Next day.
Sunlight enters room through dusty curtains.
Mark wakes up early for the first time in months.
He looks in mirror.
His face still tired, but eyes determined.
Mark:
"I won't let pain be my cage.
I'll turn it into power."
He ties his shoelace tighter.
This time — not defeated.
This time — ready.
Scene 2 — Office: New Energy
Mark enters with calmer expression.
Larry notices.
Larry (smiling softly):
"Someone slept in a better mood."
Mark:
"Not slept… decided."
Larry nods.
Mark speaks again:
Mark:
"We have to grow.
We can't stay victims forever."
Larry feels relief — finally Mark speaking like a human, not a storm.
Scene 3 — New Project
Their manager assigns a new software-analysis project.
Hard, long, risky.
Everyone avoids it.
Mark raises his hand.
Mark:
"I'll take it."
Larry stands up too.
Larry:
"We both will."
Whispers around office.
People surprised.
Khurana (smirking):
"Let's see if broken birds can fly."
But this time Mark doesn't react.
He smiles calmly.
Mark:
"We don't fly.
We climb."
Khurana frowns, confused.
Scene 4 — Cafeteria Discussion
Mark and Larry sit with laptops.
Larry:
"So what's the plan?"
Mark:
"Simple.
Work harder than anyone.
Build skills, build reputation."
Larry nods.
This is new Mark — still wounded, but thinking.
Larry:
"And after that?"
Mark:
"After that…
We build our own empire."
Larry's eyes widen slightly.
Larry:
"Empire?"
Mark:
"People left us like trash.
We will become something they cannot ignore."
Larry smiles — fueled by same fire.
Scene 5 — Flashback Dreams
Both boys briefly remember their childhood:
Mark watching parents fight
Larry hearing his mother cry alone at night
Music plays softly.
Memories hurt.
But this time pain becomes fuel.
Mark & Larry (internal):
"We aren't kids crying anymore.
We are men building our fate."
Scene 6 — Night Work
Late evening, office empty.
Only Mark & Larry typing intensely.
Sweat.
Tired eyes.
No quitting.
Larry stops typing suddenly.
Larry:
"You know… pain makes people either monsters or legends."
Mark slowly looks up.
Mark:
"And which one are we?"
Larry grins slightly.
Larry:
"Let's become legends."
Mark nods — slow, firm.
Mark
"Legends born from scars."
They bump fists gently.
Scene 7 — A Small Victory
The project compiles successfully.
They test the code.
It works — no bugs.
Mark exhales relief.
Larry smiles proudly.
They shake hands silently.
A beginning — a tiny victory in a big world.
From far corner, Khurana secretly notices.
For first time, he doesn't look annoyed — he looks… impressed.
Scene 8 — Rooftop Again
That night they stand on rooftop again.
Wind blows.
Stars above.
Larry:
"We still hurt.
But now we move."
Mark:
"Pain walked us here.
Ambition will carry us forward."
Larry nods.
Larry:
"This is day one."
Mark:
"And day one is enough."
They look at sky — future still unclear, but hearts steady.
Camera zooms out slowly.