"He had to have a flaw"

                                    

                                          
We enter Laura's bedroom. Laura is on her bed, whilst Ellie is on a blowup bed on the floor. 
Laura: "How are you doing?"
Ellie: "Honestly, just numb."
Laura: "Makes sense, what are you gonna do?"
Ellie: "I don't have a clue i'm just, living in the moment a little more and just appreciating life, like, i can breath, i can talk to you, i can touch things... This can be taken at any minute, and some psycho... Took my parents away." *sobs*
Laura: "Hey, come here *she edges closer to her and puts arm around her*, you're here right now, OK? You are safe, and your parents will live on through you, yano?"
Ellie: "Yeah maybe, i guess so, yeah. Everything is just, moving around me, i just need time to stand still"
Laura: "Yeah i get that sometimes."
Ellie: "Fuck i just hope Ben is OK. What even happened?"
Laura: "Was just some Reporter, sticking his nose in your business and he was sticking up for you, and then it all kicked off"
Ellie: "What, he just snapped at him?"
Laura: "Yep"
Ellie: "That's just... *she catches herself a little*, so out of character for him, don't you think?"
Laura: "We never really know what someone is like at the end of the day, we all react differently to things, he was just being protective i guess"
Ellie: "He's just never struck me as the violent type really"
Laura: "No? I don't think he is personally"
Ellie: "Was it scary?"
Laura: "A little, everyone was just on edge at the time so i guess he just snapped"
Ellie: "How long did it take for him to get to that point?"
Laura: "Not too long, we were only there for maybe a minute before the news guy pulled up"
Ellie: "And just like that he went for him?"
Laura: "There was a little back and forth but yeah it wasn't a huge push he needed to hit him"
Ellie: "Huh, right. Do you think he'll be let off?"
Laura: "Maybe, maybe just a caution? I'm not really wise to these things so I couldn't say"
Ellie: "Yeah, hopefully he's out tonight *message pops up*, oh it's Jane... She said we're back in tomorrow? We're in early apparently for a special meeting?"
Laura: "How early?"
Ellie: "5am... I'll call her"
Laura: "OK, that's like, super early"
Ellie: "Yep... i'll make sure it's not a typo *rings*...*line ends*. Huh?"
Laura: "Not going through"
*tries again*
*Call doesn't go through.*
Ellie: "Hang on she's texted, it says 'sorry, can't call, today has really crushed me so i'm getting an early night, see you tomorrow'"
Laura: "Okay that's fair enough i guess... I think we should do the same, it's past midnight"
Ellie: "Yeah sure *Turns over*"
Laura: "I'm setting an alarm now... Done... Night"
Ellie: "Alright, Night" 
Ellie seems restless and twitchy, whilst Laura seems composed and comfortable. 
The camera pans out to the back garden of Laura's house. 
End of Chapter five.