Wednesday, October 10, 2007

And I guess but I Just Dont know

AND I GUESS BUT I JUST DONT KNOW

The guest of lightening is an old woman in her sixties. She is sitting on a lawn chair in the center of the stage. She has a large oversized cabana hat on which is a tropical green color. She is wearing a bathing suit and a drape around her shoulders. Her toes are painted and her big braceletts jingle as she speaks. She is drinking a matrini out of a large glass and chain smoking continuously throughout the scene.
Franni: Well of course i told him to stick it where the sun dont shine. I dont deal with imbicles anymore you know Nancy...i married four of them. Yeah, i know i know i know. Your god damn right about that. So? So i told him that if he wasnt going to give me a good price on the stupid thing, that i was just going to have to do it myself. Well didnt he just look at me and scoff. Yeah, thats when i smacked the crap out of him (Lights come up on Franni on the phone in her chair) well, for crying out loud Nancy it wasnt an attack, rather one of those, shit what do you call 'em? yeah awakenings. I was awakening his eyes to see that I am an older woman and I'm sure as hell not going to fix my own god damn water whatever it is. yeah, i know i know i know its his job...oh sure Frankie could do a better job of course Frankie could, ya know i dont doubt that for a moment. what I'm saying is there is no more justice in this world. yeah the world stinks. speaking of which, how is your son doing? (She gets another cigarette) rehab? agian? my godness what is with children these days. I can only pray that this center will find out what is wrong with him. or better they will get that bug out of his system...oh sure its a bug, just like the nasty old flu. kids are getting it worse and worse everyday...sure it is Nance...oh really?...thats what they are telling you? the bug got right to his head huh? oh their arnt telling you the truth...no, no, no i saw this specail on NOVA or something, yeah, about the kids with the damn bugs in their heads. so are you telling me that they get the bugs there from rehab? my god is there any safe place here these days. such a shame. such a damn shame. and billy too. he was a fine boy. (shaking her head. She stands and wanders the space still on the phone.) well i told you not to talk to her. so you will think about it next time wont you. yeah yeah i know what did she do to you? five hundred dollars! you've got to be kiddning? did you call the police? well you should have. christ i would have. can you believe it? yeah i know i know i know well Nance i did tell you didnt I? good god five hundred dollars. well thats a lesson well learned i guess you could say. how crazy is that? my god. Oh yeah yeah yeah i knew when she came over with those beedy eyes and strange mouth that there was something afoot. but i never thought that she would catch you of all people. oh i know if there was a way off this damn carnie ride i would be the first in line. oh come on Nance I'm not really talking about- no no no i mean there has to be something. for christ sake. (She sits back down the chair tips and she almost falls) god damn, oh shit. (she almost spills her drink) well the damn lawn chair is attacking me now. can you believe it? anywho what was i saying? i completely lost my thought all together. (she leans back to grab her drink but falls screaming backwards on her neck. She is dead. The cell phone is heard with the chatter.)

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