"No I'm not"
Yes you are.
"I am"
So don't do it. Stay home, pretend you're sick. Maybe she'll foget about you.
"I can't. What if she doesn't? What if she still makes me get up an do it one Friday?"
I don't know damn it! Be absent on both days then. You'll be able to make up the work. Don't worry
"I've been absent twice already. I can't not come for two days."
Well then what are you planning on doing?! Huh?! You know you don't want to do it. You're crying now because of it, but you don't want to miss days. What in the hell are you going to do?
"I'm not crying."
Yes you are. Tear. Another tear.
"I just don't know what to do. I want to be normal...why am I like this?...shy and anxious...just want to be normal..."
Then it's settled.
"What is?"
You're not going
"I'm going to try and sleep Mom."
"Alright."
So you're home?
"Yes"
Good
"But I know when I go in tomorrow I'll have to do it. I just know it."
So stay home again
"I can't"
Damn it, if you say that one more time-
"But I can't! I will end up doing it either way. I hate that class! I hate school! I hate myself..."
You can avoid it. It's so easy, DON'T GO!
"Shut up. I'm going to sleep."
So you're here?
"Yes. I told you I couldn't stay home."
Well you're screwed now. You have to get up and tape it. How are you going to handle that?
"I don't know."
Neither do I
Silence. "Maybe you were right; I should have stayed home. She would have forgotten..."
"Dana? You're next."
"Oh shit"
Good luck
"What do you mean? Hey! Tell me I'm alright...tell me I'll be okay! Hello...hello?!"
