Screen Arts 29/9

Writing with Duncan Sarkies

Phone Convo
Characters: Will & Monica
Reason: Monica is calling Will to find out when he is bringing his family over for Christmas.
General feeling: loneliness

*ring ring*
Will: “Hello?”
Monica: “Heya kiddo, what are you up to?”
Will: “Not much really, just got home from the beach with Brodie.”
Monica: “That sounds like fun, did Brodie enjoy himself?”
Will: “Oh.. he was scared of the water mostly but enjoyed throwing sand everywhere.”
Monica: “That’s no good, you will have to teach him that its not so scary, maybe as he gets older”
Will: “Yea.. maybe. Hes fine with baths and stuff, its probably just the waves yknow”
Monica: “Well yea, they can be scary to a wee fella. Anyway I was just ringing to see what you were doing for Christmas”
Will: “Umm, not too sure yet to be honest. I think we are having lunch with Mandas parents on boxing day so we could maybe do tea?
Monica: “Oh yea, me and Geoff are headed to the normanby for xmas lunch with the country music club so that wouldn’t work for us anyway. Tea could be nice, as long as we aren’t too late cos your grandma will want to drive home afterwards”
Will: “mm”
Monica: “Have you heard from your sisters? I want to know what they had in mind”
Will: “Nah, haven’t heard anything”
Monica: “Alright well I can just ring them later, gives me an excuse to talk to the girls anyway. Its been a while since Ive heard from either of them”
Will: “NO! [pause] Don’t! [grunts] OI!”
Monica[laughing]: “Everything ok there Will?”
Will: “Yeeeaaa, Brodies found a way to get into the pantry”
Monica: “Uh oh, hope you have some kiddie locks sitting around”
Will: “We do, hes figured out how to remove it though, was about to pull tins of spaghetti onto his head”
Monica: “Oh dear, little bugger. I remember your favourite thing was to get into the baking cupboard and throw the flour around the kitchen until we shifted it to the top cupboards out of reach”
Will: “Heh, cant say I remember doing that”
Monica: “Oh nah you probably wouldn’t, you were only 4 at the time after all”
Will: “Heh” [clatter] [heavy sigh]
Monica: “Ah well, sounds like I better let you go before Brodie tears the house down”
Will: “Hes not that bad at the moment, that was the cat on the table knocking over mandas vase hah”
Monica: “Shadow or Jasper?”
Will: “Jasper, shadows sleeping on our bed at the moment. Hiding from the kid”
Monica: “Oh, does he bug him or something?”
Will: “Yea, just a little too strong with his pats for him is all. Nothing serious”
Monica: “ah yea, you lot were the same at his age. Poor Alfie”
Will: “I don’t remember that either mum”
Monica: “Ah well. Right so if we make a plan for Christmas dinner on the 25th as long as your sisters agree?”
Will: “Yea sounds good”
Monica: “Ok well ill leave ya to it. Ill see you on Saturday sometime, say hi to Manda for me”
Will: “Will do mum, catch ya later”
Monica: “Love you”
Will: “mmph.. yea.. you too. Cya”
Monica: “Bye!”
[click]