ST College Script

Scene 1

(Rick is standing centre stage. Lights are down.)

Rick: (Shouting) Jenny!

(White light on Rick. Expression of anger. Light fades.)

Rick: Jenny, open the door!

(Light flashes as Rick shouts. Light dims. Scene change of the living room of an apartment. It's empty, but peaceful. Banging can be heard from offstage, and shouts of anger coming from Rick.)

Rick: (Offstage) Jenny, why the fuck is all my stuff out here? Answer the fucking door or I'll smash it down. (Pause. Speaks softer.) Jenny? (Long pause, Rick's breathing becoming loud. Shouts.) Jenny!

(The bang of the door being kicked violently. Door breaks open. Lights down. Lights up, and Rick is centre stage, hands clenched in fury. Breathing heavily. Lights fade out. Dim light upstage where Rick is sitting cross-legged and looking down - You can't see his face.)

Rick: Just breathe now, everything will be okay. Everything is fine. She's just gone out to get the shopping like I told her too, hmm? -- Are you stupid? She threw all of your things outside on the pavement like it was dirt! Of course she hates you, everyone hates you, even your parents hate you... You've done nothing but help Jenny and now she has left you all alone -- But she left all of the DVDS and CD'S in the house. It's all still there -- Did you even check that there were any disks in there? Besides, you didn't even look through the wardrobe to see if her clothes were gone. Face it Rick, you mean nothing to anyone, and the only reason Jenny even stayed with you is because of your money -- But I -- Don't try to convince yourself otherwise Rick... She left you before ... She has left you again ... There's nothing left to do but go after her and teach her right from wrong -- I don't want to hurt Jenny, she's all I have left -- You have nothing left! Just look at yourself, wallowing in self pity on the milk stained carpets, waiting for some kind of miracle. It disgusts me! So what do we do when there's nothing left, Rick?

(Rick looks up to the audience, a solemn and child-like expression.)

Rick: We have to kill those who are responsible...