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    PutMyNameOnIt

    By

    RickyDiaz

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    Characters:

    Jack(16):Jackisatroubledteenagerlivingintheghettowhoisconstantlygettingintroublewithvandalism.Shehashadahardlife.Herfatherranoutonherfamily

    whenshewasayounggirl.RecentlyherfriendSadeywasmurderedanditsenther

    intoadownwardspiral.Lupoisherbestfriend.

    Lupo(17):Lupoisateenageboylivingintheghetto.HisfriendSadeywasmurderedandhetriestostaystrongforJack.LupoisJacksbestfriend,andhesalwaystrying

    toprotecther,butafterSadeysdeath,hefindsthathecantprotectherfrom

    everything.

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    1.

    SCENE1:MYNAME

    Inblack,thesoundofacanofspraypaintbeingshakenupandsprayedis

    heard.Afterafewbeats,lightsfadeuponJACK,spraypaintingabrickwallwithaboxofspraypaintcansofdifferentcolorsonthegroundnexttoher.Thepaintingremainsunseenbytheaudience.JACKtakesastepbacktogeta

    betterlookatherworkforamoment.

    JACK

    Couldusesomemoregreen.

    JACKsetsherpaintcandownintheboxandrummagesthroughittofindthe

    greencan.AsJACKissearchingthroughthebox,LUPOenters.

    LUPOHey,thereyouare!

    JACKjumps.

    JACK

    JesusLupo,youscaredtheshitouttame!Ithoughtyouwereacoporsomethin.

    LUPOYoureluckyIaintacop.Ifyougetcaughttagginagain--

    JACKDontstartpreachinReverendLupo!Yousoundlikemymomma.

    LUPO

    Ivebeenlookinalloverforyou!Wherehaveyoubeen?

    JACK

    Lookinfortherightspot.

    LUPO

    Jack,yourestillonprobationforvandalizingthesupermarketdowntheblock.Why

    wouldyouriskanotherviolationtotagLuigisPizzeria?NottomentionthisisAcesblock.Ifhecatchesyoutagginonhisturf,youllwishyoudbeenlockedinjail.

    JACK

    Acedoesntscareme.Hewasapunkwhenwewerekids,andhesstillapunknow.

    Youinsultmebybringinuphisnamelikeitssupposedtobefeared.Aintthatsomeshit?

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    2.

    JACKstartssearchingtheboxforthegreencanagain.

    LUPO

    Acemaybeapunk,buthesapunkwithacrewandnothingtolose.

    JACK

    Ifmydaddytaughtmeonethingbeforeheranoutonmeitsdontbeafraidofthe

    dark,theBoogeyman,orpunk-assbitches.AndIplanonlivingmylifebythatlesson.

    Acecansuckmy--

    LUPO

    Jack,youreattitudeisgonnagetyouintosomeprettydeepshitifyourenotcareful.

    JACK

    Lupo,ifyouresoscaredofAce,whydontyougettheHellouttahere?!Idontneedyou!Idontneedanyone.Icantakecareofmyself.

    Theresashortpause.

    LUPO

    Oh,Isee.So,itslikethat,huh?

    JACKfindsthegreencaninthebox,grabsitandstandsbackup.

    JACK

    Yeah,itslikethat.

    LUPO

    Ivebeenyourbestfriendsincegradeschool.Wevebeenrollintogetherforten

    yearsandyouregonnathrowthatallawaybecauseofwhathappenedto--

    JACK

    ShutupLupo.

    LUPO

    Youcantkeeponpretendinitdidnthappen.Sadeys--

    JACK

    IsaidshutupLupo!

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    LUPO

    Sadeywasmyfriendtoo,Jack!Itsbeenjustashardformeasitsbeenforyou!

    [Beat.]Justbecauseherlifesoverdoesntmeanweneedtogiveuponours.[Beat.]

    Shelivesonthroughus.Andyou,cominhere,anddointhisstupidshit,tryintogetyourselfintotrouble,isaslapinthefacetoSadeysmemory!

    JACKturnsaroundandslapsLUPOintheface.

    JACK

    Youreright,Sadeysdead.Butlookaroundus!Nooneevennoticesshesgone!Sure

    shellgetanarticleinthelocalpaperandmaybeadecentfuneral,butinaweeks

    time,noonewillevenrememberhername.

    LUPO

    Wewill!

    JACK

    Andwhatgooddoesthatdoanyone,Lupo?![Beat.]Sadeywasgoingtobeadoctor.

    Shewasgoingtosavelives.[Beat.]Instead,someonetookhers,andnoonewillever

    knowthegreatthingsshewouldvedone.Hernameislostforever.

    LUPO

    Whatdoesthathavetodowiththis?!

    JACK

    Imgoingtomakesure,onewayoranother,thatmynamewillberemembered,ifonlybythepeoplethatwalkbyLuigisPizzeria.Atleastthatssomething.

    LUPO

    Jack,thisdoesntmakeanysense.

    JACK

    Ifyoudontunderstand,maybeSadeywastheonlythingholdinthisgrouptogether.

    Maybeitstimewegoourseparateways.

    LUPO

    AllrightJack,Illgo...Illgoovertoyourmommashouse,waitinforyoutocometoyoursenses.

    JACK

    BelievemeLupo,Ineverbeenmoreintouchwithmysenses.So,getthefuckoutof

    myface!

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    LUPOexits.JACKtriestogetbacktoherpainting,butshesovercomebyemotion.

    ShethrowsapaintcaninthedirectionLUPOexitted.Shebreakdownontheground

    infrontofher.Afterafewbeats,LUPOre-enters.HepicksJACKupandembraces

    herwithahug.LUPOputshisarmaroundJACKandtheyexittogether.ThewallturnstorevealJACKspainting.Itsays,"Jackwashere".Afterafewbeats,thelightsfadetoblack.

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