2 Get a Job

INT. LIVING ROOM – LATE AFTERNOON

BUDDY walks into the room QUIETLY. MUM is SLEEPING on the couch, fully tucked in and confortable.

BUDDY sits in the closet CHAIR to the couch. For a while it’s quiet. Despite looking asleep MUM is AWAKE, and fully aware that BUDDY is in the room.

MUM (tiredly)

Yes Buddy?

BUDDY SURPRISED to see MUM is awake.

BUDDY

Hey Mum

MUM

Is there something?

BUDDY

Well, yes there is

MUM

What is it then

BUDDY

I’m boredom mum, what can I do

now that Faisel’s gone.

MUM

Well what do you normally do after

you’ve taken Faisel out for a walk

BUDDY

Clean house, typical housework, watch

films.

MUM

Can’t you do more of that then.

BUDDY

No of course not, I can’t watch films

all day and there’s not always house work

to do.

MUM starts to SIT UP on the couch

MUM

How about getting a job Bud.

BUDDY(startled)

What, no I can’t do

MUM(interrupting)

Yes you can, it’ll be good for

BUDDY

But mum what job wants me

MUM

No job wants you, you want the

job, get yourself some work, get

money, start something, you have

the time for it now

BUDDY

But, what about, the, the, the

house!

MUM

I can clean this house Buddy, it’s

mine. You can get a job because it can really help you. Also I want to be

proud of you for something, you

just staying here doing what your

told, Can’t you do something yourself

without being told, because that’s

something I can be proud of.