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would you hold it against me?

Where d'you get that from? Your dad'?

I wanted to ask more about Mikey

but things got a little bit hazy

around here.

He told me I was gorgeous.

I felt gorgeous.

Lily?

Lily, it's OK! It's OK,

I've got... I've got you.

OK... Please, Lily.

Lily, can you hear me?

Lily, can you hear me?

Good morning.

I had one, didn't I?

Yeah.

You OK'?

I felt completely powerless. And I...

I thought you were going to...

to die on me.

- I'm still here.

- Oh, I know. Thank God.

- I'm still here.

- Oh, I know. Thank God.

- I'm sorry.

- Please don't be upset.

- Do you know what I fancy'?

- What?

You know I never have a bath,

just in case I go off on one?

You know I never have a bath,

just in case I go off on one?

If I leave the door open,

can you be around, just in case?

Yeah.

Oi course.

You wanna sleep with common people

You wanna sleep with common people

You wanna sleep with common people

like you

And dance and drink and screw

Because there's nothing else

to do-o-o

Lily? '

Lily?

Erm, I want us to be good friends, yeah?

Yeah. God, me, too.

Erm...

Erm...

Cos I've been a bit...

I've been a bit solitary lately.

I was in a relationship that

ended badly and it was my fault.

Pissed off a lot of people.

Erm, but I think I should tell you

that it was with a woman.

Erm, but I think I should tell you

that it was with a woman.

This isn't why you asked me to stay,

is it? Because I'm not a lezzer.

When I first met you, you had blood

coming out of your mouth, so, no.

No, it was not the first thing

that came through my mind.

You know, my... my auntie

was supposed to be a lezzer but...

But then she had a kid so I don't

suppose she could have been, right?

But then she had a kid so I don't

suppose she could have been, right?

What, so lesbians can't have kids?

Is that a biological fact, is it?

- No. No, that's not what I'm saying.

- Well, what are you saying?

Well, you know...

Just things are never what they seem,

are they?

No. No, they're not.

Oh, Mel, will you get that for me?

Hello?

Is that the most beautiful girl

in the world?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hiya, Dave.

- I've talked to Stevie. Let's meet.

What, he'll be there?

What, he'll be there?

At The Grace Inn. Ten-ish, yeah?

No, but Stevie'll be there?

Oh, what, so you're not bothered

if I am?

No. No, that's...

That's not what I meant.

Look, we're not talking about

the most reliable bloke,

- but I'm on the case, yeah?

- Thanks.

- but I'm on the case, yeah?

- Thanks.

See you.

Oi. Alright?

- Yeah. How are you?

- How you doing?

- So, erm, Mikey?

- Who?

- I mean Steve.

- Letting me in on all your secrets now.

- I mean Steve.

- Letting me in on all your secrets now.

- Are you sure he's your brother?

- Yeah.

Just kidding.

Let's have a drink.

- So Steve'll be here later, yeah?

- Yeah. So what'll it be?

Split a bottle of the house red

but I really wouldn't recommend it.

- Vodka Coke, please.

- Good thinking.

- Vodka Coke, please.

- Good thinking.

- Hey! Alright?

- Yeah, I'm alright.

Lil.

Lil.

Mikey.

Sorry for the run-around.

I've had a few tricks

played on me lately.

Jesus.

How you doing?

How are you?

Yeah, I'm OK.

Mom died.

We sold her house, me and Barry.

There's money for you.

- How much'?

- Nearly twenty grand.

The house was in a right state.

It's good to see you.

You, too.

Do you mind if I...?

Sorry, I just really need to do this.

Sorry, I just really need to do this.

Don't, Lil.

You know, I-I should have come

and found you sooner.

If you wanted me to, that is.

No, maybe you didn't.

Or else you would've come

and found me, right?

Look, I'm sorry

it didn't work out with Sylvia.

Can't you f***ing bastards

leave any part of me alone?

Can't you f***ing bastards

leave any part of me alone?

I'm sorry. Just come here, come here.

It's alright, Mikey.

Just get me the f***ing money.

Where is he?

I'll have a word.

He'll be in touch, he says.

Is he alright?

Go on, then. Drink up.

It's OK. It's OK.

What's with the scars'?

Nothing's with them.

I fell over. Tripped on a kerbstone.

What, even the old ones?

No, leave it, will you?

No, leave it, will you?

Lily?

Lily?

Lightness, like a wave,

and I'm going, "No..."

Lily?

Let me stay normal here at least.

No.

Lily. Lily, you're in

an ambulance. Alright?

Lily. Lily, you're in

an ambulance. Alright?

I'll f***ing sue you, you twat.

Get off me.

Lily, stop!

Lily. Lily, Lily! You're at

the hospital. Calm down, calm down.

It's OK, you're fine.

Just need to get you inside.

You coming, mate?

Let's just get you in.

Let's just get you in.

- I don't wanna go in.

- It's OK. Let's get you in the warm.

Bye, Dave.

That's great.

And how do you feel afterwards

- when you've come round?

- I get tingling.

- Is that alright?

- Yeah.

- Is that alright?

- Yeah.

- Just have to press a little bit.

- Depends, really.

They've told me

the brain has no feeling.

No nerves.

It don't make sense.

This thing that causes my body

so much pain...

...if can't feel pain itself.

Hmm.

Your EEG shows abnormal brainwaves

in keeping with temporal lobe epilepsy

from the occipital temporal region.

Right. First I'm going

to change your medication.

Right. First I'm going

to change your medication.

And then they talk and talk and talk.

We'll taper you down

on the old medication

and at the same time,

over a period of weeks...

It's snow; Falling on my brain.

We'll gradually increase your dose

of the new medication.

We'll gradually increase your dose

of the new medication.

I've actually made out a chart for you,

in case you forget.

Forget?

My first f***ing memory is lamotrigine.

Then being confused-as

as they moved me on to phenytoin.

- Miss O'Connor...

- Then they reduced my Mysoline

and increased my sodium valproate.

Then they stopped my Mysoline

and increased my sodium valproate.

Then they stopped my Mysoline

and my phenytoin and replaced it

with carba-f***ing-mazepine.

On and on and on and on.

I can give you years, I can give you

data, I can give you exact dosage.

I don't do "forget", mate.

All I want is my old meds back.

You know when my scripts change...

it messes with my head every time.

If you wanna know why I've

stayed on the old meds...

If you wanna know why I've

stayed on the old meds...

it's cos I know who I am.

I'm sorry, the consultant's

made a full assessment.

He thinks there's a very good chance

that these meds

will reduce the frequency

and the severity of your seizures.

Like I haven't heard this all before.

So are you gonna give me

a repeat of my old meds, please?

I'm sorry.

You've no idea how new drugs change me.

They make me feel like a ghost.

Words fall out of my mouth like vomit.

My brain, a lump of cold metal.

Nah, I'm not doing it.

Hey-hey, little sis.

I'm back, baby.

Come and meet me.

We got something for you.

Like the boots? You're gonna love this.

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