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The Path to Tread

Written by

Apriyanti Ni Komang Diah

Copyright (c) 2022

A script for
writing assignment 2

Email
diah1004@hanyang.ac.kr
(Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In)

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

The room is full of gloomy atmosphere. The wind blows the

curtains with the moon that shines brightly, the light get
in the room through the window. A girl, JOY WILSON, is
hugging a man that is laying on the floor of the room and
that body has gone cold.

JOY WILSON
I thought you, you will stay. After
what happened... after Jean.

Joy Wilson stops her words as she cries out loud again. She
hugs the man's cold body tightly.

At the corner of the room, the hugged man's soul, ANTARES

WILSON, is staring at his younger sister that keeps calling
his name. Yet, he can't do anything to comfort her. He tilts
his head to look away from the scene, denying the fact that
he is a ghost now.

ANTARES WILSON
I am sorry, Joy. Now, you need to
protect mom by yourself. I won't be
there when you need a friend to stay
up late at night.

He grips his fists, hiding his feelings. He steps to the

front when suddenly someone grabs his shoulder. As he turns
his head, his eyes meet a man, THE GRIM REAPER, who is
dressed in black-cloak with chains around his wrists.

ANTARES WILSON (cont'd)

Oh no, am I supposed to be surprised
or?
THE GRIM REAPER
No, I don't think so. I do believe
you are smart enough to know who I
am.

Antares nods, turns his body completely to face The Grim

Reaper. He stares up and down, not scared at the man. He
speaks with a slow voice.

ANTARES WILSON
Can i, well, wait for my mom first?

The Grim Reaper shakes his head, his finger pointing at

Antares' body on the floor. He stares at the body coldly,
then his gaze shits to Joy who is still crying.

ANTARES WILSON (cont'd)

Okay, I will take that as a no.
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Antares walks towards Joy, he sets his eyes at the girl, a

little smile appears on his face.

ANTARES WILSON (cont'd)

I am going now, Joy.

As he blinks, the crying voice suddenly disappear. Antares

opens his eyes and find nothing but his own room without Joy
or his dead-body. He looks around, trying to find The Grim
Reaper yet the black-cloak guy also disappeared.
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INT. THE LOOP ROOM - UNKNOWN

Antares blinks once again and opens his eyes abruptly as he

falls somewhere, his room starts to fade away until he can't
see anything but only white walls surrounding him.

He bites his lower lip, trying to hold his voice as he keeps

falling down while his surroundings get darker. Voices from
his past memories start to fills up the room.

MAN VOICE (V.O.)

Why did you kill my wife?! What's
wrong with you, Wilson?! You, and
your family, will never find any
happiness in life!

LITTLE GIRL (V.O.)

Uncle Wilson, where is my papa? Have
you see him? I miss him so much. My
papa disappeared last night. Can you
help me?

WOMAN VOICE (V.O.)

Please, please... don't do this to
me. It wasn't me. I am not the one
who hand out those documents to the
military. You.. you want to see him,
right? I, I can help you!

Antares clenches his fists tightly, his eyelids are still

closed and occasionally move restlessly. Head starts get
dizzy.

KIM JEAN (V.O.)

Ares? Can we have that lotus cookie?
Come on, I want to try that one!
MRS. WILSON (V.O.)
Antares, don't do that to Joy's
favorite shirt! She will kick you out
of her room again!

JOY WILSON (V.O.)

I swear to God, ANTARES WILSON! Stop
messing around with my skin cares!

KIM JEAN (V.O)

Ares, Antares Wilson, let's meet
again. Next time, it's you who will
visit me to Bordeaux and I will show
you my favorite....

The man's voice starts fade away. Antares closes his eyes
again until he feels his body lands on a cold floor.
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INT. THE GRIM REAPERS OFFICE (AFTER-LIFE)- UNKNOWN

Antares opens his eyes only to he is sitting on the floor in

a big room. People walks around him doing their businesses.
Some of them holds papers on on their chest, the other have
chains on their wrist with black-cloak on.

Antares gets up from the floor, eyes stares on those

strangers with black-cloak. He jolts back when he feels a
tap on his shoulder. He tries to catch his breath, but a
deep voice makes him lost his focus.

THE GRIM REAPER

Welcome, Antares Moore Wilson. This
is your office now.

ANTARES WILSON
Office? I don't even understand how
Microsoft Excel works!

THE GRIM REAPER

Yes, and? This is not the after life.
Not the "hell" that you've been
thinking about when you were dying.

ANTARES WILSON
So... I am not going straight to
hell?

THE GRIM REAPER

Nope.

The Grim Reaper smiles at Antares while he takes off his

cloak.

Antares tilts his head, eyes sets on The Grim Reaper, asking
for more explanation.

THE GRIM REAPER (cont'd)

Here's the thing. Nobody wants you to
get your karma instantly, they want
you to suffer first.

ANTARES WILSON
So, basically, this whole office, is
a place for those who did bad things?

Antares turns his body around and points his finger at every
corner of the room.

THE GRIM REAPER

Yes, exactly.
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ANTARES WILSON
Then, is he here?

The Grim Reaper raise a brow, confused by Antares' question.

THE GRIM REAPER
He? He who?

ANTARES WILSON
Oh, come on, you know. You are The
Grim Reaper.

THE GRIM REAPER

Does it make me remember every single
person in your whole life?

Antares lets out deep sighs, he nods several times then fold
his arms in front of his chest.

ANTARES WILSON
Is he here, Kim Jean?

The Grim Reaper shrugs his shoulders.

ANTARES WILSON (cont'd)

Kim Jean, Agent J., Bordeaux's Lover,
the man that sacrifices his life to
catch a serial killer in France. No,
Jean was murdered. Oh no, he planned
it all.

The Grim Reaper gazes lazily at Antares.

ANTARES WILSON (cont'd)

The point is, he has soothing voice,
bright eyes, fluffy hair and plum
pink lips.

THE GRIM REAPER

Are you describing someone or
confessing to someone?

Antares avoid The Grim Reaper's eyes, he tilts his head.

ANTARES WILSON
Then, he is not here, I guess.

THE GRIM REAPER

Well, it's your job to find out.

Antares straighten his body, his mind now full of The Grim
Reaper's words.