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MOTHER You feeling any better?
THE KID A little bit.
MOTHER Guess what.
THE KID What?
MOTHER Your grandfather's here.
THE KID (not overjoyed) Mom, can't you tell him that I'm sick?
THE KID (not overjoyed) Mom, can't you tell him that I'm sick?
THE KID
He'll pinch my cheek. I hate that.
MOTHER
Maybe he won't.
The Kid shoots her an "I'm sure" look, as we
CUT TO:
THE KID'S GRANDFATHER bursting into the room. Kind of rumpled. But the eyes are bright. He has a wrapped package tucked under one arm as be immediately goes to The Kid, pinches his cheek.
GRANDFATHER
Hey! How's the sickie? Heh?
The Kid gives his Mother an "I told you so" look. The Mother ignores it, beats a retreat.
FADE IN ON:
A VIDEO GAME ON A COMPUTER SCREEN
The game is in progress. As a sick coughing sound is heard.
THIS KID
lying in bed, coughing. Pale, one sick cookie. Maybe he's seven or eight or nine. He holds a remote in one hand, presses it, and the video game moves a little bit. Then he's hit by another spasm of coughing, puts the remote down.
His room is monochromatic, greys and blues, mildly high-tech. We're in the present day and this is a middle class house, somewhere in the suburbs.
The Kid's MOTHER as she enters, goes to him, fluffs his pillows, kisses him, and briefly feels his forehead. She's worried, it doesn't show. During this