Synopsis 2

Oblivious


It’s Christmas day and the Costello family are awakening. All the family have come together in the one home for this special occasion. There is a lot of excitement in the household, and they all go down to open there presents. Katie is given a new mobile phone for Christmas. Her mother explains that she has been given this because of how well she is doing in school and that they are all so proud of her. They start but the mother Rachel notices that he youngest daughter Katie hasn’t come down yet, so she calls for her. The present open session ends and they all go to get dressed. Mel (the eldest of Rachel’s children) is in the bathroom applying the finishing touches to herself. She turns around to straighten her dress down, upon looking down she sees the tip of a pregnancy test in the bathroom bin. Rachel then begins to bang on the bathroom door as she needs to go in. Mel lifts the test and sees that it is positive, she places it back in the bin. She opens the door to let her mum and pats her on the stomach whilst saying “I can’t wait for dinner”. Rachel frowns and then goes into the bathroom. Rachel goes to spray her hair with hairspray but it is empty so she drops it into the bin, and the test falls out. She frowns again to see a pregnancy test on the floor and picks it up and sees that it says positive. She hides the test back in the bin and leaves. Rachel is now cutting vegetables in the kitchen when she is joined by Mel who pours herself a glass of wine. The mother asks “You sure you should be drinking that?” as a hint to the audience that we now think she thinks Mel is pregnant. The comments continue over dinner until Mel can not take anymore and shouts “What do you think I am pregnant or something?!” in which the mother replies “Well I’m certainly not and I found a pregnancy test in the bathroom this morning”. Mel replies “How could you even think that of me mum, it’s not me!” Rachel shouts back “Well who is it then Mel?!” There is an awkward silence and confused faces at the dinner table. The silence breaks as Katie reveals that it is hers. Rachel gasps covering her face. Adam (Dad) tells Katie not to be so stupid. She stands in frustration and confirms that it is hers and that she doesn’t believe in abortion and runs upstairs. Rachel begins to break down, and the rest of the family are stunned. Adam is left in shock.