Stars for Shancai
Chapter 3
I Want Chocolate!
SHANCAI: (sitting by window staring outside sadly)
FRIEND #1: Shancai! What's wrong?
FRIEND #2: She's been acting like this for a week!
SHANCAI: (sighs sadly and looks at ground)
A knock on the door.
FRIEND #3: (gets door) Jerry! Hurry! Shancai's been acting weird for one week.
JERRY: (runs into room) Shancai?!
SHANCAI: (turns head slowly toward Jerry) ...
JERRY: Here, maybe you need some fresh hair. (pulls Shancai up by the wrist gently) Let's go...
Shancai's friends stare behind Jerry and Shancai as the two walk away from the house.
When Jerry and Shancai reach Jerry's backyard...
JERRY: (puts hands on Shancai's shoulders) Now tell me what's wrong...
SHANCAI: (starts crying, puts arms around Jerry and cries against his chest)
JERRY: (holds Shancai) ... (gentle voice) What's making you cry?
SHANCAI: (voice cracking) I haven't (sobs) been able to eat (sobs) one bite of chocolate for a whole week! (sniffs)
JERRY: ...All this for a bite of chocolate? Why don't you go to the grocery store to buy a bar of chocolate?
SHANCAI: Because I'm on a diet!
JERRY: ...Oh. But...why are you on a diet?
SHANCAI: So I don't get so fat that you don't like me anymore.
JERRY: Aww, Shancai. Don't worry about that! I would love you no matter how fat you are--even if you're the size of...of... (looks around for example) ...that lady over there! (points)
SHANCAI: That's mean!
JERRY: Okay, okay. Let me start again. I would love you no matter how fat you are, even if you're the size of...something really fat.
SHANCAI: Tch. That's the corniest line I've ever heard a guy say to me. (smiles)
JERRY: Well... (smug look on face) ...You need a man who's not afraid to say corny stuff. (sincere look on face) Really, Shancai. I would love you no matter what.
SHANCAI: (leans head against Jerry's chest)
JERRY: And I'll buy you a HUGE bar of chocolate that we can eat together!
Later, Jerry and Shancai are eating a big Hershey's bar of chocolate under a tree in the shade.
JERRY: (takes bite of chocolate) Mm...This stuff's good. I can see how hard it is to not eat chocolate for one week.
SHANCAI: YEAH!
JERRY: (stomach grumbling) I think I have diarrhea again.
Chapter 3
I Want Chocolate!
SHANCAI: (sitting by window staring outside sadly)
FRIEND #1: Shancai! What's wrong?
FRIEND #2: She's been acting like this for a week!
SHANCAI: (sighs sadly and looks at ground)
A knock on the door.
FRIEND #3: (gets door) Jerry! Hurry! Shancai's been acting weird for one week.
JERRY: (runs into room) Shancai?!
SHANCAI: (turns head slowly toward Jerry) ...
JERRY: Here, maybe you need some fresh hair. (pulls Shancai up by the wrist gently) Let's go...
Shancai's friends stare behind Jerry and Shancai as the two walk away from the house.
When Jerry and Shancai reach Jerry's backyard...
JERRY: (puts hands on Shancai's shoulders) Now tell me what's wrong...
SHANCAI: (starts crying, puts arms around Jerry and cries against his chest)
JERRY: (holds Shancai) ... (gentle voice) What's making you cry?
SHANCAI: (voice cracking) I haven't (sobs) been able to eat (sobs) one bite of chocolate for a whole week! (sniffs)
JERRY: ...All this for a bite of chocolate? Why don't you go to the grocery store to buy a bar of chocolate?
SHANCAI: Because I'm on a diet!
JERRY: ...Oh. But...why are you on a diet?
SHANCAI: So I don't get so fat that you don't like me anymore.
JERRY: Aww, Shancai. Don't worry about that! I would love you no matter how fat you are--even if you're the size of...of... (looks around for example) ...that lady over there! (points)
SHANCAI: That's mean!
JERRY: Okay, okay. Let me start again. I would love you no matter how fat you are, even if you're the size of...something really fat.
SHANCAI: Tch. That's the corniest line I've ever heard a guy say to me. (smiles)
JERRY: Well... (smug look on face) ...You need a man who's not afraid to say corny stuff. (sincere look on face) Really, Shancai. I would love you no matter what.
SHANCAI: (leans head against Jerry's chest)
JERRY: And I'll buy you a HUGE bar of chocolate that we can eat together!
Later, Jerry and Shancai are eating a big Hershey's bar of chocolate under a tree in the shade.
JERRY: (takes bite of chocolate) Mm...This stuff's good. I can see how hard it is to not eat chocolate for one week.
SHANCAI: YEAH!
JERRY: (stomach grumbling) I think I have diarrhea again.