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A STEP BACK

WRITTEN BY DANIEL AKINWUNMI

[DEAD EYES PRODUCTION]

THIRD DRAFT

[Oaks Lane 12]

June 22ND, 2016

[Newbury Park, IG3 4TJ]

[0203 6230 297]

"A STEP BACK"

FADE IN:
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel(22) male teenager dressed casual walking in
the park and he sees a girl and he goes over to talk
to her and on his way there he steps on a pen that
says time travel. Daniel sees a pen picks it up and
notices the weird design, puts it in his top shirt
pocket. Daniel carries on walking on to sit down on
the bench where the girl is sitting.
CUT TO:
EXT. PARK BENCH MIDDAY
Female Asian teenager Sam (21)dressed casual with long
hair sitting on the park bench in a neutral position,
legs crossed on her phone with her earphones in with
her pen and notebook next to her. Happy expression as
she types into her phone.
Daniel walks into the scene
Daniel
Hi, is this seat taken?
Sam takes out her one of the earphones and looks at
Daniel
Sam
Nope
Daniel sits down on the bench and stares ahead
fidgeting as he prepares himself mentally to talk to
Sam. Sam glances in his direction momentarily and
returns to her phone. Daniel finally faces her way
starts a conversation with her.
DANIEL
Soo whats your name
SAM
Sam
DANIEL
Sam Sam ...(repeats in different tones)

SAM
Yeah (Puzzled look) what about you?
DANIEL
Oh uhh Daniel
SAM
Oh ok thats nice name
DANIEL
Yep
SAM
Ok
Silence 5 seconds (both characters avoid eye contact
DANIEL
So do you work?
SAM
Oh yes Im a junior doctor what about you?
DANIEL
Err Err Im an environmental cleaner
SAM
Isnt that the same as a dustbin man?
Daniel
Err
Daniel gets the pen out from his pocket looks at it
and clicks it
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
SAM
Oh yes Im a junior doctor what about you?
Daniel looks at the pen then back at her and smiles
DANIEL
Im also a junior doctor
Sam raises her eyebrows
SAM
Really? What type are you

DANIEL
Errr the good kind?
Sam looks at him weirdly
Sam
The good kind?
Daniel clicks the pen
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
DANIEL
A junior surgeon
Sam takes out her other earphone and turns to face him
SAM
Really? What hospital do work in
DANIEL
Saint Mary
SAM
Ive seen never you before
DANIEL
Really? Huh thats strange wait one minute
Daniel clicks the pen
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
DANIEL
Thats because Ive just recently joined, I work in
the wing
SAM
Woow so do tell me more
Montage
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel gets hit in the face with a ball while talking to Sam
resulting in a nose bleed
Daniel clicks the pen

CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel dodges the ball without looking while Talking
to Sam
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel saying something then Sam slapping him and
leaving
Daniel clicks the pen
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel saying something and Sam hysterically laughing
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel showing Sam a card trick and it fails
Daniel clicks the pen
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel succeeding with the card trick
impressed

and Sam
CUTS TO

EXT. PARK MIDDAY

Daniel sneezing in her face
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel getting a tissue before it happens
END OF MONTAGE
SAM
Anyways it was nice talking you Ive really enjoyed
myself but I got to go
DANIEL
Thats a shame, let me get your number before you go
Sam gives a small laugh
SAM

Well... Err my phone number isnt working..

Daniel
Really? Well is there anyway I can get into contact
with you?
SAM
Well there's Facebook, my last name is Philips
DANIEL
Noted. so where you heading off to?
SAM
Oh... I got go see my boyfriend
DANIEL
Haha ok have fu- wait boyfriend?
Sam gives a weak laugh getting further from the bench
DANIEL
You never told me (now standing up raising his voice
as Sam gets further away)
SAM
You never told me you were a dustbin man (Now raising
her voice as she gets further away)
CUTS TO
EXT. PARK MIDDAY
Daniel sits down, sighs and puts both hands over his face
for a couple of seconds. Daniel stays silent for a couple of
seconds. Looks up.
DANIEL
FUCCUTS TO BLACK