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I Want To Get Out By Jose Alvarez Ms. Chung

Setting: A sunny day outside in Boston, 2010

Characters: JOHN O.G GEORGE

(//In an open athletic field. Grass is everywhere. There are few trees, and the birds are chirping. Two people are sitting on a bench. JOHN enters. He’s wearing all black with a red bandana in his right back pocket. His jeans are sagging. He’s listening to his headphones to block out the sound of all the cars.)//

JOHN: (//while he’s giving a hand shake//) Aye yo what’s up?

O.G: Nothing much.

GEORGE: We made bank last night thanks to you distracting that person.

O.G: //(Looking kind of mad//) Even though we lost Robert.

JOHN: Thanks and that was an accident. (//Nervously pacing//) He ran in front of me to protect me. We always thought we would die for one another.

O.G: Tell me how it went down, John.

JOHN: I was standing there with my gun pointing at them keeping them in place //(Pretending to point a gun)//. Then Robert yelled, "Watch your back!" He was already running, and by the timed I turned around he already jumped. I heard a shot as I turned around and then I saw someone standing where Robert was, so I shot that guy.

O.G: It's all good, don’t stress. You didn’t shoot him.

JOHN: I'm scared. What if they come for me?

O.G: (//wrapping his arm around John//) John, John, John. That’s what we are here for.

JOHN: But I don’t want to be about this anymore.

O.G./GEORGE: (//They gasp//) What!

GEORGE: WOW!! (//Walking John away for a moment//) Why in the world would you want to leave? You have everything you want: money, drugs, and power.

JOHN: But I don’t want the violence, man. My best friend just died. And I killed someone. (//Rubbing his head. Huffing and puffing.//) I want to be a doctor. I get straight A’s. My grades are way too good to be here doing stupid stuff that puts my life in jeopardy.

GEORGE: Let me talk to O.G. to see what we can do. (//They do a hand shake and leave//)

(//The next day O.G and GEORGE were at O.G's house. It has a nice big front yard. They're sitting on the steps//.)

O.G: Yo what did you talk about yesterday with JOHN?

GEORGE: We talked about why he wanted to get out.

O.G: Yah and why did he?

GEORGE: Because of Robert dying and him killing that person.

O.G: Yah, I know how he feels. The same thing happened to me, but the person who died was his father.

GEORGE: OH thats why your so close to him.

O.G: Yah (looking kinda sad the kid really didn't have a father because he died when JOHN was only six so i told his mom i would be that fatherly figure but I am not the best role model.

GEORGE: Dang your going to make me all emotional. (//chuckling//) O.G: The only reason i stayed in the gang was because i had nothing to live for JOHN still has every thing and way more potential.

GEORGE: He's like a genius he's going to make it big.

O.G: Yah but if he gets out he has to take one heck of a beating to get out.

GEORGE: O.K so me and you can do it and take it easy on him

O.G: That's true but when are we going to do it though

GEORGE: I will call him right now to come

(now on O.Gs front yard O.G and GEORGE are standing there waiting for JOHN to come)

JOHN: You guys are serious about this

O.G: Yah but you know your life will never be the same people are going to want to kill you

JOHN: (//looking mad//) What are you serious

O.G: Yah some members might be mad at you and want…

JOHN: But every one likes me.

GEORGE: Just tell them not to touch him or we will handle them

O.G: Yah but what if they don't listen

JOHN: Just jump me then we will see what happens

O.G: Alright (//they walk off the stage all three together JOHN looks very nervous JOHN also looks like he ready for any hing the world has to throw at him)//