Scene 3:
At Rise: JIRI is back on the stage with the curtains closed. A classroom scene is set up behind her. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAMk6efxkpFf
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! 825Please respect copyright.PENANAoIppMv8ymm
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! 825Please respect copyright.PENANAAgFpzOpCOD
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.)825Please respect copyright.PENANAYxZS5DiM2f
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. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAMtosDlsYPF
RAINE
So, what happened?825Please respect copyright.PENANAjNnAhCPyHT
AJWAKU
(He breathes heavy.)
Um… these guys… the storm… it’s really dark… I can’t see anything…825Please respect copyright.PENANA6vTcthmvSl
RAINE
Same. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAEcOdXu9bFS
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!825Please respect copyright.PENANALw0Fr0biTN
SUNAKU
(He leans over to her.)
I am the one; the one for you. 825Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ohwdz61Gs
KABESE
Take one step closer and I will personally murder you!825Please respect copyright.PENANAga3LPWoe3w
RAINE
What do we do Ajwaku? The door’s locked and so is the closet.825Please respect copyright.PENANAVDcAe4ajL9
AJWAKU
I dunno. Why would those upperclassmen even push us in here?825Please respect copyright.PENANAgvNIFuDRy1
KABESE
They hate me. Long story. It’s just Garret being Garret. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAAAoX6ms4ag
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!825Please respect copyright.PENANAAAcDAoNNBl
KABESE
No! I swear if you so much as touch her, I will kill you! Got that?825Please respect copyright.PENANAFlCDwOY5XP
RAINE
What are they talking about?825Please respect copyright.PENANA5vW7SaDac4
AJWAKU
I-I-I don’t know. Ignore it.825Please respect copyright.PENANAcKlzpmxfL4
RAINE
(She suddenly sits down forcefully.)825Please respect copyright.PENANArl7HwlEMIM
AJWAKU
Raine?825Please respect copyright.PENANAylOYcFNX5V
RAINE
(Her eyes are opened wide. She mumbles gibberish.)825Please respect copyright.PENANARK9eqQtTWF
AJWAKU
Raine? Are you okay? Where are you?
(He tries to get closer to her.)825Please respect copyright.PENANApYClI0JojT
REISHI
(She enters with a glow around her. No one, but RAINE can hear her when she talks.)
Hello. 825Please respect copyright.PENANATQwebQ4Fa3
RAINE
Uh, hi. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAnotLp3RR9H
AJWAKU, KABESE, SUNAKU
Hi?825Please respect copyright.PENANAp2e0WFRLFr
REISHI
My name is Reishi, and your name is Raine Kuro, right? 825Please respect copyright.PENANAxW4LvVSVeA
RAINE
Yes, that’s right.825Please respect copyright.PENANAB7ChTDejL3
REISHI
Well, I caused this storm you see. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAPgtjYfUrOx
RAINE
I do. Well, I don't.825Please respect copyright.PENANAJl9CiePcCB
REISHI
This isn’t the first time you’ve seen my Raine. 825Please respect copyright.PENANApGNSP0NARF
RAINE
It’s not? I don’t recognize you. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAQO8WkPQ7U5
REISHI
Oh,
(She looks around and smirks.)
I’ll catch up with you next time, Raine, the girl who can see.
(She exits.)825Please respect copyright.PENANALkeTtQYJMs
RAINE
Bye, nice meeting you.
(She snaps out of it.)825Please respect copyright.PENANAV4y4vDJk1u
AJWAKU
Raine… who were you talking to?825Please respect copyright.PENANA7YAi4H5lz7
RAINE
Huh? I wasn’t talking to anyone… wait… did that just happen?!
(A knocking comes at the door to the classroom.)825Please respect copyright.PENANA2HOOnOLx5A
MR. AARON
Hello? Is somebody in there? The school has already been evacuated because of the storm. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAtSn1qsA9z4
AJWAKU
Yes! 825Please respect copyright.PENANAYnwFtLiLGK
(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!825Please respect copyright.PENANAiqL4qzpNwr
KABESE
Seriously help me! He’s getting closer to me.
(She backs up and hits her head on coat hangers.)
Hey…
(She smirks.)825Please respect copyright.PENANAAWbFztMa9r
SUNAKU
What?825Please respect copyright.PENANA2eCoDuLpqS
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. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAb0CCwDR78x
RAINE
Who are you? 825Please respect copyright.PENANArKi2LaGnIY
MR. AARON
I’m Mr. Aaron, the shop teacher, you should have had me freshman year… 825Please respect copyright.PENANAqKOUzA8wS6
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. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAsfZxYix5xn
AJWAKU
Wait, if you’re the shop teacher, can you cut down the door?825Please respect copyright.PENANASiHF4ioaqf
RAINE
Good thinking Ajwaku. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAGkRGnje0az
AJWAKU
Oh… uh… it was nothing… 825Please respect copyright.PENANAtzZbX44Nz3
MR. AARON
I’ll go get my tools and be right back in a jiffy.
(He exits.)825Please respect copyright.PENANA8T4WKzhRor
KABESE
He left! God, just get me out of here!825Please respect copyright.PENANAyhT7DynRF8
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?!825Please respect copyright.PENANAEZQZIZlmtd
KABESE
(She cackles.)
I call it the Great Wall of Coat Hangers. 825Please respect copyright.PENANA6uR8lQa2Ei
RAINE
Hey, Ajwaku?825Please respect copyright.PENANAHRhhfgB1FX
AJWAKU
Yeah…?825Please respect copyright.PENANAzLkDx9izkO
RAINE
Don’t they sound kinda cute in there, like a couple?825Please respect copyright.PENANAdNdOIPvHvh
KABESE
Stop. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAkqwwNIDsWN
AJWAKU
(He laughs.)
Yeah… I ship it. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAHl8DvcsFIv
RAINE
Yeah! Kabaku, no Sunese! 825Please respect copyright.PENANAOPbm9OjpgE
AJWAKU
Definitely Sunese.
KABESE
Stop! NO! It’s neither of those!
(She hits the walls.)
I ship Sunaku and the Great Wall of Coat Hangers!825Please respect copyright.PENANAvkfSdn0nHd
SUNAKU
(He snaps his fingers at the coat hangers, and then pets it.)
Ay! Has anyone told you, that you’re really smooth? 825Please respect copyright.PENANA4Nt75t9DMg
KABESE
(She reaches out and kicks him.)
Oh my gosh! Stop it!!! I’m gonna cry!825Please respect copyright.PENANA9LjE7MefTQ
SUNAKU
Hey! Whoa… you can cry?825Please respect copyright.PENANAC3J7h9tXEE
KABESE
Pssh, no. I don’t cry. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAyPqCulXi8x
RAINE
Sure… 825Please respect copyright.PENANA9rLoopXG3Q
MR. AARON
I’m back kids! I’ll have this door down real quick.825Please respect copyright.PENANAH7LODENYau
AJWAKU
Great!825Please respect copyright.PENANAP9YQwP9KB0
KABESE
GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!825Please respect copyright.PENANAdb9PdtbGsv
MR. AARON
Sure, right away, Mrs. Sunaku. 825Please respect copyright.PENANArtFfwbyzWQ
KABESE
(She gasps.)
Mr. Aaron! To think you were one of my favorite teachers last year! Besides, he wishes… 825Please respect copyright.PENANAsMef9Mea6o
SUNAKU
She wishes…
(The chainsaw starts. The curtains close.)825Please respect copyright.PENANATChxjXJVr7
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. 825Please respect copyright.PENANA6kHrSSuMvB
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. 825Please respect copyright.PENANAHKFyju62qq
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.)