Crash Page #7

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It were an accident.

That's why we weren't there.

Our Kate, she wouldn't have wanted

any of this for Tom.

Martin... Val.

Val, it's OK.

You don't have to say anything.

You go and see your son.

Tell Tom we were asking after him.

Yeah. I will.

Come on, you, let's go home.

What are you doing in here?

Nothing, I...

Nothing.

These were Brian's,

don't touch them.

Sorry, Mum.

Yeah, you're always sorry after!

If you thought for five... Val!

There's pizza in the kitchen.

Leave some for me, kidder.

Yeah.

I was in here cleaning

the other day.

I opened his wardrobe,

just to let his clothes breathe.

And I started crying.

I just saw all his clothes and...

I couldn't stop myself,

I just started crying.

I can pack them away, if you like.

We lost one son.

And I can't...

I can't help hating the other one

that did it.

Well, give it time, love.

Now, the trial's over.

Don't say we can get back to normal.

This isn't normal!

It will be... one day.

I don't know how to forgive him

and I don't think I ever will.

You don't mean that.

God forgive me, I do.

'How can you - YOU -

go out with that?'

'Rach, you're uglier than you look,

you know! Dance with me!

'Come on... Ouch! I've banged

my head!'

Tom?

Fancied a walk. 'Course you did.

Are those for...?

Brian, yeah.

Um, listen, I was supposed

to give you this

if the trial didn't go well

for Ethan,

but I figured you'd want it anyway.

It's your birthday card.

Your birthday's next month.

Oh.

I'm just going to say one thing.

There's a first time for everything.

Do you love Ethan?

What?

Well, you're my sister, he's a mate,

and if you do love him,

then, stop treating him like sh*t.

He's been through just

as much as everyone and...

I mean, he's a good bloke,

he deserves better.

Are you done? Yeah.

No.

Ethan was facing prison and

the whole time he thought of you.

If you don't love him,

then let him go, Rachel.

I thought you were only going to say

one thing.

Yeah, well, maths was never

my strong point.

There's no rush, you know.

Are you being funny?

No! Like, I mean, there's no hurry.

I can call us a lift or something.

Yeah, cos that worked out

really well last time.

I'm joking!

Jesus Christ!

Yeah, and I just want to say sorry

for telling you to f*** off earlier.

What?

You must be getting

a bit soft in your old age.

That is the first time you have

ever apologised for anything.

And I mean EVER.

For as long as I can remember.

Yeah, well, don't get used to it.

And who are you calling old?

Emo slag!

Princess.

It looks like nothing happened.

It's OK, come on.

Hiya.

Rachel's gone on.

I sent Leah to make sure she was OK.

Was she expecting you?

Um, yeah.

Yeah, we was going to go to the

crash site together, you know.

I'm sure she just forgot.

You know how Rachel is.

Yeah, yeah, I'll just..

I'll just meet them down there.

It's time, Ethan.

What is?

To let our Rachel go.

Rachel's not the same girl

you started going out with.

She looks the same,

sometimes she even

sounds the same...

but there's some days I think

we lost our daughter that day...

Susanna, please...

I'm grateful...

We got a second chance.

So did Rachel.

And so should you.

It's time to let her go.

It's hard...

And after the accident...

poor old Rach, she couldn't

even remember who we was.

And four months ago,

she couldn't even walk.

Just look at her now. She's...

she's getting there, yeah?

You can't keep hoping it'll be

the same as it was before.

It's not like that.

It's just...

I love her.

You know, I loved her then and...

I love her now.

I still love her, Susanna.

Hey.

You know this is the first time

I've been back here since the crash?

You know, I still can't remember

anything,

nothing from the crash,

nothing from the day.

You know, maybe that's for the best.

I don't want to forget anything!

I just don't want to lose

anyone else.

It's my birthday in a month,

so you can give it to me then.

OK.

What are you doing here?

You've been avoiding us all year,

mate, and this is it, yeah?

You shouldn't be here.

He's a right to be here.

No, we have a right to be here,

you don't!

I asked him here.

It's what Kate would have wanted.

What, so you're speaking on behalf

of the dead now, are you?

Me, Kate and Ashley were friends

long before any of you came along!

I think I know them

so, yes, I am speaking for them!

Yeah, well, f*** him, all right,

cos he's not worth it!

This is all your fault!

Ashley, Kate and Brian are dead

because of you!

Why did you overtake that car?

I don't know.

I lost my sister because of you!

Leah... Everything about her's

different.

You know, what she likes,

what she doesn't like!

You didn't lose me.

Leah!

You didn't lose me!

You know I was the one

that arranged that night out.

Why did you overtake that car?

It wasn't one thing.

I just thought I'd put...

I don't know.

You just do what you do best,

yeah, Tom.

Just run away. Just like you did

at the hospital,

just like you did at Katie's

funeral, yeah? I was afraid!

Yeah?! Well, Katie's family

needed you there, mate!

How could I be with you

and not see her?

How could I be with you and not see

her and know that it was my fault?

And I keep saying that I'm sorry,

over and over again,

and it doesn't help!

It doesn't bring Brian back

and it doesn't make you better!

And it doesn't help my mum and dad

and I don't know what else to do!

Right, get up.

I can't.

Come on! You've got to get up!

I can't, I can't any more.

My mum, you know,

you know what she said?

She said I broke her heart.

And I want to fix things for her

but I can't.

I want to make things better

and I just can't.

You can't and that's the point.

You just have to learn

to live with the loss.

And you can't do that

by locking yourself away.

Or hiding from everyone

who reminds you of Kate.

Have you visited her grave?

No.

Do you know what? I was exactly

the same at the start.

But now I like to visit her.

You know, sometimes, I look around

and I would see her standing there.

I wish I could see her.

Just once more!

You hear about that all the time,

people seeing someone they've lost,

but I haven't seen her once!

I haven't even dreamt about her.

I think I'm going to forget

what she looks like.

You have to forgive yourself.

You knew her. She has.

Visit her grave,

it's what she would want.

Why do you even care?

Because we're friends

and friends stick up for each other.

You know, I lost my best friend!

And I don't want to lose

anyone else!

Do you know if we remember them,

then, they're not really dead?

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