Date: 5-25-2022
Place: Charlotte, North Carolina
Scene: Stadium-Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
Situation- 11 year old Lucky Scott is playing in a basketball game. Lucas and Peyton are 36 while Sawyer is 13 at the time. They sitting down on the bletchers cheering on Lucky from the sidelines. Brooke (34) and True Davis (14) join in all the fun.
Lucas(standing up, he cheers): Go Lucky! Go Lucky!
Peyton(standing up, she cheers) Go Lucky! Go Lucky!
Sawyer(cheering): Go Lucky! Go Lucky!
Brooke: I expect for Lucky's team to win the game
True: Me too
Action: Lucky makes the shot winning the game for her team. Speechless, everyone is overcome with emotion. They run out to the court to embrace Lucky afterwards)
Time Period: A Flashback
Date: 5-22-2022
Time of Day: Early Morning
Place: River Court
Situation: Basketball practice
Lucky (misses a shot): I missed the shot
Lucas (gives the basketball back to Lucky): Try again, honey
Lucky (misses another shot): I have lost my magic
Lucas: You must keep on practicing. The special olympics is in a few days.
Lucky (emotional, she sits down on the bletchers): I am a loser
Lucas (joins Lucky on the bletchers): I love you
Lucky (sobbing): I have Down Syndrome. Nobody at school likes me. I was rejected on the girl's basketball team. What if I fail at the olympics?
Lucas (fighting back tears): Before and after you were born, you were not expected to have a normal life. You have beat against the odds so far. You have inspired many people including me.
Lucky (embraces Lucas): I love you, daddy
Lucas (holds Lucky tightly): You're precious, Lucky Charms
Lucky (takes the basketball from Lucas): I challenge you to a basketball game
Lucas: Just because you are my daughter, it doesn't mean I will go easy on you