Scene: Brooke's flash forward

Date: Friday 5-11-2017

Situation: Brooke discovers True has Epilepsy

Scene 1: Brooke's house-The Kitchen

Situation: A nine year old True is preparing to go to school. Twenty nine year old Brooke has cook her daughter breakfast.

Brooke (giving True a plate full of pancakes): These pancakes are for you, sweetheart

True (walking out of the kitchen): I am not hungry, but thanks anyway

Brooke (yelling behind True): Its unhealthy for you to go a day without eating breakfast. You won't be able to concentrate on your school work.

True (reentering the kitchen): You are right

Brooke (giving True her breakfast): Here you go, girlie

True (leaving the Kitchen with her food): Thanks

Brooke: Young lady, we eat breakfast at the table, remember?

True (sitting down at the table): You are right

Brooke (studying True): Honey, you look deeply troubled. Is there anything important that I need to know?

True (lying): I am not hiding anything from you

Brooke: You better start eating, the school bus is on its way here

True (gobbling down her food): You are right

Brooke (cooking some more pancakes): I hope you will have a fun time at school today

True (carrying her book bag, she runs out of the house to catch the bus): I will talk to you later

Brooke (yelling behind True): I love you

True (smiling back at Brooke): Mom, I love you too

Scene 2: True's elementary school-recess time

(True is sitting in the swing staring out into space when Sawyer Scott approaches her)

Sawyer (sitting down in a swing): True, how are you?

True (feeling lightheaded): I am feeling lightheaded, but I am fine

Sawyer (concerned): How may I help you?

True: You can do nothing

(The school bell rings and the two girls return back to class)

Scene 3: The classroom

Teacher(passing out paper and crayons): Since Sunday is Mothers' Day, you are going to make cards for your mothers today.

(Exchausted, True rests her head on her desk and falls into a deep sleep. True's actions distract her classmates especially Sawyer)

Teacher (worried, she approaches True): Sweetheart, do you need any help?

(Unresponsive, True starts having a seizure in which frightens everyone. Panicky, the teacher dials 911 for an ambulance to take True to the hospital)

Scene 3: The Hospital-True's Recovery Room

(True wakes up to find an emotional Brooke near her bedside)

True (taking Brooke's hand in her hand): Mommy, whats up with all the tears?

Brooke (crying): Thank God, you're awake

True (looking around at her surroundings): Why am I in the hospital?

Brooke: You had a crisis at school

True: What kind of crisis did I have?

Brooke: Its complicated, True, you are too young to understand.

True (yelling): Why can't you tell me the truth?

Brooke (hysterical): You can't handle the truth

True: Whenever will I be old enough to know the truth?

Brooke (presenting True with a copy of magazine): True, you are now a published author. Your poem entitled "True Calling" came out in today's issue.

True (angry, she throws the magazine down on the floor): I don't understand why you are trying to change the subject.

Brooke (distraught): If you want to know the truth, then here it is. The doctor said you have a condition that is known as epilepsy.

True: Epilepsy..whats that?

Brooke: Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system characterized either by loss of attention, seizures or sleepiness.

True (fearful): Can Epilepsy kill me?

Brooke: Hopefully not if you take your medication daily

True: I thank you for explaining

Brooke: No problem, love

True: I know I can be a big burden on you sometimes. Did you ever imagine yourself having a daughter with epilepsy?

Brooke: No

True (choked up): So my life must indeed be a mistake

Brooke (touching True's cheek): Whoever said your life was a mistake is wrong. I love you, always have and always will.

True (embracing Brooke): I love you too

(Feeling the need to cry, Brooke breaks away from True for a moment. Brooke steps out into the hallway where she cries until her heart stops bleeding)