Deva: Living Outside The Ladder (Complete Story)

Act 1 Scene 5

(Deva walks down the hallway into the cafeteria while he is on the phone talking to his friends)

Deva: Are you guys nuts?! What if you get caught?

Issei: We're not going to get caught buddy we're outside the building, the peephole is small enough that they might not even notice.

Deva: You're telling me you're outside, so aren't they gonna get suspicious of three guys huddling at one spot for long hours?

Ned: No worries mate, you're overthinking as usual.

Deva: You guys realize you could get punished for this. I get that you like seeing the views but this is just wrong, and if they find out about you they'll bash your face in without restraint.

Obe: Stop being a pansy Deva. Come through or you'll miss all the action.

Deva: This is one of those things I'm not gonna be a part of, and I hope for your sake they don't find out about you.

Issei: Okay Mr. Morally sensible, once we're done we could all visit your church for an after-school prayer for your Virgin Mary's (Everyone on the phone was laughing. Deva hangs up the phone and proceeds to go into the cafeteria).

(Inside the cafeteria, Deva looks around and finds every table is organized by cliques, goths, popular kids, the baddies, greasers, preppies, debaters, business people, etc. Deva gets some cafeteria food and tries to find a table. From afar, he sees a man who's sitting at a table seemingly by himself. He decides to go over to him. First, he comes across a table of three glamorous-looking girls who look like they come from rich families. The leader, Cecelia, talks to him thinking he was going to come over and sit.)

Cecelia: I don't think it would be right for you to sit with us. (Deva looks in her direction and she places a bag on the seat.) We're just three beautiful women and I know you'd fit in more with the company of other midgets. (Sporting a fake smile. Deva just gave her the 'what?' look and just kept going. He comes across the popular kid's table and one guy got up from there towards him)

Milo: Heeey, sorry this seat is taken. You see, we have this friend...

Deva: (Interrupts) Save it, dude, I already know where you're going with this, so you don't gotta worry. Besides, I already found a table to sit at. (Proceeds to walk away from them)

Milo: Well (Deva turns around), I was going to say that he is sick today and you could have a seat with us if you really wanted to.

Deva: Okay, can I sit with you guys?

Milo: (Surprised) Oh, sorry but you can't, you see, we kinda have this...

Deva: Aight then. (Deva proceeds to walk to the table) What's up with the students here, they're weird. (Unbeknownst to Deva, the elegant beauty (Wendy) approaches the popular kid's table and sits down with them. He then approaches a man by the name of Chucky) Hey man, you cool if I sit here?

Chucky: Really? Do you want to sit here?

Deva: Yea, if that's alright with you.

Chucky: (With an almost depressed tone) It's just...I never really had anyone ask if they could sit here before. Usually, everyone ignores me because they think I'm a freak, but I guess that's life.

Deva: I think you and I are practically in the same boat. It seems a lot of people here already knew about me. Plus my teachers kept picking on me for answers and it's much easier for me to give the right answer than to seem cool, so my social status isn't that hot either.