mick : *looks at ross and clenches his fists together*
ross : *downs his drink* I'm glad you invited me here actually mate because I was just coming round to tell you some stuff...
mick : *is confused what you mean and laughs it off as he downs another scotch*
ross : you and linda...you've been having it off ain't ya?
mick : well I treat her good. so are you surprised?
ross : no you do I'll give you that. just her I'm worried about...
mick : what ya talking about!? *gets defensive*
ross : them tablets what linda takes? ain't she told you?
mick : tablets? yeah the vitamins.
ross : vitamins?! *laughs*
mick : to help her...
ross : yeah they help her alright! cos she's fucking mental!
mick : *looks at you and comes over quick, grabbing you* what'd you say!?
ross : with her mental disorder...*puts on an act* stops her from having outbursts. these attacks...she's done it to me and I just wanted to...to warn ya...
mick : *gulps as he lets go of you, pushing you slightly and goes to pour another drink*
ross : sorry mate...
mick : *downs another scotch* why you telling me this.
ross : because I didn't want you to be trapped in what I have to deal with!
mick : nah. nah. you know what I ain't got time for this. I ain't got time for your bullshit. L. My L. She ain't like that.
ross : *throws tablets on the bar which are mental disorder ones of those with anger issues*
mick : *looks at the tablets and picks them up, looking at them*
ross : believe me now? look mate I just wanted to come and make sure everything's alright.
mick : and tell me. why did this start?
ross : what?
mick : *comes out from the bar and goes round to you* why did this start with linda.
ross : mate this ain't about me. this is about you and linda!
mick : how did it fucking start!!!!!!! *shouts loud*
linda : *is wakened by micks shout and gets up slowly as she walks down the vic stairs slowly* mick...
mick : fucking wait there! *pushes ross back into the wall and goes through the door to linda* baby...sorry did I wake you?
linda : what's happening?
mick : nothing...nothing baby...go back to bed...
linda : mick...*grabs your arm*
mick : fine. ross he's here and I'm dealing with it. alright?
linda : *her heart drops and she grips you even more* no...no. mick you can't mess with him...mick you can't..
mick : *places her finger on your lips* shhh...shhh...it's going to be ok...
linda : *pushes your arm away slowly from her* no mick because if anything happens and you hurt him! I won't have anyone! and it'll be all on me! and I'll be here alone again! without you..without everything-*panics so much and gets interrupted by you*
mick : shhh...shh. I ain't gonna touch him...*brings you into a hug* I just want to talk to him...nothing else..do you trust me? *pulls you away slowly and holds your head as he plays with your hair*
linda : *nods slowly* yes...
mick : then go upstairs...put your feet up...music on. a film. just be ready for when I'm coming upstairs. I wanna watch that film you like...
linda : *nods slowly and is still so worried but trusts you and swallows* ok...
mick : good girl...*kisses your head and twirls you around slowly as you walk up and he goes back out into the bar*
ross : everything alright?
mick : no. no it's not. I've got a lady upstairs who I fucking love. think the world of. and she's scared of this man. a man who gives her bruises on a daily. throws around abusive words to her. so not only is she physically hurting she's mentally hurting too. *coming towards ross* and she's scared for me because she doesn't want me to knock the fucking brains out of this mug who does it to her because she's scared !!!!!!!!!
ross : *is soooooo smug* oh that's a shame.
mick : *just grabs you, punching you in the stomach, then pushing you to the floor* people like you make me sick! treating women like they're a bit of meat!
ross : oh please! you have no idea what she is like! *lays back on the floor, in a bit of pain and looks at you*
mick : that's where you're wrong. I do know what she's like. more than anyone. *gets down on you, grabbing your collar*
ross : careful mick. starting to turn me on...
mick : *throws you to ground and just punches you, again and again*
ross : *groans so loud as you punch continuously and grabs a knife from his pocket and slices your face slightly with it*
mick : *throws you and falls back as he sees the knife and gets sliced by it*
ross : thought you got it easy there michael didn't ya. you thought you could just get me round here to what? murder me? beat me to death? I knew it all along. you know why? because I knew you and linda were sleeping together.
mick : *groans as he holds the cut on his face* I wouldn't waste that much energy on you. don't get too excited.
ross : *laughs and goes straight faced as he kicks your stomach. holding the knife against your throat* don't think of fucking moving. I'm going to go get my women.
mick : don't you fucking dare!! *shouts and grabs your ankle, causing you to fall beside him and the knife sliding across the floor*
ross : oh you're going to wish you were sorry! *grabs your collar and just starts punching you, one after another*
mick : *groans and is so worn out and can't grab hold of you because his energy is going from every hit he takes*
ross : *continues until there is more blood showing on micks face than skin and continues*
mick : p-p-please...
ross : *continues punching as someone comes behind them. a loud noise suddenly surrounds the vic and echoes around the place*
thumb.
mick : *lays there panting. covered in blood but alive. he looks over to his right slowly and sees ross' body laying there as he looks up*
shirley : *looking at ross' body frozen*
mick : *struggles slowly to get up, and clings onto the bar* I said I was dealing with it...
shirley : is he dead.
mick : *is sitting on a stall catching his breathe*
linda : *as soon as she heard the thumb she came downstairs and is stood at the bar looking at you shaking so so much*
mick : *looks at you and gulps* baby...
linda : I...I...I...*is shaking uncontrollably but can't see anything but you and shirley*
mick : *runs round to you, taking your arms and dragging you out slowly to the stairs* baby you trust me don't you? you said you trust me?
linda : I..I...I...I don't know...
mick : no baby. no you do! come on you do...everything's sweet. everything's sweet. now please go upstairs...
linda : *sobs slowly and can't stop shaking* y-you're ok aren't you? y-you're not in trouble are you?
mick : no...no...*talking so soft and stroking your hair* I just need to deal with my muvva then I'll be up...you're ok yeah...*runs his hands down to your hands to hold you still from shaking*
linda : *nods slowly and sniffs as she slowly stops shaking*
mick : now go on...get that bed warm for me...
linda : *nods and walks back upstairs and goes to the kitchen as she just stares out the window*
mick : *breathes and walks back to the bar* muvva.
shirley : *looks up at mick*
mick : we need to get rid yeah. out the back. you take the arms. I'll take the legs. *comes round and grabs his legs as shirley just stands there looking at him* muvva!!!!!!
shirley : sorry..sorry. *takes the arms as they carry him out slowly out the back, out the barrel store to the alley*
mick : *puts him down slowly* right you stay here...I'll go check to see if the coast is clear yeah.
shirley : *is in shock and nods so much*
mick : *goes to walk past but is stopped by ross grabbing his ankle*
shirley : *jumps as she sees him grab you and kicks you with her boot*
mick : *quickly grabs you up and pins you against the wall* you come near me. linda. Or tell anyone about this. you'll be sorry. *throws you to the floor across the alley* now get out my sight.
ross : *just gets up quickly and runs off out the alley limping and struggling to run*
mick : *gulps* you alright?
shirley : *nods* you?
mick : will be better once I'm not covered in blood...*laughs*
*upstairs, linda is stood at the window still frozen. looking out on the square*
mick : *comes upstairs and walks past the kitchen but comes back as he sees you and comes in slowly, behind you*
linda : *is sniffing as she shakes a tiny bit*
mick : *comes over and wraps his arms around you and kisses your neck slowly, whispering* we're ok...
linda : *feels you against her and instantly feels safe again when she feels your beard against her, your breath in her ear and smiles a tiny bit* you're not though...let's get you cleaned up...
mick : just a few scratches baby...
linda : sit down...*turns around and gets the first aid kit*
mick : *sits down and looks up at you*
linda : *sits on your lap slowly and baths your lip*
mick : *just sat watching you and looking at your face*
linda : I'm so lucky to have you...*puts some white tape on your lip after she cleans the cut so nothing goes into it and baths the rest of your wounds*
mick : *holds your waist* I'm lucky to have you...
linda : *smiles softly, cleaning all the blood and kisses your forehead* swelling should go down by the morning...go to bed...I'll bring you in a coffee and...some water too?
mick : *stands up slowly and looks down at you and kisses your head* you're a diamond baby...
linda : *smiles* go on...
mick : *kisses your forehead again and goes out the kitchen to the bedroom, and gets in bed*
linda : *smiles to herself softly as you walk out and opens her bag as the kettle boils, pulling out her original wedding ring and holds in it her hand as she makes the coffee and gets a bottle of water*
mick : *is so worn out and has fallen asleep from everything that has gone on today*
linda : *comes in the bedroom slowly and puts your coffee down and looks at you as she sees you've fallen asleep and sighs but smiles, opening her hand slowly and putting her wedding ring back on slowly* goodnight baby...*smiles and kisses your forehead*
