Act 1
Scene 1: Sophia Finds a Place to Stay
SOPHIA: (Running down a long street while faint voices say things in the distance. SOPHIA is paranoid until she finds a house and is visibly relieved. She goes up to the door and knocks on it.)
MATT: (Politely.) Can I help you?
SOPHIA: (Paranoid and shaking hands.) Can I come inside? I'm in extreme trouble.
MATT: What happened to you? You have blood running down your legs. (Examining her body.)
SOPHIA: (Voice almost to a beg.) I'm seventeen years old. I just need to hide.
MATT: (Demanding.) Come in. (Pulling the door open.)
MATT: (Smiling.) I'm Matt by the way. (Guiding SOPHIA by holding her hand into the living room.)
(SOPHIA and MATT both sit on a leather couch. They stare at each other for a short amount of time.)
SOPHIA: (Sighs and puts hands on legs.)
MATT: What exactly happened? (Sitting back.)
SOPHIA: (Hesitate before speaking.) Well, it's very personal and although you deserve to know because I'm in your house right now, I can't. Summary is that I was being chased by people that were trying very hard to harm me.
MATT: (Nodding.) Do you know these people?
SOPHIA: (Mumbling.) Some.
(MATT nods while SOPHIA looks around the room.)
SOPHIA: Where are your parents? (Observing the empty house.)
MATT: Business dinner. I don't know if they will be home tonight. (Laughs and ends with a fake smile on his face.)
SOPHIA: Is it always like this? (Asks sympathetically as SOPHIA looks into MATT'S eyes.)
MATT: You get used to the loneliness. Some days it's comforting, others it's frightening.
SOPHIA: How's it frightening?
MATT: Because when you're alone your thoughts are loud and alive.
MATT: (Cont.) Do you have anywhere else to go?
SOPHIA: (Shakes head back and forth.)
(MATT opens his mouth to speak, but the front door slams open interrupting him. An OLD LADY wearing a dress and an OLD MAN wearing a black suit walk in with a smile on both of their faces.)
OLD LADY: Who is this? (Walking into the room.)
MATT: Hi, mom. This is my friend, Sophia. (Jumping off the couch.)
(SOPHIA jumps off the couch, follows MATT, smiles, and shakes the OLD LADY and OLD MAN'S hands.)
MATT: (Cont.) She doesn't have a place to stay. Her parents kicked her out. Can she stay here?
OLD MAN: Why did your parents kick you out?
(SOPHIA opens her mouth to talk, but MATT cuts her off.)
MATT: That's a little personal, dad. She had a rough night. Can she please?
OLD LADY: Fine. She can stay in the guest house.
SOPHIA: (Smiling.) Thank you.
(OLD LADY nods, and the OLD LADY and OLD MAN exit the room. MATT stares at SOPHIA.)
SOPHIA: Guest house? (Laughing.)
MATT: (Smiling.) Come with me.
YOU ARE READING
Never Ending Run
Teen Fiction"Although I am in love with your beauty, I am afraid of it. Because out of all the fools in your path, I know you use it as your weapon."
