Charlie and his friends are smoking cannabis in a field when one of them, Jay, cuts his hand on broken glass. Jay's sister Yas wants to take him to the hospital but doesn't want to walk alone. Others pressure Charlie, who has been smoking, to drive them. Reluctantly, Charlie agrees. While driving slowly and carefully, Charlie sees police and becomes panicked. He slams on the brakes just in time to avoid hitting a small child, leaving the three staring at the road in shock.

1. “Just Drive”
[SOCIAL REALISM]
Epsom Downs, early evening. Charlie, 17, and five friends (four also aged 17
and one aged 18) sit on the field smoking cannabis. The group chats and they
laugh as the joint is being passed round. Smoke slowly fills the air around
them. Yas, the only girl of the group, sits opposite Charlie. There is an
exchange of looks between them as their eyes meet across the group. Shyly,
Charlie looks away. Yas is passed the joint. She stands up, walks over and
sits down next to Charlie. She takes a toke and holds it out for him to take.
Charlie tells her that he does not want to as he is driving. Yas persuades him
to do some and so he does. Relaxed, Charlie’s friend, Jay, leans back on his
hands. Landing on broken glass, he quickly moves his hand and looks at it to
find blood oozing from the wound. Panic fills the faces of the others. Yas, his
sister, is worried and wants to get him home. A member of the group asks
Charlie to drive them, and another person also begins to put pressure on him
to drive. Charlie refuses to drive as he is stoned and does not want to lose his
licence. Jay assures everyone that he is fine as he puts a tissue on it. Yas
tells him that he needs to get it checked out as it may be infected. She says
that she will walk with him to the hospital. Jay reluctantly gets up. Someone
else in the group says, “Your not gonna let her walk are you Charlie?” Under
pressure he decides to drive. The three of them make their way to the car.
Now on the road, Charlie drives slowly and carefully. Yas sits in the front seat
and Jay in the back with his head rested against the window. Charlie’s eyes
are fixed on the road in front of him. His eyes are wide and panicked. Sounds
around him become muffled and distant. Driving through the main high street,
he slowly looks to the left to see police officers in an unmarked vehicle. He
watched them in his rear view mirror. Yas assures him that they have not
been seen and she tells him to speed up. He turns his eyes back to the road
and slams on the brakes. Tires screech. A small child picks up their ball from
in front of the car and walks back to the path. He looks at Charlie. The three
are left staring at the road.