Scene One – Boarding Building
Regina: (comes down from
vehicle)(sees Allyson and Rebecca) Allie! Becky!
Allyson: (talking to Rebecca, turns
and sees Regina) Regina!!! (runs to hug her). How are you?
Regina: I’m great. We’re in the
tenth grade bitches!
Rebecca: (squeals) Yes!!!!!
(they all hug each other)
Allyson: I’ve missed you guys
Rebecca: I’ve missed you too
(they chat away)
(another part of the building)
Drake: Yeah man
Thomas: I cant wait to start
basketball practice.
Drake: There’ll be ninth graders to
boss around, too
Jacob: (behind them) Mac D! Big
Gordy!
Thomas: (turns) Jake! (brief hug)
Drake: (turns) What’s up man?
Jake: I’m good man (brief hug)
Kathryn: (walks up to Jake) Darling!
(hugs and kisses him)
Jake: Kathy Montgomery! How are you,
baby?
Kathryn: I’m superb, Jake Parker.
But I missed you, a lot.
Jacob: I missed you too, hun
Veronica: (walks up to Kathryn)
Kathy dear!
Kathryn: Ronnie!!! (hugs her) I
missed you. We’re tenth graders!!! (squeals)
Veronica: Yeah! Come on, let’s go.
Hey Drake. Hey, Big Gordy. Bye, Drake. Bye, Big Gordy. I missed you. (leaves
with Kathy)
Thomas: Your girlfriend could have
said hi, Jake
Jacob: Must have skipped her mind.
Where’s Joe?
Drake: He’s coming next week. Family
emergency.
(another part of the building)
Kim: Where’s Ann anyway??
Regina: I’ve not seen her.
Rebecca: Where’s Ms. Whyte. I’m sick
of standing out here.
Regina: Well, I’m off to find Drake,
I’ve missed him.
(the other girls laugh)
Allyson: Go ahead, lovebird
Regina: See you later. (leaves)
(another part of the building)
Jade: My mom waited and waited
Rob: (laughs) You’re a mean daughter
Drake: Very mean
Regina: (behind Drake) Mac D!
Drake: (turns) Little Mac! (hugs
her) I’ve missed you, sweetheart
Regina: You stole my line
Drake: (laughs) Oh, did I now?
(kisses her)
Regina: Alright, you’re forgiven.
(looks around) Hey, Jade and Rob and Ernie and Tom and Jake.
Jade, Tom, Ernie, Rob, Jake: Hey
Regina
Regina: Jade, you’re looking good
Jade: Thanks, Regina
(noise from another part)
Ernest: What’s the hullabaloo?
Rebecca: (runs to them) Ms. Whyte is
here
Rob: At last
(all the students make their way
in)
Scene
Two: Student’s Lounge
(everywhere is abuzz with
conversation)
Drake: Tell me more
Regina: Well, we also went to watch
a few Broadway plays, and saw a few sights
Drake: Alright then, you had fun
this summer.
Regina: Yeah. How was California?
Drake: It was awesome.
Regina: And the girls?
Drake: (laughs) What girls? Don’t be
jealous
Ms. Whyte: (enters) Silence!
(everybody stops talking)
Ms. Whyte: Where’s the house
captain?
Ann: (stands) Here, Ms. Whyte
Ms. Whyte: Well, Ann. Everyone is to
submit their summer essays to you before tomorrow, and you are to submit them
by 9 o’clock at school, orders of your English teacher. Ann, see to the
preparation of the chore roster and come to me in no less than an hour for
approval. I expect you all remember, dinner by 7, till 7:30, clean up till
7:45, Student’s Lounge time till 9, then to your rooms and lights-out by 9:30
Students: Yes, Ms. Whyte
Ms. Whyte: Good. Then tomorrow,
you’re up by 5:30, do all you will till 6:15 when its time for breakfast, till
6:45 and then clean up till 7, and the bus comes by 7:15. Clear?
Students: Crystal
Ms. Whyte: Good, if you’ll excuse
me(leaves)
(conversations
spring up)
Ally: She’s a walking time-table
Becky: (laughs) I know, right?
(Ally’s phone beeps)
Ally: (checks it) Its Joe
*Text message-Joe*Hi baby
*Reply-Ally* Hey hun
*Joe*How r u???????
*Ally*I’m fine. Miss u much
*Joe*Miss u too baby
*Ally*Gotta go. Dinner. Love you:*
*Joe*Love you more XOXO
*Ally*XXOXXXXOOOOOO J bye
Becky: Wow, thought you’d never stop
texting
Ally: (laughs) I didn’t want to.
Come on, dinner
(another part of the room)
Jade: You guys don’t wanna eat?
Rob: I’m not really hungry? Are you,
Ernie?
Ernie: No
Jade: You’re gonna get in a lot of
trouble
Ernie: Wouldn’t be the first time
(all three laugh)
Ann: (behind them) Ernest Stilinsky.
Robert Sullivan. Jade Abercrombie.
Jade, Ernie, Rob: (turn their heads)
Angela Douglass
Ann: (comes in front of them) Its
dinner time. And you’re here, laughing. Care to share the joke?
Jade: (stands and faces Ann) We
don’t want to.
Ann: (moves back a bit) Well, in
that case, hurry to the dining hall. (leaves)
Rob: Way to go, Jade.
Jade: (laughs) she won’t be
disturbing us anymore
Ernie: Well, we have to go for
dinner
Jade: (sarcastically) Thought you
weren’t hungry
Scene Three: Room 1- Jade and Kim’s
Room
(Jade and Kim enter)
Jade: Who knew 10th Grade
would be so hard?
Kim: Right? Just the first day and I
have tons of homework to do (sits on her bed and begins to offload her school
bag)
Jade: Physics is just the worst
(sits on the study desk)
Kim: But you do have to keep your
grades up
Jade: Yeah, I know
(knock on door)
Kim: Who’s there?
Ernie: Just me
Kim: Come in
Ernie: (enters) Hey, Kim. Hey Jade.
Jade: Ernie, what’s up?
Ernie: I need your Chemistry note.
Scene Four: Dining Room
(all are seated)
Ann: (whispering) Fred, please, let
it go
Fred: (whispering) Why?
Ann: (whispering) Why not? We’re
having dinner. The entire class is here, drop it, okay?
Fred: (whispering) You know who it
is?
Ann: (whispering, in an angry tone)
Drop it, Alfred!
Fred: (whispering) Tell me, come on
Ann: (shouts) I said drop
it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(everyone turns their attention to Ann and Fred)
Ann: Just forget it (leaves)
Kim: (shocked) Angie?? (stands and
goes after her)
(outside the dining hall)
Kim: Are you okay, Ann?
Ann: Yeah
Kim: Are you sure?
Ann: I said yes, Kimberly
Kim: You called me by my full name,
Angie. What’s wrong?
Ann: Nothing
Kim: Angie, I’m your best friend,
you can trust me
(Ann’s phone beeps)
Ann: (checks her phone, facial
expression changes to fear, puts phone back in her pocket) I trust you
Kim: Who texted you?
Ann: Nobody important
Kim: Angie, you’re hiding something
Ann: I don’t know who it is, okay?
Somebody has been sending me anonymous text messages.
Kim: You didn’t tell me
Ann: I didn’t want you to bother me
about it
Kim: Like Fred??
Ann: Yeah
Kim: Alright. You obviously trust
your boyfriend more than you trust me
Ann: Don’t talk like that, Kimberly
Kim: We’re best friends, Ann. I tell
you everything. You just… you know what? Forget it (leaves)
Ann: Kimberly!!!
Scene Five: Room 4- Kathy and
Ronnie’s Room
Kathy: I need it, Ronnie
Ronnie: I’ll find it, it’s just a
necklace
Kathy: No, dummy. It’s been passed
down in my family from generation to generation, find it!!
Ronnie: I will!
Kathy: Just find it, okay? (leaves)
Ronnie: Someone must have taken it.
I left it on my study desk (rummages through her things)
Jeff: (enters) Hey, Ronnie. Hope I’m
not intruding
Ronnie: Not at all, Jeff, what’s up?
(sits)
Jeff: (sits) I need your help
Ronnie: With?
Jeff: Its important
Scene Six: Room 1- Jade and Kim’s
Room
Jade: (enters) Kimmy? Are you okay?
Kim: Yeah, sure. Why are you even
asking?
Jade: You haven’t even gone out to
Ann’s room all day
Kim: I’ve been busy
Jade: (sits on Kim’s bed) doing what
exactly?
Kim: Stuff
Jade: Alright
Kim: Yeah
Jade: Well, she hasn’t been here
either. Are you guys fighting?
Kim: Its nothing important
Jade: Sort it out okay? You guys
have been besties forever. Well, since the you-know-what
Kim: Yeah, thanks Jade
Jade: No problem, Kimmy
Scene Seven: Room building hallway
(Ally is walking down the hallway)
Ann: (comes out of her room and sees
Ally) Oh well.
Ally: (turns) Oh it’s you
Ann: (walks up to her) Allyson
Lyttleton. We’re alone at last
Ally: What do you want?
Ann: Just want to say hi, from the
house captain to a student. Think, Allyson, this could be you. But then, I beat
you. I beat you, Allyson Lyttleton. I won (smirks)
Ally: Is that all?
Ann: (angry) Listen to me. You might
have had a better CGPA last year, but this time, I’ll be better. I’ll be the
best, Allyson.
Ally: (still indifferent) I was on
my way to the Student’s Lounge if you don’t mind (turns to go, begins to leave)
Ann: I got Fred, too.
Ally: (stops, turns to face Ann)
Fred is a part of my past. Joe is my present, and I love him. I am happier with
him than I ever would have been with Fred, you can keep him
Ann: (enraged) Oh you little… (grabs
Ally) I’m gonna…
Ms. Whyte: (comes out of her room)
Ann, Ally. Is everything okay?
Ann: (releases Ally) Yes, Ms. Whyte,
I was just saying hi to Ally here. If you’ll excuse me (leaves)
Ms. Whyte: Ally? Are you sure
everything’s okay?
Ally: (smiles) Couldn’t be better,
Ms. Whyte. Couldn’t be better. See you later (leaves)
Scene Eight: Jade and Kim’s Room
Ernie: (rushes in) I came as fast as
I saw her leave
Kim: (gets up from her bed) Very
good… (grins, walks up to him) baby
Ernie: I’ve been waiting all day to
do this (hugs her, kisses her)
Kim: Me too (sighs) Our secret
romance
Ernie: You do know your best friend
will not approve of me
Kim: (laughs, sits on a study chair)
Neither will yours. Jade and Ernie will freak.
Ernie: (sits on Jade’s bed) Ann will
have my head for dinner.
Kim: (stands, goes to Ernie) I love
you, Ernie.
Ernie: (stands, strokes her face) I
love you too, Kim (kisses her)
(behind the door: somebody, who
has been watching goes away)
Scene Nine: Room 7- Jake and Tom’s
Room
Jake: She’s been acting like that
all day. She’s looking for an old necklace or something
Tom: Well, Kathy’s always been rude
to us so it isn’t new
Rob: (enters) Big Gordy! Parker!
Tom: What’s up, Sully?
Rob: I’m good, man (sits on Tom’s
bed)
Ms. Whyte: (on megaphone) Everybody
come out to the Student’s Lounge now! You have ninety seconds. Any student not
here in ninety seconds will have himself or herself to blame.
Jake: ugh, what’s the problem now?
Rob: Well let’s find out
(the three boys leave)
Scene Ten: Student’s Lounge
(there is noise everywhere)
Ms. Whyte: Quiet!!!!
(silence)
Ms. Whyte: Better. Kathy, come out
(Kathy comes out) Good! Miss Montgomery here is searching for her mother’s
necklace
Kathy: It’s not my mother’s. it’s my
great-grandmother’s great-grandma’s grandmother’s
(laughter)
Ms. Whyte: Alright, Miss Montgomery.
Has anyone seen it? It’s a red pendant with a silver chain
Kathy: No, Ms. Whyte, it’s a
thousand-year-old ruby stone, fastened to a very rare kind of chain. I need to
find it.
Ms. Whyte: Do you want to take over
this search, Kathy?
Kathy: No, I just need my necklace
Ms. Whyte: I am now going in to
search every room for this necklace. Before I go, anybody, do you have a
confession to make? (silence) Oh well, Ann, no one is to leave this room,
yourselfincluded. (leaves)
Becky: (to Ally and Regina) This is
stupid
Regina: I know right?
Becky: Why did she misplace her
stupid necklace?
Regina: Silly Kathy (to Ally) Ally,
are you okay?
Ally: No, I’m not. That crazy Ann
held me up in the hallway, she said things to me, but I kept my cool and she
got angry and gripped me. She could have hurt me, but Ms. Whyte showed up just
in time.
Becky: We have to do something.
Confront her or something.
Ally: No, that’s what she wants.
Reactions, I won’t give her that satisfaction. No way, and you two wont either,
okay? (looks from Regina to Becky) Okay?
Regina: Okay
Ally: Becky?
Becky: (shrugs) Whatever
(another part of the
room)
Kathy: It has to be found. It’s all
your fault
Ronnie: I’m sorry, okay?
Kathy: (holds up an empty palm) See?
Sorry doesn’t bring back my necklace
Rob: Let it go already, Kathy
Kathy: Oh, shut up
Jade: Hey, little Miss Ninny Pants,
don’t talk like that to my best friend. Or you’ll get it hot.
Kathy: Ugh, whatever(leaves to
another table)
Ronnie: (sobs) It IS my fault
Jade: don’t cry, forget about it.
Ms. Whyte will find it.
(another part of the room)
Tom: (laughs) You did that?
Drake: Yeah. I told him…
Ms. Whyte: (enters) Hello (holds up
a necklace) Kathy, your necklace.
Kathy: (rushes to Ms. Whyte’s side)
Oh thank you. Which of these hooligans was with it?
Ms. Whyte: Nobody, Kathryn. It was
in your brown suitcase.
(murmuring)
Jade: (stands) Wow! Big mystery
solved
Regina: It was in your bag the whole
time?
Rob: Are you kidding me?
Kim: This has been one huge cry for
attention right?
Jade: You said some pretty mean
things to Ronnie, told Rob to shut up, tried to teach Ms. Whyte proper
description and called us hooligans. All for a necklace that was in your
suitcase the entire time!
Kathy: (scared and confused) I… I… It… I… It wasn’t in my suitcase. I
checked, somebody must have put it there.
Drake: Sure… Why don’t we start a new search for the
person who framed you for the theft of your own necklace?
(peals of laughter)
Becky: No its not hers, it’s her
great-granny’s sister’s cousin’s daughter’s grandmother’s
(laughter)
Ms. Whyte: (concealing a smile)
Enough! (silence) Kathy I believe you owe everyone an apology (gives her the
necklace) Apologize and you’re all free to go
Kathy: I uh… Errrrr. Well, I um
Fred: Talk already
Jade, Ernie: Yeah
Kathy: I’m s… I’m… I’m sorry
Ronnie: Whatever (leaves?)
Regina: Yeah, right (leaves with
Drake, Ally, Becky and Tom)
Kathy: Ronnie! (goes after her)
Kim: Drama, drama and more drama
(leaves)
(end
of episode)
