REVENGE: THE ULTIMATE PLANNING ch 1

Scene: A crowded graduation hall, evening. Lights dimmed. Cheers echo around. Aeryn stands alone near the exit, holding his diploma in one hand and checking his buzzing phone with the other.

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

*Graduation day. Top of the class. Yet… I feel cold.*

any male

Nico!You did it! Valedictorian!

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

Yeah… thanks.

His phone vibrates. A notification pops up

Bridget sulvian (mom of mc)(O)

Call me. Urgent.

Bridget sulvian (mom of mc)(O)

He’s gone.

Bridget sulvian (mom of mc)(O)

Aeryn

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

*What? What does she mean gone?*

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

Hold on. I need to take this

He steps away from the crowd, the noise fading behind him

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

Mom? What’s going on? What happened to Caelan?

Bridget sulvian (mom of mc)(O)

Aeryn… come home. Your brother… Caelan… He’s dead.(voice trembling)

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

…What? No. What do you mean?

Bridget sulvian (mom of mc)(O)

They said… he ended his life. It was… sudden

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

What? That doesn’t make sense! I talked to him a week ago! He said he was fine!

Bridget sulvian (mom of mc)(O)

Come home. Please.

Aeryn goes quiet. The sounds of clapping and cheers fade into nothing. Just a ringing in his ears.

Aeryn drops his phone. The background fades. A cut to black follows.

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

He was my brother. He raised me. He never said he was hurting. Why didn’t I know?

Scene changes : we see him at the airport of his country

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

I am home! Cael!

Scene Shift: Family Mansion – Entry Hall]

> Heavy oak doors creak open. The air inside is cold, sterile. Photos of Caelan smile from every wall—but no one else in the house does.

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

*No bruises. No scars. Not a single sign. But his smile in that photo... ...it wasn’t real.*

Bridget sulvian (mom of mc)(O)

You need to be strong. It’s what Caelan would want.

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

You spoke to him last… didn’t you?

Bridget sulvian (mom of mc)(O)

(quietly) The night it happened. He said he was fine. He was… lying, wasn’t he?

[Scene Shift: Upstairs Hallway –night]

> Aeryn walks slowly toward Caelan’s room. The door is locked. Dust gathers at the edges.

Servant:We were never allowed in, sir. He kept it… private.

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

Ok leave

He sees a journal peeking out from under the bed

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

What’s this?

He pulls it out. Opens it. The first page reads:

Caelan’s Journal: “If someone finds this... I’m sorry. But please know... I tried.”

aeryn sulvian (mc)(RO)

AEryn (internal): He didn’t kill himself. He was crying for help. And I wasn’t there.

You think you know someone until you read their silence

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