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A Certain Kind of Cold by Sam Braun

! EXT. HIKING TRAIL - OVERCAST WINTER DAY JONAH is walking along a hiking path, slowly, methodically, with a purpose but one that he is not quite sure he wants to fulfill. Obviously cold but appearing to be fighting back the urge to show it. A mix between grimace and sorrow is etched onto his unkempt, un shaven face. He has a backpack slung over one shoulder and piece of fabric in his clenched fist. The snow crunches with every step. JONAH (V.O) There is a certain type of cold, a stubborn cold that you just cant shake. One that can creep under your skin, circulate through your blood and makes a home in the very marrow of your bones. There a few things that can fend of a cold like that. Two of which I dont possess. THE VIEW OF JONAH ON THE TRAIL SHRINKS TO FILL HALF THE SCREEN LEFT SIDE SCENE - EXT. HIKING TRAIL - OVERCAST WINTER DAY JONAH continues down the trail in the same fashion, this side of the screen is darker and tinted blue. It has the overall feeling of the first time a child lost a stuffed animal. RIGHT SIDE SCENE - EXT HIKING TRAIL - SUNNY WINTER DAY JONAH is clean shaven, smily and giddy. Young dumb and in love with SARAH, who to his chagrin is holding his hand as they walk down the same path at a relatively similar speed. This scene is filmed more vibrantly and colourful. They playfully push and shove until they come around a pronounced bed in the path. LEFT SIDE SCENE JONAH comes around the bend in unison with the couple in the right side scene. BOTH SCREENS CLOSE UP ON CHARACTERS. LEFT SIDE JONAH looks as if he has been punched in the stomach by what he witnesses.

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RIGHT SIDE Couple looks as if they are witnessing the second coming. A mix of serene happiness and bliss cross their faces. INT. COFFEE SHOP - WELL LIT SARAH sits reading a well used novel, sipping on a beverage that she has probably never once pronounced the name of correctly. We can see JONAH walking up to her and turning around three times before speaking. ! ! ! ! JONAH (V.O)

It took me three tries before I had the courage to talk to her. Im not sure if I was taken aback by the sight of a girl reading something other than than tweets or the subtle smell of coconut that filled my nostrils. A scent that I would soon learn was more attached to her body than her arms. A fragrance that even five days of camping couldnt overpower. JONAH finally gathers the courage to talk to her walks over to the table. He waves to attract her attention, his waves become more frantic as she ignores or does not notice until finally she looks up at him. JONAH (Motioning to chair, attempting to act nonchalant) Mind if I sit? She does not say anything but nods politely and JONAH takes a seat. There is a long awkward pause where JONAH will look anywhere but at the object of his desire. JONAH So uh, hows the book, think I should give it a read when your done?

! SARAH (Looks up and grins) I dont really think itd be up your alley? JONAH It may not look like it but Im quite the cultured type. Come on, let me give it a shot, whats it called? How about I go pick up a copy, read it tonight and if we dont have the best damn book club esque novel discussion youve ever had, well Ill buy you a coffee. SARAH Well its hard to turn down a free anything now isnt it? I guess you have yourself a deal. Its titled How to Manage your Menstrual Misery. I really look forward to your thoughts on the subject, a man as cultured as yourself should have ample insights.

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INT. SAME COFFEE SHOP- NEXT DAY SARAH and JONAH sit at the same booth talking and laughing, shes smiling and hes acting full of himself. JONAH (V.O) I won the bet and my prize wasnt just a second date, but a third, a fourth, a fifth and enough more for me to lose count. Enough more for me to fall for her. She fell for me too but for the past 328 days I wished to God, The Devil or anyone that would listen that she hadnt. Or that I could have at least been able to catch her.

! EXT. HIKING TRAIL - WINTER BACK TO SPLIT SCREEN CLOSE UPS WE LEFT OFF. The left side of the screen shrinks away and we are only left with the bright at happy scene. With a sigh of contentment we see the couple begin to make their way PAN TO - REVEAL CLIFF WITH BEAUTIFUL VIEW AND WATER BELOW The young couple make their way over, close to the edge, holding eachother. JONAH (V.O) Moments like these are once in a lifetime. In an era when moments are defined by the amount of likes or favourites, it feels like lifetimes are as well. It was second nature to ask for a photo. JONAH pulls out the cliff face. slips on a spot the cliff face, his camera and positions SARAH near the edge of As he is getting ready to take the photo he of ice and drops his camera which tumbles over SARAH reaches for it. JONAH (V.O CONTD) I lost my balance and slipped. She knew I loved that camera more than any other possession I had, I just wish she knew that I loved her more than I could ever love a mound of metal, plastic and glass. SARAH slips off the side, JONAH desperately grabs at her but comes up empty handed besides a small piece of fabric from her sweater. JONAH (V.O ContD) I tried my best to grab her but she was there one moment then the next thing I remember was a splash, I made my way down the hill and jumped in after her.

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! EXT. LAKE - WINTER DAY JONAH is splashing around in the water diving and resurfacing frantically, breathing heavily, disoriented. The filter on the scene is turning bluer. JONAH (V.O CONTD) If a couple hikers hadnt called the park department Id likely still be in that lake. EXT. HIKING TRAIL - WINTER DAY OVERCAST SHOT TAKES UP WHERE WE LAST SAW JONAHS LEFT SIDE CLOSE UP JONAH walks towards the cliff face that SARAH fell off, he peers over, takes a few steps backwards, sets his backpack down beside him and crumples into a seated position, staring blankly ahead JONAH (V.O CONTD) She was pulled out twenty seven minutes after me. My father had to help me with my first warm shower, it wasnt until shower number seven that I realized as hot as the flow, I just couldnt warm up. I wouldnt attribute it to guilt, sure her older brother not allowing me to pay my respects at the funeral didnt help EXT. CHURCH - RAINING DAY A man in a black suit with a half smoked cigarette hanging out of his mouth is screaming at JONAH who is also dressed in black. No sound is allowed and it appears as JONAH doesnt hear the, for all we know, brutal insults being cast towards him as well. EXT. CLIFF - OVER CAST DAY JONAH continues to sit on the cliff face staring ahead. JONAH (V.O CONTD) It was unshakeable no matter how many summer days, showers and blankets crossed my body I just could not warm my bones.

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! JONAH begins to unzip his bag, he pulls out a milk jug full of a yellowish clear substance, unscrews the cap and sets it beside himself. JONAH (V.O CONTD) When you get this cold sometimes the only thing that can warm you up is a little fire ... and brimstone. JONAH pauses for a second takes a deep breath and covers himself in the liquid. He sits there dripping for a second. Not unsure about his decision but taking in the poetic justice he feels as if he is dolling out. He strikes a match. ANGLE ON - CLIFF FACE AND JONAH FROM BEHIND If only for a second we see JONAHS body from a distance, and then we see flame. PAN UP TO CLOUDS - END

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