Kelavin Monologue

FADE IN:

over black

A soft and romantic R&B song is BLASTING throughout the atmosphere.

A female voice MOANS the word "Kelvin" so loud, the neighbors can hear.

INT. KELVIN 'S PENTHOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT (DREAM SEQUENCE)

Dim Lights. Rose petals on the floor. An half-drunken wine bottle with two empty champagne glasses. Clothes on the floor.

We Travel onto the bed to find KEVIN GREEN,(mid-20 's), black, handsome, with a fresh-ass fade haircut, and has the words "Keirra" tattoo across his back is making love with his ride to die, girlfriend, KEIRRA WASHINGTON,(mid-20 's), black, sexy, thick with Rapunzel hair, and a beauty mark on her right cheek.

KELVIN(V.O.)

My girl, Keirra, and I have been together since we were sixteen and nothing has gotten into our way ever since.

DRIVEWAY

We

kelvin

You can 't always believe what you hear

Ricky jewels

Are you calling me a lair?

KELVIN

That 's not really.... No, not at all.

RICKY JEWELS

Tell me what happened that night.

int. convenience store (flashback)

A flashing light on the see-through window says: Open 24 hours. Inside, a WOMAN(20 's, Korean) is talking on the phone behind the counter.

The door flings open, THREE BLACK BOYS dressed identical in blue jumpsuits and blue ski-masks barge in the store.

COLE, (16,black) stands by the door like a doormat. He yanks down the blinds.

JAYLEN, (16, black), with a cross on his right check, holds a bag in his hand while pointing his .9mm at the woman Startled, she drops her phone and lifts her arm in the air.

jaylen

Move a muscle and you 'll never see your family again!

She panics and eject the cashier and grabs a handful of money.

korean woman

Here, take it! Take it all and just go!

Jaylen nudges Kelvin elbow and whispers to him.

jaylen

What the hell are you stalling for? Go, Kelvin!

Kelvin hesitates for a beat, and then sprints to the aisles and dumps everything he sees into his bag.

jaylen

And lady, no damn pennies! Only bills, you hear me,