Gillian and Caroline Go to Hebden Women’s Disco – Last Tango in Halifax Fan Fiction 1.4
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sure to read the previous chapter, Gillian and Caroline Go to Hebden Women’s Disco – Last Tango in Halifax Fan Fiction 1.3
The full list of this Last Tango in Halifax fan fic episodes can be found in Last Tango in Halifax Fan Fiction.
CAROLINE’S HOUSE, BEDROOM. MORNING.
Caroline wakes
from her sleep. She finds Kate sitting up beside her. She smiles then realizes
Kate is beside her.
CAROLINE
(startled)
Kate!
KATE
Good
morning.
CAROLINE
You’re...alive.
KATE
Erm...why
wouldn’t I be?
CAROLINE
You...you...
KATE
Did you
have a nightmare?
CAROLINE
A
nightmare.
Caroline is
utterly confused as one could imagine, but she doesn’t want to overthink it
either.
CAROLINE
It was
just a nightmare.
Kate leans in to
kiss her.
CAROLINE
(demurs)
I’ve got morning breath.
KATE
I don’t
care. Haven’t minded in the past five years.
Caroline smiles.
They start kissing.
CAROLINE
We’ve
been married five years?
KATE
Yes...did
you hit your head?
CAROLINE
No...
Caroline feels
her head.
CAROLINE
I don’t
think so. It’s just that...it doesn’t matter. You’re here now.
KATE
I’ve never
left.
For once in her
life, Caroline is allowing herself to enjoy the moment. She smiles. Her joy is
inexpressible.
CAROLINE
Do you
hear that?
KATE
What?
CAROLINE
That
sound.
KATE
What sound?
CAROLINE
That
beeping...like an alar...
Caroline wakes up
from her dream. She turns off the alarm. An overwhelming sadness overcomes her.
CINEMA.
MID-MORNING.
Alan and Celia
are sitting in an empty cinema.
ALAN
This is
nice.
CELIA
Aren’t you
glad you took the day off the supermarket?
ALAN
Yes, I’m
glad.
Alan and Celia
kiss briefly. Alan resumes munching on popcorn and drinking his soda.
CELIA
You’ll
finish those before the movie even starts.
ALAN
Then I’ll
buy another one.
CELIA
But you’ll
miss the movie.
Alan drinks from
his almost empty tumbler of soda. It makes a slurping sound.
CELIA
Or wet
yourself.
ALAN
Wet myself?
Alan yells.
ALAN
“We’re
going up the train to incontinence!”
CELIA
Shhhh...
ALAN
There’s no
one here.
CELIA
Who are
you, and what have you done to me Alan?
Celia looks
mesmerizingly at Alan.
ALAN
I’m just
happy.
CELIA
Happy
playing hooky with me?
ALAN
Yes...and
I’m happy...being married to you.
Alan smiles at
Celia. They start kissing. A loud female pensioner (she’s hard of hearing)
arrives along with two of her female pensioner friends. Alan and Celia stop
kissing. The three sit in the row in front of them.
CELIA
(whispering to Alan) Now why do they have to sit there? There are plenty of
empty seats.
The previews
start.
PENSIONER #1
(speaks loudly) Do you remember Julie?
PENSIONER #2
Shhh!
Pensioner #1
ignores Pensioner #2.
PENSIONER #3
Which Julie?
PENSIONER #2
Ladies, the previews have started.
PENSIONER #1
(whispers, but not really) The one from the book club.
PENSIONER #3
What about her?
PENSIONER #1
(speaks loudly) Would you believe she’s gay!
PENSIONER #2
Shhh!
PENSIONER #3
You
don’t say?
PENSIONER #1 (speaks loudly)
And she has kids!
PENSIONER #2
Poor kids.
PENSIONER #3
Poor husband.
Even Celia cringed at the last remark.
ALAN (whispers
to Celia)
Who do they remind you of?
CELIA
I hope
you’re not implying me.
ALAN
You could
be one of them if you’re not careful.
CELIA
I’m glad
you don’t think I’m one of them now.
ALAN
You’ve made
progress.
CELIA
Thanks to
you. Am I glad you married me.
Celia and Alan kiss. They hold hands. They are both smiling, immensely pleased to have each other.
FAR SLACK FARM. NOON.
Ellie is in the living room keeping watch of her newborn while folding laundry. There’s a knock on the door. She goes to answer it.
ALISON
Hi! I’m
Alison. You must be Ellie.
ELLIE
Yes. How
can I help you?
ALISON
I’ve met
Raff. I’m a friend of his dad, Eddie. Is Gillian around?
ELLIE
She’s at
the farm. She should be back soon.
The Landrover
pulls over into the yard. Gillian alights and sees Ellie speaking with a woman
at the front door.
ELLIE
Here she
is now.
Ellie’s newborn
starts crying.
ELLIE
Sorry, I
have to attend to my newborn.
Ellie runs to the
living room. Gillian realizes the woman is Alison. She becomes nervous.
GILLIAN
Oi!
Alison walks over
to Gillian chewing gum. Gillian always thought Alison looks like a goat, since
she’s always chewing gum. She waits until Alison is far enough from the house
before speaking to her. Ellie watches surreptitiously from the living room
window. She’s unable to hear the conversation.
GILLIAN
What
d’you want?
ALISON
I just
learned you married Robbie, and he left you.
GILLIAN
What
about it?
ALISON
Aren’t
you biblical? You kill your husband then marry his brother.
GILLIAN
I didn’t
kill Eddie.
ALISON
That’s
not what everybody says.
GILLIAN
Who’s
everybody?
ALISON
Everybody...coppers.
GILLIAN
Robbie
was a copper, and he still married me.
ALISON
You
seduced him.
Gillian scoffs.
ALISON
He always
had a soft spot for you even after you dumped him and married his brother. You
know, Eddie always said, “One day she’s gonna kill me.”
GILLIAN
Oh yeah?
Was that part of your pillow talk?
Alison is
surprised by Gillian’s remark.
GILLIAN
That’s
right. I knew about you two.
ALISON
Some day
the truth of what you’ve done will come out, and everybody will know you killed
him.
GILLIAN
Well,
good luck with that, because I didn’t kill him! (throws hands in air)
Alison boards her
truck and leaves.
CALAMITY &
FLORA’S SCHOOL. AFTERNOON.
Gillian arrives
at Calamity and Flora’s school to fetch Calamity. She parks the Landrover, and
walks to the schoolyard.
GILLIAN
Caroline!
Caroline looks at
Gillian and smiles. Gillian continues to walk towards her.
GILLIAN
Busy
day? You haven’t been answering your phone.
Gillian was about
to tell her about Alison, but notices a sadness in Caroline’s eyes.
GILLIAN
Did you
dance with Ruth at t’wedding?
CAROLINE
How did
you know she was there?
GILLIAN
I
assumed.
CAROLINE
No, I
didn’t dance with Ruth. I danced with Charlie.
(she doesn’t know why she
blurted that, and quite proudly too)
GILLIAN (eyes
wide, mouth agape)
You did?! She was there too? Good on you!
Gillian puts her
arm around Caroline and gives her a big squeeze.
CAROLINE
Helen
invited her and Mike, your Adonis incarnate.
Ostensibly, they were wonderful in
the ambulance.
GILLIAN
I bet
they were. Adonis...Mike was there too?
Now, I really wish I was there.
CAROLINE
You
were my plus one. How was the sheep class?
GILLIAN
Don’t
change the subject! So, are you going to see her again?
CAROLINE
No. I
doubt she’ll even speak to me.
GILLIAN
Why?
What happened?
CAROLINE
I left
her on the dance floor.
GILLIAN
You
knob! Why’d you do that?
CAROLINE
Well...we were dancing...then the song Kate and I danced to at me mum’s wedding
started playing.
GILLIAN
Oh.
CAROLINE
I felt
like I was cheating on Kate. Then this morning, I dreamt she was still alive.
Tears well up in
Caroline’s eyes. She bats them away. She doesn’t want to cry in public.
CAROLINE
That
dream must’ve been a manifestation of my guilt.
GILLIAN
You’re
being silly. Kate was selfless. She’d want you to find someone else. She’d want
you to be happy...not feel guilty.
CAROLINE
That’s
also what me mum said.
GILLIAN
For once
I’d agree with Celia. Do you fancy her?
CAROLINE
Yes!
Yes, I fancy Charlie. There I’ve said it.
GILLIAN
Why
won’t you call her and ask her on a date? Tell her to bring Magic Mike. We can
do a double date! (excited smile)
CAROLINE
Yeah,
like that’s happening.
The school bell
rings. Children rush out of the school. Calamity and Flora see Gillian and
Caroline. They run towards them. A team of paramedics exit the school. They
linger at the entrance chatting with the headteacher. Calamity and Flora hug
Gillian and Caroline.
GILLIAN
Calamity, why are there paramedics at your school? Did something happen?
CALAMITY
Don’t
be daft!
GILLIAN
Watch
your language!
Calamity puts her
hand over her mouth.
CALAMITY
Sorry!
They were here for the Community Helpers day.
FLORA
Their
heroism is inspiring.
Calamity and
Flora run around chasing each other.
GILLIAN
Is that
Magic Mike? And that’s Charlie!
Gillian has a big
smile on her face.
GILLIAN (shouts)
Charlie! Mike!
CAROLINE
What
are you doing?
GILLIAN
What
d’you think I’m doing?
CAROLINE
I’m not
gonna be part of this. Flora!
Caroline turns
her back and starts walking away. Gillian grabs her wrist in a tight grip.
GILLIAN
Oi! Where
d’you think you’re going?
CAROLINE
Let go!
(she struggles to pull away.)
GILLIAN
Don’t
make me wrangle you like a sheep.
(shouts) Oi! Charlie! Mike!
One of the
paramedics hears Gillian.
MALE PARAMEDIC
Mike, that mum’s calling you. D’you know her?
MIKE
(looking at
Gillian) She looks familiar.
MALE PARAMEDIC
It could be one of your admirers.
Gillian continues
to shout and wave.
MIKE
I’d better
go there then before she makes a scene.
GILLIAN
Mike!
Charlie!
Charlie finally
hears Gillian. She looks her way just as Caroline turns around. Charlie follows
Mike.
MIKE
Hiya! (he
recognizes Caroline) Caroline!
CAROLINE
Hi
Mike.
Charlie arrives.
GILLIAN
Hi, I’m
Gillian. I was at the disco with her.
CHARLIE
Yes, I
remember. You’re Caroline’s stepsister.
GILLIAN
Yes!
Caroline and I want to invite you two out for dinner...
Caroline gives
Gillian a look of disbelief.
GILLIAN
To thank
you for your service.
MIKE
Oh that
won’t be necessary. It’s our job...and it’d be unethical for us to accept
payment from patients.
CHARLIE
We can
pay for our meal.
GILLIAN
Great!
(big smile) How’s this Saturday around 7:00?
MIKE
Oh, we’re
working that night.
CHARLIE
But
we’re off this Friday.
GILLIAN
Fantastic! It’s a date then.
Charlie looks at
Caroline.
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