The Last Rose Standing

1. EXT PAVEMENT BESIDE ROAD DAY 1.

ISABELLE accidentally steps on a pink rose that was stuck in the grass beside the pavement. She bends down to pick it up, looks at it and then stuck in back into the grass and rushes off to class.

2. EXT OUTSIDE LECTURE HALL DAY 2.

DANIEL comes out of the lecture hall with his friends and heads to the vending machine. JEN looks up, sees DANIEL and friends and started nudging ISABELLE. Both girls look in the boys’ directions.

DANIEL
I will catch you guys later.

FRIEND 1
Sure. Do you need us to get anything from the canteen for you?

DANIEL
It’s alright. I brought something along.

DANIEL picks up the can of coffee from the vending machine, gives a quick wave at his friends and leaves in the opposite direction.

JEN
(Watches DANIEL disappears out of sight)
Where do you think he’s going?

ISABELLE
I don’t know, you’re such a nosey parker!

JEN
Aren’t you dying to know? Maybe he has a girlfriend and the sooner you know it, the sooner you can give up on him.

ISABELLE
I don’t think he has one to begin with . . . he’s always… alone

JEN sighs, shakes her head and turns back to her books.

ISABELLE stares thoughtfully in the direction which DANIEL went.

3. EXT PAVEMENT BESIDE ROAD DAY 3.

ISABELLE and JEN are walking along the pavement towards the bus stop. JEN sees a pink rose on the grass and stops to bend down to take a closer look at it.

JEN
Why is there a pink rose in the middle of nowhere?

ISABELLE
I saw the same one here on Monday.

JEN
This looks like a fresh rose. Look! There is a note attached to it.

Both girls bend down to have a closer look.

JEN
(Reads the note)
To my dearest Lizzy. Forever in my heart.

ISABELLE
Why would anyone throw a present here given by someone?

JEN
(Sniggering)
Maybe she hates the guy.

ISABELLE shrugs and stands to her feet.

JEN puts the rose back to where it originally was.

Both girls continue walking to the bus stop.

4. EXT VENDING MACHINE OUTSIDE LECTURE HALL DAY 4.

DANIEL slots a coin into the vending machine and quickly picks up the can of coffee. As he hurriedly runs down the stairs, he bumps into ISABELLE and JEN. His file drops onto the floor and notes fly out.

DANIEL
(Bends to pick up his notes)
I’m so sorry. Are you okay?

ISABELLE
(Looks up from the notes on the floor)
Yeah, I’m fine.

ISABELLE hands over the notes to DANIEL. DANIEL smiles at her and turns to walk away.

JEN
(Sighs)
Where is he always rushing to with that can of coffee?

Ignoring JEN, ISABELLE sees a photograph on the floor and picks it up.

ISABELLE’s reads what is at the back of the photograph. She looks up after a while, only to see him far away.

5. EXT PAVEMENT BESIDE ROAD DAY 5.

DANIEL opens the can of coffee and puts it beside the pink rose.

DANIEL
(Smiles at the rose)
Just on time. Not one second late. Here’s your one-can-a-day coffee, dear.

DANIEL turns to search his file for something and becomes frantic when he can’t seem to find it.

ISABELLE stretches her hand, with the photograph, from behind him.

ISABELLE
Are you looking for this?

DANIEL looks up to see ISABELLE holding a piece of photograph. He takes it from her.

DANIEL’s POV, shows the back of the photograph with a note signed off by LIZZY.

DANIEL turns the photograph around and it shows him putting his hand around LIZZY.

ISABELLE
Is she your girlfriend? Lizzy?

6. EXT PAVEMENT BESIDE ROAD - FLASHBACK DAY 6.

DANIEL is holding LIZZY’s hand while walking along the pavement. DANIEL whips out a can of coffee from behind and hands it to LIZZY.

LIZZY
Thanks! You remembered! This can always save my day.

DANIEL
I know, otherwise you will start falling asleep in class!

LIZZY
You know me too well!

DANIEL
How about giving you something else that might even brighten your day? (Whips out a pink rose from behind him)

LIZZY
It’s beautiful! (Takes the rose and sniffs at it). So I will be expecting a pink rose and a can of coffee everyday?

DANIEL
Anything for my princess!

A bus zooms pass them. DANIEL grabs LIZZY hands and run across the road.

The can of coffee accidentally fell out of LIZZY’s hands and she pulls away from DANIEL and runs after the can which was rolling downhill, not noticing an oncoming car.

DANIEL turns around just in time to see the car zooming past him and straight for ELIZABETH.

7. EXT PAVEMENT BESIDE ROAD DAY 7.

DANIEL’s POV at the photograph. Tears drop onto the photograph.

DANIEL
If only I didn’t pull her across the road…

ISABELLE looks on at him, tears welling up in her eyes. She slowly puts her hand onto DANIEL’s shoulders.

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