So did Craig freom Hollyoaks. - Brilliant line.
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So did Craig freom Hollyoaks. - Brilliant line.
Ooh drama drama drama. I want more on Jess and Marcus, and Jack and Alex :wub:
And hopefully Lydia has realised that she often needs to take it down a notch!
INT. HALLS (ALEX’S ROOM) – MORNING
Alex sits in her room eating her breakfast, whilst looking over some course notes. There’s a knock on the door, as Lydia cautiously walks in.
Lydia: Alex?
Alex: What do you want now Lydia?
Lydia: To apologise…
Alex: What for!?
Lydia: Everything, I don’t think before I speak….
Alex: Well you need to work on that, because you’ve been upsetting a lot of people recently…
Lydia: It’s just my nature I suppose, not that I’m excusing it…
Alex: Lydia, you’ve gotta start treating everyone with a bit more respect…
Lydia: I know, it’s just I’ve never really had proper friends like you lot before, I’ve always had to fight for what I want, always had to stand my ground…
Alex: Well surely you should see you don’t have to with us. If we’re you’re friends you should treating us like we are.
Lydia: I know…look I’m sorry okay?
Alex: So you’ve already said, but sorry can’t make up for all your wrongs…
Lydia: For god’s sake babe it was only a few harsh words…
Alex: I’m not just on about this morning. Last night?
Lydia: What about it?
Alex: Don’t pretend you don’t know. Jack.
Lydia: What about Jack?
Alex: You came on to him!
Lydia: Yeah, so?
Alex: You knew how much I liked him! And you knew I was going to tell him!
Lydia: Babe I was drunk!
Alex: Alchool is no excuse, you shouldn’t have acted the way you did!
Lydia: Oh come on, it was hardly the biggest crime in the world…
Alex: It was to me Lydia! I thought you and me were friends…
Lydia: We are babe!
Alex: No, we’re not! Because friends don’t stab each other in the back like that! Why would you do that to me, I thought we some kind of bond!
Lydia: Come on sweetie, you knew full well you weren’t gonna tell him you liked him, you hadn’t got the guts…
Alex: I was getting round to it…
Lydia: You’d still be dwelling over it come third year! I just thought if you weren’t gonna make a play for him, I would…
Alex: Oh right, and screw everyone else yeah?
Lydia: If there’s one thing I’ve learnt in life, it’s to look out for number one, because no one else is likely to…
Alex: You could get any boy you wanted at uni, so why go for Jack!?
Lydia: Look, he aint your boyfriend or anything Alex, so you aint got no claim to him alright!
Alex: Yeah well, despite your best efforts, me and him are going on a date tonight.
Lydia: You are?
Alex: Yeah, so you’ll just have to flaunt yourself at someone else from now on, okay?
Lydia is about to respond, but Alex’s phone rings. She looks worried as she picks it up.
Alex: Aunt Lucy, is everything okay?…. God! He is alright!?… I’ll be there right away!
Alex puts down the phone, looking as pale as a ghost.
Lydia: Alex babe, are you alright?
Alex: It’s my dad, he’s in hospital..
Lydia tries to wrap her arms around Alex in support, but Alex pushes her away.
Alex: Get off me! I’ve gotta go! Tell Jack okay!?
Lydia: Yeah sure…
Alex grabs her bag and rushes off, concerned for her father’s condition.
INT. STUDENT HALLS – MORNING
Jess walks out of her room and steps into the coridoor, she has a smile plastered on her face. At the same time Micky walks out of his room.
Micky: Morning Jess…
Jess: Oh hi Micky, you alright?
Micky is taken a back by Jess’ politeness; he pinches himself to check that it’s real.
Micky: Jess?
Jess: Yeah?
Micky: Are you okay?
Jess: I’m brilliant thanks…
Micky: Okay, what’s going on, you aren’t being your normal self…
Jess: And what’s my “normal self”?
Micky: Hormonal, moody, aggressive…
Jess: Yeah well, today is a good day to me…
Micky: Apparently so..
Jess: I’m making some coffee, fancy one?
Micky: Sure, thanks.
Micky follows Jess into the kitchen, curious at her sudden personality change.
Micky: Why you in such a good mood then?
Jess: Am I not aloud to be happy?
Micky: No, of course…
Jess: I thought you’d appreciate me not snapping at you…
Micky: Oh I do, it’s just…weird, are you sure you’re Jess? :p
Jess: Very funny Micky…
Micky: No, seriously though, have you won the lottery or something?
Jess: No…
Micky: Come into some inheritance?
Jess: No!
Micky stands there trying to piece together the clues, and then it suddenly clicks.
Micky: Oh my god you’ve got laid!
Just laughs at Micky.
Micky: I’m right aren’t I!? You sly god! Who is he!?
Jess: Never you mind…
Micky: Oh come on, we’re all friends here…
Jess: It’s early days yet, I don’t want to curse it…
Micky: See…all these moody women, all you need is a bit of ****, and your problems are solved. It’s the new Prozac, they should give to women on the menopause…
Jess: What, over the counter penis prescriptions!?
Micky: Hell, if I was Minster of health, I’d make it be!
Jess laughs at Micky’s attempt to humour her.
Micky: See! The first laugh I’ve got out of you all year!
Jess: I do have a sense of humour Micky, it’s just your jokes are usually lame…
Micky: Harsh!
Jess’ phone rings, her face lights up hoping it’s Marcus, but it isn’t, she answers it.
Jess: Mom?… What, you’re here?…Alright, I’ll be down in a sec…
Jess hangs up her phone. Micky looks at her curious.
Micky: Everything okay?
Jess: Dunno, my mom’s come to see me, she said she’s got something important to tell me…
Half curious, half concerned, Jess grabs her keys and heads down stairs. Micky shouts after her.
Micky: Oi! What about my coffee!? Pftt, Women…
INT. UNIVERISTY (PERFORMANCE) – DAY
Lydia and Liam are sat in their classroom, waiting for their lecture to begin.
Liam: Good night last night…
Lydia: We should do it again soon.
Liam: Definitely…spoke to Gayboy this morning?
Lydia: Oh don’t get me started on him. He’s already been protesting to me how much of a mistake it was…
Liam: Poor little kitten, I’ll eat him alive…
Lydia: I think you should leave off him Liam, it’s not funny…
Liam: Hell will I, he’s too fit to give up on…
Lydia: He aint interested babe.
Liam: Did you see that kiss last night!? He was well up for it!
Lydia: Don’t chase him, let him come to you…
Liam: Yeah right, he’s so in closest he’s hiding being Aslan. I need to drag him out of it…
Before Lydia can comment, Batty Patty walks into the room, wearing a headscarf and large sunglasses. She looks very fragile, clearly hung over. The class cheers, and starts to tease her for her antics last night!
Liam: Wehey! Batty! You feeling the effects?
Patricia: Not so loud my children! Spare a thought for the intoxicated!
Liam: Hung over then?
Patricia: In the words of Miss Winehouse “I shall never drink again”
Lydia: And look what happened to her…
Liam: You’re looking rough Batty…
Patricia: I feel like a field mouse that’s been sexually ravaged by an Alsatian.
Lydia: Sure you don’t wanna go and sober up and let us off early?
Patricia: No, you are hear to be educated, and an education is what shall be provided!
Liam: Great…
Patricia: Today, I want you to get into small groups and have a read through Waiting For Godot…
Liam: We did that last lesson Patricia!
Patricia: And you’re doing it again today! I am too fragile to tackle a next text today.
Liam: What exactly do we pay our 3 grand for?
Patricia: Lord knows, but now is not the time to discuss it…
The class splits into small groups, getting their copies of the play out of their bag. Batty Patty sits down at the front and buries her head in her hand, groaning loudly.
Liam: So then…Reese…
Lydia: You wont drop it, will you?
Liam: No, I know I’m on to a winner when I see it…
Lydia: Do you get off on turning straight men gay?
Liam: It’s my speciality babe, but if you ask me he don’t require much turning…
Lydia: I don’t reckon you’re gonna get anywhere with it…
Liam: Wanna bet?
Lydia: You what?
Liam: £50 quid. If I shag him, you give me £50 quid.
Lydia: It’s never gonna happen!
Liam: If you’re so sure, put your money where your mouth is.
Lydia: Fine, you’ve got yourself a deal.
Lydia and Liam shake hands on in. Liam has a confident grin on his face.
This is shaping up be to a great script :D
INT. SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL – DAY
Alex rushes into the ward where her father is situated. William is lying on one of the beds, resting. Alex is flustered, sick with worry.
Alex: Dad!
William: Alex, how did you…?
Alex: Aunt Lucy told me, I came as soon as I could!
William: I told her not to tell you…
Alex: What!? I’m glad she did…
William: I didn’t want to worry you, it’s nothing serious.
Alex: Serious enough to be in hospital, what happened?
William: Oh it’s just me being careless, I feel down the stairs in the middle of the night…
Alex: Oh god dad! Are you alright?
William: Just a few bumps and bruises, nothing serious…
Alex: I wish you’d have told me dad, instead of me having to hear it from Aunt Lucy!
William: I didn’t want to distract you from your studies love…
Alex: Stuff studies, you’re more important dad…
William: I knew if you found out you’d only worry, but I’m okay…
Alex: This time. You’re lucky. It could have been a lot worse!
William: Looks like him upstairs aint ready to take me yet.
Alex: Don’t talk like that dad!
William: Ah, I’m made of tough stuff love, it’s gonna take more than fall down the stairs to finish me off.
Alex: I knew I shouldn’t have left you alone…
William: Don’t be so silly, you’ve got more important things to worry about now…
Alex: None of it matters dad, I should have been there for you…
William: I’ve been fine up until now darling, it was just a blip.
Alex: I can’t go back now, knowing this has happened, I’ll have to leave halls…
William: No, you don’t.
Alex: I can still travel to uni for my lectures…
William: I don’t expect you too. You’ve said on the phone how much you enjoy living in halls, I don’t want to spoil that for you…
Alex: I’m prepared to make that sacrifice dad…
William: Well I’m not, okay?
Alex: It’s selfish of me to be enjoying myself when you’re like this.
William: I’ll be out of here by tomorrow, and then your Aunty Lucy will keep an eye on me for a few days, even Jordan will pull his weight…
Alex: Like that’s going to happen…
William: Don’t you worry about me okay!?
Alex: It’ll be hard not to dad.
William holds out his hand and Alex grabs it.
William: You just go back to your friends and enjoy yourself. I’ll be ok. I promise you.
Alex: You need anything, anything at all, you just call me okay?
William: Ok, I will. But I’ll be fine Alex, honestly. You don’t have to hang around here if you don’t want to.
Alex: I might aswell stay a while…
William: Haven’t you got any plans?
Alex: They can wait…
Alex tries to stay optimistic, but her worries about her father overwhelm her.
INT. STUDENT UNION BAR – DAY
Reese and Ash walk into the student union, fresh from a morning of lectures. Many students are sat relaxing during their lunch break. Reese is still clearly troubled from the events of last night.
As they walk in people stare at him, and whisper between themselves.
Boy 1: Oi, isn’t that the faggot from last night?
Boy 2: Yeah man, did you see it? It was well sick!
Reese looks upset as he hears this, Ash holds his hand tightly.
Ash: Ignore them okay…
They walk towards the bar, where two girls are discussing it.
Boy 3: Where you at the OC last night? Apparently…
Girl 1: Liam was going on about it in class this morning, he got off with some lad or something…
Boy 3: ****, it’s him over there…
Reese is unable to take any more of it.
Reese: For god’s sake I’ve had enough of this!
Ash: Just don’t rise to it, it’s what they all want…
Reese: How can I not, when they’re calling me all this ****!?
Ash: It’ll be old news soon enough, they’ll move on to the next scandal…
Reese: What, so I’m supposed to just take it until then?
Ash: Well you know it’s not true, so…
Reese doesn’t respond. Ash picks up on his uneasiness.
Ash: I don’t mean to be out of line, but are you sure that you’re not…
Reese: For god’s sake Ash! I thought I could at least rely on you!
Ash: You can, I was just asking…
Reese: Forget it! No-one obvious believes me do they!?
Upset, Reese storms off out of the union.
Ash: No, Reese! Wait up!
Ash tries to follow him but he has already disappeared out of sight. She returns to the bar and sits down, deflated. A young Asian lad takes a seat beside her and turns to speak to her.
Jayesh: One of those days eh?
Ash: You could say that…
Jayesh: How about I get you a drink?
Ash: Erm, I dunno…
Jayesh: Go on, just the one…
Ash: Okay then, a lemonade please…
Jayesh: Just a lemonade?
Ash: Go on then, throw a shot of vodka in with it…
Jayesh: That’s more like it :D
Jayesh smiles at Ash, who smiles back at him…
EXT. STUDENT HALLS – DAY
Jess walks out of drake block and greets her mother who is standing out. Her step father Karl is sat in the car casting her dirty looks.
Jess: Mom, what are you doing here?
Mary: I thought I’m come and see how you’re doing…
Jess: You love over 400 miles away, couldn’t you have just phoned?
Mary: I figured I best come in person…
Jess: (Worried) Why? What’s happened?
Mary: Nothing’s happened…
Jess: Is it dad? Is he okay?
Mary: Chance would be a fine thing…
Jess: Mom!?
Mary: He’s ok, look it’s nothing serious, I just needed to tell you something…
Jess: You’re worrying me mom…
Mary: Don’t be, it doesn’t really effect you, but I thought you should know…
Jess: Just spit it out mom, the suspense is killing me…
Mary: Me and Karl have been talking things over, and…
Jess: You’re splitting up? Oh please tell me you’re splitting up!
Mary: For ****’s sake Jess, we aren’t splitting up! Far from it…
Jess: Oh, please don’t tell me you’re having a baby, because at your age that’s seriously sick…
Mary: No Jess! We’re moving away…
Jess: Moving? Moving where?
Mary: To Spain…
Jess: Spain!? What the hell!?
Mary: One of Karl’s friends owns a bar out there, he’s selling up and…
Jess: You don’t know the first thing about running a bar!
Mary: Yes, but Karl wants us to move out there and give it a go…
Jess: Oh I’m sure he does! So that’s it is it? You pack up all your things and move on a whim because he says so!?
Mary: It’s not like that Jess…
Jess: Sounds like it to me! And what about me eh!?
Mary: Well you’re down here, so we figured it doesn’t really matter…
Jess: And what about Christmas? Easter? After uni?
Mary: You can come and stay with us…
Jess: In Spain!? You must be joking!
Mary: Most girls your age would be thrilled to move over there!
Jess: Yes well I’m not most girls! I have roots in Glasgow mom! Friends! Family! What am I supposed to do now eh!?
Mary: It’s not final yet…
Jess: Really!? It sounds it! Like you’re actually gonna care what I think about the matter!
Mary: Of course we care…
Mary tries to touch Jess but she pushes her away.
Jess: D’ya know what? Just do what you want, don’t let me get in the way of your exotic plans!
Mary: Jess!
Jess: Sod off to Spain, see if I care! But don’t expect me to ever come over there!
Jess storms off back inside, emotional. Karl has a grin plastered over his face. Mary storms back to the car and notices it.
Mary: And you can wipe that grin off your face you useless ****er!
Poor Reece his life is going to be made a misery.