"The Slumber Party"

Characters:

SARA: A tall, gangly 6th grade girl with a heightened sense of drama.

ELLA: A shy, soft spoken 6th grade girl, with long red hair. Sara's best friend.

CYNTHIA: Curly brunette 6th grade girl with freckles and an infectious laugh.

KARI: Earnest blonde 6th grader. Cynthia's best friend. She tends to follow the other girls' leads and is somewhat boy crazy.

Setting: Four tween girls are sleeping over at Cynthia's house. The floor is covered with sleeping bags, half empty bags of chips, soda cans, pillows, video-tapes and the occasional hair doo-dad. The girls are sitting on their sleeping bags in a little half-circle, talking animatedly.

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CYNTHIA: What do you guys want to do now? We have videos, we could do make-overs, or-

KARI: Or?

CYNTHIA: (with dramatic emphasis) Or we could call Tro-yy!

(All the girls collapse into giggles)

ELLA: It's after midnight!

KARI: She's kidding.

CYNTHIA: (giggling) Maybe I am and maybe I'm not.

SARA: I'll do it, give me the phone.

(the girls look at her, apprehensive or excited)

ELLA: What if he star 69's?

SARA: I don't care. I'm sure Cynthia doesn't mind if the cutest guy in our class has her number.

ELLA: (chews on her hair nervously) What would you say?

SARA: (Grinning) I'd say, Oh, Troy? This is Sara, Sara Williams. I just wanted to know, who do you think is the cutest? Me, Ella, Kari or Cynthia? We know none of the other girls in 6th grade are even worth looking at...

KARI: (Howling with laughter) I wish Cathy Luther could hear you say that! She thinks she's soooo hot, ever since she got... (Kari gestures toward her chest expressively. They all laugh.)

ELLA: You're not really going to call him, are you?

CYNTHIA: Oh, look at her face! Ella loves Troy! She'd just die if we told him, wouldn't you Ella?

ELLA: (hides her face)

SARA: (Whacking Cynthia a little too hard with a pillow) Leave her alone, she just doesn't want to get in trouble. I was kidding, Ella. We won't call him. If we call someone it will be a guy that none of us likes.

KARI: How 'bout Ricky Montez? Or Jeremy. He'd love the attention.

SARA: I thought you liked Ricky.

KARI: (reddening) He's just okay. For a friend.

CYNTHIA: (giggling) She likes his tight jeans!

KARI: Shut up!

SARA: Here's what we'll do. Cynthia, go get a candle, and some matches. We're going to have a seance.

ELLA: (Looking terrified) What?

SARA: A seance. Lets summon the dead.

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