FRIENDSHIP Part-I

THE STARTING

[Charles, Rick, Jip, and Brad are childhood friends. Charles goes to Scarlet University and meets 

Jeremy there.]

Rick's Mother and Father died when he was 10 years old, now he is 18.

[At Rick's]

Alarm brings TRRINGGG

Lying on his bed, he says

Rick: Now I am 18. I have to do something.

(He goes to the washroom and gets ready)

[ At Scarlet University ]

Charles: Playing football is so boring! 

(He heads to his hostel room)

[ At the bottom of the Staircase ]

Charles: Hey J, wait.

Jeremy: Hey, Chuck. How are you?

( Charles' friends often call him Chuck)

Charles: Fine.

Jeremy: Why aren't you playing football?

Charles: So bored.....because I never get the ball.

Jeremy: Haha😂

FRIENDS MEET

[ Two years ago, Charles had told Rick, Jip, and Brad that he will be going to do some research work in India which will take 2 years, and then he will be joining the Scarlet University. Today the three friends are going to Scarlet to meet Charles. ]

Rick: Hey, Jip, when are you going to Scarlet?

Jip: In a month.

Rick: Me and Brad are going today. 

Jip: I am also coming with you, I was just joking.

Rick: Brad is here with his car.

Brad: Sit, please sit.

[ At Scarlet, in the ground ]

Charles: Hi, Rick, Jip, and Brad. So nice to finally see you. 

Charles (to Jeremy) :  J, Meet my childhood friends.

Jeremy: Welcome to Scarlet.

Brad: Hi, Chuck.

Jeremy: I saw the three of them but didn’t know their name.

Charles: Where have you seen them, have you also been to pinacolone road.

Jeremy: No, I just saw them in the car.😂

Charles: Oh! I thought you are a detective.

Jeremy: Are you kidding me! Well, let's go to our hostel room. Our hostel rooms are really big. Rick, Jip, and Brad, you can live with us.

Brad: Yes, sure.

CHARLES' LIE

[ In the corridor ]

 

Rick: This place is so beautiful, right?

Jip: I love this place.

[ In Charles' and Jeremy's room ]

Charles: We have arrived.

Brad: Jeremy was right, it is so huge.

Rick: Fantastic! I want to live here forever.

Charles: Sorry, I want to tell you something very sad.

Rick, Jip, Brad: What Chuck?

Charles: I am leaving in a year for a job.

Jip: Why, what happened?

Charles: My course will be completed.

Rick: Only a one-year course in college?

Charles: No, three years.

Brad: What, it's not possible, we knew that you were in India doing research on Ramayan and 

Mahabharat. 

Charles: I accept that I lied to you all. I have been here for 2 years.

Jip: But why?

Charles: Actually I came here to get my Ma...Book, yeah Book.

Rick: But we are your best friends.

Charles: You are and will always be my best friends.

Jeremy: You four are arguing, should I leave?

Charles: Let me take you all on a tour. Just say B.A.L.

All: B.A.L.

( They all get inside the book. B.A.L. is the code to get into the magical forest in the magical book.)

All: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Rick: Where are we?

Charles: Inside a book. 

Rick: That's why we fell.

Charles: Exactly!

Rick: Is the book Magical????

Charles: Yes, and we are here for two days.

Brad: We will miss our classes.

Jip: Too much work. huh!

THE EXIT

Charles: Don’t worry, I have a printer in my room. We can get the notes on WhatsApp and then print it and paste it. Therefore, no Tension.

Jip: Good plan. But how to get out? 

Charles: Find a gate to get out which is not that easy. It has to be found before 48 hours or we will be stuck here forever.

Brad:  Can we use the google maps?

Charles: No network here, bro.

Rick: WiFi to the rescue.

Charles: Nothing will work here.

Jip: Then, how will we print?

Charles: After getting out.

Jip: Argh, now I hate this place, this is the worst place ever.

Charles: Come on guys, we have two days, so buck up.

Jip: Aaaaaaaaaaa!

Jeremy: What happened?

Jip: Lion!..........RUNNNNNNN!

(while running)

Jip: Can’t we fly?

Charles: For that, we will have to find a plane.

Jip: Can't we hide?

Charles: For that, we will have to find a place.

Jip: Argh, find the gate, find the plane, find the place, I hate finding!

(They stop)

Rick: Chuck, can't you tell us where the gate is?

Charles: NO, its location keeps on changing.

Brad: WOW, another problem!

Jeremy: Have you ever seen a rainbow bridge.

(All gazing at Jeremy)

Jeremy: There it is.

Charles: We can walk on it.

Rick: I see, here's something fun too.

Charles: But be careful from the vulture.

Rick: Sorry, nothing can be fun here.

Jip: Charles, you lied once more.

Charles: What did I lie about?

Jip: You don't know where the gate is but know everything else.

Charles: My grandfather told me.

Jip: Ohh!

Charles: I promise that I will never ever lie again.

Jip: That's great.

Rick: Sorry to disturb you but a herd of elephants is behind us.

Charles: Run towards the rainbow bridge. Trust me.

(They start running)

Rick: I can see the vulture coming towards us.

Charles: Grab a sword.

Jeremy: But we don't have one.

Charles: Check inside your backpack. We can get anything we need from our backpack.

Jip: We got it!

Charles: Three, two, one, and THROW.

[At the bridge]

Rick: What about the elephants.

Charles: Let them run after the lion.

Jeremy: I want to slide on this bridge.

Charles: So what are you waiting for.

Brad: Let's go.

All: Hurray!

Charles: The gate teller compass is directing that the gate is toward the North-west.

Jip: Let's go then.

( They find the gate)

Charles: Say L.O.B. to exit the book.

All: L.O.B.

(The Book opens and they come out of the book)

THE HAPPY END... To be contd...

BY: TEJAS SINGH