EXT. Alex's Apartment – Afternoon
We see a good looking young man Alex Hopper in his 20s wearing glasses moving into his new apartment carrying a box labeled "BOOKS" into his new apartment
Alex Hopper: (Annoyed) Who knew being a writer meant also being a furniture mover? should've written about superheroes, maybe I've been popular
Alex drops the box on the floor and looks at the room, there is little to no furniture in the apartment, peeling wallpaper and dusty window
Alex Hopper: Well, its not much but at least you're cheaper than my last place
INT. Alex's Apartment – Evening
Later that evening, Alex explores the attic, he stumbles upon an old mailbox, the mailbox is light red in color and on the mailbox there is a sign that reads: "For those who seek connection beyond time"
He opens mailbox finding a single envelope inside, the handwriting is elegant almost calligraphic on the letter it says "To whoever finds this"
Alex Hopper: Sounds like the start of a ghost story
Alex hesitates but takes the letter upstairs, he sites by the window, opens the letter carefully and begin to read
Alex Hopper: (Starts reading the letter, the camera shows glimpses of the past where a young woman, Eleanor is sitting at her own desk writing the letter, the voiceover begins as Alex reads)
Dear stranger
If you are reading this, then time has played its curious tricks and my words have reached you, my name is Eleanor and the year is 1943, war rages across the world and my heart hurts for those who fight and fall
I do not know what makes me to write this letter at this point, perhaps it is loneliness or perhaps it is hope… that someone from the future, someday, will read these words and will help us somehow
If you wish to write me back, please place your letter in this same mailbox and perhaps the time will allow us to correspond
Sincerely
Eleanor
The camera returns to Alex who stops reading the letter is in a mix of curiosity and disbelief
Alex Hopper: Ok, ether someone's playing a prank on me, or I just stepped into a back to the future cancelled movie sequel
Alex couldn't shake his thoughts from the letter
Alex Hopper: What's the harm in writing back? worst case, its some history buff with too much time on their hands, best case… well I guess I make a new pen pal
Alex begins to write
Alex Hopper: (Writing)
Dear Eleanor
If this is some elaborate prank, consider me impressed… your letter feels like something out of a novel, but if its real and you're truly writing from 1943 then I don't even know where to begin
My name is Alex Hopper, I'm a writer though that title feels not very good most days, its 2023 here and while there's no world war, lets just say humanity is still figuring out
I hope this letter finds you somehow, if it does, tell me more about yourself
Sincerely
Alex
He folds the letter places it in an envelope and heads downstairs, as he puts the letter into the mailbox, there is a sound of a beep
Alex Hopper: (Confused) What the shit?
A few days later Alex returns to the mailbox out of curiosity, to his surprise there is an envelope
Alex Hopper: (Excited) No way…
He opens the letter and there is the same elegant handwriting, he starts reading as Eleanor's voiceover begins again
Alex Hopper: (Reading)
Dear Alex
Your letter reached me, though I still struggle to understand how this time traveling mailbox works, I am glad to know that the future exists, though it sounds like not a lot of troubles have been solved
As for me, I teach German in Velstrona, a city located in the country of Aveloria
I spend my days teaching kids German and protect them from everything, the war has taken much but it has not taken hope
Tell me about yourself and the world you live in Alex, what wonders does the year 2023 hold? and what dreams you chase?
Yours sincerely
Eleanor
Alex sits on a chair in shock thinking what just happened
The End Of Chapter 01…