DANIEL What is that?
AMERICA A pill.
DANIEL What is it?
AMERICA Taste.
DANIEL Is that ecstasy?
AMERICA Give me your tongue.
DANIEL You take that?
AMERICA I have.
DANIEL How many times?
AMERICA Give me your tongue.
DANIEL Maybe in a minute.
AMERICA Are you mad?
DANIEL You like drugs?
AMERICA I've only tried a few.
DANIEL Love is a drug.
AMERICA A potent one.
DANIEL I'm gonna brush my teeth.
AMERICA You don't have to.
He kisses her.
AMERICA I'm gonna change. You stay here, I'll leave this with you.
DANIEL Uh-oh, do you have one for you?
AMERICA Just eat it.
She gets under her covers, she's changing clothes. He considers the pill, but puts it down. He gets comfortable in her room. He picks up a paperweight, a glass ball filled with water and snow. She is still under the covers.
AMERICA Did you take it?
DANIEL Yeah, I found your stash, they're all gone.
She sticks her head out. He puts down the paperweight.
AMERICA Good.
DANIEL Do you need help? That looks difficult.
AMERICA Stay.
DANIEL When did you first try ecstasy?
AMERICA Two weeks ago.
DANIEL Who with?
AMERICA My friends. I was always curious about it.
DANIEL Yeah. Me too.
AMERICA Have you rolled?
She's done changing, but she keeps her body hidden under the covers for now.
DANIEL I probably shouldn't say this. But..
AMERICA It's okay, a lot of people have tried it.
DANIEL I definitely shouldn't say this.
AMERICA So what, you tried ecstasy.
DANIEL You know I'm a chemist..
AMERICA You make it?
DANIEL I make..other things.
AMERICA You sell stuff?
DANIEL No.
AMERICA You sell it to someone who sells it.
DANIEL I make it for myself.
She gets out of bed and goes to him.
AMERICA So, these are some of the special topics you don't cover in class.
DANIEL You're covering some special topics yourself.
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A Simple Love Story
General FictionDramatic play about a teacher and a student who fall in love with drugs.
