Graduation

*Diner music* Scene opens. Jingling of a door, dishes, diner chatter, and bell sounds throughout scene Kemper Gimme 2 eggs sunny side up, on toast. A hashbrown. Hmmm.and 2 pancakes, with butter and syrup on the side. I think that’s it. Wait! Can I get your number too- Bill “-Hello--don’t give him your number, he’s really not worth your time-” Kemper “What the hell? What are you doing here?” Bill “Can I sit down?” Kemper “Why are you here? No. No you can’tsit down” *clothing ruffles, chair movements” “Stop, stop. Get up. Get out. Leave me alone” Bill “I just want to ask you a couple of questions. I’ll leave after.” Kemper “Woah there shortstack, I’ve served my time. Haven’t done anything since. Else I wouldn’t be able to sit at this diner. Or see that waitress…. Anyway, I’m not under arrest, I don’t have to answer nothing” Bill “If you haven't done anything you wouldn't mind answering my questions then would you...

Word Count: 399 I had the craziest dream last night. I was dancing the White Swan. I don't even know how to dance, but everything just seemed so elegant. I was alone in a dark empty room that seemed endless. I was watching myself from afar, separated from my body and mind. There was a spotlight following me wherever I went but there was no source to this light. Was this even me? This person felt so foreign, so elegant, but was unmistakingly in my body. I had the feeling of being watched but the darkness of the room stretched on forever. Everything was silent; no music was playing and even the footsteps were inaudible. I began to wonder who this person was since I had no recollection of this dance. I felt a sinking feeling and realized I didn't know how to dance and I was suddenly thrust onto a stage with an audience of hundreds. I sat in the audience still watching myself perform flawlessly but nervous he -- or I would mess up. Suddenly he fell and with a gasp from the au...

Word Count: 514 Tom is on a date with his wife but his mind was somewhere else. "Are you even paying attention?" Tom is imagining flying above the clouds as he stares off into the distance. He loves his wife but his true love is in the skies. She snaps her fingers in front of his face as her patience wears thin. "Can you pay attention to me for even one minute? What's the point of all this if you're just going to ignore me?" Tom feels guilty as he knew she called this dinner because their relationship was falling apart. He has been distant for some time now, both physically and mentally, as he spends most of his time in the skies away from his wife. "I'm sorry. It's been a busy week and I'm just a little tired from all the flights." The truth is he feels the most alive and free when he's flying but doesn't have the heart to tell her. He's been keeping this a secret ever since he got his pilot license, but ...

Word Count: 595 There seems to be distress in the other boat as a woman seems to be falling off the boat and a man is trying to help her up. Light shines on the boat of the two men hanging off the boat as they stare at the barrel in the water. They seem to be trying to grab the barrels and help the people in the other boat. They are clearly confident and experts of their boat as they lean horizontally out of the boat while the other side of their boat gets hit by a wave. The dark clouds part to give way to sunlight; a storm has passed and soon all will be calm. The other boat carrying goods, but isn't large enough to be traversing storms in the middle of the ocean. This means they are most likely close to the shore; the faint outline in the background being their destination or origin. Birds are scavenging the fallen supplies, another indication that they may be close to land. The couple in the small boat may have been desperate because who would risk traversing a storm in a b...