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Mock Sides: ori-ginal Scripts for Workshop Actors
INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT
MIKE and CASSIE are sitting at a small tablearestaurant.Cassieissiftingthroughhernotices.
lthrEt- CASSf,E
in the cornerfood. Uike
of
Stor+ -?
Cassi-e
MIKECassie, is everYthing okaY?
looks uP. She Ponders for a moment'
CASSIEtllike, do You love me?
MIKEWeII of course I do' WhY would Youask something tike that?
Cassie shrugs.CASSIE
It's iust, latelY things have beendiffeient. You have been gone moreoften and I get IoneIY'
lllike realizes what she is saying'I'{IKE
Oh godl Are You cheating on me?
CASSIENo, I'm not cheating on You'
I,IIKEcassie what is it?
CASSIEIt's just .-.well ."T need to knowwhere we are.
I{IKEYou mean as in, are we going to goany further with this?(beat)iou fnow r love You ri-ght?
CASSlEI know. It's just, You are alwaYsaway on triPs and in differentEiii"" and 6nlY home for a shortamount of time. It'e hardsometi$es.
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T4IKE
If you are r'rorried about whether ornot i am cheating on You; You havenothing to worrY about'
CASSIEThat's not it'
Mike is a bit confused'I{IKE
We].]- then what is it?CASSIE
Do You ever want a familY?
Mike considers.IltlKE
Well Yeah, eventuallY' I.h3ve"r*"v'=-Pictured mYself ilT a wifeand a familY' And I'm worKrngreallY hard-to make that haPPen'(Pause)Are You Pregnant?
cassie shies away from the question. Mike becomes anxious yetalmost excited.
MIKECassie, are You Pregnant?
cassie shakes her head no' She is starting to break down'
CASSIEThere's something I have to teI1you.
Mike remains silent'CASSIE
When I was 18 I had a boYfriend'We were Young and stuPid' I endeduP Pregnant' MY Parents forced meto irav6 an abortion, saYing I wastoo--Young and that one daY I wouldthank them for it'
Flike has a look of understanding'MfKE
Cassie, it's okaY' I am not goingto judge Your Past'
(MoR3 )
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Everybody makes mistakes when theyare Young' It haPPens'
CASSlEYou don't get 1t' Something rrentvlrong during the Proc?d'T":.1".9i91"?^:?^:1" hosPitar it was'a very seraous abnormalitY in theuterusT ' f think the doctor wasdrunk.
MIKEWhat did he do to You?
CASSIEHe took something away from me'
MIKEI know an abortion can be hard todeal with. - -
CASSIENo t{ike! You don't know!(breaking down)i ".tr't 6ver have children again'
EhenewshitsMikehard.Hesitsinsilencetryingtowraphis head around what was just said' Cassie waits for aresponse. wh; one doesn'f come guick enough"'
CASSIEMike?
Silence. FinalIY he looksdoesn't let us know what
MIKE
over at her- His deadPan facehe is thinking.
I have to be alone for a bit'
Hegetsuprtossessomemoneyonthetableandwalksout'
ern#r," i"'ieft there more alone than ever'
FADE OUT.
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