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Haters who Fall in Love 2018-7

Int. Day, JASON’s new company building

JASON walks into an elevator, the door is closing. EMMA walks into the building with a brunch of paper work in her hand-bag.

EMMA:

(Whispers to herself)

Alright, these are for Jason. You can do it, just walk in, give him the bag, and leave. No explanation, no expectation. Perfect.

(shouts) Wait!

JASON puts his hand forward to stop the door from closing. EMMA runs into the elevator in a hurry. She smoothes her rumpled clothes and checks her hair.

EMMA:

Thank you.

EMMA turns around with a smile, and that smile hangs itself on EMMA’s face awkwardly, failed to disappear or reappear. She felt her heart shrinks at the moment she catches JASON with her eyes.

EMMA (COUNT’D):

Jason.

JASON:

Never expect to see you here. What are you doing here?

Suddenly, the ELEVATOR stops, getting stuck between cafeteria floor and office area.

EMMA:

What’s going/ on?

ELEVATOR:

I’m sorry to inform you that, there have been some technical difficulties with our elevators now. There will be no danger, so all the passengers may stay calm and enjoy your time trapping in an elevator.

EMMA:

What the beep----! Great! No wonder your company is losing Jason, get stuck in an elevator the first time I pay your dear new company building a visit. A VERY - NICE welcoming, Jason. I appreciate it. Now can you please stay away from me?

JASON:

Emma, there’s nowhere else to go! What do you expect me to do? Climb on top of the elevator like a spy or a ninja?

EMMA:

Yeah, can you do that?

JASON rolls his eyes.

EMMA (smiling):

Please?

JASON:

Alright, I’ll stay away from you as farrrr as I can.

(in a lower voice) Damn this stupid elevator!

EMMA rolls her eyes at JASON then turns her back to him.

EMMA:

(in a lower voice)

Typical. Just blame the elevator.

An awkward silence.

JASON:

So...why are you here?

EMMA doesn’t answer immediately, blushes climb up to her cheeks. She holds the bag in front of her, so JASON won’t see it.

JASON(COUNT’D):

I saw it! The bag. Why are you hiding that away from me? Wait, don’t tell me you are going to sue me or something! Hey, listen, I know you hate me, but let’s not take personal feelings into business…

EMMA turns around to face JASON.

EMMA:

Are you stupid or something? These are paper works that’s gonna help you win this case and cost me lost! Beep---- Jason! If I don’t take my beep--- personal feelings into business, I am not going to be here holding those wining insurance for you and getting trapped in this stupid elevator!

ELEVATOR:

Uhhhh… Excuse me?

Suddenly, the electricity of the elevator goes out. In darkness, EMMA bumps her head against the elevator wall.

EMMA:

Beep-----!

ELEVATOR:

Uhhhhh… I’m sorry to inform you that the electricity are just crossing over each other and don’t know where they are suppose to be. So… you guys are probably in darkness right now? I guess the elevators are still safe? So… just… uhhh… keep calm and… stay safe. Hope you have a nice day? (in a lower voice) Maybe?

EMMA:

Seriously? This is just the worst day in my life.

JASON opens his mouth tries to speak, but then he seems to be enlightened. This can be a chance. JASON takes a deep breath.

JASON:

Uhhhh… Emma?

EMMA pretends that she didn’t hear JASON.

JASON:

Emma? / Can you…

EMMA:

What.

JASON:

Can you… can you come over here? On my side, I mean, PHYSICALLY! Physically on my side. J…just… where I can feel… ur… your existence. I mean—uh (with sigh). Did I say anything that makes sense? God damn it.

EMMA:

WHAT?

JASON takes another deep breath.

JASON:

I…I’m…I’m scared of dark.

EMMA:

Of course you are, what do I expect…… Wait, WHAT?

JASON:

Emma~ Please~

EMMA sighs and walks over to JASON in big steps, a little bit in a rush but quietly. She doesn’t want anyone to hear her worry. Now she is on JASON’s side, physically. JASON moves closer to EMMA, to where their fingers can touch if any movement occurs. EMMA stays there, failed to move away.

ELEVATOR:

Since you guys might be bored trapping in a STUPID elevator, maybe we can create some wonderful memories together. I always feel like people who hate each other accurately are feeling the most deeply for one another. They are the ones who know each other the best. They are like magnets attracting and repelling each other, can’t get closer, but can’t be further apart.

EMMA turns on the flashlight on her phone.

EMMA:

(whispers) it’s all right, I’m on your side now.

(back to normal tone and voice)

Physically. Are you a baby?

JASON smiles, he doesn’t talk back as he would do on any other day. He is enjoying this moment, which EMMA is so close to him. EMMA doesn’t keep on attacking JASON as she would do on any other day. She is trying to lower the blush on her face.

ELEVATOR:

But when they are forced to be in the same space, in darkness where it is okay to stop pretending, like now, they can hear their own heart. They would feel the heartbeats telling them how they feel for each other. They would breathe softly so no one wakes the dream. And they can hear their own heartbeats, getting faster and faster, louder and louder, harder and harder.

Suddenly, JASON holds EMMA’s hand, tight enough to keep EMMA from escape, and gentle enough to not hurt EMMA.

EMMA: JASON:

Jason! Emma.

Oh, I’m sorry you go first. You first.

(A pause.)

It’s just… It’s just…

Oh, uhhhhh…

A silence.

Then JASON starts talking, in a higher-than-usual-pitch. He talks in a rush, trying to tell EMMA his feelings about her before the feeling flows out itself.

JASON:

I like you, Emma! I… it’s… it started… a long time ago. A few month after you became the employee of my company. (smiles) The year we spent working together, it was… the best time of my life. And wh…when you leave the company, I just started to realize that I already fell in love with you. I wanted you to stay, but you refused. I… I don’t know what to do. I wanted to tell you that I love you… but every time I see you ignoring me, getting angry at me, I said to myself... maybe, maybe this is good enough, at least she noticed me, and hates me, at least… I have a spot in her heart. This is good enough.

(A pause.)JASON laughs at himself.

I know you would probably feel sick right now, and will never talk to me anymore.

With the flashlight on, JASON looks into EMMA’s eyes. They are shining and beautiful, as they always are, even the look of shock is so beautiful. JASON smiles, turns to EMMA and holds EMMA’s face gently with his free hand. JASON leans in, closer to EMMA’s face, until their foreheads touch, until they can only see each other in their eyes.

JASON(COUNT’D):

But I just can’t keep it in anymore.

I just want you to know that (whispers) I love you.

JASON kisses EMMA. EMMA doesn’t resist. She just stands still like she has been turned into a statue, except that, inside her, something just melt and begin to burn. She feels like her heart might just stops pumping for a second.

ELEVATOR:

So if they get any closer, to which they can only have each other in the moment, they can hear their heartbeats mixing, pounding on the same beat, faster and faster, louder and louder, like millions of butterflies just breaking out of their cocoons, shaking their wings for the very first time.

The kiss ends. JASON let go of EMMA’s face and hand.

JASON: (sad and embarrassed)

I’m…I’m sorry for my ru----

EMMA kisses JASON, JASON is in shock for 3 seconds, and then he smiles. He cannot help it, so does EMMA. Their teeth hit, but neither of them stop the kiss. Just laughing and kissing.

ELEVATOR:

Then the two magnets would finally find the right ends to be together, just one little turn would do it. Hope you have a great memory being trapped in this stupid elevator.

The kiss ends. EMMA puts both of her hands in JASON’s hands.

EMMA:

(whispers) I love you too. Never apologize for that.

(back to normal voice) I… I’ve never heard that story before. Only if I could realize this earlier…

JASON:

Shhhhhh. This is good enough .............. for the best day of my life.

They kiss again. The elevator starts, it stops at the office area and the door opens. There are tons of employees standing outside prepare to meet their boss. But when the door opens, they are all shocked by what they see. Someone drops a folder.

AN EMPLOYEE:

We’re good! Everything’s fine! You guys continue! We see nothing!

Then all the employees just turn their back to the elevator and cover their eyes. The door of elevator closes and elevator keeps rising, so is the temperature and love inside the door.

Some Words from Writer

This is my first Rom-Com, quite a challenge to me. As I think that make people think is easier than make people happy, and I have no confidence in writing romantic stories as the chemistry is hard to describe or show. But one of the teacher said this is a good chance for me to try out a new writing style, can have a happy ending instead of a dark or heavy one. Then I thought I have nothing to lose, if I failed, it meant I was not ready for that writing style; if I success, or at least people think it is good, it meant I can explore another writing style.

So I tried, and I read the first draft to my sweet suit mates, they were very into this story and reacting like they are watching a rom-com. Maybe they are just being nice, but their reaction encouraged me, so I kept on working on it and eventually performed it on the writers’ cafe and won “the loudest laughter and applause” according to our counselor. I was happy and very glad that this worked out well.

Always try new things, cause you never know where is the limit you can reach.

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