Scene I: The Confrontation and The Transformation
Enter from behind curtain, Kira, a raven-haired woman, aged 23, wearing a purple leather mini-skirt and a long sleeved, black mesh shirt over a purple tank top. She is wet from the thunderstorm outside. The lounge is dimly lit, except for a little lamp by a mirror. She stops, looks into full-length mirror on stage right. She shakes her head in disappointment. Rummages threw purse and grabs lipstick. Reapplies lipstick, tugs at and straightens skirt, runs fingers through hair. Nod in self approvement. Takes deep breath.
Kira:
Jeeze, the rain is coming down hard. Did you hear that last thunder boom? Midori? Babe? Are you home?
Walks downstage, and hears crashing sound. Lighting cracks and thunder shakes the house.
Midori:
Screams between sobs
Kira:
Where are you? Midori?
Runs stage left, towards bedroom, panicked. Sees Midori throwing things and crying hysterically.
Midori, long blonde hair, is wearing a black silk robe, loosely tied, the hem hanging just above her knees.
Midori:
Flushed, and having trouble breathing. Make-up is smeared and running down her cheeks
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!?!?!
Kira:
taken aback but the furiousness of Midori’s voice Answers with uncertainty
Went… to… visit… Mom. Rapidly Baby, are you okay? What’s wrong? Did something happen?
Midori:
Breaks out into more sobs, throws a vase at the door
Kira:
pleading
Please, Babe, talk to me. What’s wrong?????
Midori:
pissed and confused
Went to visit your Mom? YOU WENT TO SEE MOM!!!!! She called an hour ago, wondering if you had left yet. YOU BLEW HER OFF!!!!! YOU NEVER WENT TO THE RESTURANT!!!!!
Kira:
unconvincingly
The traffic… was heavy. She had already left when I got there.
Midori:
Why didn’t you call?
Kira:
Something else is bothering you.
Softly and tenderly
Kitten- why are you crying?
Midori:
points to the bed
There’s a box on the bed for you.
Kira:
excited
Really?
Glances at bed, walks downstage toward it
Midori:
choking down sobs, broken voice, shaking uncontrollablly, very quietly
Who’s Cheyane?
Kira:
Picks up the box, shakes it lightly
Hmmmmmm… Wonder what’s in it?
Midori:
Angrily
Kira- who is Cheyane? Who is she??
Kira:
Just a girlfriend from school, in my Psychology class.
Midori:
Anxiously laughing
Just a friend is she?
Walks over to small table by bed, presses play on answering machine.
Voice of
Cheyane:
Hi, Kira. Its Cheyane, hope you enjoyed lunch. Dinner and dessert will be better I promise. Open the box. I thought that dress would look stunning on you tonight. See you at eight, Kitten. Love you.
Midori puts hands to temples collapes onto floor and howls. The thunder booms louder than before and you can hear the rain clash against the windows. Kira backs away, frightened.
Midori:
Lifts herself from floor, her lips curl into evil smile
She still just a friend? She called you Kitten. Kitten is the name you gave me! HOW DARE SHE!! HOW DARE YOU!!
Kira:
Baby-