"¶" "¶" "Thanks, Ma." "It's beautiful." "Can't say I don't do nothing for ya." "But is there any money left?" "I'm taking care of things." "You've spent it all, haven't you?" "Maybe you'd like me to kick you out of the house... and then you can see what it's really like out there." "Is that what you want?" "Huh?" "No, Ma." "I want to stay here with you." "Stop your ranting." "You're making my bloody headache worse." "Ma!" "Not now, Billie!" "I'm late for work." "When are you coming home?" "What the fuck are you doing out here?" "Get back inside the house now." "How are ya going?" "I'm looking for Ricky." "Do you live here?" "Hmmm..." "C'mon." "C'mon." "Go." " Shit!" " Fucking hell!" "C'mon." "Ahhh!" "Ma." "Ma!" "What?" "Hello, princess." "Did you buy any food?" "Go sleep on the couch." "I need the bedroom." "But Ma, I'm hungry." "Get your ass on the living room couch now!" "Fucking little bitch." "C'mon." "I need a piss." "Hey!" "How ya going?" "Where the fuck are ya?" "Coming!" "Another time, eh, princess?" "Hey, open the bloody door." "Open it!" "What the hell are you doing in here?" "Well?" "Well, what happened?" "Nothing, Ma." "Nothing." "Well, I'm going to the shops." "You can wash those sheets while I'm out." "Hey, how you going?" "Can I use your phone?" "My car died." "Um..." "We don't have one." "You don't have a phone?" " It's not working." " Ah." "Hey!" "Did we go to school together?" "'Cuz you look really familiar." "Please." "Can you just go away?" "You gonna kiss me, baby..." "What are you doing up?" "Couldn't sleep." "Where's the food, Ma?" "Quit pestering me." "Ma!" "If you won't give me any money, why don't you let me get a job?" "Well, how many times have I told you?" "It's a dangerous world out there." "Very, very dangerous." "Now let me have a nice relaxing drink... in peace." "Haven't you had enough?" "Ahh!" "Don't you ever fucking talk to me like that!" "Hey, darl." "How ya going?" "Hey, baby!" "Want something bigger than that sausage in your mouth?" "Hey, come for a ride with us, girlie!" "We won't bite." "What do we have here?" "She's looking for some action, mate." "C'mon guys, leave her alone." "What's the matter with ya?" "It's just a bit of fun." "You on your way home, beautiful?" "Whacha been up to all night, darling?" "Maybe she's a vampire." "Ooooh, you can suck on my blood, baby." "I've got something better than blood for you to suck on." "¶" " She's mine." " She's not yours." "Guys!" "Kev!" "This is fucked, mate!" "Well, fuck off then!" "Ahh!" "Get off me!" "You afraid of me, darl?" "You should be." "You should be very, very afraid." "Kev!" "Back off!" "Chill out, mate!" "What the fuck's going on here?" "You two looking for something?" "Good." "Now piss off!" "Where the hell have you been?" "I went to the toilet." "You went to the toilet?" "What do you think I am?" "A fucking idiot?" "Where the fuck were you?" "Where?" "!" "I went to get something to eat." "You left the house!" "I was hungry, Ma!" "Ahh!" "Ma!" "Please don't!" "No, Ma!" "No!" "Shut up!" "No, Ma, please!" "I swear to God, Billie..." "If you mess with me, I'll fucking kill you!" "Do you think I enjoying doing this?" "Do you?" "Because I don't!" "I just want you to stop your lying." "I'm sick and tired of your fucking... disobeying me." "I know what you're doing, Billie." "I wasn't born yesterday, you know." "You going out and meeting boys, aren't ya?" "No, Ma." "I'm not." "Making out, doing drugs..." "Having a good time." "No, I'm not doing any of those things!" "But you'd like to, wouldn't you?" "!" "Well, darl..." "So did I when I was your age." "But I didn't get to..." "So you won't either." "Billie, come here, I've made you something to eat." "C'mon, honey." "I didn't go all the way to the shops and back for nothing." "Where do you think you're going?" "Can't eat anymore." "Stay with me, honey." "Keep me company?" "You know I was about your age when Patrick gave me this?" "We were so in love." "Talked about getting married, having three children." "That's how many I told him I wanted." "And he didn't mind." "He wanted three children too." "Three boys." "And look what I got..." "A fucking girl.." "A fucking bastard girl!" "Ma, I've heard all this before." "Wasn't my fault your daddy was waiting for me, following me that day." "Wasn't my fault you insisted on growing inside of me." "And your grandmother..." "Know what she did?" "She beat me senseless." "You remember that, Ma?" "!" "Oh, shit!" "Ma, what is it?" "Ma!" "You were so desperate to be born." "Desperate and determined to ruin my life!" "It's all your fault I turned out like this." "It's all your fault!" "I" " I deserve so much better." "You fucked up my life." "Well and truly fucked it up!" "Shut up, Ma." "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "Shut up!" "Ma?" "Ma?" "Ma?" "Ma?" "!" "C'mon, c'mon!" "Somebody?" "Is anyone there?" "Somebody help!" "Someone?" "Somebody there?" "Help me, someone!" "Someone!" "What's going on?" "Are you okay?" "You alright?" "Come round to the back." "Okay." "This way." "Is she breathing?" "Yeah." "Is there a key for the chain?" "Uh..." "In a jar." "Up there by the window." "Let's get her in the car." "You can see your mother now." "Do you want me to take you home?" "No." "Piss off, bitch!" "Hey..." "You know what I feel like doing?" "I just want to take this car and keep driving." "And go where?" "Anywhere." "I don't care." "Somewhere far from here." "You should come with me." "What?" "You mean..." "leave and never come back?" "Yeah." "Well, what about my mother?" "What about her?" "Well, she's pretty sick." "I can't leave her now." "You've got to get out of that house, Billie." "It's dangerous." "If you don't leave now, you might not get another chance." "I'll look after you, Billie." "You know I will." "Okay." "I'll go with you." "I'll go grab my stuff." "I'll come pick you up soon." "You mean, we're leaving tonight?" "The sooner the better." "Got you something..." "It's on the table." "Thanks, Ma." "It's beautiful." "Can't say I don't do nothing for ya." "You stay with me..." "You'll always be safe." "Ma?" "Shut up!" "Planning on going somewhere?" "No." "Who's the boy?" "After everything I've done for you, you even try to kill me." "It was an accident!" "Bullshit!" "Ma?" "Please." "You're not fucking going anywhere!" "Ahh!" "Ahh!" "Sean?" "Sean?" "C'mon..." "Get it together." "Planning on going somewhere?" "Billie..." "What's going on here?" "I've been knocking outside for ten minutes." "What the fuck's going on?" "¶" "Hello, darling." "Come lie with me." "Do you understand me now, Billie?" "Yes, Ma." "You stay with me..." "You'll always be safe." "phone thuds on floor]" "Billie?" "Billie?" "Ahh!" "¶" "¶" "¶"