A Midnight’s Train
Miranda Debnar
MR. HAMILTON: Take a look at this rust bucket, are you sure this is our train? Looks like something… poor folk would take.
MRS. HAMILTON: Yes, I’m absolutely sure this is the right train. Just be grateful we aren’t traveling up the east coast by horse and buggy.
MR. HAMILTON: I’ve had to do that all my life, you don’t have to tell me wha-
JAMES REYNOLDS: (cuts in) Hello sir, ma’am. How’s this fine day treating you?
MR. HAMILTON: Uh, quite well, thank you. But, uh, could you just kinda… move over? (Mr. Hamilton tries to get around JAMES REYNOLDS to board the train) We’re not exactly wanting to miss this train.
JAMES REYNOLDS: No worries. (steps to the side, allowing MR. HAMILTON to pass) Don’t worry about missing the train though, I’m the conductor of this fine piece of machinery.
MRS. HAMILTON: Well isn’t that just sple- (rudely cut off by her husband)
MR. HAMILTON: Yeah yeah, “fine piece of machinery” (stares at the outside of the train in disgust)
MRS. HAMILTON: Excuse him, he seems to have forgotten his manners, sir.
JAMES REYNOLDS: Oh, no worries ma’am. We all do sometimes.
(JAMES REYNOLDS then turns quickly to greet another boarding passenger, ANNIE SMYTH.)
MR. HAMILTON: Manners?! (angrily questions in a hushed tone)
(MRS. HAMILTON slowly takes MR. HAMILTON by the arm, leading him into the train quietly.)
ANNIE SMYTH: No no, I just need to know where the emergency exit is going to be on the train!
JAMES REYNOLDS: Well, sorry ma’am… but we actually don’t have one of those.
ANNIE SMYTH: No emergency exit? What if there’s a fire, or someone set bombs on the tracks, or… or someone dies?!
JAMES REYNOLDS: Calm down, we can make sure that none of that’s going to happen at all. Just relax and the ride will be over before you know it.
ANNIE SMYTH: If you say so… but can you at least tell me if there’s a fire extinguisher onboard?
JAMES REYNOLDS: Yes… there is.
(ANNIE SMYTH lets out a sigh of relief. JAMES REYNOLDS waits for ANNIE SMYTH to board the train)
JAMES REYNOLDS: Not. (silently mutters, smirking)
(CAROLINE BROOKE comes running on stage, dragging EMILIA REINHART and SATINE MONTMARTRE behind her. They all abruptly stop in front of JAMES REYNOLDS)
CAROLINE BROOKE: Howdy Mr. Conductor man. My dear friend (motions to EMILIA REINHART) and I have brought a new friend of ours (places a hand on SATINE MONTMARTRE’S shoulder). How long do you suppose this train ride will take? Satine here claims she gets motion sickness.
JAMES REYNOLDS: Just about 17 hours, but we’ll be riding through the night so it shouldn’t seem too long.
EMILIA REINHART: Sound good, Satine?
(JAMES REYNOLDS, CAROLINE BROOKE, and EMILIA REINHART all look towards SATINE MONTMARTRE for her answer)
SATINE MONTMARTRE: (hesitates) Oui, tres bien. Merci.
(JAMES REYNOLDS stares at the girls in confusion)
EMILIA REINHART: She’s from France.
(EMILIA REINHART elbows SATINE MONTMARTRE playfully, laughing)
JAMES REYNOLDS: Oh… wow, alright.
CAROLINE BROOKE: Well, thanks Mr. Conductor man! (grabs her friends by the elbows, dragging them on into the train)
JAMES REYNOLDS: Enjoy the ride!
(GRACE SNIDER slowly approaches JAMES REYNOLDS, tapping him softly on the shoulder.)
GRACE SNIDER: Excuse me… sorry, but is this the… (looks down at ticket) train to Concord…?
JAMES REYNOLDS: Yes ma’am, it in fact is.
GRACE SNIDER: Oh good, okay. Thank you, sir.
JAMES REYNOLDS: Anytime, ma’am.
(GRACE SNIDER, the last passenger, boards on to the train)
(Everyone now is in the train car, sitting down or standing around and mingling. JAMES REYNOLDS enters into the train car, placing his hands on his hips.)
JAMES REYNOLDS: Alright everyone! Our departure time is…(Checks his watch) 4:57 PM and our arrival estimate time will be just about…. 9:42 AM, about a seventeen hour ride… sit back and enjoy. Refreshments and food are in the next car over, and if you need me just holler!
(JAMES REYNOLDS looks around the car momentarily before giving everyone a nod and exiting)
EMILIA REINHART: Wow, he gives me the creeps.
MR. HAMILTON: I second that.
CAROLINE BROOKE: Yeah yeah, he’s a weird man and stuff. Satine, are you feeling alright.
SATINE MONTMARTRE: Yes, yes. Just a little nauseated.
EMILIA REINHART: She’s just nervous about the train ride through the night. I was pretty nervous too on my first overnight train ride, but… I was on a prisoners train. Going to prison. Nerve racking. Very.
GRACE SNIDER: P-prison?
MRS. HAMILTON: How did you manage that?
EMILIA REINHART: Oh well, I just simply held a gun up to someone while a good friend of mine took all the money in a neighboring cities bank.
CAROLINE BROOKE: She’s been arrested more than once.
ANNIE SMYTH: W-What?! We’re on a train with a felon? Is that even safe?
GRACE SNIDER: Uh, I shoplifted a chocolate bar when i was eight…
(The train car falls silent, only signs of laughter from MR. HAMILTON was heard until SATINE MONTMARTRE broke the silence.)
SATINE MONTMARTRE: Not just one. I helped the man who I thought i was going to marry get rid of his wife. We were never caught, I fled to America, and he fled to somewhere in the Middle East… something about connecting with the Lord?
(GRACE SNIDER walks up and places a hand on SATINE MONTMARTRE’S shoulder)
GRACE SNIDER: You really murdered her?
SATINE MONTMARTRE: Oui.
GRACE SNIDER: You saw the fear in her eyes, and you we’re able to keep going?
(SATINE MONTMARTRE falls silent, as the rest of the train car does, awaiting her answer.)
SATINE MONTMARTRE: Yes… (struggles to say)
MR. HAMILTON: My god, a felon and a murderer on this train? Someone get that conductor in here, my wife and I are getting off at the next station!
(The rest of the passengers besides SATINE MONTMARTRE, EMILIA REINHART, and CAROLINE BROOKE agree)
JAMES REYNOLDS: Hey hey hey, what's all the ruckus back here? Everyone calm down, can you just explain to me what is going on here?
GRACE SNIDER: Yes, those two ar-
( The train goes dark as the lights cut out, a few shrill screams leave the mouths of some passengers, but the sharpest scream was that of GRACE SNIDER. The lights come back on and GRACE SNIDER is lying lifelessly on the floor.)
MRS. HAMILTON: Oh my, someone get help. (kneels down next to GRACE SNIDER) HURRY!
JAMES REYNOLDS: There’s a first aid kit in the next car over, I’ll go fetch it.
(The other passengers break into a panic at the sight of the dead girl, CAROLINE BROOKE even leaning over to vomit. SATINE MONTMARTRE stared down at the body in a horrific fear.)
MRS. HAMILTON: She’s dead. (she drops GRACE SNIDER’S wrist after checking for a pulse, blood smearing onto her finger prints in which she quickly wiped it off on her skirt as she stood back to her feet.)
MR. HAMILTON: Hey, get away from there… it might be a plague. (he grabs his wife from the elbow, pulling her back to his side.)
EMILIA REINHART: It’s not a plague, look… she’s bleeding.
CAROLINE BROOKE: So, murder?
(Everyone’s eyes shift to SATINE MONTMARTRE)
SATINE MONTMARTRE: No, I swear, I didn’t have any means to murder her… and I’d never take a life like that ever again. You have to believe me.
MR. HAMILTON: You’ve done it once, what’s to say you won’t do it again?
ANNIE SMYTH: Yeah… exactly.
JAMES REYNOLDS: I got it! (comes running back in with a red box)
MRS. HAMILTON: A little late Mr. Reynolds. She’s dead. Murdered.
ANNIE SMYTH: Yeah, by the French women! (points towards SATINE MONTMARTRE)
SATINE MONTMARTRE: No, sir, I had nothing to do with this…
JAMES REYNOLDS: Okay okay… we will discuss this once i return. Mr. Hamilton, help me move the body to the storage compartment.
MR. HAMILTON: No wa-
(MRS. HAMILTON sharply elbows her husband, glaring at him.)
MR. HAMILTON: Yes! I mean yes. Let me give you a hand with that… girl.
(MR. HAMILTON and JAMES REYNOLDS drag the body off stage to the right,)
CAROLINE BROOKE: Oh my god, what are we supposed to do? How far is the next station?
MRS. HAMILTON: Thirty miles away, don’t worry…
ANNIE SMYTH: We’re all doomed… to die at the hands of a Frenchmen!
EMILIA REINHART: French women… and who’s to say that she was the murderer?
SATINE MONTMARTRE: I swear on my father’s grave that it wasn’t me who commited that murder.
EMILIA REINHART: Was your father a good man?
SATINE MONTMARTRE: Oui, a very good man.
EMILIA REINHART: (looks back towards ANNIE SMYTH) Then I believe Miss. Satine. She didn’t do it.
ANNIE SMYTH: How could you be so sure? She murdered a woman out of envy! She could very well be lying to us about not murdering that poor Grace.
EMILIA REINHART: Now, don’t go accusing people… Satine here has the right to remain silent, she doesn’t have to tell you anything.
ANNIE SMYTH: I doubt she’s gotten her citizenship, she doesn’t have those rights!
MRS. HAMILTON: Girls, GIRLS! Let’s not get too carried away here. This is a matter for the police to take care of, not two young women.
(ANNIE SMYTH and EMILIA REINHART glare at each other, before listening to MRS. HAMILTON and ceasing the argument. MR. HAMILTON and JAMES REYNOLDS enter from stage right, MR. HAMILTON letting out a sigh of exhaustion.)
JAMES REYNOLDS: Alright folks, don’t worry, we will stop at the nearest station and report this matter to the police, and get you all a new ride to Concord… (he walks slowly to the door on the other side of the car *stage left*) but, the care of the passengers is always my number one priority… and there are other passengers on this train other than you bunch, and I need to make sure they stay safe. So… I’m locking the lot of you in here, for the safety of others… ta ta!
(JAMES REYNOLDS locks the door, exiting from stage left.)
MR. HAMILTON: Are you kidding?! He locked us in here with a murderer?
CAROLINE BROOKE: Okay… it’s okay, who knows… maybe whoever was the murderer isn’t in this car.
ANNIE SMYTH: Ha, yeah right. It was probably one of you if it isn’t Frenchie over there.
MR. HAMILTON: She’s got a point.
EMILIA REINHART: If it was one of us, don’t you think we’d have blood on our clothes and hands? And a murder weapon.
(The train enters a tunnel through a mountainside, the inside of the car going dark once more. This time there was no screaming, just a heavy thud. Then the train exited the tunnel, light flooding back into the train.)
CAROLINE BROOKE: (Shrieks loudly) EMILIA!
(EMILIA REINHART laid on the ground, no blood, no nothing, just bruises around her neck.)
CAROLINE BROOKE: Someone get that mad conductor back in here to save my friend!
MRS. HAMILTON: We have no way to get to him… he locked us in.
(MR. HAMILTON hurries to try the door again)
MR. HAMILTON: Yep… it’s locked.
(CAROLINE BROOKE holds onto her friends lifeless body, silently weeping. SATINE MONTMARTRE falls to her knees next to CAROLINE BROOKE, who then turns to hug SATINE MONTMARTRE.)
ANNIE SMYTH: You’re going to hug the woman who murdered your best friend? Wow.
MRS. HAMILTON: Now, we don’t know is Ms. Montmartre did anything to hurt Emilia or Grace, and I doubt she would. Emilia had helped her get to America, and Grace didn’t do anything to bother her in anyway.
ANNIE SMYTH: Does she have to do anything to bother her? Satine clearly is the main suspect in this… she’s murdered in cold blood before.
MRS. HAMILTON: Annie, we will not be having this for discussion… not now.
CAROLINE BROOKE: Thank you Mrs. Hamilton…
SATINE MONTMARTRE: I trusted Mademoiselle Emilia, I wouldn’t’ve done such a thing to her. Mademoiselle Caroline knows that.
CAROLINE BROOKE: I do… and I trust Satine.
ANNIE SMYTH: You’re insane… she could easily kill you right now.
CAROLINE BROOKE: But has she? No.
(CAROLINE BROOKE turns back to her lifeless friend’s body continuing to mourn her death.)
MRS. HAMILTON: Annie, darling, please.
MR. HAMILTON: Oof, catfight (imitates an angered cat noise)
MRS. HAMILTON: Please! Have some maturity....
(MR. HAMILTON shrugs slightly, moving to the left to observe the rest of the situation. The lights flicker in the train car and suddenly shut off again, panic sets in the train once more, and when the lights come back on MRS. HAMILTON and MR. HAMILTON are lying on the floor, stone cold dead.)
CAROLINE BROOKE: (lets out of horrified shriek)
SATINE MONTMARTRE: I didn’t leave your side the whole time, so that just has to prove I didn’t do this.
CAROLINE BROOKE: You’re right…
(SATINE MONTMARTRE and CAROLINE BROOKE gaze over towards ANNIE SMYTH, the seemingly innocent women on the train who they had figured out had been the murderer all along.)
ANNIE SMYTH: Lights out! (says in a sing-songy tone)
(the lights in the car power off again and SATINE MONTMARTRE and CAROLINE BROOKE let out two blood curdling screams. ANNIE SMYTH exits stage while lights are off)
(The lights come back on showing JAMES REYNOLDS and a POLICE OFFICER walking around the train car, the POLICE OFFICER nudging SATINE MONTMARTRE’S body with her foot. MR. HAMILTON and MRS. HAMILTON, CAROLINE BROOKE, EMILIA REINHART, and SATINE MONTMARTRE’s bodies all lay on the floor)
POLICE OFFICER: She’s wanted for murder in France, but she didn’t pull this off. Is there any passenger missing?
JAMES REYNOLDS: Yeah actually, Annie Smyth is gone… Once we arrived at the station I came back here to check and see if they were all alright, and the window was open. She must’ve made a run for it.
POLICE OFFICER: Really is a gruesome sight, six people murdered by one hand in a matter of a half hour.
JAMES REYNOLDS: Yep… boss ain’t gonna like this one bit.
POLICE OFFICER: We’ll send the crew after her and hunt her down faster than they could kill Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
JAMES REYNOLDS: Alright, and the bodies?
POLICE OFFICER: Paramedics are coming.
JAMES REYNOLDS: Alright… Thank you, hopefully this gets sorted out sooner or later.
POLICE OFFICER: Oh it will, sir.
(both exit the stage)
The End.
Jaqlyn Evans
Father Feud
Scene 1
(Everyone starts in a house getting ready for school)
Dixie: Does everyone have money for lunch?
Charlotte: No, we don’t.
Katie: Do we ever?
Heather:Um yeah she has a point.
Brady: Maybe if our dad was in the picture we would have more money.
Dixie:Hey don’t blame this on your father.
Scarlet:He’s not wrong though.
Sadie:True.
Jacob: Yes mom, I will give them some of mine just incase they don’t.
Dixie:Gosh Jacob, I am not sure what I would do without you, thank you so much.
Jacob:Anytime, I will always have your back.
Katie: Well if you have money then pay up.
Jacob: That is not how it works Katie.
Scarlet:It’s funny because he is more of a dad, than we will ever have.
Heather:What even happened to dad?
Dixie:Well he had to go to serve in the military.
Brady: I am pretty sure he wouldn’t be gone this long if he was just in the “military”.
Dixie:He is in a line that allows him not to come home for a very long time.
Charlotte:What was dad even like?
Dixie:Well um he was a very caring and loving man with a heart of gold and wanted the best for me.
Sadie: Well he obviously doesn’t want he best for us, because he doesn’t even come home.
Dixie: It is not his fault.
Katie: Then who’s fault is it? Ours?
Dixie: No do not blame yourself it is just the way life goes sometimes.
Scarlet: That is so stupid.
Jacob: Guys lets just get to school and stop talking about this.
Heather: No, instead of school let’s go find dad.
Brady: Yeah I agree with Heather.
Charlotte: And I agree with Brady.
Sadie: I agree with Charlotte.
Jacob: Okay fine, but if you don’t end up finding him, don’t get sad.
Katie: Um it’s our dad for crying out loud.
Dixie: I am not going to stop y’all but, he may not know who y’all are though.
Heather: Well if he is such a good man, like you said he is, then he should.
Charlotte: after school let’s all meet up and begin our search for him.
Brady: Where do you wanna meet?
Heather: I think we should meet by the road that leads to town.
Sadie: Okay everyone be there at 3:45.
Scene 2
(It is now 3:45 and all the kids are walking to meet up by the side of the road.)
Heather: Everyone hurry up and get over to me!
Scarlet: If you don’t stop yelling at me I am going home.(rolls eyes)
Katie: Yeah same.
Sadie: Guys stop arguing and come on.
Brady: I doubt we even find him.
Charlotte: All we got to have is hope.
Jacob: Yes she is right.
Scarlet: Pfft hope, how funny.
Heather: Do you want to find dad or not?
Scarlet: I could care less, he has left us for this long, so what’s another 17 years?
Charlotte: Stop being so down about everything!
Sadie: The only way we can find him, if we are dedicated.
Jacob: Finally something most of us can agree on.
Heather: Okay let’s start by looking for a phone book, to see if we can find the number of where he used to work.
Katie: There is one downtown by the bench.
Brady: Fine let’s go then.
Scene 3
(Everyone is downtown by the bench where the phonebook is)
Sadie: Okay i found the number.
Heather: I will call.
Jacob: Here is my phone.
Heather:(types in number and calls)...Hello?
Person on the other end of the phone: Jack’s plumbing service, how may i help you?
Heather: Do you know Timothy Franklin?
Person on other end of phone: I haven’t heard that name in years, he doesn’t work here anymore, why?
Heather: Well he is my father, I was wondering if you knew where he was?
Person: I think I may have the address where he was living the last time I was with him.
Heather: May I have it?
Person: 3765 Mellody St. I do believe.
Heather: Thank you so much sir!
Person: Good luck kid, I wish the best for you.
Heather: (hangs up phone) Lets find him!
Scarlet: He probably doesn’t even live there anymore.
Charlotte: All we have to have is hope.
Katie: Hope is stupid.
Brady: True.
Sadie: Or both of y’all are stupid.
Katie: And you’re ugly.
Jacob: Stop fighting, if y’all keep bickering, we will never find our dad.
Heather: Jacob is right, all of us have to be determined.
Scarlet: Once you stop acting like you’re the boss we will be.
Charlotte: Come on let’s begin our journey guys.(Everyone starts walking off to one side of stage, scene ends)
Scene 4
(They get to the house that the guy on the phone addressed them)
Heather: I think this it.
Jacob:*knocks on the door* Timothy Franklin? (no answer)
Scarlet: Wow great, he’s not even home.
Sadie: Let’s see if the door is unlocked.
Brady:(turns door knob) Sure enough it is!
Katie: Do we go in?
Charlotte: Let’s go!
(all of them walk through the door)
Heather: Dad?
Sadie:*picks up a piece of paper* this mail says his name!
Jacob:(walks around a corner) Oh no, I knew something like this would happen!
Heather: What is it??
Jacob:Nothing, everyone we need to leave.
Scarlet: No, we came all this way and you expect us to just leave?
Jacob: It’s for all of our own good, hurry and get out.
Brady: Is it that bad?
Jacob: Yes! Go!*kinda sobbing*
Katie:I wanna see!( as she takes a look around the corner)
Jacob: No Katie!
Katie: OH MY GOD!
Scarlet: (looks too) Ha, I was right.
Heather:(goes ahead and looks) Oh no this can’t be real.
Charlotte:(looks) Our dad! *starts crying*
Sadie:(looks) I think he overdosed, I can see, he is holding the pill bottle in his hand.
Brady:Just what I expected.
Jacob:We have to go home, now.
(All start running out of the house to one side of the stage)
Scene 5
(All come in running house to mom all out of breath)
Katie:MOM, MOM....*takes deep breath*
Dixie:What is it sweetie?!?!
Katie:It’s dad, he’s...he’s dead.
Dixie:WHAT?!??!
Brady:He overdosed on some type of pills.
Katie:I knew something like this would happen.
Heather:But I thought you said he was a good man.
Dixie: I am sorry, I have lied to y’all.
Sadie: Why?
Dixie: Because I wanted the best for all of you.
Scarlet: So you lied? You thought that would be the best for us.
Dixie: Look your father used to abuse me and had a major drug problem. After the triplets were born, he decided to leave, I believe it was for the better. I haven’t talked to him ever since.
Jacob: Mom I understand, I was old enough to remember, one time I saw him hit you, but I thought nothing of it, now it all makes sense.
Dixie: I am sorry you had to see that, I thought that if I lied about your father, it would make y’all happy.
Brady: How do you think lying would fix things?
Dixie: I don’t know. I have been lied to so much, so it kind of just rubbed off on me.
Heather: But you are our mother, the only person we thought we could sincerely trust.
Dixie: I am aware, but I have never been told the truth, I have always been lied to and used. (starts crying)
Katie:This is crazy.
Jacob: Mom it is okay, we still love you. Nothing can ever change that, no matter how many times you have lied to us, we will always forgive you. I understand why you lied, but you could’ve just told us the real story about our dad.
Dixie: I know i truly should’ve, but I just didn’t want y’all to think less of me. I just wanted all of y’all’s acceptance.
Charlotte: Mom we will always love you, that will never change.
Dixie: And I will always love every single one of you, no matter if you hate me, I will always be here for any of you when you need me.
Sadie: Can you just promise us that you will never lie to us ever again, no matter the circumstance.
Dixie: I truly promise to never lie to any of y’all ever again for as long as I live, I never want anything to come between us.
Heather: Thank you mother, that is all you have to do for us, we ask for nothing more.
Jacob: Yes that is all we need from you.
Scarlet: And some lunch money.
Jacob: Scarlet now is not the time for that.
Dixie: Oh I forgot to tell y’all I got a new job today!
Charlotte: Really? Where?
Dixie: You know that little boutique downtown?
Katie: Yes.
Dixie: It is a plumbing company right next to it.
Heather: OMG I know a guy that works there.
Dixie:Well actually me and the guy at the front desk who answers the phones, we are talking.
Heather: That’s him!
Dixie:Are you serious?
Scarlet: Yes he helped us find our dead dad.
Dixie: Well that escalated quickly.
Brady:He really did though.
Dixie: Seems like him, he likes to help.
Charlotte: Well I am glad you found a new man, I hope he never lies to you or treats you bad.
Dixie: He is not that type of man, trust me I would know.
Jacob: I am happy for you mom.
Dixie: You know what let’s all go out to eat tonight, as a family.
Heather: I think that is a wonderful idea mom!
Dixie: I’ll let y’all choose where y’all want to eat.
Brady:Anyone else want italian food?
Scarlet: Yes!
Sadie: Actually yes.
Charlotte: Of course!
Heather: Yessss
Dixie: Looks like we are going to that new italian restaurant.
Jacob: Sounds absolutely wonderful.
Dixie: Let’s get going!
Charlotte: FIrst can we all have giant group hug?
Dixie: Of course!
(Everyone gets in one big hug)
Dixie: I love all of y’all!
Jacob: Mom we all love you too!
Heather: Yes what he said.
Scarlet: I even love you, mom.
Dixie: I am truly so lucky to have every single one of you, I don’t regret it a single day.
Heather: Thank you for everything you do mom.
Plastic Girls: Katia Martinez
Ron: I’m starting to get really nervous about coming to this school...you?
LeRoy: Haha no, I just want to get over with today, I just hope there is cute girls and a good football team
Ron: Ugh I don’t even know why I bother to ask you, always the same answer girls and football, not even caring about the teachers or the courses!
LeRoy: Calm down bro!! You know me, it doesn’t bother me as long as I pass
Brenda: Lets head down to the auditorium
Gabie- I don’t want to, I’ve been crying all morning and i feel miserable
Roxxy- Gabie it’s not a question you know we have to go!
Gabie- Guys I really don’t want to….I’ve been extremely sad since I woke up today
Brenda- And you think we aren’t? Please hurry Gabie we don’t have time for this
Katherine- Well everyone is starting to pour into the auditorium, I think it’s time for us to start heading over there
Brenda- Lets go girls, get up Gabie..., guys hold on, i think those kids are new. I’m going to go help them get to the auditorium, I’ll be there later, and I expect everyone to be there when I get there.
LeRoy- Ok so this map they gave us in the office is not showing me where to go. There is literally no one in the hallways, do you think school got cancelled?
Ron- Well first of all you have the map upside down so, second how will school be cancelled if there are teachers in the office, they would’ve told us
LeRoy- Hey you never know
Ron- Yes, Yes I do-
Brenda- Hey are you new to school?
LeRoy- Oh yeah, um could you help us around?
Brenda- Well this is what you need to know, I’ll be your school guide for today, just stay along with me. Also right now there is a ceremony in the auditorium for my….friends
Ron- What happened did they win something?
Brenda- No...they went missing four years ago on this same day
Ron- Oh we’re really sorry
Brenda- It’s fine, come this way… Also, what are your names?
LeRoy- LeRoy Richardson
Brenda- Cute name for a cute boy
Ron- *eye roll* Ron Richardson
Brenda- Haha, my name is Brenda McCay. Welcome to Hawk High School
Brenda- Ok guys sit here and wait until it’s over, I’m going to be up there in the front, I will come back here when it’s over to continue to show you the school
Ron- Thank you
Brenda- No problem, see you all later
Brenda- Hey girls, where is Gabie
Katherine- She passed out because she was crying so hard, but they took her to the nurse’s office but she’s in the restroom right now i think
Brenda- Ugh sometimes i feel like Gabie fakes it, but don’t tell her i told you because she’d more devastated
Katherine- That’s very true, poor girl
Brenda- Shush they’re coming over here right now
Roxxy- Hey since when did you get here?
Brenda- I just got here, Gabie are you doing ok baby how do you feel?
Gabie- I still feel super super light headed but i think it’s where i have crying since morning and the ceremony hasn’t even started
Brenda- hey i know but you have to be strong
Roxxy- Omg guys look it’s Mr. and Mrs. Vande, do you all think that we should go up to them and say something?
Katherine- Of course! We have to go up to tell and tell them how much we are sorry and console them
Brenda- Oh my gosh no! Mrs. Vande hates me
Katherine- Brenda! This is no time to be thinking about that! We need to go and say something. We were the girls best friends
Brenda- Exactly, key word is were
Roxxy- Do you know how rude you sound right now?
Brenda- It’s not like you ever sound any better, or am i lying?
Katherine- But Brenda-
Brenda- Oh my gosh! I said no! We are not going and that’s it, go do that if you want me to tell the entire school how you got your place of school valedictorian, or you on how you got kicked out of the basketball team
Katherine and Roxxy-....
Brenda- Exactly what i thought
Gabie- Guys shush they’re about to show the video
LeRoy- hey look at the video?
Ron- What about it?
LeRoy- Look at Brenda
Ron- What about her? Oh let me guess you’re going to say she’s pretty hot right? before you ask, yes, yes she is.
LeRoy- Dude that’s not even what i was going to say
Ron- Oh…..then what do you want?
LeRoy- She looks mad in all the pictures
Ron- That’s true, I wonder why…
LeRoy- This morning she looked kinda mad just talking about it too don’t you think? Or it was just me?
Ron- Now that you point it out, yeah she seemed kinda mad in the morning
LeRoy- Who knows
Brenda- What are you all so talkative about boys?
LeRoy- Oh h-hey Brenda we didn’t even realize the video ended already
Brenda- yeah it went by really fast thank god but i mean it was really sad
(LeRoy and Ron look at each other)
Ron- Y-yeah it was really sad
LeRoy- So what exactly happened to the girls?
Katherine- Hey Brenda do you want to get coffee with- oh I’m so sorry I didn’t see you were talking to anyone
Brenda- It’s whatever you still interrupted anyways continue what you were saying
Katherine- Well first of all, Hi my name is Katherine Smith, nice to meet you all
Ron- Nice to meet you too, Ron Richardson
LeRoy- Hey, LeRoy Richardson
Katherine-hey! Where did you all move here from?
Ron- Oh we are here from New York, New York
Katherine- Oh my gosh my family and I went there last summer it was so so cool!
LeRoy- Yeah prettiest place I’ve ever seen
Gabie- Hey girls-oh hey new people, my name is Gabie Johnson
Ron- Ron
LeRoy- And LeRoy Richardson
Gabie- oh that’s nice , hey brenda do you want coffee?
Brenda- Yeah why?
Gabie- Well i told Katherine to come and tell you because Roxxy went to go get it 5 minutes ago and now she’s calling me like crazy asking if you want some or not
Brenda- Well tell Roxxy to calm her attitude before i calm it for her,yeah i want one tell her she better not mess up my order like she does every time. Since she can never do anything right...
Gabie- Hey Roxxy she said she does want one, the usual of course, and she said you better not mess this one up like you always do, Ok I’ll tell her
Brenda- What did that emo screamo say?
Gabie- Oh she said that she won’t mess up your order this time
Brenda- She better not.
Gabie- Ok ok bye yeah, ok, yes i know, yes, ok
Brenda- Oh my she’s so annoying
Gabie- Ok bye Roxxy see ya, anyways boys where are you all here from?
Katherine- They’re here from New York, New York
Gabie- oh hahah that’s cool
Ron- thanks
Brenda- Well boys on you all’s schedule it says you all have a free period. I have Photography, Katherine, Gabie, and Roxxy have study hall too, just follow them and i will see you all later
Gabie- Bye girly see you later!!
Brenda- Later Gabs
LeRoy- So...what happened to you all’s friends?
Katherine- Oh… I don’t think we should be talking about that in front of Gabie since she got really sick this morning
Gabie- It’s fine i guess
Roxxy- Here is you all’s coffee, where is Brenda? I have her coffee.
Gabie- I’ll take it to her!
Roxxy- Ok good because i was not about to go all the way across the school for her
Katherine- See i told you all she was going to find a way or another to get out of talking about the Vande’s she always does that
Roxxy- What are you all talking about? And who are you all?
Katherine- Oh they’re new here, LeRoy and Ron Richardson, they’re here from New York, New York
Roxxy- Cool Cool, I’m Roxxy Moore. Anyways what were you all talking about?
Ron- Oh we had asked about what had happened to the Vande sisters?
Roxxy- Oh ok so this is all we know, that the Vande’s and all of us were really really good friends, always super close
Katherine- Until four years ago on this same day the went missing
Roxxy- We all still think today it’s still super odd, everyone loved and knew them, they were super athletic, super smart, they were everything for this school.
Katherine- Till this day we can’t imagine of anyone that didn’t like them, they helped everyone they were super sweet , they were also known for always doing community service and stuff.
Roxxy- After their disappearance on halloween of freshman year, we have those ceremonies every year
Katherine- It seems like every year Gabie gets worse and worse, she cries harder every year
Roxxy- Yeah we all kinda got used to the idea that they aren’t here anymore with us
Katherine- But she has a hope for every year to pass that they are going to find them
Roxxy- She says that she doesn’t want “the police to find them dead or something”
LeRoy- So there is a chance that they are still living?
Katherine- Well we can’t say anything for sure, the police hasn’t notified us
Ron- Dang that must suck, worrying whether your friends are dead or not
LeRoy- on the other hand the one that doesn’t really cry much is Brenda
Roxxy- She never really cries, she handled it really well since the beginning
*Bell Rings*
Katherine- wow well that was a really fast study hall, haha i didn’t even do anything
Roxxy- what class do you all have next?
Ron- Geography
Katherine- Oh I have that class!! You can walk with me
Roxxy- What about you LeRon?
LeRoy- It’s LeRoy
Roxxy- Whatever, what class do you have next?
LeRoy- Calculus
Roxxy- Brenda has that class next, I’ll lead you there and then she’ll help you from there
LeRoy- Oh ok thanks, see you later Ron
Ron- See ya
Roxxy- Well here is calculus, see you later bud
LeRoy- See ya thanks again
Brenda- is roxxy being mean to you?
LeRoy- Roxxy? No of course not she just brought me to class
Brenda- Well I wouldn’t hang out with her that much she’s a bad influence and you will get in trouble
LeRoy- Then why do you hang out with her?
Brenda- Because i felt bad for her duh?! No one gets me in trouble though because everyone likes me
LeRoy- Oh ok...but i think that Roxxy is a pretty nice girl
Brenda- Ushhh everyone says that, but she acts like that the first days then she’ll tell you to buy stuff from her
LeRoy- Oh really Roxxy is like that?
Brenda- She says she isn’t anymore but i don’t believe her
LeRoy- Oh ok
Katherine- So you in honors geography? It’s really hard to get in the class how did you get in it?
Ron- Oh I’ve always had really really good grades, so when i transferred i was able to get into all my old classes without a problem.
Katherine- Dang that’s so cool, you must be super smart
Ron- Yeah i guess but you too!
Katherine- Not really, it has taken me a lot of effort to get up into these honor classes
Ron- Well me too
Katherine- No like I’ve had to work really really hard to get into these classes, not just because i don’t really understand but I’ve had to fight to be the top
Ron- Well congrats at least
Katherine- Thank You….and Ron exactly why did you all move here from New York?
Ron- Well my dad is always changing jobs, we used to move every summer, but we had settled down in New York for three years, but then my parents got into this huge argument and they decided...to get divorced
Katherine- Oh Ron I’m so sorry i didn’t mean to ask such a personal question
Ron- Oh you’re fine, but yeah we live with my mom now, we live here with her side o f the family
Katherine- Oh well at least you get to see your family
Teenage Dream
By: Addison Barber-williams
Tiffany: Hey Destiny, hey Trinity
Destiny: Where’s Kevin?
Trinity: That’s what I was wondering
Tiffany: He’s just a little late to school, he’ll be here soon.
Kevin: Sorry i’m late Mrs. Brown I had to do something for my mom.
Mrs. Brown: You’re fine Kevin, go ahead and sit down.
Tiffany: Hey sweets! Are you alright?
Kevin: Of course Tiff!
Emma: Aren’t y’all cute?! *says sarcastically*
Kevin: We are tho
Tiffany: If you could sit down that’d be great.
Mrs. Brown: Okay ladies let’s calm down
Emma: Sorry Mrs. Brown i was just telling them how cute they were together
Mrs. brown: mhmmm. Well what I was saying was while we were watching that movie, did anyone notice anything cool about what used to go on?
Emma: I liked the part when that couple broke up and the girl was heart broken
Jeffery: Me too
Tiffany: I thought the part where the bomb went off, that was cool
Destiny: It was dope
Trinity: Facts
Kevin: Yah that part was cool
Mrs. Brown: Thanks to the people who shared relevant answers
Emma: I thought mine was relevant
Jeffery: Emma’s was relevant *winks*
Sam: I thought so too
Mrs. Brown: Let’s move on
Kevin: Are we hanging out after school?
Tiffany: Why wouldn’t we?
Kevin: movies?
Tiffany: Whatever you’d like kdog
Kevin: sounds good Tiff
Destiny: What are you doing after school?
Tiffany: I’m going to the movies with Kevin. You could come if you’d like
Destiny: oh… I’m good, y’all have fun
Tiffany: Thanks des
Mrs. Brown: Don’t forget about your papers that are due tomorrow! Have a good rest of your day!
*scene changes to in hallway*
Kevin: Tiffany, wait up!
Tiffany: What’s up?
Kevin: wanna go get lunch with me during lunch time?
Tiffany: I’d love to kevin
Destiny: Trin, do you know where Tiffany is?
Trinity: probably went to lunch with Kevin
Destiny: Is it just me or do they hangout too much?
Trinity: I think it’s cute
Destiny: They’re cute but i don’t know, they just seem to spend too much time together
Trinity: Lol doesn’t every high school couple?
Destiny: you have a point
Trinity: Let’s go to the movies tonight!
Destiny: sure! And we can meet sam and emma up there right?
Trinity: I was thinking about bringing Tiffany
Destiny: Her and Kevin are already going, of course
Trinity: oh okay, i’ll hang out with them and you can go with sam and emma if you want
Destiny: why can’t you hang out with us?
Trinity: im not very good friends with emma
Destiny: me neither but sam is cool
Trinity: i don’t know, emma and Tiff hate each other
Destiny: so what? Live a little
Trinity: Sorry des, I’ll have to pass
Destiny: whatever trinity
*tomorrow at school*
Emma: Had fun seeing you at the movies, kevin
Kevin: i didn’t even see you haha
Emma: i talked to you?
Kevin: must’ve not noticed
Emma: whatevs
Tiffany: what’s going on here
Emma: i was just telling Kevin how cute he looked last night
Kevin: that’s actually not what’s going on
Mrs. Brown: this again? Everyone sit down
Sam: someone’s cranky
Emma: as usually
Destiny: I’m sorry about yesterday trin, i didn’t even go
Trinity: me neither, and you’re fine
Tiffany: was she really telling you how cute you looked kev?
Kevin: no, she said it was nice to see me last night and i said that i didn’t even see her
Tiffany: okay, I’m sorry for asking
Kevin: you’re okay tiff
Tiffany: I have to tell you something really important after class is out.
Kevin: is everything alright?
Tiffany: it can be..
Kevin: are you okay?! Did someone hurt you?!
Tiffany: no, no. no one hurt me
Kevin: just making sure
Jeffery: Kevin *whispers*
Kevin: what’s up
Jeffery: were you putting in a good word for me earlier when you were talking to emma?
Kevin: of course I was
Jeffery: you’re the best buddy
Kevin: of course jeffery
Jeffery: is Tiffany okay?
Kevin: I don’t know, she’s gonna tell me after class i think
Jeffery: she seems upset, did something happen last night?
Kevin: I don’t think so
Jeffery: okay good
Kevin: well besides emma hit… never mind
Jeffery: wait what happened with emma?
Kevin: doesn’t matter
Jeffery: i didn’t know she was gonna be there! Should’ve invited me
Kevin: i had no idea she was gonna be there either bro, or i would’ve
Jeffery: next time bud
Kevin: of course
Mrs. Brown: okay tomorrow we’re having a test over these notes so be ready for it
*bell rings*
Kevin: Tiffany, what’s wrong?
Tiffany: *starts crying*
Kevin: oh, no! Tiffany! What’s wrong? I thought you said no one hurt you!
Tiffany: Kevin.. Im..
Kevin: you’re what?
Tiffany: pregnant..
Kevin: *let’s go of her* i’ve got to go
Tiffany: are you kidding me?
Kevin: i’-i’m sorry Tiffany.
Tiffany: What does that mean?
Kevin: it’s over, i have to break up with you..
Tiffany: well Kevin guess what
Kevin: what tiffany
Tiffany: someone hurt me now..
Kevin: I’m sorry, i really am..
Tiffany: *runs to the bathroom and cries*
Destiny & Trinity see her running and run in with her
Destiny & Trinity- what happened, are you okay?
Tiffany tells them what happened and they are there for her
Destiny: im so sorry, he doesn’t deserve you
Trinity- obviously not, we’ll get through this tiff!
Tiffany- thanks for supporting me
Destiny- anytime
Trinity- of course, i’ll always be here
Destiny *rolls her eyes*
Trinity- let’s get you up and walking through that school like a boss
Destiny- i like that idea
Tiffany- y’all are too much *laughs*
Destiny & trinity laugh
When they walk out of the bathroom they see kevin and emma talking by the lockers
Tiffany- oh my gosh
Trinity- okay let’s go down the next hallway
But it was too late, emma had already seen them
Emma- what’s wrong Tiff?
Tiffany- uhh
Emma- awhh, cat got your tongue?
Tiffany starts sobbing
Emma- maybe you could stop being a sissy and accept the fact that i’m prettier
Kevin- emma stop, this is insane, you’re acting five and you’re being rude
Emma- kevin honey, walk away
Kevin- not unless you’re walking with me too
Emma- fine, bye Tiff
Destiny- oh my gosh how horrible is that!
Trinity- i know! Who could ever do that to somebody?!
Tiffany- guys it’s fine, i’m okay
*sam walks by*
Destiny- im sorry tiff, but i got to go tell sam something, love ya
Tiffany- you too
Destiny- hey sam!
Sam- hey des what’s up, oh and also i have question
Destiny- what is it
Sam- do you know why they broke up? She thinks kevin is lying about the reason and she wants to know
Destiny- well, what’s Kevin’s reason?
Sam- that she has an eating disorder and he doesn’t wanna tell with that, but she doesn’t seem to be getting skinner
Destiny- well, actually, she should be getting fatter soon *chuckles*
Sam- what do you mean? Is she-
Destiny- *interrupts her* pregnant? Yes.
Sam: omg! No way!
Destiny: yes, but be hush hush about it, i can trust you right?
Sam- of course des! I gotta go now
Destiny- okay?
Sam runs and finds Kevin and Emma then Jeffery walks by
Sam- hey em, can i talk to you
Emma- uh i guess
Jeffery- are you kidding me bro?
Kevin- i know what it looks like
Jeffery- oh so you’re not dating the girl i’ve liked since 6th grade?
Kevin- well, i am, but i just couldn’t be with Tiffany anymore.
Jeffery- well, there’s a million girls in this school, didn’t have to go for the one i liked. Bro code bro. Why couldn’t you be with tiffany tho? She was the best.
Kevin- she’s pregnant..
Jeffery- and you’re just gonna leave her? Come on now buddy.
Kevin- well i can’t stay, she’s having a freaking baby!
Jeffery- i knew you were a lot of things, but i never thought you would do this
Kevin- what do you mean
Jeffery- you loved her dude, i could tell
Kevin- i still do.
Jeffery- then why don’t you get off of emma’s back and go find your girl.
Kevin- i don’t know jeff.
Jeffery- just trying to help, ya know, something a real friend would do
Kevin- Jeffery i’m sor-
Jeffery walks off and emma walks back on
Emma: i can’t believe you lied to me! *slaps him*
Kevin: what do you mean
Emma: you two broke up because she is pregnant!
Kevin: what?! Who told you?! Was it jeffery?
Emma: what? Who’s jeffery? anyways , no silly it was sam
Kevin: how does she know?
Emma: um duh i told her to be friends with destiny to get information on tiffany
Kevin: that’s so bad, i’m already breaking up with you and we just started dating
Emma: you can’t break up with me!
Kevin: is that so?
Emma: you can’t!
Kevin: looks like i just did “honey” *winks*
Emma: kevin!! If you dump me i’ll do something so rude to Tiffany.
Kevin: what? What would you do?
Emma: it doesn’t matter if you’re going to stay with me
Kevin: but what if i don’t?
Emma: *whispers in kevins ear*
Kevin: you wouldn’t..
Emma: try me.
Kevin: okay, okay. Now let’s go to fifth period, lunch is already over.
Emma: okay kev!
Kevin: *rolls eyes and sighs*
Emma: mrs. brown, what’re you doing in here?
Mrs. Brown: Mr. Garcia told me to come in here for him today.
Emma: funnn *says sarcastically*
Mrs. Brown: i would like emma to sit in the back, away from everyone. Kevin and Tiffany can sit up front today
Kevin: okay mrs. brown
Tiffany: mhm
Mrs. brown: okay so today is a free day, but y’all have to stay in your seats because mr. garcia said he might come in at any moment
Kevin: i’m so sorry tiff
Tiffany: my name’s tiffany.
Kevin: don’t be like that
Tiffany: i’m sorry are you talking to me?
Kevin: tiffany
Tiffany: that’s me
Jeffery: hey guys what’s up how’s it going
Tiffany: oh hey Jeffery!
Jeffery: hey tiffany, my best friend *looks at kevin*
Tiffany: this guy that’s sitting beside me keeps trying to talk to me
Jeffery: oh, looks like i don’t know that guy
Tiffany: me neither..
Kevin: *sighs and puts headphones in*
Emma: may i use the restroom?
Mrs. Brown: sure
Emma: thanks
Emma: this is random but does anyone know where the printing room is? Im doing a project and i have to get it in there
Mrs. brown: it’s by my classroom, to the left
Emma: thanks Mrs. Brown
Kevin: emma, what project is it?
Emma: that’s not your business kev
Kevin: oh my gosh..
Emma: ttyl
*emma leaves and is gone for like ten minutes
Mrs. brown: you were gone for quite a while..
Emma: i was? Oops, time flies by when you’re having fun
*the bell rings and in the hallway there’s about 500 copies of a paper on the ground*
Tiffany: *picks one up, it has a picture of her and she looks 9 months pregnant*
Kevin: Emma i told you not to do that! We’re done
Tiffany: Hey Destiny, hey Trinity
Destiny: Where’s Kevin?
Trinity: That’s what I was wondering
Tiffany: He’s just a little late to school, he’ll be here soon.
Kevin: Sorry i’m late Mrs. Brown I had to do something for my mom.
Mrs. Brown: You’re fine Kevin, go ahead and sit down.
Tiffany: Hey sweets! Are you alright?
Kevin: Of course Tiff!
Emma: Aren’t y’all cute?! *says sarcastically*
Kevin: We are tho
Tiffany: If you could sit down that’d be great.
Mrs. Brown: Okay ladies let’s calm down
Emma: Sorry Mrs. Brown i was just telling them how cute they were together
Mrs. brown: mhmmm. Well what I was saying was while we were watching that movie, did anyone notice anything cool about what used to go on?
EmMa: I liked the part when that couple broke up and the girl was heart broken
Jeffery: Me too
Tiffany: I thought the part where the bomb went off, that was cool
Destiny: It was dope
Trinity: Facts
Kevin: Yah that part was cool
Mrs. Brown: Thanks to the people who shared relevant answers
Emma: I thought mine was relevant
Jeffery: Emma’s was relevant *winks*
Sam: I thought so too
Mrs. Brown: Let’s move on
Kevin: Are we hanging out after school?
Tiffany: Why wouldn’t we?
Kevin: movies?
Tiffany: Whatever you’d like kdog
Kevin: sounds good Tiff
Destiny: What are you doing after school?
Tiffany: I’m going to the movies with Kevin. You could come if you’d like
Destiny: oh… I’m good, y’all have fun
Tiffany: Thanks des
Mrs. Brown: Don’t forget about your papers that are due tomorrow! Have a good rest of your day!
*scene changes to in hallway*
Kevin: Tiffany, wait up!
Tiffany: What’s up?
Kevin: wanna go get lunch with me during lunch time?
Tiffany: I’d love to kevin
Destiny: Trin, do you know where Tiffany is?
Trinity: probably went to lunch with Kevin
Destiny: Is it just me or do they hangout too much?
Trinity: I think it’s cute
Destiny: They’re cute but i don’t know, they just seem to spend too much time together
Trinity: Lol doesn’t every high school couple?
Destiny: you have a point
Trinity: Let’s go to the movies tonight!
Destiny: sure! And we can meet sam and emma up there right?
Trinity: I was thinking about bringing Tiffany
Destiny: Her and Kevin are already going, of course
Trinity: oh okay, i’ll hang out with them and you can go with sam and emma if you want
Destiny: why can’t you hang out with us?
Trinity: im not very good friends with emma
Destiny: me neither but sam is cool
Trinity: i don’t know, emma and Tiff hate each other
Destiny: so what? Live a little
Trinity: Sorry des, I’ll have to pass
Destiny: whatever trinity
*tomorrow at school*
Emma: Had fun seeing you at the movies, kevin
Kevin: i didn’t even see you haha
Emma: i talked to you?
Kevin: must’ve not noticed
Emma: whatevs
Tiffany: what’s going on here
Emma: i was just telling Kevin how cute he looked last night
Kevin: that’s actually not what’s going on
Mrs. Brown: this again? Everyone sit down
Sam: someone’s cranky
Emma: as usually
Destiny: I’m sorry about yesterday trin, i didn’t even go
Trinity: me neither, and you’re fine
Tiffany: was she really telling you how cute you looked kev?
Kevin: no, she said it was nice to see me last night and i said that i didn’t even see her
Tiffany: okay, I’m sorry for asking
Kevin: you’re okay tiff
Tiffany: I have to tell you something really important after class is out.
Kevin: is everything alright?
Tiffany: it can be..
Kevin: are you okay?! Did someone hurt you?!
Tiffany: no, no. no one hurt me
Kevin: just making sure
Jeffery: Kevin *whispers*
Kevin: what’s up
Jeffery: were you putting in a good word for me earlier when you were talking to emma?
Kevin: of course I was
Jeffery: you’re the best buddy
Kevin: of course jeffery
Jeffery: is Tiffany okay?
Kevin: I don’t know, she’s gonna tell me after class i think
Jeffery: she seems upset, did something happen last night?
Kevin: I don’t think so
Jeffery: okay good
Kevin: well besides emma hit… never mind
Jeffery: wait what happened with emma?
Kevin: doesn’t matter
Jeffery: i didn’t know she was gonna be there! Should’ve invited me
Kevin: i had no idea she was gonna be there either bro, or i would’ve
Jeffery: next time bud
Kevin: of course
Mrs. Brown: okay tomorrow we’re having a test over these notes so be ready for it
*bell rings*
Kevin: Tiffany, what’s wrong?
Tiffany: *starts crying*
Kevin: oh, no! Tiffany! What’s wrong? I thought you said no one hurt you!
Tiffany: Kevin.. Im..
Kevin: you’re what?
Tiffany: pregnant..
Kevin: *let’s go of her* i’ve got to go
Tiffany: are you kidding me?
Kevin: i’-i’m sorry Tiffany.
Tiffany: What does that mean?
Kevin: it’s over, i have to break up with you..
Tiffany: well Kevin guess what
Kevin: what tiffany
Tiffany: someone hurt me now..
Kevin: I’m sorry, i really am..
Tiffany: *runs to the bathroom and cries*
Destiny & Trinity see her running and run in with her
Destiny & Trinity- what happened, are you okay?
Tiffany tells them what happened and they are there for her
Destiny: im so sorry, he doesn’t deserve you
Trinity- obviously not, we’ll get through this tiff!
Tiffany- thanks for supporting me
Destiny- anytime
Trinity- of course, i’ll always be here
Destiny *rolls her eyes*
Trinity- let’s get you up and walking through that school like a boss
Destiny- i like that idea
Tiffany- y’all are too much *laughs*
Destiny & trinity laugh
When they walk out of the bathroom they see kevin and emma talking by the lockers
Tiffany- oh my gosh
Trinity- okay let’s go down the next hallway
But it was too late, emma had already seen them
Emma- what’s wrong Tiff?
Tiffany- uhh
Emma- awhh, cat got your tongue?
Tiffany starts sobbing
Emma- maybe you could stop being a sissy and accept the fact that i’m prettier
Kevin- emma stop, this is insane, you’re acting five and you’re being rude
Emma- kevin honey, walk away
Kevin- not unless you’re walking with me too
Emma- fine, bye Tiff
Destiny- oh my gosh how horrible is that!
Trinity- i know! Who could ever do that to somebody?!
Tiffany- guys it’s fine, i’m okay
*sam walks by*
Destiny- im sorry tiff, but i got to go tell sam something, love ya
Tiffany- you too
Destiny- hey sam!
Sam- hey des what’s up, oh and also i have question
Destiny- what is it
Sam- do you know why they broke up? She thinks kevin is lying about the reason and she wants to know
Destiny- well, what’s Kevin’s reason?
Sam- that she has an eating disorder and he doesn’t wanna tell with that, but she doesn’t seem to be getting skinner
Destiny- well, actually, she should be getting fatter soon *chuckles*
Sam- what do you mean? Is she-
Destiny- *interrupts her* pregnant? Yes.
Sam: omg! No way!
Destiny: yes, but be hush hush about it, i can trust you right?
Sam- of course des! I gotta go now
Destiny- okay?
Sam runs and finds Kevin and Emma then Jeffery walks by
Sam- hey em, can i talk to you
Emma- uh i guess
Jeffery- are you kidding me bro?
Kevin- i know what it looks like
Jeffery- oh so you’re not dating the girl i’ve liked since 6th grade?
Kevin- well, i am, but i just couldn’t be with Tiffany anymore.
Jeffery- well, there’s a million girls in this school, didn’t have to go for the one i liked. Bro code bro. Why couldn’t you be with tiffany tho? She was the best.
Kevin- she’s pregnant..
Jeffery- and you’re just gonna leave her? Come on now buddy.
Kevin- well i can’t stay, she’s having a freaking baby!
Jeffery- i knew you were a lot of things, but i never thought you would do this
Kevin- what do you mean
Jeffery- you loved her dude, i could tell
Kevin- i still do.
Jeffery- then why don’t you get off of emma’s back and go find your girl.
Kevin- i don’t know jeff.
Jeffery- just trying to help, ya know, something a real friend would do
Kevin- Jeffery i’m sor-
Jeffery walks off and emma walks back on
Emma: i can’t believe you lied to me! *slaps him*
Kevin: what do you mean
Emma: you two broke up because she is pregnant!
Kevin: what?! Who told you?! Was it jeffery?
Emma: what? Who’s jeffery? anyways , no silly it was sam
Kevin: how does she know?
Emma: um duh i told her to be friends with destiny to get information on tiffany
Kevin: that’s so bad, i’m already breaking up with you and we just started dating
Emma: you can’t break up with me!
Kevin: is that so?
Emma: you can’t!
Kevin: looks like i just did “honey” *winks*
Emma: kevin!! If you dump me i’ll do something so rude to Tiffany.
Kevin: what? What would you do?
Emma: it doesn’t matter if you’re going to stay with me
Kevin: but what if i don’t?
Emma: *whispers in kevins ear*
Kevin: you wouldn’t..
Emma: try me.
Kevin: okay, okay. Now let’s go to fifth period, lunch is already over.
Emma: okay kev!
Kevin: *rolls eyes and sighs*
Emma: mrs. brown, what’re you doing in here?
Mrs. Brown: Mr. Garcia told me to come in here for him today.
Emma: funnn *says sarcastically*
Mrs. Brown: i would like emma to sit in the back, away from everyone. Kevin and Tiffany can sit up front today
Kevin: okay mrs. brown
Tiffany: mhm
Mrs. brown: okay so today is a free day, but y’all have to stay in your seats because mr. garcia said he might come in at any moment
Kevin: i’m so sorry tiff
Tiffany: my name’s tiffany.
Kevin: don’t be like that
Tiffany: i’m sorry are you talking to me?
Kevin: tiffany
Tiffany: that’s me
Jeffery: hey guys what’s up how’s it going
Tiffany: oh hey Jeffery!
Jeffery: hey tiffany, my best friend *looks at kevin*
Tiffany: this guy that’s sitting beside me keeps trying to talk to me
Jeffery: oh, looks like i don’t know that guy
Tiffany: me neither..
Kevin: *sighs and puts headphones in*
Emma: may i use the restroom?
Mrs. Brown: sure
Emma: thanks
Emma: this is random but does anyone know where the printing room is? Im doing a project and i have to get it in there
Mrs. brown: it’s by my classroom, to the left
Emma: thanks Mrs. Brown
Kevin: emma, what project is it?
Emma: that’s not your business kev
Kevin: oh my gosh..
Emma: ttyl
*emma leaves and is gone for like ten minutes
Mrs. brown: you were gone for quite a while..
Emma: i was? Oops, time flies by when you’re having fun
*the bell rings and in the hallway there’s about 500 copies of a paper on the ground*
Tiffany: *picks one up, it has a picture of her and she looks 9 months pregnant*
Kevin: Emma i told you not to do that! We’re done
A Long Dream
Delaney Johnson
The scene starts with rose listening to music (Palace, Sam Smith) in the car looking out the window.Amy taps on Rose’s shoulder. Rose takes out one of her earphones and looks at her mom
intro.
Amy: Don’t drink!!! Make sure you study!! Ohh and don’t talk to…
Rose: Mom i know i know. *quietly laughs*
Amy: I just want you to stay safe.
Rose: Hey I will be fine.
Amy: You’re right. Just stay away from frat boys, okay?
Rose: *laughs* Okay.
Amy: Im going to miss you… a lot.
Rose: I know i'm going to miss you too.
Amy: Who am i supposed to get my nails done with now?
Rose: Mom stop you have friends.
Amy: But I like going with you so much more.
Rose: Mom!! *laughs*
Amy: It's not funny! *tear rolls down her face*
Rose: Mom its ok, i will call all the time and im only 2 hours away i can come back on some weekends it's not like i'm moving to a different country
Amy: You right, It's just not going to be same.
Rose: I know, I love you.
Amy: I love you too.
Rose:*puts in earphone and looks back outside and starts to close her eyes*
*she sees something that looks like her passed away boyfriends in the clouds*
It opens with Brian and Rose as Sophomores sitting on a blanket having a picnic, it’s their first date they are talking about where they want to go to college
Picnic
Brian: What's your dream college? Like if you could go anywhere where would it be?
Rose: Baylor! My whole family has gone there!
Brain: Wow, what a choice. Your turn.
Rose: Weirdest fear right now.
Brain: UH UH UH ducks!
Rose: *laughs* What? Ducks? Why ducks they are so cute..
Brian: One maybe but a whole flock running at you, not so much.
Rose: Oh my gosh *laughing*tell me the whole story.
Brian: I was six and i was just trying to feed the ducks but they got too excited and chased me around the park for half an hour.
Rose: *laughs*
Brian: Stop it’s not funny! *laughs and throws pistachio shell at her*
Rose: Trust me its funny
Brian got into a fight with a guy after he commented on what Rose was wearing
Fight
Brian: Babe I’m sorry!!
Brian: Come back!!*grabs hand*
Rose: Let me go!
Brian: Just listen to me
Rose: Fine speak
Rose: Why did you even do that?
Brain: He said something about you I couldn't let that go.
Rose: IT WAS ABOUT ME, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF I DON’T NEED YOU TO COME RESCUE ME EVERYTIME SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT ME!!!
Brian: Im sorry Im sorry it was stupid please please forgive me.
Rose: *bell rings* I have to get to class.
Phone call
Rose: Oh my gosh no!!! *laughing*
Brian: Yes i'm telling you that's what she said! *laughing*
Rose: How did she even know you were there!
Brian: I don’t know.
Rose: I did tell you my family is a bit protective!
Brian: I know I know
Rose: Hey we should go do something tomorrow
Brian: How about lunch?
Rose: That sounds great.
Brian: Where do you want to go?
Rose: Umm how about that new place, umm i think the name is Stumpys.
Brian: Sure where is it?
Rose: Its on the lake i will send it to you.
Amy: ROSE!!! Come we have to go.
Rose: Hey i have to go i will text you ok?
Brian: Ok bye.
Rose: Bye. *hangs up*
Brian's accident
Brian get in car and driving
Car is hit by another it goes dark and all you hear is sirens then a voice mail from brian to rose
Brian: Hey baby, I just left wing stop, i will be home soon and i will call you again, but if you are
asleep goodnight i love you.
Stage opens on his funeral
Rose is crying
Suddenly rose lunged forward (she is on the ground)
Crash
Rose opens her eyes and tries to get up
Rose: *groans sees her car upside down* OHH.
Rose: Mom!!! NOO!! Mom come on breathe!! *crying* My phone where's my phone.
*Finds her phone but there's no signal sees headlights*car stops*
Cathy: Oh my gosh are you ok? What happened?
Rose: Please help me i think my mom is dead! *crying*
*Cathy and Andrew pull over the car and get out there 3 daughters are asleep in the back*
Andrew: Whats your name?
Rose: Rose my moms name is Amy.
Andrew: I am so sorry sweetie but your mom is not longer breathing but we should take you to the hospital you right leg looks broken, we can talk to the police when we get to the hospital.
Rose: No i can’t leave my mom she is all i have left, my dad left when i was very little please i can’t. We only have each other. She cant die. no.
Cathy: We have to get you to a hospital
*In the car the 3 daughter (Emma, Olivia, Ava) wake up and start talking to Rose*
Emma: How old are you
Rose: 18.
Olivia: What's your favorite color?
Rose: Yellow.
Ava: Do you have a boyfriend?
Rose: *crying* No
Emma: Why not?
Rose: Its a long story.
Olivia: We have time.
Cathy: Girls play on your games Rose needs to sleep
All three: Yes mommy.
Cathy: So we need to know a few things before we get there so we can know how to help with your paperwork.
Rose: Ok umm i'm allergic to peanuts if that helps.
Cathy: Any other allergies?
Rose: Not that i know of.
Cathy: Do you know what health insurance you and your mom have?
Rose: *starts to cry* No im sorry.
Cathy: Hey hey hey it's ok
Cathy: Do you take any medications?
Rose: No.
Cathy: Hey you will be okay.
Rose: i can't believe my mom is really dead *crying*
Cathy: I know I’m so sorry.
Rose comes out of surgery (without her leg) and realizes what happens and starts to cry all of a sudden she sees her mom by her bed telling her to wake up
Amy: *softly* Wake up..wake up rose.
Rose *opens her eyes to see the college right in front of her... it was all a dream.*
Mick & Shorty
By: Canyon Thompson
(In front of Johnson High School)
Jack:Hey Jason have you seen Jill anywhere.
(Jack points and says)
Jason:Yeah she's over there with her friends whats up.
Jack:I was going to ask her out but if shes with her friends then nevermind.
Jason: You should go ask her out
Jack: no like i said not with her friends around
Jason; Come on go ask her out the worst she can say is no.
Jack: thats what im afraid of
(Jason sees alice walking out of the school)
Jason: Hey Alice come over here .
(Alice walks over to Jason and Jack)
Alice: yeah what do you need.
Jason:Jack needs some help.
Alice: What kind of help
Jack: No i dont its nothing really.
Jason: He likes Jill and wants to ask her out but shes with her friends and doesn't want
to ask her out around them.
Alice: If you like her then go ask her out.
Jason: come on just ask her out all you have to do is walk over there and talk to her
Jack: (Sigh) Alright then.
(Jacks walks over to jill and her friends)
Jack: hey jill i was wondering if you would like to go on a date with me?
Jill: uh… sure when were you thinking
Jack: are you free tomorrow night around seven o'clock
Jill: uh… yeah i'm free tomorrow.
Jessica: wait we were going to go shopping tomorrow.
Delanie:yeah or are you just going to ditch us for him
Jill:we can go shopping next week.
Patricia:no we can't their is a special sale for makeup tomorrow and we’re not missing it
Felicity: if she doesn't want to go tomorrow then-
Jessica: no she can't just ditch us over a guy
Jason: if your friends don't want you to go then you don't have to.
Jill:i'm going tomorrow whether they like it or not
Jessica: you're just going to ditch us then even if we all disagree
Felicity: but i don't-
Patricia: come on you seriously want to go on a date with him
Delanie:yeah how could you
Felicity: but if she wants to she-
Patricia: if you want to ditch us like that then fine
Jill: alright then jack see you tomorrow around seven heres my number(jill takes ou
piece of paper and rights her number)
Jack: thanks
(jack walks over to his friends)
Jason: so how did it go
Jack She said yes
Jason: awesome
Alice: see all you had to do is ask her
Jack: yeah but her friends didn't agree and i don't want to be between them
Jason: if her friends didn't agree then thats their problem
Jack: but it her friends we or talking about
Alice: if she said yes when they wanted her to say no then she must really like you
Jack: yeah thats good
Jason: so do you know where your going to go for the date
Alice: yeah is it going to be somewhere nice
Jack: yeah i was thinking that new fancy restaurant but i probably cant afford it
Jason: hey if you need money you know ive got your back
Alice: i can pitch in too if you need
Jack: i couldnt take either of your money
Jason: come on your the one that brought up the place
Jack:yeah but one of my dads good friends work their i might be able to get a reservation but not a discount thats why it came into my mind
Jason: i know that but if you can get a reservation then alice and i can help with the price
Alice: yeah if we pitch in it wont be as much between us
Jack: i know but its my date and i dont want to use your money
Alice: like i said it wont be that much if we pitch in
Jack: (sigh) Fine but ill pay you back as soon as i can
Jason: no need what or friends for
Alice: yeah dont worry about it
Jack: thanks
Jason: like i said no problem
(skips to table at restaurant)
Jack: so hows the food
Jill: its great how did you get a reservation here
Jack: oh dont worry about it i have my connections (Ways)
Jill:huh alright thanks for bringing me here
Jack: no problem what do you think you might want
Jill: nothing to expensive
Jack: no anything you want its all on me
Jill: no i know how expensive this place is
Jack: no problem like i said i got it
Jill: alright then
(skips to them eating)
Jack: so hows the food
Jill: Its great hows your food
Jack: Mine is good also, So about you friends yesterday
Jill: Oh dont worry everything fine now
Jack: yeah but they seemed really upset
Jill: like i said were good now
Jack: alright
Jill: you dont need to worry were going shopping next week
Jack: alright well as long as everything is good
Jill: come on this is a date you dont need to worry about that stuff
Jack:ok well i think ill take this
(jack grabs the bill)
Jill: no we can split it
Jack: like i said ive got it besides what kind of date would it be if i let you pay
Jill: its not that its just i know how expensive this place is
Jack: like i said i got it
Blake Perry
The Greatest Loss Dialogue
(Begins in a large home office in a large mansion)
Matthew Smith: (on the phone and angry) WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE ATLANTA FACTORY HAS STOPPED ALL PRODUCTION?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
(muffled talking coming from the phone)
Matthew: YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FACTORY HAS TAKEN A HIT DUE TO THE TORNADO, BUT WHY HAVE YOU STOPPED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
(more muffled talking)
Matthew: OUR NEW DISCOVERIES REGARDING TIME TRAVEL HAVE TO BE TESTED AND USED!!!
(more muffled talking)
Matthew: WELL SIR, YOU’RE FIRED!!! WE NEED SOMEONE FOR ORANGE INCORPORATED THAT’S ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR JOB!!!!!!!
(After some muffled yelling coming from the phone, MATTHEW slams the phone down to hang it up)
(JANE SMITH walks in)
Jane Smith: Rough day?
Matthew Smith: I just hate dealing with these idiotic employees. I should just sell the company and just be a good dad to the girls and a good husband to you.
Jane Smith: Honey, we’ve talked about this. Without your work, you would get bored after a while. You could quite possibly be cold towards us since you chose us over your work. Then you would regret ever selling.
Matthew Smith: I know, I know, it’s just that...even though I work from home...I just am so busy that...I still feel detached from my own family.
Jane Smith: We’re right here always.
John Smith: I know.
(Later that day)
(MATTHEW SMITH and JANE SMITH are talking about their annual summer vacation trip. They are sitting in couches in their living room. MATTHEW SMITH is holding a laptop.)
Matthew Smith: Hey hun, where were you thinking about going on vacation this year? I was thinking Hawaii---I know that we’ve been there before---but I love it. Maybe the Rockies, but no matter what you chose, we will still have a great time.
Jane Smith: I was thinking something more classy… like Italy or Spain! I’ve always wanted to go to Rome.
Matthew Smith: (jokingly) Living on the foreign side I see.
Jane Smith: (playfully) I know I’m so unpredictable.
Matthew Smith: Well anyways, I think Rome is a great idea. How much money should we spend this year on the trip?
Jane Smith: Let’s go a little cheaper and only bring 10,000 dollars this year.
Matthew Smith: Well we should still live a little. Let’s do 15.
Jane Smith: That’s good with me.
Matthew Smith: I’ll transfer the money out of the bank account now.
(He starts typing and clicking)
(He looks a bit closer.)
What the heck?
Jane Smith: What is it honey?
(MATTHEW SMITH slams the computer down)
Matthew Smith: ALL OF THE MONEY!!!!!! ITS GONE!!!!! WE’VE BEEN HACKED!!!!!!!!!
(Scene adjourns with JANE SMITH holding her head in her hands and MATTHEW SMITH storming off of stage right)
(VANESSA SMITH is playing with a large expensive dollhouse, VERONICA SMITH and VICTORIA SMITH are sitting on the couch and fixing each other’s hair, VALERIE SMITH is tucked away in the corner by herself, looking at her phone)
Victoria Smith: Oh my gosh Veronica! This style looks so good on you.
Veronica Smith: Thanks Victoria! You’re the best!
Vanessa Smith: Guys look.
Veronica: What is it Vanessa?
Vanessa: Eww Kent and Barbara are kissing!
Valerie Smith: Oh my gosh grow up!
Victoria: Come on Valerie calm down.
Valerie: Why...she’s eleven. Why is she even still playing with dolls?!
Victoria: That’s why, she’s 11! And you’re 17! Just because you feel sorry for yourself and mope around every day doesn’t mean that you have to be hard on everyone all the time!
Valerie: Sorry for myself?! You think I feel sorry for myself?!
Victoria: Yeah, I do! Why else would you mope around all the time?!
Valerie: First off, I don’t feel sorry for myself! Secondly, I (using air quotes)“mope” around all the time because all of you are so basic and stupid! You all act like we have everything because we have a lot of money! Sure, mom and dad are nice, but they don’t understand anything that I’m going through, even though ,”They’ve been a teenager before,”! Well guess what?! It’s 2018 now and times have changed since the 70s and 80s! Also, in this house, Vanessa is best friends with mom, since she’s the youngest and therefore, the current favorite! (Motioning towards VERONICA and VICTORIA. She is starting to quiet down and get emotional as she realizes her loneliness) And you two… y’all are best friends with each other because of some sort of twin bond or something. So what does that leave me with? Dad. Now dad, he has never understood me no matter how hard I try to get him to. He gives us so many things materially, and he thinks that will make us like him more or think that he gets us, but the truth is, he doesn’t. Emotionally, he has never connected with me.(Tearing up and getting very emotional) So that leaves me with….no one. I’m all alone in this house. No friends. No one who understands me. No one to be there for me. No one to cheer me on when I’ve done something good. No one to hug me when I’m having a bad day. No one to love, and really love me. No one to…..no one who….no one...no one.
(Sits down, puts her head in her hands, and begins to sob)
(All of her siblings have a look of shock on their faces, as they have never seen Valerie show this much emotion before.)
(Valerie looks up and sees all of her sisters staring at her. She wipes the tears form her face and mostly stops crying.)
Valerie: What are y’all looking at?
(VALERIE storms out stage right)
(MATTHEW SMITH and JANE SMITH walk in)
Matthew Smith: Hey girls. Your mother and I have something very serious that we need to talk to you about. Where’s Valerie?
Vanessa: I think that she is having one of those mid-life crisis things that people have talked about.
Jane Smith: Well she’s not in her middle ages and we’re all going through a pretty big crisis right now. (looks then yells towards where VALERIE walked off stage) VALERIE!!!!
Valerie:(offstage) NO!!
Jane: (sarcastically) Well she seems happy.
Matthew: Whatever… we’ll just have the discussion without her.
(He looks at his wife)
Should I say it or should you say it?
Jane: I think you should say it because you are the one who discovered it after all.
Matthew: Well, I think that you should say it because I (emphasis) really don’t want to.
(They stare at one another for a long moment, then MATTHEW slides back and dramatically motions saying that JANE has the floor)
Jane: (swaying and fidgeting nervously) So, girls, your father and I have recently discovered a problem.
Veronica: What problem?
Jane: Well, dad was looking at the finances and realized that something didn’t seem right.
(She pauses and looks up, then back at them, still silent)
Victoria: Mom, just tell us. What’s the problem?
Jane: (mumbles to where no one can hear) We’ve been hacked and all of the money from the bank account is gone.
Veronica: (urging) Mom!
Jane: Ok fine...fine.(She glances at MATTHEW who nods, then she says loudly and extremely quickly) We’ve been hacked and all of the money from the bank account is gone!
Vanessa: What?!
Veronica: How could all of the money be gone?
Matthew: Someone hacked into our account and transferred all of the money out of it.
Victoria: Well how long until they catch the guy that did this?
(JANE and MATTHEW look at each other)
Matthew: We don’t know.
(The girls all walk out stage right)
Jane: Well that went better than I expected it to.
(They walk off stage)
(MATTHEW SMITH is on the phone with the bank in his home office)
Matthew: How could you let this happen? My family depends on our money to survive. Luckily, we happened to have 500 dollars in cash laying around, but if we didn’t, we would really be screwed. Now, whose fault was this?
(muffled talking coming from the phone)
Matthew: No, don’t tell me that it was no one’s fault! Now, who is the head of online security?!
(muffled talking)
Matthew: Well you’re just worthless! Goodbye!
(starts to slam the phone down but stops himself after he realizes that VANESSA is standing there.)
Vanessa: Dad, is everything ok?
Matthew: No sweetie...but it will be.
Vanessa: What are we going to do about the money problem?
Matthew: Well until we find the guy who did this...and until the paychecks start rolling in...we’re going to have to, uhh, let go of some things.
Vanessa: What things?
Matthew: Well I don’t know. Actually I do…. The house and one of the cars are going to have to be sold.
Vanessa: No!
(VANESSA scurries out of the room, seeming concerned about her future)
Matthew: Well dang it.
(Lights go out and then Matthew walks out)
(The setting is at a bar with an old man and DIANE JOHNSON. DIANE is wearing surprisingly nice clothes and to accompany a very expensive watch on her wrist)
(MATTHEW SMITH walks in looking disheveled and depressed)
Diane Johnson: (sarcastically) Well you look like your day’s been pretty good so far.
Matthew: Well, you’d be wrong there. Yesterday some guy hacked my bank account and took all of my money and I don’t know what to do.
(DIANE looks down sadlike)
Old man: That happened to me, back in my day. Mine was very similar to yours.
Matthew: Oh yeah? Well they didn’t have electronic banking back in your day. I bet yours didn’t have 20,000,000 dollars in it either.
Old man: You’d be surprised.
Diane: Well what can I get for you?
Matthew: I don’t know. I haven’t had a drink in 17 years. I saw this place and I was feeling pretty down so I came in. I’ve changed my mind. I don’t want anything.
(MATTHEW scans the room and looks at the 2 people)
Hey, you two look like you could give some guidance. So? You, old man, you said that you’ve gone through this before. What did you do?
Old man: Matthew, are you a good man?
Matthew: Well, I’m a good husband and a good father. I provide for my family and(interrupted by the old man)
Old man: Not just to your family. To other people. Employees, coworkers, random people that you see everyday. Now, are you a good man?
(MATTHEW looks around the room then puts his head in his hands)
Matthew: No, I’m not. I’m always mean to everyone.
Old man: Here’s my guidance: be kind and caring always. Don’t go through life acting like a jerk all the time. Be optimistic and keep loving that wife and those daughters of yours.
Matthew: I never said that my kids were girls.
Old man: (getting up and putting on his coat) Just a good guess then.
(The old man walks out)
Matthew: Who was that guy?
Diane: All that I know him by is Mr. Smith.
Matthew: Huh. That’s my last name too.
(MATTHEW is in a grocery store)
Cashier: (handing him his groceries) Have a great day!
Matthew: (with a big smile) You too!
(MATTHEW walks off with a new pep in his step)
(MATTHEW and JANE are talking in the living room)
Matthew: Even though all of this is happening, we are going to be just fine.
Jane: I think so too.
(Lights dim)
(MATTHEW walks happily into the same bar. The same two people are in there.)
Matthew: Thank you so much sir! Optimism has granted me a whole new outlook on life.
Mr. Smith: I knew it would.
(Mr.Smith looks at his watch)
Oh. I better get going.
(He heads for the door)
Matthew: Wait, what is your name sir?
Mr.Smith: Well, it’s Matthew. Matthew Smith.
(the newly known MATTHEW SMITH leaves the room)
Matthew: Oh my gosh! That was me from the future! That means that my time machine will work! I can’t believe that all of this conspired because of some guy who hacked into my bank account. Man, I wonder where that guy is now.
(Diane looks away)
Diane: Well, I’m happy for you.
(Instead of being happy for him, Diane just looks down, almost with a guilty look on her face)
Diane: Matthew.
Matthew: Yes Diane.
Diane: I have to tell you something.
Matthew: Go ahead Diane.
Diane: Do remember the person that used to be the head of the Atlanta branch of your company?
Matthew: Yeah I remember him. He was a good worker and a good man. I never knew what happened to him though.
Diane: You fired him.
Matthew: Wait I di….how do you know that?
Diane: He is my brother and we are very close.
Matthew: Diane, I am deeply sorry for my actions.
Diane: Well...I am sorrier for mine.
Matthew: What were your actions, Diane?
Diane: I was so enraged about you firing my brother. I thought that I would do anything to get back at you. Even though I am a bartender, I am doing grad school and I’m a computer major. I’m the one who hacked your account.
Matthew: What?
(there is a silence for a moment)
`Diane: I still have most of the money and I will transfer it back into your account…. Are you going to call the cops.
Matthew: hmmm…...no.
Diane: You’re not?
Matthew: No, I’m not.
Diane: Why?
Matthew: All of my life I thought money was the key to all happiness. You can buy just about anything you would ever want or need. You can buy a big house, or an expensive car, or a nice phone, or a nice TV and those are just some things. Through this experience I’ve learned what really is the key to happiness. Family. Through all of this I still had them and they were enough. So no, I’m not going to report you.
Diane: Well, would you like your money back?
Matthew: Just transfer 500,000 to me, most of the rest to charity, and the rest to that brother of yours.
Diane: Yes sir. Thank you.
Matthew: No problem.
(Blaclout) (THE END)