Logline: An extremely shy guy with a heart problem is faced with the issue of confronting his biggest fear.
The story begins with the sound of him taking deep breaths as the pace of his heart slows to a steady pace. We then fade in to him in front of the mirror as he grabs his bag and heads into his kitchen. His mother begs him to take his medication, and they begin to argue. But eventually he ignores her and walks out the door.
Hanging out at his friends house, they’re sitting on the couch playing video games when out of the blue the friend asks him about his heart condition. The boy tries to change the subject unsuccessfully, because the friend is truly concerned and wants him to see his doctor again. The friend bombards him with his advice about what to eat, how to keep his heart rate low, and other important things that the boy obviously has no interest in. The friend gives up, and asks him how the girl he likes is doing. Reluctantly, the boy shrugs and says that he hasn’t spoken to her yet, and that he would eventually. The friend tells him to talk to her immediately.
The next day at school, the boy approaches the girl but then takes a step back. The friend eyes him and signals him to talk. She looks at him and says hi, and he stands there nervously as he greets her back. She asks him what’s wrong, but suddenly he faints as the screen goes black. All we hear is his heart beating as fast as possible, but as the girl’s voice surfaces, the heartbeat slows to its usual pace.
