b'DRUNK IN LOVEThomas LewisHIM: Im imma imma tad tipsy.Cheers.He laughs.Some bottles clink. Club music begins to play as the location changes.Im out with my friends. Were in a field getting drunk. Classic. Basic, but classic.BEATS! BEATS! DIRTY STINKING BEATS! I was wrong, you actually cant beat The speaker is blaring. Cindys throwing up onclubbing. Here we are, same us, just older. And the swingset proper class right there. Gaz wantsyou know what? I wouldnt want to get old with a piggyback, so I guess Im gonna have to giveanyone else. I love these two. Gaz and Cindy him one.are just the best, I couldnt ask for better oh, nevermind, theyve gone off to the toilets togeth-(To Gaz)er. Thanks guys. Very considerate. Now Im all alone or am I? Come on boy, saddle up! There she is again. I recognise that smile. That (To himself) memorable smile. Shes coming over, act cool, act cool. She touches my arm. STAY COOL!I feel everything, I feel the wind whishing by my face, I feel the cold chill of Winter, I feel IWe start to dance. Is this the most exciting thing feel I feel Gazs phone rubbing against my back.that has happened to anyone ever? I feel her His really hard phone.brush against me. I panic. I dont know what to say. What do you say? What else can you say oth-The sound of them slipping and hitting the floor. er than. shots? Shi- sorry Gaz, didnt see Cindys sick there.The music intensifies.Olivia Hollreiser and Kate Spalding in 15 Minute Hamlet, T3 Festival I take a swig of the bottle.SHOTS, SHOTS SHSHOTS SHSHOTS, SHOTS! He gulps.Wow. Shes out drinking me. Fair play. 2022 Then I look over, and I see her there, sitting on the grass. Shes looking back at me. Is she(Bangs his chest.)smiling at me? I think shes smiling at me. I shouldnt say hi, she might be looking at someonewe support Feminism. else. Or should I?She leans over, we laugh we kiss. Im scream-The sound of clinking bottles. ing inside. We continue to dance, me and the girl from the park. Gazs friend no Cindys Ahh, thanks Gaz.actually, I cant remember, not that it matters. What matters is that were getting on pretty well. The background music intensifies. My finger guns are winning her over. Pew, Pew. Shes laughing, thats a good sign. You hearing this absolute banger? COMING OUT OF MY CAGE AND IVE BEEN DO- Quick, another drink. Eww, yuck, Jager I hate ING JUST FINE! Ill tell you something, youJager. But Ill neck it for her. And a 1, 2- 3!cant beat drinking in a park.74 75'