The Neighbors

A play, in one act.

Scene 1

Scene: JASON is at the computer, silently reading. TINA is on the couch across from the computer, rereading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The clock reads 5:30.

Silence, except for the clock ticking away the seconds TINA should be spending writing her paper for her Shakespeare class.

VOICE (singing faintly, from above): But I won't hesitate no more, no more--

VOICE trails off. TINA glances up from Harry Potter, and then back down. Silence and clock continue.

After a few minutes, JASON types on the keyboard, scrolls through the list of sites his Google search returned, and clicks on one in the middle of the page. TINA continues wasting time.

VOICE (again from above, louder): Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love, love--

VOICE fades again.TINA smiles and chuckles softly without looking up, and then turns a page in what is not her Shakespeare paper. JASON continues silently reading.

A shorter time passes, marked by the ticking clock.

VOICE (from above, loudly): WA-OOOOOHHHHH WA-OOOHH WA-OH OH OH OH ha ha! I been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror--

TINA: (laughs loudly)

VOICE continues singing.

JASON: Yeah, that's been going on since I got home--at 2:30.

Curtain.

The Circus Comes to Provo

See what I mean about being our own circus? (See my first post.) Now if only I could grow a beard, we'd be in business.

A Conversation

A conversation, via text, between me (Tina, 5'3") and John (oldest brother of Tina, 5'6") on John's birthday.

Me: Happy birthday, biggest brother! I hope it's a good one.
John: Biggest brother? Are you calling me fat? You jerk!
Me: Do you prefer that interpretation to the one in which "biggest" was a taunt about your height? Since it's your birthday, I'll let you choose.
John: Well played. A+.