92 Days before – scene 27

Mark is sat in the kitchen working, Elizabeth walks in and places a bag on the floor.

Elizabeth: Mark?

Mark places the sheet down

Mark: Yeah

Elizabeth: I can’t do this anymore.

Mark looks confused and starts walking slowly towards her.

Mark: Do what?

Elizabeth: This? She shrugs, we work together we don’t speak, we come here, and we don’t speak. It’s not what I imagined when we first got together.

Mark: Where has this come from?

Elizabeth: It’s been building for weeks Mark.

Elizabeth reaches her hand out and strokes at Mark’s face.

Elizabeth: You have the world inside your head Mark. At the moment you are focusing on this thing, you don’t have the place for me or for anyone. You need to do this.

Mark: What, we go to work and pretend we never happened? that isn’t going to work Liz.

Elizabeth: No, I couldn’t do that. I love this job Mark I really do and I appreciate you letting me come on this journey with you but for my sanity, I’m going to have to leave.

Mark: You can’t leave now we are this close to getting things going.

Elizabeth’s hands shoot in the air.

Elizabeth: This, this is what I mean. God show some humanity Mark, I just said I’m leaving you and your calm. The bit you get angry about is that I’m leaving the show. This is exactly what I mean.

Mark: I care about…

Elizabeth: You care about your ego and your work Mark. That’s all it ever was. You were with me because I smiled and giggled over every word you said, now I don’t boost your self-esteem you don’t talk to me. Pretty sure that’s all Daniel is as well, just someone else to tell you how good you are.  You’re right there is more to you than just being a genius, you’re a workaholic, un-feeling recluse.

Mark nods.

Mark: Yeah

Elizabeth shakes her head slowly, tears welling up in her eyes

Elizabeth: I loved you Mark.

Mark’s jaw tightens

Mark: You’re right, I can’t work with this.

Elizabeth nods and walks away, grabbing her bag she walks towards the door and slams it. Camera focuses on Mark as he breathes rapidly.

Mark: Dammit.

End scene with Mark picking up his laptop and going back to writing.