Scene 1 Act 1

(Social worker on the floor in his house asleep)

Social worker: It was a dream? I have hurry, I need to save that boy before it’s too late. I will not let another child die if I can help it.

(Social Worker leaves his house)

Scene 1, Act 2

(Social Worker enters the boy’s house. He looks around the boy, sees him in a corner and runs to him.)

Social Worker: Thank God you’re Ok. I was worried you were hurt or worse.(Boy hugs social worker.)

(Social Worker looks around for the dad)

Social Worker: Where is your father ?

Boy: He hit me then ran off in his car.

Social Worker: I can worry about him later if that’s the case. As long as you’re fine nothing else matters.

(Social Worker and Boy leave the house.)

Scene 2, Act 1

(Social Worker and Boy in the Social Worker’s office.)

Social Worker: Do you have anything you want to talk to me about ?

Boy:…..(silence) Do you mean about my dad ?

Social Worker : Yes.

Boy: He hit me because…because my mum died in a car crash a while ago, and because I was with her and she took her attention off the road since I was talking to her. She died as a result of the crash later in hospital.

Social Worker: I’m sorry to hear that.

Boy:Thank you.

Social worker: But you can’t blame yourself for this. It was in no one’s control.

Boy: But it was.

Social Worker : You need realise in a situation like this only person to blame, was your father.

Boy: Where am I going to go now ?

Social Worker: I was looking into your background, It seems like you have no family that you can stay with so you will have to be put in a foster home.

Boy:Oh.(looks down at the floor, upset.)

Social Worker: Don’t worry, they’re nice people I know both of the people at the home, they love looking after kids, almost as if they were their own. So trust you’ll be fine. (Grins.)

Boy:Ok(Smiles back.)

Social Worker: I will take to you to the home in my car, let’s go.

(Boy and Social Worker leave.)

End.