Here's another version of the story contributed by Randy. Enjoy reading.. :))
I lead a promising life.
I got a perfect family. I have a good stable job. I have a car. I have everything I want. Yet, I won’t be seeing all these anymore…
“You have only 7 days to live in this mortal world.”
What will you do if you were me?
Chapter 1I was facilitating a class when I felt giddy and I fainted. When I woke up, I saw myself at the sick bay. Surrounded me were my students.
“Mr Wong, just now after you fainted, we just send you to the sick bay. Are you feeling better now?”
“I am feeling a lot better. Thanks.”
My students left the sick bay and I packed my bag. While packing, I received a call from my family doctor. He wants to see me immediately.
“I got something urgent to tell you, please come to my clinic as soon as possible.”
I rushed to the car park and drove off quickly.
While driving, I was thinking what made my doctor wanting to see me so urgently.”
I reached the clinic and my family doctor shows me a report file.
“Open it, and I tell you what happened.”
I knew something bad is going to happen on me. I wasn’t in good health recently and my family doctor asked me to do a full body check up. It should be a positive one, I hope…..
I open and saw something, which I never expect it to happen on me.
“You got an unknown kind of disease, similar to cancer but much more fatal. I afraid…”
“Doctor, please tell me why I got this kind of disease! Please!”
“It was a rare case. This is the first of its kind and there is no cure on it. I afraid you only left 7 days to live because all your blood cells cannot fight anymore and during these 7 days, your body organs will start to fail.”
I went silence for a moment. Why is it me? Why not others?
Chapter 2
“Hey, are you still there?”
“Yah, I am here.”
“I hope you can prepare for the worst.”
I took the report file and left the clinic. Holding on the fight tightly, the strong side of me suddenly becomes weaken, just because….
I only left with 7 days to live.
I went home for dinner. My wife was cooking. My sister was listening to her MP3 player. My daughter was playing with her soft toy.
I looked at them and my watch. I looked at the altar. I looked at my living room and the calendar. I knew one thing, time is running up.
I went to my room. I kept the report file in a secret place.
I went to take a bath.
After my bath, I went to have dinner with my family members. They were smiling happily. I can’t bear to tell what happened on me yet in my heart, I am worried.
What if I just leave like this? How are they going to survive?
“I got something to announce.”
My family members all turn their attention to me.
“I…decided to…buy a new computer to replace our old one.”
My sister was the most happy among all.
“Thanks brother!”
1 day gone. 6 days left.
Chapter 3
I brought them to a computer shop the next day. Looking at their smiles, I felt…happy for the moment.
We settled on a laptop and we went for dinner. Seeing them munching happily, I guess that’s pure happiness.
2 days gone, 5 days left.
Chapter 4Today is a Sunday. It was our usual family day. I brought my whole family to the nearby park for a stroll.
My daughter and sister was playing kite. My wife and I sat on a bench.
We were chatting about our future plan. In 2 years time, we hope to have another child and perhaps move to a newer flat in Punggol. My wife also intends to further her studies in Australia.
I will support what she plans in the future financially. Yet, I am sad because I can no longer support her emotionally.
The sun sets beautifully. Perhaps this might be the last sunset I am looking at?
3 days gone, 4 days left.
Chapter 5
Monday blues. Indeed.
I decided to take a bus to school. And I was late for lesson. All the students were waiting for me to start the class.
Lunch time, I had Fish and Chips. It was my favourite western dish and I love my wife’s one.
Suddenly, I received an unknown message.
“I know your days are numbered. Give me all your money to me or else, prepared to see your family members disappear in this world.”
Someone knew me very well but why he wants to do this kind of thing to me?
At night, I was so sleepy that I went to bed first. My wife was attending a company event and therefore reaching home late.
While sleeping, I had this dream…
I dreamt of my wife being struggle to death by an unknown guy. When I found out, it was too late.
This dream seems to be too real that I was sweating throughout my sleep.
I woke up and went downstairs. I saw my wife.
“Hubby, thanks for waiting for me downstairs.”
I was glad that nothing happened to my wife but….something happened near us. We turn behind and saw a woman being struggle by a robber. The robber was holding a chopper.
We were so afraid that we immediately rush to the lift and went back home.
That night, I was so afraid that I keep consuming sleeping pills, just to forget what had just happened.
4 days gone, 3 days left.
Chapter 6I woke up in the morning, preparing myself for work.
On the way to the bus stop, I felt someone is following me. I begin to walk faster. Suddenly, I felt something hit on my head and I fainted.
When I regain consciousness, it was at night and I saw myself in a house. It looks familiar.
I turn my head, and saw…my wife? She was unconscious and her hands were tied on a chair.
I looked at the picture frame. It was… my ex-girlfriend, Jenny.
“Surprised to see me?”
“Why did you want to…?”
“Just because I don’t like your wife! She snatches you from me. Tell me, you still love me right?”
Looking at her evil smile, I didn’t know she changed so much.
“No way, I only love my one and only. Faster release us or I shall…”
“XXXX off, I want you to have a taste of what you did to me. It was so painful that I shall never forget it and it is all because of her!!”
She points to my wife.
“Don’t you remember we were so happily together for 3 years until she appears? She is just a ugly duckling. WHY DO YOU ENDED UP CHOOSING HER?”
She keeps slapping me and pushes me down to the floor.
“I am going to tied you up together with your wife.”
She tied my hands together with my wife. I keep holding on my wife’s hand, hoping she will gain consciousness.
5 days gone, 2 days left.
Chapter 7
In the middle of night, I felt my wife’s hand moving. She regains consciousness.
“Hubby, is it you?”
“Shhh, talk softly. We got kidnap by my ex girlfriend”
“Why would she want to kidnap us?”
“I don’t know why. Anyway, I try to untie both of us then we secretly escape, okay?”
I try to untie both of us.
“Ok, untied. I tell you, dear. We walk softly so she won’t be able to hear our footstep. Then we just quickly run.”
We walk and try to unlock the door softly. Out of a sudden, I saw Jenny walking towards the apartment. I quickly hold my wife’s hand, open the door and rush towards the staircase.
While running for our lives, I keep gasping for breath but in my mind, I just want to save my wife from being hurt.
We stop at a void deck. I saw my wife, sweating. I took a handkerchief to wipe her sweats off.
“You haven’t told me why she wants to kidnap us?”
“I guess hatred was in her mind. No matter what, I will never let her harm anyone of us, especially you dear.”
It was the 6th day. I knew soon, I will vanish from this earth. I don’t want to be selfish, yet I am afraid if I tell my wife about what will happen to me tomorrow, she might not be able to accept the fact.
Chapter 8
The whole day, I was in the moody mode. I don’t want to die so fast, yet I can’t escape the fact.
Looking at our family photos, my heart is full of sorrow. It was a painful one.
I decided to pluck up my courage and tell my whole family about it.
At night, we have our dinner. I took this last chance to tell everyone.
“I got something to announce. I am, leaving….”
“Their faces looked shocked.
“I got a weird disease and I only left till tonight to live. After tonight, I will….”
I can’t control my emotion well. Neither my family members. They all went to hug me, crying.
This was the saddest moment in my life.
After dinner, we went to the master bedroom. We had a long chat till 11 plus.
I was so restless. I feel like closing my eyes. Yet, I can’t bear too.
Time was so short.
But this time, I have to close, to end the sufferings.
My wife keeps holding my hand. Looking at her sweet pair of eyes, how I wish in my next life, I can meet her, my sister and my daughter again.
I lie on the bed, motionlessly.
Just waiting for my time, to finish.
-pei Xin
Our meeting today mainly was to come out with a story first. We started with someone writing chapter 1 followed by the rest writing the next chapter. This allow everyone to contribute their part to the team, also, the combination of different ideas through each individuals. Story will be refine definitely, here's a draft to it.
Chapter 1
Setting: Dark enclose room
Character: A guy
Story: Start with an establishing shot of the room.
Camera tilts down to reveal a person seated, blindfolded with his hands behind his back.
Perspiration runs down his brows as his breathing gets heavier. Sounds around the room amplify heighten the mood in the room.
Camera pans slowly around the room into blackness as a flashback is brought to mind.
Chapter 2
He was sitting alone at a deserted bus stop. There is no incoming bus; he is waiting for something, looking forward to…
He received a call from the unknown, he answer but there is no reply…there’s static noises, like someone trying to call him but couldn’t get through.
He looks at his watch, time pass by…until it stops, slowly until a certain time.
Everything freezes, the camera will zoom out and you will see this guy behind then blackout.
Chapter 3
His head hurts as though he has been knocked by something hard. He opens his eye and scrutinized around the room. (camera panning around the room).
He heard strange sounds coming from the room. (crickets, wind, dog howling). The door starts to creak open, he saw a silhouette emerging through the door.
The man started to walk towards him with a mask wore on him…
Chapter 4
Fear strike him and he begins to hyperventilate, thoughts race through his mind; he wonders what he has done that has led to this. His life flashes before him; what he has achieved, what he hasn’t and his regrets. He regrets not saying bye and that he loves her to hi mother etc etc.
As the person moves closer to him, he shouts out to him but the person doesn’t answer instead, the person stands at a distance and stare at him.
Minutes turns to hours and yet the person stands there unflinching, he now gives up trying to communicate with the person instead, he takes in the room and thinks of how he would be able to escape.
Chapter 5Everything was paused for a second.
His mind went blank for a moment. The person took out his mask.
“How come it is you?”
It was none other but his long time buddy.
“Have you ever suffered before? I shall let you have a taste of sufferings. You “so called good deed” ruined my life completely!”
He looks at his long time buddy, shocked. He went to question himself, what he did to ruin his long time buddy’s life.
Chapter 6
To be continued...
-Pei xin
