Play 104: Break

CHARACTERS
MARCELO, 17
ANTOINE, 17

(They’re by the lockers in a high school. They’re taking books and binders out of their backpacks.)

MARCELO
Dude.

ANTOINE
I know.

MARCELO
A fucking week.

ANTOINE
It’s gonna be amazing.

MARCELO
I know.

(Pause, they’ve finished taking everything out of their backpacks, and start putting some books and binders in them.)

ANTOINE
What are you gonna do?

MARCELO
Nothing much, just chill.

ANTOINE
Cool.

MARCELO
You?

ANTOINE
Pretty much the same.

MARCELO
Nice.

ANTOINE
Yeah.

MARCELO
It’s always so nice when it finally sets in that you have a week off.

ANTOINE
Yeah.

MARELO
Like, sleep, relaxing, and most importantly, no school for an entire nine days.

ANTOINE
Nine days?

MARCELO
Yeah.

ANTOINE
A week has seven days.

MARCELO
Yeah, but we have the weekend before and after. So nine.

ANTOINE
Shit, you’re right. Wow I need sleep.

MARCELO
Well it is break.

ANTOINE
Yeah. I hate it when you do that, you think you're correcting someone and you’re completely wrong.

MARCELO
Yeah, but who gives a fuck? It’s fucking break!

ANTOINE
Fuck yeah!

(Marcelo finishes loading his backpack.)

MARCELO
Anyways, I’m heading out, have a good break.

ANTOINE
Yeah, you too.

(Marcelo exits.)

(Antoine finishes putting books in his backpack.)

(Pause.)

ANTOINE
(Muttering to himself.)
Thank god.

(Blackout.)