The Circuit Page #4

Let's just get the f*** out.

OK. I'll call a cab.

I'll get the coffee.

What? The coffee. The civet coffee.

He threw it away. F*** him!

Ten minutes,

then I'm leaving without you.

This coffee...

You see, there's a thing

like a weasel...

Oh, is that civet coffee?

Yeah. It's supposed to be delicious.

Yeah, it's the acid...

The acid in the digestive tract.

Yeah.

They threw it out! What is it,

like, 25 quid a pound? 27.50.

Take it! Take it with you while

no-one's looking. Yeah, I will.

Thanks, Danny. Thanks.

So, how's it going out there?

It's calmed down a bit.

I think they're all nuts. Nat told

me about the ex-wife. That's crazy.

Buying a house just so you can be

near your ex-wife -

what's that about? That's not

why he's buying the house. What?

It's not why he's buying the house.

It's not about his ex-wife.

It's about his daughter. Sasha has

a daughter? Yeah, Molly. She's ten.

Lovely girl, really smart, funny.

I mean, I love Helene,

but she's never going to let

that girl be in his life.

Oh, that is...

f***ed up! Love is f***ed up.

Sasha is right. People are bastards.

What do you mean? Well, you know,

I see an old lady get carted off

the train and I don't do anything.

I just go to a dinner party and

pretend I care. F***ing hold court!

That's bullshit.

You cared about that woman.

That's why you needed to talk about

her tonight. No, I know, but...

Do you think? Sasha's not right,

Gabe. Sasha's angry.

People are basically good.

You want to know what sort of person

you'd be in a crisis?

The answer is you'd be you. A person

doing the best you can, getting by.

You'd just be you.

Yeah, you're right. I'll just be me.

Look, Danny, Helene told us that

you'd had a hard time, that you'd...

Well, you know, and I must admit

I was a little scared

cos I thought

you'd be a bit more Morrissey.

But you're just so...sorted.

Thank you. No, I mean it.

You're the only one here who

seems remotely happy.

I'm not always happy.

No, I know. I mean, sure, who is?

But if I'm honest, you're the first

person I've met since I moved

to this f***ing area that I've

actually wanted to talk to.

You've got it figured out.

You're smart, you're calm...

Look, I'm just saying it's great

talking to you.

Yeah, well, I suppose I am.

I am calm because...

Well, I've made a decision.

I'm doing it tonight.

Right. Doing what?

Are you serious?

I wanted to see Helene before...

She's been a great friend.

Wait, hang on a minute.

That doesn't seem...

What do you mean, like,

kill yourself?

Dead?

Pretty dead, yeah. But you seem

so good. You're happy, you're fine.

I like you.

I'm happy, yeah, because I've made

a decision, but last week,

if you'd have seen me,

I was screwed up in a ball of agony.

That's what my life's generally

like - not tonight, not this.

And I've been through years of it -

treatment and hospitals.

No, wait, hang on.

There are so many things, like, er,

music and poetry...

Not poetry,

but have you seen Boyhood?

I heard somewhere that a hot bath

can really just... Gabe, Gabe...

A hot bath isn't going to

cure what I've got.

Look, I get to do this now when I

feel good. I'm making my own choice.

Isn't that the right way to go?

Yeah, all right. Look, don't.

What? All right? Because...

Well, just don't.

It was really nice meeting you,

Gabe.

OK, cab's here, it's all sorted.

I've told them Sonia

has a temperature and the shits.

I think that might be a bit too

much, but I just panicked.

Either way,

we are out of here and that is it.

We never see these f***ing people

again in our lives, OK?

Gabe? Hmm?

What are you doing?

Well, our taxi's here

so we're just going to...

I'm sorry it was a little bit of

a dramatic evening. Well...

It's just Sasha and I had

a few things we needed to sort out.

But we've sorted them out now,

haven't we, darling? Yeah, yeah.

We're not going to get the house.

No, Dorset is, er...

Dorset is dead. Oh, that's great!

You made the right decision.

Good for you, Sasha.

Yeah, my life is here.

I don't know what I was thinking.

Yes, our life is here. Just us.

Sorry if I was a bit...

So, despite everything, I hope you

had a wonderful evening

and a wonderful introduction

to our lovely, lovely area.

Oh! It was great. Thank you!

It was lovely to come round.

You're all great! We must do it

again sometime.

OK, when?

When?

When?

Next week? Fantastic! Yeah!

Our place next.

You are one of us now.

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