Act 1 Scene 5

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(Two weeks ago, Bella and Vida are waiting for their father at the entrance of the school, when a car pulls over)

Bella: Wow, what a nice car.
Vida: You can say that again. (A woman comes down from the car wearing glasses and the girls stand up in admiration)
Bella: (staring at the woman in admiration) Since when did the stars start falling from the sky?
Vida: (Also staring in admiration) Wow!
Bella & Vida: (in unison) So beautiful.
(The woman takes off her glasses)
Bella & Vida: (shocked) (in unison)  Aunt Saffron?
Woman: (walks up to them) Hi girls! How are you?
Bella & Vida: (in unison) Good afternoon Aunt Saffron.
Woman: Nah, nah, nah. How many times do I have to say it? It's not Saffron, Sophie. Call me Sophie. Go on, say it.
Bella & Vida: (in unison) Good afternoon Aunt Sophie.
Sophie: Better.
Bella: You look beautiful aunt Sophie.
Sophie: Oh what a sweet talker, thank you, um.... (Trying to remember her  name)
Bella & Vida: (look at each other)
Sophie: (still trying to remember) Um.... (Smiles) What's your name again?
Bella: It's Bella.
Sophie: Right, Bella. (To Vida) And you must be.... Gina, right?
Vida: It's Vida.
Sophie: Oops! My bad. Vida, Bella. Little angels.
Vida: What are you doing here aunt Sophie?
Sophie: Nothing much, we're looking for a school to admit your cousin into but we couldn't find any good school, so.... I'm going to buy this school.
Vida: Buy our school?
Sophie: Yes.
Bella: What happened to the last school?
Sophie: (Bursts into laughter) What happened to the last school? They weren't fit enough to teach my daughter.
Vida: Well aren't there other schools you can buy?
Bella: Yeah, why this one?
Sophie: (chuckles) Oh, you two are so funny and cute! Move aside girls. Your aunt Sophie has business to attend to.
Bella: (mimicking Sophie) Move aside girls. Your aunt Sophie has business to attend to. (Vida and Bella laugh)
Vida: (mimicking Sophie) (chuckles) Oh, you two are so funny and cute. (They both laugh)
Bella: What a hypocrite!
Vida: She acts like she owns all the money in the world.
Bella: Am pretty sure they expelled her "precious" daughter from school.
Vida: I wouldn't be surprised. Anyone would be kicked out of anywhere with a mother like her. (Their father pulls over in his tricycle)
Vida: Should we tell father?
Bella: No. She's not worth it.
Vida: Right. (They both chuckle as their father approaches them)
George: What's so funny?
Bella & Vida: (in unison) Nothing.
George: Oh really? Keeping secrets huh?
Bella: It's really nothing father.
George: Ok. Let's go then?
Bella & Vida: (in unison) Let's go. (They look at each other at the same time and chuckle as they enter the tricycle)
George: I really don't get what's so funny. (They leave)

(Three days later, the family's playing a game)

Macy: Alright, it's your turn Vida.
Vida: Okay, I'm an insect, my name is a three lettered word and starts with the letter 'B' but when you say my name it still sounds like the letter 'B'. What insect am I?
George: Hmm... Let's see.... An insect, right? (Thinking)
Vida: Yes.
Bella: Umm..... A three lettered word. (Thinking)
Macy: That's a tough one. What could it be?
Bella: (claps her hand loudly) Aha! I got it. You're a bee!
Vida: Correct!
George: Oh... A bee.
Macy: Okay Bella, your turn.
Bella: Okay, Listen well and good. We are three brothers, we run after each other but never meet. What are we?
Macy: (feeling a slight headache)
Vida: Uh... (Thinking)
George: Brothers..... Brothers.... (Thinking)
Vida: Give us a clue.
Bella: It's a household appliance.
Vida: (looks around the house) Is it father's tricycle?
Bella: No Vida, household. In the house not outside the house.
George: In the house....
Macy: (feels dizzy and suddenly falls from the chair)
George: Love? (Runs to her)
Bella & Vida: Mother? (They run to her)

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