Disolution (2026) Movie Script
(bright music)
(monitor beeping)
(gentle music)
- [Doctor] Rajan, I'm
sure you're well aware
of your condition.
I'm afraid the results of the biopsy
and MRI have determined positive.
(Rajan gasping)
- Positive for l-leukemia?
- [Doctor] Yes, it's what
we've all been fearing.
Our whole staff is
terribly sorry about this.
We were hoping for a different outcome.
- You, Leonard and Richard
has been so kind to me.
Thank you for everything.
- Is there someone we can call for you?
Any family members you want to tell?
- Unfortunately I don't
have family, but...
S-so what next?
I just go home and just
wait not to wake up next?
- Of course not.
We'll schedule further testing
to determine a personalized
treatment plan.
There's plenty of work to
do for us and yourself.
- I'm dreading the worst, doc. (sighing)
What does the result says?
Is it (heavy breathing) acute or chronic?
- Again, with great remorse,
I'm afraid it is acute.
So we need to start treatment right away.
- (heavy breathing) Acute.
So, how much time do I have to live?
- With some success,
you can beat this and outlive myself.
- That's a best-case scenario.
What's the worst-case scenario?
- [Doctor] Are you sure
you want to know that?
- Yes. I wanna know that.
- This, this illness
can speed up drastically
in the next month or so.
So you could have just
two months before...
No, 'til it takes over your immune system.
- Two months? (breathing heavily)
So, I can die tomorrow?
- I'm sorry, Rajan.
We'll do what we can.
(Rajan crying)
(gentle music)
(Rajan crying)
(file fluttering)
(Rajan crying)
(gentle music continues)
(crockery clattering)
(water swooshing)
(gentle music continues)
(items thudding)
(gentle music continues)
(Rajan sighing)
(door clicking)
(door thudding)
(traffic whooshing)
(Carnatic music)
(packets rustling)
(Carnatic music continues)
- Hello.
(Carnatic music continues)
- Hello. How are you?
- Been well.
It's been a long time. How are you?
- I'm, I'm good.
- Okay. You live nearby here?
- I mean, not far, but yeah. Nearby.
(Carnatic music continues)
What about you?
- Nearby I would say.
- I never knew that.
- We never talked.
- Yeah. Crazy.
- [Sophie] What have
you been up to recently?
- I'm just doing jobs. What about you?
- I'm a financial manager at Wipro.
(Carnatic music continues)
- I see.
You're having a good life?
You, you're...
- I'm married. Yeah.
- [Rajan] I see. How is he?
- He's fine. He, he's good.
- Okay. I'll leave you here.
It was nice meeting you.
- It was nice running into you too.
Rajan, I'm really sorry
for how things ended between us.
If I could go back and change things,
I'd do things differently.
- I'm glad you said that.
I mean, we both could have
done things differently
maybe in the next life.
- [Sophie] You still
have my number, I hope.
- I do. Hope to see you around.
- Definitely.
(Carnatic music)
(packet rustling)
(gentle music)
(engine rumbling)
(truck beeping)
(door thudding)
(Rajan screaming)
(gentle music continues)
(Sophie knocking)
(window whining)
- Are you okay? You're still here.
- I'm okay.
I was just in my head,
maybe still in conversation with you.
- Now who has the problems? (laughing)
(door clicking)
- Is that your car?
- Yeah.
- I never knew that.
- If you had known, would
you have parked beside?
- I guess, yeah.
What are you doing today?
- Enjoying a free day.
- Jobs with a free day?
- Mm-hm.
- Is there any hiring at your place?
- Nope.
(Rajan chuckling)
- Your "nope" hasn't changed.
- (laughing) If you say so.
- I, I still do remember this.
- [Sophie] Oh God. What do you remember?
- When a history teacher asked
you to have your textbook
to read in the class and you
were like, "Nope." (laughing)
You were so in-intense
and it was so funny.
- Yeah. No, it just slipped out.
I didn't think it was
gonna sound that rude.
Thought I'd never been rude.
- [Rajan] ] That was so funny.
(Sophie laughing)
Well, why don't we grab a coffee.
- If you say so.
(people chatting)
(traffic whooshing)
- I just keep laughing at
that like again and again.
Every time I see that.
- [Sophie] Oh, that's good. So...
- It's hard.
- So, you're not married?
- [Rajan] No.
- By choice or by chance?
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
- What comes in between is the answer.
Okay. Lemme tell you this.
I met a girl. She was the perfect girl.
That's what I thought.
And we were going well together.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
We were about to have childrens together
and then she started pretending having
a psychological problem.
- (laughing) oh, I see.
- Yeah, I was not ready for that,
but I was not bothered by that.
That's what bothered her.
That I wasn't bothered by.
But looking back, I think
I should have done more.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
- So you let her get away?
- That's a nice question.
- You can say that she's
the one who got away with.
(laughing) I've also heard
that she has a nice comfy job
at the financial institute
and she's also married.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
I bet he's in financing too, right?
Like you're probably the power couple
who has the keys to the city.
- He's in real estate. Doing well.
- [Rajan] Okay. How is he?
- Decent.
- [Rajan] Yeah?
- I'm just realizing we
aren't on the same page.
- Really?
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
- So after college, things
did take a turn for us.
Well, for me at least. I mean,
you haven't changed at all.
- (sighing) I've seen
better days, I would say.
I've been seeing doctor lately
and I'm not doing well with my family.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
- [Sophie] I'm so sorry.
- You, you have to go home
or is nobody waiting at home?
- (chuckling) I have to go home.
- Okay. Let me walk you to the car then.
- [Sophie] Okay.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
(door thudding)
- [Rajan] You have a nice car.
- Yeah. Thank you.
When are we meeting again?
- Maybe when we hit the
same mile. (laughing)
- I think we should.
- We should meet?
- [Sophie] Yeah.
- Okay. It was nice seeing you.
You know when a person is
going through a tough times
or is broken, it's very difficult.
But when you see your
friend is going through
the same thing, it just makes
your heart feel at ease.
It's like we are together in this.
- Yeah. Yeah. It made my heart lighter.
- Seeing me in a mystery?
- [Sophie] (laughing) Yeah. Yeah.
Seeing you in a worse place than me
made me just feel a little better.
- [Rajan] Okay.
- Should I hit the pedal?
- [Rajan] Oh yeah, for
sure. I'll message you.
- Sure.
(window whining)
(gentle music)
(engine rumbling)
(engine roaring)
(birds chirping)
(paper fluttering)
(gentle music continues)
- "Dear Rajan, seeing you made my day.
I think I was in such a dark place
that I thought it was the end of my world,
but you made my heart so much
lighter by seeing someone
that knows my past life, a good life.
Don't forget to message me.
And guess what?
You can call me whenever you feel lonely
or need someone to talk to.
"PS, I hit the pedal so hard."
(gentle music continues)
(door clicking)
(door slamming)
(footsteps thudding)
- [Trend] How was work?
- Honey, I wasn't feeling well again.
I, I called out.
- What'd they say?
- They'll manage.
- [Trend] So I take it
this is an unpaid holiday
or do you have any PTO left?
- [Sophie] I have enough.
I'm sure you're keeping track for me.
- Okay. Well, what are you planning to do?
It sounds like you're planning to quit.
They're not gonna
entertain you for forever.
- Okay, if I don't feel
well, I can't go in.
They'll eat me alive.
- If you lose your job,
I'll eat you alive.
You've already missed two car payments.
If you miss your side of mortgage,
then this won't be pretty.
- I'm mentally stressed out, okay?
- And so am I.
(sighing) What are we doing right now?
We're nowhere near having kids.
- How? How does that even come into this?
- Do you think I can take care
of all of this on my income?
What do you not understand?
- I'm already stressed out, right?
You're making this a lot worse.
Can you just let me relax so
I can go into work tomorrow?
- I'm trying to express my feelings to you
and I feel like I'm being ignored.
Remember, the therapist said
that's what needs to happen
so I don't lose my temper.
- Trend...
- You are making it
very, very fucking difficult.
- Can we talk about
this another time, okay?
I'm on my day of the month.
- It's the best excuse.
Hmm? Your day of the month.
You know, I feel like
you have entire months
as that fucking day.
- Can we please maintain
the language, okay?
I feel like sometimes
you just go way beyond.
(Trend grunting)
(suspenseful music)
- You sound so weak right now!
You are going to work.
Your little day of the month
isn't gonna jeopardize my future.
- You wanna beat me
down so bad, don't you?
- Yes. No more excuses, Sophie.
Grow up. Jesus.
Be the woman that I married.
- Once you become the man I married.
(suspenseful music intensifies)
- If I don't get the fuck outta here...
(door slamming)
(crockery clacking)
(Rajan slurping)
(paper rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(paper rustling)
(Rajan sniffing)
(Rajan heaving)
(suspenseful music)
(Rajan crying)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Rajan screaming)
(bedding rustling)
- [Rajan] Sophie. How?
(gentle music)
- Just Sophie. Thank you.
- What are you doing here?
- I was in the neighborhood,
another free day. So...
- You don't work, I guess.
- (scoffing) I do.
- [Rajan] Just tell me
you're unemployed like me.
- Well, I'm not.
- How did you find my address?
- I work for a financial
institution, remember?
Your debt collectors make
all your info public.
I, I brought you some fresh bread.
I came to cook you a
meal, if you don't mind.
- Already had a cooked food yesterday.
- Yeah. Yeah. I saw you
had carrot and pea soup.
(laughing) That's not cooked food.
I'm making you eggs and cheese.
And then for the afternoon,
guess what I'm making?
- Frozen pizza?
- I am making very authentic
butter chicken masala.
(Rajan laughing)
- Very authentic? What
are you talking about?
- You're forgetting to mention something.
(gentle music)
- Oh no. I know. Flowers.
No, no, I remember. Letters.
No, no. I remember. Letter.
You just made my day.
- I'm glad.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Alright. Breakfast will
be ready in 15, okay?
(Rajan sighing)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(crockery clacking)
(Rajan breathing heavily)
I hope you're hungry.
(Rajan spitting)
(Rajan coughing)
(water swooshing)
(clothes rustling)
(gentle music continues)
- Sophie?
Sophie?
Sophie?
(door thudding)
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thudding)
Sophie?
(door thudding)
(door clicking)
Sophie?
(door clicking)
(suspenseful music continues)
Sophie? Sophie?
(door slamming)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Rajan sighing)
(crockery clattering)
- Looks like I beat you home.
- Okay. You caught me.
I was trying to rush home to meet you.
- No, on the phone.
You said you were home
and I got pretty upset
that you missed work today.
But I come home and
you're not even resting.
Dare I ask, where were you?
- [Sophie] I was bringing
a friend to the airport,
I promise.
- I even got you soup.
You didn't go to work,
but instead you went to visit a friend.
Are you trying to make me
beat some sense into you?
- You've beat me plenty of times, Trend.
I'm not scared of you.
- Don't, don't tempt me, Sophie.
I'm serious. I'm sick of you.
I hate you.
(suspenseful music)
And I regret ever proposing to you.
This kitchen is a mess.
You didn't put anything
back in here properly.
(drawer clicking)
(suspenseful music intensifies)
I don't see them.
- [Sophie] Tell me when you do see things.
(items clacking)
I swear they were here.
They were in there.
- I swear you're going crazier
and crazier by each day.
- What the hell is that supposed to mean?
- Don't shout at me.
- I'm not shouting.
- Just gimme my pills.
- I swear to God, Trend.
I saw them in there.
- If we don't find those pills,
I can't go to the office.
I gotta go back to the doctor's.
I, I don't know what the hell
is going on with you, Sophie,
but why do you feel the
need to touch my shit?
- Our. Now it's yours and my shit.
- [Trend] Of course they're mine.
I'm the one taking them.
- Then you find them!
(fridge slamming)
(intense music)
- Tell me there's something
wrong with you! Hmm?
Tell me! Hmm?
- I'm completely fine!
(Rajan breathing heavily)
(suspenseful music)
(door thudding)
(Rajan sniffing)
(Rajan sniffing)
- [Rajan] The breakfast
was amazing as always.
- Thank you.
- [Rajan] You went to get the groceries?
- Yeah. I forgot I needed
mint for this recipe.
- You should let me know. I
would have got the mint for you.
- No, no. It's all right.
(Sophie whimpering)
(Sophie crying)
- [Rajan] We don't want to feel
bad, right? It's not right.
- Yeah. Let me...
- Can I just throw it this away?
- Yeah. Yeah. Let me just
make the chicken part.
It'll be maybe 45 minutes, okay?
- It already smells amazing.
You'll make my neighbor jealous.
(Sophie laughing)
I can take this forever.
- Thanks, baby.
- No. No.
(laughing) No. What did you say?
- (laughing) Tell me
you wanna hear it again?
- It's, it's been a year
since it has come to my ear.
You, you said "baby."
(Sophie laughing)
(bright music)
(door slamming)
- Okay.
Hey, Raj? Where are we gonna eat?
- Yeah.
(upbeat music)
- Got it?
- Oh, sorry.
- [Sophie] This way?
(upbeat music continues)
- That's very good.
- This all good?
- [Rajan] Pull away. Away.
- What is...
- Like this.
So you go like this. Good?
Yay. We got it.
- Yay.
(upbeat music continues)
Oops.
Right, right here?
- Yeah.
- Okay. Chairs?
(chairs thudding)
Go wash your hands. I'll
get it ready. (panting)
(plates clattering)
(chairs grating)
I hope you like it.
- Should I start?
- Start.
(upbeat music continues)
It's good?
- The flavors. My goodness.
(Sophie laughing)
So delicious.
- You mean it?
- Authentic.
- (laughing) Authentic.
- You know the naan flavors.
- Rajan?
- Mm-hm?
- I need to tell you something.
- [Rajan] Okay?
- I got kicked outta the house.
We just had a fight.
- So?
- I got my bags in the car.
(Rajan sighing)
- Don't tell me that
you're looking for a place.
- No, no. Don't worry.
I'll, I'll figure something out.
I'll figure, I'll figure something out
like by the evening,
I'll figure something out by the evening.
Could you take me to the
train station by seven?
- Where will you go?
- To my uncle's house
'til I figure things out.
(Rajan sighing)
- Okay. I want to tell you something.
I don't know how can I say this,
but I'll just come out
with it as it comes.
- [Sophie] Okay?
(solemn music)
- I have only two months left.
- What do you mean?
- I have leukemia.
- [Sophie] Rajan.
- I'm just trying my
best of what I've got.
And I, I don't want you to be in pain.
- When did this happen?
- I came to know two days before and
I still haven't fully processed it.
That's why I hesitated
to ask you at first.
(solemn music continues)
But I want you to stay here.
I want you to stay here. (laughing)
I want you to be here with me.
There's nothing more that I want than
for you to stay here with me.
I can't live without you.
I want you here.
- I wanna stay here with you, okay?
- You will not leave me, right?
- [Sophie] I'm not leaving at all.
I'll stay here with you.
- We'll just flick the past
outta what we have got, right?
- [Sophie] That's right.
(luggage thudding)
- Now, I'll put all my
clothes in the closet.
- That cupboard has all my underwears.
There is not even a space for
the needle to go in there.
- What?
- Yeah.
- All right, well then I will lay them out
as an exhibition and you
can pick what I wear, deal?
- Deal.
(hands clapping)
- And I'll order the dream
catcher for the window.
It'll catch all our dreams.
(upbeat music)
Lastly, I'm gonna get a dog.
So I feel less lonely.
(Rajan vocalizing)
(Rajan laughing)
(Sophie laughing)
- You are so quick.
- Let's see. This one in there.
- Yeah. Lemme help you out.
(upbeat music continues)
(Sophie laughing)
(bed thudding)
Ah!
(Sophie laughing)
(Rajan retching)
(Rajan coughing)
(Rajan panting)
(Rajan growling)
(Sophie squealing)
(Rajan laughing)
(Sophie laughing)
(Rajan growling)
(Rajan laughing)
(Sophie laughing)
(Rajan panting)
(Rajan spitting)
(solemn music)
What are you looking at?
- Your hands. Just the
way I remember them.
Hey, do you remember that time
you asked to be my blood brother?
- Yeah. You said not yet.
And I'd become your husband.
- Well, we're not married.
I think I'd like to be
your blood sister now.
- Really?
- Why not?
- [Rajan] You serious?
(solemn music continues)
- Let me try.
- Are you serious?
- (laughing) I'm serious.
Let me do it, okay?
Hold still.
- Okay.
Are you going to do this?
- [Sophie] I'm gonna do it. Are you ready?
Okay?
- Mm-hm.
(solemn music continues)
- Okay. Ready?
- Yeah.
(Rajan laughing)
(Sophie laughing)
(Rajan sighing)
(solemn music continues)
- I am gonna redecorate this house.
Hang a big picture of you in the hall.
- You are so quick.
(Sophie laughing)
Don't you think so?
Take it easy.
But I'll be proud looking
at you from the top.
- Rajan, I know this is gonna sound crazy,
but modern medicine
and science aren't gonna
give you any answers.
- (sighing) So you want
to dash the last hope
that I have at getting better?
- No, there's alternative medicines,
like holistic approaches.
(solemn music continues)
- Home remedies aren't going
to cure my leukemia, Sophie.
- Well, nothing you or I
could make will help you,
but there's a shaman.
(Rajan laughing)
What? I'm serious. Don't laugh.
She's incredible.
- You want me to try?
- [Sophie] We. We're in this together now.
- So you want to experiment
with some voodoo plants
and what?
(solemn music continues)
Like chants?
- Well, I don't know what the
shaman will suggest you do.
- Who the hell is this shaman?
Did you find his number in
area directory too, or what?
- (laughing) No. And it's a she.
She lives in the desert.
- Get out of here. Where is she?
Like, she lives in the desert,
desert and what? In a cave?
- (laughing) Not a cave.
(solemn music continues)
And you seriously will not believe
what she did to help my friend.
- Okay. Tell me. I'll bite.
- She had stage-four
breast cancer, metastatic.
It was incurable, inoperable.
And after going to the shaman
twice, completely disappeared.
You don't believe me? This
really happened, Rajan.
I was there both times, okay?
I was just like you until I
saw it with my own two eyes.
(solemn music continues)
Even the doctors were stunned.
Please, Raj.
Just give it a try. What's
the worst that could happen?
(bright music)
(bright music continues)
We're here.
- I hope so.
(gentle music continues)
- Look, just go along with it, okay?
- Mm-hm.
- Last thing we want is to offend her.
- Okay. Who we are meeting?
What's her name?
- Madam Elena.
(wind whooshing)
(door creaking)
(wind whooshing)
(door creaking)
(door thudding)
- Welcome. Welcome.
It's so good to see you again, Sophie.
- Yeah. It's nice to see you too.
Not under these circumstances,
but I hope you've been well.
- Yes, I'm well, and, um...
- Oh, this is my boyfriend, Rajan.
- Hi, Rajan.
I'm glad you were able
to make the drive out.
- Yeah, thanks for having us.
Rajan has leukemia.
- You, you don't waste
time, do you? I'm dying.
Well, let me just get straight to you
instead of wasting time at home,
I figured I could get
all the help that I can.
- Well, we will do what we can.
Tell me everything you know.
- Here's his CAT scans.
(paper rustling)
MRI results, blood work,
the x-ray and official diagnosis
from the medical staff.
- Okay.
- Which I quit, by the way.
- Oh, they usually are.
Hospitals are more of a concierge
service than healthcare.
But that's neither here nor there.
Um, this is gonna take
me a few more moments.
So can I get you some tea while you wait?
- Thank you.
- Mm-hm.
(bird croaking)
(Carnatic music)
(Elena humming)
(paper rustling)
- How long have they known this?
I mean, I'm guessing you've
had symptoms for a while.
- Yeah, it's been a year
and they just keep changing my diagnosis.
Now look at me. I'm dying.
- I'm glad you're here, Rajan.
I can't make any guarantees,
but I'm willing to try.
- That's all we ask.
- Okay. Let's start with
mind, body and spirit.
Clear the mind. Relax the
body. Free the spirit.
- I would love that.
(Carnatic music continues)
- [Elena] Then let's get started.
- This just got real.
- Okay.
Um, go ahead and finish your tea.
I'll be right back.
(Carnatic music continues)
- Look at all this relics.
This must be from all around the world.
- I know, right?
(ominous music)
- Okay, down to business.
Let's have a seat.
Rajan, have a seat.
(ominous music)
It's okay. Okay.
First we are gonna do
some breathing exercises
(Carnatic music)
and then I'm going to do some hums.
(Elena humming)
And then I'm going to need
a scream from you, Rajan.
- Scream?
- A scream, like you mean it.
Like a battle cry, not a swan song, okay?
(ominous music)
- Okay.
- Alright.
And then I'm going to read from this book,
and then I'm gonna
give you a bowl to spit in.
- Are you serious?
- Mm-hm.
Just imagine you're free of cancer
and all you had to do was spit in a bowl.
Wouldn't that be something?
Okay, let's get started.
(ominous music continues)
(Elena exhales sharply)
Breathe with me.
(Elena breathing deeply)
(Rajan breathing deeply)
(ominous music continues)
(Elena humming)
(Rajan vocalizing)
(Elena chanting)
(Rajan chanting)
(ominous music)
(Rajan groaning)
(ominous music continues)
(Rajan groaning)
(Rajan groaning)
(ominous music intensifies)
(Rajan groaning)
(ominous music continues)
(Rajan panting)
You did very well, Rajan.
You did very well.
Give him this to drink.
- [Sophie] Drink. Drink,
Rajan. Drink it all.
(Rajan slurping)
Keep drinking.
- You're getting very good
at this, Sophie. (laughing)
- You did it. I'm so proud of you, baby.
(ominous music)
- Is it finally over?
- Finally? It's been a few minutes.
- A few minutes? It felt like a few weeks.
(panting) I'm starving.
I, I feel like I haven't eaten for weeks.
- What do you remember?
- (crying) She left me.
You left me.
I was all alone.
- [Sophie] Anything else?
- I, I can't move.
I can't breathe. (heaving)
And I was surrounded by the people
and they were playing drums,
beating the drums over and over
until my ear bleeds.
I didn't like it, Sophie.
- It's over now.
- I didn't like it, Sophie.
It was for too long. I wanna go home.
- Yeah, it's over.
- If I would have stayed
for long, I would have died.
- It's over.
- I would've died, Sophie.
- It's over now.
(ominous music)
- I wanna go home.
- Let's go home.
- I wanna go home.
- Let's go home.
It's over now, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Let's go home.
(Rajan panting)
(ominous music continues)
(door creaking)
(ominous music continues)
(engine rumbling)
(gentle music)
(bedding rustling)
(curtains rattling)
How'd you sleep?
(Rajan chuckling)
- Not so well, but now I'm feeling better.
How long did I sleep for?
- A couple days.
- A couple days?
- You must be thirsty.
- I'm, I'm hungry.
(Rajan sighing)
- Let me cook you something.
- You're truly a God send, Sophie.
(gentle music)
- All right, I'll come make you something
in the kitchen, okay?
Meet me in there.
- I don't remember what happened with me.
- What's the last thing you remember?
- We knock at the shaman's door
and sitting down...
(gentle music continues)
- [Sophie] And then...
- And I was just sitting there
and I couldn't able to move.
And I was playing drums over
and over until my hands bleed.
- Do you remember screaming?
(gentle music continues)
- I screamed? At who?
- (laughing) I've never
seen or heard you like that.
Your chest bulged and
you screamed like a lion.
It was so sexy. I couldn't
wait to get you home.
- That's why my throat hurts.
- [Sophie] Let's relax.
I'll go make you some
food in the kitchen, okay?
- [Rajan] Mm-hm.
(gentle music continues)
(Rajan breathing deeply)
(gentle music continues)
(Rajan breathing deeply)
(gentle music continues)
(chair creaking)
- I'm sure you're tired.
I'm gonna go back to my place
to get the rest of my things.
Okay?
- Hmm. I thought this was your place.
- Don't worry. This is my place.
- This is your place.
- Exactly.
Thanks for letting me in.
I'm really glad you went
to see Madame Elena.
She's gonna do some good.
Just give it some time.
(Rajan sighing)
- I'm worried about your husband.
- [Sophie] He will gladly let me in
to get the last of my things.
- I'm not worried about that.
I'm worried about he'll
try to convince you.
I mean, what kind of man
let a woman like you let them leave.
- I don't love him anymore.
I don't think I ever did.
I love you, Rajan.
- I love you too.
(chair creaking)
- I'll be back soon, okay?
- If you're not back, by the
time I'm done with this food
I'm coming over there.
- (laughing) I believe you.
I don't think I'll be back
by the time you finish your food,
but I'll be back by the time
you get outta the shower.
How's that sound?
- [Rajan] Hm-mm. You can be so convincing.
- Okay.
(gentle music)
(insects chirping)
(Sophie breathing deeply)
(engine rumbling)
(insects chirping)
(gentle music continues)
(door clicking)
- You were gone a lot longer
than I thought you'd be.
I take it you're not
staying at your uncle's,
but with your friend.
- His name is Rajan.
And I wish I could say I
missed you, but I didn't.
- No? Why are you here?
- I came to get
the last of my things.
- Then be my guest.
(footsteps thudding)
(light switch clicking)
(items clattering)
(drawer thudding)
(door clicking)
(items clattering)
(door clicking)
(items clattering)
(gentle music)
(pills clattering)
(tissue paper rustling)
(gentle music continues)
(pills clattering)
(tissue paper rustling)
(items clattering)
(gentle music continues)
(bottle slamming)
(items clattering)
(light switch clicking)
(footsteps thudding)
- [Sophie] Still looking for these?
(gentle music continues)
- Yeah, I refilled my prescription,
but I was looking for these.
Thanks.
- [Sophie] I hope it helps with
whatever you're going through.
Sorry.
- I'm sorry too.
- I'm sure I'll see you again.
- You don't have to go. I
didn't mean what I said.
- But you did.
I'm glad it happened sooner than later.
And you'll find the right
person for you. Just like I did.
(gentle music continues)
- Yeah, I understand.
I guess you'll be the one that got away.
(footsteps thudding)
(door clicking)
(door thudding)
(pills clattering)
(gentle music continues)
(shower swooshing)
- Miss me?
(shower curtain rustling)
- You know, I did.
- You would've been so proud of me.
I told him about us.
And then he said he
didn't mean what he said.
And I was like, "Yeah, you did.
But don't worry, your person's
out there waiting for you.
Just like my person's waiting for me."
And then I slammed the
door in his face and left.
- You told him that? You,
you told him about me?
- Yeah, I told him what a hunk you are
and that you'll go over
there and kick his ass.
- You said what?
- That's what you said, right?
- I mean, yeah, that's what I said.
But you told him that?
- (laughing) Yeah. That was glorious.
How's your shower?
- It was good.
- Hey, you look better.
- All right, get dressed.
(water swooshing)
(curtain rustling)
- Let's do something.
- Really?
- Yeah, let's do something.
(apple crunching)
Let's go somewhere out.
- (laughing) Okay.
- Yeah.
- You must be feeling better then.
- I am.
- Let's go to, let's go to the carnival.
I feel like I can smell again.
I wanna smell popcorn with you.
- (laughing) Okay.
I wanna smell popcorn with you too.
- Let's go then.
- Right now?
- Yes. Right now.
- (laughing) Okay.
- Yeah. Let's go. I'm gonna go.
(bright music)
Oh
I know, I know, I know
There's a place for me
(children screaming)
I know, I know, I know
There's a place for me
- Is this what love feels like?
- If it is, it's the first
time I've ever felt it.
- And is this what ice cream tastes like.
- It's better than popcorn, right?
- Right.
(bright music continues)
- Starting to feel like
your old self again?
- I'm feeling new me. Young,
free and wild. (laughing)
(bright music continues)
Oh, I know, I know, I know
There's a place for me
There's a place for me
I know, I know, I know
There's a place for me
There's a place for me
Oh
There's a place for me
There's a place for me
I know, I know, I know
There's a place
For me
There's a place for me
Oh
(children shouting)
- I don't know. This is very strange.
You took me to the witch doctor
and I woke up as a new man.
What kind of black magic that she did?
- You aren't regretting it, are you?
- How can I regret it?
I mean, it, it cured me.
In fact, I was thinking I
should go back to the doctor
and get my another biopsy.
- You should. Yeah, you
look so much better.
- Okay, maybe tomorrow.
- Give it a few days.
Let Madam Elena's magic
work on you a little more.
- You seem so calm about it.
Like a cure for cancer.
That's what we talking about. (laughing)
- Very well, maybe.
- I know. Yeah, but this is very strange.
Like I don't understand.
But thank you.
- You're welcome.
Well, now the question is,
will I like the new you.
- The real question is will
new me like you. (laughing)
(gentle music)
- That's what you wanna do?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I mean, that's the
only way we can organize
the bedroom properly.
(phone buzzing)
- [Trend] Sophie, please don't hang up.
- Trend, what is it?
- I, I need you here.
I don't feel well.
- You'll be fine. Just give it some time.
Plus this is what you wanted.
- No, no, no. This isn't it.
This is, this is something different.
I, I physically feel ill.
(ominous music)
- Don't be so dramatic.
- I'm serious, Sophie.
I, I can barely see.
My ears have this
deafening drumming in them.
I, I don't know what's going
on, but I need you here.
- Sounds like you drank too much.
- I'm being for real, Sophie.
My parents are taking me to the hospital.
- I'm so sorry.
If I was there, I would take you myself.
- I'm going right now.
So can, can I call you
after I see the doctors?
- Yeah, you can call me.
- Okay, Thank you. Thanks.
- What's wrong?
- It was Trend.
- I know it's Trend. What's going on?
- [Sophie] He said he was
going to the hospital.
- Was he lovesick?
- Yeah, I think so.
- Are you worried about him?
- Yeah, a little.
- Was he sick when you left him?
- [Sophie] He has this thyroid issue
he's been taking pills for,
but no, he is never been to the ER for it.
So I am a little worried.
- Could this be a plan to get you back?
- [Sophie] Makes you think, doesn't it?
- I think so.
(ominous music)
(door knocking)
(door knocking)
(Sophie groaning)
(ominous music continues)
(door clicking)
- How can I help you?
- Is Sophie here?
- [Rajan] Are you Trend?
- Yes, I'm her husband.
How do you know each other?
- You know, for a couple of years now.
Look, I'm sorry for everything,
but I don't think that this is a good time
for you to show up like this.
- Can you just bring her down here?
- I mean, look, we can schedule
a better time for this,
I think.
- But I, I just need to talk to her.
- I think...
- Trend,
what are you doing here?
- Look at me. I need you.
- It's too late. What are you doing?
You look like you should
be at the hospital.
- No, no.
I, I couldn't stay they're
running these tests
and we were waiting for the results.
Can you just come outside so we can talk?
- No, go back to the hospital.
I'll meet you there.
- [Trend] When?
- Whenever you go back there.
- Okay. Okay.
I'll go back there if it
means I'll meet you there.
- Okay, Trend look, I don't know
how you found me, but this is not okay.
- You left me for him?
Are you kidding me?
- Okay, Trend.
I'll see you later.
- Okay, no, wait.
Okay, I'll go. All right?
Sorry.
- Okay. I'll meet you there.
I'll meet you there.
- All right.
(ominous music)
(Trend panting)
- I'm so sorry, Rajan.
- What the hell has happened to him?
- I don't know, but I'm gonna go find out.
- You want me to come? You
want me to come with you?
- That's probably not a good idea.
It's at a hospital and his
parents are gonna be there.
- No, I'll come with you.
- Okay. I'd like that.
- Yeah. Yeah.
(gentle music)
- Let's get ready.
(Rajan sighing)
- [Rajan] Is that car following us?
- Where? Behind us?
- [Rajan] Yeah, he's been following us
since we left my house.
- Shit, I think that's Trend's car.
(gun clicking)
(ominous music)
- He's not at the hospital?
What he's doing here?
- I don't know.
Just keep driving and see if
the car keeps following us.
(engine roaring)
(ominous music continues)
- [Rajan] Here he comes.
He's pulling up
right next to us.
- Trend, what are you doing?
(gun clicking)
Trend, what are you doing?
- What are you doing?
- Stop!
- [Rajan] Trend, you gotta stop, please.
- [Sophie] Put the gun
down. Put the gun down.
- [Rajan] He's gonna hold us.
(tires screeching)
- [Sophie] Oh my God, he's right on us.
- [Rajan] Hey, wait, you, you,
you don't have to do that.
Please.
- Put the gun down!
He's a crazy person.
(ominous music)
(tires screeching)
- He's coming up next
to us. Here he comes.
(gun banging)
(tires screeching)
(suspenseful music)
(door slamming)
(Trend panting)
- [Trend] What did you do?
- Hey, you don't have to do that.
- [Trend] What'd you do to me?
I'm dying! (coughing)
What'd you do to me?
- Stop it. Put the gun down.
Put the gun down. What are you doing?
Put the gun down.
- You poisoned me.
- Put the gun down.
Stop it.
(door slamming)
Trend, stop it. Stop it.
- You poisoned me.
You poisoned me.
- How can I have done that?
- Hey, calm down, calm down.
You don't have to do this.
- No! Shut up, Lover Boy.
I'm a dead man walking.
- We are actually in love, okay?
Those pills, I found them in the bathroom!
How could I have tainted them? How?
There's no way I tainted them.
- [Trend] I don't know
what's happening to me!
- Let the doctors tell you that, Trend.
Go back to the hospital.
(suspenseful music continues)
- I'm not gonna make it.
- Look, I will meet you there, okay?
Go back now.
- We, we both will.
I'm sorry, Trend, but I was
going through something similar.
- Sure as hell don't
look like it! (panting)
- Please.
- Trend?
Go back to the hospital now.
And I'll meet you there, okay?
We'll meet you there. Put the gun down.
(Trend crying)
(suspenseful music)
Let's go.
Calm down.
Calm down, okay?
(suspenseful music)
(door clicking)
- He's gonna kill us!
He was gonna kill us.
- No, he would not have
pulled the trigger.
- He was gonna kill us.
I'm so sorry, Raj.
Let's get outta here.
(engine rumbling)
Go! Go!
(suspenseful music)
- Happy to see you again, Sophie.
Glad to see you've recovered so well.
- Thanks to your help.
I can see Trend is in good hands.
- [Nurse] We're doing all we can.
Let's hope for another miracle.
Please, let's give them some space.
(ominous music)
- What did you do to me?
What, what did you do?
(ominous music continues)
- Nurse! Nurse! Help.
- [Nurse] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20.
- [Rajan] He's gone.
(gentle music)
I'm sorry.
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(bright music)
(monitor beeping)
(gentle music)
- [Doctor] Rajan, I'm
sure you're well aware
of your condition.
I'm afraid the results of the biopsy
and MRI have determined positive.
(Rajan gasping)
- Positive for l-leukemia?
- [Doctor] Yes, it's what
we've all been fearing.
Our whole staff is
terribly sorry about this.
We were hoping for a different outcome.
- You, Leonard and Richard
has been so kind to me.
Thank you for everything.
- Is there someone we can call for you?
Any family members you want to tell?
- Unfortunately I don't
have family, but...
S-so what next?
I just go home and just
wait not to wake up next?
- Of course not.
We'll schedule further testing
to determine a personalized
treatment plan.
There's plenty of work to
do for us and yourself.
- I'm dreading the worst, doc. (sighing)
What does the result says?
Is it (heavy breathing) acute or chronic?
- Again, with great remorse,
I'm afraid it is acute.
So we need to start treatment right away.
- (heavy breathing) Acute.
So, how much time do I have to live?
- With some success,
you can beat this and outlive myself.
- That's a best-case scenario.
What's the worst-case scenario?
- [Doctor] Are you sure
you want to know that?
- Yes. I wanna know that.
- This, this illness
can speed up drastically
in the next month or so.
So you could have just
two months before...
No, 'til it takes over your immune system.
- Two months? (breathing heavily)
So, I can die tomorrow?
- I'm sorry, Rajan.
We'll do what we can.
(Rajan crying)
(gentle music)
(Rajan crying)
(file fluttering)
(Rajan crying)
(gentle music continues)
(crockery clattering)
(water swooshing)
(gentle music continues)
(items thudding)
(gentle music continues)
(Rajan sighing)
(door clicking)
(door thudding)
(traffic whooshing)
(Carnatic music)
(packets rustling)
(Carnatic music continues)
- Hello.
(Carnatic music continues)
- Hello. How are you?
- Been well.
It's been a long time. How are you?
- I'm, I'm good.
- Okay. You live nearby here?
- I mean, not far, but yeah. Nearby.
(Carnatic music continues)
What about you?
- Nearby I would say.
- I never knew that.
- We never talked.
- Yeah. Crazy.
- [Sophie] What have
you been up to recently?
- I'm just doing jobs. What about you?
- I'm a financial manager at Wipro.
(Carnatic music continues)
- I see.
You're having a good life?
You, you're...
- I'm married. Yeah.
- [Rajan] I see. How is he?
- He's fine. He, he's good.
- Okay. I'll leave you here.
It was nice meeting you.
- It was nice running into you too.
Rajan, I'm really sorry
for how things ended between us.
If I could go back and change things,
I'd do things differently.
- I'm glad you said that.
I mean, we both could have
done things differently
maybe in the next life.
- [Sophie] You still
have my number, I hope.
- I do. Hope to see you around.
- Definitely.
(Carnatic music)
(packet rustling)
(gentle music)
(engine rumbling)
(truck beeping)
(door thudding)
(Rajan screaming)
(gentle music continues)
(Sophie knocking)
(window whining)
- Are you okay? You're still here.
- I'm okay.
I was just in my head,
maybe still in conversation with you.
- Now who has the problems? (laughing)
(door clicking)
- Is that your car?
- Yeah.
- I never knew that.
- If you had known, would
you have parked beside?
- I guess, yeah.
What are you doing today?
- Enjoying a free day.
- Jobs with a free day?
- Mm-hm.
- Is there any hiring at your place?
- Nope.
(Rajan chuckling)
- Your "nope" hasn't changed.
- (laughing) If you say so.
- I, I still do remember this.
- [Sophie] Oh God. What do you remember?
- When a history teacher asked
you to have your textbook
to read in the class and you
were like, "Nope." (laughing)
You were so in-intense
and it was so funny.
- Yeah. No, it just slipped out.
I didn't think it was
gonna sound that rude.
Thought I'd never been rude.
- [Rajan] ] That was so funny.
(Sophie laughing)
Well, why don't we grab a coffee.
- If you say so.
(people chatting)
(traffic whooshing)
- I just keep laughing at
that like again and again.
Every time I see that.
- [Sophie] Oh, that's good. So...
- It's hard.
- So, you're not married?
- [Rajan] No.
- By choice or by chance?
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
- What comes in between is the answer.
Okay. Lemme tell you this.
I met a girl. She was the perfect girl.
That's what I thought.
And we were going well together.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
We were about to have childrens together
and then she started pretending having
a psychological problem.
- (laughing) oh, I see.
- Yeah, I was not ready for that,
but I was not bothered by that.
That's what bothered her.
That I wasn't bothered by.
But looking back, I think
I should have done more.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
- So you let her get away?
- That's a nice question.
- You can say that she's
the one who got away with.
(laughing) I've also heard
that she has a nice comfy job
at the financial institute
and she's also married.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
I bet he's in financing too, right?
Like you're probably the power couple
who has the keys to the city.
- He's in real estate. Doing well.
- [Rajan] Okay. How is he?
- Decent.
- [Rajan] Yeah?
- I'm just realizing we
aren't on the same page.
- Really?
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
- So after college, things
did take a turn for us.
Well, for me at least. I mean,
you haven't changed at all.
- (sighing) I've seen
better days, I would say.
I've been seeing doctor lately
and I'm not doing well with my family.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
- [Sophie] I'm so sorry.
- You, you have to go home
or is nobody waiting at home?
- (chuckling) I have to go home.
- Okay. Let me walk you to the car then.
- [Sophie] Okay.
(traffic whooshing)
(insects chirping)
(door thudding)
- [Rajan] You have a nice car.
- Yeah. Thank you.
When are we meeting again?
- Maybe when we hit the
same mile. (laughing)
- I think we should.
- We should meet?
- [Sophie] Yeah.
- Okay. It was nice seeing you.
You know when a person is
going through a tough times
or is broken, it's very difficult.
But when you see your
friend is going through
the same thing, it just makes
your heart feel at ease.
It's like we are together in this.
- Yeah. Yeah. It made my heart lighter.
- Seeing me in a mystery?
- [Sophie] (laughing) Yeah. Yeah.
Seeing you in a worse place than me
made me just feel a little better.
- [Rajan] Okay.
- Should I hit the pedal?
- [Rajan] Oh yeah, for
sure. I'll message you.
- Sure.
(window whining)
(gentle music)
(engine rumbling)
(engine roaring)
(birds chirping)
(paper fluttering)
(gentle music continues)
- "Dear Rajan, seeing you made my day.
I think I was in such a dark place
that I thought it was the end of my world,
but you made my heart so much
lighter by seeing someone
that knows my past life, a good life.
Don't forget to message me.
And guess what?
You can call me whenever you feel lonely
or need someone to talk to.
"PS, I hit the pedal so hard."
(gentle music continues)
(door clicking)
(door slamming)
(footsteps thudding)
- [Trend] How was work?
- Honey, I wasn't feeling well again.
I, I called out.
- What'd they say?
- They'll manage.
- [Trend] So I take it
this is an unpaid holiday
or do you have any PTO left?
- [Sophie] I have enough.
I'm sure you're keeping track for me.
- Okay. Well, what are you planning to do?
It sounds like you're planning to quit.
They're not gonna
entertain you for forever.
- Okay, if I don't feel
well, I can't go in.
They'll eat me alive.
- If you lose your job,
I'll eat you alive.
You've already missed two car payments.
If you miss your side of mortgage,
then this won't be pretty.
- I'm mentally stressed out, okay?
- And so am I.
(sighing) What are we doing right now?
We're nowhere near having kids.
- How? How does that even come into this?
- Do you think I can take care
of all of this on my income?
What do you not understand?
- I'm already stressed out, right?
You're making this a lot worse.
Can you just let me relax so
I can go into work tomorrow?
- I'm trying to express my feelings to you
and I feel like I'm being ignored.
Remember, the therapist said
that's what needs to happen
so I don't lose my temper.
- Trend...
- You are making it
very, very fucking difficult.
- Can we talk about
this another time, okay?
I'm on my day of the month.
- It's the best excuse.
Hmm? Your day of the month.
You know, I feel like
you have entire months
as that fucking day.
- Can we please maintain
the language, okay?
I feel like sometimes
you just go way beyond.
(Trend grunting)
(suspenseful music)
- You sound so weak right now!
You are going to work.
Your little day of the month
isn't gonna jeopardize my future.
- You wanna beat me
down so bad, don't you?
- Yes. No more excuses, Sophie.
Grow up. Jesus.
Be the woman that I married.
- Once you become the man I married.
(suspenseful music intensifies)
- If I don't get the fuck outta here...
(door slamming)
(crockery clacking)
(Rajan slurping)
(paper rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(paper rustling)
(Rajan sniffing)
(Rajan heaving)
(suspenseful music)
(Rajan crying)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Rajan screaming)
(bedding rustling)
- [Rajan] Sophie. How?
(gentle music)
- Just Sophie. Thank you.
- What are you doing here?
- I was in the neighborhood,
another free day. So...
- You don't work, I guess.
- (scoffing) I do.
- [Rajan] Just tell me
you're unemployed like me.
- Well, I'm not.
- How did you find my address?
- I work for a financial
institution, remember?
Your debt collectors make
all your info public.
I, I brought you some fresh bread.
I came to cook you a
meal, if you don't mind.
- Already had a cooked food yesterday.
- Yeah. Yeah. I saw you
had carrot and pea soup.
(laughing) That's not cooked food.
I'm making you eggs and cheese.
And then for the afternoon,
guess what I'm making?
- Frozen pizza?
- I am making very authentic
butter chicken masala.
(Rajan laughing)
- Very authentic? What
are you talking about?
- You're forgetting to mention something.
(gentle music)
- Oh no. I know. Flowers.
No, no, I remember. Letters.
No, no. I remember. Letter.
You just made my day.
- I'm glad.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Alright. Breakfast will
be ready in 15, okay?
(Rajan sighing)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(crockery clacking)
(Rajan breathing heavily)
I hope you're hungry.
(Rajan spitting)
(Rajan coughing)
(water swooshing)
(clothes rustling)
(gentle music continues)
- Sophie?
Sophie?
Sophie?
(door thudding)
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thudding)
Sophie?
(door thudding)
(door clicking)
Sophie?
(door clicking)
(suspenseful music continues)
Sophie? Sophie?
(door slamming)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Rajan sighing)
(crockery clattering)
- Looks like I beat you home.
- Okay. You caught me.
I was trying to rush home to meet you.
- No, on the phone.
You said you were home
and I got pretty upset
that you missed work today.
But I come home and
you're not even resting.
Dare I ask, where were you?
- [Sophie] I was bringing
a friend to the airport,
I promise.
- I even got you soup.
You didn't go to work,
but instead you went to visit a friend.
Are you trying to make me
beat some sense into you?
- You've beat me plenty of times, Trend.
I'm not scared of you.
- Don't, don't tempt me, Sophie.
I'm serious. I'm sick of you.
I hate you.
(suspenseful music)
And I regret ever proposing to you.
This kitchen is a mess.
You didn't put anything
back in here properly.
(drawer clicking)
(suspenseful music intensifies)
I don't see them.
- [Sophie] Tell me when you do see things.
(items clacking)
I swear they were here.
They were in there.
- I swear you're going crazier
and crazier by each day.
- What the hell is that supposed to mean?
- Don't shout at me.
- I'm not shouting.
- Just gimme my pills.
- I swear to God, Trend.
I saw them in there.
- If we don't find those pills,
I can't go to the office.
I gotta go back to the doctor's.
I, I don't know what the hell
is going on with you, Sophie,
but why do you feel the
need to touch my shit?
- Our. Now it's yours and my shit.
- [Trend] Of course they're mine.
I'm the one taking them.
- Then you find them!
(fridge slamming)
(intense music)
- Tell me there's something
wrong with you! Hmm?
Tell me! Hmm?
- I'm completely fine!
(Rajan breathing heavily)
(suspenseful music)
(door thudding)
(Rajan sniffing)
(Rajan sniffing)
- [Rajan] The breakfast
was amazing as always.
- Thank you.
- [Rajan] You went to get the groceries?
- Yeah. I forgot I needed
mint for this recipe.
- You should let me know. I
would have got the mint for you.
- No, no. It's all right.
(Sophie whimpering)
(Sophie crying)
- [Rajan] We don't want to feel
bad, right? It's not right.
- Yeah. Let me...
- Can I just throw it this away?
- Yeah. Yeah. Let me just
make the chicken part.
It'll be maybe 45 minutes, okay?
- It already smells amazing.
You'll make my neighbor jealous.
(Sophie laughing)
I can take this forever.
- Thanks, baby.
- No. No.
(laughing) No. What did you say?
- (laughing) Tell me
you wanna hear it again?
- It's, it's been a year
since it has come to my ear.
You, you said "baby."
(Sophie laughing)
(bright music)
(door slamming)
- Okay.
Hey, Raj? Where are we gonna eat?
- Yeah.
(upbeat music)
- Got it?
- Oh, sorry.
- [Sophie] This way?
(upbeat music continues)
- That's very good.
- This all good?
- [Rajan] Pull away. Away.
- What is...
- Like this.
So you go like this. Good?
Yay. We got it.
- Yay.
(upbeat music continues)
Oops.
Right, right here?
- Yeah.
- Okay. Chairs?
(chairs thudding)
Go wash your hands. I'll
get it ready. (panting)
(plates clattering)
(chairs grating)
I hope you like it.
- Should I start?
- Start.
(upbeat music continues)
It's good?
- The flavors. My goodness.
(Sophie laughing)
So delicious.
- You mean it?
- Authentic.
- (laughing) Authentic.
- You know the naan flavors.
- Rajan?
- Mm-hm?
- I need to tell you something.
- [Rajan] Okay?
- I got kicked outta the house.
We just had a fight.
- So?
- I got my bags in the car.
(Rajan sighing)
- Don't tell me that
you're looking for a place.
- No, no. Don't worry.
I'll, I'll figure something out.
I'll figure, I'll figure something out
like by the evening,
I'll figure something out by the evening.
Could you take me to the
train station by seven?
- Where will you go?
- To my uncle's house
'til I figure things out.
(Rajan sighing)
- Okay. I want to tell you something.
I don't know how can I say this,
but I'll just come out
with it as it comes.
- [Sophie] Okay?
(solemn music)
- I have only two months left.
- What do you mean?
- I have leukemia.
- [Sophie] Rajan.
- I'm just trying my
best of what I've got.
And I, I don't want you to be in pain.
- When did this happen?
- I came to know two days before and
I still haven't fully processed it.
That's why I hesitated
to ask you at first.
(solemn music continues)
But I want you to stay here.
I want you to stay here. (laughing)
I want you to be here with me.
There's nothing more that I want than
for you to stay here with me.
I can't live without you.
I want you here.
- I wanna stay here with you, okay?
- You will not leave me, right?
- [Sophie] I'm not leaving at all.
I'll stay here with you.
- We'll just flick the past
outta what we have got, right?
- [Sophie] That's right.
(luggage thudding)
- Now, I'll put all my
clothes in the closet.
- That cupboard has all my underwears.
There is not even a space for
the needle to go in there.
- What?
- Yeah.
- All right, well then I will lay them out
as an exhibition and you
can pick what I wear, deal?
- Deal.
(hands clapping)
- And I'll order the dream
catcher for the window.
It'll catch all our dreams.
(upbeat music)
Lastly, I'm gonna get a dog.
So I feel less lonely.
(Rajan vocalizing)
(Rajan laughing)
(Sophie laughing)
- You are so quick.
- Let's see. This one in there.
- Yeah. Lemme help you out.
(upbeat music continues)
(Sophie laughing)
(bed thudding)
Ah!
(Sophie laughing)
(Rajan retching)
(Rajan coughing)
(Rajan panting)
(Rajan growling)
(Sophie squealing)
(Rajan laughing)
(Sophie laughing)
(Rajan growling)
(Rajan laughing)
(Sophie laughing)
(Rajan panting)
(Rajan spitting)
(solemn music)
What are you looking at?
- Your hands. Just the
way I remember them.
Hey, do you remember that time
you asked to be my blood brother?
- Yeah. You said not yet.
And I'd become your husband.
- Well, we're not married.
I think I'd like to be
your blood sister now.
- Really?
- Why not?
- [Rajan] You serious?
(solemn music continues)
- Let me try.
- Are you serious?
- (laughing) I'm serious.
Let me do it, okay?
Hold still.
- Okay.
Are you going to do this?
- [Sophie] I'm gonna do it. Are you ready?
Okay?
- Mm-hm.
(solemn music continues)
- Okay. Ready?
- Yeah.
(Rajan laughing)
(Sophie laughing)
(Rajan sighing)
(solemn music continues)
- I am gonna redecorate this house.
Hang a big picture of you in the hall.
- You are so quick.
(Sophie laughing)
Don't you think so?
Take it easy.
But I'll be proud looking
at you from the top.
- Rajan, I know this is gonna sound crazy,
but modern medicine
and science aren't gonna
give you any answers.
- (sighing) So you want
to dash the last hope
that I have at getting better?
- No, there's alternative medicines,
like holistic approaches.
(solemn music continues)
- Home remedies aren't going
to cure my leukemia, Sophie.
- Well, nothing you or I
could make will help you,
but there's a shaman.
(Rajan laughing)
What? I'm serious. Don't laugh.
She's incredible.
- You want me to try?
- [Sophie] We. We're in this together now.
- So you want to experiment
with some voodoo plants
and what?
(solemn music continues)
Like chants?
- Well, I don't know what the
shaman will suggest you do.
- Who the hell is this shaman?
Did you find his number in
area directory too, or what?
- (laughing) No. And it's a she.
She lives in the desert.
- Get out of here. Where is she?
Like, she lives in the desert,
desert and what? In a cave?
- (laughing) Not a cave.
(solemn music continues)
And you seriously will not believe
what she did to help my friend.
- Okay. Tell me. I'll bite.
- She had stage-four
breast cancer, metastatic.
It was incurable, inoperable.
And after going to the shaman
twice, completely disappeared.
You don't believe me? This
really happened, Rajan.
I was there both times, okay?
I was just like you until I
saw it with my own two eyes.
(solemn music continues)
Even the doctors were stunned.
Please, Raj.
Just give it a try. What's
the worst that could happen?
(bright music)
(bright music continues)
We're here.
- I hope so.
(gentle music continues)
- Look, just go along with it, okay?
- Mm-hm.
- Last thing we want is to offend her.
- Okay. Who we are meeting?
What's her name?
- Madam Elena.
(wind whooshing)
(door creaking)
(wind whooshing)
(door creaking)
(door thudding)
- Welcome. Welcome.
It's so good to see you again, Sophie.
- Yeah. It's nice to see you too.
Not under these circumstances,
but I hope you've been well.
- Yes, I'm well, and, um...
- Oh, this is my boyfriend, Rajan.
- Hi, Rajan.
I'm glad you were able
to make the drive out.
- Yeah, thanks for having us.
Rajan has leukemia.
- You, you don't waste
time, do you? I'm dying.
Well, let me just get straight to you
instead of wasting time at home,
I figured I could get
all the help that I can.
- Well, we will do what we can.
Tell me everything you know.
- Here's his CAT scans.
(paper rustling)
MRI results, blood work,
the x-ray and official diagnosis
from the medical staff.
- Okay.
- Which I quit, by the way.
- Oh, they usually are.
Hospitals are more of a concierge
service than healthcare.
But that's neither here nor there.
Um, this is gonna take
me a few more moments.
So can I get you some tea while you wait?
- Thank you.
- Mm-hm.
(bird croaking)
(Carnatic music)
(Elena humming)
(paper rustling)
- How long have they known this?
I mean, I'm guessing you've
had symptoms for a while.
- Yeah, it's been a year
and they just keep changing my diagnosis.
Now look at me. I'm dying.
- I'm glad you're here, Rajan.
I can't make any guarantees,
but I'm willing to try.
- That's all we ask.
- Okay. Let's start with
mind, body and spirit.
Clear the mind. Relax the
body. Free the spirit.
- I would love that.
(Carnatic music continues)
- [Elena] Then let's get started.
- This just got real.
- Okay.
Um, go ahead and finish your tea.
I'll be right back.
(Carnatic music continues)
- Look at all this relics.
This must be from all around the world.
- I know, right?
(ominous music)
- Okay, down to business.
Let's have a seat.
Rajan, have a seat.
(ominous music)
It's okay. Okay.
First we are gonna do
some breathing exercises
(Carnatic music)
and then I'm going to do some hums.
(Elena humming)
And then I'm going to need
a scream from you, Rajan.
- Scream?
- A scream, like you mean it.
Like a battle cry, not a swan song, okay?
(ominous music)
- Okay.
- Alright.
And then I'm going to read from this book,
and then I'm gonna
give you a bowl to spit in.
- Are you serious?
- Mm-hm.
Just imagine you're free of cancer
and all you had to do was spit in a bowl.
Wouldn't that be something?
Okay, let's get started.
(ominous music continues)
(Elena exhales sharply)
Breathe with me.
(Elena breathing deeply)
(Rajan breathing deeply)
(ominous music continues)
(Elena humming)
(Rajan vocalizing)
(Elena chanting)
(Rajan chanting)
(ominous music)
(Rajan groaning)
(ominous music continues)
(Rajan groaning)
(Rajan groaning)
(ominous music intensifies)
(Rajan groaning)
(ominous music continues)
(Rajan panting)
You did very well, Rajan.
You did very well.
Give him this to drink.
- [Sophie] Drink. Drink,
Rajan. Drink it all.
(Rajan slurping)
Keep drinking.
- You're getting very good
at this, Sophie. (laughing)
- You did it. I'm so proud of you, baby.
(ominous music)
- Is it finally over?
- Finally? It's been a few minutes.
- A few minutes? It felt like a few weeks.
(panting) I'm starving.
I, I feel like I haven't eaten for weeks.
- What do you remember?
- (crying) She left me.
You left me.
I was all alone.
- [Sophie] Anything else?
- I, I can't move.
I can't breathe. (heaving)
And I was surrounded by the people
and they were playing drums,
beating the drums over and over
until my ear bleeds.
I didn't like it, Sophie.
- It's over now.
- I didn't like it, Sophie.
It was for too long. I wanna go home.
- Yeah, it's over.
- If I would have stayed
for long, I would have died.
- It's over.
- I would've died, Sophie.
- It's over now.
(ominous music)
- I wanna go home.
- Let's go home.
- I wanna go home.
- Let's go home.
It's over now, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Let's go home.
(Rajan panting)
(ominous music continues)
(door creaking)
(ominous music continues)
(engine rumbling)
(gentle music)
(bedding rustling)
(curtains rattling)
How'd you sleep?
(Rajan chuckling)
- Not so well, but now I'm feeling better.
How long did I sleep for?
- A couple days.
- A couple days?
- You must be thirsty.
- I'm, I'm hungry.
(Rajan sighing)
- Let me cook you something.
- You're truly a God send, Sophie.
(gentle music)
- All right, I'll come make you something
in the kitchen, okay?
Meet me in there.
- I don't remember what happened with me.
- What's the last thing you remember?
- We knock at the shaman's door
and sitting down...
(gentle music continues)
- [Sophie] And then...
- And I was just sitting there
and I couldn't able to move.
And I was playing drums over
and over until my hands bleed.
- Do you remember screaming?
(gentle music continues)
- I screamed? At who?
- (laughing) I've never
seen or heard you like that.
Your chest bulged and
you screamed like a lion.
It was so sexy. I couldn't
wait to get you home.
- That's why my throat hurts.
- [Sophie] Let's relax.
I'll go make you some
food in the kitchen, okay?
- [Rajan] Mm-hm.
(gentle music continues)
(Rajan breathing deeply)
(gentle music continues)
(Rajan breathing deeply)
(gentle music continues)
(chair creaking)
- I'm sure you're tired.
I'm gonna go back to my place
to get the rest of my things.
Okay?
- Hmm. I thought this was your place.
- Don't worry. This is my place.
- This is your place.
- Exactly.
Thanks for letting me in.
I'm really glad you went
to see Madame Elena.
She's gonna do some good.
Just give it some time.
(Rajan sighing)
- I'm worried about your husband.
- [Sophie] He will gladly let me in
to get the last of my things.
- I'm not worried about that.
I'm worried about he'll
try to convince you.
I mean, what kind of man
let a woman like you let them leave.
- I don't love him anymore.
I don't think I ever did.
I love you, Rajan.
- I love you too.
(chair creaking)
- I'll be back soon, okay?
- If you're not back, by the
time I'm done with this food
I'm coming over there.
- (laughing) I believe you.
I don't think I'll be back
by the time you finish your food,
but I'll be back by the time
you get outta the shower.
How's that sound?
- [Rajan] Hm-mm. You can be so convincing.
- Okay.
(gentle music)
(insects chirping)
(Sophie breathing deeply)
(engine rumbling)
(insects chirping)
(gentle music continues)
(door clicking)
- You were gone a lot longer
than I thought you'd be.
I take it you're not
staying at your uncle's,
but with your friend.
- His name is Rajan.
And I wish I could say I
missed you, but I didn't.
- No? Why are you here?
- I came to get
the last of my things.
- Then be my guest.
(footsteps thudding)
(light switch clicking)
(items clattering)
(drawer thudding)
(door clicking)
(items clattering)
(door clicking)
(items clattering)
(gentle music)
(pills clattering)
(tissue paper rustling)
(gentle music continues)
(pills clattering)
(tissue paper rustling)
(items clattering)
(gentle music continues)
(bottle slamming)
(items clattering)
(light switch clicking)
(footsteps thudding)
- [Sophie] Still looking for these?
(gentle music continues)
- Yeah, I refilled my prescription,
but I was looking for these.
Thanks.
- [Sophie] I hope it helps with
whatever you're going through.
Sorry.
- I'm sorry too.
- I'm sure I'll see you again.
- You don't have to go. I
didn't mean what I said.
- But you did.
I'm glad it happened sooner than later.
And you'll find the right
person for you. Just like I did.
(gentle music continues)
- Yeah, I understand.
I guess you'll be the one that got away.
(footsteps thudding)
(door clicking)
(door thudding)
(pills clattering)
(gentle music continues)
(shower swooshing)
- Miss me?
(shower curtain rustling)
- You know, I did.
- You would've been so proud of me.
I told him about us.
And then he said he
didn't mean what he said.
And I was like, "Yeah, you did.
But don't worry, your person's
out there waiting for you.
Just like my person's waiting for me."
And then I slammed the
door in his face and left.
- You told him that? You,
you told him about me?
- Yeah, I told him what a hunk you are
and that you'll go over
there and kick his ass.
- You said what?
- That's what you said, right?
- I mean, yeah, that's what I said.
But you told him that?
- (laughing) Yeah. That was glorious.
How's your shower?
- It was good.
- Hey, you look better.
- All right, get dressed.
(water swooshing)
(curtain rustling)
- Let's do something.
- Really?
- Yeah, let's do something.
(apple crunching)
Let's go somewhere out.
- (laughing) Okay.
- Yeah.
- You must be feeling better then.
- I am.
- Let's go to, let's go to the carnival.
I feel like I can smell again.
I wanna smell popcorn with you.
- (laughing) Okay.
I wanna smell popcorn with you too.
- Let's go then.
- Right now?
- Yes. Right now.
- (laughing) Okay.
- Yeah. Let's go. I'm gonna go.
(bright music)
Oh
I know, I know, I know
There's a place for me
(children screaming)
I know, I know, I know
There's a place for me
- Is this what love feels like?
- If it is, it's the first
time I've ever felt it.
- And is this what ice cream tastes like.
- It's better than popcorn, right?
- Right.
(bright music continues)
- Starting to feel like
your old self again?
- I'm feeling new me. Young,
free and wild. (laughing)
(bright music continues)
Oh, I know, I know, I know
There's a place for me
There's a place for me
I know, I know, I know
There's a place for me
There's a place for me
Oh
There's a place for me
There's a place for me
I know, I know, I know
There's a place
For me
There's a place for me
Oh
(children shouting)
- I don't know. This is very strange.
You took me to the witch doctor
and I woke up as a new man.
What kind of black magic that she did?
- You aren't regretting it, are you?
- How can I regret it?
I mean, it, it cured me.
In fact, I was thinking I
should go back to the doctor
and get my another biopsy.
- You should. Yeah, you
look so much better.
- Okay, maybe tomorrow.
- Give it a few days.
Let Madam Elena's magic
work on you a little more.
- You seem so calm about it.
Like a cure for cancer.
That's what we talking about. (laughing)
- Very well, maybe.
- I know. Yeah, but this is very strange.
Like I don't understand.
But thank you.
- You're welcome.
Well, now the question is,
will I like the new you.
- The real question is will
new me like you. (laughing)
(gentle music)
- That's what you wanna do?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I mean, that's the
only way we can organize
the bedroom properly.
(phone buzzing)
- [Trend] Sophie, please don't hang up.
- Trend, what is it?
- I, I need you here.
I don't feel well.
- You'll be fine. Just give it some time.
Plus this is what you wanted.
- No, no, no. This isn't it.
This is, this is something different.
I, I physically feel ill.
(ominous music)
- Don't be so dramatic.
- I'm serious, Sophie.
I, I can barely see.
My ears have this
deafening drumming in them.
I, I don't know what's going
on, but I need you here.
- Sounds like you drank too much.
- I'm being for real, Sophie.
My parents are taking me to the hospital.
- I'm so sorry.
If I was there, I would take you myself.
- I'm going right now.
So can, can I call you
after I see the doctors?
- Yeah, you can call me.
- Okay, Thank you. Thanks.
- What's wrong?
- It was Trend.
- I know it's Trend. What's going on?
- [Sophie] He said he was
going to the hospital.
- Was he lovesick?
- Yeah, I think so.
- Are you worried about him?
- Yeah, a little.
- Was he sick when you left him?
- [Sophie] He has this thyroid issue
he's been taking pills for,
but no, he is never been to the ER for it.
So I am a little worried.
- Could this be a plan to get you back?
- [Sophie] Makes you think, doesn't it?
- I think so.
(ominous music)
(door knocking)
(door knocking)
(Sophie groaning)
(ominous music continues)
(door clicking)
- How can I help you?
- Is Sophie here?
- [Rajan] Are you Trend?
- Yes, I'm her husband.
How do you know each other?
- You know, for a couple of years now.
Look, I'm sorry for everything,
but I don't think that this is a good time
for you to show up like this.
- Can you just bring her down here?
- I mean, look, we can schedule
a better time for this,
I think.
- But I, I just need to talk to her.
- I think...
- Trend,
what are you doing here?
- Look at me. I need you.
- It's too late. What are you doing?
You look like you should
be at the hospital.
- No, no.
I, I couldn't stay they're
running these tests
and we were waiting for the results.
Can you just come outside so we can talk?
- No, go back to the hospital.
I'll meet you there.
- [Trend] When?
- Whenever you go back there.
- Okay. Okay.
I'll go back there if it
means I'll meet you there.
- Okay, Trend look, I don't know
how you found me, but this is not okay.
- You left me for him?
Are you kidding me?
- Okay, Trend.
I'll see you later.
- Okay, no, wait.
Okay, I'll go. All right?
Sorry.
- Okay. I'll meet you there.
I'll meet you there.
- All right.
(ominous music)
(Trend panting)
- I'm so sorry, Rajan.
- What the hell has happened to him?
- I don't know, but I'm gonna go find out.
- You want me to come? You
want me to come with you?
- That's probably not a good idea.
It's at a hospital and his
parents are gonna be there.
- No, I'll come with you.
- Okay. I'd like that.
- Yeah. Yeah.
(gentle music)
- Let's get ready.
(Rajan sighing)
- [Rajan] Is that car following us?
- Where? Behind us?
- [Rajan] Yeah, he's been following us
since we left my house.
- Shit, I think that's Trend's car.
(gun clicking)
(ominous music)
- He's not at the hospital?
What he's doing here?
- I don't know.
Just keep driving and see if
the car keeps following us.
(engine roaring)
(ominous music continues)
- [Rajan] Here he comes.
He's pulling up
right next to us.
- Trend, what are you doing?
(gun clicking)
Trend, what are you doing?
- What are you doing?
- Stop!
- [Rajan] Trend, you gotta stop, please.
- [Sophie] Put the gun
down. Put the gun down.
- [Rajan] He's gonna hold us.
(tires screeching)
- [Sophie] Oh my God, he's right on us.
- [Rajan] Hey, wait, you, you,
you don't have to do that.
Please.
- Put the gun down!
He's a crazy person.
(ominous music)
(tires screeching)
- He's coming up next
to us. Here he comes.
(gun banging)
(tires screeching)
(suspenseful music)
(door slamming)
(Trend panting)
- [Trend] What did you do?
- Hey, you don't have to do that.
- [Trend] What'd you do to me?
I'm dying! (coughing)
What'd you do to me?
- Stop it. Put the gun down.
Put the gun down. What are you doing?
Put the gun down.
- You poisoned me.
- Put the gun down.
Stop it.
(door slamming)
Trend, stop it. Stop it.
- You poisoned me.
You poisoned me.
- How can I have done that?
- Hey, calm down, calm down.
You don't have to do this.
- No! Shut up, Lover Boy.
I'm a dead man walking.
- We are actually in love, okay?
Those pills, I found them in the bathroom!
How could I have tainted them? How?
There's no way I tainted them.
- [Trend] I don't know
what's happening to me!
- Let the doctors tell you that, Trend.
Go back to the hospital.
(suspenseful music continues)
- I'm not gonna make it.
- Look, I will meet you there, okay?
Go back now.
- We, we both will.
I'm sorry, Trend, but I was
going through something similar.
- Sure as hell don't
look like it! (panting)
- Please.
- Trend?
Go back to the hospital now.
And I'll meet you there, okay?
We'll meet you there. Put the gun down.
(Trend crying)
(suspenseful music)
Let's go.
Calm down.
Calm down, okay?
(suspenseful music)
(door clicking)
- He's gonna kill us!
He was gonna kill us.
- No, he would not have
pulled the trigger.
- He was gonna kill us.
I'm so sorry, Raj.
Let's get outta here.
(engine rumbling)
Go! Go!
(suspenseful music)
- Happy to see you again, Sophie.
Glad to see you've recovered so well.
- Thanks to your help.
I can see Trend is in good hands.
- [Nurse] We're doing all we can.
Let's hope for another miracle.
Please, let's give them some space.
(ominous music)
- What did you do to me?
What, what did you do?
(ominous music continues)
- Nurse! Nurse! Help.
- [Nurse] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20.
- [Rajan] He's gone.
(gentle music)
I'm sorry.
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music)
(gentle music continues)
(gentle music continues)
(bright music)