Habit Page #3

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pissed up or look like trouble.

That's where

Ray went wrong.

He let the wrong uns in, like

that bloke the other night.

No pressure then.

And then

you open the door

and I book 'em in.

Okay.

Mm-hmm.

Right, so,

we've got

Alex, Emma,

Jessica,

Michelle tonight.

The girls decide what the

punts can and can't do.

I do not move

from this chair

unless I need

a piss or a brew,

and seeing as

you've just started,

you can stick

the kettle on.

[SENSUAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Right, all ready for ya.

You know where to go.

ANDY:
Usual room?

ALEX:
That's right Andy,

the usual room.

See you later, new guy.

Heading off early for the night, it's

dead and all the pervs are skint.

How you doing, new boy?

There you are. Full night.

Cheers.

Thanks.

Well deserved, that.

Not a sniff of trouble.

You fancy some more?

Yeah, definitely.

IAN:
Same time

tomorrow night, then.

Give him that tin, Katy.

There you go.

You lock that in the office

for us, will you?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

We'll wait here for you.

Don't be long, yeah?

[DOOR CREAKING]

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

[DOOR CLANGING]

There you are, Michael.

[STUTTERING]

I was just, um...

What's up?

I heard a noise coming from

down here so I just...

The fire door

was left open.

Nothing out

here either?

Good.

Nice one

for checking though.

Dedication, you see, that's

what I'm talking about.

[IAN LAUGHS]

Come on, let's

get you home, mate.

[SIREN WAILING]

What were you

up to tonight?

Earning my pocket money

from Ian.

Lee...

Yeah?

About the other night...

Don't talk about it, Michael.

Don't say anything.

Just leave it.

I can't get it

outta me head.

None of it matters.

But what happened to his body?

Where is he now?

You're talking crazy.

You heard what Ian said.

Put your arm around me,

I'm cold.

It's all dealt with.

I keep seeing it

in my mind.

All that blood.

It's all right, Michael.

Everything's different now.

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

[SCREAMS]

[PANTING]

[SIGHS]

Mand?

Mand?

I know you're in.

I'm sorry I f***ed up.

I wanna make it up to you.

I've got some news.

ALEX:
You're quiet tonight,

Mikey boy.

Or should I say, quieter?

I'm just eating.

All right. Fair play.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I better get back.

Speak to you later.

KATY:
Yeah, see you.

[SMIRKS]

KATY:
Let that man in.

I thought you said

to let them squirm.

Yeah, well, not this one.

Do it.

The usual, sir?

I'll take your coat.

No need for that,

Michael.

In you go, sir.

Room 4, as usual.

Why does he get

special treatment?

He just does.

Stop asking me questions and

go make me another cup of tea.

Okay.

[MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

WOMAN:
Stop! Ian!

Leave it, Michael.

WOMAN:
Stop! Ian!

But that's Lee.

KATY:
Michael.

Michael, just go back

to the desk.

Whoa, whoa,

calm down, Grant.

You're going too far.

I don't give a f***.

I own you.

I'll do what I want.

This is my niece.

She's just a kid, yeah?

If you want to do that,

have one of the others.

[LEE GAGGING]

Little Lee is all I want.

You stay there, Michael.

Back off, twat!

KATY:
Come on, girls,

get back in.

Do you know

who the f*** I am?

No, I don't know

who the f*** you are!

Back the f*** off, lad,

or I'll snap

her f***ing neck.

Hey. Okay.

Okay. Grant.

We'll leave you to it.

Now, you come away, Michael. No.

Come on. Yes.

F***ing no.

Get back on

the f***ing bed.

Ian!

[EXHALES] Wanker.

You best go

check on Lee,

she's with Ian.

[DOOR CREAKING]

Michael, the main man.

Just checking on Lee. I wanna

see if she's all right.

You should come and help us.

I'm sure she'd appreciate it.

Okay.

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

What the f***?

Wait, Michael,

just wait.

Wait for what? So you can

f***ing kill me too?

[CHUCKLES] Why

would I do that?

'Cause you're

a f***ing nutter.

What the f***?

Hey, hey, hey.

What the f***, Ian?

It's fine, Michael.

It's fine.

[MICHAEL GASPS]

Shh.

No.

[RETCHING]

[MICHAEL COUGHING]

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

Everything's

different now, son.

I said nothing else mattered,

didn't I, Mikey?

[PANTING]

I knew it the first time

I saw you.

I spoke to you,

and I knew it was

inside of you.

It's inside

all of us here.

We look after each other.

We're a family.

[RETCHING]

[GIGGLING]

Do you feel different?

Did you feel alive?

And I knew it was

inside of you.

It's inside

all of us here.

[LAUGHING]

[LAUGHING CONTINUES]

[LAUGHING]

We're a family.

[MICHAEL PANTING]

[SURREAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Do you want to go and get

a drink somewhere, lad?

Now you know

how good it feels.

You feel different?

Feel like you're

in a dream?

Well, let me tell you,

you've woken up

from one, Michael.

You've lifted yourself out of

a f***ing horrible nightmare.

That was real?

That was so real that

you'll never go back.

You're yourself now.

[MICHAEL SNIFFS]

Why?

It's what makes us live.

It takes away all the sh*t in your

head, everything that you worry about.

It makes us strong.

You see, things, Michael,

things don't matter.

It's what

you've been looking for.

No.

I wasn't looking.

You pulled me in.

Shite.

You floated along

on a river of sh*t.

We pulled you out

because you were drowning.

We're the same.

Me and you.

And the girls.

We all look out

for each other.

What about Lee?

What about her?

Yeah, she's one of us.

We look out for her.

Why did you let that

wanker f*** her then?

He could finish us.

He's dangerous.

Everyone's protection

all over the city.

Everyone pays him

in one way or another.

What are you gonna do?

F***. [CHUCKLES]

I know what

I'd like to do.

You've got family, Michael.

Mand.

Your sister? No.

I mean us,

we're your new family.

She's still stuck

in her nightmare, drowning.

I want her to wake up. I don't

want her to drown, Ian.

Must meet her then.

Bring her in.

But what if she's

not one of us?

You kill people.

Of course, we do.

One of them saves five of us,

ten of us. They're nobodies.

You are saying

my sister's a nobody?

Would you kill her?

Would you?

Listen,

it's not just me

and the girls, Michael,

we're everywhere.

It's a network.

We're in the saunas,

we're in the taxis,

we're in the bus.

We feed them,

we give them booze,

we drive them around,

we f*** 'em.

And then,

we take something back.

And it's good.

Isn't it good?

Yeah.

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Yes, it's so f***ing good.

Nothing else matters.

You see where Mand is,

you'd be there,

we'd all be there.

F***ed, mate. Unraveling.

We save each other.

[INHALES]

You're awake, Michael.

You're awake now.

See you

tomorrow night, yeah?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Seriously, Michael,

what the f***?

I was waiting for you.

I don't want

you here, Michael.

I'm trying to get my life

back together and you,

you just bring me down.

Um...

Everything is

different now, Mand.

I've heard it

all before, Michael.

I've got a job now.

I'm making money.

Dig leading you

astray again?

He's not, I promise.

You remember Lee?

Her uncle's given me a job at the club.

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