TWO HEARTBEATS

A radio drama by Lottie Archer

 TWO HEARTBEATS

CAST

GEORGIA Main character, in a coma and pregnant

CARLA Georgia’s mother
AJ Georgia’s boyfriend and father of baby
MARC Georgia’s step dad, who’s abusive
SCENE ONE: INT. HOSPITAL – DAY

(Georgia, Carla, AJ, Marc)

MUSIC: LOW AMBIENT MUSIC

SOUND: HOSPITAL MONITOR BEEPING

SOUND: DOOR OPENING

FOOTSTEPS

CARLA: Hi baby, I just had to get a shower but

I’m back now.

GEORGIA: Oh god, you’re back. Here we go.

CARLA: How’re you feeling? Well that’s a stupid

B. question Carla?
I know how you’re feeling. I know he
went a bit too far this time but he means
well. He’s just trying to help you.

GEORGIA: Help me?! Fucking help me?! I’m in a .

. fucking coma because of that… that
. . . psycho! Oh god please just let me
hit . . . her. I could rip your throat out!

CARLA: Marc’s a good man, Georgia. You’re so .

Z. young, too young to be pregnant, he was
x. just angry, he’s just trying to help.

GEORGIA: Why do you keep saying that? Are you x.

X. trying to convince me or yourself? Mum
v. he’s been beating us for years! He’s v.
B. insane! He could have killed me and my m.
M. baby. Oh god. The baby? What happened to
x. her? Oh my little girl, I’m so sorry. I
v. let that man hurt you.
CARLA: You know he won’t last in jail, you can’t
b. tell anyone, he was just trying to help!

AJ: Too late for that bitch

GEORGIA: Oh my god, AJ, thank god, please help me

CARLA: What are you doing here?

AJ: I’d get home if I were you, the police ..

z. should be there any minute to arrest that
z. psychotic son of a bitch. I told them z.
Z. everything. I showed them all the z z.
Z. pictures of her bruises, all the voice Z
z. recordings she took when he would scream
z. at her or hit you. He’s going away for a
z. long time.

CARLA: What have you done?! He’ll die in there!

AJ: Probably. Child abusers don’t tend to do

z. too well in prison.

CARLA: I would expect something like this from

z. someone like… you.

AJ: Bitch.

SOUND: DOOR CLOSES

FOOT STEPS
CHAIR SCRAPING ON FLOOR

GEORGIA: I love you.

AJ: How’re my girls doing today?

GEORGIA: Girls? Did he say girls?

AJ: You look beautiful today baby.

SOUND: KISSING SOUND

AJ: And if you’ve got any of your mum in you

z. I know you do too.

SOUND: KISSING SOUND

GEORGIA: Oh my god. She’s ok! I love you both so

z. much I can’t wait to be together. Z.
Z. Holding you both in my arms.

SOUND: PHONE RINGS

AJ: Shit, it’s the police station, I’ll be

z. back in a minute baby, look after your z
z. mummy while I’m gone, she kept you safe
z. now it’s your turn.

SOUND: FOOTSTEPS
DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE

GEORGIA: Wait! Baby! Don’t go!

GEORGIA: Wait a sec? Did I just move?

GEORGIA: I’m moving baby! I can feel my fingers

b. moving!

GEORGIA: Look! AJ, I’m moving!

MARC: Oh shit, you’re moving. Can’t have you

b. waking up and ratting me out now can we.

GEORGIA: Marc?! No! Help! Help me!

SOUND: RUSTLING WITH MACHINES

GEORGIA: OW! Is that my IV? What are you doing?

B. AJ! Help me! DON’T TOUCH THAT!

GEORGIA: HELP ME PLEASE!

MARC: What?

THE END