Scene 15

Marie stands in the doorway of a small bedroom. The bedroom has a race car bed, a book self, a dresser, and blue toy box that lies in one corner; there is also a rocking chair in a corner. Finally next to the dresser stands a tall standing mirror which is shattered. Glass shards cover the floor one is even poking out of Angela's leg; she is standing in the middle of the shards obviously upset. Landon is tiring to pull the glass out of Angela's leg.

Dad: Can I please go stay with Shawn tonight.

Angela: I just lost Mark, and now you want to leave?

Landon: Angela daring it was nearly three years ago.

Angela: No it was yesterday!

Marie: Dad's right it was almost three years ago.

Angela: No I tucked Mark into bed right here (points at bed) just last night.

Marie: Dad can you leave mom and I alone for a minute?

Landon: I don't think that's a good idea darling. I think I need to take her to get stitches in her leg.

Angela: It's just a cut. You two always treat me like a baby! I am a grown woman and I can take care of myself!

Landon: Fine then I am not going to put up with this behavior anymore.

(Landon storms out of the room)

Marie: Mom I can't deal with this anymore Landon is dead and nothing you do is going to bring him back.

(Angela slaps Marie across the face.)

Angela: You think I don't know that? He was my only son and he's gone forever and all you do is make light of the situation!

Marie: I don't make light of anything I just tell it how it is! He was my baby brother and I loved him just as much as you did, but enough's enough.

(Marie starts to walk away and Angela grabs her wrist and starts twisting it.)

Marie: Ouch! Mom what are you doing you're hurting me!

(Shawn bolts upstairs and runs towards Marie)

Shawn: Angela what are you doing to her?

Angela: This is none of your business Shawn just leave us alone!

Marie: Please Shawn help me!

Angela: You two are planning on leaving me aren't you? You're just like my mother Marie, when things get hard you leave!

Marie: Please mom stop! This isn't you!

Shawn: Let go of her Angela, or that cut on your leg won't be the reason you're going to the hospital tonight.

Angela: I'll stop (Angela loosens her grip and stops twisting.) If Marie will tell me how she can abandon her mother right after they've just lost her baby brother?

(Marie gets her wrist out of her mother's grip and begins to walk away and Angela follows her.)

Marie: It's easy when she completely changes from being a normal human being to having manic episodes of rage and depression every time she so much thinks about him!

(Marie walks into her bedroom and slams the door in Angela's face. grabs a suit case and starts dumping the contents of her dresser into it.)

Angela (from other side of the door)

Angela: You can't leave me you're still a child!

Marie: Yes I can I don't have to stay with you anymore!

Angela (from other side of door)

Angela: Did Shawn tell you that because he has no right to take you away from me! Marie come out here right this minute!

Marie: No I am Packing my bag and leaving with Shawn.

Angela: Isn't that a bit drastic?

Marie: You have no room to give me advice.

Shawn (yelling at Angela from Mark's bedroom): Angela Can you come speak with me?

Angela: Sure in a minute

Shawn (Yelling at Angela from Mark's bedroom): No Now!