John Muir Middle School - Center Theatre Group
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John Muir Middle School - Center Theatre Group
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with me, you won’t be with Sophie, that doesn’t make you happy, so<br />
might as well just make one of us happy.<br />
JAMIE slowly pulls knife and slowly<br />
going toward her arm<br />
JACOB<br />
NOOOOOOOOO! PLEASE YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND. Please stop cutting<br />
yourself for me. If you do this today, you know what that would make<br />
me feel, useless, pathetic. Then I would just die inside, is that what<br />
you want for me? If you do this, you are not just hurting yourself,<br />
you are also hurting me.<br />
JAMIE turns around to look at JACOB’S<br />
face, slowly putting the knife down.<br />
Yes, now snap the knife in half, you don’t need to cut yourself to<br />
feel less stressed.<br />
JAMIE<br />
Jacob, you promised. I trust you.<br />
JACOB<br />
Yes, you can trust me. Now, please stop.<br />
JAMIE looks at floor<br />
JAMIE<br />
Jacob, I still love you, you know that right?<br />
JAMIE snaps the butter knife in half<br />
JACOB<br />
I know, but Jamie, I don’t feel that way about you.<br />
JAMIE gets shocked<br />
JAMIE<br />
What do you mean? I’m the best for you and you know that. Sophie, she<br />
is really popular and she is just going to break your heart in a<br />
heartbeat and you know that inside.<br />
JACOB gets nervous and a little angry<br />
<strong>Middle</strong> <strong>School</strong> Playwriting Program Anthology 49
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