Run To The Hills

Run To The Hills Screenplay

SCENE 1
3 boys stand at the foot of a hill.
ALI 3,2,1, Hidup Selamba!
Ali gets a head start
MUTU
Weh!
All 3 of them run towards the hill. Even though Ali had a head start, Mutu and Ah Chong manages o catch up with him.
ALI Weh! Harimau doh!
To the shock of Mutu and Ah Chong, they halted for a second.
AH CHONG & MUTU Huh? Where?
Ali laughed and continued running
AH CHONG
Cibai
Ali stumbles but got back to his feet almost instantaneously. However, Ah Chong and Mutu manages to catch up with him.
MUTU Hah! Main tipu lagi!
The three of them laugh as they continue their run up the hill. Suddenly Ali stops and looked around.
ALI Eh, Ah Chong,
AH CHONG
Hah? What?
ALI Where’s Mutu weh.
Mutu was nowhere in sight and suddenly they heard a soft scream coming from a distance.
AH CHONG
Uh-oh
They sprinted down towards the sound as fast as they could. By the time they reach, they saw Mutu lying down, holding his leg in agony.
ALI & AH CHONG
Oh no.




SCENE 2
Ah Chong rings the bell of Mutu’s house. Mutu’s mother came out.mu
MUTU’S MOTHER What do you think you two are doing here?
AH CHONG We came to see how Mutu is, aunty.
MUTU’S MOTHER He’s stuck on a wheelchair thanks to you two. So go on and get lost!
ALI But aunty...
MUTU’S MOTHER No buts! He can no longer walk because of you two! Go away! Now!
Ali and Ah Chong slowly walked away in silence, bearing their worried guilty minds.
Mutu was looking down from the window of his room. He was sad his mother blamed his friends instead of him. After they were out of sight, he turned his wheelchair around and pushed it towards the punching bag. He gave it a few strikes with his fists, and just as he instictively wanted to strike it with his right leg, he remembered that he could no longer use it. Devastated, both anger and grief struck him simultaneously. He leaned his head on the punching bag and began to weep.

SCENE 3
Years had passed...
ALI Ah Chong ah,
AH CHONG Ali, bro, how are you weh?
ALI Macam tu je la.
AH CHONG It’s been a while
ALI Alamak, berapa bulan je.
AH CHONG We used to see each other every other day bro.
ALI (laughing) Yeah, fun times. The amount of stupidity involved
AH CHONG Miss it a lot bro. Working makes me feel old weh.
ALI Yeah, I know bro. Last time the world was at our command, now... Haih
AH CHONG The three of us were really crazy in the head weh.
Both of them laughed
ALI I miss the guy.
AH CHONG Same here bro.

SCENE 4
FLASHBACK

SCENE 5
AH CHONG Eh, bro, you know what? Let’s go find him.
ALI Ko ni biar betul.
AH CHONG Hidup selamba ah weh.
ALI (laughs) Ok ah. Hidup selamba jom

SCENE 6
They went to the house Mutu used to stay in, only to find out that he doesn’t live there anymore. The lady who currently stays there gave him the number she last called Mutu’s family with. Ah Chong dialed the number.
ALI
Anything?
AH CHONG
Ilek bro.
ALI
Haih...
AH CHONG Wanna go knocking on doors?
ALI (laughs) Dah cakap selamba. Jom ah.
SCENE 7
Door to door they went searching.
ALI Hi, have you seen Mutu?
AH CHONG Eh bro, do you know where Mutu moved to ah?
ALI Bro, ada jumpa Mutu tak?
AH CHONG Hi, have you been keeping up with Mutu?
ALI
Mutu?
AH CHONG
Mutu?
They started to give up.
ALI This is turning into a wild goose chase.
AH CHONG Wait, got one more fella we haven’t contacted yet.
They reached the house of Mutu’s family friend, and begged them to let them contact Mutu.

SCENE 8
Ding dong, goes the bell. The door opens. Ah Chong and Ali stood before the door. Mutu looks up at them from his wheelchair.
ALI & AH CHONG
Bro.
MUTU Bros! Oh my God! How’re you guys?
ALI Aku rindu kau doh.
Ali got down to his knees and gave Mutu a hug.
MUTU Eh chill chill chill. I missed you guys too.
AH CHONG Eh bro, wanna do something stupid?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
MUTU (He points to his wheelchair) Bro, how la dei?
ALI (Laughs) Hidup selamba ah bro!
MUTU (laughs) Just like old times huh Macha? It is on!

SCENE 9
They went back up the hill.
ALI Ini dah selamba sangat ni
Ah Chong laughs
MUTU Hey, you guys came up with this idea ok? Aku ok je.
AH CHONG Ali is just being a whimp.
ALI Mentang-mentang la abang kita ni kuat.
MUTU (Laughs) Aku rilek je bro.
Ali and Ah Chong looked at each other and knew that they were thinking the same thing.
AH CHONG On ah bro?
ALI Hidup selamba kan?
AH CHONG But jaga-jaga ah sikit this time
MUTU What are you guys talking about?
ALI & AH CHONG
GO!
They started to run, and Mutu was shocked for a moment. but after that moment had passed, Mutu enjoyed it, it felt like he found his own two feet again, through the support of his friends.

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