Third draft of synopsis- Decisions

 Decisions

It’s about quarter past midnight on a quiet main road. A young man, 18, is standing at a bus stop, puffing lazily on a cigarette. He is wearing a zipped up leather jacket, scruffy denim jeans and a Chelsea football team scarf. Down the road, a boy about the age of 15, wearing a ripped pair of short, a buttoned up chequered shirt and  pair of headphones with his hands tucked away in his pockets walks to the stop. The younger boy arrives at the stop and glances at the older boy as he sits down; aware of the fact his music is quite loud. The older boy recognises the song. He begins to tap along the song, and turns the younger boy as they both make eye contact. The older boy lifts a quick thumbs up and nods his head towards the younger one. Another teenager, 17, arrives at the stop. He is wearing a matching tracksuit with his hood up. He has a tattoo saying ‘Blues for life’. He notices the older boy wearing the Chelsea scarf. He sits down at the bus stop as he hears the music and gives a quick glance at the boy, profiling him straight away. He then looks up towards the older boy smoking. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a packet of cigarettes. He continues to root around in his pocket, realising he doesn’t have a lighter. He stares at the older boy for a couple of seconds before deciding to stand up and ask him for a lighter. The older teenager reaches into his pocket and takes out an empty cigarette packet with just a lighter in. He takes out the lighter, screws up the packet and tosses it on the floor. The Hoodie takes the lighter, lights up his cigarette. He looks down at his packet and decides to offer one to the older boy. He accepts and says cheers whilst quickly popping the cigarette in his back pocket. The Hoodie, begins to spark up a conversation about Chelsea and the current manager. They both begin to get engaged in conversation, talking about different players and the team’s placing on the table. The conversation eventually dies down and the Hoodie sits back down at the bus stop. A bus comes. The Hoodie quickly steps up to the front of the bus stop as the doors open, he pulls his oyster card out of his pocket, beeps it and heads on to the top deck of the bus, with the older teenager doing the same. The younger boy struggles around for change in his pocket, scraping 2 pounds together to head on the top deck. The Hoodie enters the top deck. He sees a group of about 6 or 7 of his friends on the centre of the bus. The older teenager quickly gets to the top deck after him. He sees the group and throws them a quick look. One of the Hoodies sticks out his leg, trying to wind up the teenager. The older boy decides to show some confidence and heads straight to the back of the bus. The Hoodie from the bus stop looks and gives the boy a nod of reassurance remembering the previous conversation the two had. The 15 year old from the bus stop gets on. He sees the group and panics slightly. He decides to sit straight at the front of the bus. The group instantly notice his panic. They begin to taunt him by shouting different names and throwing objects in his direction. The Hoodie begins to feel uneasy as he quickly throws a glance back to the older boy and sees a look of disapproval across his face. The rest of the group notice the boy’s music and begin to laugh and carry on insulting him. The older boy sees the situation and catches the eye of the younger boy, a moment later he looks straight at the Hoodie from the bus stop. There is look of doubt in the Hoodie’s eye as he looks between the two boys on either side of the bus. The Hoodie looks around frantically between the two boys.