Imperfections

Scene 1

Characters

MAKAYLA: The most polite person you will ever meet, finest soul alive. The life of the
party. Plus-size but doesn’t care, her perfect outfit is a tucked-in tank-top in skinny
ripped jeans with a pastel pink belt and black heels. Loves her family and best friends
more than anything in the whole wide world. Pretty overprotective when it comes to her
besties.

CATLIN: The most selfless person you have ever met, always tries to help other people,
is always putting others before herself, and the kindest soul ever. Has the most flawless,
softest skin ever. She dresses in a secretary way, you’ll never find her in a basic tee and
skinny jeans, she’s all about colorful blouses and mom jeans.

BRENDA: The happiest soul alive, doesn’t care about what anyone else has to say. Pretty
sassy, never keeps her opinions to herself, always speaks her mind. Has the clearest skin
you have ever seen. Is always seen with a pair of sweats and a hoodie.

Setting: Winsler high school in San Francisco. A 3-floor building, campus covering
about 300,000-square-feet with over 3,000 students. It has a luxurious amount of
seating all around campus, couches, bean bag chairs, anything, just name it and they
probably have one somewhere on campus. Vending machines in the back of the school.
Every student sits with their social group on the campus. Students in their cars, or next
to their lockers, or on a couch...

AT RISE-
Friday morning, 8:30 on point, classic high school hallway traffic hour, the first
bell just rang, 2 more to go. The couch in the middle of the high school hallway that
practically belongs to the classing trio (that’s what BRENDA, CATALIN, and MAKAYLA
call themselves.) Everybody knows that the couch belongs to the sophomores’ “Classic
Trio.” BRENDA sitting on the right end and laying down leftwards towards MAKAYLA
who is sitting in the middle and CATLIN who is sitting on the left end. While CATLIN is
reading a book and MAKAYLA is scrolling through Instagram.
BRENDA- I’m so craving boba right now **STARTS TO GROAN**

**Awkward silence from the trio*

BRENDA- No one else….just me…..okay, cool **CONTINUES GROANING**

MAKAYLA- Actually yeah boba sounds bomb right now**Still staring at her phone**

**BRENDA snaps fingers pointing towards the girls**

BRENDA- You guys wanna go down to that new boba place across the street, I heard it's
peach flavor actually tastes like peach and not like mixed fruits like that place that we
used to go to behind the old lady place

MAKALA- Oh really, damn, we should go after school

BRENDA- I’m down, what do you think CATY, you craving sum bObAAAAA?

**BRENDA reads CATYS book title out loud**

BRENDA- **Spanish accent** Love and its true meaning **Stops speaking in a Spanish
accent** what type of crap is that **She says while chuckling and snatches CATYS
book**

CATLIN- Hold on Makoslic is about to tell Marlyn that he loves her

BRENDA- I could care less what Mawacowkily has to say to Marlin

CATLIN- **Under her breath** It’s Marlyn

BRENDA- Whatever, you wanna go to boba after school?

CATLIN- Sure just give me my book back **She says desperately**

BRENDA- Okay **Gives CATLIN her book back**

CATLIN- **Snatches book out of BRENDA’S hands**

BRENDA- Damnnnn what a nerd **Softly chuckles and pulls out her phone**
Second bell rings

CATLIN- **Closes book in a hurry and stands up**

BRENDA- **Head plops down after CATLIN stands up in such a hurry** Damn next
time give a heads up, I just got a wild headache **She says while massaging her
forehead**

CATLIN- Sorry I just have to go **Shoves book into backpack** I have to talk to
Mr.Watson about why I got an A- on the Essay if I even did the extra credit packet

MAKAYLA- An A- is not bad, I got a C+ on that paper

BRENDA- Don’t pay attention to what comes out of MAKYS mouth, you know she is
only jealous of you and your perfect little life

MAKAYLA- Hurtful...but true...honestly CATY you are so perfect with your perfect
asymmetrical face and flat stomach and all

CATLIN-Awww thanks guys, but I have to go before the third bell rings, you guys should
also start heading to class, see y'all in lunch right?

BRENDA-Of course babe **Blows a kiss**

CATLIN-**Rushes towards class, passes Mr.Watson homeroom and enters bathroom

stall in a rush, immediately locks door** Ugh I need to start losing weight my jeans are
fitting way too tight, starting today no wheat

**The stall to her right opens, someone walks in**

CATLIN- **Underbreath** dammit someone else is here**Takes out her compact

mirror from her backpack** look at this textured skin, disgusting**Removes her hair tie
from her ponytail, puts out her baby hairs as front pieces to cover up her textured skin**
last but not least **replays gloss** done

**Other student walks out of the bathroom**

CATLIN- **Stuffs herself back to her tight jeans** That’s it, I’m too fat **Manages to
pull her tight jeans up** I should just stop eating **starts to cry softly** I wish I could
just have BRENDA'S body! **Starts crying**

UNKNOWN- Heyyyyy are you okay girl? I could hear you crying from outside the hall,
you good?

CATLIN-**Clears throat** yeah sorry just um...menstrual cramps **She said hoping the
girl would believe it**

UNKNOWN- Mmm trust me girl we have all been there before!!! Want me to call your
folks, your part of the classic trio right? I just saw those girls sitting on the couch, want
me to call them over, I’m sure they would--

CATLIN-**Quickly interrupts** NO! **Clears throat and realizes that she yelled at a
random student just trying to help her out** No um, just don’t say anything about me
being here...okay?

UNKNOWN- Okay yeah sure I can do that I guess, I hope you feel better **leaves
bathroom**

CATLIN-**Groans loudly** I just wish I was skinnier! I hate my body! How can anybody
ever love this?! **She said while her voice was cracking** Geezez what time is it
**Checks phone** 8:10?!?! **She said in a shocked voice, she quickly got up and got out
of the stall**Class starts in 10 minutes and I still need to talk to Mr.Watson! **Grabs bag
and looks at herself in the mirror** AHHH! I messed up my makeup! **Violently grabs
a napkin, tries to soak up her drying tear, starts to groan** Ugh- what can’t I just be
perfect like BRENDA! **Starts to reapply powder** I just wish I could be perfect, I hate
my life, BRENDA has a perfect life, I just wish I could be her, I hate having to wake up
each day to my boring life, it’s so easy for her to make new friends **Signs, puts powder
and brush down, looks at herself in the mirror** I’m never gonna be enough for
someone if I am not even enough for myself, how could anyone ever wanna be me,
you’re are literally the most boring, goody-two-shoes person I have ever met **Checks
time on her phone** 10:16!? Good dammit! YOU ARE ALSO THE MOST SLOWEST
PERSON I KNOW! YOU ARE SO OVER DRAMATIC AND YOU HAVE WAY TOO
MANY EMOTIONS! WHY CAN’T YOU JUST KEEP THEM TO YOURSELF WHY DO
YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE A SHOW! ** She says to herself while she puts her stuff
away**
Third bell rings

CATLIN-**Stuffs her stuff into her bag and runs out of the bathroom**

Scene 2

Characters

ENZO: Classic mysterious guy, is almost 5’5, believes that school is a waste of time, has a
passion for music. Secretly has a crush on DEMI but won’t ever admit it. Wears hoodies
every day with a pair of different colored dickies. Longish hair that naturally splits into
the middle and flops in front of his forehead.

MR.WATSON: He is the lunch supervisor/ The History teacher. Married to his high
school sweetheart that he met in that same school, no kids yet though. Always wearing
basic khaki pants and plaid shirts. He is about 5’9 and has short hair. Loves wearing
sneakers.

DEMI: ENZO’S partner in crime. Long light brown hair that reaches the end of her back,
she is 5’1, hates school with a passion, loves to ditch class, and go on adventures. Loves
to doodle and draw. Always wears sweats and a basic Tee. Constantly is listening to
music even during class and she is on her phone 24/7.

Setting: Cafeteria/lunch tables, about 220-feet room with the most basic to exotic
looking kids sitting with their social groups. A teacher on every corner making sure no
one leaves and nothing goes down.

AT RISE- The classic trio walking towards the lunch table in the deep end of the right
side of the room. The whole cafeteria is full of the most interesting and most boring
people. A teacher or supervisor in every corner of the room to make sure kids don’t
sneak out and ditch school which happens more than you expect it.

BRENDA- Okay so I invited DEMI from my history class to come with us later to that
new boba place **She says while sitting down**

MAKAYLA- Isn’t she that girl that is always with the new mysterious-looking guy,
LENZO, or something like that **She says while putting away her phone**
BRENDA- Ohhh I know who you mean, his name is ENZO, and yes they are always
together **Opens her backpack** if I weren’t to know better I would think they would
be dating

CATLIN-**Starts to open her backpack and pulls out her book** I don’t care what his
name is, that guy looks like bad news

MAKAYLA- Really?! I think he’s kinda hot, with his hoodies and all

CATLIN- Sure he’s hot if you are into criminals **She says sarcastically**

BRENDA- Whatever, DEMI and ENZO are probably gonna tag along with us later to go
to that boba place **Starts to open her bag of baby carrots**, I can’t wait to try that
peach flavor

MAKAYLA-Same here **looks at CATY who is eating** CATY are you not going to eat
anything girl?

CATLIN-**Looks up** No umm…**Awkward silence** Kind of nauseous right now, you

know?

MAKAYLA- Ohhhh I get you, did you eat something bad?

BRENDA-**Looks up and remembers what DEMI told her** Yeah, talking about that
umm DEMI told me she heard you crying before the third bell rang?!

MAKAYLA & BRENDA- **Look up at CAITLYN confused**

CAITLYN- **Remembers someone entered the bathroom while she was crying, starts
putting the pieces together to come to a retaliation that that person was DEMI**
Umm...ME?!**She says in shock** No I was in class by that time, I told you guys I had
to talk to Mr.Watson **She says looking down at her book trying to change the subject**

MAKAYLA- Talking about the boringest teacher to have ever existed here he comes
**She says while getting a baby carrot from BRENDA and points up to MR.WATSON
who is walking straight to them**

BRENDA & CATLIN- **Both look at him in a rush**

CATLIN-**Slowly starts to turn red** I- I just remembered I left a book in my history
class i’m going to go look for it**She says while standing up in a dash**

BRENDA- I’ll go with you**She stands up and tries to catch up to CATLIN in a bolt**

MAKAYLA- Oh okay...cool I’ll just stay here then, I guess **She says while the girls are
already exiting the cafeteria room and entering the school hallway**

MR.WATSON-Where are they going **While pointing towards the cafeteria door**

MAKAYA- Oh CATLIN forgot her book in her history class so BRENDA is going with her
to go get it

MR.WATSON- Oh okay, yeah that makes sense

MAKAYLA-Mhm **Pulls out phone**

MR.WATSON-**Starts walking towards the next tables**

Meanwhile BRENDA & CATLIN⇩⇩

BRENDA-Why are you walking so fast, damn! **She says while running behind CATLIN
trying to catch up to her**

CATLIN- Sorry it’s just...this is my favorite book **She says, hoping BRENDA will
believe her lie**

BRENDA- Oh okay...hey actually I have to go pee real quick **She says quietly** How
about I just met you at the lunch tables?

CATLIN- Okay yeah sure

BRENDA- Ok, great, see you in a minute **Turns to the left side of the hallway,turns
around to make sure CATLIN isn’t looking at her**

CATLIN-**Enters her history class homeroom**

BRENDA- **Walks into a bathroom stall, and opens her backpack** Damn it! I forgot
my baby carrots! **She pulls out a brown paper bag out of her backpack and sets her
backpack on the floor** Time to eat **She pulls out weight gaining pills and takes
three** Now for the water **She puts the lid back on as well as proceeds to pull out her
water bottle and drinks 3 big gulps of water** Ahhhhh **She puts the cap back onto her
water bottle and places it on the ground** Now for the real meal **She takes out a long
sandwich and proceeds to unwrap it** Yum **Devowers the sandwich in minutes**
Damn I’m full **Cleans up the mess she made in the bathroom stall and shoves it back
into the brown paper bag** All done here **Shoves the paper bag into her backpack and
zips it up**

CATLIN-**Enters bathroom and bangs on the only stall door that is closed** Let’s go
dummy ** She says in a whiney voice to BRENDA**

BRENDA-**All shocked** Hey um...I thought we were meeting up in the lunch tables

CATLIN- Yeah but I was going to pass the bathrooms anyways so I figured why not meet
up here you know? **She says skimming through her “Favorite” book** Hey are you
almost done because like I kind of wanna enjoy lunch

BRENDA-**Starts putting on her backpack** I thought you were feeling nauseous **She
says with confusion**

CATLIN- I am..but that doesn’t mean I want to spend my whole lunch in the bathrooms

BRENDA- Well you won’t have to **Opens stall door**

CATLIN- There is my poor Rapunzel, how does it feel to leave your tower **She says
playing around while laughing**

BRENDA- **Laughs and pretend hits CATLIN** Shut uppp you big dummy **Starts
walking towards the hand washer** So you found your book huh?

CATLIN-Oh yeah **She says looking down at her book**

BRENDA-Hey so like since it’s only us two...were you actually crying earlier today?
**She starts drying her hands with a napkin**

CATLIN- Pfftttt as if, you guys know I never cry, I am as perfect as they come **She says
with a sassy hair flip**
BRENDA-Yeah but…**looks down** You know we are here for you right? **Looks up
and makes direct eye contact with CATLIN**

CATLIN- I knowww **She says all annoyed** Now lets go before MAKAYLA comes in
here all pissed

BRENDA- Okay just saying, we’re always going to be here for you **Tries to grab
CATLINS hand**

CATLIN- **Moves her hand away** I KNOWWWWW. Race you to the table **Starts
running toward the bathroom exit**

BRENDA-**Throws napkin away** OH YOU ARE SO ON! **Runs right after CATLIN**

CATLIN & BRENDA- **Running towards the cafeteria tables**

CATLIN-**Speeds past BRENDA and makes it to the tables first** I WONNN!!!!

BRENDA-**Panting like crazy** That’s **More panting** Cheating-g-g because you got
a **More panting** A head start

CATLIN-**Starts sitting down** Oh you’re just jealous

MAKAYLA- **Looks up from her phone and bites a carrot** Girl are you okay? You look
like you just ran a five mile track **Points to BRENDA**

CATLIN-**Looks up towards BRENDA** Yeah girl you look like you’re about to throw
up, what did you eat?

MAKAYLA-Last thing she ate was baby carrots, she even left them her

BRENDA-**Tries to hold in her panting** Don’t worry guys, I’m fine **Sits down**

**Bell rings, all the teachers starting pressuring the students to go to class**

MAKAYLA-Girl are you sure you don’t want to go to the nurse?

BRENDA- I’m FINE!!!!! Now stop making it such a huge deal and let's go to class!
 Scene 3

Characters

MARCO: He is a college student who is taking a degree in engineering. He works full

time at “The Boba Factory”, the new boba place that opened down the street of Winsler
high school. He wears flannels and converse and is the smart mystirest kid in class. His
old man actually owns the place.

PALOR: Tall women wearing big baggy pants and an orange tank-top, her pants are so
big you can’t even see her shoes. She is about 5’9 and is really skinny. She’s a nice
person, but sometimes she doesn’t think about how her words might affect someone.
Her best friend is Trini and they are like twins.

TRINI: She is a tall, long-legged woman about 5’7. She is wearing a white sundress with
orange thin strap chunky heels. She is probably the rudest, most insensitive person you
will ever meet. She is the literal definition of “All looks, no brain.”

Setting: The Boba Factory, a tall, one floor building. With a ceiling so high but yet it’s all
just one building, bright white lights that light up the whole building. Sofas and wood
chairs with round small tables. Warm tones of orange, greens, yellows and blues.

AT RISE- All very welcoming. In the front you see a young man (Marco) wearing his
blue apron waiting to attend to a customer. The classic trio is about to open the doors to
The Boba Factory, Trini and Paola already sitting in one of the tables inside. ENZO and
DEMI are right behind the classic trio.

MAKAYLA- I imagined this place to be more packed **Opens door**

BRENDA- **Walks inside The Boba Factory** Yeah me too

**Classic trio walks into The Boba Factory**

DEMI- Damn girls hold up **Re-opens the door**

**DEMI and ENZO both walk into The Boba Factory**

BRENDA- Sorry, I didn’t see you guys **Turns around to see them**
CATLIN- Damn it smells like the inside of a pineapple in here **Looks up**

MARCO- Is that a good thing **Says walking towards them**

**MAKAYLA and BRENDA both look at eachother and blush a little, then look at
CATLIN who is making direct eye contact with MARCO**

CATLIN- Uhhh…**blushes a little** yeah, yeah, in a good way

MARCO- Cool, so...what do you three lovely ladies want? **He says pointing towards
the classic trio**

BRENDA- Uhhh we will be getting two medium peach smoothies **She says pointing
towards her and MAKAYLA** ah and with boba please

MARCO- Cool, so what about you **He says pointing towards CATLIN with a small
smirk**

DEMI- **Walks towards CATLIN and and puts her on CATLINS shoulders** She
doesn't know yet **She says with a little devil smile**

MAKAYLA- Yeahhhh! **She says a bit to enthusiastic**

DEMI- Yeah so just like...surprise her **She says with a big smirk**

MARCO- AH! Okay, will do ladies **He says taping on the counter and walking towards
the back**

**DEMI, and the classic trio looking at each other all blushing a bit** **Demi squeezes
CATYS shoulders a bit enthusiastically!**

BRENDA- Are we not going to talk about what just happened in between you **She
points at CATY** and Mr. Hunkitiy- Hunk!?!? **She says in all shock**

CATY- I would prefer us not to **She says laughing a bit**

MAKAYLA- Here lets sit on those couches **Points at the couchs right next to them with
a window view**
**All agree and walk toward the warm colored yellow couches**

ENZO- **Sits down and looks straight ahead to see that TRINI and PAOLA staring
straight at them and whispering to one another** Hey tell your home-girls that those
girls keep on staring at you guys and whispering things into each others ears **He
whispers to MAKAYLA**

MAKAYLA- Ah okay thanks **She sends a message to the girls about what ENZO just
told her**

**Classic trio and DEMI all look up to see the girls (TRINI and PAOLA) but notice how
it looked like they were crushing on ENZO and talking bad about MAKAYLA**

DEMI- **Whispering** Oh my god, they think you and ENZO are a thing because of
how he whispered something to you!

MAKAYLA- **Looks at ENZO**

ENZO- **Looks at MAKAYLA** No offense bae...but you not my style

**DEMI and Classic Trio laugh**

MAKAYLA- Yeah I would never wanna date you! **She scoffs**

ENZO- Yeah, I’m just not into uh big girls you know, maybe if you were skinnier yah
**He pushes his hair back**

MAKAYLA- **Laughs and hits his knee** Oh shut it

ENZO- **Laughs along**

MARCO- **Walks towards the counter** Order up, 2 peach smoothies for two peachy
girls and 1 surprise smoothie for the mystery girl **He laughed a little**

**CATY and BRENDA both get up to get there drinks**

MAKAYLA- Hey BRENDS get mine yeah, imma go to the restroom real quick **Gets up
and checks her phone--no notifications on her recent post,--starts walking towards the
bathroom and looks up to see TRINI obviously whispering something to PAOLA while
staring at her. She opens the bathroom door** E-r-r-r **The bathroom door squeaked**
Damn that was loud **She said under her breath. She locked the doors and stares at
herself in the mirror a bit** Maybe I am kind of fat **Gets phone and stares at her
instagram post, looks at herself in the mirror a bit more. Plays with her stomach fat**
Damn this is so gross, no wonder not even ENZO would go out with me I’m disgusting
**Stares at her insta post a bit more, opens her insta posts setting and deletes it**
Maybe it’s for the better...or maybe it isn’t enough **She deletes her whole account and
logs off** **Sighs and gets her stuff, opens the door and leaves the bathroom**

TRINI- OMG I LOVE THAT SHIRT!!! You know I have the same exact one, but in a
different color and like…20 sizes smaller you know **Her and Paola laugh**

MAKAYLA- Well good for you **She smiles and walks away**

**In a distance** TRINI- Ugh well that was no fun

PAOLA- Yeah what a loser **Mocks MAKAYLA** WeLl GoOD fOr YoU!

TRINI- I wonder how ENZO is dating her, she is so boring and all “LoOk At mE, I
wAnNA bE tHE biGGEr PeRsOn!?”

MAKAYLA- **Storms back to their table** Well listen up you twigs, Me and ENZO are
not dating, I repeat ME AND ENZO ARE NOT DATING!YOU WANNA KNOW WHY!?
WELL HE THINKS I’M FAT TOO! AND HONESTLY THE REAL REASON I DIDN’T
TELL YOU GUYS STUFF IS BECAUSE I DIDN’T THINK YOU TWO MORONS WERE
WORTH MY TIME! **Storms out of The Boba Factory**

**TRINI and PAOLA both look at eachother with such shock!**

**(What is left of) the classic trio plus DEMI and ENZO all look at eachother then at
TRINI and PAOLA back and forth**