In Our Name Page #2

- Yes!

- Oh, it's going to happen!

Oh, come on.

Hey, that was good. High-five.

Come on, Dad.

- That was good, wasn't it?

- It was pretty good. You're doing well.

- Do you want a tattoo?

- No.

- Why not?

- I'm only nine. Get off.

- Get a proper Army tattoo.

- No. I'm not having a tattoo.

- Go on.

No, I don't want one.

- You all right, babe? You're proper going for it there.

- Eh?

Where do you think we are, in Faliraki?

Yeah, but I'm making up for lost time, aren't I?

Mum.

Yes, pet.

Did you kill anyone while you were away?

No, darling. Of course not.

Right.

Mark. Can I have another one? Same again.

Yeah. Do you want a drink, babe?

No, I've still got my lemonade left.

- So, is that you talking to me again, then?

- I guess.

- Why did you ask me that?

- What?

If I'd killed anyone.

I just wanted to know.

Did someone tell you that I had?

No, but I know Dad did.

Eh?

I know Dad had to kill people when he was away.

Who told you that?

He did.

Mum.

- Hiya.

- Can I sleep in your room tonight? I can't sleep.

No. No, you can't.

Shut up. Yeah, course you can, darling.

Go on, get under. Did you have a bad dream?

- Yeah.

- What happened?

I went to go see a funeral, I don't know why.

Um, this man said, "Beware,"

and I ran off with my friend before he could say anything else.

Aww. You'd better stay with us tonight, then, eh?

Oh, yeah, happy families. Let's all get into bed together. Come on.

Oh, has she had a bad dream?

Baby had a little bad dream?

- At least get over this side, babe.

- Shut up.

- What?

Yeah, yeah. Oh! Right.

THEY SHOU You got me, chokehold.

Come back here, you!

- Look what I got.

- What you got?

- Got a little fish.

- I'm glad we came now.

- Me too. See - she's settling down now.

Yeah. She was saying some strange things last night, though.

Yeah? Like what?

- Like how she knows you killed when you were on tour.

- And?

And...where did she get that from?

- I told her.

- Why? She's too young to be hearing about that.

She's my daughter. I'm not going to start lying to her like you.

- I know you had to.

- She's too young to be hearing about it, Mark.

I could tell you lied to her.

So, what was it like?

What was what like?

The kill. Tell me about it.

Hey, guys.

What's up? ..Oh, you missed.

- Do you want some dessert after?

- Yeah, can I get ice cream?

- Yeah.

Get off me, get off me, get off me!

Suzy. Suze!

SHE PANTS:

Suze?

Suzy, will you open the door?

Babe, what's up?

Suze, you scared Cass.

Suze! What the f***ing hell's up?

You f***ing scared Cass.

Open the door!

What you doing?

I want to go home.

What's wrong? Suze...

I just want to go home.

So, what's going on?

Told you, you'd better speak to me.

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

F***ing leave it!

You all right?

Yeah.

What's up?

Nowt. You just give me a fright today.

Sorry.

You'd never hurt me, would you, Mam?

No, pet. Of course not.

I just got scared, cos you reminded me of someone, that's all.

Who?

You don't know her, pet.

Don't worry, though, eh?

Suze, you awake?

Suze, come on, let me make it up to you.

Will you get off me?

HE SHOUTS:

Congratulations, Jackson.

Good to see you back again in one piece.

- Good to be back.

- Sorry for calling you in,

- but it's...well, it's regulations.

- No worries.

- Right.

Well, this operations memo's as long as your arm. Pretty tough tour.

Yeah. It was, er, tough, but rewarding.

I think I've proved I'm ready to step up to a commanding position.

And how are you enjoying the R&R?

Yeah, it's been a bit tough too.

I've been hearing you're not keeping too well.

- Who's told you that?

- You know I can't divulge that, Suzy.

But let's just say it's someone that's got yours

and everyone else's best interests at heart.

So, anything you want to get off your chest?

Like what?

Oh, come on, Jackson, stop messing about.

What's going on up there?

Before we go any further, I need to know if this goes down on my record.

I mean, you know, could it affect my chances of promotion?

Depends how severe your symptoms are. So, what's going on?

Nothing, really, just been having a lot of sleepless nights.

Just been jet lagged more than anything, I think.

Got it in my head I can't sleep now.

Well, you do look a bit knackered.

- So, it's just sleepless nights, is it?

- Yeah.

Any recurring nightmares?

Nothing serious. Like I said.

So, everything's been going pretty well, actually.

Still haven't found a fella yet, but decided I don't want one anyway.

They're all wankers.

Work's been going all right, though.

Been climbing up the tables every month at the minute.

Yeah? That's good.

That reminds us, actually.

I'm doing a project with one of my classes on the war.

Some of the kids are dead interested in the soldiers and that,

so I told them that once you'd come back that you may be able to talk to them.

- Eh?

- It won't be any sweat. You could show off a bit, couldn't you?

- Oh, for f***'s sake, Marie. When?

- Not until you've been back a while.

Give you a chance to chill out and that.

I dunno, it's a bit weird being back, to be honest.

Has there been much trouble round here lately?

No more than usual, like.

I don't know what it is.

It's like she doesn't want to come near me, you know what I mean?

We haven't even had sex once.

Just...just f***ing weird.

I mean, we've never had problems in the past.

You don't think she's been shagging somebody else while she was there?

What are you talking about, shagging somebody else?

Are you trying to tretch me? What's the matter?

Definitely not, man. I'd f***ing kill her if she was.

All right, Mark, calm down. All right, I'm sorry. Sorry, keep your voice down.

It's just, er, most of the birds are at it out there, you know.

I mean, think about it.

There's no women apart from your comrades for months on end.

Most of the lasses just do it to stop the lads pestering them.

You know what I mean? I heard about this one bird, f***ing hell.

She gave head to a whole battalion in one night.

One in, one out, there must've been a queue of them down Baghdad high street.

She must've been absolutely full of it by the time they'd finished with her.

Will you f***ing shut your mouth, Tony? What's the matter with you?

What are you talking about? I'm just telling you a story.

Hi.

All right, er, I'm here for Cassie Jackson. Is she here?

Cass?

Yeah. Where is she?

She was one of the first to leave.

She darted off pretty sharpish.

Well, did she leave with someone?

No. She just darted off. I thought it was a bit odd.

Is everything all right?

F***'s sake.

PHONE RINGS:

Yeah?

For f***'s sake, why didn't you tell me?

Sorry, Mum.

I mean, come off it, Mark. You know the score out there.

All femmes are fair game. You know? Remember Janice the Jig?

That bird on our crew? Everybody had a go with her, man.

In fact, you even f***ed her in the dunny. You dirty bastard.

I told you to shut your f***ing mouth, you c*nt!

You wouldn't f***ing listen to me. You wouldn't listen!

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