LOVE IN THE CITY OF GOLD

TITLE: LOVE IN THE CITY OF GOLD GENRE: Romantic Drama SETTING: Johannesburg, South Africa SCENE 1 – THE NEW GIRL NARRATOR: He thought he had everything figured out. The money, the lifestyle, the beautiful apartment and the girl he had brought into his life. But Johannesburg has a way of turning dreams into nightmares. THABO: I never thought I'd fall in love again. Not after everything I've been through. ZINHLE: Then why did you bring me into your life if you were still holding on to your past? THABO: Because you make me feel something I haven't felt in years. ZINHLE: And what happens when the past comes knocking? THABO: I'll deal with it. ZINHLE: You always say that, Thabo. But I'm tired of fighting ghosts I never created. NARRATOR: What Thabo didn't know was that the woman he loved was hiding a secret of her own. And that secret was about to destroy everything. SCENE 2 – THE PHONE CALL (Thabo's phone rings late at night.) THABO: Hello? UNKNOWN WOMAN: Thabo, we need to talk. THABO: Who is this? UNKNOWN WOMAN: You really don't recognise my voice? (Thabo freezes.) THABO: No... it can't be you. UNKNOWN WOMAN: I'm back. And this time, I'm not leaving without telling the truth. (Thabo looks towards Zinhle, who is sleeping peacefully.) NARRATOR: One phone call. One hidden secret. And a love story that was about to change forever.