Synopsis – ‘Choice’
Jamie
Thompson (18) is a young male, who is shy, unconfident and scared. These
attributes led him to get himself involved with the wrong people. Jamie is going through a
difficult and challenging experience in his life after making commitments to a gang,
which are known as ‘The Family’. Jamie
finds himself in a situation where, in a question of their commitment to the
gang, he has been asked to kill another boy.
One afternoon
Jamie is pulled aside by gang leader Olario (21) who is an aggressive and
violent male. This aggression is shown in the way he treats Jamie, knowing he
can intimidate him into doing what he wants. Olario gives Jamie a choice by
offering him a knife, but it is a choice Jamie feels he cannot refuse.
That night,
Jamie prepares himself for the worst moment of his life. He pulls on dark,
discreet attire and looks into the knife one last time before he commits to the
attack. Jamie finds himself in an emotional state of anger and fear. He leaves
the house, still unsure of what is about to happen.
After
tracking his target down, Jamie enters an alleyway where he knows he will have
time to escape. With his target walking towards him completely unaware that his
life is in severe danger, Jamie plunges the knife into him. The victim falls to
the floor clutching his stomach. Jamie walks away briskly.
Jamie bursts
through his bathroom door, breathing heavily, full of adrenalin. As he cleans the knife of the bloodstains on
it, the traumatized young boy sinks to the floor in a flood of tears. Has he
made the right choice?
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