Meow

The scene:

A quiet night in a tree lined suburb.

In a kitchen a young man wearing a t-shirt and boxers feeds his cat. 

Cut to

A house five doors away.  A middle-aged man in stripy pyjamas and 

matching stripy nightcap is also feeding his cat.  

MIDDLE-AGED MAN:

(picks up cat and strokes her) Come here Ava. There’s a good girl. 

Night Night.

Cut back to 

YOUNGER MAN:

(picks up cat tickling her chin) There’s a good girl eh. 

Simultaneously both men open the door to let out their cats. 

It is pitch black.  

MIDDLE-AGED MAN:

(to his departing cat) Meow. Meow.

YOUNGER MAN:

(starts to close the door but stops when he hears what he thinks is his cat)   Meow 

MIDDLE AGED MAN:

 (he also responds to the meow) Meow meow Meow

YOUNGER MAN:

(quite loudly) Meow Meow Meow

MIDDLE AGED MAN:

(very loudly) MEEOOOOOOWWW MEEEEOOOOOOOWWWWW

YOUNGER MAN:

Meooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww

DISGRUNTLED NEIGHBOUR'S VOICE: 

Shutttt up.  (to his wife) Those bloody cats it’s the same every night.

WIFE:

Oh leave it Harold you’ll wake the neighbours.