A midnight screening · one seat reserved

The One

Based on a true story. Starring ⁠you⁠.

Reel 1

INT. A CROWDED CAFÉ, NIGHT

Rain on the glass. Every table taken but one, and it's yours. I ask if I can sit. You say, 'Only if you don't talk.' I talk for four hours. You laugh at the wrong joke. I decide.

CUT TO: the rest of my life

Reel 2: stills

I'd reshoot every one exactly the same.

Scene 14 · café lights, after the rain
Scene 22 · you named a star after your dog
Scene 31 · my hands, rehearsing
Reel 3. The part where I stop being scared.

Reel 4: your admission ticket

Admit one. Scratch the stub to see tonight's final scene.

FINAL SCENE: I ask you to marry me. Turn the page.

Scratch the stub

Will you marry me?

Reel 5. EXT. YOUR DOORSTEP, MIDNIGHT. I'm holding something very small. My hands are shaking.

Your final line

INT. NIGHT. Pick one.

YES. Cut. Print it. That's the take 💍

Say it