GIDION’S KNOT nv JOHNNA ADAMS * DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE INC.(CHARACTERS HEATHER, 400-50 CCORRYN, 405-505 PLACE ‘A fifth-grade lassoom in pabi school in he Lake Fores sabueh of Chicg TIME Nore, ‘Wher a character name slowed bya lips such: HEATHER this indices nonvebal response wo the p The lips ine may be played in many ways as 2 pause looky a movement kenge, a xsl, a sudden thought, ori juse be used eo give the wee some ai 20m ‘Re: When sever lps inca ‘ink of them as bouncing nomvesbal sponses. srg another dstctr re A slash (in the andl of charter ine ind upton, "The next pe Ub bei er line the ssh appenrs rng ogee ep me charac rstothe sg with ao he head GIDION’S KNOT af cnond the de des where Heather Car Hind gs Zens, Apbrodie, Here, Vihow, Gi Shia, Buddha Rien Yn, te) Children's writing eignoeme (paems, saris, part vey part ofthe wll net emer with ode ore tots, Thre ae probly 50 pone signet Five or six eco foa care bands om ne wal, eaturing carson Grek mils and Alder be rest ther grade her paper and fiom tine to time sp fom tnpof tot on the desk in Fant of er. Heel . She loathe phone, She pick pana eect fae Jas mesege Noting. She pate pane dow andl ter han o ifr long fe, arin a iwalk nS ands ile meer. HEATHER. Yo Anotirinc Te ck ber rng you looking / for...? ” CORRYN® I aspen eae confrnc. this —? HEATHER. Do you know the oom? CORRYN. Uhh HEATHER. lyn goto she ole and spako he fe mana theca el you whe oom yous lang Jos ie her CORRVN Te fice manages? HEATHER, Cane Shc atthe desk CORKVN hak you RATHER. Alig (Cyn grout Her urs lerdk CORON Tin sony: The oft HEATHER. I down thc hall and 0 yur lh — at he endo the al er CORRYN" Ob, Oley Thank you (Con ane, Heer and fora long moment in the middle the room Segoe back grading ‘apes. Somethin bred er. She top and pats ber beatin er Shear ber ead, and wider bor boa) HEATHER God ah gc go. be ur up and wal CORRYN Tn fon HEATHER. Down th bland o your le CORRYN. I ound it I ound Cael HEATHER. You need detions tothe oon? CCORRYN. You wey bp, rent you? mean, yout eit and not very good a hiding but sil HEATHER CCORRYN, Tin sorry: That came out HEATHER. Yes Ie CORRYN, HEATHER. ‘De you need help finding the CORRYN. No, lou the room HEATHER. Noone was there? Ifyou ask Can HEATHER, No, No, dont CCORRYN. 4 HEATHER, No, dni have anything GORRYN, ‘Tvorthiy. in ie la IEATHER, T dont hive anything schoduled HEATHER, CORRYN. Youle Ms. Clark HEATHER. Yes CCORRYN. Tset ie up, Here— (Corn et Heather he paper) HEATHER, Thats strange, —I'n wiry CORRYN. “Thats right, You forgo. HEATHER GORRYN, 1 can come back, Youre u IEATHER, No, its fine. Come in CORRYN. "Taniyou very much, And th HEATHER. T dal think you were at open house CORRYN, Neo HEATHER, CORRYN, Use ic up with Carole HEATHER. Abou? CORRYN. About my son HEATHER. Who i your son? CORRYN, Gidion HEATHER, CCORRYN. HEATHER, CORRYN. HEATHER. ob god GORRYN, We see gpa parent teacherHEATHER, CORRYN. 1s she HEATHER, No, Of ou CORRYN. HEATHER CORRYN. | iss open hou. So we never goto meet HEATHER, Youre Gidons mother Ms Gilson CORRYN. No. That washie father’ name: Ms Fall HEATHER. Mrs Fell, CORRYN, You can cll me Cony HEATHER CORRYN, You sen nore home with my son. Asking o mee HEATHER. Mrs. Fell CCORRYN, “eling me he was suspended HEATHER, CCORRYN. ‘There wat a vaicemail mesage, oo Saying 0 cll HEATHER. CORRYN. And Lead ase something up, guess wth Carol maybe: Someone inthe afc. She didi tel you HEATHER, No, she di CCORRYN, You fing IEATHER, CORRYN. ‘Wel, We ser this up, HEATHER. Ys, CCORRYN, So here fam, HEATHER, CORRYN. IEATHER. Mrs, Fell ‘CORRYN. No, ite Mi, HEATHER. Ms, Fell CORRYN, You ca ell me Conya. Iyou lke HEATHER, Tn so sory. Tim so sry. Fn so very very sony CORRYN. “Thank you. HEATHER, I didnt forget. [just did chink you'd CCORRYN. Yousenta note home with my son. And et Aang to mec with me. How cul I ot come? HEATHER, CORRYN, tick my son HEATHER, CORRYN, You look pale, Have HEATHER. Oh gd CCORRYN, didnt mean a HEATHER CCORRYN, We did have an appointment HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER, CORRYN. Wika did you wan HEATHER, CCORRYN, ‘tou my son? FATHER CORRYN, ‘Wisi his grades HEATHER, CCORRYN. Aivendance? Excessive tardiness? Running in the hall? HEATHER, Idont CCORRYN, ‘The ean yo suspended him? HEATHER. CORRYN, Ti aly ke to know vebsen wondering, Your note hours. ean sep. I eat seep because ve been paying this car ‘venation out over and ever aain in my mind, wondering how wil go You were more vocal these le fantasies, You contrib tuted. You explained.» I dot know why you dl this to him, Tonic know what happened HEATHER, CCORRYN. He looked devasated, When he handed! me the not He was shaking. He HEATHER. God... oh go CORRYN, HEATHER”. god CORRYN, Tn sorry HEATHER. [done know / what CCORRYN, 1 dt mean HEATHER, Gosk/ Tse CCORRYN. Would you like me wo get you some water HEATHER, Tide ink CORRYN. Yor lnok bloodis, HEATHER. did think youd keep che appoinneneat ‘occured to me that you would keep the appointmentCORRYN, Het my son HEATHER. [took i ut of my calendar CORRYN. Tes HEATHER, [did think yout CORRYN. Wells i HEATHER, die think CCORRYN. Abou my son? JEATHER, That ie might CORRYN, Yer HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER, CCORRYN. HEATHER CORRYN. Wal HEATHER CGORRYN, We had an appointment HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER. Yu, Olay CORRYN. Good HEATHER. Tin cally very sory CORRYN. Youve sis HEATHER, CCORRYN, Thankyou... sorry I mised open house Gdns fathers dead. ma singe mother Getting a babyiter ona ight ilk queceing milk from somes IEATHER. No. CORRYN. Oh. .. never thought I would cher. Pes? HEATHER. Whar CORRYN. De you hav pes? HEATHER. Tin not sur how 1 can help you, Ms el CORRYN. Comyn, plese Thir docs have co be adver HEATHER, CCORRYN, ‘How lng have you been teaching? HEATHER, Two yar, CORRYN. Realy? You do ook young enough ta be ight out of school. You mst have had career before thi an Ligh HEATHER. Yo, nid il wane co alle about talleab TTT CORRYN, Whar was ie HEATHER. [wa in advertising CCORRYN. And you go sick of making all cht and waned to make diference HEATHER CORRYN, Go fr you, HEATHER. Maybe we should reschedule. Find aime when the CORKYN. Maybe she jst unig ae HEATHER, You shouldbe with fail nove CCORRYN. Yim exacly wher I should be IEATHER. CORRYN, HEATHER. Olay. CCORRYN. You renta noe home with my son, HEATHER, You CCORRYN, You suspended him. Five day, HEATHER. Yes CORRYN, ‘He wat fighting with another boy HEATHER. Ne, CORRYN. He ‘came home bruissd, With dried blood on his mouth HEATHER, 1 dont know anything about that, That must haw happened ater he lef school CORRYN, Wis he bea up lot Picked on? HEATHER. T never sw that happen CCORRYN. Bue the day he was suspend Alida know? HEATHER, Fn not surprise CORRYN, Yo HEATHER, CORRYN. Tw HEATHER, CCORRYN, «2 he was beaten up. You HEATHER, ile made some ofthe children angry. CORRYN. ‘And you, He mide you ang HEATHER. Yo. CORRYN, HEATHER, CCORRYN, “This ist what I expectedHEATHER, CORRYN. That was very hones HEATHER, CCORRYN, He made you ang HEATHER, CORRYN, Olay CORRYN, ‘This nice. Your rom, Colrfl HEATHER, Thank you CORRYN, {es warm {EATHER, Thank you, CORRYN. "I envisioned a barren tomb, Painted prison green Deak in depressing row, Fad re looring that your hele made crvinota eiding tobes aginst ws you posed up and down the rows, stroking the lack chin hats and warts coerog your tic, fevne nek. lovingly framed portrait of Sain atthe rome of the room fr the children to genuflecr before a hey en, HEATHER. I sen icout wo be cleaned CCORRYN, ‘Thats funny, You surprise me 100, HEATHER, CORRYN, What did you imagine Las ke? HEATHER, CCORRYN You must have litle mental images oF al dhe parents Whar hey ike HEATHER. CORRYN, Doll surprise your HEATHER, T knew you were a single mather CORRYN, How HEATHER. A writing projec I give. [asked them to desctibe thei ihe CORRYN. He had noing ro write abou HEATHER. He wrote about his grandfather insted CCORRYN. He nover me ether grandfather, He made ic up. HEATHER. No. He wrote abot what he imagined his grand hers corpus was ike. In the ext, CCORRYN. Well tha orginal, [bet you never had pape ket inal your cwo yes of teaching HEATHER, No, CCORRYN, Tae when you began to ate him? HEATHER, CORRYN, Comeon HEATHER. I didi hate SORRYN. Come on HEATHER. Tid hate him CORRYN. Honesty? HEATHER. Ii ot hate him CORRYN, Liar HEATHER. Me. Fl I think you should len CORRYN, teva ight mnt angry about i. For Christ’ sake donk sone met or one! Know. lyme them, Teste fale Le jse happens thar way insure Gio was the same. Tn ure youte the se HEATHER. I dont thin ths aecomplishing anehin CCORRYN. And in reuen, I dons expat everyome | met co like ‘me. hated some of my teacher, My fit grade teacher inf IEATHER. I o0 soon for this CORRYN, 1 fel crein she hated me too. HEATHER. Lets reschedule for tine when the principal and he schol counselor can join ws CCORRYN. T dont expect you to like each and everyone of your HEATHER. Il wall you ro your ca, CCORRYN. ‘He hate you. Teun happens sometimes, HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER. You should take some time ogeve before. his Well should eke some time : CCORRYN. What did you mean when yous we shuld reschedale a me whe the principal can joi wt? Ts the principal notable HEATHER, Tim sure she dhough that you woulda fe upto this iscusion a thie ime CORRYN. Or that co longer mattered HEATHER. That ie might be in poor taste CORRYN. har this conversation no longer mattered HEATHER, Tha ic wat dhe priority at the moment Your pet inthe priory CCORRYN, We had an appointment HEATHER, CCORRYN. ‘Ano one cance it You dda cance itHEATHER, CORRYN, 1 would appreciate it ifthe principal would join us. HEATHER, CORRYN, Plcive HEATHER. She’ ekinga penonal dy. CORRYN. Escse me? HEATHER, Shestakinga personal dy vod CCORRYN. “Thats what | ought you si HEATHER, She wok the news about your som very had CCORRYN. CORRYN. Gly GORRYN, ‘Get he in ere, Call her ac home CCORRYN, HEATHER. Tl alto Carole. (Heather goes ont. Cont wall the wall. She lols for Gidion mame on one and doer mo find i She lots inde dk She looks atone of the fou care bord pena tions on Aender he Greet. Fs titled: "THIE GORDIAN KNOT “hrc eg, complied kot fstened othe entero the fo cre board with atin fo-nvered cardboard sword bovering aban, She tobe the ko! au road me of the tes om the rpat aan. The ‘chal bell rings Children pour ont into the halos, caling to one ‘peter and beging bdr open ated dat. Cory tered Soul ‘Be work np ber courage to epproath the door and stare through the teindow ine the ball. She watchs the clan ely ws the ends rans, Shestands nt moving Shests ata de and wats Heather ‘reenter Cale spoke with her She ay shes on her way ere CORRYN. Where doite ve? HEATHER, Not fir, Fteen minutss. CORRYN, Good Il wait HEATHER, CCORRYN. HEATHER, GORRYN, ‘Do you have that paper? HEATHER. CORRYN. “The one Gidion wrote abou his gandither? 1 saw ome of them posted onthe wal but noe his 4 HEATHER. 1 gave them back hi paper: acepe for the ones posted. " " " Conny. 0 HEATHER. He dnc bring it home? CORRYN, I donc know ihe di HEATHER. Yon could ch his book bag CORRYN, Tide shat HEATHER. Oris locke CORRVN: Whereis HEATHER. Wel el the fis manage nd he can take you {to Gin locker and cat of he ok CORRYN. Thank you HEATHER CORRYN. HEATHER "Orit ght be er. In is desk Ihe id tae tome ORRIN, Wich shis des HEATHER. Youre siting ai CORRYN, Ob This This .? HEATHER. Tanga then th scat they sin onthe fst dy Contin Oh fearae CCORRYN® Hw range. (Cr stand up and stares a the do flden with coc book ssprerct on the tens « pied vesbork afl nae Cn tt ew erste te to wg HEATHER. sone. (Co em end a eo CORRYN, Who is Senet PATHER. Shs gl my chs She sta behind Gio, CORRYN she pons hin ns HEATHER. Soci Sh us er phone and eas peopl theoldschool. Shedd his (Con goes the Gord HEATHER CORRYN, "This nice ke his. HEATHER. Tad w CORRYN. Goud opi HEATHER. Ye CORKYN HEATHER CCORRYN. Who names thir daughter Seneca Thats a bad as Gition, No wonder she liked him, She did ike hin?” FATHER. Yes CORRYN, Did she ave a crush on i? HEATHER. inks di CCORRYN. A gid mamed Sone st chin Giion and ad crash hm! She pased im notes Baas she could ext hi! How wonder This sys Jakes peso Hes LYING lke a pechle ing all caps. "Dont et a That what he wan | ble you tached ie aways eve YOU nc ta dito Yn al EATHER CORRYN. ‘Si expres hrf well. Very cleay HEATHER CCORRYN. ic or. he minds me of me: They sy bay aheys look forthe maker na mace, What dosh ook ike! HEATHER. ‘She djs her fair platinum blonde and wears fale eyeltes anda safe be She has anos ing CORRYN. Shel event HEATHER. Yo. CORRYN, Wow. Wow HEATHER CORRYN. Did her patents havea paren teacher HEATHER N CORRYN. Realy? EATHER CORRYN. kay Lacky me then. Who Jake? HEATHER. Het oy in the sat ga CORRYN. Isheone ofthe children that Gidion made angry? On Friday? The dy he dc HEATHER CORRYN. ‘Ther’ Jake on Facebook who lft comments on GidionsFaebook page over the weckend saying, "out faggo and “You a ying faggot” Afr Gon was dead in fics TEATHER. He couldst have known Gition was dead The kids did kaow unl his morning CORRYN. Oh, well then HEATHER. Is notan excuse CORRYN. No, it not HEATHER, CCORRYN, HEATHER, Jake's boen troubled lately, fs out of characte i tha “ORR, You ike Jake, He one chat you hike HEATHER. He a god boy who has hod dif ye CCORRYN. What did he think Gon was ying about? HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER. We should wait forthe pincpal, CORRYN, All HEATHER, CORRYN. (Cong pick up the paper about Gidion’ gr HEATHER, CORRYN, (She rads part of i ont) *My rather’ hands ae brown appie cores. Baril in dr ke set He asl co tke Ime hunting for vers of lake a put hands of candy corn in ny pockes when want loking, His teeth twisted in his math when he smiled and aow they have fallen out and hs jawbone Smiles emp. We mis the small of his cigars around the howe sometimes." He never met his grande HEATHER, CORRYN, Apu? IEATHER. Y CORRYN. Good grde. But you dds HEATHER. N CORRYN. Too depressing? HEATHER. F cant post rerything thats good GORRYN, Oh. HEATHERCCORRYN. Ie ara hoe inthe comer HEATHER, CCORRYN. rom a thumbrack. ole rein he faper that are pond HEATHER, CORRYN, it was posted once, You took i down HEATHER. ‘Troe the papers posted on the malls Take some ddovenon Fridays. Pu mote up CCORRYN. When did you take it down? HEATHER, I don ssmember CORRYN, Oley, HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER. ‘Can I get you something to dink? The fa lounge sus down de hal CCORRYN. No thankyou, Im in HEATHER, HEATHER, Jus lee me know CORRYN, Yer I wil HEATHER. «(Cony stares at her, CORRYN. Ori hygienist? HEATHER, Tim sory? CCORRYN. “Tack tp waite HEATHER, CORRYN. tying ro guess wha you imagine Iwas like HEATHER, {did ell CCORRYN. ‘Afr I dlidt come wo open house HEATHER. There are lots of parents who cast make ic CCORRYN. Tattoo ast. Hote wrangler” HEATHER, No. CCORRYN, What did you chink? IEATHER. Thad no ie. CORRYN, You must have formed an des Hom Gition. An im presion of what his mor wa ke HEATHER. You cart ever predict. CORRYN, Seppe? HEATHER, CORRYN, Oh, come on, You tought about i LEATHER, CORRYN. IF you did think about before, you did afer you head what happen EATHER, ‘ORRYN, HEATHER. 7 choughe you might have a job thar equited over HEATHER, Or dat made lr of demands on your tm CORRYN. Ob. Doctor Lawes, Something importa HEATHER. [suppose CCORRYN. “Rocket scientist. Maye a labor onganizer tying vo ‘ionize Waar HEATHER. I didnt have anything ofr an impression around CORRYN, Do you want taknow what Ido? HEATHER. Of cours ORRYN. Ye, Ica sc youre eaten alive with curiosity HEATHER. Ton think your personal life or your sons CORRYN. Why should you ere? HEATHER, 1 just dont want to be inus CORRYN. HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER. ‘What do you do for a lving? CORRYN, You lng HEATHER, Idoubr CORRYN. (No, you wll. You wort sc this coming. Any guesses? IEATHE, No CORRYN, Ob, gues. Gues, One gues HEATHER. Accounting? CCORRYN. Accounting? God, no, Accounting? Why on eat HEATHER. I don tow. came to mind. CCORRYN. 1 dont know why HEATHER, I'm sorry ‘CORRYN. ‘Gidion sue good at math, What gave you the dex? HEATHER. Tn aot goo ae guesing games CORRYN. Account HEATHER, What do you do, chen? CORRYN, You woritsce this coming HEATHER, All ghHEATHER. 0? CORRYN. Tina teacher, ! HEATHER, HEATHER. “Oh, CCORRYN. 1 old you. You dda ce shar HEATHER, Thats tii CCORRYN. Whats tric aboue et HEATHER HEATHER, ‘What do you teach? HEATHER, Wher CCORRYN, Ac Northwestern, In che graduate progan IEATHER, Youre a profesor CORRYN, ‘Thats diferent fom a eacher? HEATHER, Thats adlifren kind of teacher GCORRYN, All igh HEATHER. What sor offierau CORRYN, Poetry, Meira and eae ors She i the winds of eae dnd lene the og of wave Tal to Cara at! gor ate HEATHER, HEATHER, ‘Thats very. marci CORRYN. ‘They late Fighting and fucking, Thala relly writes about HEATHER CCORRYN. TEATHER, CCORRYN, ‘isc was patt ofan Ouian poem, “The War of Cars. Probably nt authentic. nthe cightenth and nineteenth centuries, ieasfishianable fora while ro write pocry in these of ancien Scots Gaelic and pass off a genuine work of antiquity. Makes the job for modern scholars rel bitch, Alot of w search for something abe nel lei, HEATHER, CORRYN. Lonely search, HEATHER, Sounds like avery speciale discipline CORRYN. Yes, HEATHER, And very fascinating CCORRYN, Real FATHER. Youre an atcheologie as much as leary rt CORRYN, Perhaps, HEATHER. That mst be CORRYN, Oh, es HEATHER. A pla CORRYN. HEATHER. Disappear ima, CCORRYN, | HEATHER CORRYN, Wii was your mor in college? | FEATHER. Mashing CORRYN, Did you gta maser’ degree HEATHER, Ihive an MBA, and {went back nd go my masters CORRYN. Tio years HEATHER, CCORRYN. Al that time and money spent on the marketing di fecand che MBAL Justa thiow ial avay far his HEATHER, Oke CORRYN. Diy FEATHER, CORRYN, ‘Mn get hai implants, sports cas and new rwenty year-old gtrends: We just make bad choices HEATHER, CORRYN, .fificen svinse HEATHER, About tat CCORRYN. Wel if she his all ren lights, she shouldbe hte xoHEATHER. 1 wouldnic pu iethac ws CGORRYN No, You set very careful IEATHER. (Sighs) CORRYN, ‘would reilly hate to sear without he would ell hateco stare without he, ao guess you el you need HEATHER, No, [think she wants very much co be here with us CORRYN. Were interrupting her pewonal day. THER, Tl like co give her hat opportanity GORRYN. She might be out gli or something Does she go HEATHER, If the suaton were res and this with you CORRYN, You want ogee your tors aright? HEATHER. No, To give you a complet pictur CCORRYN. At this points agment ofa picture woul be Bn Ms. Clk, HEATHER, CCORRYN. Do you have ise name? HEATHER, Heather, CORRYN, ‘Thats precy HEATHER. Thank you CORRYN, Is she cor HEATHER. Carole called her CORRYN, HEATHER. Tin sure she's coming CCORRYN, HEATHER. You could wait in er ofc if youl prefe CCORRYN, Nice IEATHER, HEATHER. (Sighs) CORRYN. Could something be delaying her? HEATHER. Tim sure sh on her way CORRYN. Allright HEATHER, CCORRYN, \.Wete being watched bythe HEATHER. 2 ORRYN, Arnie we HEATHER... (Car ois te dete te pos CORRYN, Za Shi. Vi. Gangh Hemet hog ecg abe sya ORRIN Do ound sade tk hea wytty? HEATHER We dnt ae ny We doa et Oe Grek Orton CORR Ot has nn TEATHER CORRYN you pon bein ny fh? HEATHER, ' ConRyN 3 RAT No, CORR een Si HEATHER GORY on ink Ico haved ys a hed nme all day. es HEATHER, CORRS Pan CoRTyN HEATHER Hoyo plinth? CORRYNN Hearie Con HEATHER.” We want oma ly ach Tht dy Cons Aig HEATHER, Who an asenbly is orig Ais manage conan HEATHER.” And wee wd thm wap © amon i hy CORRYR Wasa? Neate Ye CORKRYN. Da sha rt conan HEATH ; CORRYN Wel Dye si ss cig ser. She woul Stes neh, Py na ina HEATHER TyneCORRYN, Indvidvally? Thar was nice of you TEATHER, ‘We se going ro rend a note all che parents o CORRYNS Maye er parents wl ex her oust HEATHER, GORRYN.. Wat did she say when you spoke HEATHER, That she mined hi CORRYN. Wa ike HEATHER. Allof she childhen av up CORRYN, HEATHER. ‘Theyte making you cds CORRYN, 2 HEATHER ‘The chi CORRYN, Al of them? EAT HER, We wants o help dhe capes the eng. CCORRYN. What is hae? One hurled eighty cad? Is thar how HEATHER, ‘Two bund noon CCORRYN. “Two hundred eweney sympathy carb? HEATHER. Yo GORRYN. My my her will pu them al HEATHER, CORRYN. “Thanks HEATHER. The principal wil be cllecting th CORRYN. No, you elec dem, Henher You e HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER. All igh CORRYN. Good, TEATHIER, I ean brig thom ro she memorial CORRYN. Ton want you a the menor HEATHER, CORRYN. Dg ahead and collet the cards; Do that. Collect hem and hen take them home and buen ther, Ina trash an. ‘Outside ifyou dink that woul deve your smoke detector eas CORRYN. 1 HEATHER, CORRYN, 1 nt waa so even se them HEATHER, SORRYN, HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER thes, Tell che room with ent, They've ely eased ny burden and bro HEATHE ORRIN. HEATHER “ORRYN, HEATHER CORRYN. es IEATHER, Of CORRYN. Uren lned ther. Iwallpape {chavs so tl the cbiMeen cae you bumed ching. Ask the cise managemen HEATHE CORRYN, Nor peep HEATHE CORRYN. Win side did R (Corn pi 10 he Grin Kno preset} CORRYN, Guvie Or igure iron? R CORRYN, Figorie oot Ri IEATH CORRYN, HEATH! ORRIN, HEATHE HEATHE a R CORRYN, Okay. (Con Tole, Hes LYING hike pec” IEATHER, Jake's becom CCORRYN, What was he ying abot HEATH CORRYN. the assignment co eke sideHEATHER, 1 cat make that noe with anything know CORRYN. Why noc HEATHER. Ie the revere of what | would have expec CCORRYN. You think Giion wa ing ke» peel HEATHER. Iwould hae especed Cion abe accused of ig CORR. And ha’ wt shisisabout? Something he sid abou this ke? HEATHER. is nt that simple CORRYN. Be heck some sx of gh Bewcen them. Thats what this abou HEATHER. When the principal gs her, Ms. Fl I promis yous wil answer CORRIN: Gin sated it HEATHER. Bt woe pos redo fe shat have dh CORN, W nsay abou Jab, depeche th got tie stapend HEATHER CORRYN, RATHER CORRYN. ‘Wc wating ford HEATHER. Td prefer tha IORRYN. Oba HEATHER. Ti uying to blance Jk’ right to peiay with — CCORRYN. I think Ive lot been er al a howe, Have P My petepton of time i sho to hell. lose serra hours in what liens an gt lo in nines fo wha eh kc hous. Have I been ha for elf an hour? Icame in ete wth simple «qution. What che hl happened? | though this would be large “Sarge, er sy by the ac of deaty | would enpecche reasons for hr suspension to have at est come up he ot half oof conversation, {dont know what happened Tve heen sting here playing gsi games with you. Has Ben alan hour Yo nove Vue bee looking yur cellphone when ou thik Tn fora cll is something impontnn, by ll means HEATHER, Tim sor CCORRYN, 1 doit want to wait for the principal HEATHER, GORRYN, 1 dt believe she coming HEATHER... ether pul ota hey ving. She finds «ey and CORRYN, HEATHER HEATHER, What gocGidion suspended. (She af CORRYN, Is) HEATHER. Something Giion wro CORRYN, ‘About Jake HEATHER. Ie docs mater who is about. (Cory {older Heather als oer and put i fof Cory th Corry narra the ler. Se picks it up. She back dea CCORRVN Olay Wait "Dont gee mad. Tht what he wants, baie you that he didi alway aleve YOU not hac dicks aleve you that he didi” Wai CCORRYN. Gidion sal that Jake wrote this and Seneca beines re HEATHER, No, CORRYN. Seneca thinks Jake wrote this HEATHER. No, she doc. CORRYN. How do you know HEATHER. Iesin his handwriting CCORRYN, HEATHER CCORRYN, His handing IEATHER. He admitted hat he wrote it CORRYN, His handing HEATHER, He wrote this CORRYN, He type his schoolwork, He had a HEATHER. He wrote this CORRYN. HEATHER, CCORRYN.HEATHER. 14 hat Seneca is taking about in her not. Not ths TORRYN. "Whats i HEATHER. A stor. HEATHER, SORRYN. Airy? CORRYN, be kidding GORRYN, Son GORRYN, You suspended my sonore sto HEATHER, Tm going to leave thie with you. Cm gong to sep CORRYN, No, you wll nt HEATHER, Think sh GORRYN. No. TEATHER, Think youll wane to proces things without me here CORRYN, HEATHER. Tis distuching CCORRYN. havea fein cher are mies brween whac you and ind distbing HEATHER. Read it and wel CORRYN. (Heather nara ln) Done HEATHER, CCORRYN, | want you co explain things to me. dnt wan ost alone here. 1 didnt come hee for chat dont want to igure hing HEATHER... (Cori old the folder ut ther CORRYN, 1 want you to read ito me HEATHER, I'm noc going odo that, CORRYN, Ye. HEATHER. [don't itend to read ican CORRYN. You will With n HEATHER. Tis aot the way you wane your son remembered CORRYN. You dont know what I want HEATHER. Trust me CORRYN. Rei HEATHER, You cin et your CORRYN, HEATH ttn not outloud CORRYN. Abad ll dha? HEATHER. Ye CCORRYN, ‘Ar buds facing what you ci HEATHER, ‘Thats not fa CCORRYN, IEATHER. “That isnot ic CORRYN, Read ito me HEATHER. Tea do tha CORRYN, Plax rea ito me HEATHER. T know youte angry with me.I can imagine how angry you must he with me. And you want to punish me: (Cory HEATHER, Fim not going co CCORRYN. HEATHER myers [do sink cond frm se wok CORRYN. Twant you / HEATHER. My whole her goes outro you Hat you doit he righ. To make me do smnehing/ ike that — CCORRYN. De something unplesante I ned you to HEATHER. You don have the high ground heve! CORRYN, 1 need you to HEATHER. T dost know what went on in your house CORRYN, Oke LEATHER, Once he lf this dassroom ay responsibilty ended. CORRYN. HEATHER. “This — sii nota product of my chsroom, CORRYN. Ic sea it HEATHER. He learned chisin your howe CORRYN, Tantra it HEATHER. Ok? Abad a that As facing what CORRYN, HEATHER, CCORRYN, 1 nced you ro do thie IEATHER,CORRYN, Besa isin is handwriting HEATHER, CCORRYN, And 1 cant vead his handwriting without sing his Suicide noe mya, HEATHER. CCORRYN, IEATHER, CORRYN, Plas? (Cory ok the flder out Heat IEATHER. GORRYN. (Heather ri ad IEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER fe began duving way, a things do. We al for tres and began kllng the teachers. 1 eut Mi. Shaw apart my selfwich a hunting kai my grandad gave me che sine he tonk me hunting rans. Wernceded his ents for on vers, romp of sath graders had caught hin in he cafe ca 7 vending Machines and eat out his een aed hion and raped bin wit nd our poets think Me, Shewn was peatetul A he clubs they had fanbioned by cuting che dicks off oF tht thers and stretching ee skin over thick poles, He was spitting blood! up becuse of something they broken in him and | chink he lve me for euttng him open took a broomstick ou of he ‘lost and alld one end of his inestines ro and chen ind che braomatick-— they sexed more than 29 fect whe Twat done. Mit Shawn had told me that intrines were that, long in science cass « month ago, but ¥ddet blive brs une Theky. Most kde woulda have killed hin fist 1 put dhe thick rl ‘Mr. Shaws inten over ay shoulder and stared walking "he gym, which sthe room where we kepr the wenvers. Onde of Ma- Hari room, ube of Bit gredere were raping Ms. ls Ms: Tologosand Ms Hari. The boys were raping them, the girls were say alcg sw cel ippes wich vera pees they on in she great eafecria war agaist the neh ads, These lads Fd want anything more than thi. hey die eae about th weivers or poets. So they lef rhe teachers aed and scared and bind, bur dine eke thei entails, So T killed Mr, Tologos and Ms. ati and oll thir ete ont the baal with Me Shawn's I was harder with Ms, Cla, ‘They left her ane and ahe was watching me, She was naked std they taken her ripples, her rongue and she wat so ripped apart down thre it Tooked like dog ha been ater and not st Kd, But, I el ceded herent. Mone chan se di 4 ahs pont, So pat mp Knife in her remaining eye and evisted it inca er bein, And rolled her entails up wih the exe Arout the comer tn the hal futsde the nurse ce, the mare, Carle Grom the office ae the Far principal were hanging from the walle by nals punched throng cheir wrists and ankles and knees and shoulders, Their hodies were juse gaping, empey bags No eels co sage. And then T sv Jake Powell, ake tbe and thei Bnegrade saves That wae the uly sik hing ee was oping the sane frp id he had been raping eve before the war began, You alla ready knew about that This dumb like kid with glass, Jake ‘ying, could do what he please. {watched hin era is Frere slaves for a wile he maimed and raped and bled snd xquoezed and steamed and socked and chewed and ested Even before the war Je was wrong, When the weners give me my cloak, maybe Ian do something abou him. The broomstick buchen shop anda tlle, All dove entals being braided and woven, You wonder how the weavers could stand i but when they changed ineo weavers, maybe they lst ceir sense of smell, ‘Webad been in home peed, Ms. Clas oon, when the fist sens on ear ike che body anatchets ad somethin God id Stretched ovr like po and er hands grew new fingers and grew er clases, bt we di how tha big This washappening And she eared sling for entrails, Nota cat bur to make hinge with, Soe pa her and she others inthe gym and they stared Taking loms ou of che janitors supplies, And we sartd Kili For thom. We had to give she weaver what they needed, Sone oF the teacher ental before we stated killing and gutting. But‘when she fre cauk was male and the fs poet climbed che hil Tne Thad to kill however many teachers | ned tos that could have one. I gave a weaver my lst pile of etzais and she ied them onto the ends ofthe other entails 1 hal brnughe ber and sated weaving The cloth the weavers make from the teach cate of sat, rs ike an ocean with fs moving through Black ter When the weaver finshed my iut-clak she pt i round oy ahoulders andl fle he pll. And I walked out ofthe build ng co the soccer where the ties who Kept he fist hough hin gs kde a slaves had made them build mountain. And Timed de mounsain an joined she poets sre. We watch the war and we mite dou the get deeds ne or the horrors done And ater HEATHER, CCORRYN. HEATHER. (eater sha efile and put noo. mon adek) Conny. HEATHER, HEATHER, He wae posing ic atoand, To che other students CORRYN, HEATHER, CORRYN. HEATHER, Ws my seponsbilty to HEATHER, fin soe you anderson ORRIN. HEATHER, Tim sure you understand nom CORRYN. 2 HEATHER CORRYN, HEATHER. I donc know what it aust be like co iten Wal CORRWN, This TEATHER, Hard vo stomath 1 know: Believe me. CORRYN. No Thisis— fies HEATHER. 1 know sis inital there was oi CORRYN, No. This is HEATHER, I know he yas CCORRYN. "This ie magnificent HEATHER, CGORRYN, This is wonder IEATHER, CGORRYN, ‘Sirong Rls, Fee. Brive. Cru HEATHER GORRYN, Rema HEATHER, CORRYN, “This ta wondetfl sory About art and ts purpose Alot man an divine adgment. Oh yo HEATHER, CORRYN. (oh ifs bei HEATHER, CCORRYN, Oh god .. kb she mot best hing Fe ever ean How can you? HEATHER, CORRYN. Hos cold you? HEATHER CORRYN, 1 enfi IEATHER, CORRYN, FEATHER, I disgie CORRYN, Why? HEATHER. Ihave « exponstility co my students them CORRYN, trom wha? HEATHER. Prom shings ike this, Dragi CORRYN, Peete? HEATHER. Hate-Filled, potonous aacks CCORRYN. Oh god HEATHER, He pase this around to a room fll of chile, CCORRYN. What do you think cle are? HEATHER, [know what they ae work wich them, For dr, Bry day CORRYN, All sight, what are dey HEATHER. FagCORRYN. Fragile Bulli Children are noe Fae. Theyre sseagr shan any of HEATHER, Thars nor CORRYN. Yer. it iste You wane iki ro be something they HEATHER. Proceed CORRYN. Innocent That it some sgialous Vitrian-ea iden thac wet ert about clo. hav is sare tat cikdren re mmocen ad pure, Ard that they want tobe tha way. T ty HEATHER, Ido kinks iclous CORRYN, Childhood nnora mapende sate ofasocence—it Thc eandion of rail oxng! no THEATER. Youaaked vet expeted oud be He CCORRYN, You car sp hat ro happening HEATHER. This CORRYN. You sould wan HEATHER. This CORRYN. Ans rong iEATHER. ex CORRYN. Oh od put hi etn HEATHER Aa nb to ape pons ORRIN. HEATHFR. ewhacapsted CORRYN HEATHER CORRYN. Have you eer ad ofthe Mangus de Sade? RATHER, [dt sce the lene CORRYN, Hae you hed of him? HEATHER, We dot each hin he CORRYN. Yes bur srl youve ber. HRATHER. Tee nea fh. CORRYN, Was hea genni! HEATHER. Ton ink yourson war arsed ens, Mel ORION, He ben sid for hares of yas EATHER. Iihink someting was wong, It hi i CORRYN.” Hein tren spe wher they ze censored by people wt intel naginatons. HEATER. Maybe he hal en bur pit Fall ofthe une 4 CORRYN. Who the ell re yout tell ny von what not so mite HEATHER. Hise CORRYN, What wore you resching him? How 0 disspper io It him, It was about the ‘ther chien, Theis welling. CORRYN, Have you read the Marquis de Sade? HEATHER, Why? CORRYN, ‘Tact p HEATHER. God CORRYN, Di you enjoy i? HEATHER, Thisisa ili gradedassoom, CORRYN. “This isa smal box. Fall of smaller boxes. One of ‘which you tel o keep my son in. And when he coulda i inside ie shor himelf in the head HEATHER, HEATHER, ® CORRYN, HEATHER, CORRYN, “Tike Marquis de Sade is going co be in Hb and fecenfitvgeade weachr who fied to make «goat advensng HEATHER CORRYN, HEATHER, CCORRYN, HEATHER, CCORRYN. He was beat writer HEATHER. I dont share your appreciation for dhe Marguis de CORRYN. No... My sen, CGORRYN. Gidion was a bes write, HEATHER, CORRYN. He wanted eo be iter: He wn ging te be one HEATHER. CCORRYN, HEATHER,CORRYN. HEATHER, CCORRYN. Gidionshoght Jae rape fs grades HEATHER. He didnot CORRYN. Thar what he / woe HEATHER. No, He did noe Thats absolute CORRYN. Was Jake accused 0 HEATHER. Thats nocthep CORRYN, Not he point HEATHER. This (She genes toward he folder) No matte ‘what this was about, it was in itself — enough tof justify 2 Jake raped a it “ORRYN, Bus. is etre? HEATHER. No CORRYN, Jake vas never accuse fof anything ike HEATHER, Jake the victim here, What yur son dd ake CORRYN, Raping fit grader? HEATHER, Dont Just dot Fea / discus i CORRYN, Is simple / question HEATHER, With y CORRYN, HEATHER, CCORRYN. Jakes jusean easy tage ath HEATHER, CORRYN, tm Sona n etm ‘Thace what ean I belce ou tha he di it, Ualways believe YOU nor that dicksnot HEATHER, CCORRYN, “Dont get mad. That what he wan EATHER. CORRYN, ake wanted to make Gidion mad, Fagor, Revenge fe tea this He bea Gidion up. HEATHER, This ist his fal CCORRYN, ‘know tha HEATHER. CORRYN, ‘Ba was Gdn igh? HEATHER. If he left chose messges on Gidions Facsbook page ithad tobe the is time he has eer done ating ike har— CORRYN. Tdon' cae ihe and Giion fought. I dont are fe rap dhe nce frse-grade clas I us want o know if mys wat 36 ight cis — (Te filder,) what think i HEATHER, CCORRYN. 1 don care about Jake You think that I hike you That [have ease Tat this an opportunity for me to demon sxrate my een human goods. By puting together PR cam sig a ony Kichen table fo rae swarenes abou cyberbullying Going on ak shows and bagging about how Pm sani lors to lemonade by lating for gion to prevent cleven year-olds From eying the word faggr on Fcchook. Nou know al about PR campaigas, Heather being an aerier — yu could hep me wih my ene. Get someone owrite 2 Movie ofthe Wek abou our sl les campaiga. Flow we quit our teaching jobs to deyore curses fullime wo and touching and soclly necessary Instead a seis al nha inva, Ad they wil create Leybeasieligene enough to detect when a child ‘eeyping the word fgg on dhe Facebook wall of another hl, and then kayhoand wil deliver a pralyting clic shock co the cis Fingers while simuleancoudy crs evry word the chi has eet writen, God, wel be mons, Heather Warmly praised oa you Wane 0 violate human rights inthis county. al you rely have to disap dead child onthe ese, You wn every peso who has «ve loka coset dill put on a registry and deni bai vc right? Poine out a dead child. You wane a carers cn every suex comet? Find one corner where 2 child eed, You want rougher sea belt aw, masive produce reall — dad, dead, dea chil He Aida di because of what Jake did, Or what Joe wroteon his Face book page. He didi die because of what he wrote, or Because sspendal him. He died hecwos he cou fice ring me ic god damn ic. He could have tld me this Go Tm not good mothe, There ae a milion things he could have done and na ‘ranted cll me A milion things would ave been unequippsd to hat Tv in far of those hing. Tm nota good moter There are so many thing that could go wong — wo many way I could rin things — bur thi This? Zh wots my god mater moment, What happened? Hecould have told me this wou have tld bir: “This ie magnificent. You ae a pot. Youre poset, They'e wrong.” My feed mother moment. The one tiie —-the ane cine I woud ave TEATHER,CORRYN, IEATHER. CORRYN, EATHER, CCORRYN. 1 don’ know what fdid ro makeehim sink e colds tellime And Tim hones with myselé IFT knew 1 woulda be aid to telly alle — 1st dont know ae what HEATHER, CCORRYN. CCORRYN. HEATHER, CORRYN. HEATHER,” We had a boy a the school sis ill A it geader, He was rolled CORRYN, «2 HEATHER, ‘There were shings going om at home, ‘Things wich hisoler brother soccer coach, Ting happened to han. Aad Jake seas his math eto, CORRYN, HEATHER, ‘And he accel Jake of touching hia ORRIN, HEATHER, We kept gue. CGORRYN. ‘Bus the lide ound out. Gigi found oat HEATHER. ‘The boys parents apologized when he admiced to dh that he wae ying CORRYN, Was he ying HEATHER. Yo, CORRYN. Gidion bv Jake di i HEATHER. No Heli Jake CORRYN. They were end? CORRYN. Gidion was standing up for tis kid This ie kid HEATHER. I dont hike CORRYN, He was. He belived chat Jake did it. This ws an HEATHER, Joke spen alot of ime wit this young by. GORRYN. Right or wiang-— he thooghe ie was the th, That Ie had oll the rch, HEATHER, No. ‘CORRYN. He wanted tl de rth! HEATHER, CORRYN, Ves This. 1 based om sory se tl i when he hl ancient Gaul wo waring ene mc on the ball of Bal pve: Each lan hal amar poctand spots apprentice. Ard they ‘ent thei pees othe op of dhe il So ty co se. Because mn aed af dying bet they at aad of na bing smembera HEATHER, CORRYN. HEATHER We ORRIN. HEATHER. No, Thats not what Lean CCORRYN, HEATHER CORRYN, Cite Jak HEATHER, Yes CCORRYN, Jake bet him up, Called im a fag HEATHER, Before the CORRYN, HEATHER CORRYN. HEATHER, CORRYN. He lik hime HEATHER, Yex CORRYN, HEATHER. CORRYN. HEATHER, ‘ORRYN, Lad hin HEATHER, CORRYN. «? HEATHER. Yes, (Conn lcs ap th folder) CCORRYN, You think HEATHER, CORRYN, ‘Angry? IEATHER, CORRYN, esioue? OF the fear that he dhought Jae bad ped? HEATHER,CORRYN, Jesous IEATHER, "ORRYN, Oh, HEATHER, CGORRYN, Oh... Ha! Poor Seneca. HEATHER, CCORRYN. HEATHER, HEATHER. Sometimes thee ae siwations in if where you wan odo something very uh, but you jus ca CORRYN, No. There arstuations where you dovido what you wan. Tats HEATHER, HEATHER, CORRYN, Fileen minus. HEATHER, CORRYN. ‘She said she was coming She ali IEATHER. Yer CORRYN, Why fan she coming? HEATHER, CGORRYN, 3 HEATHER, (Sigh) She ealked to the shool superintendent. He told her note cco you HEATHER, Without the school boards awommeys present, CORRYN. HEATHER, ‘Theyre worried about you suing the school district, CORRYN. Do Thave sexe HEATHER, CORRYN. Av you suppose so be talking HEATHER CORRYN, 3 FEATHER, CORRYN, 1 ce. She’ a comand HEATHER. Yes CCORRYN, ‘oie no. Whateier cls you are, youle nota coward (Oral, which ie surprising given your background in adversing HEATHER, 40 CORRYN, Arey HEATHER. No CORRYN, No ids. You live alo HEATHER. Yo CCORRYN. You fave cat, Thee’ photo HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER, CORRYN, (ethers contr sis, like atthe tart of the Her canto dsoles. Sh sb. Painfi,) Oh go Oh och Hey wo hey — Hs all ight. (Caryn got to Heater end bl ‘ne chard. Se en ties an pus Sem in Heater nd ey Teall ght. Ob gc eae dont Yul can, Tel bea sight. fs al vig. Jus do HEATHER. 1 CCORRYN. HEATHER {11 CORRYN, 1s okay HEATHER. CORRYN. tts HEATHER. 1 (Heather has mast of econ CORRYN. “There. Okay. There HEATHER, CCORRYN, HEATHER, CORRYN, Oley HEATHER. Tall ight, (Cony mors eu.) CORRYN, Okay. HEATHER, GORRYN, Olay HEATHER, HEATHER, CORRYN. "(Heather ouche er eelplome) HEATHER, The vet, CORRYN. "2 eather old up the clpbone,) HEATHER. “The we CORRYN. Oh god. Your cat sick? Youre wating for acl rom he ve? HEATHER, (Ned.CORRYN, tse going wo be ol RATHER. (Shakes br bead) CORRYN. (Corp lang) Hin sorry! Oh god, Tins win) Bat eas real? Hlow moc nore depressing is HEATHER, CORRYN. Sor. Your ea dying? TEATHER, (Node) CORRYN. Fin sony. What wrong with ber? HEATHER, Dishet CORRYN, Oh, She wos ger Bewer? HEATHER, CORRYN, Wiel IEATHER, Theyte gong 0 cll me GORRYN, Bue se it ing to ge bee JEATHER, He CORRYN, He HEATHER. They going al . CORRYN. Sor dhe vets going to call you and — wha? Youre FATHER, CORRVN, Anl put your ea co deep? HEATHER CORRYN. Will, his ibd sing, Huh? HEATHER HEATHER, (Shae er bed CORRYN, Well. fs never easy. wont HIEATHER, F dont sink CORRYN. HATHER, i done ink! — ies hand CORRYN, The dane it thre times. To HEATHER, CORRYN, iow lng did you have hin? HEATHER, Hfteen yor CORRYN. He hal long ie for 3. HEATHER, CORRYN. Whar happonal HEATHER, ORRIN, Ws he jus prone odie RATER CORRYN. (id you over hin? HEATHER CORRYN HEATHER, GORRYN, (Cony ekerapaper ou of er ba and pti HEATHER 2 CORRYN. Sign his HEATHER CCORRYN, Ye suppose wo Hiarien CORRIN. Pa of he beatae machinery fh HEATH CCORRYN. iim you sd fo ilk guess HEATHER. s RRYN, “The principal nosso sigh i, too. To conf shat swe chated HEATE CORRYN. 1don' kaw whar wel do abou her signature. Write he word “coward” in he bla? HEATHER. CORRYN, "You sone this home with hit, Tn supposed to mest wich you and po signed HEATHER, CORRYN. Unies ics no longer important (Hotere the frm and nda en} grading papers when he ve io Tne it vas something bge He could Tonk at me He ws shake ing. He give itto me. Hooked ait saw what ise ad sald him everything would beall ght Asks hin ithe wed tock about inc He had blood om hie note. Someone had hit him in the now Jake probably Jake, whom he liked atone tine. guess, He sho is head no. He pl away hen I tred to wpe the biol a He wene up cos room, ell fier him el phim everything, eae cate ofthis lalla the occ Car be. Imade thisappointinens. Idd ca him go iat the gate lle him to come down Frdine. He din answer 50 Lae was ll ight and I wo 43tnd tld him stayin his oor al chen T went into che gare Tit ate gg bags the oe fr grin dead ees Se Gein gt ean on he or Like ap. Bat CGR undcnend, Recs he pr the am ar hich, S ag addon thea. edn ebbing “iS a he hog he woul neaviite GORRIN, Hck ote HEATHER CORRYNG “ive gone o san wih dhe pos HEATHER HEATHER ONION HEATH “Thts wil Contyn. HEATHER CORR Thankyou HEAT CORRN HeATH ORRIN Thar was onc ORRIN Yu dons hac someone. When someone ls ra ea aly tapping bar yowsa i Besse TEAR CORR Thank HEATHER ORIN THEATT. Heer th pper) LCORIN. Do oie wrong sth you? Hearn. CORKYN, The x HEATHER CORRYN i not fig Jt aking HEATHER. No CORN. Oh HEATHER, CORRYN. HEATHER. “They sid that I dont have to be ther. Mi curs o thar nothing canbe done, Ic just give them petition todo it CORRYN. HEATHER. And they just, CORRYN. HEATHER. ‘And I dont have GORRYN, Yes you do HEATHER CORRYN, You have ro, He was your HEATHER, CORRYN. Come on. Youte tough igh? HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER. (Shute her bead) CCORRYN, "You have tl He’ your cal You do itt! (Comm gas Jer and shes er Heather erie ut pred. an tries t pusher ‘off While Cory ir tlling thy end wp tn th flow) Doit DO TT Hes your et You alo him while they kl hi Talo hi an tell him you love him. Sing him his ivrite song, Pat his vote study in is paws ani then watch them doo him! es your in, damnit! Watch! You watch his eyes — chats how youl Knew Fes ime — you won be ale to breathe fr watching his ees and ng for them to ear glassy — and even i he daca know Youre there with him — youl know yas vere him, damnit Tes yourfaule Your ful You be there! You put out the darned at Food. And now your cas ecome an acean and the vet can catch time cup he holding ot. You hve tobe threw atch the vest, ‘oft The whole occa a the Bh and cold and Black an the way nc going odie andl wave aie wave of that ocean unl hes gone Heal mate unl hes gone — every secon of (Cay ber HEATHER, CORRYN, HEATHER, CORRYN, Or youll always ere HEATHER, CORRYN. HEATHER. Oly,corny HEATHER CORRYN. Oia. Good. (Cong et up and gin de fica | sheen CORRYN: Ta the pina wasn mise he Give he shat x Ifyou hive wean ct the lok off of Gon’ locke have ‘Simone bing his thingy my Hs rl ave she on the por HEATHER CORKYN, Tame you fortis RATHER CORRIN, HEATHER. CORRYN, (Scr) Tm so ; HRATHER. (Caryn eve Heater et wp and cig: ring agin rng. End of Play PROPERTY 11S Gap oftea Call phone Pare ih rumpled piece of paper rape, protector, thee der with Come book superhero coves sir notcook, 2 pled class stints folded to Pen