GLT ASSIGNMENT SCRIPT

*RW enters scene; sits on chair; starts drawing*

Pause.

Narrator : Rawi. Loves to draw to get away from his real life problems such as his
bottled up feelings (to express his feelings).

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*JC enters scene; walking towards chair (angrily); listen to music*

Pause.

Narrator : Jeccy. Has anger issues due to jealousy.

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*JC sits down*

*B enters scene; walks to corner chair; sits*

Pause.

Narrator : Bishop. Has low confidence, insecure, lonely. Was bullied when he was
in kindergarten to secondary form3 because he was chubby and awkward.

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*YL enters scene; looking at phone(gaming) walking towards JC*

Pause.

Narrator : Yen Loong. Gamer to escape reality that is abusive father.

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*YL continue walking; hits JC*

*JC stands up; starts scolding YL*

JC : Tsk! Are you blind?! Can’t you see where you’re going?! Always looking at
your phone while walking! So irritating!

YL : Sorry.

*YL turns and walks away*

*JC rolls eye; but JW hit her from behind while walking & reading book*

Pause.

Narrator : Jing Wei. Always studying to get good results to please her parents.
Pressured by parents.

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JC : What is wrong with everyone?! Can’t you guys see that I’m standing right
here?!

JW : Sorry.

*JW turns and walks away*

*JC sits down angrily and resume listening songs*

*SM enters; sees RW; runs to RW*

Pause.

Narrator : Sin Mei. Overly attached girlfriend of Rawi. Was cheated by her ex-
boyfriend.
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SM : Heyyyyy. Nice drawing. I miss you. Do you miss me? Although we just saw
each other yesterday. (yadda yadda)

RW : Yeah, okay.

*SM continues talking to RW*

*VJ enters*

Pause.

Narrator : Vijay. The class teacher.

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*VJ greets class; no one respond (everyone doing their stuff)*

VJ : Claaaaass! Calm down. Let’s begin our lesson!

*Everyone ignores VJ*

*J enters; late for class*

Pause.

Narrator : Jon. Tends to “talk” to guys a lot. Loves attention. Have everything but
not attention and love from people around her.

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*J continues her way; sees RW*

J : Raaaaawiiii~! Hiiiiiiii! *looks at RW’s drawing and holds RW’s sleeve* Oh! Nice
drawing! Is that me that you’re drawing?

SM : He is obviously drawing me and take your hands off Rawi!

J : *Rolls eyes* Yeah, right! It’s me that he’s drawing and I can hold whoever I
want!

SM : Get your hands off my boyfriend! *slaps J*

*J glares at SM; about to hit her*

VJ : Everyone! Please! Take your seats and no fighting in class!

J : But she slapped me first!

SM : She was trying to steal my boyfriend!

J : Shut-

VJ : Silence! Why are you guys fighting each other? Aren’t all of you friends?
What’s wrong? Tell me your story.

*Everyone ignores VJ but remains silent*

VJ : *sigh* I guess in order to gain your trusts, I have to share my story first. I
can’t say I have absolutely no reason to feel sad. I had a girlfriend once. I loved
her so much that we were planning to get married. A month before our marriage,
she met with an accident that took her life. The girl I was so sure to spend the rest
of my life with, gone just like that. Look, I know what it means to be depressed
but it’s time to realize that there are so much more to life that being miserable.
All you have to do is open up. Now tell me, what’s wrong. Who would like to go
first? Bishop?
B : *timidly* I was overweight as a child. Nobody would befriend me. They said
that I would eat them someday if they became my friend. I don’t know who
started that rumor but why did that person do what he did? Why did he have to
make my life miserable like that? What have I done to him? Was being
overweight a crime? Some of my kindergarten school mates attended the same
primary school as I did. They carried the rumors there. As we grew older, people
begin to realize that it is impossible for me to eat them. So they bullied me. They
said that if I wanted to be their friend, I’d have to stop eating, that I have to be
thin. I believed them and starved myself. I got sick and because of that, they
called me a weakling and refused to befriend me. The bullying never stopped.

*Slience*

SM : Jon, why do you always have to talk to Rawi? Don’t you understand that he is
taken already?

J : I don’t want to steal your boyfriend. Rawi was the first person that paid
attention to me. On our first day of school back in form 1, I was eating alone at
the canteen and he came up to me. He was my first friend in this school. I have
never been loved by people. I was always the second choice for my family and
friends. They would always choose someone else over me. It has always been like
that for me. All I want is attention, is that wrong?! My parents are always at work.
Working is their main priority in life! What about me?!

SM : *Understands* But still…

J : *eyes narrowed; angrily* What about you? Why won’t you let Rawi make any
friends?

SM : (Softly) I just wanted him to pay attention to me… All my exes have cheated
on me as if my feelings were meant to be played with! (Louder) Rawi… Rawi was
the only guy that respected me…!

*Silence*
SM : What about you, Rawi? You rarely respond to my text messages and pick up
my calls. Have you ever thought of me as your girlfriend? *sad* Is there
something wrong?

RW : Sorry Sin Mei. It’s just that… I have some other things which are more
important to me right now. *Looks at SM then looks back at artbook* My
parents… they were murdered right in front of my eyes. I still remember the
murderer’s face. He was one of my father’s business competitor. He said that my
parents destroyed his life and his purpose to live was for revenge… I prioritize my
drawings, Sin Mei, *Looks at SM again* because I need to be able to sketch the
face of the man who murdered my parents for the police. Right now, he’s still out
there, roaming freely.

*Silence*

YL : Jeccy, why are you always angry at me? Have I done something for you to
hate me?

JC : I’m just… jealous! I hate the fact that the both of you could get good results!
Especially you, Yen Loong! You’re always on your phone, and yet…! What about
you then? Why can’t you watch where you walk? Can’t you play your games after
you’ve sat down?

YL : Because I’ve always been a genius! Do you really think that I wanted to be like
this?! I play games to escape from reality! Ever since my parents divorced, I was
abused by my father! I needed to escape from the demons inside my head!
Games are my only escape…!

*JC looks at JW*

JC : *still angry* And why are you always studying? Already having good results
and yet you’re always studying! WHY?!

JW : *throws book on table and glares at book* Do you really think that I love
reading? I hate my life! I have to study every single day without any breaks! But
what can I do? My parents are always expecting me to get good results! My daily
life revolves around studying and tutoring! Do you think I wanted this kind of life?
Why can’t I be like everyone else and do what I want to do? I have dreams too!

VJ : Alright everyone. Calm down. Now that we all know the reason behind every
body’s actions, we can learn to live with them by tolerating. I’m sure every one
wouldn’t want to live like that forever. Do you want to? This is already your final
year here. You will go on your separate ways in a few months. Is this really what
you want?

*Everyone still not satisfied and glare at each other*

VJ : At least try to be friends? How about a class outing for you guys to bond with
each other?

*Everyone silently and reluctantly agrees*

1 WEEK LATER
Narrator : Everyone having fun, laughing.

RW – Talks to SM (pays attention to SM)

SM – Talks to RW but also to other friends (no longer clingy)
B – Everyone friend-hug him (no longer lonely)
JC – Good friends with JW and YL (less angry)
JW – No longer always studying, smiles, happy (less robotic)
YL – Will laugh with friends (Still plays games but less)
J – Friends with SM
VJ – Happy and proud of his students

*Everyone talks about the movie that just watched*

*Crosses road*
*B rushes forward and say : I’ll go first, come join me later (excitedly about
shopping)*
*Whole group crosses road*
*YL looks at phone; walking slowly; left behind*
*VJ last person to walk coz teacher*
Narrator : Unbeknownst to everyone, a car was approaching very quickly.

*JC & JW looks for YL AT THE SAME TIME VJ SAW CAR (B) APPROACHING*
*VJ shouts YL’s name*
*YL looks up; stunned, shocked, unable to move*
*VJ pushes YL out of the way*
*VJ gets hit instead (Car goes over VJ); dies instantly*
*Everyone screams and run to VJ*

RW : Someone call the ambulance please! (desperate voice)

*YL drops phone*

B : *Comes back; drops stuff that he/she bought; rushes to ask everyone what
had happened*

Narrator : VJ was not able to survive the car crash. He had pass away the instant
he was hit. He has sacrificed himself for the safety of his student.

FAST FORWARD TO GRADUATION – 6 MONTHS LATER

*Everyone graduating, happy*

J : Hey guys! Wanna take a final class picture?

Everyone : Sure! Let’s do it!

J : Let’s use my phone. Hey hey excuse me, can you help us to talk a picture?

Random stranger (VJ): Yeah, sure.

*Everyone gets into position*

JW : Let’s leave a space for Mr Vijay.

SM : Why?
B : To remember him as our best teacher. He was the one who brought us all
together. It somehow ended up as the best year ever, right?

SM, RW : Good idea. Let’s do it.

*Everyone leaves a place*

*Photographer/Random stranger asks us to move left/right/stand straighter etc

etc*

Random stranger : Alright, 1… 2… 3… smile!

*Snaps*

*Everyone walks away and asks J to send the picture to them via WhatsApp;
random stranger gives phone back to J*

J : Let’s see how did the picture turn out.

J : *Loud gasps*…. Guys…? Come and look at this…. (panic in voice)

*Everyone looks at each other and walks to J*

*Silence*

Everyone : (panic, softly) What…..? How…?

YL : What is it? What’s wrong with the picture?

*Everyone looks at YL*

RW : What do you mean what’s wrong? (panic)

B : Can’t you see it? (panic)

YL : No… (confused)
JW : Mr Vijay is sitting right there….

*silence and looks at each other*

*some rubs their arms (goosebumps)*

THE END