Trainspotting Page #16

The door opens. Renton's Mother walks in with a bowl of

soup and a piece of bread. Father watches from the doorway.

MOTHER:

We'll help you, son. You'll stay

with us until you get better. We'll

beat this together.

RENTON:

Maybe I could go back to the clinic.

MOTHER:

No. No clinics, no methadone. That

made you worse, you said so

yourself. You lied to us, son,

your own mother and father.

RENTON:

At least get us some Tempazepam.

MOTHER:

No, you're worse coming off that

than you are with heroin. Nothing

at all.

FATHER:

It's a clean break this time.

MOTHER:

You're staying where we can keep

an eye on you.

RENTON:

I do appreciate what you're trying

to do, I really do, but I need

just one score, to ease myself off

it. Just one. Just one.

Mother retreats past Father, who closes the door. The bolts

go home again. Renton lies back and closes his eyes. His

forehead is damp with sweat. He begins to shake. He tosses

and turns, becoming wrapped up in a swathe of blankets. As

he unravels them, he is astonished to find a fully clothed

Begbie in the bed with him.

BEGBIE:

Well, this is a good laugh, you

f***ing useless bastard. Go on,

sweat that shite out of your system,

because if I come back and it's

still there, I'll f***ing kick it

out.

Begbie laughs and covers himself up. Renton rips away the

blankets, but Begbie has gone. Renton looks up. Baby Dawn

is crawling across the ceiling. Renton looks down to see

Diane sitting on the end of the bed. Diane sings

'Temptation' by New Order.

DIANE:

'Oh, you've got green eyes, oh,

you've got red eyes, and I've never

met anyone quite like you before.'

Renton looks back up. Dawn continues her slow crawl, leaving

behind a thick rail of unidentifiable slime. Renton looks

down. Sick Boy sits on the end of the bed, holding a cup

of tea and a chocolate biscuit. Mother stands behind him.

SICK BOY:

It's a mug's game, Mrs Renton. I'm

not saying I was blameless myself,

far from it, but there comes a

time when you have to turn your

back on that nonsense and just say

no.

Sick Boy takes a bit of his biscuit. Dawn crawls on. She

has fangs now. Spud sits on the end of the bed, in a

caricature prison uniform with arrows on it, plus a ball

and chain. Dawn has claws as well. Tommy sits on the end

of the bed. He looks terrible.

TOMMY:

Better than sex, Rents, better

than sex. The ultimate hit. I'm a

f***ing adult. I'll find out for

myself. Well, I've found out all

right.

Renton looks up again just as the baby drops on to his

face. He tears her off and throws her into a corner.

Renton's Mother and Father are washing him. Mother bends

down and picks up the large, damp sponge from the corner,

where it landed. She wipes her son's face with it.

FATHER:

Mark, there's something you need

to do.

INT. CONSULTING ROOM - DAY

A Doctor stands up as Renton enters.

DOCTOR:

Come in. Sit down, please.

They both sit down.

DOCTOR:

Well, you've already spoken to one

of our counsellors, but before we

go on there're just a few questions

I'd like to ask you.

INT. RENTON FAMILY HOME, LIVING-ROOM - DAY

Renton, his mother and Father sit watching television.

INT. STUDIO - DAY

Renton is sitting inside a plastic booth shaped like a

giant syringe. The Doctor, now dressed as a game-show host,

stands in front, with Renton's Mother and Father beside

him.

DOCTOR:

Question number one: the human

immunodeficiency virus is a - what?

FATHER:

Retrovirus?

DOCTOR:

Retrovirus is the correct answer.

Fanfare.

DOCTOR:

Question number two: HIV binds to

which receptor on the host

lymphocyte? Which Receptor?

Mother and Father confer.

FATHER:

CD4.

DOCTOR:

CD4 receptor is the correct answer.

Fanfare.

DOCTOR:

And now, question number three: is

he guilty or not guilty?

MOTHER:

He's our son.

DOCTOR:

Is the correct answer.

Fanfare.

DOCTOR:

And now it's time to 'Take the

Test'.

Lights flash. Music. A garish Hostess walks on with two

envelopes. She holds them out for Mother to choose one.

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