Álvaro Gómez Gracia

Script: “Orion”

1. Night. Int. Child room.

Two children are lying in their room. They are looking the sky

through the window and discussing about many child’s issues. You

can see only two pairs of shoes. Fixed shoot. Without music.

Child 1

Really?

Child 2

Of course it’s true, else, where do you think the belt got its

name?

Ch1

I know that it comes from a giant born million years ago, but

how did he get to throw his belt so far?

Ch2

I’ve already said, he didn’t throw it. He punished all his wives

by hitting them with his belt, until one of them got really

angry and killed him. Then, she threw his belt with all her

strength and it reached the sky’s limit and now it’s held there

by the sky and its buckle will shine forever.

Ch1

Do you believe that Mum will be someday do something like that?

Ch2

What do you mean?

Ch1

Throw Dad’s belt when she gets tired of him.

Ch2

That won’t happen; Dad doesn’t treat Mum like Orion did his

wives.

Ch1

Yes, he does. I saw him one day when he came back drunk from the

pub and he took off his belt and hit her.

Ch2

That’s not true.

Ch1

Yes, it is.

Ch2

Well, anyway, Mum would never be able to launch so far.

(Timeout)

Ch2

Which of them would you like to live on?

Ch1

Why do I have to choose?

Ch2

Because you must live on one of them when you die.

Ch1

Don’t be stupid.

Ch2

I’m not stupid. I heard Father Paul say that when people die you

can go to two possible places: to hell, if you’re bad, or to

heaven if you’re good.

Ch1

And how you know you will go to heaven?

Ch2

Of course I’ll go to the heaven, stupid! And I will live on the

Great Bear.

Ch1

Why the Great Bear?

Ch2

‘Cause is the brightest and that’s ‘cause so many people live

here.

Ch1

That’s not true.

Ch2

Yes, it is and it’s full of fairs with candy shops and

amusements parks, where I can go every day. Have to hurry to

sign up, because if you don’t you want get in.

Ch1

Where do you sign?

Ch2

I don’t know, but I’m sure that it’s on some church computer.

Ch1

There are no computers in church. Don’t be stupid!

Ch2

Why not?

Ch1

Because the church doesn’t have Internet.

Ch2

How you know?

Ch1

Well, where would you connect the computer? There are no plugs.

(Timeout)

Ch1

Do you think that they’ll let me go with you?

Ch2

Where?

Ch1

To the Great Bear.

Ch2

I don’t know, there’s a lot of people on it.

Ch1

Sure, there’s plenty of room. Look at it, it’s huge!

Ch2

Do you believe that everyone will fit there? There must be

a hundred thousand people in the world.

Ch1

Then, how you know if you can go or not?

Ch2

They’ll make a test.

Ch1

A test? What sort of test?

Ch2

Like a school test: perhaps on Maths, English, Science and

Astronomy. Yes, they’ll surely ask about astronomy, because

it’ll be important to know the name of the stars nearby.

Ch1

Astronomy? What’s that? I don’t know anything about

astronomy.

Ch2

I think that we’ll study it in sixth class. Anyway, don’t

worry about it, because they’ll leave the books in the sky

so we can study it.

(Timeout)

Ch1

Do you believe that there will be pubs also?

Ch2

What?

Ch1

In the stars. Will there be pubs with beer?

Ch2

I don’t know. I guess so. Why do you want to know about

pubs?

Ch1

For Dad, so he can go there.

Ch2

Dad doesn’t go to pubs.

Ch1

Yes, he does every day. That’s why he smells like he does-

it’s the drink.

Ch2

Don’t be stupid. Mum smells like that too and she doesn’t

go to pubs.

Ch1

No, she just smells like that when her face is red, when

the neighbors come to dinner.

Ch2

That’s not true. Mum’s face goes red when she drinks wine

and that’s not alcohol.

Ch1

Anyway, I don’t like that smell. When aunty comes, she

kisses me and she always stinks of drink. I hate it.

Ch2

Why don’t you hide from her? I always do. You’ll learn how

when you grow up.

(Timeout)

Ch1

I’ll also go to the Great Bear. I’ve just decided.

Ch2

Why?

Ch1

Because, is the one I like best of all.

Ch2

You’re envious, you don’t know to decide anything by

yourself.

Ch1

I’m not envious, you always choose the best things.

Ch2

I chose it first, so you are envious.

Ch1

You don’t own everything. Anyway, you are not signed in

yet, so shut up!

Ch2

I don’t want to shut up, you always copy everything that I

do.

Ch1

That’s not true. Why not you let me go with you?

Ch2

Well, you can come with me if you want, but I’ll have

signed up before you.

Ch1

Why?

Ch2

Because I said it first.

Ch1

You’re so mean. You’re always the same.

Ch2

And you’re always crying, dwarf-fish.

Ch1

I’ll ask Mum if we can sign up at same time.

Ch2

That’s impossible, silly! And Mum has no idea about stuff

like that.

Ch1

Why not? She knows everything.

Ch2

Shut up, crybaby.

Ch1

I’m not a crybaby.

Ch2

Yes, you are…

2. Night. Ext. Crashed car.

One family at the time after a car accident. You can see

the father in shock, the mother nervous and bottles with

alcohol inside the car.