Script

The Locket

Ext. Quiet public street/path - Day

Tia walks along path, headphones in, listening to a song. She sees a locket on the ground and pick it up confused, it looks expensive. Tia opens it and sees an old picture inside it, she looks around for its owner, shrugs and places it on a visible ledge. Continues walking.

Tia meets up with her friend.

Friend

Hey, my phone doesn't have any contacts anymore,

don't ask, gimme your number again?

Tia

Oh, yeah, sure, it's uh 07700... um lemme check...

Tia takes out their phone and finds the rest of her number.

Tia

Uhh... yeah, okay 900358

Friend

okay thanks, okay shall we go?

Tia agrees and they walk away together.

Tia and her friend are chatting walking down a path, someone is walking towards them, they smile and approach Tia.

Stranger

Hey, Tia, how are you?

Tia hesitates before answering

Tia

Oh, yeah, good thanks, you?

Stranger

Yeah, yeah, fine, just busy with work and

everything (laughs softly)

Tia

Yeah...

Theres an awkward silence.

Stranger

Well, uh, best be off.

Tia

Yeah, good to see you.

Stranger

Yeah, you too... bye.

Stranger walks off, Tia and her friend walk off together.

Friend (to Tia)

Who was that then?

Tia

I have no idea. (laughs)

Both laugh and walk off. Time passes (evening) and Tia and her friend arrive at Tia's home.

Friend

Alright, I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?

Tia agrees, they say goodbye to each other and the friend walks away.

Int. Tia's home - Afternoon

Tia unlocks door, reaches into her pocket, she freezes. She pulls out the locket and stares at it, places it on the table confused. She goes into the lounge, her phone is visibly showing April 5th. Tia sits down to watch TV but notices a dead plant, she picks it up and inspects it, disgusted, and walks to the kitchen to throw it away. The table is now empty and Tia freezes when she notices, she looks around for a moment and looks back to the table, the locket is in the same place as before. She hesitantly reaches out to touch it but stops just before. She returns to the lounge, however, just as she enters she sees that she's in the kitchen again. She looks down the hall, puzzled, and goes to the lounge again. She sits down and plays on her phone for a short amount of time. Tia looks at a clock, leaves her phone in the lounge, and goes to the kitchen to make some dinner. She takes some food out of the fridge and cupboard, her phone pings in the lounge and she goes to get it, her phone shows 5th May. Upon returning she stops suddenly and drops her phone on the floor, all the food she took out is now rotten and damaged, the kitchen is a mess with rubbish and dirty plates everywhere. She looks around scared and backs out of the room and goes to lean on the wall behind her. She leans against a different wall than before, she looks up and sees that she's outside in an unfamiliar place. Tia walks around confused, she asks people where she is and looks for signs/landmarks. Suddenly she's back in the lounge, she looks around disoriented and looks in the mirror; her hair is dirty and matted; makeup smudged; her clothes are dirty and torn and the locket is around her neck. She rips it off and takes it to the kitchen to break it, she frantically opens drawers and cupboards looking for a rolling pin to smash it with, muttering to herself as she goes. She cant find it and screams at herself in frustration and looks up at a set of knives. She grabs one and smashes the locket with the end of the knife, in a fit of rage. She stops and looks at the broken pieces and goes back to the lounge. Tia sits in a chair. Months pass.

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Int. Tia's home - Day

Tia is sat in a chair, she looks dishevelled, eyes open, staring into space. There's a loud and sudden knock at the door, it scares her but they quickly realise someone has come to see them. Tia struggles getting up and hobbles to the door, she opens it to find her friend stood there smiling. Her smile quickly fades into concern for Tia.

Friend

Oh my god... Are you okay?

Tia speaks but stutters through their sentence.

Tia

It's been so long since I've seen anyone, I... I didn't...

know...

The friend interrupts

Friend

I... I saw you yesterday... we met up.

Tia looks very confused. Her friend holds Tia's arms gently

Friend

Let's uh... sit down for a second.

Her friend guides Tia through the hallway to sit down the locket is around her neck. Her phone is visible showing April 6th.

END