the money.
MINIMARKET STAFF
Thank you, sir. Please come
back
soon.
BUDI leaves the
minimarket. He goes back home.
FADE OUT
INT. LIVING ROOM -
NIGHT
BUDI opens the door
and sees DEWI cries on the floor. He stops inside the door, as immovable as a
dog smelling a bird. His eyes are fixed upon DEWI. He's surprised.
BUDI
(surprised)
What?? Dewi, why are you
crying? I've
a gift for you. Look! Look!
It's your
favorite gown that you
wanted to wear
since last year. I also
bring some
snacks. Cheer up!
DEWI
(saying sadly with
tears)
No, Budi. I can't do that for
now.
BUDI
But why? I have already
done my best
to please you.
DEWI
I have a terrible disaster
today.
BUDI
What kind of disaster? How
terrible
is it?
DEWI
It's the most terrible
disaster I
ever had in my life! I just
lose all
my money, my saving is
useless!
BUDI
(surprised)
What the.. How come you
lost all your
money?
DEWI
I play the roulette game at
Madame
Sinta's casino and I lose
the game.
My money becomes hers now.
BUDI
Now you don't have any money? Even a
hundred Rupiah?
DEWI
No! Definitely no! I don't
have any
money in my money-box. I'm
the
poorest girl in town now.
BUDI
(haltingly)
Oh no.. Now, all our money
has gone
only to buy a gift for
Christmas.
What can we do now? We
can't survive
if we don't have money
DEWI
I don't know! How unlucky
we are!
Suddenly BUDI has a
heart attack. His body begin convulsing. Dewi panics.
BUDI
(holding his chest)
Aww! Aww! Aww!
DEWI
(surprisingly touching
Budi's
body)
Oh no..! My husband! My
husband! Hang
on, my husband! Don't die now! I
will
call the ambulance right
now. Hold
on!
DEWI immediately
grabs the phone and presses 108 to call the ambulance, but it's the wrong
number.
108 OPERATOR (V.O)
Hello there! May I help
you?
DEWI
Hello. Do you have an
ambulance for
me right now?
108 OPERATOR
(V.O)
I'm sorry. We are not a
hospital.
We're the telephone
operator.
DEWI
Ok, then. Thank you.
DEWI presses 911 to
call the ambulance, but it's the wrong number.
911 OPERATOR (V.O)
Hello! Do you need an
ambulance?
DEWI
Yes! I need it right now!
Plese send
it to my address. You can
look it at
your GPS system.
911 OPERATOR
(V.O)
I'm sorry. There isn't any
available
ambulance because your
place is too
far. We only serve America.
DEWI
Ok, then. Thank you.
DEWI presses 500600
to call the ambulance, but it's the wrong number.
500600 OPERATOR
(V.O)
Hello there! PHD Pizza, may
I help
you?
DEWI
Do you have any available
ambulance
for me right now?
500600 OPERATOR
(V.O)
I'm sorry. You dial the
wrong number.
We only sell pizza.
DEWI
Ok. Thank you.
DEWI presses 5600000
to call the ambulance, but it's the wrong number again.
5600000 (V.O)
SuaraSurabaya, Hello? With who I'm
talking right now?
DEWI
Hello. I'm Dewi. Do you
have any
available ambulance for me
right now?
5600000 (V.O)
For an ambulance, please
call 118.
Can you tell us about your
accident,
maam?
DEWI
Ok, thank you very much.
Finally, DEWI gets
the right number. She presses 118.
118 OPERATOR
(V.O)
Hello. Do you need an
ambulance right
now?
DEWI
Yes, quickly please! My
husband can't
take this more for any
longer. Please
find my address in your GPS
system.
118 OPERATOR
(V.O)
Yes, I just find your
address.
Ambulance is on the way
right now.
It's gonna take
approximately 10
minutes.
DEWI
Ok, thank you very much for
the
ambulance.
A PARAMEDIC CREW
enters DEWI's living room. Sadly, Budi has already passed away.
PARAMEDIC CREW
(looking for signs of
life by
shaking Budi's body)
I'm sorry to say this,
maam. Your
husband has already passed
away. I
feel sorry for that. Please
accept my
deepest condolences, maam.
DEWI
(shaking Budi's body
violently
and crying loudly)
Budi! Budi! My husband!
Wake up! Wake
up! You're still alive,
aren't you?
Why do you remain silence?
BUDI remain silence.
DEWI desperately cries. Eventually, DEWI dies too.
DEWI
(crying desperately
with
holding the gown)
Budi! Budi! I don't believe
this!
Budi has passed away! I
can't stand
this anymore, I want to
die!
DEWI dies in the
chest of her husband, still holding the gown. The PARAMEDIC CREW covers the
bodies with the newspaper. The story ends.
FADE OUT
- THE END -
*While you've finished reading, comment below about your thoughts about the screenplay above. If you like it, recommend this on Google! Thank you for reading, pardon my english.
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