Our Life

OUR LIFE

Written by: Thomas Smith

Editing Note: Bold letters indicate changes from the final version

4. INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY

Lana sits on the sofa; Emma and Lauren by her side, eating popcorn.

EMMA

Are you excited for

your date, Lana?

Lana smiles dreamily into the camera while Lauren pokes her reddening cheeks.

LAUREN

Of course she is. Paul is

literally her dream man.

The doorbell rings, at which Lauren and Emma kiss Lana on the cheek, before leaving to their respective rooms.

5. INT. LIVING ROOM – LATER

Lana and Paul sit in the sofa. Paul puts his arm around Lana’s shoulder, to which she leans into his touch forward to grab a glass of water.

PAUL

Did I ever tell you that our

children will look beautiful?

Touched, Lana smiles at him. She is in love.

END OF EPISODE

(Note to the director: Make sure that everyone leaves to their rooms and locks their doors. Do not let them talk to each other.)

EPISODE 1568

1. INT. LIVING ROOM – MORNING

Emma lounges on the sofa while scrolling on her phone.

(Note to the director: Make sure you’re not filming the screen again. It’s just a prop-phone.)

Lauren comes out of her room, while Lana walks over from the other side of the hallway. Lana behind her.

LAUREN

(tired)

Hello Emma, Good Morning. Let’s Party.

EMMA

Good Morning to you too. I’m sure

you slept well Lana? After

yesterday’s wonderful date.

Lana sighs, leaning her head on Emma’s shoulder. Her eyes nearly tear up, but she does not cry.

LANA

Oh, it sure was amazing questionable.

(Note to the director: What the hell is going on? Fix this.)

Lauren laughs and takes out her nail-polish kit. The two other girls hold out their hands, patiently waiter for their nails to be painted.

Lauren

That’s great. I didn’t expect

anything else from Paul though.

He is just so perfect.

The girls fall into a comfortable silence, while Lauren paints everyone’s nails. Suddenly Emma speaks up.

EMMA

Maybe I should get out there and

start dating as well. Is it just me or

do you also sometimes say stuff and

then realize that’s not what you

actually meant to say?

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Thomas is going crazy. Why are they going of script. How can they go off script?

He stares at the script, his script, changing in real time. Not believing his eyes he watches the little screen on the side, showing the video, streamed on life TV this very moment. When he finally manages to divert his attention from the world of “our life”, to the rest of the room, he catches his employees staring at him.

“Why are you just standing there doing nothing?” He yells at them, while hastily standing up from his grand chair running towards the doors. Before Thomas leaves, he turns around “Do something!”

Not stopping once after this interaction, he rushes through the corridors, one specific room in mind. Is this really happening? Can this really be happening? Thomas needs to see for himself, so he heads to the control room.

His employees are rushing around, making space for him to pass through, the door to his destined room being opened for him. He takes a look at one monitor, then a second, a third; in all of them he sees the three girls, his three girls, on the sofa, painting their nails.

“He was just so weird” Thomas hears Lana say through the screens. That is not what she was meant to say. Considerate. He was just so considerate. That is what she is meant to say; that is what he wrote.

“How are they going off script?” Thomas asks the first person who looks like he is from the tech department.

“I don’t know. It shouldn’t be possible.” The guy stops talking, listening to something said through his headset. “We don’t know. I am sorry Mister Smith. We are going to solve this problem as fast as we can.”

“You better.” Thomas mumbles as he leaves the room. “If you don’t fix this in the next 60 seconds, I’m going in myself.”

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2. INT. KITCHEN – MOMENTS LATER

The three girls stand in the kitchen, laughing while preparing breakfast. Someone new enters through the front door. THOMAS (40’s) walks into the kitchen.

THOMAS

What are you doing?

Lana flips her egg, while Emma takes a sip from her coffee.

LAUREN

Emma, should we make a profile

on a dating app for you?

EMMA

Oh my god- yes no. What a good idea!

THOMAS

(angry)

Could you not stay on script

now. This is serious.

Lana plates their breakfast while everyone sits down. Emma pulls out her chair and sits down., but instead of sitting on down, she pushes Thomas onto it and then leaves the room.

LAUREN

This is so good Lana. You’re

simply the best cook.

LANA

Thank you, Lauren, how are

you liking the egg, Emma?

Thomas looks around the room, he is mad. Then, there is a short moment where all three of them stare right ahead, not moving, not even blinking. Lauren gathers herself first, shaking her head. Lana and Thomas are next, showing a similar reaction before continuing to act normal.

THOMAS

Very tasty, thank you!

Lauren laughs while she takes Lana’s hand and holds it tight.

LANA

I’m glad, Thomas.

Taking her and Lauren’s plate, she puts them in the trash, the porcelain shattering.

LAUREN

I think we should go on a walk Lana.

Lana nods and rushes to put on a jacket.

LANA

I’m so excited. We haven’t

been out in a while!

The door opens and closes. Thomas sits frozen at the kitchen table. It takes a few seconds for him to start speaking again.

He faces the camera, staring into it.

THOMAS

Lana, Lauren and Emma. That’s the

names of the three actresses of “our life”.

But it was not our life. It was Thomas’- and

since it was yours all along, you’ll get to

live it yourself now. And we: Mia, Jessica

and Naomi, will go on to live our lives.

Our own life.