The Courier: Episode 1

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The Courier by Ennofon and Dara Mortel Episode one.

Shh. I've seen dead bodies before. This isn't my first funeral, but I never spoke in front of people. People I don't know. People I never met before. About a woman I only met two weeks ago.

Take your time.

Her name is Rosa. Rosa Brennan. The woman who... The woman in the casket. and in the big photo in front of it with flowers all around. and on the paper they gave me at the door. In loving memory of Rosa, a loving wife, mother, daughter. Teacher. Shows a lot of things. Но сейчас она просто... The woman in the casket

Just start with how you knew her.

Uh-huh.

Thank you.

Delivery ! Here.

Thanks.

Alright, mate.

ID please.

I'm outside in the smoking area

I don't usually remember names or faces. Only the outside doors, windows, gate or no gate, big or small. It's like my first impression of you.

Lean X.

If you look inside and

Unfinished. Like they don't have to paint and thought no one's going to notice.

Then a mate start giving it and I think you know what? Be the bigger person, walk away. So I head back in, empty my pockets, swallow out. Tonight's on me. I don't know.

One, two, three. Home sweet home where you wipe your feet.

Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE

Plastic.

This is her rope.

I still need to see I D.

I haven't got it. That's what I'm tryna tell ya. You ain't listenin'.

He's right. I wasn't. It could be anything. Driving license, passport.

This a joke. Ask him for my passport. Where's yours? Yeah, you don't have one, do you?

He's right. I don't.

It's just vapes, my friend.

His face goes all red and veiny but it doesn't matter. I won't remember it. And he will forget mine too. Come on, I look older than you. Sorry, but I still need to see the

You ain't sorry, you're loving it. Just piss off.

He's not wrong. And he's not right either. I'm not sorry, but I don't love it. I don't care if Ben gets his vapes or not. I just can't risk it. He could be a mystery shopper. Trust no one, Omar says. He's on his last strike.

Failed delivery.

One more delivery, then I'm back home to Mama's Bermasoup, Amna and Call of Duty.

Remedy grill, grilled chicken wrap, sweet potato fries, 2.1 miles, 5 pounds and 47 pence.

Decline.

Pizza Express 2 pizzas 1 American hot 1 pineapple and ham garlic dough bowls 1 mile 7 pounds and 90 pence.

Seven ninety. Except.

Thank you. House on the end. Big-ish. Lights on. Grey fence, white stones, white door. The kind of place that tips. The door's open. Hello?

Thank you.

Delivery! Back inside.

Come back.

Hey!

Come come back Hello? Hello? Hello, autores. Opel.

First thing I see is an arm. Behind an island. Not moving. I go closer. Hello? Miss? Miss. Oh no!

Uh

The first time I saw a dead body, I was terrified. We went to my aunties for tea. Mama made a cake. Baba and all the uncles ate it in the living room. Driving home through Omdurman.

Something like

Mama must have noticed too.

No

감사합니다.

No one to annoy. I watch the buildings and trees blur together when Deshnuda!

कيف अरजआ वरा

The man who was already dead in the road, Papa says. I look out back, his face down in the dust. Another car passes over him. आम नगदर नगीर He says we cannot stop.

Miss? Please? Thank you.

Yes, please wake up!

Which service do you require?

Yeah.

Mohammed Osman is waiting. Sorry, I didn't catch that. Did you mean stop the music?

Stop the music!

Stopping music. Your food order has arrived. Your courier Mohammed Osman is waiting.

Where? Where is your phone?

Face not recognized. Try again.

I'm so sorry. Open your eyes Please. She had blue eyes. Same as her dress.

Элит.

I can't I need to Someone else will.

Thank you.

No more singing. We keep driving. Past my school.

Thank you.

Pass home. Baba, stop! The road is wet. Flooded.

Thank you.

But it's not raining. It's Red.

Thank you.

Your order has arrived. Your courier Muhammad Horseman is waiting.

Turn it off! I turn around and I see him. The already dead man. Standing, running after the car. After us.

Amen.

I see. Him. But it's... BUBO! No one's driving. We're just drifting. Drowning. Vamos. Not mama anymore. Blue eyes. The woman I left on the kitchen floor. She opens her mouth. But nothing. Nothing comes out. Accepted it. But it doesn't stop Het is everywhere. Oh my God.

That's a bad word.

Anna, why are you in my room?

What did you say a bad word?

Get out! He didn't.

I heard you

It was a a dream. A a really bad dream. You know like the one you had last week when you started crying and I let you in my bed?

I wasn't crying.

Well, this one was way worse and way more ill.

What happened?

I don't remember all of it, but in the dream I must have said a bad word and then it came out in real life. You know, like when you're dreaming like you're on the toilet and then you wet the bed.

As that happens here, Okay, but I'm still telling mommy said a bad word.

No you're not, come here. Are you gonna tell?

Yep.

Really?

Okay, okay, I win, I promise. Why did you bring two pizzas home? And they are bad there's two pizzas.

What? Nothing. I am taking out the bill.

This is crying.

She needs to know

Why? Why are you locking your door? What were you doing that you need you a door to close?

Nothing.

Your father is not here to talk to you about Do the thing?

It wasn't doing anything.

What if?

Shame on you. Allah sees everything. Give me the pen.

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I'm checking the news every five minutes.

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criticism of the rising

Yeah very wet.

No one here likes the rain. They've even got a song about it. Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day. Amna sang it every day for a year after she first landed. I hate that song. But it rains good. When it rains, people stay home. When people stay home, they order food. And when they eat, we eat.

Thank you.

Yeah. Maggie, cheers. Is that it? Or you wanna stay for dinner? Are you scared of cats? They don't bite.

No.

Alleg it.

I need to take a picture.

Oh sorry they're camera shy.

I mean the parcel, not the

Love, just don't get me in it.

Thanks. Bye. Teen kills women outside the club. Cardiff woman dies weeks after car crash. None are here. No white female founded in the kitchen. No black male, five nine, big Afro beard, riding a bike. No suspect or victim. Maybe she was But I swear I checked. 680. Accept. Well it out.

Emergency, which service do you require?

Bye bye. Watch where you're going!

SWAT!

Sorry. You okay? Yeah, yeah. Fine. You sure? I said I'm fine. No more music. No more deliveries.

Yo my people, back with another day in the life of a very young and very handsome courier. Let's go see the most important person in my life. My barber. Look at this.

Well I don't even recognize myself. I'm a

He takes the touch! Lovely control!

What a

The keeper sending forward, he's gonna do it! No!

Oh.

What? Ya, ya, gol gol.

Nah, I mean, look at that uncle over there. I swear we were here before him.

Yeah, maybe. You always have a lot of theories on the world.

There's a barbershop hierarchy bro it goes youngers first then the ones with the lang mums they're at the top next is the influencers but you gotta have a couple of hundred K followers you know free promo Then it's the bald ass uncles that don't even need a trim. And then it's just us, bro. Good, loyal customers. We're at the bottom of the pyramid. Terrible bro. Like what whatever happened to first come, first sir? Mm-hmm. You should say something. About what? You were next, bro.

Thank you.

I can't believe you didn't tell me You got a girl, man. It's bait. You never come to the barbers with me. Who you trying to look good for?

Yeah.

And you keep checking your phone, who saw you texting? That's kinda sad. That's why I've been telling you more, man. You need to get up more. I've been saying you should chat to my cousin. You're a good guy, you know. She needs someone like you. Yeah.

I'm okay, thanks.

What you saying? That my cousin's ugly? No!

No, I don't know. Maybe. No, I don't mean it like that. I want to tell Omar the truth. That I'm on my phone checking for news about a dead woman. And I'm cutting my hair just in case someone saw me and my afro leaving her house that night. I say. You got me. I have a girlfriend, yes.

I knew it, Mo, you're such a sly one, you know. I'm happy for you though, but my cousin's gonna be pissed. Go on and let's hear. She got a pick?

Take a seat, bro. What do you want? Uh yeah, just um shave it. Everything. Of course.

Ready for me?

Now, police in Cardiff have released further details following the death of a woman found at her home this morning. The deceased has been named as forty four year old Rosa Brennan, a much

Just keep your head still.

ขอบคุณครับ ขอบคุณครับ Friends, family and former.

Probably one of them breakings gone wrong, you know. They've gone in thinking it's empty and got clocked and boom.

Police say Mrs. Brennan was found hanging at her home this morning.

Uh the

Officers have confirmed the death is not being treated. and has been formally ruled a suicide. How? The matter has been referred to the coroner.

Yeah. I'm full of it. Sit still man.

You could?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's just sad, you know?

At least it was their choice, isn't it?

I never planned to go back there. I was doing another drop nearby and then I just Put up, head down, not too close but close enough. The house, Rose's house, number 19. Lights off, curtains closed, no one home.

That woman ordered two pizzas and two balls. No, do not cross If you didn't hear about it on the news, you would never know. No sign of it, apart from the flowers. We will miss you, Mrs Brenna. Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE Mrs. B. I should have brought something too. But what would I write? Sorry for what happened to you. But what did happen? I know what I saw. You. Kitchen. Glass. Floor.

Awful, isn't it?

Head down more. If you don't move, she will leave.

I live a couple of doors down, going on ten years now, but you never I mean, you can't really know what someone's going through, can you? You say hello morning Which colour bins it this week, then you shut your drawer and you crack on. You must be one of her students from the college.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah She was my favorite teacher.

Funeral Saturday, ten o'clock, church up on the hill. It's open to everyone. I'll leave you to it.

When I walk in the church, I see Jesus looking down at me, painted on the ceiling. It says, Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him and he with me. Until someone lets him in. That was my second mistake. Ah, no. Too late. Heads turning back. Can't tell that they're not smiling because it's a funeral or because it's me. And then, that neighbor from yesterday. She's there, grinning too wide. I need to go.

Looks like we have one of Rosa's old students who's going to come up and say a few words. Young man at the back. Yes, yes you. Be lovely to hear from someone different.

아이...

This way.

Hello. Hi, hi.

Take your time.

I... I...

Just start with how you knew her.

Um okay. I was in her class. She um she was really good. Whenever I ask a question, she just always had the answer. She made things make sense. So I kinda wish I could ask her some things now. Because none of this makes sense. I know death never makes sense. But why? Why she wants to die? She was hungry. She wanted to eat. Uh and watch movies and go shopping and do all of the stuff that

We're all in shock at the tragic passing of our dear Rosa. Thank you. Thank you so much for that lovely tribute. Uh And now we'll stand for him number three.

Thank you.

I like your speech. Sorry.

No, I just it's okay, I just didn't see you.

That's because I'm hiding. Too many hugs in there. You know, hugging. You're not saying.

I have to go.

Not judging. I get it. Funerals aren't really my thing either. Bit depressing. Horrible song choices. They put me in charge of the playlist for the thing at the pub after. I wanna play all her favourites, but she didn't really have any just wail sounds. I suppose she won't need that anymore. Sorry, I make jokes when I'm my therapist says it's normal.

Okay.

Rosa. Oh.

Oh sorry. Yeah.

She was my stepmum. Learn it a lot from her.

Sorry for your loss So really, I'm not.

Hey Mo. Have I seen you before? You look familiar.

Well I'm a courier. I ride everywhere.

Did you mean what you said in the about it not making sense.

I didn't say that.

You don't think she did it? I don't either. If she didn't, someone else did. You said you ride everywhere, maybe you saw.

I didn't

Help me. Find them.

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