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Complications of Honor
[Lights up on a girl’s bedroom. Two girls sit upon a bed. ANNA, a tall 18 year old girl, lays with her head in LIZ’ lap. LIZ is a petite girl, 17 years old. This is her room. ANNA is complaining about her ex-boyfriend, who LIZ has a crush on, ANNA is oblivious to her friends crush.]
  ANNA: Can you believe John? He’s always handing all over these girls.
  [ANNA shows LIZ her phone. LIZ rolls her eyes.]
  LIZ: Why are you worrying about John? You broke up six months ago, I thought you were over him. Maybe you should follow his lead and move on.
  ANNA: I am over him, he can do whatever he wants. I just wish he wouldn’t rub it in my face.
  [LIZ runs a hand through her hair, sighing.]
  ANNA: What’s up with you? You seem upset.
  [ANNA sits up. LIZ waves her off]
  LIZ: It’s nothing. I just hate emotions.
  ANNA: What happened?
  LIZ: I like one of my friends ex’s, but I can’t do anything about it.
  ANNA: Oooh who do you like? It’s not John is it?
  LIZ: So what if it is?
  ANNA: I can’t believe that you like him! I thought you were my friend.
  [LIZ facepalms.}
  LIZ: Anna, I am your friend. I’ve liked John since before you dated him!
  [ANNA gets off the bed]
  ANNA: Not if you can do this to me.
  LIZ: Do what to you? Forget about my crush on a guy so you can be with him? Listen to you complain about him all the time? Tell him no when he asks me out because I don’t want to hurt you? Please tell me how I’m doing anything to you.
  ANNA: You like him though, he’s my ex that’s not okay!
  LIZ: You’re impossible!
  ANNA: No I’m not!
  LIZ: Just get out of my house.
  ANNA: What?
  [ LIZ raises her voice and enunciates every word. ]\
  LIZ: I said GET OUT!
  [ ANNA gasps and storms out. LIZ breaks into tears and lights go out. ]
  Scene II
  [ Lights up on a classroom, LIZ and ANNA are sitting next to each other, ANNA is bragging about her appearance. LIZ is staring at her text book. ]
  ANNA: I look so cute today!
  [ ANNA is making faces into a handheld mirror. LIZ rolls her eyes. ]
  ANNA: So I thought about our conversation last night.
  LIZ: Oh have you? Are you gonna tell me how I’m a terrible friend some more?
  ANNA: No, I decided that you can have him…when I graduate.
  [ LIZ laughs loudly ]
  LIZ: So I can date him when I don’t go to school with him anymore? Did you forget that I’m graduating with you?
  [ ANNA seems unfazed by what  LIZ is saying.]
  ANNA: Yeah, that way I don’t have to see him with you. Plus I heard that he might still like me, so I wouldn’t want to be unfair to you.
  LIZ: I’m pretty sure he doesn’t like you.
  ANNA: Well I was told differently so I’m gonna talk to him about it.
  LIZ: Anna he doesn’t like you.
  ANNA: I’m gonna wait until I hear that from him.
  LIZ: He doesn’t like you.
  [ ANNA starts shouting.]
  ANNA: Why can’t you just accept the fact that he still likes me and doesn’t want you?
  [ LIZ, completely done with ANNA, throws caution to the wind and yells.]
  LIZ: Because I’m his girlfriend!!
  [The stage goes quiet for a few moments. ANNA sits slack jawed.]
  ANNA: Since when?
  LIZ: About a month after you broke up, give or take a few weeks.
  ANNA: I can’t believe you would do that to me.
  LIZ: I would’ve told you but I knew how you would react.
  [ The bell rings and ANNA storms offstage.]

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