Mad Father Script

Scene 6 - Memories of Her

Aya walks back to her room. She sits down on her bed to catch her breath. Her eyes pan around her room, meeting with a safe by her bed.

Aya: That was mum's. *sigh* Mum.

Aya kneels down in font of the safe and tries to unlock the safe.

Aya: I never knew the code to unlock it...
... What's this?....

Aya notices a piece of paper rolled up and wedged in the door of the safe. She pulls it out and reads it.

Aya: Maybe this note I found is a hint —
"Her year of birth"... I think I know what it says....I learnt a little of this language once. Let's see if I can remember.

Aya studies it for a little while.

Aya: I think it must be Mum's birthday! I knew it was a hint!

Aya puts in her mothers birth year. She tugs at he door but it doesn't budge.

Aya: Oh....Well...
"Her, year, of, birth."
   .....Is it my year of birth?

Aya puts in her own year of birth. A soft click is heard as the door swings out a touch. She pulls the door open to reveal its contents.

Aya: Mum's belongings. It smells like mum...
She pulls out a lamp.
There's a lamp in here. I guess I'll take it! I'm just borrowing it, Mum...

As Aya stands back up a small blue bottle falls on the floor.

Aya: This is...
          Mum's perfume...

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It turns to a flashback of outside Father's lab. Aya approaches the door.

Aya: Is he still at work?

Faint talking can be heard from the room.

Father: ....ve you, Maria...

Maria: Doctor...

Aya: Eh?
Father?

Mother walks down and sees Aya outside the door. She rushes over.

Mother: Aya! There you are! Doesn't your Father always tell you not to go into the basement?

Aya: M... Mum...

Mother goes infront of the door and gently presses her ear to it to listen.

Mother: He... I knew it! He's cheating on me with her! I can't believe this... some girl he picked up on the street! I won't forgive him...

Mother walks away slowly, Aya goes to follow but stays instead.

It then shows Mother furiously pacing about in her room. She goes over to the dresser and picks up the perfume.

Mother: Rrgh... This stupid thing!!!

She throws the bottle of perfume out the bedroom door.
It lands in the hall, where Aya picks it up. It is still in good condition.

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It cuts from the flashback back to Aya in the bedroom.

Aya: Mum's usually so nice. But she seemed so different then...
          This perfume... I put it back in the dresser after that, but... she took good care of it. That's good. After all, Mum got this from Father on their anniversary... So i'm sure Mum loved Father to the very end...
          I'll take it as a charm..... Alright, Mum?