Take Your Breath Away

I see you everyday
But I wish I had the courage to tell you
You get so close I can tell what scented soap you use
It was strawberry kiwi last time we talked.
I can't help but think of you
You cloud my every thought
It's not your personality
Nor your body that distracts me
I just want to tell you,
"Your breath smells."
Stop breathing.

"Start"

There’s a dull droning voice in the background

making it hard to concentrate

going on and on about some problem it has.

So I sit quietly in my desk listening to nothing.

Pencil touching paper, but nothing happening.

The voice get’s louder to summon everyone’s attention.

I don’t care.

I decided to start

something I should have done a long time ago and wish I had.

The things that concerned the voice were not for me.

All of it’s problems

seemed so pointless.

I knew what I wanted to do.

So I did.

--I kind of already know what's wrong with it and what I want to change. If you want to chime in about something go ahead I just don't have any questions to ask.

The scene opens upon two people waiting to be seated at some restaurant that I haven’t taken the time to name.

GARY

Hi we’d like a table.

HOSTESS

For how many?

GARY

Just two.

HOSTESS

What name?

GARY

Reina.

REINA

Why my name?

GARY

Why not?

REINA

Well played.

HOSTESS

A table should be ready in a few minutes.

REINA

Okay, thanks.

[GARY and REINA walk over to a nearby bench (or table or something sitable at) and sit down]

REINA

I’m surprised that this place isn’t all that busy. I mean it’s a Saturday there should be way more people.

GARY

Yeah, I figured there would be more. Good thing there’s not, I’m starving.

REINA

You’re always starving.

GARY

Girl, I will knock you out.

REINA

I’d like to see you try.

GARY

[Under his breath] So would I.

REINA

What!?

GARY

Nothing!

REINA

You are so lame.

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Michael, party of 3, your table is ready.

GARY & REINA

[Sad] Aww…

[REINA’s phone rings playing “Still Alive Radio Remix”]

GARY

NERD!

REINA

[Holding the phone up to her ear] You recognize the song so I’m a nerd.

GARY

Yup.

REINA

[Answering the phone] Talk to me Goose. Oh we’re just at [insert restaurant name here]. Yeah, no it’s not busy at all. No we still haven’t gotten a table yet. I’m not doing that to the hostess. I don’t care if you think it’s hilarious I won’t. Of course I it’s hilarious but I won’t. Okay that’s cool. No we’d love to. Alright, bye then.

GARY

Who was that? One of your many lovers I presume?

REINA

No! It was Cherry. She said she might stop by on her way to her friend’s house.

GARY

I don’t care.

REINA

[sighing] Neither do I.

GARY

[Pauses Shortly] Your friend has a stripper name.

REINA

Yes. Yes she does.

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Crystal party of 3 your table is ready.

GARY

[Short chuckle]Stripper name.

REINA

Shut up.

GARY

So why do we come here every Saturday?

REINA

Because we’re all supposed to meet here and reminisce.

GARY

That’s right, ALL of us. SOMEBODY didn’t want to come AGAIN.

REINA

I know he’s not here again.

GARY

He says he always has to work Saturdays now even though he knows we use this day to meet here.

REINA

Well his new job calls for it apparently. He can’t just hang out with us on Saturdays like he used to.

GARY

That’s a terrible excuse.

REINA

Are you high?

GARY

On life, Reina. On life.

REINA

You’re an idiot.

GARY

[Sassy] Mmmhmm.

REINA

Why are you always harping on him?

GARY

Because he sucks!

REINA

You don’t mean that!

GARY

Yes I do, He never hangs out with us anymore.

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Terry, party of 6, your table is ready.

GARY

Oh, come on!

REINA

Seriously why do you hate him so much recently?

GARY

I dunno, maybe just because I feel like it.

REINA

Oh come on you have to have a better reason than that

GARY

Well, fine you wanna know what’s got me pissed off? We used to spend so much time together and have done so much for him and now he won’t even give us the time of day. We helped him when he was failing Geometry in high school. When he wanted a girlfriend we set him up with that one girl, uh the one, well you know! When his dog died we were both there for him. Seriously, we even helped him get his job back! OKAY, I’m done ranting now.

REINA

You call that a rant!? That blowed!

GARY

WHAT?

REINA

First of all you should probably get some of your details right before you go off about someone.

GARY

Care to explain?

REINA

Gladly. I don’t know if you noticed but he’s also done a lot for us in return. When he was failing Geometry we made him give us his lunch money until he didn’t need our help.

GARY

Oh yeah, I forgot we did that.

REINA

When we found him a girlfriend you literally went to the nearest girl and asked her if she wanted a “free meal”. But before you let him go out with her you made him call you “Dr. Love” for a week.

GARY

Holy shit, I forgot about that! THAT, was a good week.

REINA

What was the next thing you said we did?

GARY

His dog died.

REINA

That’s right! We weren’t there for him. In fact we were both gone when it happened. You were visiting your parents and I was, well that was around the time I discovered tequila… So everything from around then is a little, iffy.

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Karen, party of 5, your table’s ready.

GARY

SERIOUSLY!? This place is NOT that busy where are these people coming from!?

REINA

Yeah I’m not sure, I don’t even see half these people... Where were we?

GARY

Uhh… Got his job back!

REINA

Oh yeah! No… No, we didn’t in fact we made sure that he would never get near that building again.

GARY

Say what!?

REINA

[Confused] I don’t know how you managed to forget what happened we weren’t exactly quiet when we got thrown out. We only tied up the secretary to the bathroom sink. How else were we supposed to get into the President’s office!? Anyway, after they found out what had happened—And I still don’t know how that secretary got loose we tied those knots pretty tight—Well once she got loose it was all over for us and him. Jared and I just rolled down the stairs when they threw us out—And I mean that literally, that guard was REALLY strong—NOW I REMEMBER! When he threw you out you stumbled and flipped over the railing! I didn’t see you land, but when we pulled you up you said you were fine… We went out for a drink and didn’t see you again for a while.

GARY

Yeah I don’t really—I don’t remember that week, like, at all. Wait, but I do remember him going to work after I started remembering things again.

REINA

Well he managed to get a job really quick I don’t know where it is and he won’t tell me. In fact that was about when he stopped hanging out with us.

GARY

So, uh. We’re kind of terrible friends aren’t we?

REINA

Yeah. Yeah I would say so.

GARY

[Sincerely] At least we have each other.

REINA

Yeah…

GARY

I hate you.

REINA

I hate you too.

[Lights fade out]

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Reina, party of 2, your table’s ready…Hello?

[It’s over!]

The scene opens upon two people waiting to be seated at some restaurant that I haven’t taken the time to name.

GARY

Hi we’d like a table.

HOSTESS

For how many?

GARY

Just two.

HOSTESS

What name?

GARY

Reina.

REINA

Why my name?

GARY

Why not?

REINA

Well played.

HOSTESS

A table should be ready in a few minutes.

REINA

Okay, thanks.

[GARY and REINA walk over to a nearby bench (or table or something sitable at) and sit down]

REINA

I’m surprised that this place isn’t all that busy.

GARY

Yeah, I figured there would be more people. Good thing there’s not, I’m starving.

REINA

You’re always starving.

GARY

Girl, I will knock you out.

REINA

I’d like to see you try.

GARY

[Under his breath] So would I.

REINA

What!?

GARY

Nothing!

REINA

You are so lame.

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Michael, party of 3, your table is ready.

GARY & REINA

[Sad] Aww…

[REINA’s phone rings playing “Still Alive Radio Remix”]

GARY

NERD!

REINA

[Holding the phone up to her ear] You recognize the song so I’m a nerd.

GARY

Yup.

REINA

[Answering the phone] Talk to me Goose. Oh we’re just at [insert restaurant name here]. Yeah, no it’s not busy at all. No we still haven’t gotten a table yet. I’m not doing that to the hostess. I don’t care if you think it’s hilarious I won’t. Of course I it’s hilarious but I won’t. Okay that’s cool. No we’d love to. Alright, bye then.

GARY

Who was that? One of your many lovers I presume?

REINA

No! It was Cherry. She said she might stop by on her way to her friend’s house.

GARY

I don’t care.

REINA

[sighing] Neither do I.

GARY

[Pauses Shortly] Your friend has a stripper name.

REINA

Yes. Yes she does.

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Crystal party of 3 your table is ready.

GARY

[Short chuckle]Stripper name.

REINA

Shut up.

GARY

So what did you think of that movie last night?

REINA

Overall I thought it was very good. For an indie film they did very well. It’s amazing the kind of stuff they produce with such a low budget and few people.

GARY

Yeah. I wish Jared could have come, loser.

REINA

He had work, he couldn’t.

GARY

That is a terrible excuse.

REINA

Are you high?

GARY

On life, Reina. On life.

REINA

You’re an idiot.

GARY

[Black girl] Mmmhmm.

REINA

Why are you always harping on him?

GARY

Because he sucks!

REINA

You don’t mean that!

GARY

Yes I do, He never hangs out with us anymore.

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Terry, party of 6, your table is ready.

GARY

Oh, come on!

REINA

Seriously why do you hate him so much recently?

GARY

I dunno, maybe just because I feel like it.

REINA

Oh come on you have to have a better reason than that

GARY

Well, fine you wanna know what’s got me pissed off? We used to spend so much time together and have done so much for him and now he won’t even give us the time of day. We helped him when he was failing Geometry in high school. When he wanted a girlfriend we set him up with that one girl, uh the one, well you know! When his dog died we were both there for him. Seriously, we even helped him get his job back! OKAY, I’m done ranting now.

REINA

You call that a rant!? That blowed!

GARY

WHAT?

REINA

First of all you should probably get some of your details right before you go off about someone.

GARY

Care to explain?

REINA

Gladly. I don’t know if you noticed but he’s also done a lot for us in return. When he was failing Geometry we made him give us his lunch money until he didn’t need our help.

GARY

Oh yeah, I forgot we did that.

REINA

When we found him a girlfriend you literally went to the nearest girl and asked her if she wanted a “free meal”. But before you let him go out with her you made him call you “Dr. Love” for a week.

GARY

Holy shit, I forgot about that! I say we reinstate that name tonight.

REINA

I will not call you “Dr. Love”

GARY

Awww…

REINA

What was the next thing you said we did?

GARY

His dog died.

REINA

That’s right! We weren’t there for him. In fact we were both gone when it happened. You were visiting your parents and I was, well that was around the time I discovered tequila… So everything from around then is a little, iffy.

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Karen, party of 5, your table’s ready.

GARY

SERIOUSLY!? This place is NOT that busy where are these people coming from!?

REINA

Yeah I’m not sure, I don’t even see half these people... Where were we?

GARY

Uhh… Got his job back!

REINA

Oh yeah! No… No, we didn’t in fact we made sure that he would never get near that building again.

GARY

Say what!?

REINA

[Confused] I don’t know how you managed to forget what happened we weren’t exactly quiet when we got thrown out. We only tied up the secretary to the bathroom sink. How else were we supposed to get into the President’s office!? Anyway, after they found out what had happened—And I still don’t know how that secretary got loose we tied those knots pretty tight—Well once she got loose it was all over for us and him. Jared and I just rolled down the stairs when they threw us out—And I mean that literally, that guard was REALLY strong—NOW I REMEMBER! When he threw you out you stumbled and flipped over the railing! I didn’t see you land, but when we pulled you up you said you were fine… We went out for a drink and didn’t see you again for a while.

GARY

Yeah I don’t really—I don’t remember that week, like, at all. Wait, but I do remember him going to work after I started remembering things again.

REINA

Well he managed to get a job really quick I don’t know where it is and he won’t tell me. In fact that was about when he stopped hanging out with us.

GARY

So, uh. We’re kind of terrible friends aren’t we?

REINA

Yeah. Yeah I would say so.

GARY

[Sincerely] At least we have each other.

REINA

Yeah…

GARY

I hate you.

REINA

I hate you too.

[Lights fade out]

HOSTESS

[Over a speaker] Reina, party of 2, your table’s ready…Hello?

[It’s over!]

Only questions I have are...

1.) I think this could use some more stage directions or maybe not.

2.)This DOES NOT seem like ten minutes and it's technically 11 pages. Think I should add some more dialogue? or is it enough? Because I wanted to make it funnier.