Play 244: Sink In

IMPORTANT NOTE: Hey, I’m going to be leaving tomorrow morning for CSSSA (for creative writing) for four weeks, and during my time there I’m not going to really have the time (or mental energy for that matter) to keep this whole play-a-day thing going—so I’m going to take a four week hiatus from writing and posting these scenes, but as soon as I get back, I’ll start it up again. But anyways, without further delay, here’s the final scene before I leave.

CHARACTERS
VINCENT, 17
NICK, 17

(They are sitting on a couch with TV on at a low volume in the background.)

NICK
When do you have to get up?

VINCENT
Six forty-five.

NICK
Ouch.

VICENT
Yeah.

(Beat.)

NICK
You must be excited.

VINCENT
Yeah, very.

NICK
Scared at all?

VINCENT
A little.

(Beat.)

But it’s overwhelmed by being excited.

NICK
That’s good.

(Beat.)

You don’t sound particularly excited though.

VINCENT
I don’t?

NICK
No.

VINCENT
I guess it hasn’t sunken in yet.

NICK
How so?

VINCENT
For me at least, whenever anything new’s about to happen, it never seems fully real to me until it happens.

NICK
That’s weird.

VINCENT
Yeah, I guess it just takes a while for things to sink in for me.

(Beat.)

NICK
Do you think it’ll be weird going back?

VINCENT
At least a little I’m sure.

NICK
I can imagine.

VINCENT
I can’t.

NICK
(Confused.)
What?

VINCENT
I still can’t really imagine I’m leaving tomorrow.

(Beat.)

Or that tomorrow I’ll be at CSSSA again.

(Beat.)

Wow.

NICK
Finally sinking in?

VINCENT
A little.

(Blackout.)