Audience of One

Old lady

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EXT. ROADSIDE – DAY An old lady is walking by the road. Noticing something on the other side of the road, she stops and peers across at it. Suddenly a man grabs her by the arm and pulls her out with him into the middle of the road. The busy traffic screeches to a stop. OLD LADY Hey, what do you think— MAN No need to worry, madam, I’ve got you safe. OLD LADY What are you doing? MAN Oh, there’s no need to mention it. OLD LADY (confused) What? MAN I mean it’s nothing. The pair reach the central island, and here the man pauses. MAN It’s just something I feel I should do. You know, what with you being old, and a lady, it falls to me to take action. The lady is stunned to silence. OLD LADY … MAN There’s no need to thank me, you know. OLD LADY Thank you? MAN I said there’s no need to. The man starts walking again as the traffic lessens slightly. A car swerves to avoid them, narrowly misses them, and hits the light on the end of the central island. MAN Chivalry is regrettably absent from today’s society. Men should be more assertive and go out of their way to help women. OLD LADY (mutters) I’ll give you “out of their way”… The pair reach the opposite side of the road. The man, in an instant, releases the old lady and turns back to cross the road again. A red-faced motorist is emerging from the wrecked car in the middle of the road. The man waves at the motorist and continues crossing. MAN Lovely day! The old lady stares back across the busy traffic, where her groceries lie on the pavement, the oranges having rolled into the gutter, and the side street leading to her home can be seen, fifty metres further on. She adjusts her hair in a shop window, then sets off down the street to a pedestrian crossing. OLD LADY That’s the third time this month. CUT TO: EXT. ANOTHER ROADSIDE – DAY An old lady is walking by the road. Just up the street, crouched in a shop entrance, is the man waiting for her to show any sign of interest in the shops on the opposite side.

Matthew @ 16:28, August 29, 2006 to Miscellaneous | Comments (3)