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    The Great Christmas Journey
    The Great Christmas Journey
    The Great Christmas Journey
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    The Great Christmas Journey

    By Paul A. Lynch

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    The Great Christmas Journey is a script written based on the book "Susan's Real Christmas" by Paul A. Lynch and published by Revival Waves Of Glory Books and Publishing (2016). The storyline is centered around twelve-year-old Susan O'Connor a rich spoil girl who is very selfish because she doesn't care about her friends or anybody for that matter. Susan is visited by a mysterious man on December 24 who says his name is Gabriel and he is an angel. Susan is taken on a great Christmas journey by Gabriel where she discovers that Christmas is not about what you can get but what you can give. Read this script and it will definitely thrill your mind!

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherpaul lynch
    Release dateOct 20, 2017
    ISBN9781386750697
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      Interesting story in the form of a script. Although it's a Christmas themed book, it can be read at any time.

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    The Great Christmas Journey - Paul A. Lynch

    The Book: Susan’s Real Christmas written by Paul A. Lynch

    September 22, 2016    Paul A. Lynch

    E-mail: paulfrenzy@gmail.com

    paullynchbooks@twitter.com

    FADE IN:

    INT. LOCATION SUSAN'S HOUSE- MORNING

    NARRATOR (V.O.)

    December 20, a windy snowy day. Five days away from  Christmas in a rich upstate town in New York a lonely rich spoil girl wonders what she will get this coming Christmas looking all dreamy and excited.

    INT. SUSAN’S HOUSE-LIVING ROOM

    Christmas Song O Christmas Tree begins to play in the background. Ann, 35, is preparing breakfast in the kitchen and dancing away. Susan, 12, still looks as though she’s dreaming about Christmas in a daze.

    NARRATOR (V.O.)

    Susan continues to ponder and wonder what exciting Christmas gifts her parents and Santa Claus would give to her as she looks at the lovely Christmas tree in her living room. The tree is adorned with beautiful decorations, and a beautiful shiny star is at the top. So too is a decoration of a shiny silver angel with a halo.

    Santa Claus Is Coming to Town plays in the background.

    The doorbell rings. The doorbell rings two more times.

    Susan wonders for a second who it might be. She looks a bit curious too. She prays it’s not anyone from her school.

    INT. SUSAN’S LIVING ROOM- MID MORNING

    SUSAN O'CONNOR

    Oh brother, hope it isn't the postman again or one of my friends from school.

    INT. KITCHEN-MID MORNING

    ANN O’CONNOR (SUSAN'S MOTHER)

    Could you answer the door for Christ sake, Susan?

    SUSAN O'CONNOR

    Oh, sure mother.

    EXT. SUSAN'S FRONT DOOR- MID MORNING

    Susan opens the front door. She is surprised to see her friend Karen, 12, in such a rich neighborhood like hers quite so early in the morning. Karen is in ragged clothes and her shoes are torn as well. She confronts Karen right there and then because she's not pleased that she didn't tell her she was stopping by. Susan looks at her in disgust.

    SUSAN O'CONNOR

    Ah, it's you. What do you want?

    KAREN SMILEY

    Ah, it's me. Hey, Susan, my dad and I were delivering some goods by Mrs. Jamison's house and he thought it was good that I stopped at your house to say hi.

    Susan lies to her friend that she and her mom will go out to do some Christmas shopping because she doesn't want Karen to stay.Karen looks in disappointment while Susan looks quite happy.

    EXT. SUSAN’S FRONT DOOR- SECONDS LATER

    SUSAN O'CONNOR

    Oh, that's nice, but you can't stay because you know my mom and I was just about to go out in the town to get some stuff for Christmas.

    NARRATOR

    Susan had lied because she didn't want Karen to enter her house or even play with her toys.

    KAREN SMILEY

    That's okay. I guess my Dad and I have a lot more goods to deliver before the evening ends. Anyways, happy holidays and tell your parents hi for me!

    Susan sees the torn up clothes and shoes Karen is clad in, but because she didn't care about her school friends or mates she didn't think much of it. She ponders a lil bit about it though. Ann, ask Susan who was at the door?

    INT. SUSAN'S LIVING ROOM- SECONDS AFTER

    ANN O’CONNOR (SUSAN'S MOTHER)

    Susan, who was it? Was it the postman?

    SUSAN O'CONNOR

    Mom, it was Karen my friend from school.

    ANN O'CONNOR (SUSAN'S MOTHER)

    Why didn't you invite her in for some breakfast? Don't you realize how cold and windy it is today?

    SUSAN O'CONNOR

    But mom, my friends always ask for my old toys and clothes seeing they are quite poor.

    ANN O'CONNOR

    Well, This Christmas I was thinking of donating some of your old toys and clothes to the orphanage on the outskirts of town. After all, I was thinking that Christmas should be different this year than all the previous years.

    Susan, on hearing this thinks it is strange since her parents didn't seem like the generous type. Susan looks in disgust at her mother as if she wants to roll her eyes.

    SUSAN O'CONNOR

    But Mom, don't the orphanage downtown get a lot of charity donations already?

    ANN O'CONNOR (SUSAN'S MOTHER)

    (Oh for God sake Susan, it's the Christmas holidays. Now march up to your room and put your used toys and clothes in a box.)

    Susan has no choice and she marches up to her room to do what her mother says.

    INT. SUSAN'S ROOM- MIDDAY

    Susan enters her room, and she starts to pick up her old clothes and toys from her wardrobe and another box. She looks at the toys as though they understand her frustration of donating them to charity.

    SUSAN O'CONNOR

    But I didn't want to share anything with those so-called friends of mine.  Why do their parents work if they still can't afford good stuff like me?

    NARRATOR

    Some kids appreciate what they have in life while others, I don’t know are spoilt from birth. Susan didn’t care about anyone neither parents nor friends.

    EXT./INT. TOY'S FOREVER INC- MIDDAY

    James, 45, is at work. He is the company's vice president of Toy's Forever Incorporation. James sits on his desk as he ponders what new Christmas toys and clothes he should get his only daughter Susan. He looks at a picture of her on his desk. He also looks at his watch while flicking a pen.

    Suddenly, a male employee knocks on his door. The employer looks quite happy and he has on his eye glasses.

    INT. James OFFICE- MIDDAY

    JAMES O'CONNOR

    Come in.

    Tom, the toy designer, and developer enters with a box in his hand, age 65. The box isn’t that big but it looks quite different from the company’s boxes wrapped in blue and gold. James looks at it as if to say ‘What’s this?’

    TOM SMITHY

    Good afternoon, sir.

    JAMES O'CONNOR

    Good afternoon, Tom. I see you have brought a special box for Christmas. I wonder what it may be?

    Chuckles James.

    TOM SMITHY

    Ah, yes, Sir. Here are the sample toys you have ordered.

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