Chapter 24
3 am - Bedroom Atth walks back into the room, he is so stoned he doesn't realise Dard is gone, he falls into the bed and goes to sleep straight away.
4 am
Atth is woken by the sound of crying; he sits up and looks around the dark room.
Atth: Dard?
(He sees her huddled up in the corner crying, he gets up and stumbles over, tripping over a table on the way. He bends down to her.)
Atth: What's wrong?
Dard: (sobbing, whispering.) he, he, he made me, I didn't want to.
Atth: (Standing up shocked) Who? Tommy? (She nods, he takes a step back, shocked and runs out of the room, Dard continues crying.)
Atth storms into Tommy's room and yanks him out of his bed, throwing him across the room, Tommy stands up shocked.
Tommy: Fuck man, what was that for?
Atth: You bastard!
Tommy: (realising) She deserved it.
(Atth punches him in the face, Tommy recovers and punches Atth back, Sean, hearing the noise walks in, Atth punches Tommy again who falls back, as he falls, he hits his head on a chest of drawer and falls on the floor not moving.)
Sean: (running over to Tommy.) Fuck, what happened?
Atth: (with hatred) He rapped her!
Sean: (Bending down to Tommy who is still not moving) He's not breathing! (Atth stares at Tommy, slightly scared. Sean gets up.)
Sean: I'm calling an ambulance; I'd get out of here if I were you, you probably killed him! (He runs out.)
(Atth continues to stare at Tommy shocked then slowly backs out of the room, he runs back to his room where Dard is still on the floor crying. He pulls her up and drags her out of the room and outside, he lets go of her hand and runs over to a car, in the distance they can hear sirens. Atth pulls a nail off a nearby fence and unlocks the car with it.)
Dard: (between sobs) What are you doing? What happened?
Atth: We've got to get outta here, come on, get in.
(She gets in and watches him hotwire the car, he starts the engine and they drive off quickly, leaving skid marks on the road.)
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30 Minutes later.
Dard stops crying and looks at Atth, he looks stressed.
Dard: You've got blood all over your face. (He doesn't answer, just concentrates on the road, it's getting hard to see because it's raining.)
Dard: Where are we going?
Atth: I'm taking you back to Horizon.
Dard: What? But you said you'd never go back!
Atth: I'm not going back, you are.
Dard: Where will you go?
Atth: Dunno, maybe New York, I know some people there.
Dard: (starting to cry) Come back with me
Atth: What and go to gaol for murder? I don't think so.
Dard: Murder? (Panicking) What did you do? (He doesn't say anything) Oh my god! What did you do?
Atth: I didn't mean to, it just happened.
Dard: (Trying to take it in) Are you sure he's dead? What if you said it was self defence?
Atth: I'd still go to gaol, I'm on parol. I nick a lollypop and I go to gaol. (He pulls into a café parking lot, stops the car and gets out.)
Dard: (confused) What are you doing?
Atth: You want something to eat?
Dard: Oh, ok. (He hands her some money.)
Atth: Get me a burger, or something.
Dard: Aren't you coming in?
Atth: With my face like this?
Dard: Oh yeh, I'll get you some water to wash off the blood with. (She walks in; Atth walks around the parking lot looking at the cars. A couple of minutes later Dard walks out and finds him looking in a car.)
Dard: What are you doing?
Atth: We've gotta switch cars, they've probably already got the numberplate of the one we nicked. They'll be looking for us. (He breaks into the car and they drive off.)
Dard: Are you sure he's dead?
Atth: He wasn't breathing when we left.
Dard: So, they could've done cpr or something. (Atth suddenly pulls over.)
Dard: What are you doing now?
Atth: Phoning the hospital. (He gets out of the car and walks over to a phone box and dials the number.)
Atth: Hey, um, I'm just ringing to find out how Tommy West is doing. Relative? Um, yeh, I'm his brother. He is? Ok thanks, oh and do you know what happened to him? Really, thanks, bye (He hangs up.)
Dard: Well?
Atth: He's stable and they think someone from Juc's did it.
Dard: (smiling) Good, so you gonna come back to Horizon? Please!
Atth: (hesitating) Yeh ok. (Dard hugs him) Ok, you can get off now. (Dard grabs his hand and pulls him back to the car.)
Dard: Let's go.
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3 am - Bedroom Atth walks back into the room, he is so stoned he doesn't realise Dard is gone, he falls into the bed and goes to sleep straight away.
4 am
Atth is woken by the sound of crying; he sits up and looks around the dark room.
Atth: Dard?
(He sees her huddled up in the corner crying, he gets up and stumbles over, tripping over a table on the way. He bends down to her.)
Atth: What's wrong?
Dard: (sobbing, whispering.) he, he, he made me, I didn't want to.
Atth: (Standing up shocked) Who? Tommy? (She nods, he takes a step back, shocked and runs out of the room, Dard continues crying.)
Atth storms into Tommy's room and yanks him out of his bed, throwing him across the room, Tommy stands up shocked.
Tommy: Fuck man, what was that for?
Atth: You bastard!
Tommy: (realising) She deserved it.
(Atth punches him in the face, Tommy recovers and punches Atth back, Sean, hearing the noise walks in, Atth punches Tommy again who falls back, as he falls, he hits his head on a chest of drawer and falls on the floor not moving.)
Sean: (running over to Tommy.) Fuck, what happened?
Atth: (with hatred) He rapped her!
Sean: (Bending down to Tommy who is still not moving) He's not breathing! (Atth stares at Tommy, slightly scared. Sean gets up.)
Sean: I'm calling an ambulance; I'd get out of here if I were you, you probably killed him! (He runs out.)
(Atth continues to stare at Tommy shocked then slowly backs out of the room, he runs back to his room where Dard is still on the floor crying. He pulls her up and drags her out of the room and outside, he lets go of her hand and runs over to a car, in the distance they can hear sirens. Atth pulls a nail off a nearby fence and unlocks the car with it.)
Dard: (between sobs) What are you doing? What happened?
Atth: We've got to get outta here, come on, get in.
(She gets in and watches him hotwire the car, he starts the engine and they drive off quickly, leaving skid marks on the road.)
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30 Minutes later.
Dard stops crying and looks at Atth, he looks stressed.
Dard: You've got blood all over your face. (He doesn't answer, just concentrates on the road, it's getting hard to see because it's raining.)
Dard: Where are we going?
Atth: I'm taking you back to Horizon.
Dard: What? But you said you'd never go back!
Atth: I'm not going back, you are.
Dard: Where will you go?
Atth: Dunno, maybe New York, I know some people there.
Dard: (starting to cry) Come back with me
Atth: What and go to gaol for murder? I don't think so.
Dard: Murder? (Panicking) What did you do? (He doesn't say anything) Oh my god! What did you do?
Atth: I didn't mean to, it just happened.
Dard: (Trying to take it in) Are you sure he's dead? What if you said it was self defence?
Atth: I'd still go to gaol, I'm on parol. I nick a lollypop and I go to gaol. (He pulls into a café parking lot, stops the car and gets out.)
Dard: (confused) What are you doing?
Atth: You want something to eat?
Dard: Oh, ok. (He hands her some money.)
Atth: Get me a burger, or something.
Dard: Aren't you coming in?
Atth: With my face like this?
Dard: Oh yeh, I'll get you some water to wash off the blood with. (She walks in; Atth walks around the parking lot looking at the cars. A couple of minutes later Dard walks out and finds him looking in a car.)
Dard: What are you doing?
Atth: We've gotta switch cars, they've probably already got the numberplate of the one we nicked. They'll be looking for us. (He breaks into the car and they drive off.)
Dard: Are you sure he's dead?
Atth: He wasn't breathing when we left.
Dard: So, they could've done cpr or something. (Atth suddenly pulls over.)
Dard: What are you doing now?
Atth: Phoning the hospital. (He gets out of the car and walks over to a phone box and dials the number.)
Atth: Hey, um, I'm just ringing to find out how Tommy West is doing. Relative? Um, yeh, I'm his brother. He is? Ok thanks, oh and do you know what happened to him? Really, thanks, bye (He hangs up.)
Dard: Well?
Atth: He's stable and they think someone from Juc's did it.
Dard: (smiling) Good, so you gonna come back to Horizon? Please!
Atth: (hesitating) Yeh ok. (Dard hugs him) Ok, you can get off now. (Dard grabs his hand and pulls him back to the car.)
Dard: Let's go.
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