Scene Three
::lights up with a tainted blue hue::
::child sits mid stage playing::
:: deathless stand stage left two in the middle of one and three
Child: :: hums "you are my sunshine" and plays contently::
woman: ::enters from side stage right, walks towards the child::
One: so the day has not yet quite been dead and already the pain has re-ignited.
Three: Two to three life to death the child's eyes, her soon duress
One: the dark has come the worst of crimes
Three: the end won't come
One: until the end is through…
Three and one: what shall do shall forever be done together never together now, it begins.
::Woman enters stage right, and walks towards the child slowly, has lollipop::
::child looks up with a smirk::
woman: would you like a lick, my sweet child? ::holds out lollipop, still many steps away::
child: ::stands:: but my mommy said…
One: silly child
Three: she soon shall rest her sweet head…
Woman: ::moving another few steps towards child:: ::Child stands listlessly with an inquisitive look upon her:: it will be alright my darling little girl
One: now hers in life and soon in death…
Child: ::reaches for the candy slowly, still pondering the choice:: but I know not the taste…
Woman: ::eagerly:: then you shall know it NOW…
:: woman grabs the child and DEATHLESS TWO shrieks as the child would, the woman quickly pulls the child through the back curtain while the child kicks and squirms::
::two drops to her knees, but is made to watch by the other two deathless::
:: the child still makes the kicking and screaming back stage::
One: innocents lost…
Three: A Child's ending death…
One: the sky shalt cry…
Three: The day hath ended towards the night…
Two: the day hath ended in my sight ::weeping softly yet noticeably::
::the sounds of the child back stage taper off and then are gone as the lights fade to black::
(fin scene three)
Scene Four
::lights up::
::deathless stand stage center on the back drop::
::house wife standing on the flooring moping, obviously tiered and worn thin::
::she hums, "you are my sunshine"::
One: The sun, it breaks through the pains,
Two: The panes are spotless. But no one entreats,
One: she is worked, she seems worn thin,
Tow: now the afternoon's silent air shattered by a horrid sound…
Two and one: let it not set in motion more again…
Worker: ::from off stage:: Hey woman, I'm home!
::worker enters from stage right::
::woman cowers behind the broom as if to protect herself::
worker: did your lazy ass get anything done ::moves towards wife:: today?
Wife: ::shakes head yes::
Worker: ::stops at wife , stands over her in a domineering manner:: ::sinisterly:: did yaw finish it?
Wife:: shakes head no::
Worker: ::angrily:: LAZY BITCH! :: back hands wife::
::wife falls to floor cowering::
::three grabs right hand has he falls to his knees and turns in disdain::
::one and two force to watch::
::worker, standing over wife, points and is shouting:: why the hell are you so damned lazy!!? I go out and work all day and you can't manage to do !shit! Around here! I'm going back to the damned bar! ::storms off stage::
::woman weeping, moves towards the counter where a knife is laying, grabs knife ::deathless three stands and moves to stop her, but is detained by the other two::
Woman: ::looks to the sky:: ::weeping:: I cannot take another moment of this life, ::three whispers along:: since God shall show his hate form e through a man I shall end it this nightmare by mine own hand, control is now mine! ::slashes wrists:: ::falls to floor at the same time so does three::
two: the ending blow, a tragic pass
one: a meaningless surpassed
two and one: more innocents lost to the fires of hate
two: much pain
one: much loss
three:: :from floor:: much to long to suffer…
::lights drop::
::curtains close::
(fin scene four)
(fin ACT ONE)
::lights up with a tainted blue hue::
::child sits mid stage playing::
:: deathless stand stage left two in the middle of one and three
Child: :: hums "you are my sunshine" and plays contently::
woman: ::enters from side stage right, walks towards the child::
One: so the day has not yet quite been dead and already the pain has re-ignited.
Three: Two to three life to death the child's eyes, her soon duress
One: the dark has come the worst of crimes
Three: the end won't come
One: until the end is through…
Three and one: what shall do shall forever be done together never together now, it begins.
::Woman enters stage right, and walks towards the child slowly, has lollipop::
::child looks up with a smirk::
woman: would you like a lick, my sweet child? ::holds out lollipop, still many steps away::
child: ::stands:: but my mommy said…
One: silly child
Three: she soon shall rest her sweet head…
Woman: ::moving another few steps towards child:: ::Child stands listlessly with an inquisitive look upon her:: it will be alright my darling little girl
One: now hers in life and soon in death…
Child: ::reaches for the candy slowly, still pondering the choice:: but I know not the taste…
Woman: ::eagerly:: then you shall know it NOW…
:: woman grabs the child and DEATHLESS TWO shrieks as the child would, the woman quickly pulls the child through the back curtain while the child kicks and squirms::
::two drops to her knees, but is made to watch by the other two deathless::
:: the child still makes the kicking and screaming back stage::
One: innocents lost…
Three: A Child's ending death…
One: the sky shalt cry…
Three: The day hath ended towards the night…
Two: the day hath ended in my sight ::weeping softly yet noticeably::
::the sounds of the child back stage taper off and then are gone as the lights fade to black::
(fin scene three)
Scene Four
::lights up::
::deathless stand stage center on the back drop::
::house wife standing on the flooring moping, obviously tiered and worn thin::
::she hums, "you are my sunshine"::
One: The sun, it breaks through the pains,
Two: The panes are spotless. But no one entreats,
One: she is worked, she seems worn thin,
Tow: now the afternoon's silent air shattered by a horrid sound…
Two and one: let it not set in motion more again…
Worker: ::from off stage:: Hey woman, I'm home!
::worker enters from stage right::
::woman cowers behind the broom as if to protect herself::
worker: did your lazy ass get anything done ::moves towards wife:: today?
Wife: ::shakes head yes::
Worker: ::stops at wife , stands over her in a domineering manner:: ::sinisterly:: did yaw finish it?
Wife:: shakes head no::
Worker: ::angrily:: LAZY BITCH! :: back hands wife::
::wife falls to floor cowering::
::three grabs right hand has he falls to his knees and turns in disdain::
::one and two force to watch::
::worker, standing over wife, points and is shouting:: why the hell are you so damned lazy!!? I go out and work all day and you can't manage to do !shit! Around here! I'm going back to the damned bar! ::storms off stage::
::woman weeping, moves towards the counter where a knife is laying, grabs knife ::deathless three stands and moves to stop her, but is detained by the other two::
Woman: ::looks to the sky:: ::weeping:: I cannot take another moment of this life, ::three whispers along:: since God shall show his hate form e through a man I shall end it this nightmare by mine own hand, control is now mine! ::slashes wrists:: ::falls to floor at the same time so does three::
two: the ending blow, a tragic pass
one: a meaningless surpassed
two and one: more innocents lost to the fires of hate
two: much pain
one: much loss
three:: :from floor:: much to long to suffer…
::lights drop::
::curtains close::
(fin scene four)
(fin ACT ONE)