The Journey - Scene V
by
Lisa Whelan
Based on fleeting moments in the lives of Anne and Lisa
A NEW ERA
INT. DARK ROOM.
Lisa sits waiting, staring into space, a solemn silence
suffocates the room as the door opens. Anne walks in she
stares at Lisa. Lisa stares back, they are silent.
ANNE
How are you?
LISA
Ok. How are you?
ANNE
Ok.
LISA
No. I’m not ok. It’s hard.
ANNE
I know. I’m not ok either. It’s so hard.
LISA
I feel so alienated, frustrated.
ANNE
Me too. I had to see you today something felt unfinished.
LISA
I know. I feel like we know it’s all
about the love, we feel it, we see it but
it’s not easy when no one wants to
embrace it. I think that’s the
realisation I had over the weekend, how
do you change a world that is fueled by
hate and negativity.
ANNE
Where do we go from here?
LISA
We have to be true to ourselves.
ANNE
We have to do it our own way it’s the
only way, we can’t do it any other way,
it’s not who we are. It’s time to truly
live our lives.
LISA
Everyone thinks we are mad and i know
better than to buy into that but it is
hard sometimes, but you are right we know
it changes people, we know how it works,
and we have to embrace it free from
others restrictions.
ANNE
It is that way because when you and I are
truly ourselves and trust ourselves, we
live our lives with open hearts and open
minds everything transforms in an instant
and we are free.
LISA
We are free but this is natural this is
normal, questioning and understanding,
this is what we do and we can’t stop that
just because the world is full of hate.
good wins. Love prevails. It does i know
that.
ANNE
It does. We know that.
They both look at each other and start laughing.
ANNE (CONT’D)
What are we doing?
LISA
I don’t know.
ANNE
We both went weird over the weekend, exactly the same.
LISA
It’s because we had a huge shift, a
change in how we see things, we have both
been apart and evolved, coming together
we had so many realisations, it’s our
hearts and minds showing us the path.
ANNE
I know. I had to see you it was strange.
We have to show people what it means to
truly live our lives, lead by example.
LISA
To always listen to ourselves.
ANNE
And to trust that.
LISA
Follow our instincts, our feelings, with
our heart and mind in unison.
ANNE
Free from restrictions.
LISA
Free from fear.
ANNE
To not be afraid of what anyone else
thinks or says or does.
LISA
To live in the present, in the here and
now.
ANNE
In the unknown.
LISA
The true beauty of life.
ANNE
To flow with each moment until it turns
into another with absolute patience. Oh
oh! We have to show the world how the
world is beautiful, we have to show the
world all the love that exists, within it
if only we let go and follow our dreams
no matter how unusual or how un
conventional they may be but to never be
afraid to follow our own rhythm in life.
We have reached a level where we cannot
be put into a box of any sort we need to
show the world what that truly means.
They sit staring at each other, their minds active,
alive, full of energy. Slow smiles appear on both their
faces.
LISA
I feel better.
ANNE
Me too.
The burst out laughing.