Chapter 16
Peter's office
Remy is sitting down with his head in his hands. Peter walks in.
Peter: What happened Remy?
Remy: Nothing. (looking down.)
Peter: You could've killed him.
Remy: I didn't mean to get Atth.
Peter: Who did you mean to get?
Remy: Nick.
Peter: Why?
Remy: (upset) They told me to.
Peter: Who told you to?
Remy: They did.
Peter: (Leaning forward, worried) Who did?
Remy: The people.
Peter: What people? Where are they?
Remy: In my head. (He starts hitting the side of his head with his fist.) They won't leave me alone!
(A man knocks on the door and walks in.)
Dr Morgan: Hi, is this Remy?
Peter: Yeh.
Dr Morgan: Hi Remy, you want to come with me? (Remy looks up at Peter who nods at him. Remy gets up and follows the man out.)
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Infirmary
Atth is lying down on a bed, with his eyes closed. Mystic walks in.
Mystic: You ok?
Atth: (Arm throbbing and he's still feeling dizzy. He doesn't open his eyes) Yeh, I'm fine.
Mystic: Yeh right. I can't believe Remy did that.
Atth: Believe it.
Mystic: How many stitches?
Atth: Eight.
Mystic: Wow. What was the whole thing with Maddy about? (Atth opens his eyes, then closes them straight away because everything is still spinning.)
Atth: I told you, nothing.
Mystic: Are you two together?
Atth: No.
Mystic: Then what.
Atth: Ask her. I doubt she'll tell you though. (Peter walks in.)
Peter to Mystic: What are you doing in here?
Mystic: Sorry, just checking up on the dead. (referring to Atth.)
Peter: Ok, but tell the others I meant it when I said no visitors. (Mystic leaves.) You still dizzy? (Atth nods.) Ok, you've lost quite a bit of blood, but the dizziness should stop soon.
Atth: (Opening his eyes and looking at Peter.) What's going to happen to Remy?
Peter: (surprised at his concern.) He's going to a psychiatric hospital.
Atth: What's wrong with him?
Peter: I think he's schizophrenic.
Atth: Oh. (Not sure of what to say.)
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The Next Day
Sophie: Do you think it's a good time to organise this?
Peter: Everyone else are having their parents come, I have to include the Cliff-hangers.
Sophie: I just don't think it'll help, they're still getting settled in and what about people like Clarence, I doubt his parents will have the time to come. Atth doesn't even have parents, well, law abiding ones.
Peter: It might be hard for some, but others actually miss their parents.
Sophie: (not happy with his decision.) Whatever you say.
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Group - Next Morning
Peter: Ok, so, I want you all to ring your parents and invite them down next weekend, any problems?
Atth: (raising his hand) (dryly) Do you have the number for the cemetery?
Maddy: Are your parents morticians or something.
Atth: (ignoring Maddy being naïve.) Or the number for the slammer?
Peter: Is there anyone else you could invite?
Atth: Um, lets see, Garth is due out juvie in a year, but he'll go straight to adult prison, Dylan has probably O'Ded, Max has probably been caught for drugs, again. I could call my hood, Me-Man could probably come up, you wouldn't like him though; murder doesn't go down well with people.
Peter: Ok, I'll talk to you after.
Maddy: (Confused) Me-Man?
Atth: As in Main Man. (she still looks confused.) As in My Main Man. (She doesn't say anything.) Don't worry, you had to be there.
Peter: Any more question?
Clarence: Yeh, what if your parents can't come?
Peter: Then I want you to call someone else, another relative or even a close friend.
Clarence: Ok. (Peter looks around, no one seems happy.)
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Afternoon - Guys' Dorm
Atth is lying on his bed, eyes closed, Dard comes in and jumps on him, one leg either side of his body.
Dard: Hey.
Atth: (Opening his eyes, annoyed) Hi
Dard: Whatcha doin?
Atth: Nothing.
Dard: Good. (strokes his cheek.)
Atth: Can you please get off me.
Dard: No. (Leans in and whispers in his ear.) I want you and I know you want me.
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Meanwhile Clarence walks in and sees Dard on top of Atth, her face close to his. Clarence raises his eyebrow and tiptoes out.
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Guys' Dorm
Atth: No I don't, so get off me.
Dard: Come on, we could have so much fun.
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Meanwhile - Outside
Clarence walks out and down to the rest of the group.
Clarence: You'll never guess what I just saw!
Maddy: What?
Clarence: Dard and Atth.
Nick: They wouldn't!
Clarence: She was on top of him, on his bed and they were getting very close.
Nick: (Getting up.) I gotta see this.
Clarence: (pulling him back down.) No you don't, you perv.
Maddy: What a slut.
Mystic: Yeh, well, they deserve each other.
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Guys' Dorm
Atth: (Annoyed) No we wouldn't, so get the fuck off me.
(Dard leans in and licks Atth's cheek; he pushes her off him and onto the floor. He closes his eyes again.)
Atth: Goodbye Dard.
Dard: (Standing up.) The offer's always there, call me. (She walks out.)
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Cliff-hanger's point of view
They see her walking back to her dorm, flattening her hair and adjusting her top.
Maddy: Gross, I can't believe he fell for her.
Nick: Who wouldn't!
Mystic: Just let me wipe up that puddle drool.
Nick: She's so hot!
Clarence to Nick: Get a life.
Nick: I have a life.
Maddy: No you don't. (Nick glares at her.)
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Peter's office
Remy is sitting down with his head in his hands. Peter walks in.
Peter: What happened Remy?
Remy: Nothing. (looking down.)
Peter: You could've killed him.
Remy: I didn't mean to get Atth.
Peter: Who did you mean to get?
Remy: Nick.
Peter: Why?
Remy: (upset) They told me to.
Peter: Who told you to?
Remy: They did.
Peter: (Leaning forward, worried) Who did?
Remy: The people.
Peter: What people? Where are they?
Remy: In my head. (He starts hitting the side of his head with his fist.) They won't leave me alone!
(A man knocks on the door and walks in.)
Dr Morgan: Hi, is this Remy?
Peter: Yeh.
Dr Morgan: Hi Remy, you want to come with me? (Remy looks up at Peter who nods at him. Remy gets up and follows the man out.)
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Infirmary
Atth is lying down on a bed, with his eyes closed. Mystic walks in.
Mystic: You ok?
Atth: (Arm throbbing and he's still feeling dizzy. He doesn't open his eyes) Yeh, I'm fine.
Mystic: Yeh right. I can't believe Remy did that.
Atth: Believe it.
Mystic: How many stitches?
Atth: Eight.
Mystic: Wow. What was the whole thing with Maddy about? (Atth opens his eyes, then closes them straight away because everything is still spinning.)
Atth: I told you, nothing.
Mystic: Are you two together?
Atth: No.
Mystic: Then what.
Atth: Ask her. I doubt she'll tell you though. (Peter walks in.)
Peter to Mystic: What are you doing in here?
Mystic: Sorry, just checking up on the dead. (referring to Atth.)
Peter: Ok, but tell the others I meant it when I said no visitors. (Mystic leaves.) You still dizzy? (Atth nods.) Ok, you've lost quite a bit of blood, but the dizziness should stop soon.
Atth: (Opening his eyes and looking at Peter.) What's going to happen to Remy?
Peter: (surprised at his concern.) He's going to a psychiatric hospital.
Atth: What's wrong with him?
Peter: I think he's schizophrenic.
Atth: Oh. (Not sure of what to say.)
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The Next Day
Sophie: Do you think it's a good time to organise this?
Peter: Everyone else are having their parents come, I have to include the Cliff-hangers.
Sophie: I just don't think it'll help, they're still getting settled in and what about people like Clarence, I doubt his parents will have the time to come. Atth doesn't even have parents, well, law abiding ones.
Peter: It might be hard for some, but others actually miss their parents.
Sophie: (not happy with his decision.) Whatever you say.
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Group - Next Morning
Peter: Ok, so, I want you all to ring your parents and invite them down next weekend, any problems?
Atth: (raising his hand) (dryly) Do you have the number for the cemetery?
Maddy: Are your parents morticians or something.
Atth: (ignoring Maddy being naïve.) Or the number for the slammer?
Peter: Is there anyone else you could invite?
Atth: Um, lets see, Garth is due out juvie in a year, but he'll go straight to adult prison, Dylan has probably O'Ded, Max has probably been caught for drugs, again. I could call my hood, Me-Man could probably come up, you wouldn't like him though; murder doesn't go down well with people.
Peter: Ok, I'll talk to you after.
Maddy: (Confused) Me-Man?
Atth: As in Main Man. (she still looks confused.) As in My Main Man. (She doesn't say anything.) Don't worry, you had to be there.
Peter: Any more question?
Clarence: Yeh, what if your parents can't come?
Peter: Then I want you to call someone else, another relative or even a close friend.
Clarence: Ok. (Peter looks around, no one seems happy.)
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Afternoon - Guys' Dorm
Atth is lying on his bed, eyes closed, Dard comes in and jumps on him, one leg either side of his body.
Dard: Hey.
Atth: (Opening his eyes, annoyed) Hi
Dard: Whatcha doin?
Atth: Nothing.
Dard: Good. (strokes his cheek.)
Atth: Can you please get off me.
Dard: No. (Leans in and whispers in his ear.) I want you and I know you want me.
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Meanwhile Clarence walks in and sees Dard on top of Atth, her face close to his. Clarence raises his eyebrow and tiptoes out.
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Guys' Dorm
Atth: No I don't, so get off me.
Dard: Come on, we could have so much fun.
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Meanwhile - Outside
Clarence walks out and down to the rest of the group.
Clarence: You'll never guess what I just saw!
Maddy: What?
Clarence: Dard and Atth.
Nick: They wouldn't!
Clarence: She was on top of him, on his bed and they were getting very close.
Nick: (Getting up.) I gotta see this.
Clarence: (pulling him back down.) No you don't, you perv.
Maddy: What a slut.
Mystic: Yeh, well, they deserve each other.
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Guys' Dorm
Atth: (Annoyed) No we wouldn't, so get the fuck off me.
(Dard leans in and licks Atth's cheek; he pushes her off him and onto the floor. He closes his eyes again.)
Atth: Goodbye Dard.
Dard: (Standing up.) The offer's always there, call me. (She walks out.)
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Cliff-hanger's point of view
They see her walking back to her dorm, flattening her hair and adjusting her top.
Maddy: Gross, I can't believe he fell for her.
Nick: Who wouldn't!
Mystic: Just let me wipe up that puddle drool.
Nick: She's so hot!
Clarence to Nick: Get a life.
Nick: I have a life.
Maddy: No you don't. (Nick glares at her.)
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