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Long time
no see. Where have you been hiding?
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Aggra-
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I’ve
been in the shadows, but I haven’t gone anywhere.
Don’t you know I’ll always be around to cause
trouble?
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You’re
always making life difficult. When are you gonna change
for your own good? Stop being so ignorant and unthoughtful.
There is no future at the end of the path you are choosing. |
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Aggra-
vation: |
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I could
care less about what anyone thinks about me, especially
you. I have more power over Layla’s heart than
you ever will.
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Anger and
Aggravation have no power. You are a weakness in Layla’s
heart. The power of love should not be taken for granted
or underestimated. Love is a precious gift, it makes
a person feel strong, alive, needed and valued. It is
a motivation to live.
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Aggra-
vation: |
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Love
is fake! No one is faithful or cares about how I feel.
No one is worthy of owning my heart. I believe in hate,
I don’t trust anyone. I am alone in the heart. I
only care about myself and the way I feel. Why should
I care for others’ feelings when they don’t
care about mine? |
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You
should honor and cherish the presence of others. I feel
alive because I have love in my heart. There are emotions
that care about your feelings, and when you’re feeling
sad, they’ll be there for you no matter what. You
should be thankful that they’re devoted and dedicated
to your relationship. |
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Aggra-
vation: |
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I don’t
have a relationship with anyone. I have no friends.
My motivation, “Anger”, is the only one I
associate with. He influenced me and led me into an
evil lifestyle. He taught me how to control people and
use my power. People try to ignore me and leave me in
the shadows, but I’m always there to take over.
The most important thing to me is power, to control
and manipulate. Seeing someone in misery brings me excitement
and thrills. Nothing would make me happier than to see
Layla destroying the bond in her relationship with her
boyfriend. I would love to see his face when he finds
out that she slept with another guy.
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What
would Layla’s boyfriend think? Don’t you care
how her boyfriend would feel if you made Layla cheat on
him? I know that they love each other and even if you
do win this argument, she’s going to feel regretful
and crushed. Don’t you know you’re’ going
to destroy their beautiful relationship? |
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Aggra-
vation: |
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That’s
the idea. To create regret and pain in Layla’s heart
that was once full of happiness. I love to see people
do things they wouldn’t normally do, causing pain
driven by hate and anger, and therefore releasing the
bad side in humans that they fear and try to avoid. Witness
the power that Aggravation has on humans’ hearts!
Go ahead, Layla, give your body to him. Let pleasure and
lust guide you! Do it! Layla, do it now! |
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SCENE
TWO
(Later that night) |
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| Alive: |
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See
what you did? You’ve broken Layla’s heart. She
feels ashamed, hopeless, and regretful for what she did.
She’s standing on the edge of the building and is
about to commit suicide! |
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Aggra-
vation: |
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Don’t
you feel the adrenaline rush? This is the moment I’ve
been waiting for! |
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What
are you talking about? |
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Aggra-
vation: |
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Don’t
you see? All is against me. I am the half of humans’
hearts that they all try to hide behind smiles and handshakes.
But they’re afraid to reveal their true side, which
is me. I am the cause of every evil thing humans commit
and create. I cause wars, panic, destruction, suffering
and death. I cause people to do evil things by giving
them things to fight over. I make them greedy and forget
about their real needs in life because of money. Haven’t
you ever noticed how money makes people evil? I make them
fight over territories and even colors. I’m the one
who creates minority communities filled with drug spots,
violence, liquor stores and gangs. I trap people in a
life of crime and make them believe that violence is their
only way to survive. There is no limit to my power. So
why do you think Layla’s death would affect me? |
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| Alive: |
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Don’t
you know if she dies, we’ll die too? We are a part
of her, remember? The heart cannot live on without the
body. |
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Aggra-
vation: |
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You
are wrong! People die all the time. They are buried in
the dirt and forgotten forever. I do these evil things
so I can make an impact, so I can mark my place in history
and leave a legacy behind long after my death. I believe
this is the only way I can live forever and be remembered
by all to come. |
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| Alive: |
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There
are other ways to live forever: Such as starting a foundation
or having kids and raising and family. Building a house,
and creating instead of destroying. Helping others to
live a better and healthier life. You should appreciate
life and what it has to offer. You only live once. So
why not make the best of it? I dedicate and devote myself
to improve relationships within the people and keep them
strong and long lasting, relationships that all people
carry in their hearts. I work on making people feel better
about themselves because I care about others’ feelings.
I give them signs, miraculous signs, in the form of positive
messages. It might be a voice people hear in their heads
or in the form of another kind person. It feels good when
someone really loves you and cares about your feelings.
It can turn a dark day into a bright one. It could make
you feel proud, special, and giving you a purpose to live.
Leaving a positive message behind to others is the best
way to live on forever. Life is full of paths that we
can choose to follow. One path leads to another, but they
all have different endings. You can choose a long, happy
path, or you can choose a short, angry, and deadly path,
but the moment to choose is now. |
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Aggra-
vation: |
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Do
you really think this is the end? Do you really think
everything will be lost? Our senses to hear, see, listen,
and touch are going to disappear? My only fear is to live
and be forgotten. I’ve always wondered what would
become of me after death. Is there really an afterlife?
Did I really live to my expectations? Has my purpose of
living been fulfilled? Am I gonna die knowing the true
meaning of life? Is the meaning of life different from
what I’ve always thought and believed? And what if
my purpose has no meaning? |
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| Alive: |
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The purpose
of live is knowledge. Life is like a puzzle, and we
must put it all together. Our purpose to live is to
give what you have to offer to others. To help those
who need it most.
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Aggra-
vation: |
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Yes, but
life can be so difficult and stressful. It’s hard
to just change.
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| Alive: |
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Indeed,
life is hard. But you must accept it. It is when you
truly accept it that life is no longer hard. Don’t
solve problems with anger. You are only going to escalate
the problem. When you solve problems the right way,
instead of avoiding them, you become stronger, mentally
and spiritually. This is the meaning of life. When I’ve
seen that you had a lot of pain in your life, I realized
I didn’t want to feel that way. I want you to change
your ways and see that happiness in life is a beautiful
thing.
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Aggra-
vation: |
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Wow!
I’ve never thought about life this way. No one’s
ever cared for me. It’s like you opened up my eyes
and showed me a whole new world. I finally realized the
missing piece in the puzzle, and I realized the true meaning
of life. It wasn’t worth it to feel angry and unhappy.
I was getting nowhere. But I feel I have taken a huge
step into a better way of life, and I thank you. |
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| Alive: |
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Nothing
makes me feel more alive than to move one’s feelings
the way I’ve moved yours. Now, Layla, step away from
the edge. The sun is rising from the horizon, and shining
brighter than ever. |
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The
End. |
