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Old Man, New Town

An Old Man

An old man wakes up before sunrise and starts making breakfast before start eating the old man heard some noise outside of the house.

He walk towards the door very carefully then he heard a voice of a man from another side of the door.

...Stranger: Hey Ben it's me, Jim...

...Benjamin: (Benjamin opens the door) You came early?...

...Jim: I'm going to the city today so I thought I'll deliver. milk early...

...Benjamin: City?...

...Jim: Yeah I'm going to see my son and his family they don't like the village, I'll come back in 2 to 3 days...

...Benjamin: OK I want some extra milk today, I hope it's ok?...

...Jim: Yeah sure...

Benjamin takes the milk from Jim and closes the door immediately without saying goodbye after closing the door Benjamin feels that Jim is a good person so he opens the door again and says goodbye to Jim and closes the door again.

After breakfast, Benjamin starts working out, as a 70 years old man he trains very well while training Benjamin keeps using his asthma pump.

After finishing the workout Benjamin starts cleaning the house and making food he keeps watching clock while cooking, after cooking Benjamin sits on the rocking chair keeps looking at the clock and outside of the house through a window, and starts waiting.

After a few minutes, Benjamin sees the car through a window and he starts smiling, Benjamin walks quickly and opens the door he keeps smiling and looking at the car, the car stops in front of his house and the girl came out of the car and runs towards Benjamin and hug him.

...Girl: Grandpa!...

...Benjamin: How are you, baby girl...

(Couple step out of the car)

...Benjamin: Hey, how are you, Drake? (Hug Drake) my boy....

...Drake: What's up dad?...

...Benjamin: How are you Ashley (Hug Ashley)...

...Ashley: Sophia, did you give grandpa his present?...

...Benjamin: A present?...

...Sophia: Yes grandpa I bought a present for you......

...Benjamin: Wait you bought it?...

...Sophia: Yes I bought it why?...

...Benjamin: How did you manage to buy that?...

...Sophia: I'll tell you everything but right now I'm starving, can we just eat?...

Everyone have lunch and took a nap while Benjamin open his house basement. The basement is full of weapons (Guns, Rifles, Knives, etc) he starts cleaning some guns suddenly Sophia has arrived and Benjamin is shocked.

...Benjamin: Shit Sophia come on...

...Sophia: (Laughing)...

...Benjamin: Never do that again...

...Sophia: I thought you said you were never scared of anyone...

...Benjamin: I wasn't scared I was just shocked to see you here...

...Sophia: Technically it's the same thing...

...Benjamin: No it's not...

Sophia asked Benjamin to try some target shooting in the open-air first Benjamin refused to do this but after Sophia insists Benjamin agrees with her and both grabbed some weapons in the open air and try some target shooting, on the other hand, Ashley watched this from the house window.

A Birthday Party

Ashley talks to Drake about Sophia and that she's doing target shooting outside with Benjamin, Drake understands that Ashley doesn't like what she sees he tells her that he will talk to Benjamin about this.

...Benjamin's Birthday...

Drake orders a cake for Benjamin's birthday and talks to Benjamin about that how his dangerous hobbies affect Sophia.

...Drake: Dad, you know life is completely different in Houston...

...Benjamin: I know...

...Drake: Dad, you live here, your whole life you don't know how these things I mean......

...Benjamin: Drake, your good at wasting time come on spit it out...

...Drake: Dad, Ashley doesn't like that you were target shooting with Sophia...

...Benjamin: (Try to control his emotions) I can understand I'll keep in mind next time...

...Drake: Thanks let's cut the cake...

For years Benjamin lives alone in Wales, Texas he always feels lonely but when Drake visits his home with his family Benjamin feels alive. Benjamin loves his granddaughter and he sees the world differently, that's why he tries to teach Sophia some self-defense tricks.

Ashley and Sophia are waiting for Benjamin to come and cut the cake but Benjamin feels bad about Drake and his small discussion, but he's hiding his emotions.

After cutting the cake Drake talks to Ashley that she doesn't have to worry about Sophia anymore because he has already talked to his father, while Sophia goes out of the house where she sees his grandfather sitting there with the leftover cake.

...Sophia: How's the cake?...

...Benjamin: It's good actually, very delicious...

...Sophia: (Laugh) You're not a goodlier...

...Benjamin: (Smile) You're dad always liked this flavor since he was a kid...

...Sophia: And you never tell him that you hated it...

...Benjamin: It's ok...

...Sophia: I bought a present for you...

...Benjamin: You don't have to......

(Sophia gives Benjamin a wooden pen with his name on it)

...Benjamin: Wow it's... it's beautiful how did you......

...Sophia: I started a part-time job a few months back and that's how I can afford to buy a present for you...

...Benjamin: Sweetheart this is beautiful but you don't have to......

...Sophia: You deserve it dad mentioned that you stop taking gifts from anyone since grandma died...

(Benjamin looks at the pen and then hugs Sophia)

...Benjamin: Thank you, sweetie...

Drake starts packing and Ashley helps him meanwhile Sophia turn on her grandma's old tape recorder and starts dancing soon Benjamin joined her and they dance together.

Drake and Ashley heard the music they see Benjamin and Sophia dancing and they join them while dancing with everyone Benjamin slowly see his wife's picture on the wall and he imagines that his wife dancing with all of them.

After the dance party, everyone went to sleep and Benjamin starts cleaning the house.

...Next Morning...

Benjamin gave a present to Sophia it was a knife with a handle of wood Sophia sees that like her present Benjamin also wrote her name on the wood after breakfast Drake wishes goodbye to Benjamin and takes his family back to Houston.

Life in The City

Drake is a manager of a Four Seasons Hotel, Drake is about to leave for work when Ashley calls Drake.

...Ashley: Sophia is getting late for her class so drop her at her school...

...Drake: Babe, I have a meeting today and I'm already very late can you drop her...

...Ashley: Honey, please I'm very tired...

...Sophia: Mom, I can go by myself...

(Sophia grabbed her books)

...Sophia: Goodbye Mom, Goodbye Dad...

(Ashley look at Drake)

...Drake: It's ok she's grown up now, she can take care of herself...

Drake leaves for work, after taking a nap Ashley organized Sophia's stuff and she found a knife that Benjamin gave Sophia. Ashley looked and Sophia's name was written on it, Ashley starts getting upset.

...Same Day At Night - Dinner...

Ashley cooked a steak Drake loved steak but Sophia never like a steak, Sophia try to cut a piece of steak and Ashley looked at her.

...Ashley: Sophia, What are you doing?...

...Sophia: Trying to cut a small piece...

(Ashley put Sophia's knife on the table)

...Ashley: Maybe this will help...

(Drake looks knife and then at Ashley)

...Drake: Ashley, What is this...

...Ashley: Why don't you ask your daughter...

...Drake: Sophia?...

(Sophia keeps looking down)

...Sophia: Dad, it's nothing just a gift...

...Drake: Who gave it to you?...

...Ashley: Obviously, your father...

...Drake: Sophia, what's wrong with you?...

...Sophia: Dad, it's not dangerous...

...Drake: It's a knife it is dangerous you don't need a knife...

...Sophia: Dad......

...Drake: Sophia it's a weapon...

...Sophia: Dad, it's just a gift...

...Drake: Sweetie, listen to me you can't have a weapon, grandpa doesn't know how life is in the city...

Drake took Sophia's knife and lock it in his cupboard, Drake and Ashley both are very on Benjamin for gifting a knife to Sophia.

...Next Morning - Breakfast...

Drake and Ashley having breakfast but Sophia is in her room. Ashley keeps calling her but she doesn't respond, Drake is about to stand up but Ashley stopped him. Ashley stands up and enters Sophia's room. Sophia pretends to sleep but Ashley sees her face and she realizes that Sophia was crying.

Ashley cleans up Sophia's tears on her face and hugs her. Sophia opens her eyes and looks at her mother. Sophia requests her mother that she won't use the knife but she will keep it because her grandpa gives it to her.

Ashley open the cupboard and give Sophia her knife, Drake didn't like that but he didn't say anything to Ashley or Sophia.

Sophia puts her knife in her cupboard in front of a picture of Benjamin, she looks at Benjamin's picture and smiles. Sophia came out of her room and have breakfast with her parents.

Drake didn't like that Sophia is keeping a knife but he is happy that his daughter is having breakfast with everyone that's why Drake keep smiling and looking at Ashley and Sophia while breakfasting.

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