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Weekly Contest #374
FADE IN: EXT. BEACH – DAY A plastic bucket is lifted by two young hands. The sand is compact and moistened with water, the sand tower holds. An INNOCENT BOY (6-8), in YELLOW swim shorts, sitting in the sand, shovels more sand into the same bucket. He picks up another bucket, stands up quickly and runs over to the water. He stops just short of the water and a wave crashes into his legs. The innocent boy bends down and fills his bucket with water. Turning around a smile stretches across his face from ear to ear. His eyes widen and with one ...
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