Title: “The Meeting”
Genre: Drama/Romance
Location: Medway, Kent
The Idea: Opening yet another rejection letter Eli finds himself in the heart of the recession unable to get a job. Struggling to pay his bills and his rent he finds rescue at the bottom of the bottle, he stumbles around the high street of Rochester. On the verge of passing out he is approached by a girl in a pink hat who offers to help him home.
Eli wakes up the next morning in his bed with no recollection of how he got home or in bed for that matter. He finds a note saying “You’re welcome” which just adds to the mystery of how he got home. Hung-over he goes to a café and a girl in a pink hat catches his eye. Unable to recall where he knows this girl from he sits alone in the café. She sees Eli and walks over to him and introduces herself expecting Eli to know who she is.
Throughout their meeting Eli and Alexis talk about how she helped him home the night before and tell each other stories about their lives, their past and what they want for their future. Such as Eli looking for work, Alexis’ car crash she was involved in when she was younger and Eli’s parents who refuse to help him in any way. Alexis constantly tells Eli to keep trying for a job and to not let it get the better of him. Things can only get better. As he is about the leave the cafe he gets the courage to ask Alexis if she would like to meet again the next day.
Eli is awoken the next day by his buzzer when he gets to the door there is a bundle of letters scattered on the floor. Opening the letters which are a mixture of bills and rejection letters one in particular catches his eye and he quickly rips open the envelope and reads the letter that is inside. To his amazement it is an acceptance letter for one of his top priority jobs. In the ecstasy of the moment Eli runs up the stairs and phones Alexis. While on the phone he pours out the left over’s of his booze into the sink and tells Alexis to get ready and meet him at the café in one hour. Eli gets into his car with the acceptance letter in his hand to show Alexis. On the drive to the café Eli still can’t believe his luck. He has a job and has met a girl that he likes. Everything is finally fitting into place for him. He takes another quick look at the letter taking his eyes off the road for a split second. Everything goes black. The sound of screeching breaks and crushing metal is heard.
Theme: Live everyday like it’s your last.
Characters: Eli in his early twenties is another victim of the recession. Trying to find a job in a jobless market he is struggling to pay his rent and bills. Unable to get any support from his family and rejection letter after rejection letter Eli has turned to drink to help with his pain.
Alexis a free spirit in her early twenties is a happy, fun loving, quirky and impulsive individual who would do anything to help anyone. When she was younger she was involved in a car crash and has been living off the money she received ever sense she turned eighteen. She does a lot of volunteer work for charities.
Setting: Present day Rochester In a small café and in Eli’s flat.
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