EXT. STREET - NIGHT(GRIFFIN IS IN THE AIR LOOKING DOWN AT NETO IN THE FIRE CIRCLE).
Griffin sends waves of fire at Neto, but Neto uproots the ground in front of him causing the fire to hit it and disperse.
Neto suddenly jumps up in the air, towards Griffin, trying to punch him, but he moves out the way, but Neto holds him by his tail, dragging both of them crashing into the ground, creating a large crash hole and dust going up everywhere.
The dust clears, showing Neto laying on top of Griffin.
Suddenly a potent force launches Neto into an apartment.
INT. APARTMENT(BEDROOM)- NIGHT( A SMALL BEDROOM WITH, AN EXIT/ENTRANCE DOOR, A BED WITH DIFFER BED SHEETS ON TOP( TWO PEOPLE ARE UNDERNEATH THE SHEETS, THEIR FACES AIN'T SHOWING, ONLY THERE'S HIPS DOWN TO THEIR LEGS.WHICH SHOWS THEY AREN'T WEARING CLOTHES),A DESK WITH A LAVA LAMP AND LAPTOP ON TOP THE DESK, A RUG WITH WOMEN'S CLOTHES ON IT. NETO SUDDENLY CRASHES INSIDE THEIR FROM THE ROOF, DESTROYING IT AND CAUSING THE TWO PEOPLE TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE SHEET IN FEAR).
Woman 1 and 2 are both frozen in fear as they look at the wreckage.
NETO
(With sadness)
Can you see me?.
They hear a whisper of his voice, looking towards him, but seeing nothing.
Both of the women starts to scream in terror, as they collapse on the floor.
Griffin
(Below the apartment)
Come out, don't let them suffer with you.
Neto looks at the women seeing them closing their eyes praying as they lay on the floor.
Neto jumps down to Griffin.
GRIFFIN
You're foolish for a devil.
Griffin sends his tail at Neto but neto catches it and uses it to throw him across the street.
NETO
Hypocrites.
Neto starts running away from the street, but Griffin came flying at him and holding him down on the floor.
Neto tries to break free but Griffin tightened his grip around Neto's hands, his wing fire starts increase towards neto slowing till it's explodes out on him.
The fire clears revealing on Neto's burned arms.
Griffin expresses shock and looks back to see Neto standing, barely burned and his 2 arms missing.
He tries to attack him but Neto kicks him, sending him back.
Maggots starts coming out of his remaining arm limb to form a hand and then they morphs into his hands.
Neto shows visible fear looking at his hands.
Griffin comes rushing at him but he dodges and grib griffin from the back, holding him down in a choke hold.
Griffin struggles to break free, but Neto tighten his causing Griffin face to start turning pale.
Griffin continues trying to break free, but starts going unconscious little by little.
He expresses sadness and cries, as he falls unconscious.
Neto puts him down on the floor gently and holds your wrist, feeling a pulse, making him breath a sigh of relief.
Neto stands up and starts walking away, but suddenly a sigil appears on his neck.
Neto starts feeling dizzy, as his vision starts getting disoriented, as he tries to walk but falls down.
He tries standing up but he's unable to and just lays on the floor, trying to keep his eyes open, till they eventually close.
EXT. PSYCH WARD - MORNING( A LARGE BLUE ROOM, WHITE TIE FLOOR,3 BEDS, A WINDOW WITH IRON BARS, IV BAGS AND THE IV STANDS AND A ELECTRO CONVULSIVE THERAPY MACHINE. MARYANN WITH SOME PEOPLE SITTING ON THE FLOOR BEHIND HER, WITH GRIFFIN, WHO'S KNEELING DOWN ON THE FLOOR CRYING. 3 WOMEN ARE ALSO SEEN WEARING STRAIT JACKET, TIE DOWN TO THE BED AND IN THE CORNER OF THE HOSPITAL, NETO IS SEEN UNCONSCIOUS ,NEXT TO A WOMAN TIED DOWN IN THE WRAP).
Neto wakes up and looks in Disconcerted.
He sees Maryann and his eyes widen in horror, causing him to stand up quickly.
MARYANN
(With a calm happy voice)
Sit down, or she'll die.
Neto looks over to the woman next to him.
MARYANN
If you try to pull a peter parker, I'll make her your Gwen Stacy.
Neto sits down.
He looks down at his hands and looks at Daniella smiling.
MARYANN
What are you?.
NETO
(CONFUSED)
Hmm?.
MARYANN
That's what you want to ask?.
NETO
Well.... Yes.
MARYANN
(With a sweet tone)
Steph.
A woman on the bed turns to Daniella.
STEPHANIE
* Appearance note:- A SHORT, WHITE, RED HEAD WOMAN, WITH A LONG PONYTAIL).
(Nervously)
Yes my queen.
MARYANN
(Smiling)
What is he?.
STEPHANIE
(Shaking nervously)
Your slave, my queen.
Neto remains in silence.
Maryanne goes up to Stephanie.
MARYANN
(Touching her face)
Good, I'll making you part of my property.
Stephanie looks at her in horror.
MARYANN
(With an innocent face)
No thank you?.
STEPHANIE
(Smiling Fearfully)
Thank - you.
The woman manage to rise her body up and looks at Daniella in anger.
THE WOMAN
(With Frustration)
You said I could see her?.
MARYANN
Hey, do you want to see her here, next to you, in this place.
The woman express changes to sadness, as she looks down on the floor.
Maryann goes up to the woman and bends down to touch her on the head.
Maryann turns to neto.
MARYANN
You know, unlike step and the other ones on the bed, she's actually normal. Not mentally sick at all.
NETO
(Confused)
How am your slave and why am I?.
Maryann grabs Neto hand, causing him discomfort.
She raises his hand up.
MARYANN
Devil's are beings of pure sins, whom are blood is as dark as their being.
She prick his hand, causing it to bleed and making him to pull his hand away and stand up.
Neto looks at his blood, to see that is it's as dark as the color of wine.
Neto expresses shock.
MARYANN
Any being of sentient, which has sin and come in contact
(Grabs Neto hand and puts it in his face)
With this blood, shall be a being of pure sin.
Neto expresses surprise.
NETO
I never sinned.
MARYANN
Eh, calling yourself a devil is pretty much a sin.
Neto expresses regret after hearing that.
NETO
But, how am I your slave?.
MARYANN
Oh please, am not your teacher.
She sighs.
MARYANN
You're my slave and your, no you all (looks at everyone in the room)purpose is to suffer for my amusement.
Neto starts laughing out loud.
Maryann looks at Neto in confusion.
NETO
(Smiling)
You said you want me to suffer, but letting me die is the most suffering you can cause. So I know you think you're all edgy and evil, but there's a different between who you think you are and who you are.
MARYANN
(Acting dramatically shock)
I swear, I didn't know that.
NETO smiles.
NETO
Well, at least you admitted it easy than some other people I know.
The people behind neto nods their heads, expressing disappointment.
Maryann looks over to the woman near Neto and goes to hug her.
The woman looks down at Maryann in shock as she begins crying.
MARYANN
(Crying)
Oh Bella, am so sorry I did all this to you, to all of you.
BELLA
(CRYING)
As long as you Let me see my Emmy.
Maryann cleans her tears off.
MARYANN
Yes.
NETO smiles.
She hugs her tighter causing her to react slightly.
MARYANN
Does it hurt?.
Bella almost talks but pauses and shake her head sideways.
Maryann smiles and continues to hug her.
Bella smiles but suddenly her upper body explode outwards, spreading blood on everywhere and covering everyone(mostly Neto and Maryann).
Neto is face is in pure shock, with blood.
Maryanne looks at Neto, face full of blood smiling.
Tears starts coming out of Neto's eyes, causing Maryann to rise one eyebrow looking at him.
Neto starts shifting back away from Maryann in fear.
MARYANN
(Laughing)
Why are you running away from a good person.
NETO
(In fear)
Fuck you!,Fuck you!!,Fuck you!!!.
Stands up to run away but people appear behind him and put him back down.
Maryann walks towards neto, putting her foot down on his chest, pinning him down.
Neto starts feeling the heavy pressure of Maryann foot, causing him a great amount amount of excruciating pain surging through his chest.
He tries to stand up and run but the force is too much.
Maryann smiles, watching as neto as he squirms trying to get free, as blood starts to come out his mouth.
She sighs.
MARYANN
Now, is this life better than death and(laughs) am I a good person.
Neto looks at Maryann, mouth full of blood, trying to talk but the blood spills out.
Maryann releases her leg small, reliving Neto chest, letting him talk.
Neto breaths out a sigh of relief and looks at Maryann.
MARYANN
Well?.
Neto expresses anger looking towards her.
NETO
(With rage)
Yes and yes, so stop trying to become what you're not.
Maryann expresses disguise and stomp Neto face down, breaking it open.
MARYANN
Put him somewhere, till I decide what to do.
She leaves the room.
INT. PSYCH HOSPITAL, HALLWAY - MORNING.( A WIDE, LONG SPACE, WITH WHITE WALLS AND WHITE MARBLE FLOORS, DOORS LINING THE HALLS, LEADING TO ROOMS AND WINDOWS ALSO LINING IT UP. DOCTOR'S IN WHITE CLOTH ARE SEEN WALKING AROUND THE HALL, All AVOIDING MARYANN).
Maryann comes out from one of the hallway doors.
A nurse comes out from the door next to Maryann.
She looks at the nurse, making a gesture for her to come over.
The nurse comes to her.
MARYANN
Go(points to the door she came out from) clean that up.
The nurse try's to go inside but Maryann stops her.
MARYANN
Bella daughter.
The nurse shows confusion.
NURSE
But Bella is....
She pauses, having a realization, looking at Maryanne in fear as her body starts shaking.
NURSE
(In a frighten tone)
She will replace her then.
She walks to go inside.
MARYANN
Hey.
She holds the nurse.
NURSE
(NERVOUSLY)
Anything else.
MARYANN
(Smiling)
Eh, I was just thinking, we'll put her in when she's older.
NURSE
(confused)
But we'll already going to put her.
MARYANN
NO(Points to the nurse stomach) her.
The nurse touching her stomach, visibility shaking in fear.
MARYANN
(Smiling)
A very beautiful girl.
Tips the nurses shoulder and points her to the door.
The nurse turns around, tears coming out from her eyes, as she expresses sadness and runs inside.
Maryann starts walking through the hallway, causing the other doctors and nurses in front of her, to starts running away and jumping off the way.
She walks down to the end of the hall, to see a man standing in front of the door, looking down at the floor.
The man suddenly goes down on his knees.
MARYANN
Name.
THE MAN(AZEZEL)
* (Appearance note:- A TALL, WHITE MALE, WITH VERY DRY SKIN AND EYES, WEARING A VERY RUFF SHIRT AND TROUSER).
Neto him.
MARYANN
Family, die or alive.
AZEZEL
Blood family dead, adopted family alive.
Maryann sighs.
MARYANN
(Expressing disappointment)
Do they share any family connections?.
AZEZEL
They are looking for him, so yes.
She smiles a little.
MARYANN
Manageable, you know what to do.
Maryann leaves through the door and azezel walks back.
CUT TO: PEARL
EXT. STREET - MORNING( A WIDE ARE, WITH HOUSES AND TREES AT TWO OF IT'S SIDES AND A 2 LANE ROAD AT THE MIDDLE. PEARL IS SEEN RIDING A BICYCLE , WHILE HOLDING POSTERS IN HER HANDS . ).
Pearl stops her bike and goes up to a tree sticking a poster to it.
The poster is shown to be a missing poster of Neto and pearl shows sadness looking at this.
She turns to her back to her bike and suddenly hears a tearing sound, looking back seeing the poster tored.
Pearl looks front seeing an old woman throwing the tore poster on the ground.
PEARL
(With anger)
Miss Barbara, that's Neto's...
OLD WOMAN
That's my property jew, fuck off.
Pearl walks off in frustration to her bike and gets on.
Then suddenly turns to the woman.
PEARL
Stop telling me your husband's favorite word to call you.
The woman gave pearl a dirty look in the eye, then pearl rides off.
CUT TO: SCHOOL.
EXT. SCHOOL - AFTERNOON( TENTS WITH CHAIR UNDER THEM,LOUD SPEAKERS AND CATERING PLATES UNDER THE TENT, CAN BE SEEN AT THE SCHOOL(INDICATING THAT A PARTY IS HAPPENING) STUDENTS ARE SEEN DANCING UNDER THE TENTS AS LOUD MUSIC PLAYS, ESTHER IS ALSO SEEN, SITTING ON THE CHAIR, LOOKING SAD AS SHE SEES THE STUDENTS DANCING).
The principal comes out to the first of the tents, holding a microphone in hand.
PRINCIPAL
(His voice being play on the speaker through the mic).
Today, we celebrate the departure of a dark, but not so dark force from our lives( walks up to Esther) by another not so dark force.
Esther forceful smiles, looking at the principal.
The principal bend down to her ear.
PRINCIPAL
You're lucky your leaving fast, I won't get enough to start hating u.
Esther looks at him in disgust, as he smiles back.
PRINCIPAL
Enjoy.
He leaves outside the tent, then suddenly bump into Andrew and blessing, who are looking very upset.
PRINCIPAL
Oh, if it isn't the traitor who was color stain and the black sheep within the black she...
ANDREW
Shut the fuck up!!.
All the students turns to them.
Esther sees them and turns away, covering her face with her hands.
A STUDENT
(With anger)
Ah, leave him only.
ANDREW
Ah, my Dad gave me good lessons in whomping kids.
PRINCIPAL
What do you want?.To corrupt them(gesture to the students) just like you were?.
BLESSING
(With annoyance)
Where is Neto?.
PRINCIPAL
Oh he, I don't know or give a shit.
ANDREW
He was coming here when we last saw him.
PRINCIPAL
Then where is he?.
Andrew expresses disappointed and turns to leave, but blessing goes over to the principal and grabs his hand in anger.
BLESSING
(With anger in her eyes)
**Where is my brother?.**
The principal looks at her in shock.
ANDREW
(In surprise)
BLESSING?.
The principal looks at Andrew.
PRINCIPAL
(Smiling)
I know right, I know her people were violent, but I thought she was an exception. Go to show you color is very stro....
BLESSING
Shut your fucking racist mouth, where is he?!!.
Andrew goes over to her, removing her hand from him.
ANDREW
He doesn't know.
PRINCIPAL
(Smiling)
Yes, but someone else does.
Esther hears his voice, causing a sudden jolt of fear shot through her body, causing her to stand up with her back still turn and start walking away fast.
He turns to Esther and smiles.
PRINCIPAL
**Esther**, won't you talk to your friends.
She suddenly stops.
Blessing walks up to her and drags her hand, turning her around and almost falling down, but she puts her hand on the ground to prevent it.
BLESSING
(With anger running through her veins)
Where my brother?.
Esther nervously turns her face away from her.
BLESSING CONT'D
You're glued to him most of the time, so what happened now?.
PRINCIPAL
She exposed the mixed breeded animal.
Blessing turns to him.
PRINCIPAL CONT'D
I know, betraying your own kind is a very tough....
BLESSING
What do you mean?.
The principal remain silent and smirk at her.
She turns to Esther.
ESTHER
(Nervously)
I-I-I exposed him.
The anger starts to grow on blessing's face, as she begins squeezing Esther, causing her pain.
Esther tries removing her hand, but she tightened her grip.
Tears start coming out from her eyes, little by little.
BLESSING
What did you exposed?.
ESTHER
(Crying)
He cheated off me.
Blessing let's go of her and backs away , looking down on her in disgust.
She turns her face to the other student, looking at them in amazement.
BLESSING
(With annoyance)
You all believe that?.
They all turn their face from her in embarrassment.
PRINCIPAL
(Smiling)
Anything is possible.
Blessing Snort in annoyance.
BLESSING
(In anger)
Yeah, except this(points at Esther) Trut!!.
BLESSING ( CONT'D)
(Laughs in Irritation)
She's a fucking lich, she only takes, never give or have anything to get from.
Begins to show viable anger.
BLESSING
So.....
ESTHER
(With anger)
But, then he's more useless than a lich.
Everyone turns to blessing and starts laughing at her.
Principal
(Laughing)
I guess she's right.
Esther smirks at her.
Andrew touches blessing shoulder.
ANDREW
(Calmly)
Let's just go, this won't find him.
They began walking away, but blessing stops turns and turn to Esther.
Blessing
(With a strong face)
You and I know your worth and why your life can never be good.
She continues walking away with Andrew.
Esther expresses sadness as she starts tearing up but she wipes it away.
CUT TO: NETO.
EXT. OPEN STREET - EVENING ( A WIDE SPACE WITH, HOUSES AT THE TWO SIDES, AN OLD WIDE SINGLE LANE ROAD AND OLD TREE AT THE SIDEWALK. MANY PEOPLE ARE SEEN WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK, AS CARS DRIVE BY).
Neto and Azezel are seen walking on the sidewalk.
NETO
(With a worried expression)
Should we not be running?.
AZEZEL
(With a calm face)
No worries, they can't find us.
Neto smiles.
NETO
(With relief)
Thank you.
Azezel shows no reaction.
Neto shows confusion.
NETO
You know, there's few people I've told that, cus there's few people that do something like this for me, so I really mean the it.
Azezel still in silence.
NETO
(With fear in his eyes)
But, who was she?.
Azezel turns to him.
AZEZEL
Don't know.
NETO
But, what was that place.
AZEZEL
Just a place where normal people are put under the falsehood of madness, till eventually they become mad.
NETO
SO,(He looks at his hands) you're just normal.
AZEZEL
(In a low tone)
Yes.
Neto looks at a building and notices something.
He stops walking.
AZEZEL
(With a suspicious look)
Aren't you coming?.
NETO
(Looking around in confusion)
Go, I'll catch up.
NETO
(In a quiet voice)
Isn't this the other way to my apartment.
Azezel continues walking with one eye on Neto, but then he heard something at his front and turns to a man on the fall covered in dirt, as the woman in front of him is worried as she tries to reach out to him.
He hits the woman hands away, as he stands up and walks away in anger.
Azezel looks at his hands causing a black smoke o start coming out.
He throws the smoke at the man causing him to start twitching and aggressive scratching himself.
The man eyes turn red as he turns to the woman.
He rushes to her and punches her to the ground, causing her to splash on him.
He jumps on top of her, continuing the beating, splashing blood all over their bodies,as people start to surround them, trying to separate him from her.
Azezel smiles watching the chaos, then turns back seeing Neto looking at him in pure horror.
Neto turns back and runs away.
He starts running into differ streets without looking back, until he ends up in an abandoned street.
Neto starts hearing Azezel voice while running.
AZEZEL VOICE
I am not Griffin.
Neto starts looking around to see where the voice is coming from, only to be lifted up high into the sky.
Neto looks down at the floor in horror, then suddenly he starts approaching the ground fast and then Blacks out.
CUT TO: NETO'S MEMORIES, 12 YEARS AGO.
INT. ROAN'S APARTMENT - MORNING ( EVERYONE IS PRESENT(NETO, BLESSING, PEARL, ANDREW, ROAN AND 6 OTHER CHILDREN), ROAN AND ANDREW ARE STANDING UP, WHILE THE OTHERS ARE SITTING DOWN FACING THEM).
ROAN
So, you'll should know how to explain this to (gestures to neto)....
NETO
Neto.
ROAN
Right.
PEARL
They(points to roan and Andrew) father and son, run this, (looks around in disgust) pathetic, wannabe shein, clothes sweatshop.
Blessing looks at her with disappointment.
ANDREW
(With anger)
You!!.
Goes to her and kicks her in the face, causing to fall back down, with a nose bleed.
Neto expresses horror seeing that.
Andrew goes back to roan.
Roan nods his head.
ROAN
We run this business up and we run disobedience down. So....... (Points to Neto) I best you know how to behave from this.
Neto nods.
Roan looks at Pearl in disgust.
ROAN
Don't become be a popular scapegoat.
Roan walks pass her and kicks her in the ribs, causing her to scream out in pain.
Blessing expresses visibility pain seeing that.
Roan leaves the apartment.
Everyone sitting down turns to Andrew and stands up, but Neto is still seated.
ANDREW
Ah, are you deaf on the disrespect part.
Neto frantically stands up, as looks at Andrew nervously.
Andrew points to the other kid sitting down.
ANDREW
Bring the repairables.
The kid goes into the storage room and comes out with a huge bucket full with clothes.
ANDREW
You(points at Neto)
Can you count?.
Neto nods.
ANDREW
Separate and count, damaged from undamaged.
Turns to pearl.
ANDREW
(With disgust)
Calculate how much is the material for repair.
Turns to blessing.
ANDREW
And find the material to be used on each of them. The damaged ones should be matching and the undamaged and find ones should rhyme together for the new design.
He sigh.
ANDREW
Then after everything, you'll all sew them together.
He sighs and looks at all of them.
ANDREW
(Smiling)
It's really stressful, **doing most of the work.**
Everyone just looks at him blankly.
He goes into Roan's room.
Neto goes to pearl.
NETO
(With a worried face)
Are you ok?.
PEARL
(In pain)
No, my ribs hurt.
BLESSING
And also your brain, because (with frustration) what are you thinking.
PEARL
Reasonable things.
Neto laughs.
PEARL
So it's funny, Jij kleine rat!.
Neto looks in confusion.
BLESSING
Don't know dutch. Well ( reach her hand out to Neto) my name is blessing.
Neto laughs.
PEARL
(Smiling)
I know right, she was so cursed from the beginning, her parent had to name her that.
BLESSING
(Smiling)
Well at least, am not ugly that my parents had to name me a gem to try make my name the only petty thing about me.
NETO
(With sadness)
Well, at least your parent didn't give you a name, cuz that's the only thing they care about you.
Blessing and Pearl express sadness, while everyone else in the room look at Neto awkwardly.
Blessing holds Neto hand.
BLESSING
(With a warm smile)
But we care, about everything.
Pearl and blessing hugs him.
CUT TO: ANDREW IN THE ROOM.
INT. ROAN'S ROOM - MORNING(A LARGE ROOM, WITH A LARGE KING SIZE BED AT THE FRONT, A RUB WITH A SLEEPING BAG ON THE FLOOR ,A HUGE WARDROBE AT THE BACK, FILLED WITH CLOTHES, SACK FILLED WITH MONEY LAY AGAINST THE WALL AND A TABLE AND DESK WITH A LARGE JOURNAL, WITH LOTS OF PENS AT INSIDE A BOWL AT THE SIDE).
Andrew is seen counting a stack of money.
He takes a little out of the stack and puts the remaining in the money sack.
He then goes to the journal in write in it.
CUT TO:LATER IN THE DAY.
INT. LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON.
Everyone is present, sewing clothes together,while sitting on the floor.
Andrew is laying on the couch, watching them.
Roan suddenly comes out from his room, causing everyone(expect Neto) to turn front to face him, leaving Neto in confusion.
Pearl drags Neto ear and turns himself front as he expresses pain.
Andrew stands up and Roan sits on the couch.
ROAN
(With a calm demeanor)
Mrs Danielle paid the complete payment, right?.
ANDREW
(With a little bit of fear starting to show on his face)
Yes.
ROAN
Oh, ok.
Andrew breaths a sighs of relief.
ROAN
But,(stands up) what about the tip?.
Andrew starts moving back away from him slowly, as he looks at his cold face with pure fear.
ROAN
(Removing his belt)
She said, she added a tip. So what will you say?.
Andrew backs up until he hits the wall.
Roan goes to him and removes his belt, wraps half of it around his hand.
ROAN
(With a cold expression)
Where is it?.
Andrew remains in silence, as he begins shaking in fear.
Pearl smiles at him, while both Neto and blessing expresses sadness.
ROAN
Go down.
Andrew still looks at him in silence.
Roan hit his leg with anger, causing him to go down on his knees.
Andrew
(Crying in pain)
Please!!.
Roan almost hits his face, but Neto suddenly stands up, causing him to stop.
Neto goes to roan.
NETO
I took it.
Everyone looks at him in confusion.
NETO
When he wasn't looking, I took it.
Roan looks at him in anger.
Blessing shows confusion looking at him, while pearl showed anger.
Neto lay's flat on the floor.
Roan tightened his grip on the belt, with anger and suddenly swing it.
CUT TO:- LATER IN THE DAY.
INT. LIVING ROOM - EVENING.
Neto is seen, laying flat on the floor in pain, with red swollen belt marks all over his body.
Blessing and pearl are both with him.
Pearl is holding him down, while blessing is applying a paste to the marks, making him scream out in pain.
PEARL
(With an annoyed face)
Why..... Just why did you lie?.
Neto is in silence.
BLESSING
(In shock)
Wait, you didn't took it.
PEARL
(With anger)
It's fucking obvious!.
NETO
Well, I just guess. I just wanted to help change him.
They look at him confused.
Neto sighs.
NETO
If you treat someone with kindness, they're return the favor back to you.
PEARL
(Laughing)
Wait, were you born this dumb or you became this dumb.
BLESSING
(With a worried face)
Listen, that's just not how people work, good people stay good, but bad people stay bad.
NETO
But the officer say....
PEARL
(Still laughing)
Wait, he's the one that made you dumb.
They turn to pearl with a harsh look.
PEARL
(With a awkward face)
Sorry.
NETO
Maybe nothing have treated him nice before?.
PEARL
(Her face with visible anger, as she tighten her fists)
Or maybe someone did and he thought they just wanted something from him.
NETO
(With sadness)
Maybe he didn't realize it then.
PEARL
So?.
NETO
I'll keep trying until he does.
Pearl and blessing face palm themselves in annoyance.
Blessing yawns.
BLESSING
I think, I need some rest.
Pearl takes the paste from her.
PEARL
(Smiling)
We're meet you when we're done.
Blessing leaves.
Pearl turns neto over, showing a mark on the left side of his face.
She tires putting the paste, but Neto moves away in pain.
PEARL
(With annoyance)
If you don't want this, you shouldn't have taken someone else beating.
Neto in silence.
PEARL
(With a face of genuine pity)
Wait, I have something that can help.
Leaves to Roan's room and comes out, holding something wrapped around in clothes and goes to sit next to Neto.
NETO
(Looking at the item in confusion)
What....
PEARL
Shhhh!.
She remove the clothes, revealing a bottle of whiskey.
PEARL
We can only take a little, so he won't know.
She opens it and puts it in front of Neto.
He smiles it and moves back in fear.
NETO
(With a worried face)
That's not good.
Pearl laughs.
PEARL
Stop being a Watje, this helps people.
NETO
Well, not my Dad.
Pearl in silence.
NETO
(With a blank face)
It made a bad man, a evil man.
PEARL
(With annoyance)
Ah, look I'll drink a little and you'll see.
She tries to drink it, but Neto stands up in pain trying to take it away from her.
She puts the mouth of the bottle over her mouth, trying to take a sip, but suddenly the door of the apartment opens slightly causing her to let go of the bottle out of fear, but now causing the bottle to fall into her mouth, making the alcohol to rush inside chocking her before Neto removes it.
Her eyes turn red from the alcohol, as fall down gasping for air.
The sound of keys dropping is heard from outside.
ROAN
(From outside the door)
Fuck.
Neto and Pearl wrap the bottle back up in panic and runs back to Roan's room to keep it and go to their bedroom's.
CUT TO: THE NEXT DAY.
INT. ROAN'S APARTMENT - MORNING ( ALL THE CHILDREN CAN BE SEEN LINING UP TO THE WALL, AS ROAN SITS IN FRONT OF THEM, WITH A TABLE BY HIS SIDE).
ROAN
Someone should explain why this bottle is half empty.
The children remain silence, but pearl is shown sweating, as she tries to hold herself up and Neto is shown looking worried as he looks down at the floor.
Blessing looks at them in confusion, but then her eye open in realization.
Roan stands up touches the first kid neck, experiencing disappointment, pushing the child away.
Pearl heart sinks.
He continues until he reaches blessing, causing pearl to move back slightly
He reaches Neto and pushes him aside, going to pearl, who's already crying.
NETO
(With desperation)
Wait!!.
Roan turns to him in anger.
Neto tries going to his front, but Andrew cuts in front of him.
ANDREW
(With a nervous look)
I took it.
Roan touch him, feeling his hot.
He steps back in disbelief, looking at him in disappointment and then kicks him to the floor.
Pearl wipes her tears and smiles.
Everyone else, expect Neto is smiling at Andrew.
Roan's start removing his belt, but Neto goes in front of Andrew.
NETO
I took it, his just covering for me.
ROAN
(With anger)
You!!.
Roan kicks him to the ground, breaking his nose.
Roan removes his belt to beat him, but pearl, blessing and Andrew go in front of him.
BLESSING
If you beat all of us, the orders will be slowed down.
Roan sighs with anger and puts his belt back on.
ROAN
(With his red eyes, filled with anger, fixed on Neto)
Hey!!.
NETO looks at him in fear.
ROAN
There's another room in here. It's yours and only you there there now.
ANDREW
But, the room isn't good.
ROAN
And my son isn't good.
Andrew paused and slowly looks away from roan in sadness.
ROAN
And your new room is with(points to blessing and pearl) them.
Pearl expresses disgust, hearing this.
ANDREW
(In tears)
Dad!!?.
Tries to come close to Roan.
ROAN
(With anger)
Stop!!!, you're with them now, so go!.
Andrew pauses.
ROAN
(Enraged)
Go!!!.
Andrew moves back to blessing and pearl.
ROAN
You'll work with all of them from now.
Cries slowly starts to come out of his eyes, but he turns immediately, before they saw it and he walks away.
Andrew helps Neto up.
NETO
(Confused)
Did you heard what we were talking about?.
ANDREW
(With a remorseful face)
Well, yes and someone has never help me the way you did before, so why not do the same.
NETO
(Smiling)
Thank you.
Blessing hugs him.
BLESSING
(A joy on her face)
Never thought I'll say this, but thank you, so very much.
Andrew turns to pearl, who looks at him with anger.
ANDREW
Eh....
PEARL
Fuck off.
She stands up and leaves to her room.
BLESSING
(Worried)
Pearl!!, come back.
Andrew expresses sadness.
BLESSING
Sorry, she just gets angry really quickly.
ANDREW
After all I have done, I would be too.
He cries a little.
ANDREW
(Crying)
I hurt the people who saw me as a person, not as a worker.
Neto and blessing hugs him.
Pearl looks on from the room door, fumming with rage.
CUT TO:- NETO ROOM.
INT. NETO ROOM - NIGHT ( THE SAME ROOM SEEN BEFORE, WITH THE SAME BAD CONDITIONS).
Neto looks around.
NETO
No bed, oh well.
He goes and lays on floor.
He closes his eyes and remembers when Andrew saved him from Roan.
He smiles.
NETO
(With a joyful face)
You were right sir, just treat them with kindness. It only takes time.
CUT BACK TO: THE PRESENT.
INT. ROAN'S APARTMENT - NIGHT.
Roan along with the others come inside, looking worried and stress.
Roan's sit down on the couch and sighs.
ROAN
You shouldn't have got to the police that early.
Blessing turns her face away from him and tries walking out.
ROAN
(With anger)
Hé, ben je doof?.
Blessing stays silence.
ROAN
(In anger)
Maybe went somewhere with his friends or something or he went strolling or something, but now(sighs on in anger) some bullerei are going to be after him.
BLESSING
(With a cold angry expression)
Dier.
Pearl and Andrew looks at her in shock.
ROAN
(In shock)
Wat?.
BLESSING
(With explosive hot anger)
Dier!!!.
Roan moves back in fear.
BLESSING
(With tear running through her eyes)
**He**, no **we** are just useful dier.
Andrew and pearl opens their mouth in disbelief.
The other kids s run to the living room and looks at the exchange in shock.
Roan looks at blessing in this belief.
ROAN
I.....
BLESSING
(she wipes off her tears in anger)
Yeah you at least feed and clothed us, because we bring money, not cause you care. If anything were to happen to us, of course you won't give a fuck, because their no connection to us and we're replaceable.
Roan stay in silence looking at her in irritation.
BLESSING
Even your own son fucking son.
Roan's looks away from her.
BLESSING
You used to treat him like an assistant, which was not good treatment from the start and then after he went against you, became just like us.
Andrew cries, but pearl looks at him, rolling over her eyes.
BLESSING
(Crying while struggling to talk)
So please, don't act like you care for us, because we already know it all fake.
Roan leaves into his room.
CUT TO: A DARK SPACE.
INT. DARK SPACE ( NETO IS SEEN IN THE SPACE SURRENDERED BY THE DARKNESS).
A Sharp painful cry is heard from Neto right side, causing him to turn right.
Neto sees a man on a cross bleeding white blood, looking at him with sadness.
THE MAN
* (Appearance Note:- A SLIM, TALL MAN OF MIDDLE EASTERN DESCENT, WITH SHORT HAIR, PURE WHITE EYES WITH NO PUPILS AND NO CLOTHES ON APART FROM A SMALL PIECE OF CLOTHING COVERING HIS PRIVATE PART).
Neto expresses fear trying to turn back but begins to look at the man pity, then tries to go to him, but feels something dragging at his feet.
He looks down to see he's in a pool of the man's white blood.
NETO begins to express fear, trying to get out but then turns back to see another person.
THE OTHER MAN
* (Appearance Note:- A TALL, SLIM WHITE MAN, WITH LONG HAIR, PURE BLACK EYES AND NAKED EXPECT FROM THE CLOTHES COVERING HIS PRIVATE PART. HE IS NAILED ONTO AN UPSIDE DOWN CROSS, BLEEDING DARK BLOOD).
The other man is seen smiling at Neto a pool of his dark blood.
THE FIRST MAN
Ru----n.
Neto turns to him.
THE FIRST MAN (CONT'D)
(Crying in sadness)
Run.
Suddenly the dark blood, breaks into the white pool and starts coming at Neto.
Neto starts panicking, as he begins running but the blood pool is slowing him down.
The dark blood begins to catch up to him, causing him to panic even more, causing him to slip and fall down.
The blood has already reach him, causing him to be petrified.
The first man looks on in sadness, while the other one smiles.
The dark blood reaches his leg and goes inside it, causing him to scream out in agonizing pain.
JUMP CUT TO: A BLURRY PLACE.
INT. PLACE UNKNOWN(NETO VISION IS BLURRY, SO HE DOESN'T KNOW THE PLACE HE'S IN).
Neto's vision clear, revealing he's in Roan's apartment.
He stands up in confusion, as rubs his eyes, realizing that they're his dark line pupils eyes.
The dark spots begin to show in his vision, causing him to turn frustration, but then he suddenly pauses.
In front of him are, Blessing, Andrew, Pearl and the others, All in the living room.
Neto expresses joy and relief.
NETO
(Smiling)
It's all a dream.
He cry's small, then clear it off.
NETO
Guys!!!.
Blessing expresses discomfort and turns slightly.
BLESSING
Do you hear that?.
PEARL
Yeah, but it's probably just wind or something.
Neto's heart drops, as he looks at his hands.
AZEZEL
(Behind Neto)
Reality is often times more far-fetched than a dream, it seems.
Neto turns back to see a large dark smoke cloud floating above him.
AZEZEL(THE SMOKE)
(It forms into azezel face)
Madam, send you on a mission. To experience first hand loss, to know how horrid your life is compared to death.
Neto looks over at his siblings and his face turn to that of pure dread.
He tries to run away, but the smoke covers around him, preventing him from moving.
AZEZEL
Why run?, they won't know it you, but you.
The smoke starts to enter Neto skin, eyes and mouth, he expression begins changes to that of wild rage.
The smoke let's him go, causing him to fall on the floor choking.
He begins to stand up slowly, as his face slowly begins to morph into pure rage.
He begins walking to blessing and the others, reaching his hand out as a fist towards them.
But suddenly, he falls to the floor and starts pushing on the floor to stop himself from moving.
The smoke starts entering his body again, causing him to try standing up, but he continues to pushing himself hard on the floor, until he starts convulsing on the floor, until he passes out.
The smoke forms into azezel face, expressing shock.
CUT TO:- A CAR DRIVING ON THE ROAD.
INT. CAR - NIGHT(A SMALL, WHITE , 4 SITED CAR WITH, BLACK TINTED WINDOW. A PERSON CAN BE SEEN DRIVING THE CAR, WITH A KID AT THE BACK).
The child is showed to be a young azezel.
AZEZEL
(With a sad face)
Are you still mad?.
THE MAN
(With an emotionless face)
* Appearance Note:- A TALL, WHITE MALE, WITH LONG AND SWEPT BACK, WEARING CASUAL SHIRT AND TROUSERS).
Why would I?.
Azezel expresses confusion.
THE MAN
You made a mistake and if she was here, she understand.
AZEZEL
You know, you all are different from the other people. You really give me hope that good people do exist.
The man sighs in annoyance.
The car stop at the front of a cemetery.
THE MAN
Stay inside.
Azezel nods.
He leaves the car, to go into the cemetery.
INT. CEMETERY- NIGHT( A LARGE SPACE WITH, TALL TREES COVERING EVERYWHERE, DEAD GRASS AND BUSHES).
The man enters and goes in front of a tombstone and he pauses, looking at the stone for a long time.
He suddenly begins to cry and falls down to his knees.
THE MAN
(Crying)
I really miss you Jess.
Breath out heavily.
THE MAN
(With disgust)
I can't stand to look at that kid and I know it's not he's fault.
Cry's out.
THE MAN
(With a face of regret)
If we didn't get him, you'll still be here.
He sats down on the ground.
THE MAN
I know, you say with everything he went through before, he needs a good and caring person, hell he even call me a good person.
He reaches into his pocket and removes a gun.
THE MAN
(With anger on his face)
But am not a good person and (removes a gun from his pocket) am not sure that kind of person exist.
He suddenly hears a sound from his back and turns back to see azezel looking at terrified.
He cleans off his tear and goes close to him.
AZEZEL
(In fear)
You don't mean that, do you?.
The man starts to raise the gun toward him, but he push him down and starts running into the cemetery.
The man shots the gun at him, hitting his arm, causing him to fall down, screaming in pain as blood slushies on the floor.
Azezel looks back at him, crying in pain.
The man starts to stand up, causing to look around in panic, seeing a torn bush field.
Azezel runs into the bush.
The man expresses anger, but looks to the side of the field, seeing a free road around it.
CUT TO: INSIDE THE TORN BUSH FIELD.
INT. TORN BUSH FIELD - NIGHT( A LARGE ENCLOSED SPACE, MADE UP SEVERAL SHARP TORNS).
Azezel is crawling through the field, as it tears his body open, creating many puncture and scratch wounds, pouring out blood.
He see light at the his front and crawls to it, coming out of the field.
He falls on the floor, breathing heavily as his closes his eyes.
She touches his gun shot wound, causing him to feel a sharp pain, opening his eyes.
He sees a die tree in front of him, with a woman sitting on one of the branches.
He tries seeing the woman well, but his vision isn't clear.
THE WOMAN
(With a pitiful voice)
Ah, how are you going to get out of this.
AZEZEL
(In confusion)
What?.
THE WOMAN
(With excitement)
You gonna kill him.
AZEZEL
(With fear)
No, he's a good person.
The woman starts laughing hysterically.
THE WOMAN
(Laughing)
He's not one, so are you and so is everybody.
AZEZEL
(Crying)
No!.
He suddenly hears a sound behind him, looking back to see the man behind him, looking into the bushes.
Azezel turns to the tree, not seeing the woman again.
He runs back into the bush, but the man sees him.
The man runs to the bush and tires to enter , but pain sends him back.
He sees azezel leg amongst the bush and shots it, causing azezel to scream and cry out in.
He goes up the bush and walks towards azezel, then point his gun at him.
Azezel looks up at him. His eyes blood red and tears all over his face
THE MAN
(with a sad face, as tears run through his eyes)
Sorry, but i don't want to see you.
He starts pushing down on the trigger slowly.
Azezel starts panicking, trying to break free, until he sees a torn branch next to his hand.
He breaks the branch off and jumps towards the man, stabbing his eye, causing him to shout out in pain, falling on the ground, with azezel jumping on top of him, throwing the gun away from his hand.
He tries holding the man down, but the man turns him over and starts punching him down.
He continues the punching, causing azezel to bleed seriously and his body getting badly injured.
He looks over to his side while still collect the blows to see the gun.
He tries reaching the gun, but he starts to black out from the punching, **until** he manages to hold it and hit the man head with it, hitting him away.
Azezel looks at the man in sadness, as he looks back in rage.
Then the man rushes to him but he shoots him.
The man falls down to the ground, blood spilling out from his body, unresponsive.
Azezel is silence looking at his body, until he's eyes widen and he breathing heavily repeatedly in panic.
Then he starts to cry.
AZEZEL
(Crying)
Why did I do this?.
THE WOMAN
(Off screen with )
Because you're not a good person, not even him and not even anyone.
He looks front seeing the face, but his vision is blurry from the punching.
The woman enters the bush and starts walking towards him, unfazed and uninjured.
He tries to run away, but he's unable to.
She reaches him and stops.
She takes a torn and uses it to pierce her finger, causing blood to flow down it.
THE WOMAN
Your hopes for other people is just a illusion meant to deceive yourself, just as your Life.
His vision clears revealing the woman is Maryann.
MARYANN
Live your life, knowing it isn't good.
She puts her finger above him, causing the blood to drop on him.
Suddenly he starts twitching as smoke starts coming out from his mouth.
JUMP BACK TO: THE PRESENT WITH AZEZEL IN HIS SMOKE FORM AND NETO.
INT. ROAN APARTMENT - NIGHT.
Azezel looking at Neto unconscious with contentment.
AZEZEL
(With a voice of relief)
My life is good. But **she** who let it.
He senses something causing him to turn back, then he leaves.
CUT TO: ROAN'S ROOM(ROAN IS PRESENT SITTING ON HIS DESK WITH A PEN AND NOTEBOOK AT HIS FRONT).
He opens the notebook, revealing multiple pages cancelled and inked out.
He opens a new page and starts writing, but then he cancels this words in frustration.
He sigh and closes his eyes.
He opens them and starts writing.
ROAN
(While writing, with a sad low voice)
I don't how to say it, but I'll write.
He breaths out heavily.
ROAN
(While with a sad heavy voice)
Through out the beginning of my life, I lack respect, acknowledgment and care (breath out). Later on I faced abandonment and after that's I because the person I am or I was because...
Pauses and looks up as tears start to flow from his eyes.
He cleans the tears and continues writing.
ROAN
(Writing)
(His voice is more low and the tears continue flowing down his face).
I begin to be more cruel, rude and strict to make people respect me more, but my self hatred only grow and I became more alone.
He wipes out his tears.
ROAN (CONT'D)
(Writing)
Until he came. He made me realize what I really wanted. A family run on love, not fear. But the damage I have done to you all is permanent and for the pass months I have been coming up with a solution so this family could this work, but now I guess the damage is getting worse,with he even leaving, so I guess I'll leave too.
He stands up, taking the notebook and putting it open on the floor.
He goes back to his chair and starts crying, put his head down on the desk.
ROAN
(In anger)
I hate myself.
Suddenly azezel comes into the room in his smoke forms and enter Roan's back.
Roan suddenly raises his head up revealing his eyes are red with rage.