Chapter 9 - ADD and Drugs
The next day
The cliff-hangers are waiting for Peter to start Group.
David to Ezra: (He is very restless.) Yeh, so Peter was talking to me and hey, what's up with Amy, she seems happy today, (Scott and Shelby are kissing.) Scott and Shelby should really get a room huh, when's Peter coming? This is so boring. (Ezra just stares at David.) What?
Ezra: This is not good.
David: What's not good?
Ezra: You, you're totally restless, Peter is gonna notice.
David: (frowning) Great, this is all your fault you know.
Ezra: What? No it's not! You didn't have to give them to me you know! (Peter walks in. Ezra groans.)
Peter: Ok, sorry I'm late, who wants to start? Scott? How are you feeling?
Scott: Fine.
Peter: Ok, anymore adjectives?
Scott: Not really. (He smiles at Shelby. Peter sighs.)
Peter: David, how bout you?
David: (not paying attention.) Huh?
Peter: (noticing how restless David is) How are you feeling?
David: Uh, fine. (He is tapping his foot restlessly.)
Peter to David: Energetic, restless?
David: (Not paying attention.) Huh?
Peter: Never mind. Ok, I think we'll leave it there, we don't seem to be getting anywhere. (They get up to leave.) David, stay behind, I want to talk to you.
David: Great.
Peter: Have you been taking your medication?
David: Um. Yeh.
Peter: Who'd you give it to?
David: I don't know what you're talking about. Can I go?
Peter: (getting angry) David! Have you taken your medication?
David: No. (He looks down.)
Peter: Why?
David: I, um, lost it?
Peter: Yeah right. I thought I could trust you to take the pills yourself, but I guess I was wrong, from now on you will have to go to the nurse everyday to get your tablets. Is that clear and you will take them in from of her!
David: Yeh, whatever.
Peter: Go now and get one. (David leaves.) (Ezra is waiting outside.)
Ezra: What happened? Did you tell him?
David: He worked it out, but I didn't mention you.
Ezra: Thanks man. So. can I have some more?
David: (Annoyed) No! Anyway, I have to get them from the nurse now!
Night - Outside
Everyone else is in bed. David is sitting at the docks thinking. Daisy comes up to him.
Daisy: Hey, what ya doin?
David: Fishing.
Daisy: Why are you always sarcastic?
David: Because the aliens designed me like that. (Daisy sighs and starting to leave.)
David: Were you happy as a child?
Daisy: (turning around confused.) I guess, well when I was really young. (David doesn't say anything. Daisy sits next to him.)
Daisy: Were you?
David: Yeah, my dad and I used to go camping when I was five and that was cool.
Daisy: But.
David: But when I was seven he started to try to turn me into a soldier. He would try to teach me all this army stuff, and being seven, I didn't get it, so he got really mad.
Daisy: (Surprised that he is opening up.) What did he do?
David: He would yell and. (He trails off.)
Daisy: Hit you?
David: Yeah.
David: I was never good enough for him, still aren't
Daisy: Does it matter what he wants? You should just do what makes you happy.
David: I try, but there's always someone judging me, even if it isn't my father.
Daisy: Yeah. (She takes his hand. He looks down at it, then up at Daisy who is smiling at him. He smiles back.)
The next morning.
Dining hall. Everyone is sitting down except Ezra and David. David walks in and goes to down next to Daisy. Daisy sees Ezra walk in and look at David with Daisy, disappointed.
Daisy to David: (Not wanting to hurt Ezra, but regretting hurting David.) That seat's taken.
Daisy to Ezra: Ezra, sit here. (David looking hurt leaves; Daisy watches him walk out and feels bad for what she just did.) (David walks out side, passing another student.)
David: Hey Tom, you got anything interesting?
Tom: Yeah, here, you owe me. (Handing David a joint and a lighter.)
David: Thanks. (David walks down to the docks and sits down while lighting the joint.) (David: thinking: 'Can't believe I trusted her.' He vowels never to tell anyone anything about his self again.) (Sophie walks up and sees him smoking.)
Sophie: David! What are you doing?
David: (Sarcastic) Climbing a tree.
Sophie: Give it here. (Holding out her hand.)
David: (looks up, his eyes are red from the joint.) Great.
Peter's office
Peter: I can't believe you did this!
David: I can. (Sarcastic)
Peter: Where'd you get it anyway?
David: (Slightly stoned) It's a funny story actually, I looked down and hey presto there it was in my hand!
Peter: What's gotten into you? The last couple of days you were improving, then you take drugs.
David: Life's strange like that. What's my punishment?
Peter: Kitchen's for a month.
David: What? A month! It was only one joint!
Peter: One too many, you can go.
David: Thank you, oh great one. (He starts to leave.)
Peter: Oh and David, (David turns back.) remember, when you're ready to stop hiding behind sarcasm, you can always talk to me.
David: (confused) Um, ok. (He leaves.)
Guys' Dorm
David is alone; he is sitting on his bed reading a letter from his father. Daisy who had been looking for him walks in.)
Daisy: Can we talk?
David: (not looking up.) Yep.
Daisy: I'm really sorry about this morning, I just didn't want to hurt Ezra.
David: It's fine.
Daisy: (Surprised he's not mad.) Ok. well, I'd better go.
David: (looks up for the first time.) Yeah, bye.
Daisy: (Seeing David's red eyes.) What'd you do? Did you take drugs? (Getting angry.)
David: It's no big deal, I just smoked a joint.
Daisy: If Peter finds out.
David: (interrupting.) He already knows.
Daisy: How could you be so stupid?
David: Very easily actually.
Daisy: Will you stop the sarcasm!
David: Sorry your royal highness!
Daisy: Don't you know what drugs can do to you?
David: (getting really annoyed) Piss off. (Daisy stands there shocked, it is the first time David has yelled at her.)
Daisy: Fine. (She leaves.)
David: Terrific. (He scrunches up the letter and throws it at the bin and misses.) There goes my basketball career. (To himself.)
The next day
The cliff-hangers are waiting for Peter to start Group.
David to Ezra: (He is very restless.) Yeh, so Peter was talking to me and hey, what's up with Amy, she seems happy today, (Scott and Shelby are kissing.) Scott and Shelby should really get a room huh, when's Peter coming? This is so boring. (Ezra just stares at David.) What?
Ezra: This is not good.
David: What's not good?
Ezra: You, you're totally restless, Peter is gonna notice.
David: (frowning) Great, this is all your fault you know.
Ezra: What? No it's not! You didn't have to give them to me you know! (Peter walks in. Ezra groans.)
Peter: Ok, sorry I'm late, who wants to start? Scott? How are you feeling?
Scott: Fine.
Peter: Ok, anymore adjectives?
Scott: Not really. (He smiles at Shelby. Peter sighs.)
Peter: David, how bout you?
David: (not paying attention.) Huh?
Peter: (noticing how restless David is) How are you feeling?
David: Uh, fine. (He is tapping his foot restlessly.)
Peter to David: Energetic, restless?
David: (Not paying attention.) Huh?
Peter: Never mind. Ok, I think we'll leave it there, we don't seem to be getting anywhere. (They get up to leave.) David, stay behind, I want to talk to you.
David: Great.
Peter: Have you been taking your medication?
David: Um. Yeh.
Peter: Who'd you give it to?
David: I don't know what you're talking about. Can I go?
Peter: (getting angry) David! Have you taken your medication?
David: No. (He looks down.)
Peter: Why?
David: I, um, lost it?
Peter: Yeah right. I thought I could trust you to take the pills yourself, but I guess I was wrong, from now on you will have to go to the nurse everyday to get your tablets. Is that clear and you will take them in from of her!
David: Yeh, whatever.
Peter: Go now and get one. (David leaves.) (Ezra is waiting outside.)
Ezra: What happened? Did you tell him?
David: He worked it out, but I didn't mention you.
Ezra: Thanks man. So. can I have some more?
David: (Annoyed) No! Anyway, I have to get them from the nurse now!
Night - Outside
Everyone else is in bed. David is sitting at the docks thinking. Daisy comes up to him.
Daisy: Hey, what ya doin?
David: Fishing.
Daisy: Why are you always sarcastic?
David: Because the aliens designed me like that. (Daisy sighs and starting to leave.)
David: Were you happy as a child?
Daisy: (turning around confused.) I guess, well when I was really young. (David doesn't say anything. Daisy sits next to him.)
Daisy: Were you?
David: Yeah, my dad and I used to go camping when I was five and that was cool.
Daisy: But.
David: But when I was seven he started to try to turn me into a soldier. He would try to teach me all this army stuff, and being seven, I didn't get it, so he got really mad.
Daisy: (Surprised that he is opening up.) What did he do?
David: He would yell and. (He trails off.)
Daisy: Hit you?
David: Yeah.
David: I was never good enough for him, still aren't
Daisy: Does it matter what he wants? You should just do what makes you happy.
David: I try, but there's always someone judging me, even if it isn't my father.
Daisy: Yeah. (She takes his hand. He looks down at it, then up at Daisy who is smiling at him. He smiles back.)
The next morning.
Dining hall. Everyone is sitting down except Ezra and David. David walks in and goes to down next to Daisy. Daisy sees Ezra walk in and look at David with Daisy, disappointed.
Daisy to David: (Not wanting to hurt Ezra, but regretting hurting David.) That seat's taken.
Daisy to Ezra: Ezra, sit here. (David looking hurt leaves; Daisy watches him walk out and feels bad for what she just did.) (David walks out side, passing another student.)
David: Hey Tom, you got anything interesting?
Tom: Yeah, here, you owe me. (Handing David a joint and a lighter.)
David: Thanks. (David walks down to the docks and sits down while lighting the joint.) (David: thinking: 'Can't believe I trusted her.' He vowels never to tell anyone anything about his self again.) (Sophie walks up and sees him smoking.)
Sophie: David! What are you doing?
David: (Sarcastic) Climbing a tree.
Sophie: Give it here. (Holding out her hand.)
David: (looks up, his eyes are red from the joint.) Great.
Peter's office
Peter: I can't believe you did this!
David: I can. (Sarcastic)
Peter: Where'd you get it anyway?
David: (Slightly stoned) It's a funny story actually, I looked down and hey presto there it was in my hand!
Peter: What's gotten into you? The last couple of days you were improving, then you take drugs.
David: Life's strange like that. What's my punishment?
Peter: Kitchen's for a month.
David: What? A month! It was only one joint!
Peter: One too many, you can go.
David: Thank you, oh great one. (He starts to leave.)
Peter: Oh and David, (David turns back.) remember, when you're ready to stop hiding behind sarcasm, you can always talk to me.
David: (confused) Um, ok. (He leaves.)
Guys' Dorm
David is alone; he is sitting on his bed reading a letter from his father. Daisy who had been looking for him walks in.)
Daisy: Can we talk?
David: (not looking up.) Yep.
Daisy: I'm really sorry about this morning, I just didn't want to hurt Ezra.
David: It's fine.
Daisy: (Surprised he's not mad.) Ok. well, I'd better go.
David: (looks up for the first time.) Yeah, bye.
Daisy: (Seeing David's red eyes.) What'd you do? Did you take drugs? (Getting angry.)
David: It's no big deal, I just smoked a joint.
Daisy: If Peter finds out.
David: (interrupting.) He already knows.
Daisy: How could you be so stupid?
David: Very easily actually.
Daisy: Will you stop the sarcasm!
David: Sorry your royal highness!
Daisy: Don't you know what drugs can do to you?
David: (getting really annoyed) Piss off. (Daisy stands there shocked, it is the first time David has yelled at her.)
Daisy: Fine. (She leaves.)
David: Terrific. (He scrunches up the letter and throws it at the bin and misses.) There goes my basketball career. (To himself.)