Excerpt from Act 2 of “A yet-to-be-written romantic comedy”

INT: RAMSHACKLE HONG KONG CLOTHING STORE - DAY

DAVE and EMILY pry open overstuffed racks and dig through bins of t-shirts which may be second-hand, factory rejects, or both. Emily excitedly holds up a shirt, barely stifling her laughter.

EMILY
Oh, check this out -“Unique Happiness Ferris Wheel!”
(written across the front)

DAVE
Nice! But I don’t know if it beats this one - “Wind Smell”.

They laugh.

MONTAGE of their quest to find the weirdest, bad English t-shirts all around the city.

MUSIC: Perky top 40 hit

Emily crouches in the attic of a store. Finds shirt that says: “Lets have a motorcycle”. Then realizes the back says: “Yes black girls!”

Dave grimaces, shakes head.

CUT TO an obscenely overcrowded store where Emily pops out of a sea of Asians with a shirt that reads: “Favorites. Lovers. Fruit People.”

Dave nods excitedly.
They giggle.

CUT TO Dave and Emily prowling through a night market, combing the stalls. A girl walks by sporting a top emblazoned with: “Doubt of the smile”. They exchange mischievous glances and follow her.

CUT TO another shop. Dave emerges from a dumpster-sized pile of clothes like it’s a ball pit, triumphantly holding a sweatshirt: “Scratch a weak heart”.

Emily cheers and trips over a pile of clothes, but Dave swoops in and gracefully catches her with his strong arms.

A nearby old lady gives a disapproving look.

The quest continues, store after store of funny clothes until…

MONTAGE ENDS

EXT. CLOSET-SIZED CLOTHING STALL - NIGHT

Emily and Dave emerge laughing and weighed down with shopping bags. Walking down the street into a barrage of neon Chinese signage, they exchange gooey smiles and reach to hold each other’s hand.

More in love than ever.

MUSIC FADES