KARMALEON

Beginning

[a woman is kidnapped and dragged on the floor like a trash bag, she's bleeding... her crying blood merges with the water on the floor from the dripping rain]

woman: please, I beg of you... I'm a mother of three children... I have no husband to support me, if you harm me (sobs) my children....

man: (in a thunderous tune) shut up!!! whatever you say ( squads in front of her) will not change your fate.... (gets up) finish the job, and do a clean one this time.... the boss will not tolerate an escaped target.....

Guy: I won't take any risks this time...

(graps the lady by the hair)

Woman: aahhhh!!(tries to pull his hands away) please... mercy!?

Guy: (throws her on a boat) hey!! (hits her) shut up!!! I hate the sound you make!!! I hate you!!! how could you reject our boss??!! this is what you get when you meet the devil and spit on his face!!! (drives off)

(in the middle of the sea, he puts an iron on her neck and a floats both her legs... ties her hands and tapes her mouth... then pulls out a gun)

Guy: this is how death really tastes... so, I don't need you to tell me anything for your kids because I already have a perfect story.... I'll tell them you were sent to go call God in heaven, and that you'll take all the time you need (smiles wickedly)

woman: (heavy tears form and drop from her eyes as she can't say a word, she keeps staring in heavy pain)

Guy: I have a weakness though... I can't look at death people too long (he drags her up)

woman:(shaking her head indicating no and her eyes begging for mercy... covered in sweat of agony.... what to do, she's helpless)

Guy: *splash!!!* (he throws her in the sea then shoots, blood covers the surface, and her binded legs float, her head underneath the water... she's suffocating.... he drives off.)

(under the water, she's giving her last breath... she can't fight against death anymore, she gives up... but makes a painful prayer)

...(if I am to die now, for a reason as meaningless as denying a proposal,... if karma was really thing... why is it even a thing and not a person? oh what if it was? maybe I wouldn't be here... or maybe it could've saved me... karma, I nee... ne... eed...d... she dies)...

(Los Angeles)

rianey: why is mom not back back yet? (staring out the window) she's taking too long already...

Ashton: relax (carries her away from the window) she'll be back in no time, Bobby did you do your homework?

Bobby: when did you start checking my homework?(grumpy)

Ashton: I just want to ease the job, when mom comes back she'll surely be tired and will just take us to school... anyways that's you and your teacher's business (carries his bag)

rianey: (sticking her head out of the bathroom) Ash can you please give me my slippers?

Ashton: ok ju... (there's a knock on the door) who's there??

Bobby:(going to the door) who can it be... it's mom dummy...

Ashton:(stops him on time) no wait... it's too hard... it's almost scary...

(knock knock!!)

Bobby: (pushes him away) let go!!! (runs to the door) mom Ashton have been..(opens the door and sees the scary figure) uuhhm... who are you??? .... sir???(staring at him)

stranger: hello, I was sent by your mom... she's missing you guys alot....

Ashton: bobby come back here... who are you? I've never seen you before...

stranger: won't you let uncle in first?

rianey: you're not my uncle and mom said never let strangers into the house!!!

stranger: (vexed) o..k... Your mom should have trained you better (shuts the door behind him)

(three days later)

(news)

man: the sun rises with another terror in los Angeles as another murder is discovered in Nashville as three kids aged 3 to 10 are butchered to death.... their mom have been found missing sinc.....

(shuts TV down)

Joiner: what's all this madness??!! will it be everyday??? who's finally going to stop this nonsense???

Mary: common my love (puts food on the table) we have the police for that...

Joiner: what police? what have they ever done to fix this?? they only know how to discover the crime, but never know it's source...

Mary: it's not a new thing Joiner you said yourself, besides this isn't the first case....

Joiner: but it's clear enough it's a murder!!! first the mother disappears next, they pitilessly end the kid's lives!! then people will speak of karma!! to hell with it!! God should destroy this world once and for all!!! I'm tired of what I'm seeing!! is it the 9 year old that was raped? the teacher that was hanged in the school library? the baby that was stabbed????!!!

Mary: ok enough with the crime stories, anita is coming to spend the holidays with us.... she's coming with Leon

Joiner: I don't like that kid...(frowns) he's too much of a trouble...

Mary: but he loves you instead (smiles) are you sure it's because he's troublesome? or it's because he was conceived out of wedlock?

Joiner: how long are they staying?

Mary: just two months... so I need to go shopping to prepare their arrival this Friday... do we still have milk (going to the kitchen)

Joiner: I guess we do (takes a bite in his bread) check the metal barn.

Mary: do you know if there are good schools around here?

Joiner: they are... why that question?(curious)

Mary: because Leon will be staying with us afterwards... she needs to work, but with a 4yr old she can't do much....

Joiner: so she chose the most crime rated city, experts on murder, to bring her four year old? are you sure she listens to news??

Mary: Joiner??? (worried)

David: Hi mom (goes up stairs)