Synopsis - 3

Theme/Issue – Unrequited Love (Youth)

A quiet industrial side road on a dull day. A teenage boy and girl appear and walk along together. The girl walks at a faster pace than the boy. He jogs to catch up to her. The girl has one earphone in, on her right hand side. The boy awkwardly makes an attempt to initiate conversation, the girl gives no reply. The boy looks downwards toward the ground. There is a small gap between the two as they walk on. The boy tries to start another conversation with the girl; she gives one word answers monosyllabically. They continue to walk on. The boy slowly pulls an envelope from his pocket. He almost drops it. The envelope reads ‘Michelle’. He raises the envelope to the girl, but hesitates to show it to her. The girl stops. The girl pulls out her earphone and asks what it is. He hides it behind his back without telling her. The boy breathes heavily without looking at the girl. He tries again to talk to the girl but he stutters, and drops the envelope in a small puddle on the pavement. He looks down at it, she glances back at it, and then back at him, she fixes her scarf tighter. They continue to walk. The boy notices that the end of the road is close. He mumbles a few words which aren’t understandable. He goes on to tell her that he knows how passionate she is about music. He murmurs that he has written her some lyrics. She suddenly stops, takes her earphone out while looking certainly enthused. He downplays the idea of his lyrics but she urges him to read them to her. He tells her that he can’t read them, he can only sing them. She asks him to sing it. The boy has had a swift change in confidence and goes backwards to pick the envelope up from the puddle, he is momentarily excited. He returns to the girl, hands her the envelope. She opens it. He begins to sing, she listens. The boy suddenly stops singing and says he’s wasting his time. She touches his arm and tells him to continue. He continues to sing. After a few silent seconds pass he looks up and pleads to her that she does not understand the concept of the lyrics. He tells her that he thought he was in love with her. She tells him they’re just good friends. He takes a breath of relief and says goodbye. They walk to the end of the road and each go off in separate directions.