Beautiful Distaster - Jon Mclaughin
She loves her mama's lemonade,
Hates the sound that goodbyes make.
She prays one day she'll find someone to need her.
She swears that there's no difference,
Between the lies and compliments.
It's all the same if everybody leaves her.
And every magazine tells her she's not good enough,
The pictures that she sees make her cry.
And she would change everything, everything just ask her.
Caught in the in between, a beautiful disaster,
And she just needs someone to take her home.
She's giving boys what they want, tries to act so nonchalant,
Afraid they'll see that she's lost her direction.
She never stays the same for long,
Assuming that she'll get it wrong.
Perfect only in her imperfections.
She's not a drama queen,
She doesn't want to feel this way, only seventeen but tired
She would change everything for happy ever after.
Caught in the in between, a beautiful disaster,
But she just needs someone to take her home.
Cuz she's just the way she is, but no ones told her that's ok.
And she would change everything, everything just ask her.
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster,
And she would change everything for happy ever after.
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster,
But she just needs someone to take her home
And she just needs someone to take her home.
Play-A-Day (Day 13)
Lights up on a highschool hallway. In the hallway there is a young boy (Adam) and his glasses wearing friend (Jake) standing next to a locker talking when a girl (Ashley) enters. With her is an older looking boy. She has an ashamed look on her face and her and the older boy then quickly slip offstage into the "bathroom". Before she exits offstage she glances quickly at Adam with the look of someone who wishes she were somewhere else. Adam has been watching her the whole time she has been onstage and completely ignored all that Jake had been saying. Once Ashley is offstage Adam keeps looking at the direction that Ashley had gone offstage and a look of sadness and disgust cross his face and he quickly slams his locker shut with a loud bang. This whole time Jake has been trying to get the attention of Adam who has been preoccupied with Ashley. Jake takes a couple of steps back as Adam slams the locker shut.
Adam
[Bursting out still not paying much attention to Jake] This is a load of shit!
Jake
Dude! what world on you on? Have you heard a single word I've said to you in the past 5 minutes?
Adam
[Still ignorant to Jake] Why is she going in there with some asshole like that?
Jake
[Confused] Where? What asshole?
Adam
[Annoyed] You really are blind arn't you [Flicking Jakes glasses] Ashley just walked into the bathroom with that prick Micheal!
Jake
[Unsure of the significance] So? What's that to you? Just lets her fit in all the better with the rest of her whore friends.
Adam
[Angered] You know what Jake, shut up. You don't know her.
Jake
[Laughing, with ridicule in his voice] Oh and what you do?
Adam
[Longingly] Well enough.
Jake
[More understanding] Look, dude, just give it up. That's just the type of girl she is. That's not what you want is it?
Adam
[Explaining] But that's the thing, she's not like that. I know you don't believe me but I know. Something about her doesn't fit in with other girls. She isn't like them.
Jake
Dude that's just what she wants you to think.
The bell rings throughout the stage signalling it's time to get to class.
Look man I gotta get to class Peter's will kill me if I'm late again. I'll see ya later
Places his hand upon Adams shoulder to try to get some reaction from him. Just as he does this Micheal exits the bathroom and zips himself up. Adams attention solely focuses on the area where the bathroom door is. Jake realizes this shakes his head and walks offstage. Micheal walks past where Adam is standing and bumps into Adam
Micheal
Watch out you little bitch.
Adam backs out of the way against the locker and out of Micheals way. Micheal then exits offstage. Adam stands where he is for a while. A soft crying sound is heard from the direction of the bathroom and it catches Adams attention. Adam slowly inches his way towards the door and after looking around for a moment opens the door and as he stands in the door way.
Adam
Are you ok? [Adam is already entering the room as he says having seen Ashley and only finishes what he is saying out of trivality]
Adam enters the room. Lights fade
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So, at the end I was a little confused. I know what they went into the bathroom for. Did she change her mind, and was raped? or did she hate herself for doing? I don't know. I thought it was pretty good overall.
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