VACANT

INT. HOLDING MUSEUM – EVENING

LITTLE BOY taps on the glass of the exhibit where they are holding SCARLETT, it is an all dark, carpeted floor, in the style of an aquarium, and there is yellow light coming from behind the glass where SCARLETT is.

MOTHER’S VOICE (kind of out of tune / mumbled / murmured—little boy isn’t paying attention)

Come on little one if we don’t go now we’ll miss the train home.

LITTLE BOY trips over his shoelaces and breaks his fall with his hands—and places his ear to the bottom of the glass where he can hear

SCARLETT beginning to sing -- --

SCREEN PANS OVER to SCARLETT’s AREA we can see her tracing the LITTLE BOY’s outline as she sings to him,

FADE IN:

INT. THE HOUSE – NIGHT

We find DAD on the couch watching the news. (BACK VIEW)

TV REPORTER

Looks like it’s here folks, a day earlier than planned. Make sure you pack up the windows with extra filling…

Montage. Children holding their mom’s hands while they wait in line for masks, dads telling jokes while they wait for their filling to be sized right, neighbors waving hi to the kids as they’re covering up the grass and sealing the windows. All the stores have packing up and going out of business sign’s tacked on them. Mom’s fitting their children with new uniforms that will keep them safe.

TV REPORTER (CONT’D.)

And Jason’s Supply Store has got a few masks left in stock in sizes small for the kiddies, and gloves are all gone so order some or make a pair, because folks it looks like there is only 24 hours left, Government supply truck will be coming by tomorrow to deliver food as they will every week with special packaging so it can’t be contaminated. I’m Rudy Barnes signing off, lets hope it all passes.

EXT. ROOM – DAY

SCARLETT and THE TWINS in the bathroom with MOM.

MOM rubs clear substance (Vaseline) on the twins arms and legs and passes them the uniform,

SCARLETT

I’m ready mom, can I go play with TOMMY and them now?

MOM

Are you all covered up?

SCARLETT

Yeah and I’ll wear the mask too!

MOM

Okay but don’t be long we all have to be present at 7PM for the delivery.

EXT. CLUBHOUSE – MIDDAY