Scene X: The bedroom
Josh comes home from his shift at the Premiere. Drake is sitting up on his loft, restringing his maroon Gibson. Josh sits on his bed and takes off his sneakers, and sighs heavily. He had another busy day at work. It felt good to sit for a change.
Drake: Oh, hey. Jen needs you to chauffer her around today to look at apartments.
Josh: No problem. I don't mind.
Drake: What an exciting life you lead.
Josh: Come on. She is trying to start her life all over again. It's the least I can do.
Drake: You know, she's not as nice as you guys made her out to be. She was quite bitchy with me earlier.
Josh: What did you say to her to piss her off?
Drake: Nothing, man! She wanted me to take her around, but I had plans. She expected me to put off my plans to take her around. She's not my cousin.
Josh: She is your cousin now. You should be nice to her. She's going through a rough time right now.
Drake: Whatever, man. I'm going out. I've got a date.
Josh: With who?
Drake: ….. I don't know… I really need to start remembering names.
Josh: Ok, well, see ya later, Casanova.
Drake: Later (he leaves the room)
Josh heads over to his computer to check his email. Jen enters the room.
Jen: Hey, Josh. How was work?
Josh: Good. Busy… But, I don't mind. It's the slow days that drive me insane.
Jen: I hear ya. Listen, would you mind taking me to a couple of places? I think I've found some promising leads on apartments.
Josh: Not at all. Let me just read this one email and I'll be right there.
Jen: Thanks. I knew I could count on you.
Jen is just about to leave when Drake comes back into the room. He looks annoyed.
Drake: I thought Mom and Dad said that you could stay in the master bedroom.
Jen: They did, and I have.
Drake: Then why are you using our bathroom?
Jen: I haven't been in the bathroom.
Drake: Then why are certain items in the trash? That's gross!
Jen: What are you talking about?
Jen and Drake head towards the bathroom. Josh is still at the computer. He's miffed at Drake. Why can't he get along with Jen?
Drake and Jen enter the bathroom, and he picks up the trash basket. Inside are two used, wrapped pads.
Drake: See? That's disgusting! I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't leave this crap around.
Jen realizes what it is, and wonders how she's going to explain this.
Jen: Drake? Huhhh…. Those aren't mine.
Drake: Well, they're certainly not Josh's or mine. Who's are these then?
At that moment, Drake does some calculating in his head. He may appear dumb, but he does have a brain. He does a head count, and comes up with one person who could have possibly done this: Megan.
Drake: Oh… my… God! Megan?
Jen: Drake, lower your voice! Yes, they're Megan's. And she'd appreciate it if you would pretend that you don't know. It's a confusing time for her right now, and it's mortifying enough that she had to tell me. I don't understand why your Mom didn't have a "little talk" with her about this.
Drake: Ok, stop! You're giving me the skeeves!
Jen: Well, face it. Your baby sister is becoming a woman.
Drake: Would you please not say that?
Josh leaves the room and comes into the bathroom. He is confused and wants answers.
Josh: What's going on? What could you possibly be upset about, Drake?
Drake: We have a situation.
Jen: No, we don't, Josh. We're fine. Everything's under control.
Josh: What are you talking about?
Drake: Megan's… um… jeez…
Jen: If you promise to keep this to yourself and not let Megan know that you know, I'll tell you.
Josh: Is she ok?
Jen: She's fine. Today's an important day for her. She became a woman today.
Josh: Heh?
Drake holds up the trash basket to Josh's face. At that moment, Josh sees the contents, and begins to gag.
Josh: What the hell did you do that for? Jeez, man! That was nasty!
Drake: Do you get it now?
Josh: Megan? Really? Is she old enough for that?
Jen: She's 12. Of course she is. I was 12 when…
Drake cuts her off.
Drake: Enough of that kind of talk! I'm totally skeeved now!
Josh: Wow! My little sister is growing up…
Josh trails off and waxes nostalgic for a moment…
Drake: You're not gonna cry are you? What a pussy!
Josh: No. I just never expected it.
Jen: Would you please keep this to yourselves? The last thing Megan needs right now is for you two to know about it. Got it? Not a word!
Drake and Josh look at each other. Is this really happening? No more little girl. She's now one of those girls that Drake chases and prays that they don't get pregnant. He's scared for her. Josh, on the other hand, is smiling like a proud big brother. His little sister is becoming a woman. She's growing up…
Jen returns the trash basket to its place, and takes out the trash liner, replacing it with a clean one. It is at that moment that Megan meets them in the hall.
Megan: What's going on?
Drake and Josh immediately turn red and start stuttering.
Drake: Ummm…. Uh… We were just talking about…. Uh…..
Josh: Razors! Yeah… we're discussing the best brand to buy…
Jen: Yeah, and you two were going to go to the store to get more, right?
Drake and Josh in unison: Yup!
Megan looks at the two of them, their red faces, and realizes that they know. Those fucking boobs found out. Jen must have told them. That bitch!
Megan: Move! I gotta go to the bathroom.
Megan forces herself past the boys and enters the bathroom with a loud slam of the door. Drake and Josh scatter like cockroaches when the lights come on. Jen stands outside the door wondering if she should knock, which she does.
Jen: Megs? You ok?
Megan: LEAVE ME ALONE!
Jen: Megan, please open the door…
Megan opens the door and glares at Jen. How dare she tell her secret. She promised she wouldn't tell.
Megan: I thought we had a deal. You'd keep my secret. Why did you lie to me?
Jen: I didn't offer the information. Drake was angry because he thought I did it. I couldn't lie. Josh knows that I had a hysterectomy when I was 28. I haven't had a period in three and a half years!
Megan: Great! They know… this is so embarrassing.
Jen: It doesn't have to be. The boys promised that they wouldn't even mention it. They'll pretend it never happened, and you can go on about your day.
Megan: But they know! Do you realize what's probably going through their smallish brains right now? How they can piss me off and laugh about it because I'll have PMS.
Jen: Megs, it's not what they're thinking. You have to trust me on that. The last thing these boys want to think about is this. They were grossed out to begin with.
Megan: Great! Now they think I'm gross!
She goes to slam the door in Jen's face, but Jen sticks her foot in the door to stop it.
Jen: Megan! Please stop this. There's nothing wrong with what's going on. Every woman on this planet has their period. Believe it or not, guys know it. And whether they choose to acknowledge it or not is their prerogative. I think Drake and Josh are very disinterested. They could care less, to be honest with you.
What Jen didn't know is that Drake is very worried for his little sister. Josh is now worried about the same thing: Megan is a woman now. A woman who will be preyed upon by guys like Drake. It's the last thing they need to worry about. They had a little sister to protect. And they'd do it too.
