In this post, I'm officially going to write in red, as I'm in that in-between stage: in the middle of angry and confusion (NOT a good combination, let me tell you).
The Story of Today, in a play I like to call:
Annoying People: Platinum Edition
Characters:
*Mia: Best friend in question (?); officially driving me nuts; making me regret making the promise to support her in whatever decision she stupidly makes
*Kaitlin: Innocent friend who constantly gets blamed for things she had no part of; feels used and unimportant, especially when she tries her hardest to fix things between her and Mia (*) and ends up getting backlashed for it
*Nicola: Friend to both *Kaitlin and *Mia who remains nonjudgmental but as of lately begins to question friendship with *Mia or at least debate the usefulness of continuing to befriend Mia (*) or if it's more trouble and stress than it's worth in the long run; especially good friend to Kaitlin (*) and close confidant
*Arden: physical male abuser in school who is seemingly innocent but who has done more wrongs in a five month period than most do in a lifetime. Arden (*) also has been trying to 'recruit' (as it were) Mia (*) which is worrisome to Mia's (*) friends who are trying to save her the depressing fall but who aren't being listened to and are instead getting yelled at for trying to help
*Chris: outside force; in the process of launching investigation of Arden (*) to try to get him kicked out of school (for a good reason, mind you!) and make *Victoria (school name) a safer and more comfortable place for Victoria's (*) student population.
Act I, Scene I:
Scene opens with the song "Everybody talks" by Neon Trees as school starts for the day. *Kaitlin enters Stage Left through hallway to morning meeting room; bumps into *Arden on en route to seat in lunchroom. *Mia and *Nicola arrive much later, about two minutes before class starts at Victoria. And...ACTION!
*Kaitlin: (smiling and chatting with already-arrived students) "My weekend was SO boring! What'd YOU do? Something better than doing homework, I hope?" (pauses; listening) "Yeah, tell me something I don't know!"
*Arden: (entering morning meeting room with arm slung over shoulder of yet another two-day girlfriend)"How was...(conspiratorially lowering voice in a not-so-subtle whisper) "You know...it?" (girl whispers in ear, giggling girlishly; Arden (*) smiles smugly and lowers arm closer to girl's butt)"Bummer! We can get together...if you want."
(*Mia and *Nicola enter morning meeting room, and *Mia puts lunch in fridge while *Nicola greets *Kaitlin)
*Nicola: "Howdy, cowgirl!"
*Kaitlin: (wincing)"Please tell me you didn't just say what I thought you said...PLEASE."
(*Nicola laughs at *Kaitlin's uncomfortable look)
*Nicola: "Sorry, Kaitlin. Couldn't resist on that one. Might we try this one again?"
*Kaitlin: (grinning goofily)"Yes, please...partner."
(*Nicola and *Kaitlin share a laugh until *Mia comes over and joins in the conversation)
*Mia: "What are you guys chuckling about over here?" (Looks around as if the kids in the meeting room's faces will supply the answer)"Seriously, though. What's going on? I hate feeling left out!"
(Nicola and Kaitlin (**) share questioning glances but say "nothing" in unison, earning them a dubious look from *Mia)
*Mia: (uncertainly)"Um, well...uh, okay, then. Mind if I go chat with *Arden?"
(Synchronized silence from *K & *N as they stare at *M)
*Mia: (awkwardly)"So that's a yes?" (laughs nervously) "Okay, then. See you guys later!"
(*N & *K wave and say 'bye' but *M is long gone before the words escape their mouths)
*Nicola: "Is it just me, or is something strange going on with *Mia? She's acting...really weird. Do you know something I don't?"
(*Kaitlin shakes head vehemently)
*Kaitlin: (shrugging sort of bitterly) "Nope, sure don't. She used to tell me everything. But now? I dunno anymore...it's weird. I don't know anything that's going on in her life, and I'm not sure if that's a relief or if it's really worrying."
*Nicola: (puts reassuring hand on *Kaitlin's shoulder) "I wouldn't worry about it too much, K. If something bad is truly happening, I'm sure she'd tell you about it." (When *K doesn't respond, *N looks worried and taps *K's arm reluctantly) "*Kaitlin? Even if she's told you something, I don't want to know...I just don't want you to worry yourself insane because *Mia's acting off lately. Maybe something's going on and she's just refrained from telling you 'cause she's afraid of your reaction. You know...maybe she's not ready for *Kaitlin's Words of Wisdom yet."
*Kaitlin: (shrugging noncommittally) "You might be right, I suppose. But...I don't know. I just have this gut feeling I've done something wrong...and I don't know what. I think that's what's bugging me crazy: the fact that I don't know a thing about my best friend's life and how she's holding up, and yet a creepy guy whose done a whole lot of bad things in a real short amount of time knows everything. Maybe...maybe I'm not her friend. And if so--why?"
*Nicola: (shakes her head, as if disagreeing; disputing *Kaitlin's theory) "I don't know what's happening with her, *K, but I'm almost positive it's not your fault. I don't know what you could have done."
(*Kaitlin laughs bitterly.)
*Kaitlin: "Ha. You got THAT one straight, *Nicola. If I knew what was wrong, I could just forget about it and move on. But she's making it virtually impossible! It's like she's crushing my soul with her secrecy! I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE!"
(People in the vicinity of the lunch room look up curiously at *Kaitlin's outburst)
*Kaitlin: (blushing furiously)"Dear God! Why do people always have to listen when I talk about this stuff? It's driving me crazy!!"
*Nicola: (lays a gentle hand on *Kaitlin's arm) "Class is about to start, *K. My English class is over by your Science class...want to walk over together?"
(*Kaitlin smiles at *Nicola and they playfully link arms and strut down the hallway, looking like they own the place)
*Kaitlin: "And this is how I got lucky in the friend department. See ya later, *N. Catch you at lunch? Outside in the farthest from the door lunch table?"
(*Nicola nods and hurries down hallway)
--*Kaitlin smiles to herself and plops her bag onto the tile floor, her mind temporarily off the *Mia Situation...until next period, when *Arden and *Mia are blatantly staring *Kaitlin in the face)
*Scene Ends*--Act I, Scene I
(Science teacher starts lecture on the history of the earth and the song, "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" plays. *Fade out* with a bird-view of the class. *Voices grow silent* *Music is only thing that is breaking the silence* *Fade to black*
SCENE ENDS
Look for Installment Scene II soon!!
TO BE CONTINUED
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