SCRIPT FOR SCIENCE

Title:_______________________________
Grade 9-Xenon
Characters:
1. Zeke- main character
Zeke (fetus)
2. Clio- Zekes Childhood Sweetheart
3. Mors-Death
4. Aeon-Life
5. Nora-Mother
6. Steve-Father
7. Gangsters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
8. River- Clios boyfriend.
9. Narrator
10. Waiters 1 and 2 (Extras)
(Scene1: In the park)
Narrator: One of the biggest regrets in life is when we only start caring when were
facing death. When our life is on the tip of the blade and the painful truth slowly
kills us. Zeke only realized this when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. It spread
like a wildfire causing both his lungs to be infected.
Zeke: Why?! Why of all people do I have to suffer like this? I cant take it anymore!
Please just end it now. (Cries)
Aeon: Hahaha! Idiot.
Zeke: (looks at old man) Mind your own business old man. Get lost!
Aeon: Oh, but you are my business Zeke (smirks)
Zeke: How do you know my name?
Aeon: Youre a good boy Zeke. I see a future ahead of you.
Zeke: Future? How can a man who has 3 days to live have a future? You must be
insane.
Aeon: Im not insane, Im Aeon. And Im about to show you your future. All you have
to do is follow me. (Starts walking)
Zeke: (doubtful) Wait up! (Runs up to follow Aeon)
Narrator: Zeke got fired up with curiosity. Insane or not he wanted to know if the old
man was telling the truth. Maybe because a part of him thought that somehow it
will give him hope to live. So with that, he decided to follow the mysterious old man.

(Scene 2: Sari-sari store)

(5 Gangsters, wearing school uniform, are gathering and having fun. 3 of them are
smoking)
Zeke: Where the heck did that old man go? (Looks everywhere) Why does this look
familiar?
Aeon: Its your past.
Zeke: I thought you were going to take me to my future?
Aeon: Yes, I will. But one must first understand his past before he can truly know his
future.
Zeke: Whatever.
Narrator: As both of them watch, two students walk in the scene. It was a boy and a
girl who seemed to be arguing about something. Zeke was astonished to see his
childhood best friend whom he hadnt seen in years and his heart started beating
faster.
Clio: So, x squared plus b x plus c equals zero is the standard form of a quadratic
equation?
Zeke (fetus): You asked me that a couple of times already.
Clio: Just answer the question please.
Zeke (fetus): Yes, yes, and yes! (annoyed)
Clio: Geez! You dont have to be so rude about it.
Aeon: Oh its the young version of you! Isnt it amazing? (Looking amazed)
Zeke: No. take me back now. I dont wanna see this.
Gangster1: Yo, Zeke! I heard youre number one on the honors list again.
Gangster2: Yeah, what a nerd!
Gangster3: Hey, dont be rude! Zeke why dont you come over here?
Zeke (fetus): Uh, I dont think Im supposed to
Gangster4: Dont be scared. Were friends right?
Zeke (Fetus): I guess.
Zeke: No! They were never your friends!
Clio: Dont!
Zeke (fetus): Come on Clio. Cant you be supportive for once? I need a social life
too, you know. (Walks toward the gangsters)
Clio: I thought we were going to do our assignments together. Remember?
Zeke (fetus): Sorry, but not today. Maybe next time?
Clio: Fine! Ill do them myself. (Stomps out of the scene)
Gangster4: Try this, (Offers cigarette) it will relieve your stress.

Gangster5: Finally, hes part of the brotherhood! (Rejoice with so called buddies)

Narrator: Zeke felt horrible. It was as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders.
He wanted to scream and shout as he watched himself destroy his health, his
career, his life and most of all hurt the woman he loved.
Zeke: Can we go now?
Aeon: Hmmm. Not quite. We still have one more stop to go. (Grabs Zekes wrist
and drags him)

(Scene 3: At home, parents are mad because of low grades)

Zeke: (looks around)
Mom: Zeke! Whats the meaning of this? (Shows the report card)
Zeke (Fetus): (doesnt seem to care)
Mother: Zeke are you even listening?!
ZEKE: Respect your mother idiot!
Father: (walks in) Whats the matter dear?
Mother: Its his grades. Theyve decreased drastically.
Aeon: Wow! Your card is bleeding (laughs hard)
Zeke (fetus): So?! Its not like its gonna kill me.
ZEKE: Stop that! Youre being rude.
Father: Oh, youre so dead young man. Since when did you ever learn to talk like
that?
Zeke (Fetus): Mind your own business Steve!
Father: (hits son in the face) Watch your mouth Zeke!
Aeon: Thats gotta hurt.
ZEKE: (Looks at Aeon) Seriously?!
Mother: Honey! Thats enough.
Father: Discipline your son Nora or I will. And Im warning you Zeke, smoking will not
solve any problem of yours. (Shows cigarette)
ZEKE: Hes right. You should listen.

Zeke (fetus): W-where did you get that?

Mother: Baby why on earth do you have that?
Father: Yes Zeke, why dont you answer your mothers question?
Zeke (fetus): I dont know what youre talking about. (Feels guilty)
ZEKE: Liar!
Mother: You know you can always talk to us.
Zeke (fetus): Talk to you?! You never listen to me and even if you do, you wont
understand. (Runs out from the scene)
ZEKE: OH COME ON!
Mother: (Tries to stop Zeke fetus) Zeke, wait
Father: Son, all we want is whats best for you.
Narrator: Zeke realized how he made his parents sad. He always thought that
maybe losing them will make things better, make him better. But he was wrong.
ZEKE: I can see now. Im such a horrible person.
Aeon: HA! You bet.
ZEKE: If only I can change the past.
Aeon: You can never change the past Zeke. You can only learn from it. (Looks dead
serious) Come on, Ill take you to your future.

(Scene 4: In hospital bed, dying while Clio confesses her feelings)

Narrator: In the blink of an eye, time went by so fast. Days, months, and years pass
by until Zeke finally found himself staring at the ceiling. This time was different, he
couldnt turn around to explore. Confused, he realized that he was living in his own
point of view back in the present.
Zeke: Whats going on? Why cant I move?
Mors: Relax, theres no need to panic.
Zeke: Aeon is that you? Where am I?
Mors: Aeon went to see another client. Im his brother, Mors. Im gonna look after
you now that youre in the hospital.
Zeke: Hospital!? This cant be right, Im supposed to see my future, not go back to
the present.
Mors: HAHAHA! This is the future Zeke. Aeon wasnt lying when he said he was
gonna show it to you.
(Someone knocks on the door)

Zeke: This must be a nightmare.

Clio: Uhmm h-hey! Its been a long time. 6 years huh?
Mors: You got a minute before you run out of time Zeke. You better hurry up.
Zeke: C-clio, I-Im sor
Clio: Hey, dont force yourself. Its okay, Im fine. (Starts crying) Actually Im not. Im
so mad at you right now Zeke! Why do I have to see you like this? Suffering and in
pain?
Zeke: I dont need your pity Clio.
Mors: Ohhhthis is like watching a TV drama.
Clio: Pity? (Laughs while crying) You think I pity you? For once, cant you see that
Im in pain too!?
Zeke: I-I dont understand.
Clio: I like you Zeke. I like like you. But youre gonna leave me again like 6 years ago
when you started hanging out with those boys in school.
Mors: Tick-tock, 10 seconds.
Zeke: Hey, Im sorry I hurt you. Im sorry for leaving you like that. Im sorry for
messing up my life and that you have to see me like this. Im sorry.
Clio: This is too embarrassing. Maybe I shouldnt have come here.
Zeke: (grabs Clio and hugs her) Clio, I just want you to know. Before its too late
Clio: Zeke
Zeke: Ive always been dying to say
Mors: Time is up boy, we gotta leave. I dont wanna miss my busy schedule.
Zeke: NO!!! (Breathes heavily and starts coughing really hard)
Clio: Nurse! Somebody help!!!!!(Runs to find help but Zeke holds her tight) Let go
Zeke! I have to get help.
Narrator: Just as the silhouette of Clio disappeared, Zeke lost his life without
confessing his true feelings for her. He missed the chance of telling her the truth
just like those days when he wanted to tell her those 3 words and 8 letters, I LOVE
YOU.

(Scene 5: future is darkness, dialogue with death)

ZEKE: I need to go back. Please. I need more time.

Mors:Hmmm. Time is what we want most but what we use worst.
Zeke: Maybe youre right. Maybe I didnt use my time well but that doesnt give you
the right to take that privilege away from me!
Mors: Time is free, but its priceless. You cant own it, but you can use it. You cant
keep it, but you can spend it. Once youve lost it, you can never get it back.
Zeke: Who are you anyway!? Why are you doing this?
Mors: When you lit that cigarette in the past, your life burned with it. I am death.
And Im here to claim your wasted life.
Zeke: So Aeon must be life.
Mors: Correct.
Zeke: I want my life back. Wheres Aeon? (Shouts Aeons name like crazy)
Mors: He wont hear you. This is my domain, where the dead come to shelter.
Zeke: I hate you! Why cant you just be like youre brother who gives joy instead of
sorrow?
Mors: You only hate me because Im the painful truth and Aeon is a beautiful lie. Am
I right?
Narrator: Those words hit Zeke like a train full of reality. He craved to punch Mors in
the face but he couldnt because Mors caught him off guard.
Zeke: There must be another way. Ill do anything just please let me live again!
Mors: Im sorry but rules are rules.
Zeke: (Crying) All I want... all I want is to be with the person I love. To see her
beautiful smile that melts my heart like ice. (Smiles) Shes unlike any other girl in
the world. Smart, funny, and simple, she would be a perfect wife to her husband
and mother to her children. I just want to see her happy.
Mors: You want her for yourself, Zeke. Youre just being selfish.
Zeke: No, thats not what I meant. Im too broken and shes way out of my league. I
know she deserves a guy better than me. A guy who can love her and take good
care of her more than I ever could. Someone who can grow old with her. How I wish
it could be me though.
Mors: Humans, so hopelessly romantic. No wonder you get hurt a lot. (Laughs and
smile softly)
Zeke: Does that mean yes? (Looks hopeful)
Mors: But there will be a consequence.
Zeke: Thank you thank you thank you! Ill do anything!
Mors: If you live, she wont remember you.
Narrator: He felt as if he had been crushed into a thousand pieces. How can a man
live knowing that the only person that kept him moving wont remember he ever
existed? He was torn by the agony of the choices he would have to make that
would lead to unknown endings.

Zeke: I think I know what to choose.

Mors: You sure dont want to take your time deciding?
Zeke: Yeah, I just want her to be happy remember?
Mors: Okay, suit yourself.

(Scene 6: Coffee shop)

Clio: Babe! Over here. (Waves enthusiastically)
Zeke: (Smiles)
River: (Walks in and hugs Clio while Zeke looks awkward)
Clio: Sorry, Im late. There was so much traffic.
River: Hey, it doesnt matter. Youre here now, safe (kisses Clio on the forehead) and
sound.
Zeke: Ehem
River: Oh yes! Babe, meet my boss, Dr. Zeke. Hes helped a lot of lung cancer
patients and those who suffered cigarette smoking addiction.
Clio: Nice to meet you doctor. (Shakes hand) River talks a lot about you.
River: Honey! (Looks embarrassed)
Zeke: Its good to see you Clio. He talks a lot about you too.
Clio: (Giggles) Well, thats good to know. By the way, is it true?
Zeke: Hmmm?
Clio: That you were once a survivor of lung cancer?
Zeke: Yup! And that experience inspired me to help others who are going through
the same thing I had to face years ago.
(Phone rings)
Zeke: Im sorry; I have to take this call. It might be important.
Clio: Sure, go ahead. (When Zeke is out of earshot) So what inspires that man to
live? I mean, theres got to be something.
River: Oh, I think I failed to mention about this girl he really likes.
Clio: (Scoffs) Boys are so typical.
River: Hey! (Raises eyebrows) Anyway, he really loved that girl and he didnt want
to die leaving a sore memory with her, so he went away to treat himself. But
unfortunately, when he finally returned, the girl was already with someone else.
Clio: What?! I think he should man up and take that girl back.
River: I know! But all he wants is the girls happiness. And if happiness means a
future without him, then he would gladly let her go.
Zeke: Talking about me eh?
River: Hahaha! I just told Clio about that girl you told me.
Clio: Didnt you ever wish you could turn back time and change the past?

Zeke: Well of course, yes! But like what my old friend taught me: you can never
change the past but you can always learn from it.
Clio: Well, I couldnt agree more. (Smiles gently)

Narrator: And so the three of them chitchat and dine together in the lovely caf.
Despite the fact that Zeke and Clios love didnt prevail, Zeke still got his wish to see
Clio happy with his best friend River. Life is too valuable to waste because youll
never know what you will miss and regret in the end. In our society today, our lives
are influenced by the people that surround us, which make it difficult for us to
decide what is good or bad. Cigarette smoking is one of the results of bad influence
and despite the warnings, people continue to smoke. As mentioned before, one of
the biggest regrets in life is when we only start caring when were facing death. You
really only do live once. Make the most of it.