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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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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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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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