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PART 1

Setting:

INT- hospital ward, night.

We see a newborn baby, it's eyes shut as it lays covered in a towel in the arms of it's mother, whining slightly. It's a male wolf cub. It's mother, a dark furred wolf looks down at him, with less emotion and just a look of exhaustion. The two are in a hospital bed, as another person sits in a chair beside it. The person slowly stands up and looks at the mother.

PERSON:

"So, have you decided a name for him yet."

MOTHER:

(still showing no emotions, but slowly shakes her head)

The person is revealed as a male, a grey dire wolf named

Stephen, who is also the husband.

STEPHEN:

"Come on, Kate. He's our boy. We gotta give him a name."

Kate looks away and says nothing. The cub whines louder.

STEPHEN:

"Fine. I'll name him." (gives out a frustrating sigh.)

Kates still keeps looking away, paying no attention to her cub, who

now cries loudly.

STEPHEN:

"How about Leonardo? Yeah. That's a good name. We'll call him Leonardo, after

my granddad."

KATE:

".....sure..." (Keeps ignoring her cub's cries.)

A female nurse (a rabbit) walks in, hearing Leonardo crying.

"I'll take him for a while, Mrs. Lupine. You can rest now."

The nurse gently takes Leonardo from Kate's arms.

Strangely, Leonardo stops crying, as the nurse carries him out of the room.

Kate gives out a long sad sigh. Stephen sits back down and places a paw on hers.

As the nurse walks out with Leo in her arms, another nurse, (a mouse) approaches her.

MOUSE NURSE:

"The mother doesn't seem to be interested in her new born does she?"

RABBIT NURSE:

"Oh, she's just exhausted from the delivery. She just needs rest now."

The two nurses walk down the hall as they continue to talk to one another.

(FADE TO BLACK)

EXT-garden, daytime.

TEXT: "Five Years Later...."

We see a cake laid on a linen cloth on a table, as a dozen children/cubs surround it.

One cub, Leonardo, now five years old, stands in the middle.

The rest jump and cheer. One (a female lamb) gently nudges him.

LAMB:

"Come on, Leo. Make a wish and blow out the candles".

Leo closes his eyes and after a few seconds takes a deep breath and blows out

the candles on the cake. The words on the cake reads "Happy Birthday, Leo"

The rest of the children, cheer and jump around.

From a distance, Leo's mother Kate, watches. A mother of two of the many cubs at Leo's party walks over to her. She is a white furred cat, by the name of Joyce.

JOYCE:

"Hi, Kate. This is a great little party. My two boys are enjoying themselves."

Kate looks at Joyce and then back at Leo.

KATE:

"Thanks."

JOYCE:

"You seem a little distracted, Kate. Is everything alright?"

Kate stays silent for five seconds before responding.

KATE:

"Everything's fine, Joyce."

Joyce takes out a packet of cigarette from her carry purse.

JOYCE:

"Come and have a quick smoke with me, Kate."

KATE:

"Sure."

Kate takes one more look at Leo and the other children

before walking off with Joyce.

Suddenly Kate feels a paw on her shoulder. She turns around and is confronted by her

husband, Stephen.

STEPHEN:

"A quick word, hun?"

Kate slightly nods and turns to Joyce.

KATE:

"Joyce, can you give me a moment?"

JOYCE:

"Sure. I'll be over at the tree, Kate."

Joyce walks away. Stephen smiles at Kate lays his

paws on her shoulders.

STEPHEN:

"Did you find the tickets in the kitchen? The ones for Disneyland?"

KATE:

"Yes. But how come that there are only two."

"The two are for you and Leo. I won't be able to join you."

Kate sighs and looks over at Leo, opening his presents in front of everyone

around him.

STEPHEN:

"I'm sorry, hun, but they want me to attend a meeting in Hong Kong. I gotta get a plane there in two days. I'll be away for at least a month."

KATE:

"But what about Leo? He'll be disappointed"

STEPHEN:

"No he wont. He'll have you there, wont he?"

KATE:

"But he needs his father too."

STEPHEN:

"Look, Kate. I'll make it up to him when I come back.

Next week, you and Leo can enjoy yourselves at Disneyland.

You know how much he's been looking forward to it for a long time."

Kate looks down to the ground and sighs again.

KATE:

"But we were supposed to go together, Steve."

STEPHEN:

"I know....but I'm needed over in Hong Kong to close a big deal that

could have you, me and Leo set for life."

KATE:

"I see......"

STEPHEN:

"Oh come on, baby. Don't be like that. I promise that as soon as I get

back next month, the three of us can go away on another trip."

KATE:

"Fine. Whatever."

Kate walks off and Joins Joyce under the tree. Stephen sighs and looks

over at Leo and the rest. Leo looks over at his father and waves happily.

Stephen replies with a slight wave back.

(FADE TO BLACK)

INT- Leo's room, Night time

TEXT: "Five years later..."

We see Leo (now 10 years old) laying on his bed, his eyes wide shut, in his dimly lit bedroom, with only a plugged-in night light in the wall casting a light blue-ish tint to the interior. On his walls are posters of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Transformers, in colourful and lively detail. Loud voices can be heard from the living room down stairs.

His parents Kate and Stephen are arguing in a hostile manner.

Leo lays there and listens with teary eyes.

INT- Living room, Night time

Stephen and Kate stand close to each other, in each other's faces with verbal abuse and conflict.

KATE:

"It's always the same with you. You gotta go here, you gotta go there. What about me, Steve? What about your son?"

STEPHEN:

"Oh that's rich. Bringing Leo into this. You dont care about him. You never did.

I go places to provide for both of you. But you're just too fucking selfish!"

KATE:

(laughs out load)

"Oh, I'm selfish? You're probably out on your business trips cruising for sluts. You never give any time for me, or any time for Leo."

STEPHEN:

"You knew what you were getting yourself into when you married me. You knew that there were going to be complications. And you still blame me for keeping you and our son well fed and secure financially? What do you want from me, Kate? What the fuck do you want?"

INT- Leo's room, Night time

Leo continues to listen and sob quietly. The shouting gets louder and louder. Suddenly there are loud footsteps and a door slamming. He gets up and slowly creeps down the stairs and into the living room.

INT- Living room, Night time

Leo walks slowly into the living room, seeing only Kate, with a look of frustration and

anger.

LEO:

"Mum....where's Dad?"

Kate turns around, facing Leo. She looks at him in a fierce manner.

KATE:

"Your bastard of a father is gone. He's not coming back."

LEO:

"What?....He's not coming back? But why?"

KATE:

(Now sobbing)

"Because he hates us and doesn't want us anymore."

Kate breaks down into tears. Leo rushes over to her and hugs her tightly around her waist.

Kate kneels down and hugs Leo tightly.

LEO:

"mum. Dont cry. Daddy's just angry. He'll come back."

*************

INT- Kitchen, evening

TEXT: 5 months later.

Kate sits at the table, sipping her fourth glass of whisky and smoking a cigarette. She stares blankly down at the table. The small radio on the shelf over the washing machine by the wall, plays the song "What becomes of the broken hearted" at mid volume.

A sound of the front door can be heard opening, with a loud creak.

Stephen comes in after a long tiring day at work. He enters the kitchen,

right away catching the potent smell of smoke and whisky in the air.

He sees Kate at the table. She turns her head and looks at Stephen, but doesn't say a word.

STEPHEN:

"I knew I'd find you like this when I get home."

Kate doesn't reply. She turns her head away and continues to sip her whisky and toke on her cigarette.

STEPHEN:

"You haven't even got dinner ready. And where's Leo?"

Kate still doesn't respond. Stephen walks over to the shelf where the radio is playing.

He reaches out to switch it off.

STEPHEN:

(sighs)

"Kate.....you cant do this. You cant keep doing this to us. It's not fair."

Kate stays silent and reaches for the bottle to refill her glass. Stephen

quickly grabs the bottle and smashes it onto the floor in a rage.

STEPHEN:

"No more of this shit! I come home all the time to this, and you don't even

want to try and keep everything together. You don't even want to keep our lives together. What about Leo. You ever think about how he feels when he see's you constantly like this?"

Kate looks up at Stephen and smirks. She then finally replies with a laugh.

She laughs out load continuously as Stephen gets even angrier, provoking him

to slap Kate hard across the face.

She falls back onto the floor. She looks up at Stephen snarling loudly.

Her fangs showing fiercely.

Stephen approaches a window and opens it wide to let the smell of cheap whisky and

cigarette smoke out. Kate slowly gets up and looks sternly at Stephen.

Stephen turns to Kate.

STEPHEN:

"Where's Leo, by the way?"

KATE:

"He's at his grandmother's, for a bit."

STEPHEN:

"Good. I'd hate for him to see you in such a pitiful state again."

Kate slowly walks over to the sink to splash water on her face.

She looks up and spots the rack of long sharp knives she uses to cut up meat.

She gazes at them for a few seconds while Stephen has his back turned.

Stephen looks out the window and gives out a long sigh.

STEPHEN:

Kate....i think it's time to move on. I think we should divorce. I want to take

Leo away from all this...."

Kate's eyes widen as she reaches for the sharpest blade on the rack.

KATE:

"You...you cant do that.....I wont let you take my boy from me......"

Before Stephen could turn around and reply, he feels a sharp and deep penetration in his back. He yells out, as Kate pulls the knife out from his back and stabs him again.

He turns around, and Kate swings at his throat, slashing it without hesitation. He falls slowly to the floor, grabbing his neck and choking on his own blood as it flows into his asophicus, blocking his air pipe.

Blood flows everywhere onto the kitchen floor. She stands over Stephen as he lays dying, trying to say one more thing. But he can't. He just stares up at Kate as she smiles with a look of madness in her eyes.

She kneels down, and whispers in Stephen's ear before he sinks into death.

KATE:

"You think you could take Leo from me?

It's okay. I forgive you. It's just gonna be

me and Leo from now on. As for you,

you left us both for another woman and never

came back."

She moves forward and kisses Stephen on the forehead.

At this point, he stops breathing and his eyes slowly shut.

She stands up again and walks over to a bottom press where she keeps

all the cleaning equipment and bottles. She pulls out a roll of bin bags, and a bottle of bleach and a bottle of floor cleaner.

She gazes over at Stephen's lifeless body and chuckles.

INT- Basement, evening

The basement door opens, and Kate pulls a heavy black bag tied together with a lot of twine and rope. Drags the bag with Stephen's corpse inside down the steps slowly, being careful not to let go.

As soon as she reaches the last step, she lays the body on the floor, and sits on the last step, lighting up another smoke. She smokes her cigarette as she looks at the bag.

KATE:

"How am I going to get rid of you before Leo comes back?"

she laughs as he continues to take a long drag.

She then takes her phone out from her pocket and dials a number.

The phone rings, and after 10 seconds, someone answers on the other end.

VOICE: "Hello?"

KATE:

"It's me, babe. I got something I want you to do for me. Come around as soon as you can."

VOICE:

"Give me about half an hour. I'll be over then."

KATE:

"See ya, hun."

Kate hangs up and takes one more drag from her smoke before flicking the

butt at the bag.

FADE TO BLACK

**************

INT-Cassie's house, night time.

TEXT: 3 months later

An elderly white furred she-wolf called Cassie stands on an upstairs landing, gripping a phone to her ear.

CASSIE "I really hope that daughter of mine would pick up already"

Finally, at long last Cassie hears her daughter Kate on the receiving end of the phone.

KATE "What is it now mother? This like the hundredth time you've called me."

CASSIE "Well it's the hundredth time you've ignored my calls. By the way where are?"

KATE "oh some nice bar in Marecity. Besides I'm considering getting a night job here."

CASSIE "Please come home Kate. I'm worried sick about you.

KATE "That's all you do isn't it? Worry worry worry? I'll be back soon in a few days okay?"

CASSIE "No is not okay. For God's sakes, I miss you! Leo misses you as he's been going on all day about you"

KATE "He'll get over it, besides he has you to look after him."

CASSIE "Ah yes but for how long? Keep in mind I'm nearly 84, so tonight could be my last night."

There's an eerie silence from Kate's end apart from the faint sound of chatter from the bar she's in.

CASSIE "He's your son and it's your responsibility to raise him as well. Don't you love him? Because he's also been telling me how much he loves you."

In response, Kate remains silent.

CASSIE "Kate I know your depressed over what occurred with Steve, but you can't continue like this. Please Kate I love you with all...

KATE:

(growls in an angry voice)

"Don't you ever mention that arsehole again! Ill be back when I'm back."

Suddenly Cassie finds herself becoming livid. Her blood begins to boil as she grips the phone.

CASSIE: "It's always been the same way with you Kate, ever since you were a pup. Your selfish, rude and weak!"

KATE:

(Growls)

"You fucking what?"

CASSIE: "Oh, I Remember the countless times I supported you after your failures at School and College. Not to mention all those Jobs you couldn't keep."

KATE:

(yells in anger)

"FUCK OFF YOU OLD BAG"

Her phone goes dead.

CASSIE:

(yells in frustration)

"God damn it!"

The elder wolf slams down the phone before she begins to shake with anger. She then hears a floor board creak and turns around to see Leo, who looks quite upset. The young wolf has gotten out of bed as he's having trouble sleeping.

LEO: "Why doesn't mum want to come home?"

CASSIE: "she's busy trying to find herself a new job sweetheart. She has her heart set on it.

She doesn't want to upset him by bringing up Kate's drinking problem.

LEO: "I wish I could see mum, even if it was for a little while...."

CASSIE: "I wish I could as well....

Cassie crouches down and the two of them embrace.

CASSIE: "Are you having trouble sleeping little one?

In response the pup nodes his head. It's getting on for 12 o'clock.

CASSIE: "You can sleep next to me tonight"

LEO: "I can?"

CASSIE: "Of course your and growing boy the needs your sleep."

She takes Leo paw and leads him into her bedroom. The two canines clamber into bed before Cassie switches off her lamp and holds Leo close to her.

LEO:

(whispers)

"Last night I had a bad dream Grandma. I dreamed that I lost you."

CASSIE: "Oh dear, really?"

LEO:

(sounds anxious)

"Yeah, I dreamed that we were out in the woods, when suddenly you disappeared, and I couldn't find you."

CASSIE: "Try not to worry about it dear as it was only a dream. Now try and get some sleep now, eh."

LEO:

(yawns)

"Ok then. Good night grandma and thank you."

Leo snuggles into his grandma's chest and within minutes falls asleep.

CASSIE:

(whispers)

"Sleep well love, because tomorrow I'm going to help you find a new family. A family that will take good care of you and love you as much as I do. I'm getting far too old to look after you and my daughter is just too irresponsible."

Cassie gives a sad sigh before she kisses Leo on his forehead. She then drifts into a peaceful slumber.......

***************

INT-Cassie's Bedroom, Saturday Morning

Leo slowly awakens, rubbing his eyes and slowly sitting up against the bed frame. It's then that Leo notices there's something wrong with Cassie. She's lying there as still and as silent as a statue, whilst her mouth is hanging open and her eyes are closed.

Leo slowly moves closer to Cassie and places a paw on her face. To Leo's horror it feels icy cold.

LEO:

"Oh God no! she can't be!"

For good measures Leo presses his ear against her chest and listens for a heartbeat. Unfortunately, Leo hears nothing but an empty silence.

LEO:

(sniffs and begins to sob)

"Maybe.... Maybe this is all a bad dream."

Unfortunately for Leo, it's real. Cassie has died.......

************

INT-Outside Leo's house, afternoon.

TEXT- 2 weeks later.

Leo slowly approaches his house, after a tiresome day at school. The young wolf feel's downhearted as he hasn't quite gotten over the death of his grandma Cassie.

Leo also felt baffled why a canine as careless as his mother would want him around. She hardly paid any attention to him and rarely spoke to him.

As Leo reaches the door, he begins to hear the faint sound of crying coming from inside the house.

LEO:

(thinks to himself)

"Oh great. I wonder what mother is upset about this time?"

Leo is then started by a loud a scream.

Thinking that Kate is injured, Leo hastily opens the door and runs into the living room, where a horrific sight meets his eye's.

Leo see's Kate lying on the sofa completely naked. On top of her lies a rough looking Doberman, who is also naked and is sucking on her breasts.

Leo omits a gasp of shock, that is loud enough to be heard by the two canines. Kate and the Doberman look livid and glair at Leo.

KATE:

(yells)

"What the fuck are you doing here?!? Why are you back from school early?!?"

LEO:

(sounds scared)

"I had a half day mother."

Then the Doberman gets up from the couch and grabs Leo by the scuff of his neck.

DOBERMAN:

(growls)

"I ought to knock some sense into you, ya little shit! Maybe that will teach you to interfere!"

LEO:

"I'm really sorry sir. I thought my mum was hurt and...."

The Doberman cuts him off.

DOBERMAN: "You think I was hurting you mum?! Your mother is one of the most beautiful creatures I've seen in my life! I wouldn't dream of hurting her!!"

Leo feels the canines grip tighten on his scruff.

KATE: "Leave him, Charlie! He's not worth it."

Growling Charlie lets go of Leo. Kate then gets up from the sofa and walks over to Leo, not even bothering to cover herself.

KATE: "Stay here son. I'll be back in a minute."

Kate then exits the living room, leaving Leo alone with Charlie. The Doberman gives Leo an icy smile, the sort of smile a snake would make, before it bites its prey.

CHARLIE: "What's your name kid?"

LEO: "My name is Leo."

CHARLIE: "How old are you?"

LEO: "I'm 10 years old sir. I'm almost 11."

CHARLIE: "Well Leo, I bet your wondering what me and your mother where doing in hear, aren't you?"

In response Leo nods.

CHARLIE: "We were having sex. Adults do it for fun and pleasure. You'll understand it when your taught about sex education in school."

LEO:

"I see, thanks Charlie."

Just then Kate returns to the living room, now clad in a bathrobe. In her paws she carries her purse and a paper shopping list.

KATE: "Go to the supermarket as are fridge is nearly empty. The all food you need to get is on this list."

She then hands Leo a wad of bank notes.

LEO: "Sure thing mother and sorry about earlier."

KATE:

(Sounds agitated)

"It's fine."

Leo leaves the living room before he makes his way upstairs into his bedroom. He changes out of his school uniform into causal clothes before he finds a shopping bag and leaves the house.

In the living room Kate and Charlie sit next to each other on the sofa, toking on a joint.

KATE: "It's so much nicer, without that little shit around."

CHARLIE: "I can't agree more. Say, if you don't like him, why keep him around?"

KATE: "I only keep him for child benefits and for odd jobs around the house. Besides I never wanted him to begin with."

CHARLIE: "I see. Is he loyal to you?"

KATE: "Oh, he's as loyal as a feral dog. I can't think of a time when he's refused an order."

CHARLIE: "He sounds like someone that could help me peddle the finest class A substances."

A sadistic grin begins to form on the Dobermans muzzle.

CHARLIE: "So Katie, would you be fine with me storing dope hear? Of course, I'll let you have some free of charge."

KATE: "Sure thing. The basement would be an ideal place for storing drugs. Besides, I still owe you one for that time you helped me get rid of Stephen."

CHARLIE: "Don't mention it babe. That guy sounds like an arsehole cheating on you. Besides, I'd never go behind your back."

KATE:

(blushes slightly)

"Why, thank you."

CHARLIE: "Ya welcome."

The Doberman places his paw between Kate's legs and begins to gently massage her damp clitoris. The she-wolf begins gasp in pleasure as she grips Charlies growing member in her paw. Soon the living room is filled with loud moans of pleasure, from the two intoxicate canines.

***************

INT- Kitchen Afternoon

TEXT- 3 months later

Kate and Charlie sit next to each other at the kitchen table. Kate is sipping a bottle of vodka, whilst she flicks ash from a Cuban cigar onto a china dish. Charlie is drinking cheap beer from a can, while his free paw massages Kate's leg.

The silence is broken by the sound of a door creaking open and the light patter of footsteps. Leo who looks exhausted stagers into the kitchen. Charlie glares at him, whilst Kate stares at him motionless.

CHARLIE: "What the hell do you want?"

LEO: "I've finished washing your car, Mr Jones."

CHARLIE: "Oh, have you now? I'll be the judge on that."

The Doberman gets up from the chair and roughly barges past Leo as he makes his way outside. Leo approaches Kate, who is toking on the cigar.

LEO: "Hi there, mum."

Kate responds by staring motionlessly at Leo for several moments, before she stairs back at wall, complying ignoring his presence.

The young wolf sighs in frustration and disappointment. It hasn't been the first time Kate has been ignoring him or pretending that he doesn't exist.

LEO: "Mum, I was wondering if you could read some of Tales of the Animal Kingdom to me, later?"

Kate: "You've got to be fucking kidding me? Your old enough to read yourself."

(she sounds quite annoyed)

LEO: "Oh. It's just that I remember the times when you use to read to me and...."

KATE: "Well things change. Besides you're not a little boy any more Leonardo. Your 11 years old for Christ sakes."

Just then Charlie enters the kitchen.

CHARLIE: "Get back outside bitch boy. You've done a piss poor job on cleaning my car, you can start again!"

LEO: "What! That's not fair!"

KATE: "Do as he says now, you little bastard! Or else you won't be getting any dinner tonight!"

Kate's harsh words are enough to silence Leo. The young wolf knows that his hands are tied, since there is no point arguing with them. Besides there was no way he could afford to miss out on dinner, since it had been hours since he'd last eaten.

Sighing Leo trudges out of the kitchen.

LEO:

(Thinks to himself)

"One day after I work hard enough, I hope they start showing me some respect."

Only time would tell.....

******************

INT- Leo's Bedroom, Morning.

TEXT- Early that morning

It's 5.30 in the morning. Still dark outside.

Leo lays awake, staring up at his cieling. He thinks about how his mother has

changed a lot since Charlie came into their lives. He thinks about how different and scary things are in the house, and how things have gone wrong. He then decides to get up off his bed, and slowly walks out. He sneaks down the stairs, hoping not to wake up Kate, who is sleeping in the near room. He then heads down to the living room.

INT- Living room, Morning

Leo walks over to a shelf by the TV, On the shelf are an array of DVDs and VHS video tapes. He reaches up to the mid shelf and pulls out a DVD. It's a DVD of his favourite film "The Lion King".

He quietly switches the TV on and makes sure that the volume is down to a point where he could still hear it, but not enough to wake Kate out of her sleep. He then switches on the DVD player that stands next to a clunky old VCR, under a 24 inch TV, supported on a TV stand.

Leo takes the DVD out of its box and inserts the disc into the player.He finds a spot on the floor and sits down, waiting for the film to start. The film begins. Leo smiles as the intro of the Lion King shows on the TV screen, with vibrant and clear colour and picture.

The opening song "Circle of Life" plays, as Leo sits and watches.

INT- Kate's bedroom, morning.

Kate slowly grunts and snorts as she wakes up. Her eyes slowly opening. She hears a slight noise coming from downstairs and gazes at her door that's slightly opened.

INT- Living room, morning.

Leo's eyes focus on just the TV screen and nothing else. The song continues as the baboon lifts the lion cub prince Simba up high on Pride rock as the various herds of animals, elephants, zebras, lions, lionesses, etc, squeal, roar and shout out praise to the new-born prince.

Suddenly, Leo's focus is broken, with a sudden screeching sound, followed by

shouting.

KATE:

"What the fuck Is this? What are you doing up early? It's still dark. You have school tomorrow!"

Leo turns around, facing Kate.

LEO:

"Mum, I'm sorry. I couldn't sleep. I was just...."

KATE:

"Turn that TV off and go back to sleep now!"

(Kate's voice gets louder with such hostility)

LEO:

"Mum, please. I'm sorry....."

Before Leo could finish his sentance, Kate lunges at Leo and forcing him to the floor. She slaps him constantly as he tries to hold his arms in front of his face. But Kate pulls them away with such brute force and continues to slap him hard.

Kate stops after a few more slaps to the face and gets up off of Leo. He lays there sobbing and in bruises. His cheeks swollen and red.

KATE:

"Get up and get back upstairs. If I see you down here again, you'll get another few wallops. Get up those stairs now."

Leo slowly gets up and wipes his tears. He runs up the stairs whining. Kate goes over to the TV and switches it off. She then walks into the kitchen to snort a morning line, as she always does, since Charlie got her hooked on the white stuff.

INT- Leo's bedroom, morning

Leo curls up in his bed, still awake and sobbing quietly.

Suddenly there is some movement from behind the door. The door opens slowly. Kate enters the room, in a non-hostile manner.

KATE:

"Leo......Leo, are you awake. I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean it."

Leo stays silent and keeps sobbing. Tears flowing down his face.

Kate approaches the bed and places a paw on Leo.

KATE:

"honeybun, please forgive me. Things haven't been good for me since your

dad left us all those months ago. I'm trying. I really am. You know how hard it

is for me."

Kate picks Leo up and holds him tight. She starts to cry.

KATE:

"I promise I won't ever do that again. I love you so much. You're the only

thing I care about. You're all I have left."

Leo stops crying and hugs Kate tight.

LEO:

"It's okay, mum. I shouldn't have come down so early like that.

I know how tired you get, coming home from that club you work at."

KATE:

"I'm glad you understand. If you haven't been sleeping well, then don't worry about school for the next few days."

All becomes quiet in the room as both Kate and Leo stay in each other's arms.

FADE TO BLACK

Int-basement- afternoon

TEXT: 2 months later

The door of the basement opens wide and swiftly as Charlie pulls Leo roughly by the arm down the stairs. Kate, behind them both, follows as Leo yells in terror.

LEO:

"Why are you letting him do this, mum? What did I do? What did I do now?"

KATE:

(in a drunken state)

"You know what you did. This is for your own good, honey."

Leo tries to pull away from Charlie, but Charlie is too strong for him.

CHARLIE:

"Get the fuck down here where you belong!"

As soon as both Charlie and Leo reach the last step, Charlie throws Leo onto

the floor. Leo hits the floor with a loud thud.

Charlie sits on the last step, laughing at Leo, as he breaks down in tears. Kate steps down slowly in a wobbly fashion as she tries to keep her balance, from all that intake of cheap whisky.

KATE:

"It's for your own good, Leo. You don't want to end up taken to an orphanage, do you?"

CHARLIE:

"Nah, I dont think you'd like it if you were to be put in an orphanage. You'll be put away for good, and never come out. You think anyone would adopt a pathetic little piece of shit like you?"

KATE:

"He's right, Leo. No one would ever love you like I do. I'm doing this because

I love you. You need to learn to obay your mother."

Leo curls up and sobs quietly on the floor.

CHARLIE:

"Come on, Kate. Let's leave this little shit down here to think about what he did".

Kate chuckles and walks back up the stairs. Charlie follows her. Charlie switches off the basement light and shuts the door, locking Leo in as he still sobs in the pitch black darkness of the basement.

Loud laughter can be heard from top of the steps.

LEO:

(in between sobs)

"Why, mum....why?.......I don't understand."

INT- Livingroom, afternoon

Kate and Charlie sit in the living room still laughing.

Charlie pulls out a small bag of pills from his jacket pocket.

He holds them up to Kate.

CHARLIE:

"How about we get more relaxed while junior stays down there and think

about what he did?"

KATE:

"Mmmmm....got any nice candy in there?"

Charlie opens a bag and takes a small yellow pill out of it, putting it

up to Kates maw. She opens her maw and takes the pill, swallowing it

and washing it down with a drop of whisky.

**************

Leo sits alone in the basement. His mind drifts back to the earlier events that occurred that day before he was banished to the basement.

His misfortunes had begun when Kate had ordered him to clean the kitchen floor. Leo had done his best cleaning up the floor, when Charlie had barged in. The Doberman had started to criticize him, claiming that the floor wasn't clean enough and to start over again. Leo had chosen to ignore Charlie and to walk away. Next, Charlie had dragged him back into the kitchen and had started yelling his head off at the cub to clean the floor.

Leo had firmly refused, just as Kate walked in and had demanded what was going on. Charlie told her that Leo was refusing orders and was arguing with him, which had enraged the she-wolf. To Leo's horror, she had ordered Charlie to take him to the basement.......

LEO:

(Thinks to himself)

"Next time, I won't argue with them. I'll try and do what they say."

Suddenly Leo is blinded by a triangle of light as the basement door is flung open. In the dim light he sees Kate and Charlie approaching him. Leo notices that both canines have sadistic grins on their faces and that Kate is holding something, which he cannot identify.

Then Charlie lunges at Leo and roughly grabs him.

LEO:

(cries out)

"Let go of me!"

In response Charlie slaps him hard across the face, before he fastens a leather dogs collar around Leo's neck. Next a cold metal object is clamped onto his mouth, which to Leo's horror turns out to be a cage muzzle. Leo tries to open his mouth to scream but all he can let out is a muffled whimper.

Next before Leo knows it, he's roughly dragged up the basement stairs and out of the door by the two adult canines. Leo is then thrown into the kitchen and Charlie ties the leash (that's attached to the collar) tightly around the leg of the table.

Charlie: "Try getting away now you little bitch! Your, not leaving until this floor is spotless!"

Kate hands Leo a rag and a basin of soapy water.

KATE:

(screams)

"CLEAN THE FLOOR NOW!!"

For the next several minutes Leo is yelled at, insulted, kicked and has water thrown at him as he attempts to clean the floor. Eventually, the torment becomes too much for Leo process. Struggling to breath, Leo passes out on the kitchen floor.

***********

Leo awakens to find himself wrapped in towel in the arms of his mother. The collar and the muzzle have been taken off him. Out of fear and weakness Leo begins to cry and to shake uncontrollably.

LEO:

(sobs)

"I'm sorry mother. Please don't hurt me."

KATE: "We won't hurt you, so long as you do as your told."

The she-wolf begins to stroke Leo's fore head as he continues to whimper. Charlie watches them with a sadistic smile on his muzzle, knowing that he has a slave under his control.

**************

INT-Night time, The Basement.

TEXT- 4 MONTHS LATER

Darkness, was all Leo could see. Nothing but empty, eerie darkness. It was so dark that he couldn't even see his fingers up close and he might as well have been blind folded. In contrast, Leo could feel plenty of things. He felt his damp tracksuit bottoms stick to his legs and crotch. He could also feel his stinging back and the warm blood that slowly oozed through his fur. Occasionally he would feel an insect crawl on him, but he didn't mind that at all. Suddenly without a warning, his stomach let out a painful growl, causing him to moan in pain.

LEO: "If only. "If bloody only, I hadn't wet the bed, then I might not be in this hell hole."

He clutched his tummy in pain.

As his stomach let out another painful growl, his mind flashed back to the shocking events that had occurred that very morning. Leo had woken up after having bad night sleep. His mother had left the volume of the TV up too loud, so he hadn't fallen asleep until it was about 2.00 in the morning. He'd woken up about 10.00 to find that he'd wet the bed. Just as he was about to clean up, mother had entered his room. Seeing his damp bed sheet's caused her to go ballistic and she had started screeching her head off at him. She had then order him to stand against the wall, so she could lash him with the belt. Leo had pleaded with her not to but she had further threatened him by phoning Charlie. After 6 painful lashes, she'd taken him roughly by the ear down to the basement, where he spent the last 10 hours in complete isolation. She'd hadn't even let him change out of his piss soaked and bloodstained pyjama clothes or let him have any water to drink.

His mouth was now as dry as a brick so he desperately longed for a drink. He further feared that he might be left there for the whole night or worse mother might have forgotten about him. However, Leo's biggest fear was dying of starvation or blood loss from his back wounds. The thought of dying all alone, slowly and painfully in the darkness made him feel sick. He didn't want to die yet as he was only 11 and he still had his whole life ahead of him.

LEO: "Maybe, just maybe an orphanage would be a better place to live, than here. I shouldn't get beaten by the carers and I'll defiantly get more food there. Also would I really get bullied by the rough kids and would no one ever want to adopt me?"

Maybe it was just Kates and Charlies harsh words in order to scare him. They didn't have any proof that living in an orphanage would be that bad. Leo also wondered why his own mother would do these horrible things to him? While she claimed it was for his own good, he found it very unfair because even for miner things such as coming home a few minutes late for school or not tying the house up enough, would lead to him getting beaten or denied food. While Leo had hope that maybe one day after working hard enough, she and maybe Charlie might start respecting him, but what if that day never came and they continued to be mean to him. He would be working for nothing then and his very existence would be pointless.

LEO: "One day. Not today, not tomorrow, but one day I'll leave this place. I'll tell someone such as a police offer what's going on."

However, it would be easier said than done, because what if no one believed him and he was sent back to live with Kate and Charlie, damn. The mere thought caused him to shake with fear and his aching stomach to churn. Besides, he'd once considered telling his teacher in school about his punishments at home but when he'd approached her, he felt as though he was being blocked by an invisible wall of fear and uncertainty. Leo was also seen as an outcast by a majority of his year, mainly due to his scrawny build and quite nature, so that didn't help either as no one really paid much attention to him. LEO "One day I will leave...."