Scene List:
Characters:
Mona: WIG
Angel: TERESA
Mom: KYLIE
Earl: WILLA
Student A CHOO
Student B JIAEN
Student C CHLOE
Student D ENTING
Gangleader Kid A: RACHEL
Kid B: ERICA
Kid C: ZHIQI
Nurse 1: TECKTECK
Nurse 2: JINYIN
Doctor: HUIRAN
Teacher: WENXIAN
Male Mistress: JINGYI
Father: ESTHER
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[Mona enters by stage right and walks to center stage. Spotlight is on Mona]
MONA [agitated]
I don’t see why I have to skip soccer practice just to pick Angel up! She’s already eight; she knows how to walk home on her own! But no, she just refuses to. Ever since Dad died, I had to take care of the entire family’s needs. Everyday, I have to take care of Angel, make sure she does her homework. And Mom isn’t even at home half the time, and when she’s at home, she’s either on the phone or asleep. She SUCKS.
[Scene changes to outside Angel’s school. Mona walks toward Angel sitting on the stage playing with her globe. Angel stands upon seeing Mona.]
ANGEL
Look! I made a globe in school! Isn’t it pretty!
MONA
Globes aren’t green, stupid.
ANGEL
But it’s for my environmental project! And it’s supposed to be green… It’s for the environment…
[Both exit by stage right. Scene changes to their home. Angel walks in, sits on the couch, playing with her globe. One bowl is left on the table as Mona walks in with a cloth. Mona cleans the table. Mother walks in, with a phone to her ear.]
MOTHER
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME? JUST BECAUSE THE CLIENT HAS SMELLY TOES, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GIVE HIM A PEDICURE?! YOUR ATTITUDE IS TERRIBLE! UGH! [hangs up] WHERE’S DINNER?
MONA
Here, mom. [gestures to bowl on table]
[Mother throws her handbag on the floor and starts eating.]
ANGEL
Globes, globes, I love globes! They’re so pretty and green and pretty and green and pretty! Sis! Don’t you think this globe is cute! It can spin! [whines]
MONA [annoyed]
What is this, lah?! Can you tell me what lousy globe is GREEN? The only use I can find for this is to play soccer with it.
[Mona takes the globe and kicks it off stage. Angel stares, her hands still in the position of holding the globe. Then after awhile she starts crying and wailing loudly. She runs to Mother who is on the phone and grabs her shirt]
ANGEL
MOM! SHE KICKED MY GLOBE AWAY! [continues wailing]
MOTHER
MONA! Can you stop harassing your sister? It’s bad enough that I have to take up a job as a pedicurist; I still have to take care of all you naughty children while your useless dad is away working all the time! Can you please have some responsibility and help to take care of the household? Dad isn’t here, and he won’t be here for a very long time! You have to be less selfish and help take care of Angel, not kick her ugly green ball everywhere.
ANGEL:
IT’S A GLOBE!
[Angel runs to a corner of the stage and starts crying. Mother and Mona storm off, each going their separate ways. Angel stops sobbing]
ANGEL
I wish Mom and Mona would care more. Sometimes, it feels as though I’m the one causing dad to go overseas to work all year! Otherwise, why do they hate me so much? And Mona is the only one who understands what it feels like for Daddy not to be here. How much I miss him every night when he appears in my dreams. …I wish they’d stop arguing and talk to me.
[Angel walks off the stage desolately.]
Scene II,
[A few people sit on tables and random assorted chairs, a life-size-preferably-acted-by-Rachel alligator toy sits at the foot of a table.]
STUDENT A
The green thing is so cute!
STUDENT B
Yeah, where’d you get it from!
STUDENT C
My cousin committed suicide. The family says that he had some kind of mental disorder thing. This was his favourite toy and he loved it, ‘cause it was his only friend or something! Loser.
STUDENT A
Who’d want to befriend some crazy psycho?
STUDENT B
Another crazy dead psycho, I guess!
[giggles, then pause]
STUDENT A
It’s so cute!
STUDENT B
Is that all you can say?!
STUDENT C [very excited]
YOU THINK SO? YOU CAN HAVE IT!
STUDENT A
No way! A crazy dead psycho used to own it!
STUDENT D [chanting]
Crazy dead psycho, crazy dead psycho!
[Everyone gives -.- face. Mona walks in and dumps her bag on the floor and sits on a chair. She notices the alligator.]
MONA
The green thing is so cute!
STUDENT C [very excited]
You want it? Do you, do you, do you?! YOU CAN HAVE IT! HERE! TAKE IT! NOWWWWWWWWWWWW!
MONA
Are you sure? I mean it’s so big and it must’ve cost a lot!
STUDENT C [cynical]
No, no, don’t worry! Didn’t cost a thing! Anyway umm, it’s for your birthday!
MONA
My birthday was 6 months ago.
STUDENT C
NEVERMIND! HERE! TAKE IT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
[Student C pushes Alligator to Mona and Students A, B, C and D run offstage.]
MONA [pats the Alligator]
Hmm. I could give this to Angel, since I practically killed her globe yesterday…
[Mona takes Alligator and walks offstage. Scene changes to house. Angel is sitting in the middle of the stage and is sadly playing with her deflated globe. Mona walks in with the fat Alligator.]
MONA [nervously]
Angel?
ANGEL
Y-Yes?
MONA [presents Alligator to Angel]
Here. Sorry for killing your globe yesterday, I didn’t mean it.
ANGEL [brightens up]
Wow, it’s so cute and green! Does it talk?
MONA
Obviously not!
[Mona goes offstage]
ANGEL
Hello little green thing! I shall name you Timmy!
EARL:
MY NAME IS EARL!
ANGEL [taken aback for a while, then restores original state]
Fine, hello Earl!
[Angel and Earl exitting. Earl trips on deflated globe. Angel picks him up and apologises.]
[Scene changes to Angel’s class. Angel walks in dragging the alligator.]
KID A
Angel’s got a monster thing!
KID
No! It’s the boogeyman!
KID
Stupid CHILDREN. It’s an ALLIGATOR, for gummies sake!
KID
ANGEL! Can we have the Alligator Boogeyman Monster thing!
ANGEL
He’s called EARL! And NO, he’s MINE. Go find your OWN best friend. [Sticks out tongue]
KID A
I WILL get the alligator no matter what!
[Kid A walks up to Angel and steals the alligator. Angel shrieks and pulls alligator back. Two of them play tug-of-war with the alligator.]
ALLIGATOR [hisses]
Punch himmmm…
[Angel punches Kid A, Kid A falls back in pain and falls to the ground grabbing his stomach in agony. Teacher walks in at this point of time, with a shocked expression on face.]
TEACHER [shocked]
Children, children! What kind of atrocious behaviour is this?! Cease your fighting immediately! The alligator is MINE! You! Go there! You! Go there!
[Teacher takes the alligator away from the two clawing children, and then sends the two children to two corners of the class.]
TEACHER
What happened! Why did you two start fighting for no good reason!
ANGEL
He took my alligator.
TEACHER
And that’s a reason to fight BECAUSE? I’m calling your mother now, Angel!
[Teacher takes out phone, but cannot get through to Mother.]
TEACHER [frustrated]
Doesn’t your mom ever pick up? [Hangs up] That’s it, I have to call your sister AGAIN.
[Mona storms in and grabs Angel by the ear.]
MONA[angry]
You’re coming home with me!
[Mona and Angel exit by stage right, the rest exit by stage left. Scene changes to house.]
MONA
What WERE you thinking, fighting someone JUST BECAUSE HE WANTED TO TAKE YOUR TOY. Don’t you have brains at all, tell the teacher or SOMEONE, don’t use your fists just because you THINK it’s right.
ANGEL
But Earl told me to. And since when was it your business anyway!
MONA
It’s my business because I’m your SISTER. It’s my business because nobody else wants it to be their business! It’s my business because I care, and you’re coming home with me, Angel, there’s a lot of explaining you have to do!
[Mona stalks out of room with Angel in tow; they head home]
ANGEL
What is your problem! It’s not like you’ve never fought before!
MONA
The reason I fight is to defend myself, or you. But since you don’t know how to fight, why do you! And you don’t normally get provoked!
ANGEL
Well, too bad, I did today. Go away! You just don’t understand me!
MONA
We’re sisters, Angel. I understand you the most! And that’s enough!
ANGEL
Come off it! You never listen to me, you bully me, you take my stuff, my globe died because of you, and you don’t understand me! You never had! My Earl-y does! Earl understands everything. Earl knows everything about me. Earl’s my ONLY FRIEND. You hear that! Early is my only friend.
MONA
Rubbish, all rubbish. You just don’t know how much I really care about you! You don’t appreciate what I do for you, or what mom does for you! What were you thinking of today!
ANGEL
UGGGGHHHHHHHH!!
[Mona and Angel arrive home, Angel storms into her room, being loudly angry with Mona]
MONA
She just doesn’t understand. She says I don’t get her, but I do. I understand her more than she does herself! I keep trying so hard to keep her out of trouble, to make her life easy, to help her, to be there for her, but she doesn’t appreciate that help! I’ve helped her get out of SO MANY sticky situations! But does she care?! NO! All she cares about is her stupid alligator.
[pause]
I wish I’d never brought that thing home for her… what’s it’s name?
Timmy?
ALLIGATOR [angry and demonic]
MY NAME IS EARL, NOT STUPID TIMMY!
MONA
Huh who said that!
[both walk offstage, and Angel and Alligator go back on stage]
ANGEL
I don’t understand why no one understands that they don’t understand that only you understand.
EARL
I AM YOUR BEST FRIEND. YOU SHALL LISTEN TO ME, BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR YOU.
DON’T CARE ABOUT OTHERS, CARE ABOUT YOURSELF! AND ME! ONLY I CARE FOR YOU, I WON’T EVER HURT YOU. NEVER…
YOU ONLY NEED MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
ANGEL
I guess you’re right. Okay, so what shall we do now? :D:D
EARL
LISTEN UP…(WHISPER)
[Scene changes back home. Angel and Mona are eating dinner. Angel is poking at her food and Mother walks in.]
ANGEL
What kind of vegetable is THAT?!
MONA
It’s a BROCOLLI. I bet you can’t even spell it, so just eat it.
ANGEL
I CAN TOO. B-R-A-W-C-O-R-L-E-E!
MOTHER
[angrily sighs and glares at Angel] What have you been learning in school, what have they been teaching you! Is this what I’m bringing you up for, that you can’t even spell broccoli correctly?! It’s so obviously B-R-O-C-O-R-L-I-E.
ANGEL
Well whatever it is, I don’t want to eat it anymore! Earl says veggies are for stupid kids! I’m not a stupid kid!
MOTHER
Angel, EAT YOUR VEGETABLES! Do we HAVE to have this talk again!
MONA
[sarcastically] Did you even have this talk with her before?
MOTHER
See Mona, this is what I’m talking about! This is YOUR teenage angst moodswings affecting your sister! Why can’t you set a better example for her to follow!
ANGEL
Well, anyways I’m full! No veggies or fruits for me! They taste icky.
[Angel leaves stage]
MOTHER
I can’t be bothered with the both of you!
MONA
WELL, MOTHER. NEITHER CAN I!
[both storm off in opposite directions]
[Mona’s room]
[facing audience]
MONA
I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER! I’m so tired of everything! Mom’s so busy painting stupid toenails that she doesn’t notice how Angel’s been changing! And she goes and blame ME for having teenage angst!? [frustrated] WELL WHATEVER I DON’T CARE ANYMORE! ANGEL CAN GO AND MARRY EARL OR WHATEVER SINCE SHE APPARENTLY LISTENS TO THE TOY ALLIGATOR!
[Angel’s room]
ANGEL
[sad tone] Earl…Mona doesn’t care for me anymore. She’s so distant! And whenever I talk to her she just ignores me! What should I do?
EARL
YOU SHOULD JUMP. JUMP NOW, AND BE FREE OF EVERYTHING. AND I WILL BE UP THERE WAITING FOR YOU IN HEAVEN!
ANGEL:
[with apprehension] Erm Mona, I think I’m gonna jump now ‘cause that’s what Earl’s saying! As in OUT OF THE WINDOW jump! [SHOUTS] MONA! [gets angrier] MONA! MONA! Ugh! I HATE YOU.
[JUMPS OFF STAGE]
MONA
UGH WHATEVER! Don’t disturb me! I’m eating my chips! GO AWAY! DO WHAT YOU WANT! Go do your work or something!
… Angel?
[walks towards window]
ANGELLLLLLLLLL! @£$&(Q*&$!(&£(!*$()£@*$!
MOM! ANGEL JUMPED!
[runs off stage]
[scene changes to hospital]
DOCTOR WOODIE
Hello everybody! I’m Doctor woodie!
MOM
I DON’T CARE IF YOU’RE DOCTOR OAK OR DOCTOR PINE OR DOCTOR WHATEVER! HOW’S MY DAUGHTER!?
MALE MISTRESS
Like, oh my gosh? Trudy! How’s Devil?
MOM
SHE’S CALLED ANGEL! AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE! I TOLD YOU NEVER TO SHOW UP IN FRONT OF THE GIRLS!
MALE MISTRESS
Uh, but like, and like because, I totally like, love you, like, or something manzxsxzsx.
FATHER
TRUDY! YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE! D:D:D: WHERE IS MY ANGEL?!
MONA:
She’s..she’s in heaven! [sad tone] Where all angels should be. [regrettably]
NURSE 1:
Aiyah see la! That girl is such a poor thing! So young then die already!
NURSE 2:
Yeah! Her family doesn’t deserve to be her family! How could they be so cruel!
MONA:
The nurses, they’re right. I..We shouldn’t have neglected Angel, we should have cared about her feelings more!
MOM:
If only I had taken some time off to talk to her…
Then all this wouldn’t have happened.
DAD:
If only I had been there for her more…
I’m so sorry Trudy, Mona. I’ll quit my job and move back home to be with you guys forever!
MOM:
I’m at fault too! I’m so sorry honey! I love you!
[Mom and Dad embrace]
MALE MISTRESS:
EH THEN WHAT ABOUT ME!?!? EEYUR!
[storms off stage]
MONA:
[final moral thingy about how we should cherish our loved ones and stuff! Someone help me write please! :D]
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