Diary
by
Philip Millheisler
philipjmillheisler@gmail.com
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INT. LIBRARY MICROFICHE MACHINE - AFTERNOON
The afternoon light shines through. We cut closer to the
machine, the silence of the library still the only audible
thing. We eventually cut to the screen of the machine, and
here the machine activate. A paper clipping appears. "Body
found near trail." The paper reads. We see the paper scroll
down quickly before stopping. "Main Suspect: Levi Owens"
INT. HIKE TRAIL - AFTERNOON - LEVI'S CAMERA
The ambiance of the shot is broken off by a yell.
STUDENT:
(Yelling in a sarcastic
tone.)
Levi! Where the hell you going!?
Levi stops and he shifts the camera to the gravel as he
turns.
LEVI:
(Responding, sounding a
bit irritated.)
No where...
Theres a slight pause before the student responds.
STUDENT:
(Quieter now, but still
yelling in that
obnoxious tone.)
You're weird man-
The voice is cut off as Levi switches off the camera. When
he turns it back on he begins recording the sorrounding
forest.
LEVI:
(Enthusiastic. More
enthusiastic than
before.)
It's been hard- going through with
everything. Uh. Yeah I don't know.
I just need more time I think.
He turns it off again, and flips the switch a second time
even higher up the hill.
LEVI:
Yeah I just need more time to
proccess-
Eventually we cut to a tree. Levi sets the camera down, and
we hear him kneel next to it.
LEVI:
(Whispering, but still
audible.)
I want to thank you father. I want
to thank you for the oppurtunity to
work with you.
We cut to a shot of him dragging something along the floor,
before cutting back to Levi.
LEVI:
I have waited far too long, and for
that I am sorry.
We see the paper clipping again. "Body found." We cut back
to Levi.
LEVI:
But I am going to now. I hope you
are hearing this-
We cut to him walking through a large feild. The camera
reveals the dead grass that sorrounds Levi.
LEVI:
(Back to that
enthusiastic tone.)
Uh, I should probably mention the
puropose of this recording. Uh. I-
I need to do something. And...
He pauses as the camera lowers.
LEVI:
I don't think it can be forgiven.
But it- it needs to happen.
Theres a pause.
LEVI:
I found the answer. And I need
something- a documentation just
so... Just so when I leave there's
something to be found of me.
Cut to further down the feild.
LEVI:
I've been asked of something. By
something. I knew something was
wrong with me I just didn't know it
was supposed to be wrong.
There's another pause.
LEVI:
Tommorow. I'll do it then-
INT. THE FEILD - NIGHT - OFF LEVI'S CAMERA
We see a shot of the full feild. We are now off of Levi's
camera. We cut to a different section now, and we see a lamp
reveal a section of the grass. There we can see a boy,
sitting.
CUT TO: Lamp.
In the back we hear weeping. We then hear the boy stand up.
CUT TO: Corpse foot.
We see a shoe, lightly illuminated by the lamp. We see the
same boy sitting in the background.
CUT TO: Paper clippings.
We then see the paper clippings which reveal: "Body found."
CUT TO: Feild.
He sits their. In fear of what he has done.
CUT TO: Paper clippings.
We see the same previous text on the paper before it
flickers, and the words now read: "Why do you refuse to
continue?"
CUT TO: Feild.
LEVI:
(Tired. Very tired.)
Give me time...
CUT TO: Paper clippings.
The text reads: "Major Suspect: Levi Owens" before
flickering to read: "You've had enough time."
CUT TO: Feild.
LEVI:
Please...
CUT TO: Paper clippings.
The text reads: "Body of classmate found." Before flickering
to reveal "Move. I can't fix you if you dont."
It sits their for a moment. The ambiance of the machine
resting with the audience.
INT. THE FEILD - NIGHT
Levi is walking with a classmate.
LUKE:
Where are we going again?
Levi seems hesitant to respond.
LEVI:
(Worried, almost
trembling.)
Were- almost there... It should let
us pass- uh- but.. Yeah.
LUKE:
Are you okay?
LEVI:
...Yeah.
We cut. The camera is sitting on the floor.
LEVI:
I was asked of something. I-
There's a pause. Then a shot of the paper scrolling down,
fast.
LUKE:
What are you talking about...
LEVI:
I know it seems wrong, but-
The paper starts to roll down faster.
LEVI:
(His voice starts to
croak.)
I need to, please.
The paper continues.
LUKE:
Levi what are you talking about.
It keeps rolling.
LEVI:
(Croaking.)
You need this as much as I do.
That's what it told me-
It's speed continues to increase.
LEVI:
It has to happen...
The paper stops to read, "Body of 8th Grade Boy, found near
trail side."
It sits there for a moment before we cut closer to the word
"trail".
INT. TRAIL - MIDNIGHT
The camera is aimed lower to the floor as we hear heavy
breathing from Levi.
LEVI:
(Terrified. Almost
terrified of himself.)
I- uh. I...
The camera lowers further down.
LEVI:
I need to remind myself I... Its
okay- I...
He starts to cough. The cough intensifies before the camera
cuts away.
CUT TO: A dark room.
LEVI:
(Confident. Signifies
this happened before the
killing.)
I hope it responds.
CUT TO: Levi on the trail.
He continues to drag the body, trying to stop himself from
barfing.
LEVI:
(Whispering. Terrified.)
It's okay. It's okay.
We cut again.
CUT TO: A dark room.
LEVI:
(Confident.)
It has too- I. I don't know. When I
was reading the book-
CUT TO: Levi on the trail.
On the verge of collapse, he visibly is having a harder time
dragging the body.
CUT TO: A dark room.
LEVI:
The book was telling me. I knew it
was me- I mean. It had to be
talking to me-
CUT TO: Levi on the trail.
Shivering with fear now, he raises the camera to reveal the
tree. The tree he was praying to earlier.
CUT TO: A dark room.
LEVI:
I was asked of something and I- I
need to follow through. If not for
me, then for everyone else-
CUT TO: Levi on the trail.
Approching this tree, his speed has slowed tremendosly.
LEVI:
(Weeping. Scared. So
unimaginably terrified.)
Please... Please save me... Take me
with him please you promised-
CUT TO: A dark room.
LEVI:
Once this happens it should be
over. All of this shit-
CUT TO: Levi on the trail.
LEVI:
Please...
Now levi is standing infront of this tree. We hear the body
bag drop to the floor.
CUT TO: A dark room.
LEVI:
Yeah.
CUT TO: Levi on the trail.
He stands there. Watching. The bag sits still. The air
brushes past him.
LEVI:
(Desperate.)
Please. Please be here. Please take
me. Please.
He starts to panic. There's no noise.
LEVI:
Please... Please... Take me.
Then something happens. We see a flicker of the newspaper
before we hear someone speak.
???:
Why did you do that?
The weeping of Levi stops.
???:
Look at what's infront of you. This
is something done by a god?
LEVI:
(Crying. Crying out of
fear.)
No. No. No, no, no, no...
???:
You know who did this...?
LEVI:
Stop... Stop! Please...
???:
It wasnt a good story Levi. We are
really supposed to beleive that?
LEVI:
Stop! Stop!
???:
It's you. It's always been you.
And then it cuts. Cuts forward in time. Levi isn't there. A
god isn't there. The only thing there is the output of a
manipulated, broken, and strange young individual.
CUT TO: Microfiche machine.
Text reads "Levi Owens. Still missing. Search continues." It
then flickers to reveal: "Goodbye."
END OF FILM.