Scene Two:

(Joan enters to the school and goes to meet up with Grace however she cannot seem to find her anywhere.)

to LUKE JOAN: Where's Grace?

LUKE: Your guess is as good as mine.

JOAN: (glancing around the hallway) I really need to talk to her…

LUKE: Well, did you ask Adam?

JOAN: (gives him a pissed off look) No, I didn't.

(Bell rings, JOAN and LUKE run off to physics. Once there, they quickly see that GRACE and ADAM are not there.)

MS. LISCHAK: Female Girardi! L. G.! Thank you for so kindly joining us…Joan it looks like you're out some lab partners. Friedman please join Miss Girardi for the remainder of class.

JOAN: But—

MS. LISCHAK: No buts! Now Physics!

JOAN: Ms. Lischak, I have to go to the bathroom.

Ms. LISCHAK: Fine, go! But please take to the speed of light. L.G.! What is the speed of light?

LUKE: Umm…

MS. LISCHAK: Girardi! spending a little too much time with Miss Polk?

LUKE: No! I—I know the answer. It's umm…it's—

FRIEDMAN: 299, 792, 458 meters per second.

MS. LISCHAK: Very good Mr. Friedman.

(MS. LISCHAK goes on talking about physics, while LUKE and FRIEDMAN talk)

FRIEDMAN: Luke where is Grace?

LUKE: Honestly, I have no idea, I talked to her last night and she was fine…wait…The Synagogue—with her dad.

FRIEDMAN: I was there last night, it's really bad. Rabbi Polansky is er…

LUKE: Deeply troubled?



FRIEDMAN: More like a total mess. Dude, his dad built that synagogue!

(JOAN is in the bathroom washing her hands when she sees GRACE's boots under one of the stalls.)

JOAN: Grace?

GRACE: Leave me alone Girardi.

JOAN: Grace you have to talk about it sometime!

GRACE: No I don't.

JOAN: Yes you do, it was a tragedy, and you have to talk about it.

GRACE: (opening the door, red eyed.) Joan, maybe I'm not the girly type, who has to talk about her problems.

(GRACE exits ,WOMAN GOD enters.)

WOMAN GOD: Joan.

JOAN: Oh dear God!

WOMAN GOD: In the flesh—so to speak. FYI when it comes to Grace, I said she needed a friend now, not another reporter. So don't force her to talk about it if she doesn't want too.

JOAN: Then what am I supposed to do?

WOMAN GOD: You'll figure it out, in the mean time work on getting to know Ryan a little more; the more you know someone the more you know the way they…tick. Bye Joan.