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Uncharted Happy
Uncharted Happy
Aditya Subarno
1.
Vetal
I will. I’ve made up my mind to be
honest about my problems for once--
--Taking a SINGLE, GIANT, SIMULTANEOUS BITE out of both a
Snickers bar and a Mars bar -- held together in one hand.
DR. Vikram
That’s great. You should know,
there’s no such thing as embarrassment
here. I treat eating disorders all
the time.
Vetal
Oh, this is a sleeping disorder--
--says his chocolate-smothered mouth.
Vetal
So, a crowd of villagers -- you know,
the local people -- they gather to
throw toppings at me--
--Miming a throwing motion.
DR. Vikram
You don't... strike me as ever having
been to that part of the country.
Vetal
Maharashtra? No, I'm from Bandra
DR. Vikram (V.O.)
I don’t. Regret becoming a therapist. (echoes)
Deep breath.
DR. Vikram
So, you dream of being stoned... with
anchovies?
Vetal
And pepperoni. Wow! -- You get me.
I like you already!
Dr. Vikram puts his notebook down – and looks dead at
Vetal. A hint of a smile can be seen at the corner of
his mouth
DR. Vikram
Dr. Vikram can’t control his creeping anger. Looks left and
DR. Vikram
That it’s an insensitive... definitely
ignorant -- not to mention banal
trivialization of the real horrors
people face?
“Goodbye”
Now revealed from behind his: The words “Goodbye” are on a
bare, white wall (there’s no actual paper there).
DR. Vikram (V.O.)
I don’t. Regret becoming a therapist.
CLINK! he whips around (the pencil is now gone!) and sees