(Party music playing in the background, center light up on a bench, only piece of scenery. Groups of people cross from St. L to St. R. entering the party. One teenage boy enters St. R. looking back over his shoulder, throwing his jacket over his shoulder. He sits on the bench, watching groups walk into the party.)
(Teenage girl enters St. R., lights up a cigarette, notices young man.)
Girl: Hey.
Boy: Hey.
Girl: What’s up?
Boy: Had to get out of there…too much smoke.
Girl (looking at cigarette): Do you mind if…?
Boy: Not my say, yea or nay.
Girl: Thanks.
Boy: No problem.
(Pause, girl smokes cigarette)
Boy: Do you like looking at the stars?
Girl: What?
Boy: The stars, do you ever look at them?
Girl (giving stars a cursory glance): Every once in a while…<br> Boy: It’s time travel, you know.
Girl (looks back up): What?
(Boy walks up behind Girl, taking her arm, to her surprise, but lets him direct her.)
Boy: There…see that one? That’s Sirius. How it looks right now is how that star actually looked over 30 years ago. (He steps back from behind her.) I don’t remember exactly how far it is.
Girl: You mean I wasn’t even born when that star looked like that?
Boy (nodding, as he sits back down): Fascinating, isn’t it?
Girl (putting out the cigarette): Ya know…that’s cool. What’s your name?
Boy: I’m Adam.
(Boy extends hand.)
Girl (taking it to shake his hand): Evelyn.
Adam (taking hand and kissing it.): Pleasure to meet you.
(Evelyn looks in pleased shock.)
Adam: Did I do something wrong?
Evelyn: No guy has ever done that to me, I thought that was only in books.
Adam (gently laughing): Glad to have redeemed my sex.
Evelyn: Why aren’t you inside? You’re absolutely charming!
Adam: Too much beer.
Evelyn (questioningly): You said it was too much smoke before.
Adam (loosing his composure slightly): I did? Well, that too.
Evelyn (sitting beside him): Adam, why are you really out here?
Adam (defeated): Randy.
Evelyn (confused): Randy?
Adam: Yea, the star quarterback for Zenith High.
Evelyn: Yea I go out with him…(Adam displays horrified shock) what’s wrong…?
Randy (offstage): Hey Evelyn! Where are ya? (Walks onstage from St. R.) There you are! You done with that cigarette… (Notices Adam) What are you doing here?
Adam (stuttering): I…I w-w-was ju-ju-just about to g-g-go.
Randy: Were you trying to make a move on my girl Geek wad? Was that it? (Advancing menacingly, Adam frozen in abject horror) You did it this time. You had the balls to even come to this party in the first place, you’re even living when no one else wants you to…but now you’re trying to make a move on my girl?
Evelyn: No Randy…it wasn’t like that! (Adam looks at her, his horror deepening.)
Randy (backhanding her): Shut up bitch! Be glad I started dating you when I did. I’ve made you into who you are now! (Turning back to Adam) You think she’d even give you a second glance when she’s got me? (Tears unconsciously run down Adam’s face) Oh yea, cry like the baby you are, (Randy raises fist) you’re about to go home cryin’ to Mommy.
(Evelyn has gotten back up from the backhand, and right as Randy brings his fist down, she pushes him, he goes into a disgraceful belly flop on the ground. She pulls him up by the jacket, turns him around, and plants a full out right hook on his jaw.)
Evelyn: Never call me bitch!
Randy (getting up shaking): It is over between us! Welcome to popularity Hell. (Turns to run back into the party) Get yourself a ride home; you’ll never ride with me again.
Evelyn: Good, I wouldn’t ride in that El Camino anyway. (she gives him a swift kick in the pants. Turns to Adam, on the bench silently sobbing, shaking, she lays his jacket around his shoulders.) Hey, it’s ok…it’s ok, c’mon.
Adam: He’s right you know. Why would anyone give me a second glance?
Evelyn (raises his chin): I did. (They share a look for a moment, and then she reaches in her pocketbook and throws the pack of cigarettes into a nearby trashcan. Then snuggles up with him under the jacket.) So, how old is that star over there?
Joined: May 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 84 Location: in my secret garden Karma: 1
Re: Stars « Reply #1 on Jul 12, 2004, 10:54pm »
*perk* two love stories? *loves romance always has always will* kat it would seem the codes fot messed up on your's, like they do on me in IM when i'm rping there...i always end up with a kissey when i didn't want one....anyway they are well written, i think i'll read them again here later, perhaps let my friends read them too, they'll love 'em.
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