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“STRONG LOVE” BY KELVIN
CHARACTERS: ANGEL, A YOUNG MALE FOX 10 YEARS OLD GODDESS, A YOUNG FEMALE WOLF, 9 YEARS OLD SETTING: A WOODS IN A RAINFOREST. ALL THE WILD ANIMALS THAT LIVE THERE AND THE PEOPLE THAT COME THERE TO HUNT MAKES THE WOODS DANGEROUS. THE WOODS ARE VERY COLD AT NIGHT. TIME: NIGHTIME, WINTER AT RISE: ANGEL IS ALONE IN HIS FAMILY’S DEN, THINKING AND GROWLING.
ANGEL I AM SO FRUSTRATED, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE SO MUCH ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW. SHOULD I CHOOSE LOVE OR MY DESTINY TO TAKE OVER THE WOODS. I’VE BEEN THINKING ALL NIGHT. I LOVE GODDESS TO DEATH BUT SHE JUST WANTS TOO MUCH OF MY ATTENTION. IF I CHOOSE GODDESS OVER RUNNING THE WOODS I WILL BE LETTING EVERYBODY DOWN THAT BELIEVE IN ME AND PUT THEIR TRUST IN ME BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE, I WANT TO BE WITH MY LOVE. BUT I STARTED SOMETHING AND WHEN I START SOMETHING I HAVE TO FINISH IT. GODDESS (ALONE) I BEEN THINKING ALL NIGHT. I CANNOT JUST SIT HERE AND WATCH ANGEL TAKE ON A RESPONSIBILITY SO DANGEROUS. I STILL HAVEN’T TOLD HIM I’M PREGNANT BUT I HOPE IT CHANGES HIS MIND ABOUT RUNNING THE FOREST. (GODDESS ENTERS) ANGEL HEY GODDESS, YOU SCARED ME. I BEEN MEANING TO TALK TO YOU. (HE NUZZLES HER)
GODDESS WAIT. BEFORE YOU START TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME AND HOW MUCH I MEAN TO YOU, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I’M PREGNANT AND I BEEN PREGNANT FOR THREE MONTHS NOW. ANGEL WHY WOULD YOU NOT TELL ME SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT’S NOT SOMETHING YOU KEEP FROM YOUR BOYFRIEND. I MUST TELL MY FAMILY THE NEWS. GODDESS DON’T TELL YOUR FAMILY ANYTHING YET BECAUSE IF YOU’RE STILL PLANNING ON TAKING OVER THE WOOD, I’M GOING TO LEAVE WITH THE BABY AND NEVER COME BACK. ANGEL WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? GODDESS BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO SEE ANYTING HAPPEN TO YOU. BECAUSE I WANT TO RAISE A FAMILY AND LIVE IN PEACE. ANGEL WE CAN LIVE IN PEACE AND RAISE A FAMILY BUT AFTER I TAKE OVER THE WOODS. YOU KNOW THAT’S MY JOB AND I CANNOT LET MY ANIMALS DOWN.
GODDESS AFTER? IT’S HAPPENING NOW. CHOOSE WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO DO, BECAUSE I CAN’T SIT HERE AND WATCH YOU TAKE ON A DANGEROUS RESPONSIBILITY. I JUST CAN’T. (GODDESS EXITS CRYING) ANGEL GODDESS JUST RAN AWAY FROM ME AND I’M GOING TO BE A DAD. I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WISH I COULD TALK TO MY STEP-BROTHER SPEEDY. SPEEDY’S SOMEONE I TRUST AND WHO WILL NOT GIVE ME THE WRONG INFORMATION. UNLIKE MY OTHER BROTHER, BLACK. THAT’S THE PROBLEM. BLACK IS WORKING WITH THE HYENAS AND OUR WOODS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SPLIT UP FROM THEM! BLACK’S BEEN MAKING UP HIS OWN RULES ON HOW TO RUN THE WOODS. I GOTTA PUT A STOP TO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT’S WHAT MY FATHER WOULD WANT. WHEN I START SOMETHING I HAVE TO FINISH IT. IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW HARD THE GOAL IS, I HAVE TO ACHIEVE IT. (END OF SCENE. SCENE TWO, IN THE MORNING. GODDESS ENTERS)
GODDESS ANGEL, I WAS UP ALL NIGHT THINKNG ABOUT OUR SITUATION. ANGEL GODDESS, I WAS ABOUT TO COME LOOKNG FOR YOU. GODDESS I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. ANGEL (ASIDE) I LOOK AT GODDESS AND I CAN TELL THAT SHE’S HURT. SHE DOESN’T WANT ME TO TAKE OVER THE WOODS BUT SHE’S WILLING TO STAY BECAUSE OF THE LOVE SHE HAS FOR ME. GODDESS WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? ANGEL I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT I’M SORRY FOR JUST THINKING ABOUT MYSELF AND NOT THINKING ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE ONLY REASON I WANTED TO TAKE OVER THE WOODS IS BECAUSE MY DAD WANTED BLACK TO TAKE OVER AND HE WAS DOING A GOOD JOB UNTIL HE STARTED BEING FRIENDS WITH THE HYENAS. AND THAT’S WHEN I CAME INTO THE PICTURE, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I GOTTA TELL BLACK I’M NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY HE’S RUNNING THE WOODS AND OUR DAD WOULD NOT BE EITHER. HE’S GOTTA START RUNNING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY AND BE A REAL LEADER.
GODDESS SO DO THAT MEAN WE CAN BE A FAMILY? ANGEL YES THAT MEANS WE CAN BE A FAMILY. GODDESS I WAS NERVOUS IF YOU’D START RUNNING THE WOODS YOU WOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH A HYENA. ANGEL GODDESS I WILL NEVER MESS WITH THE ENEMY. YOU ARE ALL I NEED AND I’M SORRY I HAVEN’T BEEN PAYING YOU MUCH ATTENTION TO MAKE YOU FEEL THAT WAY. BUT I’M GONNA MAKE IT UP TO YOU AND I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRUST ME AGAIN. (ANGEL STOMPS HIS PAW INTO THE DIRT AS A SIGN OF HIS PROMISE. GODDESS ANGEL, I’M SO HAPPY THAT YOU’RE EXPRESSING YOUR FEELINGS TO ME BECAUSE THESE PAST TWO MONTHS YOU’VE BEEN BLOCKING ME OUT. I LOVE YOU AND I’M GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR DREAMS AND STAY BY YOUR SIDE NO MATTER WHAT. I’M READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND RAISE OUR YOUNGIN’ TOGETHER. (ANGEL AND GODDESS HIT THEIR TAILS TOGETHER. THAT MEANS THEY ARE SAYING THEY LOVE EACH OTHER.) END OF PLAY |
