chapter 3

TITLE: THE LAST QUESTION

FADE IN:

INT. UNKNOWN SPACE – TIMELESS

A girl wakes up in a strange, endless world.

She looks around, confused. Her body feels unreal, almost like she is floating between existence and nothingness.

She touches herself, trying to understand what is happening.

She is crying heavily.

She holds onto a mysterious soul-like presence. She cannot tell whether it is a spirit, a dream, or something beyond understanding.

She feels like she is passing through something invisible. The only thing keeping her connected is a strange force.

After some time, she slowly comes back to herself.

Her breathing becomes normal.

She looks ahead.

A figure stands before her.

THE GIRL

(angry, emotional)

Why?

(beat)

Why did you choose me?

Why did you make me go through all of this?

Why are you asking me to find answers when you are the one who created this world?

She steps closer.

THE GIRL

You created my life. You made my life a living hell.

I want justice.

I want revenge.

Her voice breaks.

THE GIRL

If I had a good family... if someone had cared about me... if you had thought about me before I was born...

Maybe I would have never existed.

Silence.

The figure looks at her.

GOD

You came here searching for answers to one question.

U came for ur revenge.

The girl stares.

GOD

Maybe you will not accept what I tell you.

But the truth is...

I am not the creator you think I am.

The girl looks confused.

GOD

I am not the one controlling every life, every decision, every pain.

I exist as a belief. A thought. A presence humans have carried for ages.

The world is not only my creation.

Humans make choices.

Humans create consequences.

The girl becomes quiet.

GOD

Your birth was not my decision.

Your parents made choices.

The world around you made choices.

Life happened.

GOD

I know you suffered.

I know you did not deserve the pain you received.

But if everything was in my hands...

I would have changed it.

The girl looks down.

GOD

You think I wanted humans to hurt each other?

You think I wanted this world to become like this?

Even I cannot control every human choice.

INT. UNKNOWN SPACE – CONTINUOUS

The girl wipes her tears.

GOD

Tell me something.

Did you ever try to understand your parents?

The girl stays silent.

GOD

Your father was wrong.

But he was also shaped by the society around him.

He was taught that emotions were weakness.

He learned what people showed him.

Was that my fault?

The girl has no answer.

GOD

And your mother...

She was suffering too.

Did you ever see her pain?

She took medicines every day.

She fought silently.

She stayed because she loved you.

The girl starts crying.

GOD

You saw your pain.

But you never saw the pain others were carrying.

FLASHBACK – HER FIRST LOVE

A younger version of the girl smiles with someone she loved.

The memories slowly become painful.

GOD (V.O.)

Remember the person you loved?

I showed you signs.

I showed you through his actions.

Through the way he treated you.

But you trusted blindly.

The girl watches the memories.

GOD (V.O.)

It was your choice.

Loving someone was never wrong.

But ignoring reality hurt you.

INT. UNKNOWN SPACE – CONTINUOUS

GOD

You were blinded by the revenge u wanted someone to put your all blame on.

So You blamed me for every decision.

But your life was also shaped by your own choices.

The girl looks at him.

GOD

The one person you forgot to choose...

was yourself.

The words break her.

She remembers everything.

Her anger.

Her revenge.

Her questions.

Her pain.

She realizes she spent her whole life searching for someone to blame.

THE GIRL

So...

You are not real?

GOD

Maybe I am.

Maybe I am not.

Maybe I am only your imagination.

Maybe I am only an idea humans created to understand what they cannot explain.

I do not live inside stones or books.

Humans created those meanings.

The girl listens.

GOD

But I can give you a choice.

Open your eyes.

Learn to live for yourself.

Or close them forever because you never learned to choose yourself.

The girl looks down.

GOD

The decision is yours.

INT. HER ROOM – NIGHT

The girl suddenly opens her eyes.

She is lying on her bed.

She looks around.

Everything feels like a dream.

A painful dream.

She touches her face.

She is alive.

FLASHBACK – HER LIFE

She sees her father living happily after choosing another path.

She sees people moving forward.

Everyone has their own lives.

Nobody is waiting for her.

The reality hurts.

INT. HER ROOM – CONTINUOUS

A voice fills the room.

It is her mother's voice.

MOTHER (V.O.)

My child...

The girl freezes.

MOTHER (V.O.)

No one is going to live your life for you.

Your father chose his path.

Others will choose theirs.

Now it is your turn.

Choose yourself.

Stand for yourself.

Do not wait for someone to save you.

The girl cries.

MOTHER (V.O.)

I gave you life so you could experience it.

Not so you would leave this world with nothing but pain.

Do you know how much pain I carried to bring you here?

You are my child.

Even if I am not beside you physically...

my love will always remain.

Stay strong.

Your happiness is in your hands.

You cannot change the past.

But you can choose your future.

INT. HER ROOM – MORNING

The girl slowly opens her eyes.

Sunlight enters the room.

She looks around.

She is safe.

She is alive.

She understands now.

It was never only about God.

It was about choices.

It was about accepting life.

It was about learning to love herself.

She takes a deep breath.

For the first time...

she chooses herself.

FADE OUT.

THE END

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