INT. LIVING ROOM – LATE NIGHT – NYC LOFT

A Beatles vinyl spins gently in the background. “Strawberry Fields Forever” plays softly. John, alive and in his late 70s, is lounging on the couch, wearing his iconic round glasses, sipping tea. Yoko sits beside him, bundled in a kimono robe and blanket, clutching the TV remote.

On the screen: Girl Meets World. Episode: “Girl Meets the Forgiveness Project.”

John (smirking): “She’s got my scowl. Did you notice? And the way she talks back to that Matthews lad — sounds like me yelling at me aunt Mimi back in the day.”

Yoko (grinning): “She got your teenage chaos, no doubt. But she delivers it like she’s got her own fire. That’s our girl.”

They’re watching YOU — Y/N, their only daughter — playing Maya Hart, the sharp-tongued, rebellious best friend of Riley Matthews. You’re 25 in real life, but slipping perfectly into the teenage angst and heart of Maya.

INT. CLASSROOM – ON SCREEN

MAYA (played by you): “Why should I forgive someone who left me before I knew how to spell his name?”

CORY MATTHEWS: “Because forgiveness is for you, not for him.”

You stare coldly, a mix of pain and strength in your eyes. A silent beat. You draw a sketch on your notebook — a distorted, surreal self-portrait. Something your real dad, John, would’ve done in art school.

INT. LIVING ROOM – BACK TO REALITY

John (a little quiet now): “My dad buggered off when I was four. Showed up once, gave me a toy boat. Then left again.”

Yoko (softly): “And you gave her the whole ocean, love.”

John (nodding): “She turned it into waves of fire. Like Maya. Like me. But better.”