Rimy
FADE IN:
INT. DARK CORRIDOR
A long, almost totally dark corridor with an orb of light at the end. RIMY, (30) disorientated, terrified. A DARK BEING approaches Rimy. Rimy sprints towards the light, Dark Being slashes at his heels. Rimy collapses.
CUT TO BLACK
FADE TO:
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
Rimy, hospital gown, awakens as if from a bad dream. Saunters to the bathroom, pees for a while. Staggers back to the bed, observes his surroundings. NURSE (30) enters, astonished at the sight of Rimy sitting.
NURSE
Is this a joke?
Rimy is startled.
RIMY
What? No. I- I just went to the bathroom.
NURSE
(to someone outside)
This isn’t funny Elliott!
Rimy is confused.
NURSE
Who sat you up?
RIMY
... No one.
NURSE
That’s not possible... Can you go put on your clothes.
Rimy ambles across the room. Dresses himself. Nurse is Flabbergasted.
CUT TO:
EXT. BEHIND GAS STATION - NIGHT
Rimy and ELI (20) share a joint.
ELI
Daym. How’s your brother doin’?
RIMY
He’s aight, I guess. Keep on stickin’ his nose in my life.
They stand in silence. A DRUGDEALER approaches them.
RIMY
Aye, let’s go.
Eli sucks the last bit of the joint, follows Rimy.
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT
Rimy enters, drunk and high. Flops a pile of cash on the kitchen table. Opens a cabinet to reveal a strong box, in which he places the cash. His brother, MARCUS (40s), looms behind him. Rimy looks at him, ashamed. Breaks eye contact.
MARCUS
Don’t bring that into their lives.
Rimy pours himself a drink.
MARCUS
Damn you Rimy. These kids don’t need their uncle. They need their father. Don’t that mean anything to you?
A long pause as Rimy stares at Marcus again.
RIMY
Yeah, it do Marcus.
MARCUS
What it mean to you?
RIMY
It means that I gotta take care of them like you took care of me when we were younger. That’s exactly what I’m doin’.
MARCUS
No it ain’t... Ain’t you worried what god think ‘bout you?
RIMY
(aggravated)
No. Ain’t no god to worry about.
CUT TO:
INT. EXAMINATION TABLE - DAY
Surgical lamps blind the screen.
NURSE
(muffled)
Get him into surgery quick!
Rimy fades out of consciousness.
INT/EXT. RIMY’S CAR - NIGHT
Rimy, drivers seat, smokes a joint. Eli, leaning in from the outside, stuffs his face with a chicken wrap.
RIMY
I don’t give a shit about Jerome. It’s just me out here watchin’ my own back. Just me. Man, fuck that guy.
ELI
He don’t like you no more, RB. That’s for sure. You might wanna think about doin’ somethin’ else.
Rimy hits the blunt. Eli sloppily eats. They bide in silence.
ELI
Damn, Rimy you made this?
Rimy is taken aback by his interest.
RIMY
Yeah, man.
ELI
It’s good as fuck dog.
RIMY
Thank you. I appreciate that.
ELI
You should like, do a restaurant or something. You ain’t doin’ yourself no favors, ‘specially not with Jerome no more.. You need to watch out man.
Rimy stares out the windshield. Relocates attention to Eli.
ELI
Aight, dog, well. I gotta get goin’.
RIMY
Yeah, I’ll catch you.
Eli and Rimy fist-bump. Eli walks off. Rimy starts up his car.
CUT TO:
INT. EXAMINATION TABLE - DAY
Surgical lamps blind the screen. The nurse moves over Rimy.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM DAY
Rimy, street clothes, regains composure. Nurse paralyzed in amazement.
NURSE
Do you know where you are?
Rimy shakes his head.
NURSE
You’re in Grady Hospital. You were in a car accident.
Rimy doesn’t believe her. Nurse shows Rimy a scar on the back of his neck.
RIMY
Oh my god.
NURSE
Mr. Bricker, you shattered your vertebrate. Your body was identified. Rimy undergoes a revelation upon hearing this.
NURSE
You showed some signs though, and we were able to revive you. But, by all means you shouldn’t be walking... What do you remember?
Rimy thinks:
INT. DARK CORRIDOR
Total darkness. Rimy on the ground. An orb of light Gets up, sprints to the light. He reaches it. The Dark Being can’t get close. Rimy notices this. Terrified, he clutches the light. He has to.
FADE TO WHITE
ELI (V.O.)
So was it like god or something?
FADE TO: INT. KITCHEN - DAY
Rimy cooks as Eli touches everything laying about.
RIMY
I don’t know. I can’t say for sure. But it wasn’t nothing, wasn’t just me.
ELI
So, what’re you gonna do?
Rimy sets two plates of food on the kitchen table.
RIMY
I’m gonna cook.
FADE OUT.