By Ricardo
Characters:
Unuseful Money, age 18
His Mom, the wallet
Setting:
Money is in a box, in a field
His mom, the wallet, is in a safe
Time: Early morning
At rise: Unuseful is alone.
Unuseful
I’m tired of being used by ungrateful people, so what should I do? You should just give up. Hell no, I’m bigger than this. I feel disrespected. People are not using me properly. I’m being spent on unnecessary things. I think it’s time to change people’s thoughts on how they use me. That sounds about right. If it does then why don’t you do it? Don’t money make the world go round?
Mom
Hey Money, what you talking about down there?
Unuseful
Oh nothing, Mom. Just thinking out loud.
Mom
Has to be something you’re thinking about because you wouldn’t be talking to yourself that long.
Unuseful
Well, I’ve been goin’ through stress. People haven’t been treating me right.
Mom
What you mean people haven’t been treating you right. Are you in trouble?
Unuseful
No Mom, I’m not in trouble but I am getting used for wrong and unnecessary things. I want to change people’s thoughts of how they look at me. I’m valuable and I want them to feel that I’m valuable. I’m sick of all if it. I want to be respected, spent right, and mean something to people. I would like them to spend me on something that can take care of them.
Mom
It’s OK Son. Everything will be all right. You are valuable. As long as you see it you won’t have to worry about other people’s opinion.
Unuseful
Thanks Mom, I appreciate you for everything.
Mom
No problem, Son. I love you. It’s my responsibility to make sure you’re OK. I been thinking I want to go traveling to Vegas. They’re having a festival this weekend and I want you to come along with me so you can see different parts of the world.
Unuseful
Wow, Mom, sounds great. When did you decide that you wanted to travel? I mean it’s hard for me to decide right now to go with you because I still have to handle my own issues.
Mom
Well, I understand, son. Why don’t you just come along. It’ll be nice out there. I’ve been thinking about a lot of things, like, you know, me getting out of the safe. I’ve been in here for a couple of years and I’m not trying to spend the next couple in the same spot. There are other things out there for me that I should be seeing so I want to let you know that I am going traveling and I would like you to go with me.
Unuseful
I’m being wasted everyday and not properly taken care of. You want me to stay put so I can go with you traveling. But I can’t because I want to go and help people use me correctly.
Mom
I don’t feel comfortable leaving you by yourself because I don’t want to be lonely and I don’t want you to be lonely. I’m afraid something might happen when I’m away. I don’t know if I’m thinking right but my gut is telling me something’s up and I’m worried about you.
Unuseful
I really need to put my self in the right people’s hands. I want them to earn me in the right way but I need you to give me permission. I feel like if I tell you my reason why, you should let me go out. It’s because if I don’t people will look at me like I’m unworthy and useless.
Mom
I am tired of being in the same spot cooped up. I’ve been cooped up for a few years in that dark empty safe…it’s stressful and annoying waking up to a small corner square. I want you to come with me. My other children already agreed to tag along with no problem but I want you to come. Man, don’t you ever get tired of being in this field? There’s nothing out here but you and that box
Unuseful
I know I’m in a shoe box but I’m trying to figure out how to stay free and help people use me in the right ways. If I want to help people I have to get them to stop spending me on terrible things and show them they can use me on important items…You know what I just thought Mom…Vegas is not the place for me. It’s a lot of negative people there, who doesn’t know how to manage me either. I would feel very upset if I would go there and get treated the same way I’m being treated now.
Mom
You’re my special boy and the oldest. I think it’s a bad idea for you to stay. I don’t want you to make the situation worse than it already is. I’m afraid you’ll get torn. But I have to leave ASAP. This is too important to resist. If I don’t go now I’ll never have a chance to leave the safe again.
Unuseful
I understand you want to travel and all Mom and I would love to go to get a new taste of environment, but just wait a minute. Why don’t you help me with this hard situation I’m in. And after all is said and done you can do what you want. Only if you help me first with my problem I maybe can help you.
