Play 101: Comfy

CHARACTERS
BEN, 17
SLEEP DEPRIVATION

(Ben is sitting at a desk in front of a computer.)

(He stares blankly at the screen.)

(Sleep deprivation enters.)

SD
Writing your scene?

(Ben looks up.)

BEN
Fuck.

SD
What?

BEN
Can you just get the hell out of here?

SD
Woah, calm down.

BEN
Well, I need to write this.

SD
So?

BEN
So you’ll never let me.

SD
Yes I will.

BEN
Sure.

(He looks back at the computer and starts typing.)

(SD sneaks up behind Ben and flicks him in the head.)

BEN
Oww, hey!

SD
What?

BEN
I thought you said you’d let me write? I can’t think when you’re fucking with my head.

SD
Fine, fine.

(Pause, Ben goes back to typing.)

SD
You know what’s awesome?

(Ben stops typing and looks up.)

BEN
(Coldly.)
Sleep?

SD
Yup.

BEN
(Sarcastically.)
Thank you for that.

(He goes back to typing.)

SD
Man, know what's comfy?

(Ben ignores him and continues typing.)

SD
A nice comfy bed.

(Pause.)

With blankets, and a pillow…

BEN
Shut the hell up.

SD
Fine.

(SD exits.)

BEN
(Mutters.)
Thank god.

(He goes back to typing.)

(SD enters quietly with a blanket.)

(He sneaks up on Ben and throws the blanket on him.)

BEN
Goddamn it!

(He throws the blanket off himself.)

Get the fuck out of here!

(SD leaves.)

(Ben yawns.)

(He looks at the screen, then rapidly types for a few seconds, and finally hits on last key with a flourish.)

BEN
Done.

(He picks up the blanket, wraps it around himself and collapses on the ground.)

(Blackout.)