Thursday, June 25, 2009

three

Two Days Ago

INT. - UCLA Medical Center ICU room - Late Night
On the TV set in the upper corner of the room the undeniable voice revved up and delivered those famous words as the curtains drew back and a legend walked out.


The old man with that voice and laugh which served as the soundtrack to the show watched, from his hospital bed, the classic videos of the "iconic two-shot of broadcasting." A smile came to the old man's face and a tear to his eye as he looked at his friend, the magnificent, one last time.

He feebly reached for the remote to turn off the past. The show is just about over anyways. Then the old man, looking to the fluorescent light above, whispered something for just the audience to hear.


E
I'll see you soon my friend. I'll see you soon.


Then the iconic voice closed his eyes for one last time.

-

Today

The man in the small room was waiting.

It has been such a long wait, but a wait he wishes would never end. The doctors walked out of the large hospital room for one last time and into the small room where the man was waiting. The man could see the solemn look on their faces and knew the wait he dreaded the end of was about to be over.

The waiting man entered the room he had now spent many sleepless nights in. He walked up to the bed in which lay his still beautiful love and he sat down next to the beeping machine. Even though it was near the end she still had the stunning smile and flashed it to the man she loved, for what would be the last time. He didn't know what to say as his eyes welled with tears. The former starlet told him to stop that, it will be okay. As he looked at her, he knew it was time to ask those four special words. She responded to the question with an answer that would surprise no one. But then said one more thing, adding a stipulation to it with all of her wit, "prenup." And they shared their final laugh together.


F
I'm sorry for having to put you through this for so long. I love you.

R
Love means never having to say you're sorry. I will forever love you.


And as he says this the series of beeps become a long single deafening tone of the end.

-

Later

The ambulance sirens blared as it sped down Wilshire Boulevard and rushed its inhabitants to the UCLA Medical Center.

It reached the emergency lane and a horde of doctors rushed from the back doors of the medical center to meet the paramedics at the ambulance doors in order to waste no time.

Doctor
What've we got?

Paramedic
He collapsed in his home fifteen minutes ago. Possible cardiac arrest.


The ER doors slid open revealing the patient on the gurney to the entire medical staff. As the wheels rolled across the slick floor, resuscitation was continuously being performed on the man lying on the gurney. It was to no effect. The doctor looked at the man on the gurney's ivory cold face.

Doctor
He's gone. Call it.


CUT TO:

EXT. - UCLA Medical Center - Day
A large crowd of fans numbering in the hundreds, near thousands, have gathered around the area of the building to mourn the man's death.
CUT TO:

INT. - UCLA's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house - Day
The brothers of the house are running around setting up speakers near their opens doors, and windows, and along the balcony facing across the street toward the medical center where the man was pronounced dead minutes before.

EXT. - Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house balcony - Day
A single large Mirage Jade brand speaker sits on the balcony alone, singing loud enough for all the mourning crowd across the street to hear.

M.J. Speaker
"When I had you to myself
I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch
one glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me to take a second look.

Oh baby give me one more chance
show you that I love you
Won't you please let me
back in your heart."

Fade out.

1 comment:

Deanna said...

Aw. That brought tears to my eyes.
Very impressive!
And, even if it wasn't meant to be, it was a very worthy and beautiful tribute.
Well done.

Deanna xxx