Tay
Dad! Dad! Please wake up!!
(he wakes up, holds Tay's shoulders, and gets up, sits on the bed)
Thanakorn(Dad)
I have something to tell you…It is about you playing volleyball.
Tay
What? You knew about it
Thanakorn( Dad)
Of course! I'm your dad. Don't you want to know the reason why I told you not to go.
Tay
I do!!
Thanakorn(Dad)
(soflty)
Let me tell you a story… about your mother.
----FLASHBACK---
It all started at a volleyball match.
The crowd roared, my friends cheered—but I only saw Tara Kittisak. She moved like lightning, graceful and fierce. In that moment, I knew—I'd fallen for her.I proposed. She said yes.We married when I was 27, she was 26. A year later, you were born—our greatest joy. Tara rose to the top, becoming the world's number one volleyball player.Then tragedy struck.A fall during a match shattered her knee. She was left paralyzed. Her world collapsed. The fire in her eyes faded, no matter how I tried to bring it back. And one day... she was gone.
--FLASHBACK ENDED---
This is the reason why I want you to stop playing volleyball, but now I know that you are destined to be the top player, just like your mom
Tay
(tears rolling down his cheek)
Thanakorn(Dad)
Stop crying and listen to me! My time here on earth is over. Our burdens are here, our road is before us, and the longing for goodness and happiness is the guide that leads us through many troubles and mistakes. Do what your heart tells you to do, Tay.
Tay
Thank you, Dad… for believing in me and thank you for everything.
Thanakorn(Dad)
(breathes his final breath and dies)
Tay
Dad!
INT. Cemetry
(A week later, at the crematorium…)
(Tay and his stepmother cry in grief as the body of his dad is burned. The ashes of his loved one replaced the body.)
Mei Lin Jirawat
Your dad told me to live with my best friend's house as I don't have the money to take care of you.
Tay
(wiping his tears, nodded)
INT. In the house of his stepmother's best friend's
Xie Ruolan
(opening the front door)
Welcome, Tay! I'm so glad to see my best friend's son here today!
Xie Zhenyu
You are all grown up into a big boy, aren't you?
Tay
Thank you, and please take care of me!
Xie Ruolan
"Look who it is — our son!"
(Tay turns around slowly. The footsteps from the stairs echo louder and louder...)
A boy his age walks into view. Sharp jawline. Jet black hair. An air of arrogance in every step.
(Tay narrows his eyes — something about him feels… familiar.)
Before he can say a word—
To be Continued….