School Tales the Series (2022) s01e01 Episode Script

1
[eerie whoosh]
- [sploshing]
- [clock ticking]
[boy] Someone once said
that life is like the hands of a clock.
They always come back to the same spot,
repeating the same movements
over and over.
We just never notice,
or we're just so used to this
that we overlook it.
But if we want to escape
those same old loops,
how much courage would we need?
We have to think carefully
because it could be scarier
than we ever imagined.
[ominous music playing]
[elevator dings]
[door opens]
- [boy] Let's eat. Are you hungry?
- You're flirting again.
Where are you running to?
[clock ticking]
Are you sure, Not?
- Yeah.
- [boy 1] Did you bring all the books?
[boy 2] Yeah, I did.
- When did you get here?
- I've been here since 7:30 a.m., man.
- Too early.
- Move aside.
- What the heck?
- Watch where you're going.
- What's with that jerk?
- It's too early for this annoying shit.
[panting]
Hey, Q!
I couldn't find the book you mentioned.
What should I do?
Why couldn't you?
What will you do?
[panting] Let's hope it's not true.
[curious music playing]
SOCIETY AND GOVERNMEN
[panting]
Where the hell is it?
[school bell ringing]
[inaudible]
[clock ticking]
[gasps]
[panting]
- [ominous music playing]
- [clock ticking]
[foreboding music playing]
SOCIETY AND GOVERNMEN
What the hell?
[breathing heavily]
ROOM 6/4
[breathing shakily]
[screams]
[grunts]
[breathing heavily]
[whimpers and screams]
[female narrator] They say that
at 7:00 a.m. every day,
a mysterious message
would appear on the blackboard.
Each day, it would name
a book for a subject.
If any student in the class failed
to bring the book listed on the board,
that student would die
and be erased from everyone's memory.
[ticking]
[ticking stops]
[Q] Jinx.
Most people may think of it as no more
than an app that teenagers use to vent.
KIDMAK @KID2005: DAMN,
I WISH I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
But for me and many others,
it's where we can be who we want to be.
It's where we can speak our minds
or write whatever we want.
And it's where I have friends
who understand and think like me.
[typing]
So sick of this. Do it your damn selves.
Wish I could just sit on my ass like you.
[ominous music playing]
Because, in reality,
we don't even know
whom we can call a friend.
ROOM 6/4
[foreboding music playing]
SOCIETY AND GOVERNMEN
SOCIETY AND GOVERNMEN
- TAN: THANKS, Q
- EARTH: YOU'RE SO EARLY
NOT: K THANK
- [theme music playing]
- [school bell ringing]
[eerie whoosh]
[distant scream]
[footsteps treading]
[inaudible]
- [teacher] Sirikorn.
- [Sirikorn] Present.
- Pongsakorn.
- [Pongsakorn] Present.
Wittaya.
Wittaya?
[pensive music playing]
Whose desk is that?
And who is Wittaya?
WITTAYA SUKAIM
In that case,
Prawit, please move to that desk.
Everyone behind Prawit,
please move forward too.
Yes, sir.
WITTAYA SUKAIM
Kanapot.
Present.
[teacher] Chanya.
Present.
- [teacher] Wongsatorn.
- [sighs]
- [Wongsatorn] Present.
- [whispers] Move your chair a little.
[teacher] Ronnapee.
Ronnapee?
Present.
[teacher] Thaweechai.
Present.
WITTAYA
[school bell ringing]
Right? [laughs]
[boy 1] Look at the homework he gave us.
How are we gonna get it done today?
[boy 2] He only gave us one day?
[laughing] I thought
it was for the whole term.
- Fine.
- What? You
[Not] Hey!
You guys really don't wanna know?
What we're going through right now,
is it a curse,
or is it just someone's prank?
[pensive music playing]
[book thuds on desk]
- [sighs]
- [footsteps approaching]
If it's really a ghost,
we should get an exorcist,
shouldn't we?
I'm not scared.
If there really is
a ghost in this fucking room,
- I'll piss in its fucking mouth.
- [all laugh]
[girl] You smart-ass.
- [boy 3] So brave.
- [boy 4] You show-off.
[Prawit] Hey. Wait.
If that's how you guys feel,
I guess Q doesn't need to get here
so early anymore, right?
Auan!
What Q does for us these days works,
doesn't it?
Can't we just be patient for now?
Hey, what if Q woke up late
or forgot to tell us?
What would we do then?
Well, what else could we do?
His place is closest to school,
so he should make sacrifices.
Right, Q?
Would anyone living farther away
swap with him?
- Would you come at seven?
- [boy 6] Would you?
- No!
- Me neither.
[boy 7] I'd rather sleep.
- No.
- [girl 2] I changed my mind. No.
- [boy 8] No.
- [boy 9] I wouldn't do it.
- I wouldn't.
- I, for one, wouldn't.
[ominous music playing]
[door opens]
- I'm so tired.
- Hey.
- Weren't you being too harsh?
- [boy] I didn't do shit.
- [boy] What's with him?
- Q.
Can you leave home earlier?
You see, I have to leave home
with my dad at 6:30 a.m.
And if I had to wait for you,
I'd be late.
And besides,
I bring all my books in case I need any.
It's too much, Q.
- Would you come at seven?
- Would you?
- No!
- I wouldn't do it.
Hey, are you listening?
[boy] If it's really a ghost
He should make sacrifices.
Do you understand me, Q?
- I'll piss in
- works, doesn't it?
Hey, Q!
I've already tried to get here early.
[sighs]
I'm asking you to try harder, man.
[Chanya] Enough, Vaan.
Q has already done so much for us.
If Q could do any more for us,
he'd probably do it anyway.
Don't pressure him.
[gentle music playing]
But he
I'll try.
[sighs]
[Vaan] We'll see.
[door opens]
[ominous music playing]
[clock ticking]
[pensive music playing]
- Okay.
- [girl] Yeah.
[Auan] Hey, Q, where are you?
Why haven't you sent the photo?
EARTH: WHY ARE YOU SO LATE TODAY, Q?
[Not] Shit. Q, are you bailing on us?
TONG.G: HURRY, Q, OR I'LL BE LATE
VANN: VOICE MESSAGE
[Vaan] Hey, Q.
We talked about this yesterday.
Where's the photo?
My dad's telling me off.
[tense music playing]
[sucks teeth]
NINJA @NINJA: WISH MY LIFE WAS
LIKE OTHER PEOPLE'S
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
[Q] You assholes get to be selfish.
Why shouldn't I?
[sighs]
[boy] Hey, Q.
Why are you so early lately?
I haven't seen any of your classmates yet.
They should be here soon.
Well, you're working hard, aren't you?
Gotta go. See you.
[kids playing in distance]
[phone chimes]
YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE
[Tan] Q, are you okay?
Aren't you in the group chat?
I'm worried about you.
[gentle music playing]
[gasps]
[frantic music playing]
THAI LITERATURE
- NOT: SHIT. Q, ARE YOU BAILING ON US?
- TONG.G: HURRY, Q, OR I'LL BE LATE
THAI LITERATURE
[sighs]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[foreboding music playing]
[music intensifies]
[eerie music playing]
[foreboding music playing]
[clanking]
[clock ticking]
[ticking gets louder]
[ticking fades]
- [door creaks]
- [chilling music plays]
[music intensifies]
[music stops abruptly]
[breathing heavily]
[ominous music plays]
[gasps]
[gasps]
[gasps]
[music continues]
[rhythmic banging]
[Q breathing shakily]
[whimpers]
- Q.
- [yelps]
[breathing shakily]
[teacher] Ronnapee.
What's wrong?
[Q breathing heavily]
- Nothing, sir.
- Get up, then.
- [Not] What's wrong?
- [Q exhales]
You look like you've seen a ghost.
What did you see? Tell me.
[shoe squeaks on floor]
Everyone, let's continue.
Turn to page 52.
WITTAYA
[foreboding music playing]
[eerie music playing]
[school bell ringing]
- [Auan] Vaan, are you going home?
- [Vaan] I have an English class.
Why were you late today?
Hey.
[tense music playing]
I overslept.
[Not] Are you sure?
[scoffs]
Prem from Room One told me
that he saw you having breakfast
downstairs this morning.
[Vaan] Q.
Were you just having breakfast?
Prem must have seen you having breakfast
after you sent us the photo. Right, Q?
- [boy 1] Not.
- [boy 2] Hey.
[boy 1] Not, stop it.
Let go of me.
He's lying.
I don't trust him.
Would you swap places with him?
So that's settled.
Let's all go home.
[Auan] Q.
I hope you get here earlier tomorrow
so that we won't all be late.
I feel bad for Vaan.
Hey, Q, for tomorrow,
just get here before 7:00 a.m., okay?
Don't you all know
that if I get here that early,
something will happen to me? [scoffs]
[Not] Do you believe that stuff?
That old story?
Shit, ghosts don't write
on boards in the morning.
If they could write,
they'd do it at night.
If you don't believe it, then tell me,
how did that name get on that chair?
Go on. Read it.
What does it say?
[Auan gasps]
WITTAYA
Wittaya.
[ominous music playing]
What?
- What's he talking about?
- I don't know.
[Q] Don't you remember?
The teacher said that name.
It's on the chair,
and it's on the list of students.
So it's possible
that Wittaya was our friend,
but we can't remember him.
Do you ever think about that?
If you don't want to do it,
just say so.
Don't make up this bullshit.
I'm telling you, we don't buy it.
If you don't buy it,
come and prove it with me tomorrow.
Would you dare, Not?
And you, Big?
And you?
You'll have to come anyway.
Why should we?
You want to prove it?
You don't need our help.
It's your job,
so do it.
[Vaan] If you don't do what we tell you,
tomorrow, we won't let you
join our group project
that the teacher just assigned.
We'll make you do it
for the whole class instead.
[all laugh]
- [Auan] You do it.
- [Big] Hey.
Q, I guess you don't have to come
so early anymore,
so you can do the work
for the whole class. How's that? [laughs]
- [Big] That'll work.
- [Auan laughing]
[Not scoffs]
Let's go, Q.
Not.
[somber music playing]
- [door opens]
- [sniffles]
[sobs]
[sniffling]
[music continues]
[Q] Have you ever thought of me
as a friend, or am I just your doormat?
I've always thought of you guys
as my friends,
but I guess you've never felt the same.
[boy 1] Be strong.
At least you still have us.
[boy 2] We're your friends. Hang in there.
[girl 1] If they
don't see you as a friend,
don't think of them as yours.
[boy 3] I'm always here for you.
Don't give a damn about them.
[sentimental music playing]
[inaudible]
Come on, Q. Let's go home.
[sentimental music continues]
[girl 2] Be strong. I'm here for you.
[boy 4] I'll be your friend.
[girl 3] Life is a school
full of tests and lessons to learn.
Hang in there.
[music continues]
[ominous music playing]
[clock ticking]
[clicking]
[Not] You're finally there.
I've been waiting.
[Auan] Yeah, just go
so we can see if there's a ghost.
- [Vaan] Hurry up, Q. My dad's leaving.
- [Not] Come on. Don't be a wuss.
[Tan] Don't pressure him.
- Go yourself if you're in such a hurry.
- [Not] Turn on the camera.
[sinister music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[music continues]
ROOM 6/4
[suspenseful music continues]
- TAN: DON'T PRESSURE HIM
- NOT: TURN ON THE CAMERA
[clock ticking]
[tense music playing]
[turns on camera]
[tense music continues]
MATHEMATICS
[breathing heavily]
MATHEMATICS
Are you satisfied now?
[breathing shakily]
MATHEMATICS
[gasps]
[yelps]
[grunting]
[gasping]
[Tan] Q. Q.
Are you satisfied now?
Q.
[grunting]
[Tan] Q, are you okay?
While you were on the video call,
the camera went off.
So we rushed to find you, and we found you
unconscious in front of the classroom.
Tan, did you see anything?
Right. Wait a second.
Someone recorded it. I'll show you.
Have a look.
MATHEMATICS
[grunting]
[dramatic music playing]
Q, are you okay?
I think it'd be dangerous
if you had another episode
when you were alone.
It's okay.
I can handle it.
Let's get back to class.
[Tan] Hmm.
Q, are you really okay?
Why are you so quiet?
- What's with Q?
- What the hell?
- Did he faint?
- What's with him?
- He fell suddenly.
- Did he faint?
- I don't know.
- Shit. Did he drool?
That's weird.
- [clock ticking]
- [panting]
[Tan] What is it, Auan?
Listen, I forgot
to bring the book. [pants]
Didn't you know which one to bring?
Of course I knew.
I already put it in my bag.
Maybe I grabbed the wrong one.
- Check the classroom again.
- [panting] Okay.
[tense music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[sighs]
[Q] Check again.
- [Big] Do you even care?
- I don't know. I skipped it.
- [unzipping]
- [Big] Q.
What's wrong with you?
Nothing.
I think Q was so scared
that he passed out.
[all laugh]
[girl 1] Don't tease him.
- [boy 1] Wuss.
- [girl 2] It's true though.
[chattering mockingly]
Hey!
Is no one going to help me?
Why are you mad at us?
You forgot your own book.
- Right, guys?
- Yeah.
- Shit.
- It's not my fault.
- Why should we help?
- Yeah, why?
[girl] Don't blame us.
[boy] I'll send it to you if you want.
[indistinct chatter]
Shit. Did you resell it?
- You asshole.
- And we have to help him?
- Why should we?
- Why do we have to help?
Can't you just help Auan?
Auan, borrow one from another class
or buy one from the school co-op.
I'll help you.
[Not] Damn idiots.
He forgot to bring a book.
It's not like he'll get killed.
[students laugh]
- [girl] Jeez, Not.
- [boy] He's dead.
- Damn, he's so dead.
- No doubt.
Let's go.
- [boy] He's just afraid of the teacher.
- [girl] Tell him.
[boy] No.
[Q] Hey, Tas.
Do you guys have math today?
Today? No.
Thanks anyway.
Auan, go check the school co-op.
I'll ask around for you.
Q.
Listen.
Thank you so much for helping me.
SCHOOL CO-OP
[Auan] It's closed?
- [doorknob rattling]
- [Auan panting]
- You'll see.
- Sure.
- Hey, Prem.
- Yeah?
Is your math book with you?
I don't have math today.
- And you?
- Me neither.
Open. Come on.
[pants] Open.
[breathing shakily]
- [gasps]
- [chilling music playing]
[breathing shakily]
[Not] Tan.
What were you two doing in the infirmary?
Not, this is a school, not a hotel.
Only you could come up with
such dirty thoughts.
Do you like Q?
So what if I do? Is it your concern?
You, Tan you like someone like Q?
That guy
is just the son of a crooked official
who stole our taxes
to pay his tuition fee.
A guy like him
can only ever be our doormat.
I know
that you think the same thing we do.
[scoffs]
And what is that?
[Not] You just want to use him.
He's helping Auan find that book
[door opens, closes]
but do you think
that Auan would appreciate him?
In the end,
Auan is just using him too.
[Big] Hey, Auan, how is it going?
Did you find that book?
No, I didn't. [pants]
I tried everything.
Auan, you heard what I just said,
didn't you?
What do you think?
I don't know.
I don't have time to think of anything.
But I know that Q helped me.
You guys didn't.
What the hell?
You forgot your own book.
I'm sure I brought it. I didn't forget it.
It must be you guys.
- What?
- Did anyone see or hide my book?
- Again.
- What the hell?
- He's mad again.
- [Vaan] You forgot the book.
Now you're accusing us of stealing it?
You're fucking selfish.
I'm not accusing anyone.
[panting]
But I know what you guys are like.
- [tense music playing]
- [Auan breathing heavily]
[Not] Well, Tan?
I asked you a question.
Aren't you gonna answer it?
What do you want me to say?
It's a silly question.
Do you really like Q?
Did you already screw him?
[girl] Damn.
[students murmuring]
Did you screw him?
[students murmuring]
[Not] Answer me.
[students murmuring]
Answer me.
You screwed him, right?
Why won't you answer me?
Yeah.
I screwed him.
Why should you care?
So when you screwed me,
it was just a hookup?
Yeah, it was just a hookup.
I did it with everybody.
And with Q too.
I was just using him.
I tricked him into falling for me
so that he would help you guys.
Yesterday, I came early
with all the books for every subject.
That's how I saw him
having breakfast at the canteen.
Not, I have to go.
I just saw Q.
[typing]
Q, ARE YOU OKAY?
AREN'T YOU IN THE GROUP CHAT?
And if I hadn't sent him a message,
you'd all be dead now.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU
How dare you talk to me like this?
Have you ever thought about my feelings?
Have you ever fucking thought about me?
[sobs]
Fuck you, Vaan. My book is here.
Why did you steal my book?
[foreboding music playing]
How do you know it's yours?
Your name isn't on it.
All the books look the same.
Yeah, I didn't write my name on it.
But I drew
the ghost of Room 6/4's teacher in it.
Take a fucking look.
[breathes heavily]
- Look, everyone.
- [boy] Damn.
- What a jerk.
- Asshole.
- What now?
- How could you do this?
- You betrayed your friend?
- Jeez.
- Damn.
- How could you do this?
- That's disgusting.
- Auan is his friend too.
- So selfish.
- Where are you going, thief?
[breathing heavily]
I didn't want to steal it.
But it's all because of Q.
He took so long
to say which book to bring.
It was too late for me.
What is it, Dad?
[Dad on phone] Vaan, why did you leave
your book in my car?
Don't you need it for class?
My book?
Bye, Dad.
MATHEMATICS
Can you bring it to me now? I need it.
[Dad] If it's so important,
why did you forget it?
- Now you want me to bring it for you?
- Shit. It really isn't here.
Dad, stop complaining.
You've no idea how important it is.
- My life depends on it, Dad.
- [Dad] Vaan, don't use that tone with me.
If you behave like this, you have to learn
the consequences of your actions.
[Vaan] If I didn't resort to this,
you guys would be treating me
the same way you're treating Auan now.
You could have done it to anyone.
But why me?
I'm your best friend, Vaan.
I'm just trying to survive!
- Vaan, you asshole!
- Hey!
- Hey.
- Hey.
[boy] Vaan's a jerk.
[huffs in anger]
I've been doing this
for you guys all along.
You forgot your book,
so you stole someone else's.
And yet you blame me.
But it was all your fault.
And you.
You made it all happen.
What's up with you?
Are you nuts?
Whatever I tell you to do,
just shut up and do it.
No, I won't.
[school bell ringing]
Hey, Vaan!
[clock ticking]
- [ominous music playing]
- [clock ticking]
[music continues]
[eerie music playing]
- [music stops]
- [breathing heavily]
What the hell? [panting]
[clock ticking]
[breathing heavily]
[ominous music playing]
[frantic music playing]
[breathing heavily]
Help me!
Help me!
[grunting]
[yelping] Let me go!
[screaming]
Let go!
[music intensifies, fades]
[thunder rumbling]
[rain pattering]
RONNAPEE ORRUDEE
[teacher] Ronnapee Orrudee.
[eerie music playing]
[chilling music playing]
[ominous music plays]
[eerie whoosh]
[chilling music playing]
THAI LITERATURE
[Not] Do you really like Q?
A guy like him
can only ever be our doormat.
I asked you a question.
Aren't you gonna answer it?
Did you already screw him?
Did you screw him?
[Tan] Yeah.
I screwed him.
[Not] So when you screwed me,
it was just a hookup?
[Tan] Yeah.
And with Q too.
I was just using him.
I tricked him into falling for me
so that he would help you guys.
Have you ever thought about my feelings?
Have you ever fucking thought about me?
SOCIETY AND GOVERNMEN
SOCIETY AND GOVERNMEN
[Tan] Thanks, Q.
- EARTH: YOU'RE SO EARLY
- TAE: K THANK
[dramatic music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[school bell ringing]
[clock ticking]
[eerie music playing]
[clock ticking]
- [ominous music playing]
- [ticking gets louder]
[dramatic music plays]
[foreboding music playing]
[shrieking]
[students screaming]
- [door rattling]
- [indistinct shouting]
- [banging on door]
- [all screaming]
[clock ticking]
[students screaming]
- [doorknob rattling]
- Not.
Not!
[indistinct shouting]
[yelps]
[indistinct shouting and screaming]
[screaming]
[screaming continues]
[Tan screaming]
- [blood squirting]
- [screaming, sobbing]
[screaming]
Shit! [breathing heavily]
Who the hell are you?
[foreboding music playing]
[neck cracking]
I'm Wittaya.
For me? Why?
Don't you want to know
if the curse of our classroom is real?
Of course I do.
[pensive music playing]
[Not] Here.
SOCIETY AND GOVERNMEN
Wittaya's book?
Yeah.
I know that you can't stand him either.
- [all screaming]
- [Tan] I mean, yeah.
- But I think it's
- [Not] Tan.
[indistinct shouting]
If you don't like him,
you don't have to care.
- [thudding]
- [blood squirting]
[students screaming]
[eerie music playing]
[clock ticking]
[female narrator] They say
that at 7:00 a.m. every day,
a mysterious message would appear
on the blackboard.
Each day, it would name
a book for a subject.
If any student in the class
failed to bring
the book listed on the board,
that student would die
and be erased from everyone's memory.
[reporter] A tragic incident
has happened at a school
where the students of Room 6/4
were brutally massacred.
The young homeroom teacher killed them all
and proceeded to kill herself afterwards.
The authorities have not yet determined
the motives behind this mass killing
and don't know what drove this teacher
to commit this act against her students.
[eerie music playing]
[theme music playing]