BABY
BLUES - 5
Bron
is sitting on a park bench in the hospital gardens. Her break has finished 5
minutes ago, she hasn't realised the time. She pulls
out her phone and dials the number of Darren the bookie she use
to place bets with.
Bron:
Darren its Bron
Darren:
Bron?! Haven’t
heard from you in a while!
Bron:
Yeah I know
Darren:
what is it then? You want to put a bed on ay?
Bron:
Yeah
Darren:
ah good girl
Jared
is coming towards Bron.
Bron:
Hey I have to go, I’ll come and see you after my
shift
She
hangs up. Jared sits on the seat beside her.
Jared:
You know your break ended 5 minutes ago?
Bron:
(looks down at her watch) Oh shit!
She
gets up and starts running in the direction of the hospital entrance.
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That
afternoon after work Bron goes down to the race
track and has a few bets. She doesn’t do very well and looses quite a bit of
money. She gets fed up with loosing and goes home.
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Bron
arrives home at
Bron:
What are you doing here?
Luke:
Came to see if you were ok
Bron:
(smiles) Yeah I’m fine, no need to worry
Luke:
Well I do
Bron
smiles up at him
Bron:
Do you want to come in for a coffee?
Luke:
Nah… I better go, early start
Bron:
(nodds) ok, I’ll see you tomorrow
Luke:
Yep, night
Bron:
Night.
Luke
leaves and Bron goes inside.
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The
next morning Bron has arrived at work a few minutes
early. She is in the tea room staring down at her form guide, contemplating
which horse to back in a race. Matt comes in so Bron
quickly pushes the form guide over to the other side of the table. Matt has no
knowledge of Brons gambling addiction.
Matt:
Having a bit of a punt are we?
Bron:
Me? Nah, not my scene Mattie
Matt:
Then why were you looking at a form guide?
Bron:
(stands up) I wasn’t… its Jared’s, he had it yesterday, must of left it
behind
Bron
walks out.
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Later
that day Bron had just left for her break. Jared
goes over to the desk to fill out a bit of paper work. Luke is looking at some
x-rays and Matt just gets off the phone.
Matt:
So did you win?
Jared:
Win what?
Matt:
The race?
Jared:
What race?
Matt:
The one you had a punt on yesterday
Jared:
Matt I have no idea what you’re on about
Matt:
let me draw you a diagram Jared
Matt
begins to draw on a bit of paper while explaining.
Matt:
This is the form guide in the tea room, this is you, now put the pieces of the
puzzle together
Jared:
What the hell are you talking about?! I haven’t touched a form guide in years.
Matt:
Yeah you have yesterday
Jared:
No I haven’t
Matt:
Yeah you have!
Jared:
Matt I think I would know if I had
Matt:
Well Bron said it was yours, now either you have a
really bad memory or Bron is lying.
Luke
turns around
Luke:
You think you can put the puzzle together now Jared?
Jared:
Unfortunately yes… my memory is fine Matt.
Matt:
Well why would Bron lie?
Luke:
Because she’s a recovering gambler. I’m going to see if I can find her,
don’t page me unless its urgent.
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Luke
drives to the race track where he sees Brons car.
He gets out of the car and goes to find her. He spots her with the
bookie. The bookie sees him coming towards them and leaves. Bron
turns around and walks straight into Luke.
Bron:
What are you doing here?
Luke:
I could ask you the same thing
Bron:
Its none of your business!!!
Luke:
I’ve had to pull you out of the shit before! I don’t want to have to do it
again!!!
Bron:
Well don’t!!!!
Bron
storms off to her car and drives off. Luke gets in the car and follows her home.
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When
Luke arrives at Brons place Bron is at the door, her
key is stuck and the door won’t open. Luke comes up behind her.
Bron:
Piss of Luke!
Luke:
Why the hell are you doing this to yourself again?!
Bron:
(Turns around to face Luke) Just leave me alone will you?!
Luke:
Bloody hell Bron, what’s gotten into you?!
Bron:
This has nothing to do with you so why don’t you just leave?!
Bron
turns back around and keeps trying to get the key out. She gets frustrated and
pulls at the key roughly, it comes out and she throws it at the door and breaks
down in tears. Luke puts his hand on her shoulder.
Bron:
(sobs) I’m sorry Luke
Luke:
Its ok
Bron:
Its not ok… your trying to help me and all I’m
doing is treating you like shit
Bron
turns around to face him as the tears continue to fall down her face. Luke looks
down at her then draws her in for a hug.
Luke:
Its ok shorty
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Inside
Bron and Luke sit down on the couch. Luke has an arm
around Bron as she cries into his chest. She is
still very upset.
Bron:
(sobbing) It was all just too much Luke
Luke:
I know shorty, I know
Bron
falls asleep in Luke’s arms
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About
half an hour later he gently carries Bron into her
room. He places her in bed gently. He sits on the edge of the bed and looks down
at her. He softly pushes a loose bit of hair away from her face and runs his
thumb down her cheek. He stands up and is about to leave when Bron
grabs hold of his hand. Luke sits back down on the bed as he looks down at her.
Luke:
What is it?
Bron:
(sits up still holding his hand and whispers) stay
Bron
leans in and kisses Luke passionately. Luke wraps an arm around Brons waist
while Bron begins to unbutton his shirt.
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THE
NEXT MORNING!
Bron
is wrapped in Luke’s arms. Bron is awake and
watching him sleep. She runs her finger down his cheek which wakes him.
Luke:
Hey
Bron:
Hey sleepy head
She
smiles and kisses him. They break away from the kiss and Bron
lies on her back. Luke leans on his elbow and looks down at her with a grin.
Bron:
What?
Luke:
I’d forgotten how beautiful you looked first thing in the morning.
Bron
smiles up at him. Suddenly Jared’s voice is heard.
Jared:
Bron do you want a lift to….
He
opens the door. Bron and Luke both look over towards
the door.
Jared:
Sorry
He
quickly shuts the door.
Bron:
I can hear him now “Bron why the hell are you
getting mixed up with that prick again?!.”
Luke:
So why are you? I mean I haven’t exactly been a saint… I hurt you pretty
badly-
Bron:
Luke… I don’t want to talk about the past and what happened between you and
Claudia okay?… I just want to be with you.
Luke:
Are you sure about that?
Bron:
Very.
She
kisses him softly
Bron:
I never stopped loving you.
Luke:
I never stopped loving you either… except when I realised that it was too
late.
Bron
hugs him tightly.
Bron:
I’m never letting you go again.
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Later
that morning Bron arrives at work with Luke. They
are in the car park and have just gotten out of Luke’s car. Bron
has her arm wrapped around Luke’s waist while he has his arm around her
shoulders as they walk towards the hospital entrance. Bron
has a big smile on her face and is feeling on top of the world.
Bron:
You know what?
Luke:
What?
Bron:
I don’t care what people say about us, I don’t give a stuff about what Jared
thinks, I don’t give a stuff about what Scott thinks and I don’t give a
stuff about what Ben thinks.
Luke:
Good, neither do I, all I care about is you.
They
stop and face each other. Luke leans down and kisses her softly. Bron
smiles up at Luke before they turn and start walking again. As they get closer
to the hospital entrance Ben is seen walking towards them. Brons smile slowly
fades away as Ben comes up to them.
Ben:
Can we talk?
Bron:
What for?
Ben:
Bron please
Luke
looks at Ben then Bron then back at Bron
again
Luke:
Bron… I’ll ah meet you inside
Luke
heads into the hospital.
Bron:
What is it?
Ben:
I really want to work things out Bron
Bron:
(shakes her head) Ben… I’m sorry but we can’t…. Luke and I-
Ben:
You’ve gotten back together?
Bron:
(nodds) I’m sorry but you’ve hurt me too much, I
can’t be with you knowing that it might happen again.
Ben:
That’s funny, you said that about Luke too
Bron:
Ben-
Ben:
he’s changed right?
Bron:
Yes, I think he has
Ben:
Well you’re a fool and you’ll realise that when he hurts you again
Bron:
Ben I don’t like fighting with you… can’t we just go back to being mates?
Ben:
No we can’t, I can’t pretend that I’m not in love with you and I can’t
sit back and watch you and Luke play happy families. Its
either him or me and its quite clear that you’ve chosen him. Have a nice life.
Ben
leaves
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