(Alan is on stage, pacing back and forth, mumbling things. Sarah enters, angry.)
SARAH: Alan! You can't keep doing this to her!
ALAN:(Surprised) What? Who?
SARAH:(Huffs) Alice! You can't keep giving her Roldipt! It's poisoning her mind! I just went to check on her, all I said was that she had been sleeping and she lashed out at me! You're confusing her emotions!
ALAN:(Chuckling) Oh, Sarah, please, you and I both know that's not the case. This isn't my fault. This is just who she is. Roldipt is what's helping her.
SARAH:(Scoffs)You're mad...
ALAN: On the contrary-
SARAH: Shut it, will you?(Storms off stage)
ALAN:(Laughs quietly) Sarah! Get back in here!
SARAH:(Enters, irritated) What do you want now?
ALAN:Go get Alice. (Sarah exits) I'll show you it's helping her.
SARAH:(Enters with a confused Alice)
ALAN:Thank you Sarah, you may go.
SARAH:What do you mean "You can go."? She's my patient just as much as she is yours.
ALAN:Sarah, I don't think you understand, I'm her Doctor, you're her nurse.
ALICE:(Trying to interrupt Alan and Sarah's bickering) Um-
SARAH:Well I never!
ALAN:Goodbye, Sarah.(Starts guiding her offstage)
ALICE:Hey, guys-
SARAH:UGH!(Pushes past Alan.) I'm staying here.
ALAN:(Huffs and walks back to Alice) Hi, Alice. How are you feeling?
ALICE:(Surprised) I-I w-well, I-fine, I guess...
ALAN:Good to hear. (Smiles)
ALICE:Um, so,(beat) why am I here?
ALAN:Oh right!(Walks offstage and back on with a bottle and cup)
ALICE:Wait! Wait! Wait! I already took my medicine today!(Backing away from Alan)
ALAN:I know, but you can thank Sarah for not believing in it.(Side glance at Sarah)
ALICE:Wait, what? Not believing in it? What are talking about?
ALAN:(Smugly) Sarah thinks that the Roldipt is what's making you sick.
ALICE:That's just crazy! Of course it's working!(Laughs)
SARAH: Alan! Don't you dare!
ALAN: That's what I tried telling her! Anyways, we usually give about 20 mL to you, but, if we were to double it, you'd get better faster!
ALICE:(Confused) Isn't that dangerous?
SARAH: Very!
ALAN:(Nonchalantly) No, you'll be fine! (Hands her the cup)
SARAH: Alan! You can't be serious! That could kill her!
ALAN: Be quiet, Sarah!
SARAH: Alan! She could die!
ALICE: What?
ALAN: Don't listen to her! You know you'll be fine! You know you'll feel better!
SARAH: Alan, stop tricking her like that!
ALAN: Like what?
SARAH: (mocking Alan) "You know. You know. You know."
ALAN: (irritated sigh)
ALICE: (Takes the cup slowly and drinks it.) There, done.
ALAN: Good! You can return to your room now! (Smiles)
ALICE: (Awkwardly) Okay... (exits)
(Lights fade)
YOU ARE READING
Roldipt
Mystery / ThrillerAlice is just regular girl with some help. Or that's what she's lead to believe. (A play I wrote last year)
