EXT. CITY CENTER IN ONE OF INDONESIA'S CITIES – DAY
The city center is dark in the middle of the day, with dust and sand in the air. The few people walking the streets all wear masks on their faces. A television reporter stands on the main street corner. His back to the street,the camera shows the road. He speaks with a mask on his face.
TV REPORTER
Attention, everyone. We are on the main street of one of the towns near Kelimutu. It's not evening or night; it's noon, and the city is dark due to the volcanic eruption. The air here is hazy. The ground is covered with a layer of volcanic ash. The two lakes that were at the foot of the volcano and served as a global tourist attraction have disappeared with the volcano's strong eruption.
The camera continues to capture the darkened city. Very little movement on the street for this hour.
INT. EVENING. IN REISH-ALEF'S HOUSE.
Reish Alef sits in his small room. A small candle stands on a piece of metal, casting a faint glow into his room. A knock is heard at the door. Gimmel-Bet enters, approaching Reish-Alef. She kisses him passionately as she straddles him. She straightens up.
GIMMEL-BET
I've been thinking about you all day. While I was fetching water for our containers. I thought about it. It's foolish to fetch water for our containers when all around us there is this never-ending rain…