November In Manchester - Week four summary

Previously in November In Manchester

Persephone

Persephone has decided to leave Manchester. After Darren's actions made it impossible for her to continue in her current line of work, she has chosen to cut away all of her connections and move back to Edinburgh with her parents.

Had she not ended her relationship with James, Persephone's decision may have been more difficult. The pair broke apart after James found her rooting through Samantha's box of possessions. The final nail in their affair came after Persephone overheard James having a conversation with another woman the following day. Persephone was not to know that she was listening to a recorded video of James and his dead fiancé Samantha. Broken, she left his flat and made the decision to move.

As her departure draws closer, Persephone cannot escape the feeling that she is making a massive mistake.

James

Week four blessed James with an epiphany. After his argument with Persephone – which resulted in a mammoth drinking session at the train station bar – he was bought back to reality with a thump. Regina, the one person to have stuck by him after Samantha's death, was admitted to hospital in a grave condition. As he paced around an all-too-familiar waiting room, he realised that it was time to let Samantha go.

James spent Friday trying to make amends, and although an encounter with Darren quickly destroyed that plan, a message from Leonie convinced him that letting Persephone slip through his fingers was the worst decision he could possible make.

Paul

Paul's week threatened to snatch away the most important person in his life. As doctors tried to pull Regina back from the brink, he sat in the hospital and contemplated existence without his other half. Her recovery was a blessing.

Regina

Regina spent the week in hospital. As she drifted in and out of consciousness – the concerned voices of doctors, Paul and James floating into her ears – she had a thought which will remain with her for the rest of her life. She is loved.

Lee

Lee finally revealed his love for Persephone. It did not go the way he had hoped. As November In Manchester draws to a close, Lee looks set to finish the month as he started it: tired, bored and single.

Melody

Melody is content. Week four saw the young mother given a not-inconsiderable promotion at work; the chance to escape from the drudgery of serving at the bar. As the manager of the train station pub, Melody intends to use this opportunity to springboard her career, hoping to use it to provide a better quality of life for her son.

Leonie

Leonie is leaving for a life in London. Unlike Persephone, Leonie has planned her departure to the smallest detail; she has said her goodbyes at work and her life is neatly stored away for the journey to her new home. Still, she has one regret. Still, her desire for company will not stand in the way of a career, no matter how unhappy it makes her.

Darren

Darren found that coercion could not bring him love. Having failed to bully Persephone into a relationship, Darren ends November angry, frustrated and in possession of the addresses for every current and previous person to have ever had the misfortune of working with him. Darren is not a quitter.