EPIPHANY

BY
KELECHI CAMPBELL

28 Aubrey Moore Point

Abbey Lane, Stratford
London
E15 2RZ
Kelcampbell23@hotmail.co.uk
07541931532

FADE IN:
EXT. OAKS PARK SIXTH FORM DAYTIME
JARDEL(17) is a black male wearing school uniform, nervously waiting
for phone call in school.
JARDELs phone rings and he answers. (HOTLINE BLING)
JARDEL
YoMICHAEL(18) is a black male wearing a balaclava
MICHAEL
Bruv.
JARDEL
Yeah yeah, whats happeniMICHAEL
Now.
JARDEL
Now?
MICHAEL
Now fam.
JARDEL
Alright, Im coming Im coming.
JARDEL begins to walk outside of school.
EXT. BLOCK OF FLATS DAYTIME
JARDEL and MICHAEL shake hands.
MICHAEL
Are you ready fam?!
JARDEL
What?

MICHAEL
Are you ready fam?! Cause this aint no little job you know
JARDEL
...Yeah yeah man sure.
MICHAEL
I knew you were my boy, alright hes going to be at there at 5.
JARDEL nods his head.
MICHAEL
Lets go
JARDEL and MICHAEL walk off.
CUT TO:
EXT. PAVEMENT DAYTIME
JARDEL
Are you sure about this?

MICHAEL
What do you mean?

JARDEL
I dont think you should do this

MICHAEL
WHAT?!

JARDEL
I mean, I dont want to get in trouble or anything, what if the
school finds out? Theyre going to tell my mum, I can go jail for
this, so can you!

MICHAEL stops JARDEL

MICHAEL
Listen yeah, dont forget what he did, we need to do this, YOU need
to do this.

JARDEL
But what if we get cau-

MICHAEL
You dont have a choice man! When you got rushed last year who
helped you, me! When you needed money for your mum who helped you,
me! So you have to help me, you owe me.
MICHAEL grabs JARDEL by the neck
MICHAEL
Ive helped you way to much for you to not back me, now come on.
JARDEL and MICHAEL walk off

EXT. PARK DAYTIME

JARDEL and MICHAEL wait in the park

JARDEL
What time again?

MICHAEL
Five.

JARDEL
Five alright
EXT. PARK AFTERNOON

JARDEL
I cant do this

MICHAEL
What?!

JARDEL
Im not doing this! I dont need this, you dont need this either. I
dont want to be here, I dont want to get hurt and I sure as hell
dont want to hurt anybody either.
MICHAEL glares at JARDEL
JARDEL
So lets just both go home and forget about all of this. Real talk.

MICHAEL
Kool. Im going to buss out then.
JARDEL shakes MICHAELS hand
JARDEL
Good fam, well bless init. Ill see you tomorrow

MICHAEL
Yeah tomorrow fam
MICHAEL and JARDEL part ways, when MICHAEL sees that JARDEL has
walked off, he returns back to the park to wait for the boy.
CUT TO:
EXT. PAVEMENT EVENING
JARDEL is walking on his way home.

(VOICEOVER)
I never wanted to do it in the first place. I mean, I know hes my
friend, but I just couldnt. What does he expect me to do, this
could mess up my whole life, it doesnt matter to him. He doesnt go
to school, I do. I want to get A-Levels, I want to go to uni. Ive
got dreams. I dont want to be another statistic or black stereotype
on the news. Times have changed, I dont have to be out here
stabbing or robbing people. I can just get my head down and do my
work. Im not doing anything for him!
CUT TO:
MICHAEL gets hurt and is laying on the floor.

(VOICEOVER)
I didnt know he would get hurt. I swear I didnt. I thought he went
home, he told me he would go home! Now look! Hes dead. He didnt
have to stay there, he could have went home. Now hes just like the
rest of them, a statistic, a lost cause. That was my brother but I
cannot afford to life like that, I will not end up like him Its
time to wake up.