Beyond the Dark Productions - ‘The Road of Shadows’ - Season 1 | Original audio drama
Melissa Bowens for Helen
Helen is an outgoing and exuberant young woman who likes to enjoy all the pleasures life has to offer. She is passionate and approachable, but can become downcast when things don't go her way.
Helen is currently travelling across the country on her way to the east coast. Perennially short of cash, Helen has been stopping in small country towns and finding odd jobs in order to earn some money. The journey has become an odyssey of sorts as Helen learns more about the country and herself in the process.
Although she enjoys meeting new people, Helen has recently begun to tire of small town life and yearns for some excitement. She is hoping to move onto the next stage of her journey in the near future.
(Flirting with a guy she’s interested in) “I’m Helen. I’m working at the gas station down the road. Denton’s. Every time you pull in on that motorcycle of yours I think... this time he’s gonna come over and talk to me. But it never happens.”
(Flirting. Suggesting that a guy joins her on a date at the local movie theatre) “I’m coming back here tomorrow night to watch this again. If you like, you could sit with me...? We can talk about Kevin Bacon’s dance moves and stuff...” (The guy responds that people aren’t supposed to talk in movie theatres. Helen continues playfully, in a whisper) “We’ll whisper.” (She laughs)
(Deflated, slightly bitter after her advances are turned down. The guy offers to walk her home since it’s late at night) “Don’t worry, Daniel. Nothing’s gonna happen to me. Not in this damn town.”
