INT. BEDROOM. MORNING.
Petal jumps up on the bed where dad is sleeping, causing him to jolt up.
DAD
What the hell are you doing Petal? You scared the living heebie-jeebies
out of me!
Petal looks up and meows.
DAD
I can’t stay mad at you with that face.
PURRING
Dad starts stroking Petal.
HOLLY
Dad? DAD!
DAD
Holly? What’s wrong with you? It’s six o’clock. Pack it in shouting like
that.
Petals face turns mortified. Dad looks at her.
Zooms in to Dad’s face.
DAD
Oh shhhhh-e pooed on the floor!
INT. BEDROOM. MORNING.
Zooms out. They are in the bathroom.
DAD
I’m going to kill her.
HOLLY
Dad! That’s awful!
DAD
Just go to school. And put that beast outside as you leave.
HOLLY
No! It’s raining!
DAD
Put her outside, Holly.
Holly walks out.
DAD
Holly? Holly! Holly!
DOOR SLAMS
DAD
Perfect.
INT. KITCHEN. MORNING.
DAD
Right then, let’s get this show on the road.
He puts bread in the toaster.
ROCK MUSIC
Dad is dancing in the kitchen. Soft meowing gets louder and louder until
it’s louder than the music. Dad angrily turns off the radio.
DAD
What the hell do you want now? Huh? What do you want you idiot?
Petal looks at the food bowl, then back at Dad.
DAD
Fine. Give me a second then.
Dad gets the toast out of the toaster and spreads butter on it before
getting cat food out the cupboard and filling up her bowl. He turns around and
the toast is gone.
DAD
Huh?
He looks down at Petal, who has toast crumbs around her mouth.
DAD
You. You aren’t my friend anymore.
Petal looks up at him for a few seconds. Dad seems to be warming back up
to her.
GAGGING
Petal coughs up a hair ball on to the floor.
DAD
That’s it. I’ve had it with you. Get ‘ere.
He picks her up under her belly, opens the door and throws her outside.
DOOR SLAMS
DAD
Lovely.
EXT. GARDEN. MORNING.
Petal looks lost and sad. She is sat on her own in the rain. The wind
blows a leaf at her, and she jumps up and runs away.
She hides under a bush. She looks down at her tummy, which starts to
grumble. She lays on her belly, as if she’s going to sleep, but gets into a
hunting position and pounces on a bird.
BIRD CRIES
She lays back down, to go to sleep.
BIRDS TWEETING
She looks up, to find a flock of angry birds staring at her. They walk
towards her.
She sprints away, through treacherous weather conditions, until she finds
another plant to hide under, where she falls asleep. Screen fades to black.
Fades back in. She is waking up. She crawls out of the plants, all wet
and looking rough.
HOLLY
Petal? What are you doing out here? Oh, you poor baby.
She picks her up and takes her inside.
INT. LIVING ROOM. MORNING.
Dad walks into the room when he hears Holly come in.
They see each other and their eyes light up.
CHARIOTS OF FIRE BY VANGALIS PLAYS
DAD
Petal!
PETAL MEOWS
DAD
Petal!
PETAL MEOWS
DAD
Petal!
They reach each other. He bends down to pick her up. She jumps up to
him. He opens his arms to catch her and give her a hug.
ANGRY CAT NOISE
She scratches his face, screen turns black.
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