Mrs WILKINSON : What's that ? BILLY : It's a letter. Mrs WILKINSON : I can see it's a letter. BILLY : It's me mam's. (Mrs WILKINSON looks at him) She wrote it for when I was eighteen. But I opened it. (He gives the letter to Mrs Wilkinson. ... She reads) Mrs WILKINSON : To my son Billy, Dear Billy, I know I must seem like a distant memory to you. And I will have missed seeing you grow, missed you crying … (BILLY takes over, having memorised the letter) BILLY : … And I will have missed telling you off. But please know that I was always there… with you through everything. (Mrs Wilkinson joins him) And I always will be… … And I am proud to have known you. And I am proud that you were mine. Always be yourself. I love you for ever. Mrs WILKINSON (checks to see if it's the end) : Mam.
And I will have missed you growing, And I'll have missed you crying And I'll have missed you laugh. Missed your stomping and your shouting, I'll have missed telling you off, But please Billy, Know that I was always there. I was with you through everything. And please, Billy...
WILKINSON But please, Billy know that I will always be Proud to have known you Proud that you were mine Proud in everything And you must premise me this, Billy
DEAD MUM In everything you do Always be yourself, Billy And you always will be true
And Ill have missed you growing, I'll have missed you crying And I'll have missed you laugh.
DEAD MUM AND WILKINSON Missed your stamping and your shooting, I have missed telling you off, But please, Billy, know that I was always there. I was with you through everything. And please, Billy, Know that I will always be. Proud to have known you.
