Scripts

Serenity walked into Sunny Nails, the familiar scent of acrylics getting her as she enters. The nail salon buzzed with activity, but her entrance went unnoticed. All of the workers were frazzled and moved with urgency of people on the edge. Serenity sat down, feeling the weight of being invisible- a feeling she became very comfortable with.Her eyes wandered to Cai, a weary-eyed nail technician approached her. Their exchange began from Cai mispronouncing Serenity's name to quickly evolving into a deeper conversation revealing the vulnerabilities and difficulties hidden behind their everyday masks.

Arthur, a father of two exhaustion seeping through his bones. After coming home from work, he relieves his babysitter, but struggles to pay her. His son, Milo reveals their family dynamic and how the lost of his mother has effected him. Arthur recounts the promise to his late wife and how heavy that weighed on his heart, but the burden of raising two children alone has been crushing him and pressured him to make decisions in a moment a weakness.