Scene 14

Shawn and Marie with Landon and Angela eating dinner.

Shawn: It was so nice of you to invite me to stay for dinner.

Angela: Oh it was no problem. Landon dear could you poor me a glass of wine?

Landon: We have company darling and you know when you drink.

Angela: I am well aware of my behavior and a small glass of wine with dinner should not be a problem.

Landon: Fine.

(Landon passes Angela the wine bottle)

Shawn: So what do you do for a living Landon?

(Angela pours her glass of wine)

Landon: Well I used to be lieutenant in the army I worked with Angela's dad till he passed away I was just a solider then no fancy titles, or anything, but I retired early five years ago.

Shawn: I'm so sorry Angela when did he die?

Angela: Just a few months after I moved here.

Shawn: I'm so sorry I knew how close you two were that must have been heart breaking.

Angela: Yeah it was and you wouldn't even answer my calls Instead you had Cory make up some lie that you were in Africa and forgot your cell phone.

Shawn: That was no lie That week was awful I had no way to contact anyone but I suppose it was worth it I got a free trip to Africa and got paid 1,500$ for the article I wrote.

Angela: Oh really?

Shawn: Yeah so where did you two meet?

Angela: At my father's funeral.

Shawn: well that's (pause to think) a depressing way to meet.

Angela: Yep (gulps down entire glass of wine and proceeds to pour herself a second glass)

Shawn: So Marie what grade are you in?

Marie: After summer break I'll be going into my junior year of high school.

Angela: Yep my little girls all grown up, but at least we still have mark.

Shawn: who's Mark?

Landon: No we don't.

Angela: (quickly starts drinking her second glass of wine.) then says I'm going to excuse myself (grabs her glass and the bottle of wine and proceeds upstairs.

Shawn: what was that all about?

Landon: Angela and I had a son eight years ago, and when he was three years old he was playing in the front yard with his best friend Timmy, he ran out into the street getting run over, and killed.

Shawn: That's horrible.

Landon: That isn't even the worst part. I didn't just lose my son, but something about Angela changed that day, and she just has never been the same.

Marie: Yeah it's like sometimes she'll just forget he's dead.

Landon: There are weeks when she'll just lock herself in his old room and refuse to come out.

Shawn: Maybe I should go talk to her see if that would help.

Landon and Marie: No!

Landon: I mean I should go speak with her. In fact maybe you should leave till I can get her to calm down.

Marie: Can I go with Shawn?

Landon: I don't know

Angela (screaming from upstairs): No my baby! My baby! Ahh! (Hear crashing noise.)

Landon: Oh no. What did she break this time? (Runs upstairs) Angela darling are you all right?

Marie: I need to get out of here.

Shawn: is it really that bad?

Marie: This happens multiple times a week.

Shawn: That often?

Landon (heard from upstairs.): Not the mirror! Angela there's glass everywhere and your legs are all cut up.

Angela: Well at least I'm not dead!

Marie: can we leave.

Shawn: I don't want you to just leave without getting permission.

Marie: all right I'll go ask dad.

(Marie walks upstairs)