Scene:  Random Act

Location: Backyard of country house in 1987. 

A blond teenage girl is hanging laundry on the line. She is dressed in jeans, sneakers, and a white button down shirt (like the top of a school uniform).

A football comes into view dropping from on high, a boy in muddy boots and overalls runs through the laundry line and misses the football and the muddy football hits a white sheet.

Girl:    God damn you Matthew!!  I just finished washing those.  Now I’m going to have to wash them all over again.  I’ll never get to see my friends now.

Mom:    [Calling out the window.]  Young lady did I just hear you use the Lord’s name in vain?  Am I going to have to ground you again?

Girl:    Mom, it’s the boys they just ruined half the clean laundry playing football.

Mom:    Well, they’ve got to practice the big game is coming up and they’ve finished their chores.  Unlike some dilly dallying young ladies I know.

Girl:    Matthew you and Johnny better help me this time.

Matthew:    Are you kidding me?  Laundry?? You heard mom, we’ve got to practice for the big game. [Mathew picks up the football laughs and runs away and throws a pass to his brother.]

Girl:    This is so unfair.  [Angry and muttered to herself.]  She angrily throws the dirty laundry back into the basket.

End Scene.

Scene 2

Location: Bette & Tina’s House
 

Tina:  Hi Bette, I’m home.

Tina comes home and walks through the house looking for Bette and Angelica.  She walks by Angelica’s room looks in on Angelica sleeping in her crib.  She exits Angelica’s room and goes into their bedroom.  Bette isn’t there so Tina puts her briefcase and purse down on the window seat.

Tina exits the bedroom, looks in the bathroom and keeps walking down the hall she sees a light coming from a room on the end and she enters to find Bette doing the laundry.

Tina:    Hi, what are you doing?  I’m sorry I’m so late I had a lot to finish up so I could take the next few days off.

Bette:    [Bette turns to Tina and smiles.]  I’m doing the laundry.

Tina:    Isn’t Sonya coming on Friday? [Tina looks surprised.]

Bette:    She is, but your mother is coming tomorrow and I want Angelica to have lots of clean clothes to wear.  We don’t want your mother thinking she’s being raised by wolves and I know how you feel about doing laundry. [Bette sheepishly grins at Tina.]

Tina:  Thanks babe [Tina touches Bette’s hair] that’s really thoughtful.  [Tina leans in and kisses Bette.] I’m just so stressed with my mother coming to visit and all the deadlines at work With Melvin gone I just want Angel to have a grandparent in her life.  I hope I did the right thing by inviting her here.

Bette:    I know T.  

Bette gives Tina a hug.  Tina breaks the hug and kisses Bette, Tina is backing Bette against the washing machine, and begins to unbutton Bette’s shirt.  

Bette:    T

Tina:  What?

Bette:    We’re in the laundry room.

Tina:    Hmm
 
Cut to Bette sitting on top on the washing machine her legs are over Tina’s shoulders, Tina is making love to Bette.  Bette knocks over a bottle of Cheer, they don’t notice

End Scene.

Scene 3

Location: Jenny and Shane’s House
 

Shane is watching TV on the couch.  Jenny comes in and sits down next to her.  Shane looks over and smiles at Jenny.

Jenny:    Shane, I never properly thanked you for helping me.

Shane:    It was nothing don’t mention it.

Jenny:    No really, you’ve been such a good friend to me, I was in a really bad place and I really could have hurt myself.

Shane:    Look, I’ve hit rock bottom a few times myself.

Jenny:    I’m sure you have.  I’m just glad to be back here it was tough being home, dealing with my parents, sleeping in my old room

Shane:    At least you have a home to go to

Jenny:    *****, I’m sorry. [Pause.] How are things going with Carmen?

Shane:    [Shane smiles.]  They’re good, uh, really good.

End Scene.