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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.

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