Misconception

Scene 1: living room

Juniper: How long must we live keeping this secret?

Scott: I don't know Juniper, but we'll get past it.

Juniper: *scared* Scott, you know about the condition!

Scott: I know. I know. But we could teach her.

Juniper: She's to violent. Just imagine when she grows up!

Scott: *ensuring* Listen, honey, we talked about this. It WILL work out.

Juniper: I know but it won't be long till she does it again. We need to tell her. We need to tell her that....

[interruption]

Eleanor: Tell me... What?

Dramatic music

By Melanie R. Giovanna P. Bruce D. And Grace F

MISCONCEPTION

Scene 2: Crime Scene

There lies Juniper, lying down on the floor. Dead. The camera zooms away from the corpse and moves toward Scott and... The detective. Scott is crying, but still answering questions.

Detective: hello, Scott... Um Davidson. What do you remember about your wife dying.

Scott: I don't remember anything at all. What I do remember was I was just talking to my wife when all of the sudden I blanked out.

Detective: So, you said you don't remember anything?

Scott: I told you what I heard. The last thing was Eleanor my daughter asking us what we were saying about to tell her.

Detective: Sir, do you know what happened to your daughter???

Scott: frantic*. What?!? My daughter!? Is she alive!? Where is she!

Detective: Eleanor... Eleanor is missing.

Scott: *on edge of tears*. What? No... No*hands on head* No no no

Door opens*

Eleanor: dad?

Scott: *gets off chair excitedly*. ELEANOR!!!!!!!

Eleanor: where's Hope?

Detective: right here

*hope walks in. Hope is 11 at the time*

Eleanor: Hope, oh Hope.

The whole family hugs*

Hope: um where's mom?

Scott: pauses*. Mommy is going to be away for a while

Eleanor: distantly*. Moms dead

Hope: WHAT?!?!

Scott: Eleanor?

Eleanor: I saw her die! Right before my eyes! Can't you remember?

Scott: what? Eleanor...

Eleanor: tell me dad! Can you remember?

Hope: What's going on *starts freaking out*

Scott: no..no I can't.

Eleanor: I remember... But I can't forget

Scene 3: porch

Dad: Eleanor! Eleanor! Where are you

Hope: what do you need dad?

Dad: Eleanor is missing. I'm wondering where she is.

Hope: I don't know where she is dad.