The Other Side of A Coin

Episode 3

{SFX: Something is broken. The clips weren’t playing as they were supposed to.}

[Scene: (199x) In the hospital. Nurses running wild. Dead bodies everywhere. An old lady is holding onto a boy as he was almost gone from this world. The nurse handed him {Sfx. radio scratch reload sound} (2000x) A few kids were playing in the field.]

Rahul: Yo, you gonna do it or what? If you don’t do something, she will be gone, man.

T: Well, I want to do something, but what am I gonna do? I’m kind of scared.

Rahul: Well, good luck then, you scared ass. {Sfx. Goes away, and T sits on the school floor.}

Thinker: I have a plan for you. Wanna hear it?

T: What?

Thinker: Why don’t you give her something?

T: Give what exactly? I don’t have any money or any ornaments… wait, ornaments. {Sfx. Channel change effect}

[Scene: (200x) In the washroom. 4/5 boys were harassing one boy.]

Boy1: What the fuck, T? They say you were going to give objection to the teacher about what happened in the rally, huh?

Boy2: {Sfx. Pushes T to a corner.}

Boy1: What are you going to do about it, huh? You fat fuck. LOL, look at you. You look more like a fucking girl than a boy. {Sfx. Others start laughing.}

Boy4: What do you want? Me to hit you again? Stop looking at me like that.

{Sfx. Hit him back. Hit him, you pussy. (Noise in T’s head.)}

T: Ey, bro, sorry. I think you misheard something. I wasn’t going to object about anything.

Boy1: LOL, you think that will be enough to make me believe you? Get fucked.

[Scene: Other boys lock the door from outside, leaving T inside. As their laugh could be heard even from the stairs, various things come to T’s mind as he sits in a corner, thinking about what he should do.]

T: Well, I’m fucked. What should I do now? There’s no one here. The school is almost over. I can’t scream, or others might make fun of me too if they know about the situation. What should I do? My head is heating up. I can’t think. {Sobs} What if I can’t reach home today? Mom will scold me to hell. Oh no, what the hell am I supposed to do? If I fought with them, dad will be very angry, and as mom said, others in the village might say something bad to them. {Sfx. T stands up, then sits again, holding onto his head in agonizing pain. Suddenly, he hears music coming from outside, the other side of the road.}

[Scene: As someone walks up to T, he looks up and sees someone just like him. As he gets closer to him, the music gets louder. /ZX/ (Check Yo Self – Ice Square).]

{Sfx. Channel changes.}

[Scene: T is sitting on a rooftop, a diary in his hand. After some time, he puts his diary beside him.]

T: Pain is something that is necessary to become strong. Happiness in life can be truly felt if you’ve suffered. Yes, that doesn’t mean you have to suffer and accept every trouble that’s been thrown at you. Not all trouble can help you learn something. There’s some you should stand up against. Suffering pain is one of many ways to make someone alone, but with loneliness, there’s something better waiting. The power of imagination can be used to the fullest when you are alone. I hope y’all are doing well. This episode was powered by:

[Check Yo Self by Ice Square]