“ROTUNDUM”

By

Hadley Stones & Jasraj Sahota

FADE IN:

Kameron sat in the back of the car. Car stops outside the barn. Driver gets out to open back door, Kameron exits.

Inside the barn, Ellias is sat in the chair, holding a cigarette in one hand, and twiddling with a gun in the other.

Kameron walks in the barn, Ellias gets up off the chair and flicks away the cigarette.

Hostage 1 whimpers.

ELLIAS

I have these affluents ready for you, brother.

KAMERON

Thank you Ellias

Turns to face hostages

HOSTAGE 1

Who are you? Why are you doing this?

Kameron walks up to hostage 1, removes bag off her head.

KAMERON

To answer your first question, I like to perceive myself as a redeemer. Two, I am doing this because I can!

(Laughs hysterically)

KAMERON

Now then

Flicks hand to henchmen indicating to remove the bags off the hostages.

HOSTAGE 2

What do you want from us? If you want money, I can give you as much money as you want! A million? 5 million?!

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KAMERON

As you can see, you are the wealthiest 1 percent of this disease ridden city, and you will be torn from this society and by taking you here, the city won’t breathe. And when they find out you are all missing, we will all descend into anarchy in which I will take my rightful place in this world, because the thing is-

HOSTAGE 2

-You can’t do this, people will find us. We are very important peo-

Gunshot, hostage 2 falls back.

KAMERON

It’s very rude to interrupt people when they are talking, sir! (Laughs) So where was I? Oh yes, so don’t perceive your deaths as cold blooded murder, look at it as being martyred for the revolution which will take place in this torn city. So then, who’s next? (Laughs)

THE END

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