Group 2: “DIVORCE”

Main Reason: It can affect the child.

What to do: Showcase the hidden emotions/feelings the child might experience.

Roles:
NARRATOR: Georcel De Jesus
FATHER: Vince Ryan Batiancila
MOTHER: Alena Umblas
CHILD: Mark Rivera
ATTORNEY/LAWYER: Exequiel Dapadap
TEACHER: Shanella Madelar
SIDE CHARACTER/FRIEND OF THE CHILD: Kaleb Orale
NOSY NEIGHBOR: Kassandra Aniano, Renz Gonzales
MISTRESS: Jaerine Rapas

The AMAZING plot ur awe-inspiring Leader has came up

with (draft):
The father(Vince) is a one hell of a cheater, who’s dirt poor(he has money cuz of her wife(me). One profoundly
good day my child(si mark, tahimik lang…) was with his friends, after playing basketball they went to the Child’s
house, there they found the Child’s father cheating. They were shocked ofc (who wouldn’t?). The Father quickly
denied what happened and ordered his son to shut the hell up. The son was embarrassed that his friends saw an
ugly side of his poor excuse of a father but mostly he was devastated, how could his father do such a thing? He was
a married man no less! Why did he cheat? Why is he always asking for money? Why don’t I look like him? Am I
adopted? (dun dunnn, but at this point I just started adding dumb questions). The child keeps questioning himself,
he thought, “Maybe I was the problem.” He kept asking himself the question “Why?”. The child became
indifferent towards his father, the atmosphere when they talked grew awkward, he kept distancing himself
through his father, alas, what can he do? He’s still young.

A week passed and everything comes back to normal, but the child can’t bring himself to forget what happened, he
just turned a blind eye and hoped for the better. The mother suspects a change of attitude towards his beloved
son, usually he’s so noisy that she would wish to sell the child, but this time it’s different, he was ever so quiet and
always in a daze, the child avoided talking to his parents. The mother asked the boy “What’s wrong dear?” “Did
something happened?” the boy shook his head. “No mother, everything is fine.” The boy tried to wear a forced
smile at his ever so caring and beautiful mother, sadly his mother is as sharp as a knife, her mere look can make
anyone easily concede to her. “Are you sure my love?” the mother asked. The boy was unable to respond, he was
in the verge of crying, as much as he wanted to tell her, he can’t, he couldn’t, no, he SHOULDN’T. The boy knew
that once he told everything his whole life would be over, no more family bonding, no more happy memories and
no father. “As I said mom, I’m alright, I’m in the best shape I could possibly be!” the boy thought it was best to
sacrifice his emotions to keep his family from falling apart, he was still young, it was a heavy burden to bear, but he
loved his parents so he would do anything to keep the peace. “Alright, if that’s what you said.” The mother kissed
his child’s forehead and left the room. After that the mother went grocery shopping she was standing in line in the
counter when she saw her neighbors, she was about to greet them but, “Did you know? Last night someone saw
Vince and Jaerine cuddling each other.” Said marites 1. “Yeah! And rumors said that Vince was cheating on his
wife, they saw them coming out of their house last night!” chirped marites 2. “Poor (Wife’s name), she was
working hard for the family, while that no good of a husband is just busy picking up girls!” marites 1. “My oh my~”
said marites 2. The wife froze. Different emotions started flooding her mind, anger, sadness, confusion, rage. She
was unable to move, questions flooded her mind, sadness overcame anger and vice versa. She can’t quite pinpoint
what she feels, but it’s clear, that she felt BETRAYAL.

NIGHT TIME

The child woke up from a loud noise. *Bang*. There were things flying over, shouting’s got louder, splurge of
emotions went all out at once. The child quivered with fear, his worst fear seemed to happened sooner than he
expected. “HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?! TO YOUR FAMILY, TO YOUR CHILD?!Did you even loved us?” the
mother was angry but hurt was visible to her words. “BECAUSE SHE HAD SOMETHING YOU DON’T!” the father
bursts with anger. “ALL YOU THINK ABOUT IS WORK, WORK, WORK!!” “WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?!
YOU DON’T HAVE A JOB AND YOU BARELY HELP ME WITH CHORES OF COURSE I WOULD BE BUSY WITH WORK!”
the mother shouted. They continue to argue not acknowledging their dearest child was the most affected one. The
mother caught a glimpse of her son, breaking down into tears. The mother quickly rushed to his side, “My child,
mommy is sorry, I’m sorry, it won’t happen again I promise.” The mother consoled her child. “HA!” The father
rushed upstairs and packed his luggage, he was preparing to leave. The mother didn’t pay any attention to the
father, his child was her top priority. The father dashed downstairs and shouted “I’M LEAVING THIS HELL HOLE!”
he opened the door and slammed it hard.

1 week latur.

The teacher noticed the boy was rather silent and not socializing with his peers as he usually does. “Mark, are you
alright?” the teacher asked. “Do I look fine?” he snapped. “Well you don’t but, always know I’m always here for
you.” The teacher assured the boy. The boy quickly professed how his father left him, his mom was a wreck and
that he can’t do anything about it. The boy cried, he bawled his eyes out, he knew he would regret it but, he just
needed a shoulder to cry on. The teacher talked with the boy and said that all he can do is hope for the better and
think positively. The boy still hangs out with his friends and they would not talk about what happened to the boy,
but the boy was still happy, he still has his friends who was there for him. “Hey mark, no matter what happens,
we’ll still be here for you.” Renz said. “Who needs families anyway? You have us!” Kaleb said. “Thanks guys, I really
appreciate it.”
Several Weeks latur.

The mother and the father agreed for a divorce not thinking of how it could affect their child.

Lawyer/attorney/judge etc: please sign here Mr. and Mrs. Batiancila. Now, do you really wish to annul your
marriage?

The father & mother: Yes Sir Exequiel.

Lawyer/attorney/judge etc.: You do both know that a marriage is a seal and a blessing from God and you both took
an oath for staying at each other through thick and thin?

The Father: Our decision has been finalized.

Lawyer/attorney/judge etc.: *Sigh* Then, from now on, I renounce you both on being husband and wife.

After the divorce (just the narrator)

The boy grew up not seeing his father, his mother raised him single-handedly. The boy grew but the feeling of
loneliness and wanting pierced through his personality, he would reminiscence the happy memories of his parents,
but every time he does that the picture of his father’s infidelity continues to linger in his mind, he hated his father.
And the more he grew the more he hated his father. His past continuously haunts him even when he became an
adult.

The Boy: Father…Why?

THE END?
Georcel: Ah a happy family, to be apart of it is simply out of reach from others.

~AT THE BASKETBALL COURT~

Kaleb: Mark! Can I stay at your place for today?

Mark: Yeah, totally!

-they went home-

(should be laughing when going inside the door)

(Vince will be putting his hand in Jae’s shoulder)

Mark: *GASP* D-dad?! What are you two doing here?!

(Vince quickly rose to his seat and…)

Vince: It’s not what you think!!

(Jaerine rapidly fled the scene and went out)

Mark: Dad, how could you-

Vince: SHHHH!! You better keep your mouth shut young man. Not a word from your mother about this!

Kaleb: I u-uhhhh *stuttering*. I’ll take my leave now s-sir and Mark.
Georcel: The child felt a whirlwind of emotions that night, he refused to eat dinner. He was embarrassed that his
friends saw an ugly side of his poor excuse of a father but mostly he was devastated, how could his father do such
a thing? He was a married man no less! “Why did he cheat?”, “Aren’t we enough?”, “Did he love us?”, “How long
has he been doing this?”, “What about mom?”, “What about… me?”. These questions lingered in his mind.

~I WEEK LATER~

Georcel: A week passed and everything comes back to normal, but the child can’t bring himself to forget what
happened, he just turned a blind eye and hoped for the better. The child became indifferent towards his father,
the atmosphere when they talked grew awkward, he kept distancing himself through his father, alas, what can he
do? He’s still but a young lad.

Georcel: The child avoided talking to his parents, curiosity rose from his mother.

(Mother goes in the child’s room)

Alena: *Knocks*

Mark: *Opens the door*

Alena: Can we talk?

Mark: *Nods*

*Both sat down*

Georcel: The mother suspected a change of attitude towards her beloved yet troublesome son, usually he’s so
noisy that she would sometimes wish to sell the child, but this time it’s different, he was ever so quiet and was
always in a daze. The mother asked the boy…

Alena: Is something wrong dear? Did anything happened?

Mark: *Shook head* *Flash a forced smile* No mother, everything is fine.

Georcel: The boy tried to wear a forced smile at his ever so caring and beautiful mother. The mother trusted her
intuition and said…

Alena: Are you sure my love?

Mark: *Grips clothes firmly*

Georcel: The boy was unable to respond, he was in the verge of crying, as much as he wanted to tell her, he can’t,
he couldn’t, no, he SHOULDN’T. The boy knew that once he told everything his whole life would be over, no more
family bonding, no more happy memories and no… father.

Mark: As I said mom, I’m alright, I’m in the best shape I could possibly be!

Georcel: The boy thought it was best to sacrifice his emotions to keep his family from falling apart, he was still
young, it was a heavy burden to bear, but he loved his parents so much so he would do anything to protect them.

Alena: Alright, if that’s what you said. *kisses his Mark’s forehead and leave the room*
~AFTERNOON~

Georcel: After the confrontation with his son the mother went grocery shopping, she was standing in line in the
counter when she saw her neighbors, she was about to greet them but…

Alena: *Standing in line* *About to wave at the neighbors*

Kassandra: Did you know? Last night someone saw Vince and Jaerine cuddling each other.

Renz: Yeah! And rumors said that Vince was cheating on his wife, they saw them coming out of their house last
night!

Kassandra: Poor Alena, she was working hard for the family, while that no good of a husband is just busy picking up
girls!

Georcel: The wife froze. Different emotions started flooding her mind, anger, sadness, confusion, rage. She was
unable to move, sadness overcame anger and vice versa. She was still processing what she heard , but it’s clear,
that she felt… BETRAYAL.

~NIGHT TIME~

Georcel: The child woke up from a loud noise. *Bang* *someone make noises from the door*

Mark: *Wakes up*

Georcel: Things flying over, shouting’s got louder, splurge of emotions went out all at once. The child quivered with
fright, his worst fear seemed to happened sooner than he expected.

Alena: HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?! TO YOUR FAMILY, TO YOUR CHILD?!Did you even loved us?”

Georcel: The mother was angry but hurt was visible to her words.

Vince: BECAUSE SHE HAD SOMETHING YOU DON’T! ALL YOU THINK ABOUT IS WORK, WORK, WORK!!

Alena: WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?! YOU DON’T HAVE A JOB AND YOU BARELY HELP ME WITH
CHORES!! OF COURSE I WOULD BE BUSY WITH WORK!

Georcel: They continue to argue not knowing their child was the most affected one. The mother caught a glimpse
of her son, bursting down into tears. The mother quickly rushed to his side.

Mark: *squatted* *starts to cry*

Alena: My child, mommy is sorry, I’m sorry, it won’t happen again I promise.

Georcel: The mother consoled her child.

Vince: HA!

Georcel: The father rushed and packed his luggage, he was preparing to leave. The mother didn’t pay any attention
to her husband, her child was her top priority. The father dashed outside and shouted

Vince: I’M LEAVING THIS PLACE! *Opens door and closed it*
~SOMETIME LATER~

Georcel: The boy’s teacher noticed the boy was rather silent and not socializing with his peers as he usually does.

Shanella: *walks towards Mark* Mark are you alright?

Mark: Do I look fine?

Shanella: Well you don’t but, I’m always here for you.

Georcel: The teacher assured the boy. The boy was rather hesitant to tell his tale but he can’t no longer hide his
feelings. The boy quickly professed how his father left him, his mom was a wreck, and that he can’t do anything
about it. The boy cried, he bawled his eyes out, he knew he would regret it but, he just needed a shoulder to cry
on.

Mark: *Cries hard*

Shanella & Mark: *pretends like they’re talking*

Georcel: The teacher talked with the boy and said that all he can do is hope for the better and think positively.

~AFTERSCHOOL~

Georcel: The boy still hangs out with his friend but they would not talk about what happened to the boy, it was
rather a sensitive topic, but the boy was still happy, he still has his friend who was there for him.

Kaleb & Mark: *walks around the room*

Kaleb: Hey mark, no matter what happens, I’ll still be here for you. Who needs families anyway? You have me!

Mark: Thanks Kaleb, I really appreciate it.

~SEVERAL WEEKS LATER~

Georcel: The mother and the father agreed for a divorce not thinking of how it could affect their child.

Exequiel: please sign here Mr. and Mrs. Batiancila.

Alena & Vince: *signs the paper*

Exequiel: Now, do you really wish to annul your marriage?

Alena: Yes Mr. Exequiel.

Exequiel: You do both know that a marriage is a seal and a blessing from God and you both took an oath for staying
at each other through thick and thin?

Vince: Our decision has been finalized.

Exequiel: *Sigh* Then, from now on, I renounce you both from being husband and wife. Then Ms. Umblas will have
full custody of her child.

*Both walks out*

Mark: *hugs Alena*

Vince: *pats Mark’s Head* Be a good boy to you mother.

Mark: *hugs Vince* Father, I’ll miss you.

Vince: *doesn’t hug back*

Georcel: The child knows this will be their last encounter. He hugged his father, hoping to persuade him to come
back. But his father’s decision was final.

(Montage)

Georcel: After the divorce of his parents, the boy grew up not seeing his father, his mother raised him single-
handedly. The boy grew but the feeling of loneliness and wanting pierced through his personality, he would
reminiscence the happy memories of his family

Mark: *sits at a chair, pretends like they’re thinking*

Georcel: But every time he does that, the picture of his father’s infidelity continues to linger in his mind, he hated
his father. But he couldn’t bring himself to forgive him either. His past continuously haunts him even when he
became an adult. Even now, he can’t accept his Father’s actions.

Mark: *looks up* Father…I miss you.