Play 145: Lockers VI (aka, Why Can You Spell It Both “Grey” and “Gray”?)

CHARACTERS
1, male, 16
2, male, 16

(They sit against lockers in an otherwise empty hallway.)

1
You can guess the question.

2
I can?

1
Yup.

2
Let’s see…

(beat.)

How’s life?

1
Something like that.

2
Well.

(Beat.)

Grey.

1
Gray?


2
Yeah.

(Beat.)

1
Mean boring?

2
Yeah.

1
Then why didn’t you say boring?

2
It’s not just that.

1
What else?

2
You know, boring, vague, mediocre…

(Beat.)

Just grey.

1
I know what you mean.

2
Yeah.

(Beat.)

1
I’m sorry.

2
It’s okay.

(Beat.)

How’s your life?

1
Hmm…

(Beat.)

Magenta.

2
You’re an asshole, you know that?

(1 laughs.)

1
I’m just joking,

2
I know, so was I.

1
I know.

(Beat.)

2
You got what I meant though, right?

1
Yeah.

2
Okay.

(Beat.)

(He shakes his head.)

2
Asshole.

(They laugh.)

(Blackout.)