The Meek Shall Inherit
Copyright 2002, Jacquelyn Floyd
Gwen: female, 60+
Louise: female, 60+
Donna: female, 60+
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DONNA
The problem isn�t that she talks too much, it�s that she talks about the same thing all the time.

ALL
The angel.

DONNA
That stupid angel story.

GWEN
You don�t believe her?

DONNA
Not particularly.

LOUISE
Oh, I do.  Except that �the angel� was really a guy named �Angelo� and her saint of a husband, Joe bought the story.

DONNA
That Joe was a sweet man.  But you�d think he never existed with the way Mary talks about that illegitimate son of hers.

GWEN
She said the angel�s name was �Gabriel.�

LOUISE
I know.  It�s all she ever talks about.  She should quit living in the past and get down here and play cards.

DONNA
I knew you�d get antsy if you dealt too soon.

GWEN
Maybe she�s talking to her boy.  Maybe we should go get her �cause we�ll miss dinner if she doesn�t stop talking to him.

LOUISE
Talking to him, talking about him, either way I�m looking at her cards.

GWEN
If you look, you�d better do a re-deal, because that�s not fair.

DONNA
Please, do a re-deal.  I have a handful of crap here.

LOUISE
Me too.  Aw, geez.  It�s like God wants her to win everything!

(LOUISE gathers the cards and begins to shuffle.)

DONNA
I don�t know.  I don�t trust that boy of hers.  Any man with prettier hair than me just ain�t right.

GWEN
I hate to be cruel, Donna, but isn�t that a wig you�re�Ooo!  A jack!

LOUISE
Give me that!

(LOUISE gathers the cards and shuffles again.)
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