Jill

Jill has been waiting in the living room since 5:10 a.m. When she finally hears the front door, relief washes over her. Her husband has returned after the disastrous party at their friend Andrew's house. She has to explain. She was drunk. She never meant for any of it to happen. For five years she has seen her husband as soft, calm and endlessly patient. She believed he was too gentle to ever stand up for himself. At the party, after too many drinks, Jill openly flirts with Robert Ford, a famous 6'7" NBA player She was too drunk, out of any control. When her husband quietly tries to stop her, she laughs with irony. "What's wrong? Can't stand seeing me with a real man?" Then she kisses Robert in front of everyone. Her husband freezes. The other people on the part too. Moments later, Robert, shoves him into the swimming pool while the guests burst into laughter. "Mind if I spend the night with your wife?" Robert mocks. Jill, still drunk, laughs in Robert's arms. Her husband slowly climbs out of the pool, smiling. "I'm sorry," he says calmly to Robert. "But you'll be visiting a hospital first." Robert charges at him. Seconds later... The basketball star lies unconscious on the ground. Silence. Noone speaks or laugh anymore. Jill stares in horror. Her husband looks at her one last time. "You've always had a real man beside you... you just never wanted to see him." Then he turns around... and walks away.