Scene 3:
At Rise: JIRI is back on the stage with the curtains closed. A classroom scene is set up behind her. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAIPHMnpLV3W
JIRI
Jiri’s monologue part 2. The next day, the weather people predicted a light storm. In the morning it looked really nice, so we all thought they were lying. How could it rain on such a nice day? Well, I guess the weather is like me. It goes to extremes. So, about halfway through the say it started storming. STORMING! 883Please respect copyright.PENANAHyNsm8gjGO
Schools did that thing where they call school off early, um… an early dismissal. I couldn’t walk home in the storm, so I had one of my friend’s parents drive me home. People’s parents always felt bad for me. Not really because of my parents, but more because I was me. SOME PEOPLE JUST DON’T LIKE WHEN I GET ALL ANGRY ALL OF THE SUDDEN! 883Please respect copyright.PENANAGyXGxr4O8w
When I got home, AJ wasn’t there yet. I was a little worried, but not too worried. It took him a long time to get home. I guess he was stuck at his school because of some weird events that occurred. He tried to tell me about them, but my short attention span got the best of me.
(She sits down on the edge of the stage.)883Please respect copyright.PENANA488pBn2YBw
As curtains rise, AJWAKU and RAINE are in the main part of the classroom. We see into the classroom closet, where KABESE and SUNAKU are stuck. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAhgxkWJM2gF
RAINE
So, what happened?883Please respect copyright.PENANAUqAqaPrMGo
AJWAKU
(He breathes heavy.)
Um… these guys… the storm… it’s really dark… I can’t see anything…883Please respect copyright.PENANAFoNw5JX0ca
RAINE
Same. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAu2v4HEdP0O
KABESE
(She bangs on the closet door.)
Ugh! Garret and his gang trapped us in here. The announcement went off saying we could all go home, but now we are freaking locked in a classroom and I’m stuck in here with this one!883Please respect copyright.PENANAv9hcuTm0bZ
SUNAKU
(He leans over to her.)
I am the one; the one for you. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAbOL3APObX4
KABESE
Take one step closer and I will personally murder you!883Please respect copyright.PENANACdB270d4Mk
RAINE
What do we do Ajwaku? The door’s locked and so is the closet.883Please respect copyright.PENANA9yVEJZqxzk
AJWAKU
I dunno. Why would those upperclassmen even push us in here?883Please respect copyright.PENANAILqtJ9sxji
KABESE
They hate me. Long story. It’s just Garret being Garret. 883Please respect copyright.PENANA7HfBrf7Kh7
SUNAKU
(He giggles.)
Heyyy… If I’m in here with Kabese… Go for it AJ!!! Yeah, man it’s your chance to make your move on Raine!883Please respect copyright.PENANAgPqdNCshUx
KABESE
No! I swear if you so much as touch her, I will kill you! Got that?883Please respect copyright.PENANAglDS8IjKaA
RAINE
What are they talking about?883Please respect copyright.PENANAlmMnEE2p3k
AJWAKU
I-I-I don’t know. Ignore it.883Please respect copyright.PENANAT7burIOk5A
RAINE
(She suddenly sits down forcefully.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAZZgWODT66L
AJWAKU
Raine?883Please respect copyright.PENANAi1bOqKcDlr
RAINE
(Her eyes are opened wide. She mumbles gibberish.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAdZG2wRgXOx
AJWAKU
Raine? Are you okay? Where are you?
(He tries to get closer to her.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAwPfii7I6to
REISHI
(She enters with a glow around her. No one, but RAINE can hear her when she talks.)
Hello. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAyLoWkmHaH3
RAINE
Uh, hi. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAGWzyd6UGdO
AJWAKU, KABESE, SUNAKU
Hi?883Please respect copyright.PENANAtFMN9QwENv
REISHI
My name is Reishi, and your name is Raine Kuro, right? 883Please respect copyright.PENANAvsskFbgJZP
RAINE
Yes, that’s right.883Please respect copyright.PENANADQcVAIxc7r
REISHI
Well, I caused this storm you see. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAjE2QQWaGDV
RAINE
I do. Well, I don't.883Please respect copyright.PENANAtTvcjW46BV
REISHI
This isn’t the first time you’ve seen my Raine. 883Please respect copyright.PENANACp1mkuWQob
RAINE
It’s not? I don’t recognize you. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAOuM7ZYhVU3
REISHI
Oh,
(She looks around and smirks.)
I’ll catch up with you next time, Raine, the girl who can see.
(She exits.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAp15scZuq3z
RAINE
Bye, nice meeting you.
(She snaps out of it.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAmaSY7vE0pU
AJWAKU
Raine… who were you talking to?883Please respect copyright.PENANAOwsu7t6mT1
RAINE
Huh? I wasn’t talking to anyone… wait… did that just happen?!
(A knocking comes at the door to the classroom.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAs98RwE1ec5
MR. AARON
Hello? Is somebody in there? The school has already been evacuated because of the storm. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAQr31exJgQA
AJWAKU
Yes! 883Please respect copyright.PENANACRq3Xf239R
(He tries to get to the door. He hits a few desks on the way. He bangs on the door.)
We’re here! The door knob broke. We can’t get out. Help!883Please respect copyright.PENANAUufK2pXAyu
KABESE
Seriously help me! He’s getting closer to me.
(She backs up and hits her head on coat hangers.)
Hey…
(She smirks.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAzFUd8RrOUb
SUNAKU
What?883Please respect copyright.PENANAokv5OngVLS
KABESE
(She bends down and lines the hangers up in a formation.)
Just try to get over here now.
MR. AARON
Oh no. I can try to help you. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAgwSE7qGqPj
RAINE
Who are you? 883Please respect copyright.PENANABNCqfbWpuD
MR. AARON
I’m Mr. Aaron, the shop teacher, you should have had me freshman year… 883Please respect copyright.PENANAlBqKPlGTrq
RAINE
That explains it. I didn’t take shop. Me and saws don’t mix very well. I’m blind so… they don’t let me near sharp objects. 883Please respect copyright.PENANACWHoMUJpjC
AJWAKU
Wait, if you’re the shop teacher, can you cut down the door?883Please respect copyright.PENANAzEexXHK5uQ
RAINE
Good thinking Ajwaku. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAqAGFSl2Mqt
AJWAKU
Oh… uh… it was nothing… 883Please respect copyright.PENANAvbEtUMV7Zu
MR. AARON
I’ll go get my tools and be right back in a jiffy.
(He exits.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAEU9LqXITym
KABESE
He left! God, just get me out of here!883Please respect copyright.PENANAmvEcdVdEq5
SUNAKU
(He reaches his hands out and tries to get to Kabese again. He trips and falls over the wall of coat hangers.)
Hey! What was that?!883Please respect copyright.PENANAIYpulaD5aA
KABESE
(She cackles.)
I call it the Great Wall of Coat Hangers. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAiKgYvNV23V
RAINE
Hey, Ajwaku?883Please respect copyright.PENANAPD3C30c0Yx
AJWAKU
Yeah…?883Please respect copyright.PENANAAry4BUq0f5
RAINE
Don’t they sound kinda cute in there, like a couple?883Please respect copyright.PENANAgqt3xkwOEL
KABESE
Stop. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAsIFJTeK54O
AJWAKU
(He laughs.)
Yeah… I ship it. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAyfAOiT4v5x
RAINE
Yeah! Kabaku, no Sunese! 883Please respect copyright.PENANAJvoXfgoaSZ
AJWAKU
Definitely Sunese.
KABESE
Stop! NO! It’s neither of those!
(She hits the walls.)
I ship Sunaku and the Great Wall of Coat Hangers!883Please respect copyright.PENANAqQoYJDH8KD
SUNAKU
(He snaps his fingers at the coat hangers, and then pets it.)
Ay! Has anyone told you, that you’re really smooth? 883Please respect copyright.PENANATwEPT8tmE9
KABESE
(She reaches out and kicks him.)
Oh my gosh! Stop it!!! I’m gonna cry!883Please respect copyright.PENANAdIwvVy9HDt
SUNAKU
Hey! Whoa… you can cry?883Please respect copyright.PENANA3awKngBy5o
KABESE
Pssh, no. I don’t cry. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAkLZ9EmFLjC
RAINE
Sure… 883Please respect copyright.PENANAm92X8WQy9w
MR. AARON
I’m back kids! I’ll have this door down real quick.883Please respect copyright.PENANAqYlpmMZJUs
AJWAKU
Great!883Please respect copyright.PENANA9Qjhh6gjmA
KABESE
GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!883Please respect copyright.PENANArCXqwM6JUw
MR. AARON
Sure, right away, Mrs. Sunaku. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAfoFT10rHJw
KABESE
(She gasps.)
Mr. Aaron! To think you were one of my favorite teachers last year! Besides, he wishes… 883Please respect copyright.PENANA72Ob7NACD0
SUNAKU
She wishes…
(The chainsaw starts. The curtains close.)883Please respect copyright.PENANAtuVzp7bKAT
JIRI
So, once they got out of that classroom, my brother was able to walk home in the pouring rain. He was too young to drive, and we didn’t have parents around a lot to drive us. Walking or biking was pretty much our only method of transportation. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAP6q9QXKwfw
You know, I would have shipped Kabese and Sunaku too, IF I WASN’T FRIENDS WITH HER LITTLE BROTHER! HIS NAME IS KONO, AND HE IS IN MY CLASS! Basically, my friends are just the kids in my class that year. I’m kinda outlandish, so people just have to accept me. I’M LOUD and ANNOYING, but sometimes I’m quiet and sweet. It just depends what state I’m at during a given time. 883Please respect copyright.PENANAEx8kKFUsH1
The next day was Friday, and I was going to have a play date with some of my friends from school. BUT STUPID AJ BROUGHT RAINE TO “HELP” BUT ONE, I DON’T NEED HELP. AND TWO, HOW CAN I BLIND HELP WATCH KIDS?! PRETTY SURE YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE IN ORDER TO WATCH! Anyway, DON’T CALL MY BROTHER STUPID!
(She stomps off the stage.)