Do You Believe in Fortune Cookies by Petra Michelle
FADE IN: INT. CHINESE RESTAURANT. CHINATOWN - NIGHT Reveling in the Chinese New Year, four FRIENDS are dining. PAUL How long have we kept up this tradition? SUSAN Since law school, for Josh's birthday. JOSH I have to come clean. My favorite part of a Chinese dinner is the fortune cookies. ELAINE (smiling) Mine too, Josh. They're fun. PAUL I had a few that were pretty right on. JOSH How true is this? The greatest danger could be your own stupidity. SUSAN (laughing) Or he who laughs last is laughing at you. JOSH (smiling) How about a closed mouth gathers no feet. PAUL Whoever thinks up these fortunes should get some kind of literary award. ELAINE I've got an idea. Since it's Josh's birthday, why don't we give him our fortune cookies. SUSAN (excitedly) What do they say? Pulling out each fortune, Josh reads them aloud. JOSH A secret admirer will soon send you a sign...
