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At Rise: JIRI is standing alone in the middle of the stage, with the curtains closed. School scene should be set up in the background. When she sits down the curtains open. 526Please respect copyright.PENANA0rvNp6R7gN
JIRI
Jiri’s monologue part 1. Hiya, my is Jiri and I’m eleven years old. Sometimes I’m extremely happy, but other times I’m super sad, and I don’t really know why… It’s just how I am. I go to elementary school, even though I really don’t want to. 526Please respect copyright.PENANAbH5w6dRrFj
I have a big brother, Ajwaku. He is the one that takes care of me. He’s always been super weird. He was born with purple eyes.
(She points to her eyes.)
And the like flippy part of his hair is like white, but the rest of it is like black.
(She tries to explain using hand motions.)
He could have dyed it over I guess, but he told me that if he dyed his hair he wouldn’t feel like himself anymore. I like that theory, so I accept it. 526Please respect copyright.PENANATRHGTuXypL
Oh! I forgot to say how or parents are like NEVER HOME! They’re always on business trips, well I guess they’re not “business trips” because they travel around the world and stuff. When they come home they are super nice to me, but I don’t think they like AJ, my brother, very much. I don’t know why people don’t like him, so DON’T BE MEAN TO MY BROTHER!526Please respect copyright.PENANA7Nh9xrR0Qm
He’s had like one friends his whole life and that’s it. Until, his sophomore year in high school. Then he got this friend named Raine Kuro, and she’s the only person who might be weirder than he is. I DON’T LIKE HER! But, hey, that’s where my big brother’s story really starts, on the day they really met for the first time.
(She sits down on the edge of the stage.)526Please respect copyright.PENANAVauVdHcAhq
RAINE
(RAINE enters on the staircase of her school. She is going up them. Near the middle she slips back.)526Please respect copyright.PENANAmFQGPNMJuc
AJWAKU
(He enters from the side of the hallway. He notices RAINE falling down the stairs.)
Oh crap!
(He runs and manages to stop her fall, but he falls too. He stands up before she does, and holds his hand out for her.)526Please respect copyright.PENANA6k3EvzHGk1
RAINE
(She doesn’t take his hand. She stands up on her own.)526Please respect copyright.PENANAxgKpagbDyI
AJWAKU
(He scratches his head.)
Not so good at flying are you?526Please respect copyright.PENANAUvxbg8vscH
RAINE
(She laughs awkwardly.)
No, definitely not my strong suit. 526Please respect copyright.PENANACih5zXbIQF
JIRI
(She throws her hands up.)
Oh! I forgot to mention that Raine is blind! Oops… So when she fell she probably wasn’t just being stupid. What I don’t get is that she never carries a walking stick or anything, like isn’t that what you're supposed you’re blind?
(She looks backwards.)
Oh, um… okay, back to the story… 526Please respect copyright.PENANAIz7QJEhdN9
AJWAKU
That’s okay, I’m Ajwaku. 526Please respect copyright.PENANAkqDfHHuBI0
RAINE
Thanks for helping me… Kinda… Stairs are always a pain. 526Please respect copyright.PENANALKX7ecDlbl
AJWAKU
I… Uh… Your name is… 526Please respect copyright.PENANASQbPDf0eEw
RAINE
(She giggles.)
It’s Raine.
AJWAKU
Oh-526Please respect copyright.PENANAi9zXbmsfta
KABESE
(She cuts him off as she enters running and stomping.)
DON’T TOUCH HER!!!
(She punches him.)526Please respect copyright.PENANARvGCCFcamT
AJWAKU
(He holds his cheek.)
Ouchie. 526Please respect copyright.PENANAC5WI9ybnMw
KABESE
Tssk. 526Please respect copyright.PENANAbRdEwQKoMV
JIRI
(She points.)
That’s Kabese. If anyone in the whole wide world were to know Raine Kuro, it would probably be Kabese.
(She jumps up.)
She’s rude and tough! And was way too dense to notice any sort of social barrier between the blind teenager and herself. Under her angry exterior, she actually did care a lot about Raine. 526Please respect copyright.PENANArSFHHxQVaS
KABESE
God, what do you think you’re doing, bonehead?!526Please respect copyright.PENANAgtG6cgoJD1
AJWAKU
I-I-I-526Please respect copyright.PENANAH8yKiw7LFE
SUNAKU
(He enters with his hands in his pockets.)
Wow AJ, why do all the hot girls hit on you- literally?
(He laughs at his own joke.)526Please respect copyright.PENANAUrv3MlikGm
KABESE
I’d be happy to accommodate you too. 526Please respect copyright.PENANAOUvqEWggNP
SUNAKU
(He winks.)
Anytime. 526Please respect copyright.PENANATUT2cBj9iY
KABESE
Gross! Let’s get out of here Raine!
(She takes RAINE’S arm and helps her up the first few stairs.) 526Please respect copyright.PENANAltuOzS9IGz
AJWAKU
(He stares down at his feet and mumbles.)
I could have helped her, you know? 526Please respect copyright.PENANA8qSxyZNVCy
KABESE
(She turns.)
Well, too bad you’ll never get the chance, lover boy!526Please respect copyright.PENANAmncpyfj8FH
SUNAKU
(He rushes up the stairs to RAINE’S side.)
So, what class are you girls in anyways? First day of school and all, right? I’m in 2C.526Please respect copyright.PENANAXbInly7U44
KABESE
WHAT?! That’s what I’m in! Geez, you’re gonna be there. Now I really never wanna go to class!
(She lets go of RAINE, whom she had been dragging.)526Please respect copyright.PENANAK7U0Xf1WZe
RAINE
(She screams.)526Please respect copyright.PENANAJUa2Hg6zdQ
AJWAKU
(He stops her before she falls.)526Please respect copyright.PENANAErsYxDy1aW
RAINE
Ugh… thanks again Ajwaku. I’m actually the worst. 526Please respect copyright.PENANAlmkAHDreBp
AJWAKU
(He blushes.)
T-T-That’s okay.
RAINE
So, are you in that class too?526Please respect copyright.PENANAp6SC1MvUgx
AJWAKU
Nah, I’m in 2A. 526Please respect copyright.PENANAvYijfHX5ym
RAINE
Darn. I’ll be alone then. 2B. We could meet up for lunch, if you want to, Ajwaku. 526Please respect copyright.PENANAZvEpRXssOX
KABESE
OH NO! I do not like these guys! I forbid it! Now come on! We’re going to class. Leave us alone, or you’ll wake up underwater and in half like the Titanic.
(She takes RAINE again, and they go up the stairs.)526Please respect copyright.PENANAEJ1W7gJOIQ
RAINE
(She waves in no particular direction.)
Byee!
(Everyone exits.)