Nuryn: Hey, do you guys know Sing Yu?
Bing Hong: No, why?
Daniel: Isn't he our new classmate?
Azryn: I think he's ok.
Syamir: *face Azryn & widen eyes* You talked to him already?
Azryn: *nods* Yeah. But he doesn't talk much.
Bing Hong: He seems shy.
Nuryn: I think he has trouble fitting in.
Daniel: He looks like a nice guy though. *looks at Sing Yu who is a few tables away*
Nuryn: *looks at Sing Yu* I saw him eating alone yesterday. Should we befriend him? *turn back to face the rest*
Syamir: Yes, we should. *nods hard*
Bing Hong: I wonder what he's thinking. *looks at Sing Yu*
Camera will change to be Sing Yu's ''eyes''. Daniel voice-over his thoughts.
It's so hard to make friends. No one has talked to me except Azryn. It's so pathetic that I eat alone while he has his group of friends. I wish they would befriend me. *sigh*
Build-up + Climax
After school, they see Sing Yu in the canteen, eating alone again. Syamir takes the initiative to come over to Sing Yu, and the rest follow.
Syamir: *stand next to Sing Yu, who looks up from his food as they approach* Hi! Can we sit with you?
Azryn: Yeah, let's have lunch together.
Sing Yu: *nods* Sure. Come and seat. *make space for Syamir, who sits beside him*
Daniel, Nuryn & Azryn: *put bags opposite Sing Yu*
Nuryn: *face Daniel and Syamir* Why don't you guys go buy your food first? I want to ask Sing Yu some questions.
Azryn: *face the two as well* Yeah, I want to stay here and talk to him too.
Bing Hong: Okay, we'll come back soon. *turns and walk away with Daniel, who nods*
Nuryn: *face Sing Yu* How's Pasir Ris? Made any new friends?
Sing Yu: No, I haven't.
Azryn: *acts surprised* Oh, so I'm not a friend lah? (sarcastic)
Sing Yu: *grins* Only you.
Nuryn: If Azryn's your friend, then you're our friend too. Syamir especially, wanted to know more about you.
Azryn: Yeah, it was his idea to come have lunch together.
Nuryn: They're coming back now. *sees into the distance*
Syamir and Daniel sit down.
Nuryn: *stands up and motions to Azryn* Come on, let's go.
Azryn: *follows suit*
Daniel: So what did you guys talk about?
Syamir: Did they say something about me? *start eating*
Sing Yu: They said you wanted to befriend me. Is that true?
Daniel: *nods*
Syamir: You don't seem to know anyone here. Friends? *smiles hopefully*
Sing Yu: *A moment's pause* Yeah, ok! *smiles*
Falling action
A month has passed since they become friends. All of them, except Sing Yu, are outside the library finishing a project.
Syamir: I wish Sing Yu was here. *stops writing and sighs*
Daniel: He's a good teammate, responsible and always coming for all our meetings.
Azryn: I know. He's a good artist too. See, my drawings and his are different. *gestures about the drawings*
Nuryn: If he was here, our project would be finished faster. Anyway, come on guys. Just a bit more to go.
Syamir: We'll just show Sing Yu our finished project tomorrow.
All of them go back to work, after a short talk reflecting about Sing Yu.
Resolution
Syamir is talking about Reina and Kamiliah, two of their classmates who have been best friends since primay school.
Syamir: They're so close! Go toilet, go recess, go home, everything they do is together.
Daniel: I wonder how they managed to stay friends for so long.
Azryn: Yeah, a few years' is not short you know.
Nuryn: They trust each other a lot. All their secrets and everything else is shared, and they tell no one about it.
Sing Yu: Without trust, there will be no friendships.
Azryn: Yeah, trust is very important. Not just friends, but family and other people too.
Bing Hong: Respect too. For ourselves and other people.
Daniel: Friends must care about one another, not hurt each other's feelings.
Nuryn: They must have mutual understanding and acceptance.
Bing Hong: Friends should always be there for each other, no matter what. That's what true friendship means.
Syamir: It's not running away when he or she is in trouble.
Nuryn: What we all said about friends is true. What's life without friends?
Bing Hong: Look at us. *everyone has a reflective and thoughtful expression* We trust each other, that's the most important thing.
Syamir, Daniel and Nuryn nod.
Azryn: Sure, I trust Sing Yu too... Like that time I told him about the cinemas... *look sarcastically at Sing Yu*
Sing Yu: *Grins* He spilled his drink on his pants and on the floor!
All of them laugh.
Syamir: *still giggling* Yeah, you told us before!
Azryn: And I TRUSTED *stress the word sarcastically* him not to tell you guys, but he still did.
Another bout of laughter seized them all.