Scene: A young woman’s bedroom. It is big, very well furnished. The young woman is well dressed and speaks with an upper class accent. She is sitting apparently talking to someone who is out of camera range. A door slams in the background.
Girl/young woman: (Sighs – whispered) THEY’VE GONE AT LAST. (Normal voice) NOW THERE’S JUST ME...AND YOU. THEY DON’T LIKE YOU. THEY DON’T LIKE YOU AT ALL, AT LEAST, DADDY DOESN’T. I KNOW MUMMY DOESN’T APPROVE OF YOU EITHER, BUT SHE DOES UNDERSTAND. AT LEAST I THINK SHE DOES. SHE’S YOUNGER THAN DADDY; SHE’S BEEN THROUGH THE SWINGING SIXTIES SCENE HERSELF. I DON’T CARE WHAT THEY THINK THOUGH, NOR WHAT MY FRIENDS SAY. THAT I SHOULDN’T GET INVOLVED WITH YOU. THAT YOU COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. THAT YOU’RE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, A CHEAP THRILL. THAT A GIRL FROM MY BACKGROUND, WITH MY BREEDING, SHOULD KNOW BETTER. SOME EVEN SAY YOU’LL BE THE DEATH OF ME, (laughs slightly) THAT COULD BE TRUE, BUT I DON’T CARE. I COULDN’T GIVE YOU UP EVEN IF I WANTED TO; YOU’RE AN ADDICTION. I’LL HAVE TO PRETEND TO, THOUGH. WHEN DADDY ASKS ME IF I’VE, I’VE (hesitates) I’LL LOOK HIM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE AND SAY: NO DADDY, I HAVEN’T.
IT WILL BE BAD ENOUGH IF DADDY FINDS OUT, BUT IF THE AUTHORITIES DO, THEY’LL SEND ME AWAY. PERHAPS FOR A VERY LONGTIME, BUT EVEN IF THEY DO, THEY’LL NEVER KEEP US APART FOREVER, THE TRUTH IS I’M HOOKED ON YOU: YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY.
(She sits forward. The camera draws back and we see she is holding a reefer. She places it in her mouth, takes out a lighter, lights it and smiles, drawing heavily on it. Fade out).
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