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Soul Mate
(Script Inspired by a story in Reader's Digest)
By: M. Danish
Hussain Qureshi
Characters
Fariha: A young girl, who is unaware of her fatal disease
Kamal: Fariha’s father
Sameena: Fariha’s mother
Arsalan: Boy who receives cornea donation
Eye Surgeon, Doctor 1, Doctor 2: Different doctors
Act I
Scene 1
FADE IN
INT - Home - Day
Synopsis: Fariha,
an 18 years old girl is talking to her mother. She shows her a sketch, she
drew.
Woman sitting on a sofa, a girl enters the room with a paper in her
hands.
Girl pulls out ear plugs attached to her mp3 player, from her ears
Girl sits on the sofa besides the woman and takes out the paper in
front of her
Woman looks at the paper
Woman looks at the girl’s face
Girl talks looking at the paper
Girl gets up and puts the ear plugs in her ears
Girl gets out of the room
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Fariha: Mom, I wanted to show you something.
Sameena: Did you decide where you are going to get admission...which university?
Fariha: what did you just say?
Fariha: Look at this, mom. Isn’t this beautiful?
(cheerfully)
Sameena: Who is this boy?
Fariha: My Dream Man.
(smiling)
Sameena: where did you get such an idea?
(curiously)
Fariha: I don’t know. I just thought to draw somebody. I just had an
impulse.
Sameena: your father was asking what program you are going to take at
the university.
Fariha: I didn’t think off yet. I had a headache since morning.
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Act II
Scene 2
INT - Doctor’s clinic - DAY
Synopsis: Fariha 20,
along with her mother is at doctor’s clinic.
Doctor is sitting behind the table and a girl and a woman are sitting
on the opposite side.
Woman looks at the doctor
Doctor explains
Girl cheerfully looks towards the woman
Doctor explains
Doctor looks towards the girl and smiles
Woman looks seriously towards the doctor
Doctor laughs and looks at the girl
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Doctor 1: I have seen your reports and tests. There is nothing to
worry about!
Sameena: Doctor sahib, she was born with a heart disease but she has
been normal, rather she had an active life. She was the tennis champion in
her school. (seriously)
Doctor 1: That’s what I am saying, Mrs. Kamal.
She is absolutely alright. (in normal tone)
Fariha: See, I was also telling mom the same but she… (smiling)
Doctor 1: During exams some students take extra pressure that may
result in migraines.
Fariha: exactly! Thanks God! Exams just ended. I have been in the
university for two years and whenever there are exams I get these headaches.
Doctor 1: any way take these tablets. Have some rest and fun.
Sameena: Don’t you think we should see a neurologist? (anxiously)
Doctor 1: You are going to get a doctor in your house. Why do you
need a neurologist? (laughing)
She is fine, Mrs. Kamal. When you are going to join us?
Fariha: I don’t think it is a very good place to come (smiling)
except to get some inspiration. I love music, art and writing. I am going to
be a painter or teaching somewhere.
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Scene 3
INT - HOME - NIGHT
Synopsis: Fariha 23, is talking to her father.
A man and a girl are sitting on the sofa with the cups in their
hands.
Man puts the cup on the table and pats her back gently.
Girl takes sip from the cup
Man looks at the girl
Girl describes excitedly
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Fariha: Papa! I got a job at Fine Arts College. (smiling)
Kamal: Congrtulations Kid! How was your trip to Muree?
Fariha: It was fun! Papa. Bonfire, eating, hiking, eating, snow fight
and eating. (Cheerfully) except the terrible headache I got the night before
we came back.
Kamal: It’s very cold at Muree. You must have got fever. How are you now
dear?
Fariha: I am alright now. We made snow man, and woman and two cute
children, whole snow family… (excitedly)
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Scene 4
INT - HOME - NIGHT
Synopsis: Fariha is in her room. She feels severe
headache. She cries. Her mother rushes to help her. Fariha vomits and faints.
Fariha is sitting on a couch with a book in her lap
She suddenly stands up and cries grabbing her head in both hands
A woman enters the room quickly
Woman holds her and makes her sit
Girl vomits blood on the floor
Girl faints and her head rolls down in woman’s lap
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Fariha: Oh… mom!! (yelling)
Sameena: what happened dear?
Fariha: I feel terrible, I think I ‘m going to die.
(in a loud terrible tone)
Sameena: Oh my God!!
(desperately)
Sameena: Kamal, Kamal (yelling)
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Scene 5
INT - EYE SURGEON’S CLINIC - DAY
Synopsis: A 24 year old boy is sitting on a chair. Eye surgeon
talks to him.
Doctor talks to the boy
Boy stands up and goes towards the door
Doctor calls him
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Eye Surgeon: Arsalan, I must
and should tell you that the problem in your eyes has grown. Lenses can’t
contain the bulge in your cornea. You need surgery boy! (seriously)
Arsalan: what kind of surgery?
Surgeon: Corneal Transplant.
Arsalan: Where we can get the cornea from?
Surgeon: some people…. Donate their eyes after their death. And only
in 72 hours we have to put in patients’ eyes. … Write an application boy and
submit. It is a lengthy process and takes lot of time.
Surgeon: Don’t lose hope and pray!!
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Scene 6
INT - HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - NIGHT
Synopsis: Fariha’s parents are standing in front of
I.C.U. Doctor comes out and tells them about Fariha’s death.
A Doctor comes out of a room,
man approaches him.
Woman cries out loudly
Doctor walks away in the corridor
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Kamal: What happened doctor?
(anxiously)
Doctor 2: We couldn’t save her life. Sorry Mr. Kamal…
Kamal: What are you saying… (crying)
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Scene 7
INT - EYE SURGEON'S CLINIC - AFTERNOON
Synopsis: Doctor phones Arsalan and tells him about the
operation.
Surgeon holds the phone and dial a number
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Surgeon: Hello! Mr. Arsalan.
Mr. Arsalan, we have got the eye. I want you to be at the hospital by
six this evening.
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Act III
Scene 8
INT - HOME - DAY
Synopsis: Arsalan went to meet the donor’s family.
Man and a woman are sitting on a sofa. Behind them is a frame with a
girl’s photograph in it. Boy is sitting on another sofa. They are having tea.
Man looks at the boy
Woman looks at boy’s eyes
Boy picks out a photograph from his pants’ pocket and give to the
woman.
Woman takes it and puts the photograph in one of empty frame placed
on a shelf.
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Arsalan: I wanted to tell you that I am also 24. I majored in
psychology. And I am recovering beautifully. (politely)
Kamal: it’s good to see you!
(smilling)
Sameena: and specially your eyes…
Arsalan: I would like to thank you humbly.
(slowly)
Kamal: it’s very nice to see a part of my daughter still alive in
your eyes.
Arsalan: I want to give you something though…
It’s my photograph, aunt!
Sameena: That’s very gracious of you…
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Scene 9
INT - HOME - DAY
Synopsis: Sameena is looking randomly her daughter’s
stuff. She finds the sketch Fariha made 6 years ago.
Woman is sitting in a room and in her lap is a file with sketches and
drawing in it. She flips the pages aimlessly until she picks out one paper.
A man enters the room
Woman shows the portrait to the man.
Man looks at the portrait curiously.
Woman runs out of the room and runs towards the living room and place
the portrait beside the boy’s photograph.
Man enters the room and stands behind the woman and reads out the
verse written at the bottom of the portrait.
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Sameena: Kamal!! Come here. (excitedly)
Kamal: what’s up?
Sameena: look at this, Kamal.
Kamal: Oh isn’t it Arsalan’s portrait.
Kamal: of anguish, none is greater than the passing of two hearts
That never knew each other.
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