INT. DINING ROOM - DAY
Disastrously messy house. Four-year-old BILLY glides in on his scooter, wearing nothing but a Halloween witch hat and a pair of Lightning McQueen Pull-ups. He puts his face exactly one inch from his mother's, who is trying to type.
BILLY: I want to be a great actor.
Mother fingers immediately freeze over the keys and she spins toward her son.
Mother (shocked): You want to be an actor?! That's WONDERFUL! I think you'd make an awesome actor! After all, you're great at learning lines and, clearly, you love costumes.
MOTHER'S DREAM SEQUENCE: Insert 30-second montage of handsome young man accepting Oscar. He blows a kiss to his tearful mother, who hasn't aged a day.
BACK TO SCENE
BILLY: A great artist.
MOTHER: An artist? So we have options. That's good. I wouldn't call it a “fall-back plan” but artist could be an alternative if Oscar winner doesn't pan out.
BILLY: A world-class athlete!
CLOSE on the Mother's eyes narrowing suspiciously.
MOTHER: Billy, what do you want to be when you grow up?
BILLY: An acrobat in the circus! An astronaut!
MOTHER: You're going to be an acrobat and an astronaut?
Her gaze lands on the top book on a pile on the floor. The Sesame Street "A Book."
BILLY: I'm going to be an ALLIGATOR!
Billy pushes off on his scooter, still wearing his witch hat, now cackling maniacally, as though he's said the funniest thing in the world.
Re: The Witch Who Would be Astronaut
Thursday August 19 2010 12:25:29 pm
Emily Morrow
Smart!
Friday August 20 2010 04:10:28 pm
Maura
My witch-astronaut-alligator
Saturday August 21 2010 07:07:37 am
From Amanda Broadfoot
more pretend play
Sunday August 22 2010 09:07:28 pm
Lynn
Smiling hugely
Sunday January 23 2011 06:12:46 pm
Jill
I love this! =) I wish we spring chickens lived in one place so the kids could play while we hens cluck about! =) I think Billy and K may fight over the hats though!!!! ;)
Tuesday November 02 2010 09:13:07 am
Aruna
Great story. I could just picture it all. Love your writing style.
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