Cut!

“Hey, just relax. It’s okay. You’re doing great. I’ve got you.”

“Don’t let me fall- you can’t let me fall!”

“I won’t let you fall, all right? Ow, your fingers...Stop looking down! Everything's fine, just hold on to me.”

“It’s s-s-s-so f-f-far down.”

“It’s gonna be okay! Do you trust me not to let you fall?”

“Yes...Ah! I’m slipping! Lucas!”

“You’re not slipping, it’s alright. We’re alright.”

“It...it’s pulling me, Lucas! I don’t know if I can hold on without bringing you down too.”

“If we go down, we go down together. We will come back together, as well. Geez, Ry, stop gripping my fingers so hard, you're gonna break em…”

“I’m sorry, okay? I’m scared. You can’t hold on to me forever.”

“I don’t have to. I’m gonna hold on until help comes.”

“I...My foot! Lu, something’s got my foot! It’s pulling! You have to let me go! You’re not gonna die because of me!”

“I would have died many times over if not for you, Ry. If I’m going to die anytime soon, it will be for you. I’m not going to let you go, ever. I won’t give up on you.”

“Okay, Lucas.”

“We go together, Ry.”

Four hours earlier

“Come on, Lu, we don’t have all day!”

“You’re right, we have all week. Let me sleep, Ry.”

“Get up get up get up!”

“Fine, fine, stop throwing pillows at me! I said fine!”

“Sorry.”

“Hmph.”

Twenty minutes later

“Took you long enough, Lu.”

“Shut up, Ry.”

“I don’t shut up, I grow up. And when I look at you, I throw up. Blegh!”

“If only you weren’t such a Stand by Me fanatic.”

“What? It’s a great movie, and you know it!”

“Anyway, where to?”

“Um, how about...do they have movie theatres here?”

“Of course they do! It’s Great Britain, Ry, not a third world country.”

“...”

“Let’s just go.”

“The movie theatres are so nice here!”

“Duh, Ry, I already told you, it’s not a third world country.”

“Mega hush, it’s starting.”

“Mega hush? What is that supposed to mean?”

“It means you need to do a mega hush. Shhhhhhhhhhh!”

“You are impossible.”

“You’re even more impossible.”

“Well, you’re-”

“SHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

“Okay, okay.”

“What next?”

“Ah, it’s so bright out here.”

“Yeah. There's a thing right there. It’s called the sun.”

“Yeah, Lu, I know.”

“So, where to?”

“How about the ice cream shop over there? That looks good.”

“Alright.” 

“Ah, this is so good. I don’t think I’ve ever had anything that could top this.”

“Not even my grandma’s homemade ice cream?”

“Uh…”

“The pain. It hurts, so much.”

“Ha-”

“Why...the ground…”

“You’re right, those cracks...MOVE, LU!”

“Ow, why did you shove me?”

“Sink-”

“RY! NO!”

“Slipping…”

“Oh no, you must have hit your head on the table...that’s a big sinkhole…”

“Slipping…”

“I’ve got you...I’ve got your hands, I won’t let go…”

“Slipping.”

“Ry, don’t look behind you! Look at me. Looking behind you won’t help anything.”

“Don’t let me go, Lu. Don’t drop me.”

Present

“Hey, just relax. It’s okay. You’re doing great. I’ve got you.”

“Don’t let me fall- you can’t let me fall!”

“I won’t let you fall, all right? Ow, your fingers...Stop looking down! Everything's fine, just hold on to me.”

“It’s s-s-s-so f-f-far down.”

“It’s gonna be okay! Do you trust me not to let you fall?”

“Yes...Ah! I’m slipping! Lucas!”

“You’re not slipping, it’s alright. We’re alright.”

“It...it’s pulling me, Lucas! I don’t know if I can hold on without bringing you down too.”

“If we go down, we go down together. We will come back together, as well. Geez, Ry, stop gripping my fingers so hard, you're gonna break em…”

“I’m sorry, okay? I’m scared. You can’t hold on to me forever.”

“I don’t have to. I’m gonna hold on until help comes.”

“I...My foot! Lu, something’s got my foot! It’s pulling! You have to let me go! You’re not gonna die because of me!”

“I would have died many times over if not for you, Ry. If I’m going to die anytime soon, it will be for you. I’m not going to let you go, ever. I won’t give up on you.”

“Okay, Lucas.”

“I don’t know if I can hold on much longer.”

“T-that’s alright.”

“Oof.”

“Are you okay, Ry?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. That was just a hard fall. Are you okay?”

“I landed on my arm and...it’s killing me. I think it might be broken.”

“Why did you fall with me?”

“Because I love you, Ry. You know that.”

“You love me enough to die for me?”

“Yes.”

“Hardcore.”

“Alrighty, now how do we get out of this sinkhole?”

“There’s a path, over there.”

“We can’t follow that. It may be unstable.”

“Well, it’s not like we can climb out, can we? This hole is a hundred feet deep!”

“Then we’ll just wait for help.”

News report: London, England, 11/25/19

“Action.”

“Hello, this is Reyna Lewis with London News Three. We’re here at the scene where a large sinkhole has opened up, and swallowed two customers of the coffee shop. Rescue workers are working to secure the area to rescue them. 

“Efforts will continue, so for now avoid the area. This has been Reyna Lewis for London News Three, London, England.”

“Cut!”

Twenty five minutes later

“Gah!”

“Lu, are you okay?”

“It’s just my arm.”

“Hey! We’re gonna get you guys out of there! We’ve finished making sure the area is secure! Grab onto the rope!”

“See you up there. Are you gonna be okay, climbing with your arm?” 

“I’ll manage.”

News report: London, England, 11/25/19

“Action.”

“This is Reyna Lewis, London News Three, here to provide an update on the sinkhole situation. The two people who were in the sinkhole have been rescued. Only one sustained injuries, a broken arm, but they were otherwise unharmed. Reportedly, they were both Americans, and will be headed home early tomorrow. This has been Reyna Lewis for London News Three.”

“Cut!”