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Description
It’s an Incredible Life!
Characters:
Isabella: the teenager going through rough times, trying to handle the stresses in life
Gabriel: The angel that helps Isabella
Mom: Isabella’s mom, a very loving woman who wants what’s best for Isabella.
Dad: Isabella’s Dad, the sterner but also loving man that wants his baby to be safe.
Friend 1- girl
Friend 2-girl
Friend 3-boy
Friend 4-boy

(The scene starts at a family home; the camera tours the house until the kitchen appears. Pans the kitchen, and then starts to become perpendicular to the counter. A piece of paper is lying on the counter. Mom starts walking in.)
Mom: Honey I’m home! (Places her purse on the kitchen table)
Dad: Hey, good looking! How was work today? (Embraces Mom and gives her a tender kiss)
Mom: It was a rough day, but I survived. (Looks around) By the way, have you seen Isabella?
Dad: (quizzically) No, but I’m sure she’s with those crazy girls that she calls friends.
Mom: (teasingly) don’t be so mean… Those girls are nice. (Starts rummaging through her purse)
Dad: Oh alright… (Starts to go to a different room when he notices the paper) Say… there’s a letter.
Mom: (looks up from purse) from who?
Dad: I don’t know.
(Isabella’s voice comes as he reads the letter)

Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m sorry that I have seemed like a burden to you. I have given you too much trouble. All the people I know seem to act like I’m not worth of anything from them. So, I will go away and end my life so I don’t destroy yours. I love everyone, and I shall see you guys eventually.
With sincere love,
Isabella

Mom: Oh no… What should we do?
Dad: (serious) we have to find her and stop her.
Mom: (runs to the door; worried) ISABELLA! ISABELLA!
Dad: I’ll take the car and look around town. Make sure you call everyone we know and find some help.
Mom: Ok, be careful…
(Mom and Dad kiss again, and Dad rushes to the car and starts driving to town. As this goes on, the camera changes from the house to a secluded barn. As the entrance is revealed, the sound of rustling gets louder and camera turns until Isabella appears. She is stifling tears and is trying to make a noose.)
Isabella: (excruciatingly works on the noose, and cuts herself with a knife) Owww! UGH! (Kicks the rope and then sighs) It seems that no matter what I do, I don’t succeed. I fail at everything…. Can’t please my family, my friends don’t even care about me, school is too hard, and GOD!!!! I hate life! I wished I was dead! (An idea comes into her head as she looks at the knife) well, I guess there’s more than one way to do it.
(Isabella walks to the knife, picks it up, and heads to a corner of the barn. She sits down, and starts to prepare to cut herself. As she gets ready to cut, bright light blinds her eyes and Gabriel appears)
Gabriel: Stop! In the name of the Lord!
Isabella: (covers her eyes in fright) who… Who… who are you and what are you doing here?
Gabriel: (with regality) I am the Archangel Gabriel, who has come from Heaven to stop you from doing something you will regret for the rest of your life.
Isabella: (defiantly) who would care? I just am rotting flesh that no one will remember.
Gabriel: I wouldn’t say that… (Tries to kneel next to her and look at her, but she turns her away) Here… let me show you….
(There’s a big portal of light glowing)
Isabella: What is this thing?
Gabriel: That, is the way we are going to travel.
Isabella: Where are we going?
Gabriel: To the future…
Isabella: WOW!!! That’s awesome.
Gabriel: Yeah, but don’t keeps your hopes up.
Isabella: What do you mean?
Gabriel: You shall see. (Motions her to go) After you.
Isabella: Ok…. (Unsure)
(Gabriel and Isabella go through the portal, and they arrive at her school)
Isabella: Hey, we’re at my school! I see my friends! Hey, Kasey! Felicia! Niki…? Why aren’t they responding to me? Gabriel, what’s going on?
Gabriel: Remember when you wished that you had died?
Isabella: well, yes, but how does that relate to this?
Gabriel: Do you see what’s on this table?
Isabella: (slowly creeping to the table) there’s a picture of someone.
Gabriel: but of who?
Isabella: (creeps closer) Oh my God! It’s me! They all think I’m dead!
Gabriel: Listen to your friends and your teachers.
(the scene expands)
Friend 1: We were best friends since we were little. She always helped me when I was at my worst. (Starts tearing up) She never told me anything was wrong. Now I can’t help her anymore.
Friend 2: Why did she kill herself? She was so happy and cheerful. (starts crying)
Friend 3: She was hot! I would have dated her… but it’s too late now.
Friend 4: We met sophomore year and she was so smart. She would help me with homework… Wished she was still alive. Well, gotta find someone else to help me now.
Isabella: ….wow…. (cries silently)
Gabriel: You see now why you should not try to kill yourself. You made an impact to all these people. And God wants you to be His light in the world. Are you ready to go back?
Isabella: yes I am.
(They travel back through the portal, and they come back to the present, back to the barn. She notices where she is; looks for Gabriel but he is not there. She then picks up her things and goes back home.)
(Next thing to see is the house. Parents are worried and Dad is pacing back and forth. Mother is breathing shallowly when through the window, she sees Isabella. The face of the mother brightens up and she gets up and gets Father’s attention.)
Mom: Gary! She’s back! Isabella’s back!
(Dad then looks and also brightens up. The parents walk out to the porch and Isabella runs to them and gives them the biggest group bear hug in the world.)
Dad: Where have you been?
Mom: We were so worried!
Isabella: I’m so sorry mom and dad! I did not know what I was doing. I know now that there is so much to live for. I love you both so much!
Dad and Mom: We love you too.
Isabella: By the way, I have such an awesome story to tell you.
Mom: Let’s go inside, and then you can tell your story.
(The shot starts at a close in of the house, then zooms back slowly and pans out to the rest of the yard, then the picture fades to black.)

Description
It’s an Incredible Life!
Characters:
Isabella: the teenager going through rough times, trying to handle the stresses in life
Gabriel: The angel that helps Isabella
Mom: Isabella’s mom, a very loving woman who wants what’s best for Isabella.
Dad: Isabella’s Dad, the sterner but also loving man that wants his baby to be safe.
Friend 1- girl
Friend 2-girl
Friend 3-boy
Friend 4-boy

(The scene starts at a family home; the camera tours the house until the kitchen appears. Pans the kitchen, and then starts to become perpendicular to the counter. A piece of paper is lying on the counter. Mom starts walking in.)
Mom: Honey I’m home! (Places her purse on the kitchen table)
Dad: Hey, good looking! How was work today? (Embraces Mom and gives her a tender kiss)
Mom: It was a rough day, but I survived. (Looks around) By the way, have you seen Isabella?
Dad: (quizzically) No, but I’m sure she’s with those crazy girls that she calls friends.
Mom: (teasingly) don’t be so mean… Those girls are nice. (Starts rummaging through her purse)
Dad: Oh alright… (Starts to go to a different room when he notices the paper) Say… there’s a letter.
Mom: (looks up from purse) from who?
Dad: I don’t know.
(Isabella’s voice comes as he reads the letter)

Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m sorry that I have seemed like a burden to you. I have given you too much trouble. All the people I know seem to act like I’m not worth of anything from them. So, I will go away and end my life so I don’t destroy yours. I love everyone, and I shall see you guys eventually.
With sincere love,
Isabella

Mom: Oh no… What should we do?
Dad: (serious) we have to find her and stop her.
Mom: (runs to the door; worried) ISABELLA! ISABELLA!
Dad: I’ll take the car and look around town. Make sure you call everyone we know and find some help.
Mom: Ok, be careful…
(Mom and Dad kiss again, and Dad rushes to the car and starts driving to town. As this goes on, the camera changes from the house to a secluded barn. As the entrance is revealed, the sound of rustling gets louder and camera turns until Isabella appears. She is stifling tears and is trying to make a noose.)
Isabella: (excruciatingly works on the noose, and cuts herself with a knife) Owww! UGH! (Kicks the rope and then sighs) It seems that no matter what I do, I don’t succeed. I fail at everything…. Can’t please my family, my friends don’t even care about me, school is too hard, and GOD!!!! I hate life! I wished I was dead! (An idea comes into her head as she looks at the knife) well, I guess there’s more than one way to do it.
(Isabella walks to the knife, picks it up, and heads to a corner of the barn. She sits down, and starts to prepare to cut herself. As she gets ready to cut, bright light blinds her eyes and Gabriel appears)
Gabriel: Stop! In the name of the Lord!
Isabella: (covers her eyes in fright) who… Who… who are you and what are you doing here?
Gabriel: (with regality) I am the Archangel Gabriel, who has come from Heaven to stop you from doing something you will regret for the rest of your life.
Isabella: (defiantly) who would care? I just am rotting flesh that no one will remember.
Gabriel: I wouldn’t say that… (Tries to kneel next to her and look at her, but she turns her away) Here… let me show you….
(There’s a big portal of light glowing)
Isabella: What is this thing?
Gabriel: That, is the way we are going to travel.
Isabella: Where are we going?
Gabriel: To the future…
Isabella: WOW!!! That’s awesome.
Gabriel: Yeah, but don’t keeps your hopes up.
Isabella: What do you mean?
Gabriel: You shall see. (Motions her to go) After you.
Isabella: Ok…. (Unsure)
(Gabriel and Isabella go through the portal, and they arrive at her school)
Isabella: Hey, we’re at my school! I see my friends! Hey, Kasey! Felicia! Niki…? Why aren’t they responding to me? Gabriel, what’s going on?
Gabriel: Remember when you wished that you had died?
Isabella: well, yes, but how does that relate to this?
Gabriel: Do you see what’s on this table?
Isabella: (slowly creeping to the table) there’s a picture of someone.
Gabriel: but of who?
Isabella: (creeps closer) Oh my God! It’s me! They all think I’m dead!
Gabriel: Listen to your friends and your teachers.
(the scene expands)
Friend 1: We were best friends since we were little. She always helped me when I was at my worst. (Starts tearing up) She never told me anything was wrong. Now I can’t help her anymore.
Friend 2: Why did she kill herself? She was so happy and cheerful. (starts crying)
Friend 3: She was hot! I would have dated her… but it’s too late now.
Friend 4: We met sophomore year and she was so smart. She would help me with homework… Wished she was still alive. Well, gotta find someone else to help me now.
Isabella: ….wow…. (cries silently)
Gabriel: You see now why you should not try to kill yourself. You made an impact to all these people. And God wants you to be His light in the world. Are you ready to go back?
Isabella: yes I am.
(They travel back through the portal, and they come back to the present, back to the barn. She notices where she is; looks for Gabriel but he is not there. She then picks up her things and goes back home.)
(Next thing to see is the house. Parents are worried and Dad is pacing back and forth. Mother is breathing shallowly when through the window, she sees Isabella. The face of the mother brightens up and she gets up and gets Father’s attention.)
Mom: Gary! She’s back! Isabella’s back!
(Dad then looks and also brightens up. The parents walk out to the porch and Isabella runs to them and gives them the biggest group bear hug in the world.)
Dad: Where have you been?
Mom: We were so worried!
Isabella: I’m so sorry mom and dad! I did not know what I was doing. I know now that there is so much to live for. I love you both so much!
Dad and Mom: We love you too.
Isabella: By the way, I have such an awesome story to tell you.
Mom: Let’s go inside, and then you can tell your story.
(The shot starts at a close in of the house, then zooms back slowly and pans out to the rest of the yard, then the picture fades to black.)