Blood Brother Lines Flashcards
Narrator:
There’s a full moon shining on a hole in the clay,
Only black cards delt on the thirteenth day,
Two spoons in a cup and an itching knee,
Oh Jesus shine your light on me,
Oh Jesus shine your light on me.
Oh Jesus shine your light on me
Come in, come in. It’s terrific to see you, Mickey. Sit down, sit down. Will you have a drink?
No.I’ve had loads.
Ah, well erm…
I’ve been with our Sammy. Remember our Sammy?
Yes of course. How is he?
How is he (Laughs) He’s ok. He was going to come up here with me. But he couldn’t he is working tonight.
Ah really.What does he do?
He robs! (Eddie unsure but laughing) Like you do!
Pardon.
You robbed my missis!
Mickey what’s going on?
Oh I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you what’s going on! (He produces a gun.) Our Sammy lent me this. It’s the real thing, you know. He’s moved on from air pistols. (Pause) Know why I borrowed this, Eddie? Mm?
(Moving) Mickey,I think…
(Shrieking and stopping him in his tracks.) Don’t you move! (Pause) Everything I thought was mine… is yours. Is there anything in my life that isn’t controlled by you, Eddie?
Mickey, all I’ve tried to do is help. Linda and I, we’re not, I just took her out occasionally. Tried to cheer her up.
Thanks. Thanks. You do everything for me don’t you Eddie. Well thanks! You’ve got the power… and the control and you do all these things for me.(Pause) Well why didn’t I have any power… any control?
Look, Mickey…
No! You look…’cause I’ve got the power now. (Waving the gun) this says I have. Move over there. (He does so) Now move across there. (He does do) Now over there… And put your hands up!
Don’t you think you should put that thing away Mickey?
(Shouting) Don’t you move! (Pause) How does it feel Eddie? You’re not in control now are you? I am! (Pause) I thought my job was mine; but it’s not; you fixed it up. My house. It’s not mine. You did it. My wife. Even Linda’s not mine. My son does he belong to you as well?
Mickey!
I should shoot you, Eddie, do you know that. I should shoot you. But I know I won’t. Be up even with this… even holding this to your head, I’m still not in control of anything, am I? I don’t have any power, do I?
(Afraid) I… I don’t know, Mickey.
(Pause) Don’t you? I do. It’s not even a real gun, Eddie! It’s a model, a fake. You couldn’t shoot nothing with it! (Holds it out as if to fire at Eddie) Look!
(The Mother bursts into the scene. She screams at Mickey)
The Mother: Mickey! Don’t… Don’t kill him!
Mickey:(Laughing) It’s all right look it’s just a…(Going to fire)
The Mother: Mickey… don’t. He’s your brother!(Nodding) Yes, you were twins.
(The two of them look at her.Mrs Lyons enters with a gun.)
Mrs Lyons: You told them, I knew you would. You’re a witch.But you see, it didn’t come true. I’ll still have Edward.
(She goes to shoot Mickey. Eddie screams ‘Mother’ as he runs in front of Mickey. Eddie is shot. Mrs Lyons pauses for a moment before turning the gun on Mickey. They are both dead.)
Narrator::
So, did you ever hear the tale of the Johnston twins
As like each other as two new pins,
How one was kept, one given away
They were born… And they died, on the self-same-day.
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