(Transition: Tori updates at "theslap"
Writes: Going to visit Beck. Hope he is alright!
Mood: worried )
Scene 4:
In front of Beck's RV. Tori sneaks to the door, often checking if there is someone behind her.
Tori: (knocks on the door) Beck, are you in there?
(she waits, no respond)
Tori: (knocks again) It's me, Tori… Beck, are you alright?
(puts her ear on the door)
Tori: (mumbling to herself) is there anyone in?
(suddenly the door is pushed open from the inside)
Tori: (jumps out of the way, appalled) waah!
Beck: (as appalled as Tori) waah!
Tori: (screams) why are you screaming?
Beck: (shouts back) dunno, why are you?
Tori: (reproachfully, still very loudly) because you scared me!
Beck: (apologizing, more quietly) I'm sorry… didn't mean to
Tori: (shrugs) 's alright
(they pause awkwardly, never looking into each others eyes)
Beck: (shyly) sooo… what'cha doin' here?
Tori: you weren't in school for a couple of days… I wanted to check on you
Beck: (surprised) oh! Nice of you. Wanna come in?
Tori: yeah, sure
(Beck steps out of the way. Tori passes him quickly)
It is very messy in the RV, cloth and empty wrapping lying on the floor
Tori: (sniffs) Oh…it's like -
Beck: - I know, I know. It looks pretty scary… I just had other things to do right now… Have a seat?
Tori: (looks around) where?
Beck: (shyly) anywhere you want
Tori: (puts some books and a pizza box from the bed to the ground) umm, yeah
Beck: (awkwardly) yeah…
(a pause, Tori looks around in the RV with a slightly disgusted face, Beck watches her in a mixture of amusement and shame)
Tori: So… are you alright? I mean… Sikowitz's told us that you quit at Hollywood Arts?
Beck: It's true… But I can't tell I'm alright
Tori: (worried) oh, why not? Wanna talk about it?
Beck: It's nothing really… nothing serious or anything. I just feel like I've lost my sense of life
Tori: your sense of life? What were your sense of life?
Beck: (causally) oh, you know… becoming a professional actor and stuff
Tori: (confused) and you don't wanna be an actor anymore?
Beck: nope! (furiously) Actually I hate me for ever wanting to be become an actor
Tori: (surprised) why would you do that? There's nothing wrong with your dream!
Beck: yes it is! It's selfish! When I thought about my future I only thought about me, and how great it would be to be a famous actor.
Tori: So?
Beck: like I said, it's selfish. It's so shallow!
Tori: (thoughtfully) that's very deep… never thought about that before
Beck: (bitterly) yeah, me neither!
Tori: so why think about it now?
Beck: I visited my cousin Rosie last weekend… she lives in Mexico. And she is so poor. They live in a very small house, they only get cold water, they sometimes even have not enough to eat. Comparing this to how we live here, I'm just able to hate myself. And Rosie is such a good person. She wants to become a doctor. But not because she would earn much money if she were one, but because she wants to help people. Seeing how much she does to reach her dream make me think about my own dream… and how stupid it is
Tori: but that doesn't make you a bad person, Beck
Beck: maybe not, but it makes me wanting to be a better person. So I decided to look for another dream. And since I don't want to be an actor anymore, I don't need to go to Hollywood Arts anymore. I used the last week to figure out what I want…
Tori: oooh, so I guess that explains the mess in here
Beck: yeah, kinda… sorry for that
Tori: (laughs) no problem
Jade suddenly comes into the RV
Jade: (loudly, angrily) what the heck is she doing here?
Beck: (sarcastically) hey Jade. Good to see you too
Tori: (a little bit scared) I think I should go now…
Jade: (ignoring her) no, seriously! What is she doing here?
Beck: (in a calm voice) chill out. She just visited me
Jade: (glaring at Tori) but she is not supposed -
Tori: - (nervously) I really gotta go now
Jade: -to be visiting my boyfriend
Tori: (all of sudden angry) he is not your property!
Jade: (furiously) argh!
Jade tries to choke Tori, but Beck positions himself in between them
Beck: Jade, stop! It really is enough now! You wont touch her!
Jade: so your taking her side?
Beck: yes, I do! I wont let you harm her, because I really appreciated her visit. Thank you Tori
Tori: (smiling, blushing a little bit) oh, no problem
Jade: (growls)
Tori: I gotta go! See you! (Tori off)