TWO “friends”

Simmie MaEshack III

FADE IN:

Steps — day

Set in New York City on the steps in front of an apartment. One drunk old man and younger adult man are looking out in the neighborhood. 

They are talking back and forth, waving their arms about as if they are in a great discussion. Mearl and Ed are both drinking alcohol and laughing about various situations and gossiping about the neighbors. 

Mearl: Ed was sup! What Cha doing’ later? YOOO…, you heard about that woman that lives in 2B? 

Mearl Always yells his lines, he thinks no one can hear him?

ED: NAH, what!! (Shrugging). What about her?! (Annoyed.)

Mearl: Anyway, she’s been cheating with that dude, you know ummmm?!

ED: Man get to it! 

Mearl: You know, uhhh (as he is snapping his fingers). Danny Cross! That’s it! He gives all the kids candy.

ED: The mailman! Get the hell out of here!

Mearl: Since you my dude and you my brother from another mother. I’ll tell you everything bro! 

(Mearl takes a nice gulp of the alcohol he takes a good minute to drink as the audience gets restless, he looks at the audience and winks and then sits down the drink.)

ED: Right. Right. Get to the point!

Mearl: Anyway, she’s been hitting the mailman off, YOU know? He comes around like at 10 in the morning, as soon as the husband leaves for work! She savage, bro!

ED: What’s her name? ARE YOU SURE? Mearl? She in 2B?

Mearl: (He takes a drink, then snaps his finger laughing loudly this time.) Yea, her name is Amy Torres. 

ED: There is the mailman, MAN, are you done?

Mearl: We been friends for a minute! (In a drunk stupor.) What’s your full name again, Edward, Eddie….?

Ed then interrupts him.

ED: I’m Edward Torres! I live in 2B YO!

FADE OUT.