Post by shoonylovesoth on Jul 5, 2006 14:46:10 GMT -5
(You see Lucas, Haley, and Karen in the hospital waiting room. All look tense and inpatient. All still in their formal wear from the wedding, Luke soaking wet. Lucas is hunched over, elbows propped up by his knees, and his hands lay on his forehead. Karen has her arm around crying Haley, Karen lays her head on Haley’s head.)
Lucas V.O: In the words of William Shakespeare, “Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more." If only life was made up of actors, that were told to act out a dramatic death, so that when the curtains closed, they could stand up and be with friends and family. Death isn’t a mere play, it hurts, and it challenges. Death is always there knocking at our doorstep.
FLASHBACK
{no sound other than what is indicated by speaking lines can be heard. Wonderwall by Oasis is being played otherwise.}
(Lucas and Karen are driving in the car. Talking and seem to be enjoying each others company. They are dressed formally. Suddenly they come upon a bridge and Haley crying and yelling help. Keith’s car is on the bridge with Nathan no where in sight. Lucas quickly stops the car and goes to Haley.)
Lucas: What happened?
Haley: (points to the water) They are down there, Luke. He is down there.
(Lucas looks back at Karen who is standing up by the passenger side door. She nods signaling that it is okay for him to go, she understands. He looks back at Haley, who is still crying. He takes off his coat and then dives in. The camera shows him under the water, he swims down to the limo. He looks in Nathan is in the back floating there, he goes down to the bottom and grabs a rock, which he uses to bash the back window out. He reaches in and grabs Nathan. Pulling him upward, his foot is stuck on a seatbelt, so he reaches further in and struggles to undo it. Finally getting it he pulls Nathan upward. And they break through the water. He swims Nathan to the shore and leaves him there, going back down for the others after taking a long breath. He goes down to the bottom, and looks in at the driver, it is Cooper. Cooper’s door is jammed so instead he goes over to Rachel’s door, the window was busted out during the impact. He reaches in and undoes her seat belt and pulls her out through the opening. They pull up towards the water, you can hear police sirens now and Haley has made her way down to Nathan. Lucas pulls Rachel over to where Nathan and Haley are. And puts her ashore. He treads water for a minute and then proceeds to go back under. He pushes his way back down to the drivers seat, he breaks the wind shield, Cooper is bleeding from the head, it seems he hit his head in the impact. Lucas grabs him and pulls Cooper is stuck, Luke needs another breath, he pushes his way to the surface. The police are there, he looks over and Nathan and Rachel are being tended to. He goes back under. When down he goes through and sees that Cooper’s jacket is jammed in the door. Lucas pulls at him but is having problems. He gives one giant tug at the coat tail and it rips. He grabs Cooper under the arms and pushes up after getting him out of the car. They break through the water and on the shore is an EMT waiting to take Cooper. Lucas is tired and huffing. He finally gets Cooper over to them. They take him and immediately put him on a stretcher and carry him up the hill. Lucas pulls himself out, and lays on the side of the stream. Scene fades to black.)
Lucas V.O: In the words of William Shakespeare, “Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more." If only life was made up of actors, that were told to act out a dramatic death, so that when the curtains closed, they could stand up and be with friends and family. Death isn’t a mere play, it hurts, and it challenges. Death is always there knocking at our doorstep.
FLASHBACK
{no sound other than what is indicated by speaking lines can be heard. Wonderwall by Oasis is being played otherwise.}
(Lucas and Karen are driving in the car. Talking and seem to be enjoying each others company. They are dressed formally. Suddenly they come upon a bridge and Haley crying and yelling help. Keith’s car is on the bridge with Nathan no where in sight. Lucas quickly stops the car and goes to Haley.)
Lucas: What happened?
Haley: (points to the water) They are down there, Luke. He is down there.
(Lucas looks back at Karen who is standing up by the passenger side door. She nods signaling that it is okay for him to go, she understands. He looks back at Haley, who is still crying. He takes off his coat and then dives in. The camera shows him under the water, he swims down to the limo. He looks in Nathan is in the back floating there, he goes down to the bottom and grabs a rock, which he uses to bash the back window out. He reaches in and grabs Nathan. Pulling him upward, his foot is stuck on a seatbelt, so he reaches further in and struggles to undo it. Finally getting it he pulls Nathan upward. And they break through the water. He swims Nathan to the shore and leaves him there, going back down for the others after taking a long breath. He goes down to the bottom, and looks in at the driver, it is Cooper. Cooper’s door is jammed so instead he goes over to Rachel’s door, the window was busted out during the impact. He reaches in and undoes her seat belt and pulls her out through the opening. They pull up towards the water, you can hear police sirens now and Haley has made her way down to Nathan. Lucas pulls Rachel over to where Nathan and Haley are. And puts her ashore. He treads water for a minute and then proceeds to go back under. He pushes his way back down to the drivers seat, he breaks the wind shield, Cooper is bleeding from the head, it seems he hit his head in the impact. Lucas grabs him and pulls Cooper is stuck, Luke needs another breath, he pushes his way to the surface. The police are there, he looks over and Nathan and Rachel are being tended to. He goes back under. When down he goes through and sees that Cooper’s jacket is jammed in the door. Lucas pulls at him but is having problems. He gives one giant tug at the coat tail and it rips. He grabs Cooper under the arms and pushes up after getting him out of the car. They break through the water and on the shore is an EMT waiting to take Cooper. Lucas is tired and huffing. He finally gets Cooper over to them. They take him and immediately put him on a stretcher and carry him up the hill. Lucas pulls himself out, and lays on the side of the stream. Scene fades to black.)
I enjoyed reading it too 
