1st Draft for my script

1. Karma
By
Fay Yaxley
Fay Yaxley
4 Catalpa Way
Gorleston
NR31 8LD
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2. INT.COLLEGE CANTEEN.DAY
In the busy canteen, CATHERINE is getting a coffee and then
spots MAYA hastily walks over to her and slows down and
deliberately bumps into her.
CATHERINE:
(quietly)
Cripple.
MAYA:
(to herself)
Ow.
CATHERINE then goes over to her small group of FRIENDS.
CATHERINE:
Just walked into Maya, didn’t get
the reaction I wanted.
FRIENDS:
Well, let’s go sit on the same
table as her to get something
better out of her.
CATHERINE and her FRIENDS slowly make their way
towards MAYA and they sit directly next to her, like they
are sitting on top of her.
CATHERINE:
So Maya, how is the cripple?
Cripple dad.
FRIENDS:
Yeah, how is the legless man?
MAYA ignores what they are saying.
CATHERINE:
Maya, don’t you know it is rude to
ignore us. Maya, answer this, how
is the cripple?
CATHERINE starts poking MAYA.
MAYA:
Stop it, leave me alone.
CATHERINE:
(laughs)
Aww, Maya we are just trying to
have fun with you. Why, don’t you
like it?
(CONTINUED)

3. CONTINUED: 2.
MAYA:
No, I don’t. Please leave me alone.
MAYA gets up from the table and walks away calmly. As she
does this CATHERINE grabs her bag and pulls it.
MAYA:
Let go.
CATHERINE:
Okay.
CATHERINE lets go and MAYA stumbles slightly and walks away,
fighting to not let a tear fall down her face as she walks
to her next lesson.
FADE OUT
INT. MAYA AND ANDREW’S HOUSE.EVENING
MAYA and her dad ANDREW are sitting opposite each other at
their dining table eating dinner.
ANDREW:
How was college Maya?
MAYA:
Not too bad I guess, other than the
hassle from Catherine again.She
won’t leave me alone I dread seeing
her in the corridor. Just because
you’re in a wheelchair but she
doesn’t understand you and what you
have done how brave you were in the
war when you tried to detonate that
mine and had your leg blown off.
ANDREW:
Don’t worry sweetie, we’ll figure
it out somehow.
FADE OUT
EXT.COLLEGE STAIRS.DAY
MAYA is walking to her lesson and sees CATHERINE. MAYA walks
over to CATHERINE because she has decided to talk to her.
MAYA:
Catherine, can we talk?
(CONTINUED)

4. CONTINUED: 3.
CATHERINE:
Why, Little Miss Cripple?
MAYA:
Why do you pick on me? You always
pick on me. What have I ever done
to you? Please, I want to sort this
out.
MAYA slowly walks over to CATHERINE with a slightly angry
look in her face.
MAYA:
I have done nothing but take your
shit about my dad. What has he ever
done to deserve getting called
cripple, huh?
MAYA takes a step towards CATHERINE. She backs away being
wary of the stairs behind.
MAYA:
My dad is so brave you wouldn’t
understand. My life is so hard you
DO NOT understand how tough it is
to deal with your horseshit
everyday and then going home to
care for my dad.The blood, sweat
and tears I put into looking after
him after day of putting up with
you and your fucking friends.
CATHERINE:
Maya your scaring me, please stop.
MAYA:
Please come here I want to talk to
you properly, please listen.
MAYA holds CATHERINE’S wrist to keep her close her but
CATHERINE struggles and slips down the stairs and she falls.
CATHERINE:
(shocked)
Shit.
CATHERINE tumbles down the set of stairs and ends up in a
bloodied mess at the bottom. MAYA doesn’t move;she
stands quietly looking down. CATHERINE is screaming in
pain.
FADES OUT

5. 4.
INT.HOSPITAL ROOM.MIDDAY
CATHERINE is a little dazed, laying in a hospital bed with
her dad JOHN beside her waiting for news on the injuries
that she has.
CATHERINE:
Dad, can you go see the
doctor? They are taking forever.
JOHN:
Okay then, I will.
As JOHN gets up to go and find help, the doctor walks in
holding a clipboard with the result of CATHERINE’S scans.
CATHERINE:
What is going to happen to me? I’m
scared, but not knowing how bad it
is makes it worse.
DOCTOR:
Well, I do have to inform you that
I have some bad news. We’re not
absolutely sure yet but there may
be a chance that we will have to
amputate your leg.
CATHERINE lets out a small scared laugh.
CATHERINE:
(shocked)
What??
DOCTOR:
We are going to see if there is
anyway we can let the leg heal
naturally but due to how bad your
accident was you may have to lose
your leg.
CATHERINE:
No, this c-can’t happen ple-e-ease.
DOCTOR:
I’m sorry if this news has upset
you but we will make sure your
recovery is as painless as
possible.
CUT TO

6. 5.
INT. MAYA AND ANDREW’S HOUSE.MIDDAY
Meanwhile MAYA and ANDREW are at home. MAYA is talking with
the POLICE about what happened at college. MAYA is shaking
with fear about what she might be accused of as she didn’t
mean to push CATHERINE and for the accident to happen.
POLICE:
Could you please explain what
happened?
MAYA:
W-well, what happened was that I
tried to talk to her nicely and she
had replied with ’Why, Little Miss
Cripple’ and it upset me that she
called me that because of my
dad. Then I asked why she had
said that and my dad doesn’t
deserve being called that and I was
desperate to stop her saying that.
She started backing away from me so
I grabbed her wrist to stop her
moving away. Then she was
struggling to get away and her foot
slipped off the steps and I
couldn’t grab her in time. She
ended up in a heap at the bottom of
the stairs.
POLICE:
Well, this incident sounds serious.
We need you to be completely
honest, does Catherine often harass
you, like calling your dad a
’cripple’? Has that happened
before?
MAYA nervously shakes her head.
MAYA:
Y-No, she doesn’t.
POLICE:
You don’t sound too sure.
MAYA:
Nope, I’m sure she doesn’t.
ANDREW:
Sorry to interrupt, I don’t want to
leave you Maya while this is going
on but I have got to go to the
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)

7. CONTINUED: 6.
ANDREW: (cont’d)
hospital for my Physio. I will be
back in a bit.
ANDREW leaves MAYA with the POLICE to finish talking.
CUT TO
INT.HOSPITAL CORRIDOR.MIDDAY
About half an hour has passed and ANDREW is at the hospital
and he heads toward the physio department.
He goes through a set of automatic double doors and sees
CATHERINE in a bed and JOHN sitting beside her in a private
ward room. ANDREW wheels over to the room they are in.
FADEOUT
INT.HOSPITAL ROOM.DAY
It has been days since CATHERINE’S accident and she has been
staying at the hospital under supervision. JOHN her dad has
stayed with CATHERINE during her stay. The DOCTOR comes into
her hospital room.
DOCTOR:
Hello Catherine, how are you
feeling this morning?
CATHERINE:
A bit better.
DOCTOR:
We have good news for you.
CATHERINE:
Great, what is it?
DOCTOR:
We are pleased to say we don’t have
to operate on your leg. However,the
break is quite serious so you will
be in a wheelchair while the break
mends.
JOHN:
That is really good news.
(CONTINUED)

8. CONTINUED: 7.
CATHERINE:
How long roughly would I be in this
wheel chair?
DOCTOR:
I would give it up to 6 months for
a full recovery. During this time
period you will also have to come
back for physiotherapy to help you
to start walking again.
CATHERINE:
Thank you very much.
DOCTOR:
We can now discharge you and you
can leave.
CATHERINE:
That is really good because I have
got to go somewhere quickly.
The DOCTOR gets the papers to discharge CATHERINE. Once she
has signed the paper she and JOHN head out.
CUT TO
INT. MAYA AND ANDREW’S HOUSE.DAY
MAYA comes through the front door throwing her bags down in
the porch way.
MAYA:
Dad I’m home.
ANDREW:
Hello Maya.
MAYA walks in the doorway to the living room and suddenly
stops.
MAYA:
(puzzled/anxious)
What is she doing here?
ANDREW:
Maya, I invited Catherine over.
MAYA:
Why dad?
CATHERINE then wheels over from the dining table towards
MAYA and hugs her.
(CONTINUED)

9. CONTINUED: 8.
CATHERINE:
Maya, I’m so sorry for how horrible
and mean I was to you.
ANDREW:
I saw Catherine the other day as I
was going to physio and I wanted to
introduce myself to show who I am.
I wanted to help sort this
situation out between you both.
CATHERINE:
Your dad explained why he uses
the wheelchair and how he bravely
fought for this country. I’m so
sorry that I picked on you about
it. I have just been having issues
at home which then made me take my
anger out on you to make myself
feel better. I really shouldn’t
have been hurting you so much and
been so horrible to you.
MAYA starts well up with tears.
MAYA:
I’m sorry that I have done this to
you. I really didn’t mean to put
you in a wheelchair.
CATHERINE:
Weirdly, I’m happy that you lost
your temper with me and gave me a
serious wake up call. Maya can I
please get to know you better? I
would like to become friends with
you.
MAYA nods. They both continue to hug each other.
ANDREW:
Catherine will be staying for
dinner tonight. Is that okay Maya?
MAYA:
Yes that is o.k.
FADES OUT

10. 9.
EXT.TOWN.AFTERNOON
A couple of months had passed and we see MAYA wheeling
CATHERINE in and out of the shops. They are both are
laughing and getting along with one another.
FADEOUT