TheMysteriousMedicine

FADEIN:

1. INT.CLASSROOMDAY

Thefilmstartswithascenethatateacherwritesalecture
onawhiteboardwithamarker.EMILYtriestopayattentionto
the teacher, but she cannot because of severe giddiness. The
camera closes up EMILYs facial expression and her actions;
Pressing temple, break out in a cold sweat. EMILY frowns her
face. EMILY browses her pocket and takes a container out. She
opensthecoverofthecontainer,anditisempty.EMILYasksa
teacherifshecangotothenursesoffice.
EMILY
Sir,MayIgotothenurse?Ihaveaheadache.

Teacher
(LookingatEMILY)
Sure,youcantakearestatthereifyoufeelreallybad.

EMILY
Thankyou,sir
DISSOLVETO:

2.INT.HALLWAYDAY

EMILYgetsoutoftheclassroomwithpalingface.EMILY,the
protagonistofthefilm,isheadingtothenursesofficein
ordertogetmedicineforherheadache.EMILYwalksalongthe
hallwaywhichisapathtonursesoffice.Themoodofhallways
isfullofjoyfulandpaintingsbykidsareonthewall.

DISSOLVETO:

3.INT.NURSESOFFICEDAY

EMILYentersthenursesoffice.EMILYlooksaround,butshe
cannotfindanurse.Shedecidestostayinthenursesoffice
untilthenursewillcome.EMILYwaitsforthenursesittingona
cot.Afterfewminutes,EMILYfeltseveredizziness.Hervision
isblurred.EMILYtriestofindanappropriatemedicineby
herself.

EMILY
(Withtremblinghands)
Which,whichone.

Mostofthemedicinefallofffromashelf.EMILYgrabsone
ofthecontainerswhichiswrittenasHeadache.

4.INT.NURSESOFFICEDAY

EMILYcontinuouslydropsthemedicinebecauseofhershaking
hands.Butshefinallysuccessestotakethemedicine.EMILYgoes
toarecoveryroomandliesonabed.Shedecidestotakeanap
andgoesbacktotheclass.
 EMILYslowlycloseshereyesandthereisahumanshadowin
hersight.Shetriestofindouttheidentityofthehumanshadow
andaskstotheone.
EMILY
(withsomnolentvoice)
Whoareyou?

STRANGER
(smilingmischievously)
Dontworry.Justtakeasleep.Everythingwillbeokaywhenyou
getup.

EMILYfallsasleepwithoutrecognizingtheidentityofthe
strangerbecausethemedicinetakeseffect.

5.INT.HALLWAYDAY

EMILYwakesupandfeelsmuchbetter.Shedeterminesto
gototheclassandgetsoutofthenursesoffice.EMILY
walksalongthehallwayandfeelstheuncannyatmosphere.
Shethinksthatsomethingstrange,butjustkeepwalking
withoutdoinganyaction.

EMILYgoesstepbystepandsighsduetothefatigue.
Whenshedisappearsfromthehallway,thehumanshadowcomes
outtothesceneandstaresintotheairasifEMILYis
there.

6.INT.CLASSROOMDAY
 EMILYopensthedooroftheclassroom.Shelooksmuchbetter
asshetookamedicineandtookanapintherecoveryroom.

Assheenterstheclassroom,themoodoftheclasshas
completelychanged.Beforeshelefttheclassroom,theclassroom
wasfullofjoyandlaughingsoundofstudentsandtheteacher.
Asshecomesbacktotheclass,thenoiseisgone.Theatmosphere
oftheclassroomisfullofinexplicableandunaccountable
tension.Theintensityoftensionisintheatmosphere.

Shelooksaroundtheclassroom,however,noonecaresabout
herwellbeing.Theteacherisstandinginfrontofawhiteboard
witharedmarker.Theonlyactionthatheistakingisstanding
withoutanymovement,sound,emotion.Studentsaresittingat
tableindividuallywithhoodies.EMILYgetscaredandhorrified
bythemoodwhichcompletelychanged.

EMILYgivesapatononeofherclassmatesrightshoulder.
However,theclassmatedoesnothaveanymovementorrespond.
EMILYstronglyshaketheclassmatesshoulderagain.Thebodyof
herclassmateisstiffened.

Asalloftheclassmatesandtheteacherturnsaroundtheir
body,thebasketballfallsoutfromtheheads.EMILYrealizethat
theirheadsaregone.

EMILY
(letoutashrillscreamfromthedepthsofherbeing)
EEEEEEK!
7.INT.HALLWAYDAY
 EMILYwithavacantlookrunsoutfromtheclassroom.She
screamsloudly,however,nooneisinthehallway.Inorderto
checkotherswellbeing,sheopensthedoorofeveryclassroom,
however,alltheclassroomsareemptywithdrearymood.Sheis
panicnow.

Sherunsfastandtripsoverherownfeet.Sheinthewayof
goingthenursesoffice.

8.INT.NURSESOFFICEDAY

Assheenterstheoffice,thenurseissittinginthechair.
OnecanseeafeelingofreliefinEMILYsface.Shelooksaround
tocheckthehallway,thenshelockedthedoor.

EMILY
(withasigh)
Ms.Gloria!
EMILY
(feelingofrelief)
Wehavetoescape!
Everyoneisturnedintobasketballforsomereasons.

EMILYwalkstowardtoGLORIAandgrabsherrightarm.The
faceofGLORIAisbasketballaseveryoneelse.

GLORIA
What?

 EMILYcannotresistherimpulseandstabstheGLORIA
withscissors.BloodseepsoutfromthebodyofGLORIA.GLORIA
withanormalhumanface,trytoescapefromtheoffice,however,
thedoorwaslockedbyEMILYpreviously.

EMILYdragsGLORIAwhotryingtoescapefromtheofficewith
herhands,andshecontinuouslystabsher.WhileEMILYstabsher,
sherealizesthatthebasketballturnsintotheGLORIAsface.
EMILYdropsscissorsandstepsbackward.

EMILY
(withtremblingvoice)
What?How,howcanithappen!Ijustkilledthemonster!NotMs.
Gloria!

EMILYtabsGLORIAontheshoulder,butGLORIAdoesnotmove
atall.EMILYrealizesthatshekilledGLORIAandscreamsasa
lunatic.

Thefilmendswiththescenefocusingonthemedicinethat
EMILYtookinthenursesofficetorecoverherheadache.

ItsaysthatWarning:Don'ttakethismedicinein
conjunctionwithanyothermedication.Tellyourdoctorright
awayifyouhaveanyunlikelybutserioussideeffects,
including:mental/moodchanges(suchashallucinations,
depression,thoughtsofsuicide),slurredspeechordifficulty
talking,visionchanges,unusualweakness,troublewalking,
memoryproblems,signsofinfection.