STRATEGIES FOR HAPPINESS, FIVE SECONDS AT A TIME
BY JEFFREY LO
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Darkness.
Five seconds pass.
A title card reads: STRATEGIES FOR HAPPINESS
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI.
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI in front of an ocean.
HARUKI closes his eyes, takes a deep breath and lets the wind blow in his face.
Five seconds pass
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI on a couch reading CRAZY RICH ASIANS.
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI listening to Christmas music in May.
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI eating a steak.
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI eating a bowl of ramen.
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI eating a salad.
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Lights up on HARUKI dribbling a basketball.
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI watching an episode of ATLANTA.
Five seconds pass.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
Lights up on HARUKI.
Four seconds pass.
HARUKI shrugs.
HARUKI: I tried.
Blackout.
Five seconds pass.
END OF PLAY.