Jr. Mints

Jr. Mint Party

15 years old

Int. Norah's Room. Night time.

[Olivia lays on Norah's bed watching the movie playing on Norah's computer. Norah sits on the floor. Olivia and Norah are joking around and eating Jr. Mints while Tara is in the hallway on the phone arguing with her father. Tara hangs up her phone and enters the room.]

Tara

I thought he would never leave me alone! Ugh! [Falls onto bed holding her head in frustration. Tears slide down her cheeks.] Sometimes I think he hates me! Neither of you understand!

Norah

Oh well! Isn't this movie the best? ah I just love it so much! Its BEAUTIFUl. I watched it one time with Suzan and after she didn't say anything but, "That was beautiful." She was right!

Olivia

Tara? Do you want to talk about it? are you alright? Yeah, Norah this movie is good.

Tara

[dramatically] No! It's fine. I'm fine. He wants me to stop singing. They already took away letting me do my voice group. I just don't know!

Olivia

Well... I'm going to be in a play soon. You should ask if you can audition with me! I think that would be really fun and then you could still t sing.

Tara

[Excited] I'll ask! It'll probably be a no... But I will ask!

Olivia

Norah! You should audition too! Then we could all do it together!

Norah

Oh, no thanks... The last play I was in was Pirates of Penzance. It was so awesome! I was 10 or so. But I have a problem with doing stuff like that in front of people.

Olivia

Oh, that's to bad... Well Tara, you really should ask. It would be so fun!

[Olivia smiles to herself thoughtfully and thinks that this time she found her real friends.]

End Scene.