INT. MIMI'S ROOM - NIGHT
Her eyes SNAP open.
Her hand LAYS on the chest.
She WAKES UP in her cami pajamas.
LOOKING AROUND in the dark.
Her HAND grabs her iPhone.
"11:55PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019".
She puts it back on.
FACE DOWN.
Gets back to sleeping.
ON HER CHEST.
FIVE MINUTES LATER
Her iPhone GLOWS and VIBRATES.
STOPS.
GLOWS and VIBRATES again.
INT. MIMI'S ROOM - DAY
A doorbell CHIME.
A HAND grabs a ping-pong jacket.
BAREFEET drag toward the door.
INT. MIMI'S LIVING ROOM
The front door opens.
A WHITE FEMALE GUEST, age 50, is on the porch.
MIMI smiles and nods to her.
                   WHITE FEMALE GUEST
                       (smiles slightly)
                Good morning. You must be
                MIMI...
                            MIMI
                Yes. And you, ma'am?
The woman extends her hand.
                   WHITE FEMALE GUEST
                Hello, MIMI. I am Moses' mother.
                            MIMI
                Oh, hello...
                         (takes hers)
They smile and nod to each other.
Left and right, MIMI looks.
                            MIMI
                     W-where's MOMO?
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                MIMI, will you please come
                with me?
INT. MOMO'S MOTHER'S CAR (MOVING)
EERIE SILENCE.
MIMI's eyes keep going to her.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                        (not looking)
                MIMI, after what happened
                last night--
                            MIMI
                What happened last night?
The woman TURNS and FROWNS.
                            MIMI
                        (pale-faced)
                What happened to MOMO?
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                He collapsed during a match. Â
                Five minutes before midnight--
                            MIMI
                     (covers her mouth)
                M-MOMO?-- Where-- How's
                he now?
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                He passed away by sunrise.
Time STOPS.
So does MIMI's heartbeat.
                            MIMI
                     (quivers, whispers)
                M-MOMO?
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                He's barely twenty three--
                          (choked)
SUPER: ELEVEN WEEKS AGO
EXT. PIER VIEW NORTH, OCEANSIDE - NIGHT
Smiling, MIMI turns to MOMO.
                            MIMI
                How about you?
                           MOMO
                October twenty second, nine-
                teen ninety six--
                            MIMI
                      (turns and points
                       to his nose)
                You're a rat!
SUPER: THE PRESENT
INT. MOMO'S MOTHER'S CAR (MOVING)
MIMI covers her face.
WEEPS BITTERLY.
MOMO's mother FIGHTS tears.
Until she can't.
Both women CRY.
Their sorrows CLOUD the windows.
FIVE MINUTES LATER
The woman wipes her tears.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                Last Halloween, doctors told Â
                us that he had less than a year
                with this terminal illness--
Grief SUFFOCATES her.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                Weeks ago, he requested that
                I open his drawer when his time's
                up. I discovered his belongings
                and photos of his beautiful girl-
                friend.
                            MIMI
                         (whispers)
                Hazuki...
TEN MINUTES LATER
INT. MOMO'S ROOM
COLD. CALM. Like a morgue.
The door is open.
TWO PAIRS OF FEET step in.
A WALL POSTER of a Japanese female metal band.
                            MIMI
                    (points to the poster)
                That's MOMO's girlfriend...
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                His grandmother is Japanese.
                Hazuki is one of his cousins
                who resides in Tokyo. He's a
                big fan of her new band.
MIMI freezes.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                Hazuki means...
She PAUSES.
Hugs MIMI's shoulder.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                August.
SUPER: ELEVEN WEEKS AGO
EXT. PIER VIEW NORTH, OCEANSIDE - NIGHT
On the trunk, MOMO and MIMI share a seat.
                            MIMI
                MOMO...
                           MOMO
                Hmm?
                            MIMI
                Tell me about you. I was born
                in August eighth, nineteen
                ninety eight.
SUPER: THE PRESENT
INT. MOMO'S ROOM
MIMI's tears FALL.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                After his death sentence, he
                became confused. He struggled
                to confront death every day.
                Until one Saturday in the
                summer...
She PAUSES.
TURNS to face MIMI.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                He came to me with a trophy.
                His eyes came back to life like
                never before...
Her hands hold MIMI's hands.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                He said, "Mom, I met an angel".
                And he swore that he was going
                to do something with her. Some-
                thing he'd never regret.
                            MIMI
                What was that?
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                To be together with her. Every
                day together. Always. Until his
                last breath. I hadn't seen him
                so happy since Sara--
                            MIMI
                         (whispers)
                Sara?
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                They were teammates in
                collegiate table tennis. And
                a couple, until last Thanks-
                giving...
SUPER: BLACK FRIDAY 2018
INT. STEAKHOUSE, PASADENA - NIGHT
MOMO and Sara sit quietly.
She's staring at him.
He's staring at the table.
                            SARA
                       (half-whispers)
                You said you wanted to tell
                me--
                           MOMO
                Sara, I... I have come to realize
                that I'm not the person you
                expect me to be.
                            SARA
                What are you talking about?
                           MOMO
                I'm not me anymore--
                            SARA
                      (her voice breaks)
                You're breaking up with me...
                           MOMO
                    I am very sorry, Sara.
                            SARA
                        (teary-eyed)
                Why?
                           MOMO
                Hope breaks on me.
She BLINKS.
Tears FALL on the table.
SUPER: ELEVEN WEEKS AGO
EXT. BALBOA PARK ACTIVITY CENTER, SAN DIEGO - DAY
MIMI and Sara stare each other down.
Sara turns around and WALKS AWAY.
Suddenly, she STOPS.
TURNS her head.
                            SARA
                      (points to MIMI)
                It'll all end in tears.
SUPER: THE PRESENT
INT. MOMO'S ROOM
The woman approaches MIMI.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                Everything from his drawer is
                for you.
She hands her A BOX.
                     MOMO'S MOTHER
                And this...
Her right HAND touches MIMI's right hand.
Puts TWO KEY FOBS in MIMI's palm.
Raising her face, MIMI looks into the woman's eyes.
SUPER: THIRTY DAYS AGO - SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
INT. MOMO'S CAR - NIGHT
MIMI glares at MOMO.
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                Let your horse come here.
                           MOMO
                     (points to her nose)
                If I lose, take this Prius. If you
                lose, take down your stupid
                channel forever--
SUPER: THE PRESENT
INT. MOMO'S ROOM
MIMI's shaking.
She takes the woman's hand.
LAYS it on her chest.
                            MIMI
                          (quivers)
                Ma'am, my heart is broken.
She hugs MIMI.
BOTH WOMEN WEEP TOGETHER.
TEN MINUTES LATER
INT. MOMO'S CAR
COLD and QUIET.
MIMI sits like "Melancholy".
                         MIMI (V.O.)
                MOMO, why did we let go of
                something special? Something
                we'd never have again...
Crying, she opens the box.
Finds an ENVELOPE.
                        MOMO (V.O.)
                Mi-chan, I was dying last
                winter. I swore that I wouldn't
                mess with the living. But an
                angel brought me back to life
                and "messed up everything".
                Falling in love and flirting with
                the right person had never felt
                so unregretful. I breathed joy
                with you. Anything worth dying
                for is worth living for. Please
                take care of our baby. Sayonara,
                tenshi. Ganbatte ne...
She WAILS.
                            MIMI
                         (whispers)
                MOMO, where did we go wrong?
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