Act 1 (Introduction)

25 0 0
                                    

Time: 17 & 18 November 2008.
Night

Place: Apartment

Props: White screen (for shadow effect)

Image credit: Elizabeth Renfrow in BizBash

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

Image credit: Elizabeth Renfrow in BizBash

Lights on, audiences' focus will be on the white screen in the center of the stage. Haryani and Haryani's ex-boyfriend stand behind the white screen. They are quarelling, pushing each other, and finally the ex-boyfriend slapped Haryani.
She falls down and cries while the ex-boyfriend walks off stage.

Lights dim, cry continues. Haryani's stop gradually and Shereen's cry start. Lights bright.

Shereen walks in while crying and stomping. Monologue.

Shereen: Apa salah aku?! Kenapa dia buat aku macam ni? (throw scarf and face audiences)

Shereen: Lelaki tulen memang tak kenal setiakah? Memang buta tak tahu hargai cinta? Beri susu dibalas tuba! Janji setia! Cis! Tulen konon! (pull off hair extension, rubs off make up, peels off fake eye-lashes)

Shereen: Janji tinggal janji! Konon terima seadanya. Konon cinta sampai syurga. Ptuih! Hari-hari buat dosa ada hati nak masuk syurga! (cries hard) A...aku, aku yang salah mungkin. Tak sedar diri. Mungkin... mungkin cinta bukan untuk orang macam aku. Mungkin... aku patut sedar diri dan tak mengharap lagi. Sudah-sudahlah...

Lights dim. Shereen goes off stage. Ilham comes in stomping, lights bright.

Ilham: (in low and calm but tight voice) Sudahlah Liesa. I just nak bagi tahu. Things end here.

Liesa: (following Ilham) What do you mean? (panic) Ilham, jangan macam ni sayang... We've talked about this and we've promised to make this work kan? I'm sorry you have to know but I don't want to lie to you. I want you to know the truth and you said you were OK. We've promised to try and make things better kan?

Ilham: I'm sorry Liesa but cukuplah. I can't bear the pain anymore. (Walk off stage)

Liesa: Ilham... what's happening here? Ilham!

Lights off.

Recording plays. The Phone Call.

Liesa: Apa masalah kau ni sebenarnya?

Male Voice: Salah ke apa yang aku bagi tahu? Benda yang aku bagi tahu tu tak pernah jadi?

Liesa: Memanglah pernah. Tapi aku rasa kau sengaja susun ayat bagi dia salah faham. Kau sengaja buat dia ingat kita ada apa-apa padahal kau sendiri tahu tak ada apa-apa jadi.

Male Voice: Bukan salah aku kalau dia salah faham!

Liesa: Aku tak kisah sangat pasal kau nak bagi tahu tu. Kau punya pasal la. Aku kisah pasal kau pukul dia! Walaupun aku tak suka dengan perangai buaya kau tu, aku tak pernah nak masuk campur atau hasut dia supaya tinggalkan kau. Tapi kalau dah sampai kau berani angkat tangan, aku rasa itu dah dayus lagi bacul!

Male Voice: Biadap kau! Kau siapa nak masuk campur hal aku dengan dia? Kau tak ada hak la, betina!

Liesa: Aku ada hak sebab aku sayang dia dan aku tahu perangai kau sebenarnya macam mana! Patutnya dari dulu lagi aku bagitau dia. Spare her the pain. But you know what, I actually believed that walaupun aku rasa... kau tu satu sen pun tak guna, maybe kau memang untuk dia. Mungkin kau boleh buat dia bahagia. Tapi sekarang aku tahu, kau... memang bangsat!

Recording Off.

ILHAM LIESA: SetiaWhere stories live. Discover now