What Life is Like 

168 Write of Passage 2011 Finalist 

Development Exec.: Peter Forbes

 

Based on the contest theme "Promises" a first-year drama teacher is forced to make a tough decision when a student demands she keep a promise made to him by her deceased predecessor.  

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Excerpt: 

CHRISTIE (V.O.)

You know that famous line: Life is like a box of chocolates...?

 

A waiter brings her a cup of steaming tea.

 

CHRISTIE (V.O.) (CONT’D)

I prefer to think of life like tea. Some goes down sweet and smooth, and some stops you in your tracks, leaving a bitter aftertaste.

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