Whose Life is it Anyway?

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Whose Life is it Anyway? Nurse Sadler enters Ken's room with his breakfast. NURSE Morning Mr Harrison, and how are you today? KEN Oh I'm just fine, I've just got back from my morning session at the gym and my brisk walk though the park I thought I might go for a swim later. NURSE I can see the sarcasm levels are high this morning Mr Harrison. Well after all of that you must have worked yourself up quite an appetite. Do you feel like having some breakfast? KEN That all depends what it is. NURSE Well it looks lovely; toast, cereal and orange juice. ----------------------------------------------------------- KEN Oh go on then! Sister Anderson enters ====================== SISTER Morning Mr Harrison you have a visitor. KEN If it's that Mrs Boyle and her so-called handy tips and helpful ways, I think I'll pass. SISTER You are one for quick fire comments Mr Harrison. KEN No, I am one for being brutally honest. Something you doctors, nurses and so-called medical social workers have a problem with… honesty! Whenever I say something remotely awkward or candid, you just pretend that I haven't said anything at all. SISTER You are awfully angry today Mr Harrison. Ken rolls his eyes over at the Sister's comment. KEN (sarcastically) Oh! Well I must be clinically insane then. I mean I'm only paralysed from the neck down. How foolish of me to be angry. Ken is frustrated and appears to be slightly out of breath. SISTER Calm down Mr Harrison. I am not here to decide whether you are not clinically insane or not, merely to let you know that you have a visitor, and no, before you say anything, it's not Mrs Boyle, it's Jennifer. KEN Jennifer! SISTER Yes Jennifer, your fiancée, or have you worked yourself in to such a state that you don't even remember your own fiancée. But more seriously, do you feel up to having a visitor? KEN Yes, yes of course, I feel fine.

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