Double Dose
FADE IN…
INT.
LIVING ROOM 1 – DAY
Vinay,
20 is sitting on sofa and reading newspaper. In nearby sofa his friend Sanjeev also
20 is lying and reading a magzine.
Just
then Vinay looks at next page and his eyes get spread with surprise.
VINAY
Hey
buddy, what is this date
rape
drug exactly?
Sanjeev
keeps reading.
VINAY
Asking
you dude!!
Sanjeev throws a leaf of tablets at Vinay.
SANJEEV
This
is it.
Vinay
catches the leaf and looks shocked.
VINAY
What!!
What is this?
Sanjeev
gets up in his sofa and stifles a yawn.
SANJEEV
This is called date rape
drug.
VINAY
Really!!
Vinay
looks at the drug carefully and tries to read.
VINAY
How
is it used ?
SANJEEV
Nothing.
Just slip in girl’s
drink.
That’s it.
VINAY
Can’t
be found out by taste?
SANJEEV
Nopes.
It doesn’t have any taste.
It’s
tasteless.
VINAY
No
change in drinks’ color!!
SANJEEV
No.
Colorless too.
VINAY
And
what happens after taking it?
SANJEEV
Well.
The one who takes it falls
asleep.
And meanwhile anything happens
to
him he or she will not know.
VINAY
O
really! A girl won’t even know if
she
is raped.
SANJEEV
Asshole.
That’s why it is called date
rape
drug.
VINAY
But
how yar! How’s it possible? Why
the
girl won’t know anything?
SANJEEV
Well,
when the person who has taken the
drug
wakes up he doesn’t remember anything.
He
suffers from retrograde amnesia.
VINAY
Suffer
from what?
SANJEEV
Retrograde
amnesia.
VINAY
Hmmm.
By the way, what is this drug
doing
with you?
Vinay
looks at Sanjeev with a smile. Sanjeev snatches the leaf from Vinay.
SANJEEV
Just
mind your business. O.K.
Sanjeev
then goes to another room.
INT.
BEDROOM – DAY
Komal, 20 is
lying on bed, in front of her laptop. She is looking at the picture of a boy on
facebook site. Her friend Zoya, 20 is sitting on chair and copying something
from a copy to her copy. Zoya looks at komal.
ZOYA
Komal,
What are you looking at?
KOMAL
Nothing.
Looking at my dream boy.
Zoya
keeps her copies aside.
ZOYA
Do
you believe in such online
Relations!
Do they even persist?
KOMAL
Ya.
why not? Afterall people who
are
online are also people. They
are
not ghosts. And they also have
feelings.
ZOYA
But
there can be people of all
kind
– fraud, criminal, desperates.
How
can you trust them?
KOMAL
Well
one can always make out who
is
who. And Kunal is not like this.
ZOYA
Well
have you met him face to
face.
KOMAL
Not
yet. But he is insisting.
ZOYA
So
you wanna go to meet him ?
KOMAL
Ya
thinking.
ZOYA
Meet
him in public place first.
KOMAL
He
says he stays alone and wants
me
to meet him at his place only.
Zoya
simply looks at Komal.
INT.
BATHROOM – DAY
Ruby beautiful
girl of 24, is taking shower in her bathroom.
INT.
BEDROOM – DAY
Ruby
comes to her room. She looks at the calendar. She takes a marker and rounds of 11th April, 2013. She picks
a dress lying on her bed and looks at mirror.
INT.
LIVING ROOM – DAY
Ruby
comes to living room. She picks up her red purse and goes out of the room.
INT.
RISHAB’S BEDROOM – DAY
Rishab,
25 is sitting on sofa. He picks an envelope lying on sofa and tears it. There is
money in it. He counts the money and puts it in his wallet. He then goes to the
wardrobe and keeps the wallet in the back-pocket of his jeans.
He
then goes to the table. A laptop is lying there. He inserts the leads of the charger
in the switchboard.
He
then goes to other room.
INT.
RISHAB’S BATHROOM – DAY
Rishab is
taking shower.
INT.
RISHAB’S LIVING ROOM – DAY
Rishab
comes in the room. He wears a red T-shirt and blue jeans. He applies some
lotion to his face and combs his hairs. Just then we hear door-bell ringing. Rishab
runs towards the door.
INT.
RISHAB’S LIVING ROOM/DOOR – DAY
Rishab opens
the door. Ruby is standing there. Rishab and Ruby look at each other.
RUBY
Hey!!
RISHAB
Hi!
Rishab
keeps looking at beautiful Ruby.
RUBY
What?
RISHAB
Nn..nothing.
You are more beautiful
than
your photo on facebook.
RUBY
Ha
ha. Really! Thanks. Now will
you
keep me standing here only or?
RISHAB
Oh..sorry..
please come in.
Rishab
and Ruby come inside.
INT.
RISHAB’S LIVING ROOM – DAY
Rishab
and Ruby sit on sofa in front of each other.
RISHAB
So how do you find me?
RUBY
Little
nervous.
RISHAB
Oh..ha
ha. Ya I get nervous in
front
of beautiful girls. Well
otherwise
did you like me?
RUBY
Ya.
I have liked you. That’s why
I have
come to meet you.
RISHAB
Well
that was online. What about now,
in
person?
RUBY
You
are not bad. I like you.
RISHAB
Oh
Thank you (smiles.
RUBY
Well
I am feeling little thirsty.
RISHAB
Oh
sorry sorry. I am so stupid.
Please
wait. I will just come.
Rishab
gets up and goes to kitchen.
INT.
RISHAB’S KITCHEN – DAY
Rishab
take two glasses. He takes out a coca-cola bottle from the fridge and pours in
two glasses. In one of the glass he then slips a pill and stirs it. He puts a
straw in that glass. He puts the glasses on a tray and goes out of the kitchen.
INT.
RISHAB’S LIVING ROOM – DAY
Rishab
keeps the tray on the table. He gives the glass with straw to ruby.
RUBY
Thanks.
Ruby
then shows a drawing to Rishab crossing over the other glass.
RUBY
Have
you made this sketch?
Rishab
takes the sketch and looks at it.
RISHAB
Ya.
RUBY
Really
it’s awesome.
RISHAB
Oh
thanks.
RUBY
Can
I keep this one?
RISHAB
Sure
sure.
RUBY
Thanks.
Ruby
puts the sketch in her purse. She then takes the glass of coca-cola.
RUBY
You also have.
RISHAB
Ya ..ya.
Rishab
takes the other glass and starts sipping. He looks at Ruby with caution.
RUBY
So
don’t you get bored alone?
RISHAB
Ya.
But what can one do? Have to
live.
RUBY
So
what do you do all day long?
RISHAB
Nothing
much. After coaching if I
have
spare time I make sketches.
And
then chat with you on fb.
RUBY
Ha
ha. So when is your exam starting..
Just
then ruby keeps her hand on her fore-head.
RISHAB
What
happened? Are you ok?
RUBY
What
have you added in it?
RISHAB
What
..what are you saying…
Ruby
puts both of her hands on each side of her head. She looks at Rishab. His face
looks blurred. But she can see he is smiling wickedly.
INT.
RISHAB’S LIVING ROOM – DAY
Rishab
smiles. He then finishes his glass in one gulp.
He
lifts Ruby and carries her towards bedroom.
INT.
RISHAB’S BEDROOM – DAY
Rishab
brings Ruby in the bedroom and puts her on the bed. He takes his T-shirt off. He
then starts opening the buttons of her shirt. The screen then goes black.
INT.
LIVING ROOM – DAY
The
screen opens again. Clock tells us time 6.00 pm. The calander tells us date 12th
April. We see Rishab is lying on the bed. Slowly he gets up. He keeps his hands
on the sides of his heads. He looks at the room. It looks blurry but soon it
becomes clear.
Rishab
gets up and looks here and there.
He
goes and checks his pocket. He takes out the wallet and checks it. It’s empty.
RISHAB
Oh
shit.
He
looks at the charger of laptop. But the camera shows there is only lead. The laptop
is missing. Rishab looks angry and shocked.
He
then looks at the table. The red purse of the girl is still there. He searches
the purse. He finds a leaf of date rape drug inside from which two pills are
missing. He lifts his glass and tries to make a connection.
FLASHBACK
INT.
RISHAB’S LIVING ROOM – DAY
Rishab
keeps the tray on the table. He gives the glass with straw to ruby.
RUBY
Thanks.
Ruby
then shows a drawing to Rishab which hides the other glass.
RUBY
Have
you made these sketches?
Rishab
takes the sketch and looks at it.
Just
then Ruby puts TWO PILLS in his coca- cola.
RISHAB
Ya.
RUBY
Really.
You make awesome sketches.
INT.
RISHAB’S BEDROOM – DAY
Rishab
is standing near the bed.
RISHAB
Oh
shit. Oh shit.
Rishab
slowly sinks to the floor against bed and keeps behaving as desperate psycho
beating bed.
THE END
