This short story is told from the perspective of a young boy named Alfie. It takes place on a Saturday morning in Alfie's home where tensions are high between his parents. After a fight breaks out, Alfie tries to escape the volatile situation by taking his father's keys and attempting to drive away in the family car. However, his mother stops him and his father returns to intervene. Alfie then leads his father back inside, away from his arguing parents.

1. Saturday
by
Paige Parker
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2. SCENE INT. LIVING ROOM – MORNING
A middle class family home on a cold winters morning.
A couple in their late thirties are sitting on a plush
sofa, wrapped in a blanket, with their son in between
them. The son, Alfie, is holding the dad’s hand. He is
playing around with it measuring his fingers against
his father’s and pulling gently on his skin. Alfie
looks down and sees his mums hand next to him. He
reaches for his mum’s hand and tries to bring it
towards the dad’s but the mum pulls away. She gets up
and pours herself another glass of wine from a half
empty bottle. The dad and Alfie watch the mum for a
while before both turning back to the television. As
the trailers to the cartoon start rolling Alfie jumps
up.
ALFIE
I want to be a space ranger just
like Buzz Lightyear when I grow up!
Alfie then starts zooming up and down the room with
his arms spread open. The dad chuckles as he folds up
the blanket. He is casually dressed in jeans and a T-
shirt.
DAD
Come on go up and get dressed we’re
going to Nanny’s house for lunch.
Alfie huffs and looks at the mum hoping that she will
intervene but she doesn’t she just looks at Alfie then
goes back to her drink. Alfie takes the blanket.
ALFIE
(mumbling) This is so unfair
SCENE INT. HALLWAY – MORNING
Alfie shuffles up the stairs unhappily.

3. DAD
Your clothes are on your bed you’ve
got 10 minutes then we’re leaving.
SCENE INT. BEDROOM- MORNING
Alfie walks into his room and throws the blanket on
the bed next to his clothes. He looks at them briefly
then starts pulling toys out of his toy box. As an
argument starts downstairs Alfie gets up and closes
his door he sits back down on the carpet and cover his
ears with his hands ignoring the toys completely. He
withdraws his hands listening to see if the argument
is over, he then hears the sound of a slap and the
front door opening.
Alfie climbs on the bed and pulls open his blind and
watches from the window as the dad gets into the van.
He bangs on the window after his dad the climbs down
from the bed and goes onto the landing.
SCENE INT. LANDING – MORNING
Alfie watches as the mother slams the door. He gets up
and creeps to the top of the stairs then stops to
listen. Alfie hears the sound of pans crashing then a
frustrated scream and a glass smashing. He begins to
sneak down the stairs. He stops as a step creaks under
his weight then hears the ‘pop’ of a bottle opening
and continues.
SCENE INT. HALLWAY – MORNING
As Alfie gets to the bottom of the stairs he looks
into the front room then looks at the car keys on the
hook. He reaches for the car keys but they are just
out of reach. Alfie pulls the yellow pages from under
the shoe rack and steps on it to reach the keys. He
walks and opens the front door. As the door creaks
Alfie stands silently waiting for the mum to notice.
When it is clear to him that that isn't going to
happen he slips out of the door.

4. SCENE EXT. OUTSIDE HOUSE – MORNING
He unlocks the the car and climbs in the drivers side.
Alfie puts the key in the ignition and as he turns the
key the radio starts playing shockingly loud music. He
sees the mum standing by the door and starts to press
the pedals to drive the car. The mother walks around
the side of the car but Alfie hits the lock button.
She bangs on the door and asks the child to let her in
but he refuses. The mum hurries back towards the
house.
SCENE INT. HALLWAY – MORNING
Hands push the door open then rummage through the
keys. The lock to the car flips up. The hands find the
keys then the hands push the door again.
SCENE EXT. OUTSIDE HOUSE – MORNING
Alfie is in the father’s arms. The father puts Alfie
down and Alfie takes his hand and leads him into the
house. Alife stops at the doorstep to look back at the
mother then walks inside.