[FX: door opening and closing]

Zia: (comes home from school) Mom, I’m home.

[FX: footstep sounds, bag being put down]

Kyla(mother): I don’t care. Make yourself useful and buy me some beer.
Zia: okay… (sighs exhaustingly and leaves)

[FX: door opening, footsteps]

Zia: Here you go, mom.

Kyla: Now, go. I don’t want to see your face.
Zia: But mom I-
Kyla: I SAID GO
[breaks the beer bottle, insert bottle shattering sound]
Mom: Don’t make me repeat what I said! All you did was cling onto me and disturb every single
time!
Daughter: y-yes mom… [ walks away while crying, insert foot step sounds]
Daughter: (talking to herself) [still crying] Why is my mom acting like that? I don't even know
why anymore. I love her so much but… I hate it, it hurts. She wasn’t even like this before. She’s
been neglecting me for so long that I’ve started thinking about killing myself. Everything is just
too much. Maybe I should stop thinking about it and just… do it.

[enters her room and runs to her bathroom, fills the bathtub with water]

Daughter: (hops in the bathtub and started crying again)

Daughter: Why does it have to be me? Why should I be the one to live this kind of life!? All I did
was make her proud with all my achievements but this is all I get. Why?! [crying again] Maybe
it’s time to end all of this. Maybe I should just forget everything and… disappear from this
world.

[FX: Distant sound of rushing water from upstairs]

Mom: It’s been going on for half an hour now. This child is really getting on my nerves. Zia! Zia!
Turn off the freaking water for God’s sake!!

[ Water still rushing, nobody’s answering.]

Mom: Oh, God. I swear. ZIA! ZIA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! TURN OFF THE FREAKING WATER!
(still did not get an answer so she stood up and went upstairs to know what’s happening)

[FX: FOOTSTEPS AND DOOR OPENING SOUND]

(Looks around the room and sees Zia lying unconsciously on the bathtub.)

Mom: (panicked and scared) Oh my...

[FX: running footsteps]

Mom: (runs towards Zia on the bathroom and pulls her out of the bathtub.)

Mom: (starts to get frustrated) Zia! Zia! Oh my God! Please open your eyes! Please please!
(reaches for her phone and calls the paramedics.)

[FX: Phone number typing, ringing, and another voice on the line sound effect.]

911 call dispatcher: 911, how may I help you?

Mom: Please help me! My daughter tried to commit suicide by drowning herself. Please send help on
Eastwood Subdivision on 104th Cornelia St. right now!
911 call dispatcher: Alright, we’re going to send in an ambulance.

(15 minutes after)

[FX: SIREN OF AMBULANCE]

(At the hospital)

Doctor: She’s fine and conscious right now but you need to pay the hospital bills for now so you can take
her home.
Mother: Okay, Doc. Thank you for taking care of her. (The doctor walks away.)

[FX: Phone number typing, ringing, and another voice on the line sound effect.]
Bella: What do you need right now, Elena?
Elena: Boss Bella, can I borrow 50,000 Pesos from you because I need to pay for Leigh’s bills and we’re at
the hospital right now. I swear, I’ll return it to you next week.
Bella: Hmm, okay. I’ll transfer it to your account now. Just return it immediately to me next week or
else…
Elena: Or else what? (call ended) Boss? Boss Bella!
(runs to the counter cashier)
Elena: Good evening, I’ll pay for the bills of my daughter, her name is Leigh Valencia.
Cashier: Please wait a minute ma’am.
Elena: Okay.
[FX: sound of keyboard typing]
Cashier: The amount that you need to pay ma’am is 20,328 Pesos.
Elena: Here you go.

[FX: FOOTSTEPS AND DOOR OPENING SOUND]

(Saw the nurse checking up her child.)
Elena: Hi, when can I take her home?
Nurse: She can be discharged when she wakes up. (Elena smiles and nods.)

(A week after Leigh got discharged.)

Mom: Leigh, don’t ever do that again, huh?

Leigh: Yes, Mom. Sorry for worrying you.
Mom: Okay, go to school now because I need to be ready for work.

[FX: footsteps and sounds of car engines]

Bella: Hey, are you Leigh?
Leigh: Yes, that’s me. Why? Who are you?
Bella: I’m your mother’s boss (smiles) can we talk later after your class? I’ll fetch you.
Leigh: Okay, my class ends at 5 PM.
Bella: Okay. See you!

(Leigh’s school just ended)

[FX: sound of car engine]
Bella: Hop in!
(Leigh hopped in and car door closed)
Leigh: What are we gonna talk about?
Bella: Do you know that your Mom owes me money?
Leigh: Money? From you?
Bella: 50,000 Pesos, she told me that she’ll return it a week after you discharged.
Leigh: What? I don’t know that, I just knew that may bills are just 20,000 something.