ACT II – Scene 6
[In a quiet forest, Jack is meditating under a tree. As the camera zooms gently in on Jack, the soft chirping birds and gentle breeze fade away to silence. Soon, the camera's view is completely filled with Jack's face, in deep meditation. Within the silence, we hear soft whispers.]
Ashi: (whisper, soft) Jack…Jack…
Jack: (whisper, soft) Ashi?...Ashi?...
Ashi: (whisper, a little louder) Jack…..listen to me.
Jack: Ashi, where are you?
[Suddenly, the camera has a side shot of Jack opening his eyes in a white void.]
[We see what Jack sees, a faint, barely transparent silhouette in the likeness of Ashi, smiling and talking softly.]
Ashi: Jack, don't be sad.
[Jack, amazed at the sight, speaks weakly as he tears up.]
Jack: Ashi, I-I need you.
Ashi: I never left you.
Jack: I want to hold you again.
Ashi: I'm holding onto your heart….and I always will.
[Jack barely gets a weak smile through his emotional trembling and teary eyes.]
Jack: What do I do now?
Ashi: Jack, you are capable of so many things. And loving with all your heart is the greatest.
[Jack smiles strongly through his tears. Ashi smiles back at him. Then, Jack's smile fades to uncertainty. Ashi sees this, and she understands.]
Ashi: You found another….
Jack: I think so. But, she can never replace you.
Ashi: Your heart is big enough. It always has been. You'll never forget me. You're incapable of forgetting me. Now, go. Show that you haven't forgotten her.
[Jack smiles with tears rolling down his face. He extends his hand out to Ashi. Ashi takes it, showing her transparency.]
[Ashi smiles lovingly at her one true love.]
Ashi: I love you, Jack.
[Jack speaks weakly through his rolling tears.]
Jack: I love you, Ashi.
[Suddenly, Ashi's silhouette swirls around in front of Jack into a swirling mass of magic and then penetrates the heart of Jack with a FLASH! The white void gives way to the forest as the last remnants of the magic enters Jack's heart. Jack, still a little teary-eyed, catches his breath as he clutches the part of his chest where his heart is. Jack looks up from his heart, still a little teary but smiling in content.]