Second Story Synopsis

A small middle class house, inside a small bedroom a boy in his late teens is awoken by his phone ringing atop the bed headrest. The boy groans and attempts to pick it up without looking only to knock it off, making it fall behind the bed. The phone continues to buzz and the boy slumps out of his bed attempting to grab the phone from behind his bed. When he finally reaches it he finds that he had missed a call. He finds that the person calling was a friend of his who is coming to his house. The boy begins to panic and rushes to call the girl back. She answers and explains to him that she is on her way and should be there in a quarter of an hour. The boy expresses that his delayed response was an accident and that he is ready and waiting. As he hangs up he springs into life, panicking and rushing to get ready. Launching the sheets off the bed the boy turns on a tap in the bathroom and begins to fill a sink with water, sprinting back to his room to make the bed and open the blind. The low sun blinds him as he hears the tap still running, assuming it is nearly full - He scrubs his face and empties the sink; as he does the doorbell rings. The boy looks panicked and races to get dressed. The doorbell continues to ring as he stumbles down the stairs. Opening the door reveals a female around the same age as the boy. The boy apologises for his timing as the girl pushes past him to get inside. She complains about how cold it is outside and that he should have been ready for such a special visitor since it is her last day in this town. The boy looks away to hide his sadness and asks her if she would like something to eat or drink the girl responds asking for something warm. The girl lays on a sofa and begins to use her phone  whilst the boy makes her a cup of tea. The boy drops the tea bag and shakes slightly whilst pouring in the sugar meanwhile the girl calls to him asking him numerous questions - putting him off and occasionally scaring him. The two sit facing each other on the sofas. The girl asks if he will miss her. The boy spins in his chair, looking out the window and replies that I will as he pulls out a small box with ribbon around it. She stands up and looks at the christmas tree in his living room. She states that she will miss him too and wishes that she could stay. The boy turns around to present the box however when he does he finds that she is gone. Annoyed at himself he hides the box again and begins to search for her. He finds her in in his bedroom. Quietly, she  says that it won’t be long till she has to leave the boy looks down at his feet and reaches into his pocket - fear rushes over the boy's face as he realises that the box must have fallen out back onto the sofa. He nervously smiles at the girl and tells her to wait here in his room. He begins to go red and throws the pillows off the sofas but cannot find the box. He hears the girl coming down the stairs and asks if she is okay. She looks sad and says that she must leave and that she enjoyed her time here. The boy struggles to find his words as she begins to open the door.

Does he:

• Rush out with her into the cold and do something?

Or:

• Wish her well and go back inside to find the box underneath the last cushion which he did not lift?