During the evening Mrs. stokes is talking to herself about her feelings. Mrs stokes then of
all a sudden starts to talk to herself about her past. She is upset on that evening because of all the things she said to Albert and Mr stokes in the past.
MOTHER: “How could I have been so silly to Mr. stokes? I was such a selfish wife. Why was I so rude at him at the time I was alive? How could I have been so hard on him? (Crying) Probably my husband in heaven now with all his past people. Now I am living alone without a husband and my 28 year old son probably hates me because I have probably ruined his life.”
Mrs stokes has a terrible headache and is feeling sick. She takes a pain killer from the kitchen cabinet and falls asleep.
Albert arrives to his local pub where he is meeting Leane his girlfriend. He was to arrive at the pub at 6.30pm but he is an hour late.
ALBERT: “ Oh hi Leane sorry I am late.”
LEANE: “ Why were you late? (Shouts) Don’t give me silly excuses.”
ALBERT:(Speaks nervously and quietly) “Oh it was dark and late.”
LEANE:(Seriously) “I hope you are. You wont let it happen on our next date. Make sure.”
Leane asks Albert about his mood. Leane gives him advice and comfort as his girlfriend because he his feeling down.
LEANE: “ Anyway really why were you late?”
ALBERT: “ My mum moans and fusses at me and treat me like a child.”
LEANE: “ Why don’t you leave her then? Have you tried to speaking to your mum?”
ALBERT: “ Theses no point whenever I talk to her about something she changes the subject or closes the case.”
LEANE: “Oh I see your point. (Pauses) Mums like that do your head in don’t they.”
ALBERT: (sighs of relief) “Yeah that’s for sure. They are jealous, moody, and fussy.
LEANE: “Why is that?”
ALBERT: “This does not really seem like a date. I am getting bored of talking about my mum.”
LEANE: “ What do you want to do now then?”
ALBERT: “Shall we go to another place like a club or an bar in the city?”
LEANE:(cautiously) “Yeah definitely this place is for old people.”
Both Leane and Albert walk into the dark city of London towards the club.
ALBERT: (nears the doors of the nightclub) “Do you want to go inside first or shall I?”
LEANE:(Laughingly and Joke fully) “Why are you scared?”
ALBERT: “No not really shall we get in then.”
LEANE: “Come on then lets go inside.”
When they enter the nightclub Leane is trying to make Albert dance with her.
LEANE: “ What you want to drink Albert.”
ALBERT: “ I will have two glasses of whisky and whatever the girl is having.”
During the evening, they both dance on the nightclub floor. At the end of their date, they are nearly drunk. As they walk back home along the dark streets of London Leane asks a personal question of Albert.
LEANE: (Drunkenly) “Why don’t you live with me instead of your mother as her behavior gets to you.”
ALBERT:(Drunkenly and laughingly) “ I will definitely tell my selfish mother.”
LEANE: (Drunkenly) “ Will you marry me as we have been going out for 10 years now.”
ALBERT: (Drunkenly) “ I will be glad to marry to you and hope we gat married soon.”
When Albert and Leane arrive home and knock at the door Mrs stokes is in a shock and cant believe the condition that her son comes home in. She asks Albert about his girlfriend.
MOTHER: (Shocked at the door) “Who is this?”
ALBERT: “ This is my girlfriend Leane you will get to like her.”
MOTHER: “ What type of girl is she? Is she the right one for you if not then I will tell her to go away.”
ALBERT: (Madly and Angrily) “Don’t be silly and let me live my own live. I am old enough to look after myself.”
MOTHER: “ Albert don’t be like that how would your uncle and father feel the way you have treated me.”
ALBERT: “I am fed up of you going on about the same thing over and over again.”
Mrs stokes is fussing more and more at Albert. Albert does not give a care because when he tells his mum about him marring Leane she feels sad.
MOTHER: (In a angry mood) “ Why were you late?”
ALBERT:(Feeling angry in mind) “ Stop asking me a lot of questions. Its none of my your business what I do.
Albert tells Mrs stokes now that he is marrying Leane.
ALBERT: “ I am getting married to Leane and will be moving in with her.”
MOTHER: “ So you are going to leave me just like that.”
ALBERT: “Yes I am and won’t be coming back.”
MOTHER: “Oh.”
ALBERT: “Is that all you can say.”
Then Mrs stokes starts to confuse Leane.
MUM: “Why am I making you upset and sad? Now you no how I feel.”
LEANE: “No not really me and Albert are leaving today.”
Mrs stokes go all quiet all of a sudden. When Mrs stokes go quiet Leane and Albert tell her that they are leaving. They are going to Leane’s flat.
ALBERT: “ We are leaving now and going to Leane’s flat across the city.
LEANE: “Bye Mrs Stokes.”
After Albert and Leane leave Mrs Stokes, she feels upset and lonely and starts to talk to herself again.
MOTHER: “ Why has my son left me? I am a lonely, selfish woman now. My son might not even give me an invitation to the wedding due to the way I carried on at him. I really feel like killing myself.”
Mrs stokes is feeling mad in a terrible mess. Due to her feeling in a mad mood she go the to medicines wardrobe in the kitchen and takes a few pills and take a glass of water and swallows them all at once. After she does this, she is feeling sick and ill and she is feeling cold. Then after three hour later Mrs stokes is feeling and she is going to dye.