Revised script..

"A DAY IN THE LIFE OF..."

FADE IN:

EXT. COUNTRYSIDE - MORNING

Panning through the countryside; fresh morning. Birds chirping, soft piano music being played in the background.

ELIZA (V.O)

Many people in life have a sense of direction and know

what they want their future to hold, apparently, not me.

I seem to be going nowhere and at the age of 18, I have

nothing to say for myself; no achievements, nothing, not even

a library card or a bus pass. Even old people have those, clearly...

my - life - is - irrelevant.

I've never had a boyfriend - well, of course, I've dabbled in the

occasional 2 week fling, but nothing serious, 

nothing significant; never broken a bone, never even been 

to hospital, besides of course when I entered the world and left the

safety and comfort of my mother's womb.

As Gandhi said, "I don't have a message. My message

is my life." and "When I despair, I remember that truth and

love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers,

and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end

they always fall. 

Think of it...always."

It is only when I think of those who have less than me

that I realise how much I do have; 

a functional family who supports me, a good education, friends who love me...

Need I say more? I'm a pessimistic, optimistic, naïve, melodramatic, 

shy and pathetic teenager, who wants nothing more than to find

her meaning in life. But I have no idea how to go about it.

I'm waiting for a revelation, anything, hit me by a bus

and kick me in the teeth! Anything.

***And that's when it happened, it came from nowhere
and nobody could have foreseen it. A car spun off
the road, hit the verge and the driver lost control.
Things would be so vert different if it hadn't happened
but I suppose it was my destiny and
that's how my life changed for good.

"This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're
going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth.
But the good part is you get to decide how you're
going to mess it up. Just because you fail once, doesn't
mean you're gonna fail at everything.
Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe
in yourself."***

The 'starred; (*) pieces of text indicate the parts of the script that I have added to the inital draft. The second/final paragraph is a quote taken from Marilyn Monroe and it bares great signficance to the script because it is quite a mature and life-evaluating quote which is very influential.