Leave Revenge Up To God

An original short piece

by

Kenney Ponsaert (KenneyP)
Fade in:
INT. A cremating room - midnight
Two men, JOSH and PHIL, respectively around thirty. Two tables, on one of them a wooden casket, and a furnace.
Josh
Last one and another day gone.
Phil
True that, true that.
They both share the same table to sit on, staring at the casket.
Josh
Phil, it's your turn to do the last, I'll see you on Monday.
Josh rises, starts walking towards the exit.
Phil
Ye, tell Linda I said hi.
Josh leaves the room.
Josh (o.S.)
Will do.
Phil glances from Josh back to the casket.
Phil
It's between you and me now son.
He sighs, picks up a smoke, lights it, glances at the furnace and grins.
Phil
Define irony 
(beat)
nameless corps.
He puts the cig in his mouth whilst taking some paperwork.
Phil
Name, name, name...
He turns a few papers.
Phil
Dennis he... Dennis Manly.
He keeps on reading.
Phil
Real badboy, died in a gunfight did you... Hmm.
He puts the papers down, and looks at the casket.
Phil
Manly...
DISSOLVE TO:
Ext. Playground - aftERNOON
Little Phil walking around, aged 9, tries to get attention from a crowd of ten year old kids, who are smoking and joking.
Int. A crEMATING ROOM - coNTINUOUS
Phil shivers, looks at his smoke.
Ext. PlaygROUND - conTINUOUS
Phil behind the bushes, surrounded by the ten year old boys, he has tears of his face.
PhiL
Please...
Boy1
Look at this kid, what a little whiner.
They laugh, punch Phil onto the ground.
Boy2
Wanted to hang around with the big boys he?
Boy2 takes his cig and takes Phils arm.
Boy2
So, still wanna hang out?
Phil
No
(sniffs)
No...
Boy2
Not anymore now?
(beat)
You can't go back now.
The arm gets closer to the cig -
Boy3
What'you doing Dennis?
BOY2 is DENNIS, the leadertype of the group.
Dennis
Teaching this boy some manners.
Boy3
Stop it man, this is serious.
Dennis
He wanted it,
He burns the cig out on Phils arm, Phil screams and kicks but to no avail.
Dennis
He gets it.
Dennis spits on the burning wound.
Int. A CREMATING ROOM - conTINUOUS
Phil is startled, drops his cig and looks at it with fear in his eyes.
Phil
D..D..Dennis.
He looks at the casket, sweat is dripping on his face. He closes in on the casket.
Int. Classroom - morNING
Phil, teenager now and a tad bigger, sits in the same class as Dennis. Phil's sweating, Dennis is laughing.
Dennis
No Ma'am, I don't think Phil is a pig, I think he's a fuckin boar.
The whole class laughs, the teacher grins, Dennis grins at Phil.
Teacher
That's enough now Dennis, watch your language.
The class silences bits by bits.
Teacher
Well now, can somebody tell me why Shakespear wrote Romeo and ...
(beat)
Yes Dennis, what is it?
Dennis lowers his hand, and points at Phil.
Dennis
Well, it is obviously written for sad people like Phil, the reason being that he will end up like Romeo, only, without a Juliet ofcourse.
The class bursts into laughter, Phil can't take it anymore, stands up, runs out of the classroom.
Teacher
Where do you think you are going off to Mr. Shane?
Dennis
Ma'am
(beat)
I think he has minor digestion problems!
Int. school Hallway - momENTS LATER
Phil runs away in slow motion, as he hears the laughter.
Int. A CREMATING ROOM - coNTINUOUS
Phil with tears dropping near his feet, takes the casket, opens it to reveal -
Ext. A sporting ground - aftERNOON
Phil is sitting on the tribune near the main entrance, he has his books and is ready to study.
Dennis (o.S.)
Well, well, if it isn't Mr. Shane.
Phil is startled, tries to get away but is too late, he is already being grabbed by two other boys.
Boy1
Trying to get away now are we?
Boy2
That's not very nice!
Boy3
Porky, Porky!
Dennis
Well now, hmm this brings back memories. Say did you do my homework as I asked you to do.
Phil looks down at the ground in shame and hate.
Dennis
Answer me you pig...
(beat)
or should I say ... Boar?
The boys laugh.
Phil
No.
The boys stop laughing.
Dennis
What did you say now? I need my grades, I need my fucking grades you nobody.
The tense is rising as everyone is silent, Phil's hate for Dennis grows, while Dennis gets more furious.
In a split second, Dennis punched Phil on the nose, Phil takes the hit filled with pain but doesn't make a sound.
Drops of blood fall on the tribune.
Int. A CREMATING ROOM - conTINUOUS
Dennis his head, a hansom man, early 30's. Drips of blood fall on his face. Phil looks at it, and awkwardly realizes it's his blood. He puts a finger to his nose, and wipes the blood over his face then watches his hand.
Int. Phil's house - midnight
Phil, 18, birthday. Mom and Dad are excited, as is Phil.
Dad
Son, you have to know, it's in good shape and... It's all yours!
Phil looks as happy as ever, he kisses his mom, who burst into tears of joy, and hugs his Dad.
Phil
Dad, I can't say how much I want to thank you for this.
Dad
Don't say it kid, and go watch in the garage!
Phil runs over to his Garage to find -
Int. Garage - momENTS LATER
An old Ford, but as said before still in good shape, and looks new and polished. Phil runs to it, touches it and peeks inside occasionally.
Ext. university parking lot - midnight
It's raining, Phil runs, looks happy, that is until he gets to his car, he slows his movement.
Phil
Oh my God... Oh my God please say it isn't tr -
He starts crying, falls to his knees.
The car has been destructed, windows shattered, wheels flattened. A bright flash from lightning hits the sky, that's when Phil sees Boar sprayed across the hood.
Int. a CREMATING ROOM - conTINUOUS
Phil smashes the table with the casket on. The top of the casket, falls and breaks down on the ground. Phil is startled by the noise of the breaking piece of wood.
Int. A telephone cell - midnight
Phil is one the phone, he looks the way he is now, thirty-ish.
Phil
Yes, spelled n-l-y. Yes, yes, 10.000 Already transfered, yes, as soon as possible. Bye.
Phil hangs up, but keeps looking at the phone. He breathes heavily.
Ext. building - midnight
Dennis, early thirties, walking around with a cell phone in his hand.
Dennis
No... I said no, do it tomorrow... Or no wait better yet, do it the day after tomorrow you fucking moron.
He hangs up. Walks faster, he's about to take out his car keys when two silent bullets find his way to his chest. He's startled, falls unwillingly to his knees takes his chest in reflex and watches his bloody hands. An old man walks towards Dennis.
Old man
Greetings from Mr. Boar.
The Old Man grins as Dennis is dying and crimson is surrounding his body on the pavement.
Int. A crEMATING ROOM - conTINUOUS
His heart starts to beat faster, he's starts losing it, he's filled with anger, he runs over to the furnace, turns it on, whilst running back towards the casket with a face filled with a chilling grin, his grin fades into a shocked and surprised face. He falls to his knees, trying to take a breath, he holds his chest with his arms, but the heart-attack can't be stopped, he falls flat on the floor. In his last minute, he makes a little smile with his lips.
Phil
(silently)
Irony.
Fade oUT.
THE END.