Scene 3:
At Rise: JIRI is back on the stage with the curtains closed. A classroom scene is set up behind her. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAXWfvt9PXb1
JIRI
Jiri’s monologue part 2. The next day, the weather people predicted a light storm. In the morning it looked really nice, so we all thought they were lying. How could it rain on such a nice day? Well, I guess the weather is like me. It goes to extremes. So, about halfway through the say it started storming. STORMING! 796Please respect copyright.PENANAJPStUHEmHr
Schools did that thing where they call school off early, um… an early dismissal. I couldn’t walk home in the storm, so I had one of my friend’s parents drive me home. People’s parents always felt bad for me. Not really because of my parents, but more because I was me. SOME PEOPLE JUST DON’T LIKE WHEN I GET ALL ANGRY ALL OF THE SUDDEN! 796Please respect copyright.PENANA9gxIswAOyv
When I got home, AJ wasn’t there yet. I was a little worried, but not too worried. It took him a long time to get home. I guess he was stuck at his school because of some weird events that occurred. He tried to tell me about them, but my short attention span got the best of me.
(She sits down on the edge of the stage.)796Please respect copyright.PENANA0mOO13ynXb
As curtains rise, AJWAKU and RAINE are in the main part of the classroom. We see into the classroom closet, where KABESE and SUNAKU are stuck. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAN94RLmAlwO
RAINE
So, what happened?796Please respect copyright.PENANAcSEHtEVY6H
AJWAKU
(He breathes heavy.)
Um… these guys… the storm… it’s really dark… I can’t see anything…796Please respect copyright.PENANARwCzCN0GkH
RAINE
Same. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAddzUQnev0U
KABESE
(She bangs on the closet door.)
Ugh! Garret and his gang trapped us in here. The announcement went off saying we could all go home, but now we are freaking locked in a classroom and I’m stuck in here with this one!796Please respect copyright.PENANA75gIe4mwmm
SUNAKU
(He leans over to her.)
I am the one; the one for you. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAF5Mtjj21ZW
KABESE
Take one step closer and I will personally murder you!796Please respect copyright.PENANAa06yDCrvdB
RAINE
What do we do Ajwaku? The door’s locked and so is the closet.796Please respect copyright.PENANAJVNpgdmGFz
AJWAKU
I dunno. Why would those upperclassmen even push us in here?796Please respect copyright.PENANAk4hevAmOtU
KABESE
They hate me. Long story. It’s just Garret being Garret. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAcA1pSB2EHL
SUNAKU
(He giggles.)
Heyyy… If I’m in here with Kabese… Go for it AJ!!! Yeah, man it’s your chance to make your move on Raine!796Please respect copyright.PENANABRZkCLeDcB
KABESE
No! I swear if you so much as touch her, I will kill you! Got that?796Please respect copyright.PENANACbnY5rr2iq
RAINE
What are they talking about?796Please respect copyright.PENANAko4lXz0j2N
AJWAKU
I-I-I don’t know. Ignore it.796Please respect copyright.PENANAqe2uudQ7WE
RAINE
(She suddenly sits down forcefully.)796Please respect copyright.PENANAM9RyalTvC5
AJWAKU
Raine?796Please respect copyright.PENANAynpjqnsrZH
RAINE
(Her eyes are opened wide. She mumbles gibberish.)796Please respect copyright.PENANAcNJFc24S4U
AJWAKU
Raine? Are you okay? Where are you?
(He tries to get closer to her.)796Please respect copyright.PENANAdYQi0CFizF
REISHI
(She enters with a glow around her. No one, but RAINE can hear her when she talks.)
Hello. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAPwzxatAtsK
RAINE
Uh, hi. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAAcx9mlXb1W
AJWAKU, KABESE, SUNAKU
Hi?796Please respect copyright.PENANAnu861J7YEW
REISHI
My name is Reishi, and your name is Raine Kuro, right? 796Please respect copyright.PENANALZhthvgL59
RAINE
Yes, that’s right.796Please respect copyright.PENANAGdiwwpG9xG
REISHI
Well, I caused this storm you see. 796Please respect copyright.PENANALlwFb3PWY9
RAINE
I do. Well, I don't.796Please respect copyright.PENANAhHOax4VuwW
REISHI
This isn’t the first time you’ve seen my Raine. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAoFiCBmJlbu
RAINE
It’s not? I don’t recognize you. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAzvf51tkd67
REISHI
Oh,
(She looks around and smirks.)
I’ll catch up with you next time, Raine, the girl who can see.
(She exits.)796Please respect copyright.PENANAANqNYT2N9J
RAINE
Bye, nice meeting you.
(She snaps out of it.)796Please respect copyright.PENANAv6gvaDX3e5
AJWAKU
Raine… who were you talking to?796Please respect copyright.PENANAjPISNALa9u
RAINE
Huh? I wasn’t talking to anyone… wait… did that just happen?!
(A knocking comes at the door to the classroom.)796Please respect copyright.PENANASfjf6Dwloj
MR. AARON
Hello? Is somebody in there? The school has already been evacuated because of the storm. 796Please respect copyright.PENANA38gSsaR4cM
AJWAKU
Yes!
(He tries to get to the door. He hits a few desks on the way. He bangs on the door.)
We’re here! The door knob broke. We can’t get out. Help!796Please respect copyright.PENANAPfI08ibtnq
KABESE
Seriously help me! He’s getting closer to me.
(She backs up and hits her head on coat hangers.)
Hey…
(She smirks.)796Please respect copyright.PENANAD8doN0t2JZ
SUNAKU
What?796Please respect copyright.PENANAGPN6RDS8XK
KABESE
(She bends down and lines the hangers up in a formation.)
Just try to get over here now.
MR. AARON
Oh no. I can try to help you. 796Please respect copyright.PENANABobZvpEHma
RAINE
Who are you? 796Please respect copyright.PENANAYVDSuCz3tu
MR. AARON
I’m Mr. Aaron, the shop teacher, you should have had me freshman year… 796Please respect copyright.PENANAXNRbPNxNWD
RAINE
That explains it. I didn’t take shop. Me and saws don’t mix very well. I’m blind so… they don’t let me near sharp objects. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAsv1hL6C5zf
AJWAKU
Wait, if you’re the shop teacher, can you cut down the door?796Please respect copyright.PENANAKR8BsTFvXX
RAINE
Good thinking Ajwaku. 796Please respect copyright.PENANATcdaBpI3Vi
AJWAKU
Oh… uh… it was nothing… 796Please respect copyright.PENANAUWOoNSevZD
MR. AARON
I’ll go get my tools and be right back in a jiffy.
(He exits.)796Please respect copyright.PENANAmCaL96EYZr
KABESE
He left! God, just get me out of here!796Please respect copyright.PENANAEahogwYdSf
SUNAKU
(He reaches his hands out and tries to get to Kabese again. He trips and falls over the wall of coat hangers.)
Hey! What was that?!796Please respect copyright.PENANAjOmSANe7CI
KABESE
(She cackles.)
I call it the Great Wall of Coat Hangers.796Please respect copyright.PENANAtF6b4EmGeB
RAINE
Hey, Ajwaku?796Please respect copyright.PENANAYNw16J93Pf
AJWAKU
Yeah…?796Please respect copyright.PENANA8kl0i3ZmfN
RAINE
Don’t they sound kinda cute in there, like a couple?796Please respect copyright.PENANAvmwqpKlwSx
KABESE
Stop. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAu01PeOurr8
AJWAKU
(He laughs.)
Yeah… I ship it. 796Please respect copyright.PENANA6d7ocuggfE
RAINE
Yeah! Kabaku, no Sunese! 796Please respect copyright.PENANA1Nbc7NrfQA
AJWAKU
Definitely Sunese. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAtG9fxTX2Ny
KABESE
Stop! NO! It’s neither of those!
(She hits the walls.)
I ship Sunaku and the Great Wall of Coat Hangers!796Please respect copyright.PENANAhthXfo5sJj
SUNAKU
(He snaps his fingers at the coat hangers, and then pets it.)
Ay! Has anyone told you, that you’re really smooth? 796Please respect copyright.PENANABXJXX4WSfc
KABESE
(She reaches out and kicks him.)
Oh my gosh! Stop it!!! I’m gonna cry!796Please respect copyright.PENANAtRkuHRbTOz
SUNAKU
Hey! Whoa… you can cry?796Please respect copyright.PENANALhO1cm4z5H
KABESE
Pssh, no. I don’t cry. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAAArpNO1Ldu
RAINE
Sure… 796Please respect copyright.PENANAox1aLEtZH5
MR. AARON
I’m back kids! I’ll have this door down real quick.796Please respect copyright.PENANAq4sUHkY1ah
AJWAKU
Great!796Please respect copyright.PENANAeQqd29aL7o
KABESE
GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!796Please respect copyright.PENANAvWb7yq4Z9y
MR. AARON
Sure, right away, Mrs. Sunaku. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAChQszq1wVq
KABESE
(She gasps.)
Mr. Aaron! To think you were one of my favorite teachers last year! Besides, he wishes… 796Please respect copyright.PENANAN2ipyOFRfl
SUNAKU
She wishes…
(The chainsaw starts. The curtains close.)796Please respect copyright.PENANAxLvfvOYPYu
JIRI
So, once they got out of that classroom, my brother was able to walk home in the pouring rain. He was too young to drive, and we didn’t have parents around a lot to drive us. Walking or biking was pretty much our only method of transportation. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAqJkHxTZRJf
You know, I would have shipped Kabese and Sunaku too, IF I WASN’T FRIENDS WITH HER LITTLE BROTHER! HIS NAME IS KONO, AND HE IS IN MY CLASS! Basically, my friends are just the kids in my class that year. I’m kinda outlandish, so people just have to accept me. I’M LOUD and ANNOYING, but sometimes I’m quiet and sweet. It just depends what state I’m at during a given time. 796Please respect copyright.PENANAQZd9nAISru
The next day was friday, and I was going to have a play date with some of my friends from school. BUT STUPID AJ BROUGHT RAINE TO “HELP” BUT ONE, I DON’T NEED HELP. AND TWO, HOW CAN I BLIND HELP WATCH KIDS?! PRETTY SURE YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE IN ORDER TO WATCH! Anyway, DON’T CALL MY BROTHER STUPID!
(She stomps off the stage.)796Please respect copyright.PENANArhNgonNjfC