“The Horrid Sense of Society and its Standards”

Script by: Group Damson

CHARACTERS
Everleigh Shin – MAIN CHARACTER, High School Sophomore
Lyra - SUPPORTING CHARACTER, Everleigh’s Friend

1 INT. TRAIN STATION - CENTRAL STATION - AFTERNOON

Everleigh sitting on the train station and looking at the

train’s route map. An advertisement popped up and act invested.

ADVERTISEMENT - NATURE ROOM - WOMAN SITTING

ADVERTISEMENT ENDORSER:(Subtle Voice) We all want that milky

white shade and I was always asked how I achieved mine. I’m
gonna tell you my secret.

Advertisement Endorser winks

TRAIN STATION - WOMAN WATCHING

Look at the screen with disappointment but tired look

Everleigh:(Mumbles) Exhausting.

ADVERTISEMENT - NATURE ROOM - WOMAN SITTING

ADVERTISEMENT ENDORSER:(Subtle Voice) The new Melo Extreme

Whitening Body Lotion. Handpicked ingredients by Mister Melo,
Made with collagen, anti-oxidants, anti-acne and SPF 55.

Advertisement Endorser stands up and extends hands.

ADVERTISEMENT ENDORSER:(Voice raising Positively) I made a

choice and that is protection to look flawless. Now is your
turn. Protect and look Perfect with the new Melo Extreme
Whitening Lotion! Time is ticking!

Advertisement Endorser gets out of frame and Train’s Route pops

up again.
TRAIN STATION - WOMAN WATCHING

Everligh lightly in disbelief

Everleigh:(Sarcastic Voice)She has had fair skin since she

started her career and it’s her secret? I thought it was new.

Shake head and slowly walk away.

2 EXT. “YOUNG WOMAN’S NAME” HOME - BEDROOM - NIGHT

Splats of rain in the window, Everleigh sitting in her study

area. Left hand on her laptop’s mouse.

On her spectacles reflect an article she’s reading “The Best

Workout Routine Ever, According to Science”.

Everleigh closes her laptop shut and sighed.

Everleigh:(Mumbling) 23 inch waist,Flat tummy, hip dips and a

thigh gap. I should definitely work out more.

“Everleigh’s MOM”:(Soft shouting in the background) Everleigh!

It’s dinner time!

Everleigh:(Shouting) Mom, I told you I’m on a 16-hour fasting!

Enter Mom, Opens Everleigh’s Bedroom door. Wearing an apron and

hands on her waist with a frown on her face.

Everleigh’s Mom:(Anger Voice) What are you doing with your

life?! What fasting?! I told you it’s not good for you, you’re
young!

Everleigh slowly looks at her mom’s direction, scratches left

eyebrow and forces a smile.

Everleigh:(Calm Voice) Mom you wouldn’t understand, I saw it on

Tik—
Mom cuts off her sentence
“Everleigh’s MOM”: (Angry Voice) You and your social media Shin
Everleigh! Look at yourself! You’ve been eating only 1 meal a
day! Your father will be hearing about this and I’m gonna make
sure he takes every bit of your gadgets!

Mom slams the door shut and still mumbling words and the voice
progressively becomes lighter. She facepalm herself.

“Everleigh”: (Normal Voice) My Dear God.

Her cellular phone started vibrating. Looks at the caller “Lyra

<3” and quickly answered

Lyra:(Excited Voice) Did you see the new lotion Mello launched?

Everleigh:(Tired Voice) Yes, I saw the ad.

Lyra: (Sassy Voice) You should pick some up, you got a little
color over the weekend. The girls would freak out if they saw
you.

Looks at the window, forces a smile and nodding lightly.

Everleigh:(Tired Voice) I definitely should.

Lyra: (Normal Voice) Are you okay?

Everleigh chuckles nervously

Everleigh:(Tired Voice) Since when did I feel okay?

Lyra: Tell your bestie about it.

Everleigh take a deep breath and sigh

Everleigh:(Tired voice) I just got scolded by mom about my

16-hour fasting and my dad would probably take my phone.
Lyra laughing hysterically

Lyra:(Sassy Voice)Oh God! Are you trying to lose weight? What a

good laugh! Try liposuction, I heard it was good and you
definitely need it on your arm.

Everleigh:(Hyped Voice) Yes, it’s some sort of a resolution.I

just had my eyelid surgery last month there’s no way I could
afford another surgery this month. My goal is like 45 kilograms.
I’m in my first week and it's hard.

Lyra: (Sassy Voice) What’s with the struggle? Just be yourself!

Everleigh:(Normal Voice) Yes be my—

Everleigh looks at the phone screen to see that her friend ended
the call.

Everleigh:(Tired Voice) Hypocrisy, indeed.

Everleigh shuts her eyes and hides her face with her hands.

EPI. - CITY PARK - EVELEIGH AND LYRA CHATTING

Lyra quoted with her two hands “suffering”

Lyra:(Sassy voice) You know that fat girl who’s suffering from
an eating disorder. She is getting hate.

Everleigh:(Concerned Voice)What? Why?

Lyra scoffs

Lyra:(Sassy Voice) She started an eating channel and people are

saying she faked her sufferings cause she’s eating like a horse
now. Oh! And that skinny girl who lied like a million times
about her whole lifestyle, she started one too and it is taking
off.
Everleigh sighs in disbelief

Everleigh: (Disappointed Voice) That’s stupid. People really

favor looks over anything else now.

Lyra:(Sassy Voice) I do too.

Everleigh shooks her head and walked away

She’s tearing up

Everleigh: This is absurd. I’m sick, tired, hopeless and I don’t

know why.

NARRATOR: She knows why. She’s at her limit trying to live up

impossible standards, imposed on her by society.

END