Date: 6-1-2020
Time Period: Night time
Action: John catches Sarah wishing goodnight to her precious little angels
Sarah (closing Kitty and Chance's bedroom doors): Goodnight, my precious little angels. I love you so much.
John: Why do you keep on calling them your precious little angels?
Sarah: They are cute and innocent. We have overcome a lot together.
John: How do you feel about me?
Sarah: You are my firstborn
John: Please admit that you love my siblings more than me
Sarah (becoming tired): John, it is getting late. I am tired and need my beauty sleep. We had this conversation before. You already know the answer.
(Angry, John walks away from Sarah. His silence hurts more than his actual words. Sarah feels a little guilty and remorseful for offending him. Sarah hopes and plans to make amends with him in the morning. Unfortunately, John is nowhere to be found the next day).
Date: 6-2-2020
Time Period: Morning
Sarah (frantically searching for John throughout the house): JOHN!
Cameron: John is not here
Sarah (shaking Cameron): Do you know where he is?
Cameron: He didn't want me to tell you
Sarah: How dare he leave me in the dark?
Cameron: John didn't want you to worry. John felt as if you didn't care about him anymore.
Sarah: But still
Kyle (calling for Sarah): Sarah, please come to the den. John is on the television.
(Sarah follows Kyle's voice to the den. She spots John protesting against police brutality in downtown LA on the television screen. As for a safety precaution, John is tested for the corona virus asap. His test results are negative.
Kitty and Chance (embracing Sarah): Mommy...
Sarah (alarmed): John, what the hell?
Kyle: John is protesting against police brutality.
Sarah: I can see that
Derek: John is something else
(Sarah is about to go downtown when the police (James Ellison) brings John home. Sarah is torn between hating and loving John.)
Date: June 5, 2020
(Sarah walks into the kitchen where John and Cameron are eating their breakfast at the table)
Sarah (stroking John's hair): Good morning, John
John: Good morning, mom
Sarah (fixing herself breakfast): What are you and Tin Miss planning to do today?
Cameron: I am planning to read books and listen to music.
Sarah: How about you, John?
John: After breakfast, I am planning to run around the neighborhood with Derek.
Sarah: Why do I get the feeling that you are hiding something from me?
John (lying): I am not hiding anything from you
Sarah: Whatever you are planning, I will find out eventually
John: You are crazy and paranoid for no apparent reason.
Sarah: I am not crazy or paranoid. I call it maternal instincts. Time will reveal that I am right.
John: ok whatever
(Kyle enters the Kitchen and kisses Sarah in front of John and Cameron. Immediately, John leaves the room and joins Derek for a run outside)
Place: Outside
Action: Derek and John are running around the neighborhood. They wear their masks off and on.
Derek: Why have you decided to join me for a run today?
John: I need to keep my body moving. Plus, I want to spend time with you.
Derek: Is there something that you want to tell me that you can't tell your parents?
John (whispering): I am gay
Derek: I didn't hear you clearly. What did you say again?
John (speaking loudly): I am gay
Derek (shocked and confused): You are gay?!
John: Yes. I am indeed gay.
Derek: I am shocked and confused, but I am happy for you.
John: You and Cameron are the only ones that know I am gay. I am planning to attend a gay pride parade event today. Please don't tell my parents.
Derek: Your secrets are safe with me. I love you no matter what. You are like a son to me.
John (choked up): You love me like a son
Derek (choked up): Definitely
Time Period: Later on that same day- dinner time
situation: John is a no show at dinner and Sarah is super worried
Kitty and Chance (sensing Sarah's fear and sorrow): Mommy..
Sarah (to anyone): It is not normal for John to miss dinner. Does anyone know where he is?
Kyle: I don't know
Sarah (to cameron): Tin Miss?
Cameron: John didn't want me to tell you
Sarah: Please tell me anyway
Cameron: John is at a gay pride parade event in Downtown LA.
Sarah (alarmed): Why would he want to attend a gay pride parade?
Derek: John is gay
Sarah (livid): John left the house without telling me. He is in deep trouble this time.
Kyle: Sarah, please show him mercy
(Just then John joins his family for dinner. Heated but much needed conversations occur and the end result is healing).
Date: 6-7-2020
James (approaching Sarah who is sitting in the porch swing): I received your voice mail message. I recall you wanted to see me.
Sarah: I thank you for bringing John home after the protest in Downtown LA a few days ago.
James: You are welcome. John is such a firecracker. I admire his courage and passion. I apologize for mistreating you and him in the past.
Sarah: I accept your apology. Did John have any criminal charges? If so, were the chages dropped?
James: All the criminal charges against John were dropped.
Sarah: Thats good
James: I was tested for the corona virus immediately after the protest. My test results were negative. Has John gotten tested for the virus?
Sarah: John was tested for the virus. His test results were negative. He may need to take another test in the near future.
James: Why will he have to be retested for the virus?
Sarah: John has recently attended a gay pride parade in Downtown LA
James (shocked and confused): John is gay?!
Sarah (choked up): Yes. My son is indeed gay. I don't know what I am going to do with him. I don't know what I did wrong with his upbringing. He should've confided in me first.
James: You did nothing wrong. Being gay, this is a path that John has chosen. You should love and accept John. He needs your support especially right now.
Sarah: Accepting his new lifestyle will take time.
James: I will be keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers
Sarah: How do you like being an African American man and a police officer?
James: I feel broken and yet blessed
Sarah: I thank you for your service
James: You are welcome
Sarah: Please say hello to Catherine and Savannah for me.
James: I will tell them that you said hello. We still haven't found John Henry, but it is what it is.
(Sarah bids James farewell and then she goes inside the house to chat with Olivia (still has Deacon's urn (containing his ashes) and her parents (Meredith and Lewis Connor) via zoom).
Time Period: The Present Reality-Summer 2020
Place: The beach
Situation: A mini family reunion-Releasing Deacon's ashes
Olivia (holding Deacon's urn close to her chest): I can't believe he died thirteen days ago
Meredith: Olive, Deacon died last year. Today marks the first anniversary of his passing.
Olivia: He died last year. It has almost been a year.
Lewis (trying to take away the urn from Olivia): You have held onto him for way too long
Olivia (holding the urn closer to her chest): I am not ready to let him go. Why are you making me do this?
Sarah: We are not making you to do anything. You scheduled this family meeting. You wanted to release his ashes.
Olivia (talking Deacon's ashes): Are you ready to go swimming, dear?
Sarah: What did Deacon tell you?
Olivia: Deacon said he was ready to go swimming
(An emotional Olivia releases Deacon's ashes then. This tender moment pulls on the heartstrings of Sarah and her parents)
Olivia (falling on her knees and face): My life is completely over. Now that he is gone, I will be lonely for the rest of my life.
Sarah (helping Olivia off the ground): Your life is not over yet. You still have me I love you.
Olivia (embracing Sarah): Deacon lives in you. You are our baby and legacy.
Sarah (laughing): Sure
Meredith and Lewis: Awwww...
Time Period: A Flashback
Date: 4-13-1965
Place: Deacon's car
Situation: Deacon is driving Olivia (three months pregnant with Sarah) home from school
Olivia (observing Deacon): Deacon, I thank you for driving me home. You are awfully quiet and deep in thought.
Deacon: I miss my past life. I am thinking about my girlfriend Lucille and our daughter Cora. We have been apart for three months and thirteen weeks. They will not be able to survive in this world or timeline because they are colored.
Olivia: I understand. Life is certainly hard for African Americans these days.
Deacon: I am surprised you haven't abandoned me even after learning about my past life.
Olivia: We are having a baby. I am thirteen weeks along. You are stuck with me.
Deacon (squeezing Olivia's hand): I love you so much
Olivia (rubbing her stomach): I can feel the baby move. It is a tiny fluttering sensation, perhaps a butterfly. I predict we are going to have a daughter.
Deacon (delighted): Wow! Thats cool and amazing
(Years later, Sarah celebrates her 13th birthday on 10-3-1978. Olivia and Deacon attend their neice/birth daughter's birthday party.)