| Lily: |
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(empty)
Rosie, you know how much our friendship means to me
and you know I would never, ever throw our friendship
away. I would also never put our friendship on the line
for your dream or any other decision you make. (look
down)
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| Rosie: |
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(crushed)
I know you’re going to be too busy for me and so
many other people will be your friends. You’re
probably gonna forget about me. Remember when you first
met me?
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| Lily: |
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(picks
her head up)
Yeah? |
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| Rosie: |
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(looking
down at her vines)
I wasn’t very silky. I was very under the weather.
My leaves were starting to wilt. Then you discovered
the beautiful garden and the first flower you came up
to was me because you said I was so much different than
everybody else. Just like you.
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| Lily: |
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(confused)
Yeah? You don’t look like that now. (makes hand
gesture) What’re you trying to get at?
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| Rosie: |
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(hurt,
pointing at her, shouts and with tears streaming down
her cheek)
I need love and attention to grow healthy and beautiful
not on the outside, but the inside. Don’t’ you
see? I became what I am today because of you. (still
crying, abandoned)
You’re my inspiration to bloom. I need you and when
you go I will start to wilt again and die. |
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| Lily: |
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(sitting,
throws her hands in the air, shouts back)
I can’t believe you’d think I would leave you
like that! (calmly) Don’t cry. You know I
hate to see you cry. I’m disappointed. (mad)
I thought you knew how much our friendship meant to me.
You’re not the only one who care you know. Don’t
be so selfish… |
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| Rosie: |
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(interrupts,
stands, hands on her hip, shouts no longer crying, she’s
mad)
Selfish?!? Because I don’t want to die. I’m
sorry you’re the inspiration of my whole existence.
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| Lily: |
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(furious,
shouts, jumps up)
I would never let you die you know that! (calm)
And I will be here the day you bloom. (turns face away)
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| Rosie: |
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(annoyed,
pointing at her)
You know what Lily? |
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| Lily: |
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(sarcastic,
looks up at her)
What. |
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| Rosie: |
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(vengeful,
mugs)
You’re the biggest liar I’ve ever known! |
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| Lily: |
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(deflated,
looks down)
Oh yeah? Maybe we shouldn’t be friends then.
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| Rosie: |
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(regretful,
crosses her arms, waves her hand)
Yeah that sounds like a good idea. Elections are tomorrow
anyways. (waves her hand) So go, go be king (sarcastically)
I don’t care. |
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| Lily: |
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(hesistates,
still looking down)
I shouldn’t have been your friend in the first place.
(turns away, sarcastically) A best friend that holds
back their best friend’s dream because she’s
insecure? (looks back up) Wow. What what a friend.
You’ve changed so much. Before, you used to support
my dream. |
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| Rosie: |
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(interrupts)
That’s because I never thought you would ever make
it that far. (looks down) Well, I hoped you’d never
make it that far. |
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| Lily: |
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(furious,
looking her straight in the eye)
So the whole time you were lying to me?!? (throws hands
in the air) What kind of a friend are you? Obviously
not the one I grew up with. I always supported your dream.
I gave you love and appreciation. I showed you I cared.
I listened to you. I gave you everything a friend could.
Did I not give you everything you needed as a friend? |
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| Rosie: |
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Of
course you did, you’re the bestest friend I ever
had. |
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| Lily: |
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(mournful,
points to herself)
Then let me follow my dream and trust the Lily you met
years ago become King of the Rainforest so I can make
sure the beautiful garden will always be safe. I will
take care of you. Just because you have to share me doesn’t
mean I’ll never be around. There are so many hours
in the day. Please still be my friend. I need you if I
am to be King. I forgive you for all that you’ve
said because I know you didn’t mean it because I
didn’t either. |
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| Rosie: |
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(sarcastically)
I did mean it.
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| Lily: |
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(astonished,
hands on hips)
What?!?
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| Rosie: |
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(looks
down)
I really don’t want you do become king, not because
it’s your dream but because I’ve seen things
like this happen before. (looks up) Remember
Charlie, the snake? He used to be friends with Susie,
the Queen bee before she was queen. She always had time
for Charlie. And now her kids don’t even have time
to play with Charlie.
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| Lily: |
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(annoyed,
pointing to herself)
I just want to be King so I can protect all the animals,
plants, bugs, and the beautiful garden and the rainforest
territory. I want the responsibility of being the one
to come to when something’s wrong and have everyone’s
eyes as my eyes. |
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| Rosie: |
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(points
to herself)
Well, my dream is to be loved and appreciated so I can
bloom and grow. Otherwise I’d wilt and die ‘cause
I’d have nothing to bloom for. |
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| Lily: |
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(throwing
hands in the air, very annoyed)
Don’t you get it? I’m not going to leave our
friendship and I’ll NE-VER LET YOU DIE, ever, ever,
ever, ever! Can you listen to me just once instead of
me repeating myself? |
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| Rosie: |
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(Rolls
her eyes and crosses her arms) |
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| Lily: |
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(wiggles
her finger) Girl, don’t roll your eyes at me.
I ain’t just anybody. I’m your best friend and
probably your one and only friend with that attitude |
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| Rosie: |
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(points)
Anyways. You know what? Let me tell you something’
I’ve got plenty, PLENTY of friends to keep me alive.
I don’t need you no more. So don’t waste your
breath on anymore words. Just get to steppin’. |
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| Lily: |
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(surprised,
hands on hips)
Oooh, girl! You did not just try and brush me off your
shoulder like that! You know what? I ain’t even goin’
to trip anymore. Because you just told me that there are
plenty of other friends to keep you up and alive so I
will get to steppin’. (starts walking away, hesitates)
I always wanted the best for you. |
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| Rosie: |
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Bounce.
(throws thorns at Lily and one hits her) |
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| Lily: |
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(growls
in pain because the thorn got her in the back paw, limping)
What did you do that for? I could just step on you
if I wanted to. |
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| Rosie: |
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(feeling
sorry for herself)
Exactly! Just step on me now so I don’t have to go
through the slow pain of death. Just do it. Consider it
a favor. (closes her eyes and holds her hands together) |
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| Lily: |
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(sympathetic)
I would never step on you and you know it. Don’t
try and put that guilt trip on me. Man, the things you’ll
do for attention. Now just pull out this thorn so I can
get going. |
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| Rosie: |
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(sad,
feels awkward, twiddling her fingers)
Don’t leave. (pulls thorn out of paw) Talk
to me a little longer. |
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| Lily: |
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(hesitant)
I’m telling you now that I’m going to be King. |
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| Rosie: |
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(raises
her hand)
But… |
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| Lily: |
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(interrupts,
uncomfortable)
Wait a minute. Let me just explain. You know the mystical
pond towards the end of the garden? I saw a vision. It
scared me. |
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| Rosie: |
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(curious,
hand gesture)
What kind of vision? |
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| Lily: |
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(upset)
The vision was kind of blurry at first. It showed the
rainforest and showed all the candidates for King. I was
the only female. Then it showed what would happen if I
just walked away. And I saw all the animals, bugs, and
plant life slowly fading away. It told me I was the chosen
one and if I don’t become King, all hell would break
loose. So I am going to be King because all life is depending
on me, including yours. |
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| Rosie: |
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(sorry,
shrugs)
I didn’t know! Why didn’t you tell me in the
first place? I feel like such a fool. |
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| Lily: |
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(understanding,
points)
Because you wouldn’t let me and I didn’t want
to scare you either. |
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| Rosie: |
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(hand
to her heart)
I’m so sorry |
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| Lily: |
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(standing
proud)
It’s okay, I am going to be King and I’m going
to prove to you how good of a friend I am. Watch you’ll
see. I’m here to protect all, big and small. |
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| Rosie: |
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(understanding)
You gotta do what you gotta do. This is such a beautiful
place. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to it.
This is our home and I wouldn’t trust it in anyone’s
hands except for yours.
(they smile and hug) |
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The
End. |
