Tommy Melby (23 years), sits on the bench with Katie (23 years) looking at the masses of flowers that sit up next to a lamp post with sympathy cards and candles burning below. Some friend has stuck a picture of the unfortunate person to ...See moreTommy Melby (23 years), sits on the bench with Katie (23 years) looking at the masses of flowers that sit up next to a lamp post with sympathy cards and candles burning below. Some friend has stuck a picture of the unfortunate person to the lamps post, the picture is of a young man with very similar features to that of Tommy, the picture reads: "RIP Joe Melby 29/09/1992-14/06/2014. Joe's watch beeps and he tells Katie that he must return home to have dinner with his mum as she "just wants to know where he is." During dinner time, Mother runs around the dining room trying to pretend that everything is okay for Tommy's sake, she lays the table placing plates in front of her place, Tommy's place and the empty chair which she picks up and puts back in the cupboard. The door bell rings and with a sigh Mother goes to open the door. As soon as she looks across the fresh hold she almost faints as she see Joe dressed in hospital clothes. In the hospital, the nurse explains to Mother, Tommy and Joe, that Joe's body must have gone into shock and entered into a coma when he was strangled during the attempted murderer. Joe doesn't remember anything. Everything reverts to the status quo and Joe rekindles his relationship with his girlfriend, Katie. Tommy, Joe and Katie go to a "happy you're not dead party" and while Joe and Katie dance and grope each other in the crowds, Tommy looks at them from beneath a furrowed jealous brow. Tommy and Katie argue in a subway late at night, Katie says: We can't meet like this anymore and leaves Tommy to cry alone until his phone rings. It is Joe, asking to meet at the same lamp where some attempted to murder him days before. When Tommy joins Joe they hug, and after a short conversation Joe admits to remembering everything before beating Tommy to a bloody pulp for trying to kill him a week before. Written by
Alexander Jones Nash
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