Synopsis Second Draft

A young boy is seen walking quickly alone down a road. Its revealed that he's trying to catch up with two boys older than himself. The two boys laugh and joke at his expense but don't reject him from the group. Later in the day the boys are sitting in a deserted play park. They see a middle aged man hobble out from house to put rubbish in the bin. The boys laugh and impersanate his walk. The younger boy joins in laughing. The boys make there way over to the house. One of the older boys picks up a small stone and throws it at the door but misses the window. As the second older boy takes the mickey out him for missing the younger boy suggests that he could hit it. The older boys laugh as he picks up a small stone. Just as he goes to throw it the older boys put a bigger stone in his hand daring him to throw the bigger one. With massive hesitation you see the boy throw the stone through the window. The man inside has assumed an army like pose with glass lying around him. The man gets up and reaches for the phone to call the police. Through the smashed window they see a photo of man with a shelf of medals next to it. The boys tell the younger boy to run in and grab them when he's on the phone. The boys tries to say no but they start to push him towards the door. The boy runs towards the meddles. As he goes to grab them the man walks in. The man looks at him then to the boys outside the boys run off at the sight of the man. Man picks up the meddles and puts his hand on the boys back and walks him through the house towards the back door and then opens it for him and gives him one of the medels from the stand as the door closes film ends.

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