Scene 4
The dining room, later. A teapot, milk, sugar, and
two cups are on the table, along with a wireless
phone.
JULIAN
Offstage Mom! Where's the phone! Mom?
Footsteps.
DAD
Offstage, quieter She's asleep!
JULIAN
Also quieter It's like 9 o'clock.
DAD
She had some wine with dinner.
JULIAN
Half a glass.
DAD
It's her medication. She's not supposed to drink
anything.
JULIAN
Is that dangerous?
DAD
I don't think so. What were you looking for?
JULIAN
The phone.
DAD
I think I left it in the dining room.
JULIAN
Thanks.
Julian wheels into the dining room. He finds the
phone, then picks it up. He dials, then puts the
phone up to his ear with both hands, leaving them
there to support it. It rings. And rings. The
voicemail comes on.
APRIL
Hey! This is my voicemail. I/
He hangs up, then dials again. It rings. Voicemail
again. He listens through this time.
APRIL (cont'd)
Hey! This is my voicemail. I usually carry around my
phone, so this is probably off or I forgot it. Beat.
I'll get back to you! Leave a message. Beeps.
JULIAN
Hey. It's Julian. I was wondering...If you'd like to go
see a movie tomorrow. I've heard that The Dark Knight
is good. I haven't seen Batman Begins, but I don't
think that you have to see it beforehand. I mean, it's
Batman. I think pretty much everyone knows what Batman
does. Beat. I found your number on your Facebook if
that's okay. I mean, you put it down as information for
your friends, so I assumed it would be okay to call
you. So...yeah. If you want to see another movie,
that's cool too. I'm up for pretty much anything.
Uhh...Call me back.
He hangs up the phone, puts the phone gently on
the table, then puts his forehead onto the table.
A long pause. The phone rings. Julian rushes to
answer it.
JULIAN (cont'd)
Hello? ... It's Julian. ... Yeah, from the hospital.
... I was wondering if you wanted to go see a movie
tomorrow. Are you free? ... Awesome. I was thinking The
Dark Knight. ... Yeah? And you're free all day? It's
playing at 4 at the AMC. Is that okay? ... Cool. I
will, see you there. Oh, wait! ... You don't need to
listen to that message I sent you. It's pretty much the
same thing. ... Bye.
