The Meeting 'Weak'

My pitch 25 words:


Short drama of a young, working man who is met with a weak, stressed woman, attempting to jump of a bridge and end her life.

Characters:


Neal:

• Male

  

  Neal

• 22 years old
• Smart/casual dressed 
• working in an office job, doing well but lonely

Linda:

Linda

• Female
• 20years old
• Casual dressed
• She is a full time student with part time employment. She is over working, failing and underachieving.

Location:

River 

River Medway (main location)
House/flat








Story idea:


The story is about Neal, a young man in an office job doing well at his job. He wants to live his life in the same routine being quite simple. One day his routine has broken. Neal is running late for work, he has missed the bus so he decides to walk. Walking past the river he notices a woman acting really strange, realising she is attempting to jump off the bridge. Neal tries to take control of the situation and after much determination she is calm and able to talk. Already late for work Neal offers to comfort the woman and stay with her. They both chat and have a coffee. Linda is nervous and is hiding the real reason she is depressed. They both leave and Neal goes to work while Linda decides enough is enough and jumps. Neal learns a few days later in the newspaper the real reason behind it all.