Star Gazing: Scene 6

Perkins High School- Int.-- Day

Daniel and Maggie are walking down a hallway by themselves.

Maggie
Where we going?

Daniel
I don’t know, I just wanted to get away from class.

Maggie
(Playfully) You bum.

Daniel smiles at her. He turns a corner and walks with Maggie into the schools auditorium. They take a seat near the back. They both gaze at the big empty stage in the big empty hall.

Maggie
You know what I need right now?

Daniel
What do you need right now?


Maggie
A friggin cigarette, dude.

Daniel
Ew... I could really use a good bowl right now.

Maggie
Wait, so smoking weed is ok, but smoking cigarettes are totally bad to you?

Daniel
Yeah.

Maggie
Then why is it illegal?

Daniel
Why indeed?

Maggie
What?

Daniel
Do you know how much crap they put in cigarettes?

Maggie
I don’t know, a lot.

Daniel
Yeah. Rat poison and tar and rum ether and who knows how many random chemicals.

Maggie
Rum ether?

Daniel
It helps with the flavor. Anyways, you know what’s all in weed?

Maggie
A dried out marijuana bud.

Daniel
Yeah. What seems more harmful, a dried out plant, or something that has 100’s of chemicals in it?

Maggie
I don’t frickin care. You won’t get in trouble for smoking cigarettes. You will if you get caught smoking weed.

Just then Spencer and some other guy walk in. They head towards Daniel and Maggie.

Maggie
Who’s that?

Daniel
The guy in the black is my friend Spencer.

Maggie
Who’s the other guy?


Daniel
I don’t know.

Spencer and the guy sit down next to Daniel and Maggie. Spencer greets Daniel with a high five.

Spencer
Hey buddy.

Daniel
Hey Spencer. What’s goin on?

Spencer
Not much. This is my friend Dan.

Dan
Hey.

Daniel
Hey. This is my girlfriend Maggie.

Maggie
What’s up?

Dan smiles at Maggie. Maggie smiles back.

Spencer
Hey Daniel, can I talk to you in private for a sec?

Daniel
Uhh, sure.

Daniel and Spencer walk out to the schools porch type thing.

Daniel
So something is up?

Spencer
Yeah. Do you have a job?

Daniel
No, why?

Spencer
You want one?

Daniel looks at Spencer curiously for a second. In the background Maggie and Dan are talking. Close up on there conversation.

Maggie
Do I have you in any classes?

Dan
Not now. I graduated last year.

Maggie
Oh, I thought you looked familiar. So what’re you doing back here?

Dan
You know Ms. B, the art teacher?

Maggie
Yeah, I don’t have her, but I know who she is.

Dan
Well, I did pottery last year in her class, and she thought it was good, so she invited me and my mom to help teach her class this year.

Maggie
Wow, you must be pretty good.

Dan
I know my way around a clay wheel.

Maggie
So why are you here? With Spencer?

Dan
Spencer’s just a friend. I don’t hang out with him much though. I get a weird vibe from him.

Maggie
Yeah, me too.

Dan
I think it’s all the drugs he’s involved with. I mean, he’s a cool guy but I don’t wanna get anywhere near that. I only smoke cigarettes and drink from time to time.

Maggie
Really?

Sweep back to Spencer and Daniels conversation.


Daniel
Spencer, I gotta tell you. I’m not going out with you and your hoodlums robbing people again.

Spencer
Ok, ok, you don’t have to. I’m just saying, wouldn’t it be nice to have a little cash in pocket.

In the background, Maggie pulls out her phone and starts typing on it as Dan talks.

Daniel
F that. I’m not one of your little hood rats following you around everywhere. I’m not a thief.

Spencer
Alright, no need to be so edgy. God.

Daniel
I gotta go.

Daniel begins to walk away.

Spencer
We’ll talk more about it tonight.

Daniel takes Maggie and they begin to walk towards the end of the hall.

Maggie
Just want to get out of class, huh? What’d he want?

Daniel
Just something stupid. Where you going?

Maggie
Psychology. You?

Daniel
Mythology. I’ll text you later today. See ya, babe.

Daniel gives her a peck on the cheek and leaves. Seeing an opportunity, Dan walks up to Maggie’s and escorts her down the hallway.