THE SHOCKING TRUTH
Scene 1 – Larry’s Apartment – Evening
The room is quiet.
A half-finished cup of coffee sits on the table.
Larry stares at his phone before finally calling Bethany.
A half-finished cup of coffee sits on the table.
Larry stares at his phone before finally calling Bethany.
LARRY
“Hey… I’ve been thinking about you all day.”
“I’m coming to see you.”
“I’m coming to see you.”
BETHANY
“No, Larry… please don’t come.”
“I’m fine.”
“I’m fine.”
Larry frowns.
Something about her voice feels different.
LARRY
“But why?”
“I just want to make sure you’re okay.”
“You’ve been acting strange lately.”
“I just want to make sure you’re okay.”
“You’ve been acting strange lately.”
BETHANY
“I’m really okay.”
“You don’t have to come.”
“I promise.”
“You don’t have to come.”
“I promise.”
Larry slowly sits down.
His instincts tell him something is wrong.
LARRY
“Bethany…”
“Are you hiding something from me?”
“Are you hiding something from me?”
BETHANY
“No.”
“I’m just tired.”
“Please… stay where you are.”
“I’m just tired.”
“Please… stay where you are.”
The call suddenly ends.
Larry stares at the black screen.
Something is being hidden.
Scene 2 – Larry Makes a Decision
Larry keeps replaying Bethany’s words in his mind.
“Please don’t come.”
He books the next available flight.
Flight booked.
Departure: Tonight.
LARRY
“If you’re really okay…
I’ll know soon enough.”
Scene 3 – Airport
Passengers rush through the terminal.
Larry feels completely alone.
Questions race through his mind.
Why didn’t Bethany want him there?
Was she protecting herself…
or someone else?
Scene 4 – The Flight
The airplane climbs into the night sky.
Larry remembers happier days.
Then Bethany’s nervous voice echoes again…
“Please don’t come.”
His smile disappears.
Scene 5 – Bethany’s Neighborhood
Morning arrives.
Larry reaches Bethany’s house.
Everything looks normal.
Too normal.
He quietly walks inside.
Scene 6 – Inside the House
The house is unusually quiet.
Larry hears laughter.
A man’s laughter.
He slowly turns the corner.
Everything changes.
Standing beside Bethany…
is another man.
LARRY
“…Bethany?”
“Who… who is he?”
“Who… who is he?”
The suitcase slips from Larry’s hand.
It crashes onto the floor.
The room falls silent.
Scene 7 – The Truth Hurts
LARRY
“You told me not to come.
Now I understand why.”
BETHANY
“Larry…
It’s not what you think.”
LARRY
“Really?
Then tell me…
What is another man doing in your house?”
No answer comes.
The silence says everything.
Scene 8 – The Phone Call
CHOCOLATE
“Larry?
Did you make it safely?”
LARRY
“Chocolate…
I can’t believe what I’m seeing.
Bethany has a boyfriend.
He’s standing right beside her.”
CHOCOLATE
“What?
No…
That can’t be true.”
Chocolate is completely speechless.
Scene 9 – Broken Hearts
Trust has disappeared.
Love has turned into heartbreak.
Larry picks up his suitcase and walks toward the door.
BETHANY
“Larry…
Please wait.”
LARRY
“I came here because I loved you.
But sometimes…
The truth hurts more than any lie.”
Larry walks away.
Bethany stands frozen.
Chocolate remains speechless.
Larry leaves with a broken heart.
THE END