SCENE 1
(The lights come up on Roxie in her dimly lit bedroom typing on her laptop with a projection of what she is typing above her)
ROXIE
(Speaking what she is typing as if it is her inner thoughtsDate: Oct 24th, 2003
I can't believe I already have two thousand followers thank you so much for all of your support! Now here is what you came for; there is now a total of 4 suspected suicides in the area within the past month,the most recent goes by the name of Katie Wilkems (may she rest in peace) and her body was discovered at about 11 o'clock last night. I may have not known her or any of the others personally but for this to be the forth potential suicide in the MONTH is not okay. The worst part is that the more these deaths occur the more it doesn't matter , people act like it's just a completely normal daily occurrence when it is not , I mean these are lives we are talking about! I've decided to set up a small ceremony in honor of these deaths @ Lewis Trail Park from 7:30 to 8:30 pm this friday, come if you want to make a difference. We will be-
MOM(offstage voice)
Honey it's time for schoolROXIE
Shit (closes laptop)SCENE 2
(Perspective switches to Jocelyn's while she sits with her two friends Colton and Sarah in the back of the class.Jocelyn continuously stares at Roxie the whole scene only to look at her friends when she responds. The classroom is crowded. Roxie sits in the middle of the class.)
(spotlight on the front of the class)
TEACHER
Alright everybody for our warm up question, give me a detail that is often overlooked in a horror movie by the viewer
EVAN
(Talks with hands,trips up on his words with excitement)
Frequently in horror movies the v iewer tends to overlook how every little moment has importance, whether it be the focus of a character, or the subtle word choices that they forget existed till they are later foreshadowed
(spotlight switches to the back of class to change focus. Sarah and colton roll their eyes and scoff at Evan and turn into their conversation)SARAH
Have you guys seen that blog that some kid from our school is writing, it's actually pretty good i'm not even gonna lieCOLTON
Oh yeah isn't it called Moxie's Place or somethingJOCELYN
It's called She's Got Moxie dumbassSARAH
God damn Jocelyn who put a stick up your ass this morningJOCELYN
I don't know Sarah but they probably have something in common with who ever botched your boob jobSARAH
For the last time I did not have a boob job , puberty just finally hit me over break
JOCELYN
Sarah stop lying it just makes you look pathetic , no one can go from an A to a DD over christmas breakCOLTON
This feels like a good time to exit so-
SARAH
Wait, i'm coming with I don't want to be with this bitch anymore (she says very obviously targeted towards Jocelyn)
JOCELYN
(she rolls her eyes at Sarah and proceeds to gets up and goes to sit uncomfortably close to Roxie)
So what are you working on-
ROXIE
(she abruptly closes her laptop as if trying to hide something as Jocelyn approaches)
Uhm nothing much
JOCELYN
Oh I see you are trying to hide something, tell me Roxie what are your dark little secrets (she says as she plays with the brim of the laptops screen)ROXIE
Uhm it's nothing I swearJOCELYN
(she says while opening up the laptop further)So you wouldn't mind if I just-
ROXIE
(very sternly)Get away from my laptop (she slams the laptop screen down on her hand)
JOCELYN
(she pulls her hand back in pain,and speaks in a sultry flirtatious voice with pissed off undertones) Listen love, I will find out your dirty little secret
YOU ARE READING
Uncontrollable Infatuations
HorrorScream meets Heathers in this lovely short play set in 2003 (this is a play format)