SCENE 1
ELISA AND LISA ARE ON THE PHONE, ELISA IS ABOUT TO TELL LISA THAT SHE HAS FOUND OUT SHE IS PREGNANT, TELEVISION PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND, DISTORTED AS IT’S A TELEPHONE CALL.
LISA: Hello.
EL: Hello.
LISA: Elisa is that you?
EL: Yeah.
LISA: What’s wrong?
EL: Oh Lisa I’ve really fucked up.
LISA: What do you mean? What have you done?
El: I’ve been sick the past couple of mornings, and im late ...
LISA: Oh Elisa.
EL: and I’m pregnant.
LISA: H-have you done a test?
EL: Yeah, I took one last night.
LISA: Oh god.
EL: I don’t know what to do.
LISA: Omg does Ethan know?
EL: No, not yet. I couldn’t tell him, I can’t tell him Lisa.
LISA: Could you really get rid of it though, what could you do?
EL: I don’t know, I just don’t think I’m ready to have a baby, I’m just so young! I really want to go to uni, its always been my dream, I feel so selfish but I think that if I told ethan that he’d want to keep it.
LISA: El its up to you, at the end of the day uni will be out of the question for both of you if you keep it … you need to tell him
EL: It’s just so confusing, I just don’t wanna think about it. I just had to tell you
LISA: No, I know. It’s okay. Do you wanna come round mine for a bit?
EL: Yeah, I can’t be too late home though. I really need to just stay home and think about things.
LISA: Okay then, alright. Text me when your on your way round yeah?
EL: Ok thank you
LISA: Your welcome babe, I’ll see you in a bit yeah?
EL: Ok, bye.
LISA: Bye.
FADE OUT
SCENE 2
CHATTER IN BACKGROUND, QUIET, DOOR OPENS AS ELISA AND ETHAN WALK IN. CHATTER CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE SCENE.
FOOTSTEPS
ETHAN: Ready El? This moments gonna change our lives forever, you do realise that don’t you?
ELISA: Ready … as I’ll ever be. *sigh* I just need to know that we’ll be together no matter what.
ETHAN: Obviously we will be babe, no matter what happens… (PAUSE) You alright babe? This uni thing has really gotten you down hasn’t it? You know you’ll always have me so you don’t need to worry!
ELISA: I’m glad you said that but to be honest I’m not okay, now’s not the right time to talk about it. Can we just go get our results over and done with first? Just remember that I love you.
ETHAN: Sure, as long as whatever’s going on can wait. Don’t let it get to you El.
ELISA: Easy for you to say. Come on, let’s go.
TANNOY VOICE: Everybody for A levels please follow the arrows to H block.
FADE OUT
SCENE 3
FOOTSTEPS, CHATTER HIGH LEVEL AS THERES LOTS OF PEOPLE FOR AT LEAST A FEW SECONDS, THEN FADE INTO SILENCE TO INDICATE SCENE CHANGE
ETHAN: Oh look there’s Lisa, Ben and that lot.
ELISA: I’m getting pretty scared now.
LISA: Hiya! Oh god I don’t think I’ll be able to open the envelope Elisa.
BEN: Man up girls, theres nothing you can really do about it now is there?
ELISA: Shut up Ben! (LAUGHS) we can still be scared.
LISA: Yeah Ben, piss off.
GEORGE: Come on, might as well get it over and done with.
ETHAN: Good luck everyone! Good luck babe (KISS)
LISA: Can’t believe we’re actually here, this is the make or break for the rest of our lives!
ELISA: God, I know. Let’s not think about it. Ben what grades do you need to get for
BEN: I need a B and two C’s hopefully I’ll get them easily.
ELISA: Yeah I think you will! Good luck!
SOUNDS OF CRYING, LAUGHTER. CHEERING. HAPPINESS. AND BUSY CROWD NOISE.
BEN: So where shall we hit first tonight then?
ETHAN: Lets go to the penny, it’s a pound a pint today.
GEORGE: Yeah, good idea. Lets go now and have a quick one.
ETHAN: Girls, what do you think?
ELISA: Yep, we’ll follow in the car, see you guys in a minute.
ETHAN: El I’ll come with you.
FADE OUT
SCENE 4
BANGING OF CAR DOORS, ENGINES STARTING, LAUGHING, CHATTING THEN SILENCE
ETHAN: El don’t worry about it, just enjoy tonight and we’ll have a proper talk tomorrow. If we’re meant to be together then it’ll all work out and we’ll be happy. You know that don’t you?
ELISA: Yeah, yeah. I do, I just keep thinking that, you’ll always be here for me wont you?
ETHAN: Of course, you should know that. I love you.
ELISA: I love you too.
FADE OUT
SCENE 5
BAR DOOR SWINGS OPEN. BACKGROUND BAR NOISE.
BEN: (DRUNKENLY) Wahey, finally the happy couple have arrived.
ETHAN: (LAUGHS) How much has he had?
GEORGE: A little too much.
ETHAN: Ah well never mind, he’s happy enough.
SHOUTS TO BARTENDER
Another round?
George, come with me mate I want a chat.
GEORGE: What’s up? Its El isn’t it?
ETHAN: Yeah, how’d you know?
GEORGE: Just a feeling mate. Come on, what’s happened?
ETHAN: El’s just been really weird since the results earlier. She keeps saying she wants to go to uni with me, but she’s had her heart set on
GEORGE: Maybe you should listen to her?
ETHAN: But I know that she wants to go to
GEORGE: Well just have a chat with her and see what happens yeah?
FADE OUT
SCENE 6
EL IS ABOUT TO TELL ETHAN THAT SHE IS PREGNANT, CELL PHONE RINGING AT THE BEGINNING, AND HANG UP AT THE END, TELEVISION PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND
EL: Ethan, there’s something I’ve got to tell you… I’m pregnant
ETHAN: What the fuck? How did this happen?
EL: I don’t know babe I’m so confused
ETHAN: Look it’s okay, we’ll work through it – we’ll look into maybe getting rid of it?
EL: What? Why? I couldn’t do that! It’s a baby! How could you say something like that, I couldn’t do that!
ETHAN: I don’t want you throwing your life away just for me! You’ve got a life plan and this just doesn’t fit into it.
EL: What do you mean throw my life away!
ETHAN: You’ve had your life set on
El: But I love you, and you love me. We could do it together.
ETHAN: I do love you but I just want you to really think about what you truly want before making a final decision.
EL: Ok can we not argue anymore. I’ll think about it. Lets just enjoy the rest of the night yeah?
ETHAN: Ok.
FADE OUT
SCENE 7
BEN AND ETHAN ARE APPROACHING A BAR TALKING ABOUT ELISA’S PREGNANCY. SOUND EFFECTS: PEOPLE TALKING, CUPS BANGING AND STEADY BAR-LIKE MUSIC JUST IN THE BACKGROUND. DOORS OPEN TO PUB AND FOOTSTEPS. STALL SCRAPING
BEN: (OFF) Two beers please mate.
ETHAN: You alright then mate? Haven’t seen you in a while.
BEN: I’m fine thanks, but more to the point how’re you holding up after El’s news?
ETHAN: *SIGH* Well, I’m just sort of taking it in my stride, there’s not much I can do about it now is there? I’m just feeling a lot for El at the moment, she not only has to decide what uni to go to, but now she’s got these baby worries, it couldn’t have come at a worse time if I’m honest. I don’t even know how it happened in the first place, its not like we weren’t careful.
GLASS SMASHES IN THE BACKGROUND
BEN: Well these things just happen don’t they mate, I mean look at Phil, it happened to him too. You just have to ask yourself do you really wanna be a dad right now, just before you go off to uni. I mean you and El might not even be in a decent distance to each other if she decides to go to
ETHAN: Ben, its not something you can just throw away mate, it’ll stay with you forever. I just don’t know anything at the moment, El’s not really opening up to me, which is understandable but still, I miss her. At the end of the day, whatever El decides, she has to know that I’ll always be there for her and if she decides she wants to keep the baby, well then we’ll deal with it.
BEN: Well at least you’re supporting her, that’s good enough. You just have to support her along the way I guess. I just can’t believe there’s a possibility that you’re gonna be a dad, its crazy.
ETHAN: Yeah I know, I don’t know how her parents will react either, let alone mine. I love El so much I just don’t want this to ruin us. I still want her to go to her dream uni, she deserves it. (PAUSE) I better go mate, got a lot of stuff to do and things to think about. Thanks for the chat, really needed it.
BEN: No probs buddy, let me know how it all turns out yeah? It’ll all turn out for the best I’m sure.
ETHAN: Yeah you’re not the only one there. Cya in a bit mate.
STOOL SCRAPES ON THE FLOOR, MUSIC FADES OUT TO SILENCE
END
