Episode Ten (Come as you were episode two) (11/8/20)

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PREVIOUSLY ON REDBYE:

Gabby: Grace?
Gabby goes over to Grace's cot & she is not responding.
Manny: Leave her.
Gabby: Manny! She's not breathing!
Manny: I'll call an ambulance.
Gabby: I'm pregnant.
Manny: That's great!
Gabby: Is it?
Carla: Course.
Sean: Is it because of baby grace?
Gabby: Yeah.
Intro.
How You Remind Me by Nickelback plays.
Gabby walks down her stairs.
Sean: Morning.
Carla: Hi mum.
Manny: Morning love.
Gabby smiles.
Gabby sits on the sofa & sits on something pulls it out, it's a baby's shoe.
Gabby starts to cry.
Manny: Today, Will be ok.
Gabby: We're burying my baby girl.
Manny: Yeah.
Gabby: She was so innocent.
Carla: It'll be ok mum.
How You Remind Me stops playing.
Sean: Mum, Janice is here.
Janice: Hiya love, how are you feeling?
Gabby: I don't know, I'm burying a baby.
Janice: I know, it must feel weird.
Gabby: But can I let go of her?
Manny: Course we can.
Gabby: You might be able to, but I might not be able to.
Manny: We can do this. Ok?
Gabby: Ok.
Janice: I'll be next door if you need anything.
Gabby: Thanks Jan.
In the village:
Riki: Carla!
Carla: Hi.
Riki: How's Gabby?
Carla: She's not doing to good.
Riki: I'll go in to see her.
Carla: Ok.
Molly: How's your mum?
Carla: Can everyone stop asking that?!
Molly: Sorry las.
Carla: Sorry, it's just wrong.
Molly: How'd you mean?
Carla: An innocent baby, to just die like that. It's not fair.
Molly: I know, I've got some coffees & croissants if the little bun in the oven wants some.
Carla: Thanks.
Molly: Come on.
Rhys: How are you feeling about today?
Sean: Confused.
Rhys: You must be.
Sean: Mum's torn.
Rhys: I can't imagine what it feels like to loose something so innocent.
Gabby: Sean, let's go.
The car carrying Grace parks up.
Carla: How is this fair?
June hugs Carla.
June: It's not.
Carla: I know.
June: Do you wanna go over to her?
Carla: Yeah.
Gabby, Carla, Manny & Sean stand by the car.
Destiny: The poor things, imagine having to bury a baby.
Molly: I know.
Riki: Gab?
Gabby: Yeah?
Riki: I've got the car Ready, if your ready.
Gabby: Yeah, I'm ready.
Manny: You sure?
Gabby: Yeah, I have to let go eventually.
Carla: Come on mum.
Molly: We'll follow you down Gab.
Manny: Cheers Mol.
Destiny: You can have a few drinks on the house at the club later.
Manny: Thanks.
At the graveyard:
Grace's coffin is slowly placed into the ground.
Gabby sobs.
Riki: Come here.
Riki hugs Gabby.
Gabby: I can't let go, I have to stop this.
Gabby tries to go towards the hole where Grace's coffin is.
Riki: No, Gabby, Gabby.
Riki grabs her arm.
Gabby: I can't say goodbye.
Riki: You have too.
John hands Gabby a shovel.
Gabby: Do I?
Riki nods.
Gabby: Sleep right sweetheart, remember mummy loves you & she will never forget you.
Riki puts her hand on Gabby's shoulder.
Riki: It's ok.
Gabby pours the dirt on her coffin.
Gabby: Goodnight love.
In the club:
Destiny: Here you are.
Destiny hands Gabby & Manny a glass.
Manny: Thanks.
Destiny: & squash for the kiddies.
Carla: Squash?
Destiny: Cordial.
Carla: Oh right.
Riki: Let's have a toast.
Molly: Yeah.
Destiny: To Grace.
The group clink their glasses.
All: To Grace.
Molly: How are you feeling?
Destiny: I've only had one glass.
Molly: Not you.
Manny laughs.
Gabby: I honestly don't know anymore, i thought that the funeral would be easy, but it wasn't.
Molly: They never are. It was the same when we buried Dad.
Gabby: Yeah?
Molly: Yeah.
Gabby: I feel a bit better now that we've buried her.
Manny: Good.
Gabby: But always remember that she's in our hearts with us everyday.

End of episode.

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