She is the most complicated of the characters. She is very intelligent, and she knows what she wants but struggles to get there. She is easily swayed and has an addictive personality. She is grieving from the loss of Benji and considering what they went through, she feels unnecessarily guilty. Determined to keep these feelings at bay, she distracts herself through alcohol abuse. She is short tempered and is therefore quick to assume the worst in every situation and everyone.

 

Benji 

 

Benji is a memory from the past of Ophelia’s. He brought the toxicity of the relationship. Benji overdosed in the past which meant he died but Ophelia couldn’t do anything to help him. He got her into alcohol and even when she wanted to stop, he was the one who pulled her back into this cycle. He is a narcissist. He makes everything seem like it’s her fault when he was the one responsible of causing problems within the relationship. However, he is free spirited and cares for Ophelia, an unhealthy amount.

 

Eli

 

Ophelia’s best friend for the last 10 years. They went to the same uni together and have now become flatmates. He empathizes with Ophelia as her boyfriend did die however, he cannot understand why Ophelia places him on a high pedestal as he dragged her into the darkness with him. He is incredibly loyal to Ophelia. He wants to hold her hand through this journey.

 

Lecturer

 

Lecturer of Accounting. Wants the best for the students and seems particularly vexed by Ophelia’s demeanour. They are invested in her but disappointed in her change of attitude.

 

'How did I do that'

'You left!'

'You’re not completely innocent Ophelia. You pushed me to that point.'

 

Scene 2:

Ophelia wakes up the next day hungover. They both wake up to an alarm. She groans and looks like shit. She wakes up to the sound of the shower. His jacket lays on the bed. She checks her phone and it’s 10:04 her lecture started at 10. She then starts to scramble about the room screaming ‘you didn’t wake me up’ 
‘shit you do this every time’.

As she runs out of the door she screams ‘I’ve got to go I’ll text you after.'

 

Scenes we want:

We want to play around with the past and present - surrounding Ophelia’s encounters with Benji.

Benji should be dead but not a ghost, it is just her memories of the past. In the present, he will be the conscience.

Essentially this is a story through grief, but it isn't about grief.

We need to put little easter eggs in the script to indicate the past and present that will be unknown to the audience until the end.

Alcohol abuse is the main priority. 

Eli needs to be introduced as an old friend who knew Benji.

Glamorisation of substance abuse at uni.

Boyfriend already parties a lot, so she easily gets roped into the party scene and no one notices that she is getting too engrossed in it.

Suddenly she stops going to lectures because she is always hungover and the boyfriend starts to notice she is drinking every day.

Always in bed for ages after a binge.

Has an argument with her boyfriend because she’s taken it too far but during the confrontation she is under the influence.

He walks out, unable to have an adult conversation with her.

She goes out on a binge afterwards unable to cope with the loss.

Goes too far and she ends up choking on her own sick.

Boyfriends comes around the next day to apologise and finds her dead. (Silent scream at the end).