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Setting: School building: hallways, classroom, and stairway landing. Springtime (Students 1-4 are walking around the hallway; a narrow pathway with doors to classrooms on all sides sunny light coming from above to suggest windows, Mr. Yung walks onstage from the right. He watches the students as they all leave)
 * MS.CEDAL **
 * MR.GRELIN **
 * TEACHER **
 * VICEPRINCIPAL **
 * ALEX **
 * ALYSSA **
 * STUDENTS 1-4 **
 * JOHN **
 * JANE **
 * SAM **

JOHN: (offstage) Mr. Grelin? MR. GRELIN: Hmm JOHN: (coming onstage from the left) Mr. Grelin, hey MR. GRELIN: oh, (he turns to JOHN) hello, (he frowns) is something wrong? JOHN: (mildly offended) nothings wrong, I just want to show to something. MR. GRELIN: (surprised) Really? What is it? JOHN: It’s a surprise (he start walking back the way he came) MR. GRELIN: (to himself) I hate your surprises. (The curtains close, the set is changed to the classroom) (The curtains reopen MR. GRELIN and JOHN walk in to the classroom from the left, they are alone, there is one window behind them, in front of the window there is a row of 5 chairs) MR. GRELIN: (suspiciously) Why did you take me here John JOHN: No reason, (hesitates) why don’t you sit down Mr. Grelin? MR. GRELIN: What are you up to? JOHN: nothing at all Mr. Grelin. MR. GRELIN: fine, I suppose now you have to leave for some mysterious reason that you don’t want to tell me right? JOHN: What, no, actually… **MR. GRELIN**: just go JOHN: umm okay. (JOHN exits stage left a few seconds later SAM walks in.) MR. GRELIN: (surprised) Sam I didn't think you would be in on this. SAM: (Innocently) In on what? MR. GRELIN: you know what I mean, don't play games SAM: I have know idea what you mean Mr. Grelin MR. GRELIN: (sighing) Well I suppose it is too late to complain now. Whatever you guys have planned just get it over with. (A loud crash happens out of sight) MR. GRELIN, SAM: (Together) Aaaahh SAM: (worried) oh that could be bad. (Turns around) stay here I will go check it out. MR. GRELIN: Wait, I’m the principal, if anyone is going it is going to be me. (Sam looks back at MR.GRELIN and sits down on the nearest chair. MR. GRELIN walks offstage, The curtains close) (When curtains reopen MR. GRELIN is standing, facing offstage right, there are several desks that have fallen and are still sideways a few have been picked up, **MS. CEDAL, JANE, ALEX,** and **JOHN** are in the process of picking up the rest of the desks they don't notice **MR. GRELIN** come in) **JANE:** ( in a whiny voice)that was so loud, (normally)he definitely heard that. what are we gonna do now? (a quiet beeping sound comes from **JANE**'s pocket) (the curtains close as the lights fade) (when the curtains reopen **MR. GRELIN** is standing in front of **MS. CEDAL, JANE, ALEX,** and **JOHN** )
 * ALEX:** (reassuringly) it'll be fine, Sam hasn't called yet, has she?
 * JANE**: (cheered up) no she hasn't.
 * ALEX:** uh oh
 * JANE:** (freaked out) should I answer it, should I answer
 * ALEX:** no, maybe you shouldn't
 * JANE:**what if it's Sam
 * ALEX:**check
 * (JANE** takes out the phone and looks at the screen, she sighs)
 * JANE:** it isn't her
 * ALEX:** then ignore it
 * JANE:** okay
 * (JANE** puts her phone away and they get back to work, a few seconds later her phone rings again)
 * ALEX:**oh come on
 * JANE:** not again
 * ALEX:** who is it?
 * (JANE** takes out the phone again)
 * JANE: (**looking at the phone and stammering**)** it's Sam