Sure! Here’s a dramatic 700-word EastEnders scene titled “Joel Takes Avani Away From Barney” — full of emotional twists, tension, and that signature EastEnders energy.

EXT. ALBERT SQUARE – DAY

The sun is low, casting long shadows across the cobblestones. The square is unusually quiet — an uncomfortable calm before the storm. BARNEY stands outside The Minute Mart, nervously checking his phone, pacing. His fingers tremble as he scrolls through old messages from AVANI.

SFX: A CAR ENGINE HUMS IN THE DISTANCE

A sleek black car pulls up near the square. JOEL, late 30s, sharply dressed, steps out. His expression is unreadable — cold, composed, dangerous. The car door opens again. AVANI steps out slowly, eyes red from crying.

BARNEY (startled):
Avani? What—what’s going on? You weren’t answering my texts. I thought something happened!

AVANI (quietly):
Barney, I didn’t know how to tell you.

Joel walks forward, putting a possessive arm around her shoulder.

JOEL:
She doesn’t owe you an explanation. You had your chance.

BARNEY (furious):
What’s he on about? Avani, talk to me. Please. You said you loved me!

AVANI (tearful):
I do—Barney, I did. But things have changed. Joel’s… he’s my family. He’s offering me something I’ve never had. Stability. Safety.

BARNEY (voice cracking):
Stability? You’re leaving me for him? After everything we’ve been through? After what we said last week?

JOEL (mocking):
What, teenage promises and empty dreams? Come off it. She needs someone who can actually look after her.

Barney takes a step forward, clenching his fists.

BARNEY:
You think flashing money and fancy cars makes you a decent man? She’s not a trophy, Joel. She’s not yours to own.

AVANI:
Barney, stop! It’s not like that.

BARNEY:
Then what is it like, Avani? ‘Cause to me, it looks like you’re being dragged away from the one person who actually gives a damn.

Joel tightens his grip on her arm, subtly but with intention.

JOEL (firmly):
Enough. We’re done here.

BARNEY:
No, we’re not! You don’t get to decide for her!

AVANI (shouting):
Barney, stop! Please, you’re making this harder.

Barney’s face drops — the pain hitting him like a freight train.

BARNEY (softly):
I was gonna ask you to move in with me. I had it all planned out. I even talked to my mum.

Avani looks away, tears falling freely now.

AVANI (whispers):
I’m sorry. I didn’t know how to choose… so I didn’t. Joel’s taking me to Birmingham. Just for a while. To clear my head.

BARNEY:
You know if you go with him, there’s no coming back. He’s not gonna let you walk away again. He wants to own you.

Joel opens the car door, smirking.

JOEL:
That’s the difference between you and me, Barney. I don’t beg for love.

Barney stares, seething but helpless.

BARNEY (to Avani):
I’ll be here. I’m not giving up on you. Not now. Not ever.

Avani hesitates at the car door, then slowly steps in. Joel slams the door shut and circles to the driver’s seat.

AVANI (from inside the car, barely audible):
I’m sorry.

The engine starts.

BARNEY (shouting after the car):
You don’t have to go! Avani!

SFX: THE CAR DRIVES OFF, LEAVING BARNEY STANDING ALONE

The square is silent again. Barney stares down the road long after the car disappears from view. He wipes his eyes with the back of his sleeve. STACEY approaches from across the square, cautiously.

STACEY:
Barney… you alright?

BARNEY (broken):
She’s gone. Just like that.

Stacey wraps a comforting arm around him.

STACEY:
Then we’ll get her back. One way or another. No one messes with a Walford lad and walks away clean.

CAMERA PULLS BACK — Barney stands in the middle of the square, heartbroken but burning with something else now: determination.

FADE OUT.

Let me know if you’d like a follow-up scene — maybe Avani’s time in Birmingham, or Barney planning to get her back.