The Midnight After

Sorry, Excuse me

Who is?

Hey, Suet?

Yes, speaking

Can you cover for me; just this one shift?

What, right now?

From Mong Kok to Tai Po

My wife's in labor and

I'm on my way to the hospital

Sorry, man, I'm busy... It's my night off

Busy? You're just out gambling aren't you?

Gimme a break, I'm just having fun

What's in it for me?

Suet, buddy, please help me out!

You owe me money, but I'll wait till next month!

I don't really know the Tai Po route

Hang on, I have a winner here!

Suet, it's dead easy

They pay when they get on

Start from Argyle Street, into Waterloo Road

Straight through the Lion Rock Tunnel...

towards the racecourse

Go past the University, and take Tai Po Road

Finally arriving to Kwong Fuk Road

Alright, whatever...

I'll pay you back in six months, okay?

Huh? That's a hard bargain!

Is it a deal?

Alright, it's a deal

Hurry up, you a**hole!

2am start, from the corner of Mong Kok Road

Next stop, Mong Kok subway station

Watch where you're going, Four-Eyes!

What are you staring at?

Move! You're in my way!

I'll run you over!

Damn idiot!

This ain't working, got anything else?

Better take the next one

Okay, we're full

Let's go

I... just need one pack

- One pack?

- That'll do me

You sorry-ass cheapskate!

$3,000, pay UP!

$3,000?

Motherf***er! You won't get away with this!

How much is it?

$13... $26 for two

Thanks

I'm heading for Mei Foo now

I won't go back to Tai Po tonight

I can't...

Why not? I thought we had a date?

We did, but I didn't know...

I'd have my period today

So what if you do?

It's unlucky to do it on a 'red day'

I'm not superstitious

You're so bad!

It's not like we haven't done it before

But it's gross

Then I'll go back to Tai Po, will you miss me?

Of course I will

'F' for Ferguson, 'F' for failure!

You think? We're gonna win this year!

Just wait, Mourinho will be back next season

Sorry, Ferguson is retiring!

Not gonna argue with you

Why? Scared of losing?

Try that way

Stay right there!

A**hole! Leave if you dare!

I'll never lend you another cent!

What do you want?

Whatever, you're acting crazy

I'm asking one last time...

Are you leaving or not?

That's enough, let's go

Go,go,go!

You prick, I'm telling you...

if my dad hears about this, he'll kill you

Great, I get to go to bed earlier!

What are you looking at, show me

Found something good?

HEY, Young man!

Sit up front, we'll start soon

None of your business!

Watch where you're going!

Sorry...

- Hey, sit up front

- Sorry, sorry

Come on, let's get moving

There you go!

Told you to keep your nose out of it!

Okay, full load!

Sit tight! We're on our way!

Off we go!

Sh*t, weren't they the ones who were arguing?

Major accident; it's a big one

Operator, operator

Turning out of Mong Kok Road...

Just seen an accident, call an ambulance!

Anyone hear me?

Hey, the last guy who got on hasn't paid

He's asleep

Driver, he's asleep

Already?

Alright, I understand

He can pay when he gets off

Working leaves you beat, I know

Time to call my brothers...

Hey,Keung,Keung...

What's going on?

Hey, Lam's wife is about to give birth!

What a happy occasion

I'm doing his shift tonight

He's giving me six months to pay back a debt!

Isn't it a happy occasion?

I told you it was my lucky day!

You're quite something

Calling, calling...

Hey, guys, this is Suet!

Biggie, Keung, Tall Kit!

Anyone hear me?

Hello? No-one's answering?

Anyone there?

Sorry, I'm being a bit loud

Anyone know if Lam's baby has arrived yet?

Hello? Hello?

Anybody hear me?

Damn this thing, I knew

I shouldn't have been stingy!

You can't reach him?

He's not picking up, how about you?

I've sent a dozen texts

Nothing at all

He drags us to Tai Po to watch football on TV...

Now we're here...

And he's not picking up! What a jerk!

At last you get it! You're too nice to him!

Don't talk nonsense!

Just keep calling him

Baby, where have you gone?

I've left you so many messages

Why don't you get back to me?

Call me back

Honey, have you noticed...

anything weird about the road tonight?

You're right

Something's wrong, this can't be right

Isn't it weird the road's so quiet?

There's nobody around, not even cars

What's weird about that?

This road has always been quiet

No, this is weirdly quiet

There's not a single car in sight

What time is it now, buddy?

Premier League matches are over by now

It's his fault, we were in Tsim Sha Tsui...

We'd watched the match and were heading home...

Then our Tai Po friend asked us

over to watch La Liga

You're wearing English-team

jersies to watch La Liga?

Exactly

Back when I was in the First Division...

...we kept going right through the night!

Driver, let us off at Four Pillars

You got it

Thanks

Man, what's wrong?

Are you okay? Get him to the sidewalk first

My stomach hurts...

What can we do in the middle of the night?

I'll call the clinic

Keep calling, let's get him back to the dorm first

Hang in there, man

We're almost there

- Let's sit him down

- Easy, easy

Lie down first

Don't scare me

Was it something you ate?

That can't be it, the rest of us are fine!

Don't argue, let's find some help

Let's go

What is this? Bone dry!

Wow... It's really quiet

Is this really Tai Po?

Okay, who's getting off here?

What? No-one?

Driver?

Are we in Tsuen Wan yet?

Tsuen Wan?

Yeah

This is Tai Po

Tai Po?

Oh sh*t...

Nobody's getting off...

Are you kidding?

It's ringing but no-one's picking up

I've tried quite a few times

I can't find my boyfriend

He's not replying me

What kind of shitty network is this?

I'm switching my account tomorrow!

What's going on? Network signal is okay...

Hey, are you guys getting off or not?

I don't get it, they're not picking up

They're normally up until at least 5am

Don't worry about it!

If you're so cool with it, you try!

Hey! If this is your stop, please get off!

Hang on!

Nobody is taking any of our calls

Something must have happened

There's no-one on the streets

The only thing here is our minibus

I don't know what's going on

How about trying the radio?

Good idea!

Don't break it, buddy...

This ain't my minibus

Damn...

It's the same on all frequencies

Call the police, they're sure to answer

That's right

It's useless, I've tried already

Impossible

You're right, the police call centre...

always answers calls

As long as there's anyone there

What you mean is...

What I mean is let's stop kidding ourselves...

that everything's normal out there

I think we all need to pause for a bit...

to see what's staring us in the face

Everyone has disappeared

This minibus is the only thing left

Along with us on board

How can that be?

He's gone haywire

Didn't you hear him?

He says everyone has disappeared

Take it a bit further, won't you?

Maybe there are killer birds out there!

- I'm scared

- Shut up

You're crazy

Wait a minute! The Lion Rock Tunnel...

As we were going through the tunnel...

...I blinked and the truck vanished

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