Bullmore - Di and Viv and Rose

She waits, unseen, forRoseto finish with the phone. She turns a ten-pence piece in her hand.Rose Mums just set off and she said to say to you she expects to be home by about ten. I know, well, its a long way from our little village. I Have Travelled To The North! No, not too bad. We stopped halfway so she could have a nap, but she seemed pretty alert. No, its a tiny room but its my room! At university! The only thing is the flats really ugly.

The walls are painted breeze blocks! I know. And theres no window in the kitchen! Theres a big poster about chip-pan fires and a blanket to put yourself out with if needs be. No, quite, hopefully not. And a telly! I know! Why would you want a telly in the kitchen? Viv Its a microwave. Roseturns and seesViv, waiting.Rose Sorry? Viv Its not a telly. Its a microwave.

An electronic oven. Rose Oh. (Back to Charlie.) Apparently its a microwave. An electronic oven. Viv Are you going to be long? Rose No. Oh.

You havent got a spare ten p, have you? Viv No. Blackout.Lights up onDi, cap perched far back on her head.Roseappears.Rose Hello! We live in the same flat. Im Rose. Di Im Di. Hello. Rose Ive just been to the shop.

Its useless. The carrots are bendy, the potatoes are green. I said to the shopkeeper: Have you got any proper vegetables? Its the student shop! They should sell proper things! Di Its expensive as well. Rose I know. But its full of boys. Rose Well, when you do, honestly, its absolutely amazing. Rose Well, when you do, honestly, its absolutely amazing.

And thats what this is like, except boys. Fields of boys. Dont you love it? Di Im gay. Rose Oh, thats great! Blackout.Lights up onVivandDi. Vivpushes a bike. Di Its only for a year. Viv Did you hear about the heroic stand against apartheid? Di No. Viv Theres a lad down the corridor. Viv Theres a lad down the corridor.

Last night, he went and threw a can of white paint over Barclays Bank by the crappy student shop. Ten minutes later, police are on his doorstep. Hes flabbergasted. Di Security camera? Viv White footprints all the way back to his front door. Blackout.Lights up onRose, pushing her bike.Diappears.Rose Di! Look! She takes a bunch of coriander from her bike basket.Di What is it? Rose Smell it. She squeezes a leaf and holds her fingers underDis nose.Di Weird.

What is it? Rose Coriander. Di What is it? Rose A herb. Di You eat it? Rose Yes. I found the Indian market. Its amazing. Blackout.Lights up onRose, on the payphone.Rose Hello, Charlie! Fine, thank you. Blackout.Lights up onRose, on the payphone.Rose Hello, Charlie! Fine, thank you.

Hows Mum? Oh well, give her a kiss when she wakes up. The course is fine. Weve had to buy tons of books. Theyre so expensive. Art history books especially are, because of the pictures. Vivappears, with a ten-pence piece in her hand, as before.

She watchesRose, as before.Rose Oh. Well. Not so good. Honestly, Charlie, theyre all peculiar. Theres one girl. A dentist student.

Dental student. Once a week, she goes to Asda, which is a supermarket, and she buys a pack of cheese, and she cuts it into seven pieces, and she wraps them up in cling film and she writes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on them! Theres one girl in the flat whos nice. Di. I tell you something amazing. Theres a girl in the flat next door who dresses like its the war. Rose Oh. Hello. Hello.

I think it looks brilliant, by the way. (Back to Charlie.) Guess what? The girl who dresses like its the wars standing right beside me. Waiting for the phone. Quite, mustnt hog it, better let Mrs Miniver have a go. Bye, Charlie. She puts the phone down. All yours. Blackout.Lights up onDi, on the payphone.Di Thanks for the parcel, Mum. Blackout.Lights up onDi, on the payphone.Di Thanks for the parcel, Mum.

It came today. I had a bit just now with a cuppa. Excellent. And one of my flatmates shes really into cooking she said it was the best Dundee cake shed ever had. Rose. No, I dont like the others much.

Theres a girl next door whos interesting. Viv. Im having a drink with her tonight. The Sports Centres excellent. Im on the hockey team, the netball team and the soccer team. Yep.

Lots of boys about. Roseappears, with bike.Diwaves.Di Okay, Mum, Ill phone you Friday. Ta-ra. Rose Di! Im cooking tonight! Di Can Viv come? Rose Of course. Whos Viv? Di Next door. Di Shes a laugh! Rose She doesnt like me. Di She doesnt know you. Rose Why does she dress like that? Di Shes does Sociology. Rose Lets have Viv over then. Rose Lets have Viv over then.

Its channa dhal and chapatis. Blackout.Lights up onDi. Vivappears.Di Do you fancy eating at my place before we go out? Rose is cooking. Viv The annoying one? Di Shes all right. Viv Whats she cooking? Di I cant say it, but itll be good. Viv Okay.

See you in a bit. Di