Kho) Steevie gets fed up with Larry and decides to go back home.

FOR MY SAKE

INT. LARRY'S HOUSE – EARLY MORNING

The first rays of sunlight barely peek through the curtains.

The house is silent.

Everyone is still asleep.

Suddenly—

BANG!

The bedroom door swings open.

LARRY storms inside.

His expression is cold and demanding.

On the bed, STEEVIE is sleeping peacefully beneath a blanket.

LARRY walks over and pulls the blanket away.

LARRY

Wake up.

Steevie groans and turns away.

STEEVIE

It's too early...

Larry folds his arms.

LARRY

Get up. Training starts now.

Steevie slowly opens her eyes.

She looks exhausted.

STEEVIE

Can't I rest for one day?

LARRY

No excuses.

Now move.

Steevie reluctantly gets out of bed.

She rubs her tired eyes and follows Larry downstairs.

INT. HOME GYM – MOMENTS LATER

The room is filled with exercise equipment.

Dumbbells line the walls.

Steevie stands in the middle of the room wearing training clothes.

She still looks half asleep.

Larry places a pair of heavy dumbbells in front of her.

LARRY

Twenty repetitions.

Start.

STEEVIE

I'm tired.

LARRY

I didn't ask if you're tired.

Lift them.

Steevie reluctantly picks up the dumbbells.

She struggles through the first few repetitions.

Her arms shake.

Sweat forms on her forehead.

LARRY

Faster.

STEEVIE

I'm trying.

LARRY

Try harder.

Steevie clenches her teeth and continues.

Minutes pass.

Her breathing becomes heavier.

The workout becomes more intense.

STEEVIE

I need a break.

LARRY

No.

Keep going.

Steevie looks at him in disbelief.

STEEVIE

I've been doing this for hours.

LARRY

Then do another hour.

INT. HOME GYM – LATER

The workout continues.

Steevie's arms feel numb.

Her shoulders ache.

LARRY

Higher.

Lift higher.

CLANG!

Steevie drops the weights onto the floor.

A tense silence follows.

LARRY

What are you doing?

STEEVIE

I'm done.

Months of frustration fill her eyes.

STEEVIE

You never listen.

You never care how I feel.

Everything has to be your way.

LARRY

I'm trying to help you.

STEEVIE

Help me?

This isn't help.

It's control.

STEEVIE

I'm tired of this.

I've had enough of you.

I'm going back to my own home.

Larry freezes.

LARRY

What?

STEEVIE

You heard me.

I'm leaving.

INT. LIVING ROOM – CONTINUOUS

Steevie enters the living room.

She grabs a travel bag from the closet.

LARRY

Steevie— Wait.

STEEVIE

I'm done waiting.

LARRY

I was only trying to make you stronger.

STEEVIE

Strength isn't about lifting weights.

It's about respect.

It's about trust.

And you never understood that.

Steevie closes the bag.

ZIP.

LARRY

So that's it?

You're just going to leave?

STEEVIE

Maybe leaving is the only way you'll understand how much you've hurt me.

Steevie reaches for the front door.

LARRY

Steevie...

Please.

STEEVIE

Goodbye, Larry.

She walks out.

CLICK.

Larry remains standing in the empty house.

Alone.

Silent.

The morning sun shines through the windows.

But the house feels colder than ever.

FADE OUT.