THE MODERN SHADOW

A screenplay written by Michelle Zacharia

 

 

Scene 1

 

10 am in the morning, three college students are meeting up at the University yard after class.

 

Sylvia [S]: Nadya! Oii.. How are youu? Gile.. Long time no see man!É Loe kemane aje?

 

Nadya [N]: Hey Syl,  gue baiikÉ elo? Iya neh gue lagi sibuk banyak examÉ

 

Arya [A]: Hey NadÉ

 

N: Hey Rya..

 

S: I see.. my class juga pada super crazy assignmentnya but.. oh well.. you know me laÉ always keep it for the last minute.. [lol]

 

 

N: laughing

 

A: giggle

 

S: Eh udah pada breakfast belom? Mo ke mall ga? I kinda need my Starbucks manÉ

 

N: ok, gue ngikut bentar dechÉ

 

A: Ehm.. gue musti ke library sorry,ÉNtar aja gue nyusul k..?

 

S: Ok

 

Arya leaves Nadya and Sylvia. The two girls stay on the screen and walking slowly to the other direction.

Not long after that, a tall, Eurasian guy passes the two girls and they both noticed him because of his feature. The guy dresses in biker outfit and turn into one of the classrooms.

 

 

 

Scene 2

 

Sylvia is holding a glass of StarbucksÕ frappucinno. Inside a mall.

 

S: Nad, loe nunggu ampe kapan sich? Loe dari dulu udah ada crush ma tu bule kan? Gue capek dech ngomngin eloÉ Gotta make your move manÉ

 

 

 

N: Yea.. tapi gue kan ga kaya elo Syl, gua ma nervous kali deketin tu cowoÉ Dia lewat aja gue selalu deg-degan.. pa lagi suruh kenalan. Gimana donk?

 

S: duh.. susah juga yach..

 

S: hmm.. I got an IdeaÉ

 

N: Idea apaan?

 

S: WellÉ first of all.. loe kayanya juga musti stand out dikit buat dieÉ Nad, padahal loe not bad at all lagi kalo dandan.. yang feminine kek, sexy and keren biar kaya model dikit gitu..

 

N: heh? (confused)

 

 

 

Scene 3

 

Sylvia and Nadya are both in a room. Sylvia is holding a hairdryer and styling NadyaÕs hairÉ Nadya is getting powdered up all over her face and her hair is turning to blond. She starts losing her shadow and becoming semi transparent.

 

 

Scene 4

 

Nadya is her semi-transparent mode is standing at the school gate, waiting for the mysterious guy to show up around the same time as usual.

 

The guy shows up with his big motorcycle and Nadya slightly lifts her hand to wave at him.

 

The guy thought he saw something but since Nadya is not completely filled with shadow,

 

the guy passes her by and leaves her standing in the screen alone.

 

Scene 5

 

Nadya is crying, when not long after that Arya enters the screen.

 

Arya also, couldnÕt see Nadya standing there at the beginning, but then NadyaÕs tears start to smear her make up and powder.

 

NadyaÕs face then started to get filled back in.

 

A: Hey, Nad, loe napa nangis?

 

N: Ga papa sich Ya, Gue cuman nyesel aja, I feel so stupid, gue berasa ga kaya gue semestinya and gua baru sadar kayanya gue kaga bakal dapetin apa yang gue harapin dengan cara begini.

 

A: Nad, Loe tuh kaga usah aneh anehÉ The point is, you never have to change who you areÉ Makin elo heboh ma penampilan loeÉ makin kaga keliatan kalo loe cakepÉ

 

 

N: uh? (surprised)

 

A: eh I meanÉ( scratching his head)

 

N: (smile) iya sich Rya, youÕre rightÉ gue emang harusnya ga usah ngerasa kurang dengan diri gue sendiri.. Anyway, thanks gue balik dulu yach.

 

 

A: Ok Nad, see you tomorrow (fadeout)

 

Scene 6

 

The next morning, Nadya are talking with Arya then Sylvia is running towards them.

 

S: Hey guys!É How are you? So nad? Critain donk.. kemarin loe mestinya sekelas ma tu cowo kan?

 

 

N: HeheheeÉ he totally didnÕt recognize me gitu Syl apalagi kenalanÉ nyampe rumah gue baru sadar kalo gue aja kaga kenal ma gue sendiriÉ if tu cowo demen ma gue heÕs gonna come and tryÉ gue terus terang males dech kalo suruh duluan. Ya ga Rya?

 

A: Iya lahÉ thatÕs the way it should be kalo ga apa gunanya jadi cowo..

 

Nadya laughs and Arya and her then look at each other for a while and smile. Meanwhile Sylvia turns speechless.