Me Against the Music

I: Death’s Calling Card:

*Karen looks at him funny*

Karen: What do you mean?

*The doctor lowers his head*

Doctor: You have cancer.

*Karen blinks at him*

Karen: What?

Doctor: You have lung cancer, stage two.

Karen: You’re joking, right?

Doctor: I’m so sorry.

Karen: Damn it… *Looks down at her hands*

Doctor: I keep telling you to stop smoking.

Karen: Shut up, man.

*The doctor goes quiet*

II: Breaking the Bad News:

*Karen gets on the phone at the hospital*

Erin: *On the other line* Hello?

Karen: I have cancer.

Erin: Oh no… You serious?

Karen: Yep.

Erin: What now?

*Karen looks down the hall*

Karen: I’m working on that.

III: Options:

*Back in the doctor’s office*

Karen: So, what’s the game plan here, Doc?

*The Doctor takes in a breath*

Doctor: We’re very limited here.

Karen: *Tilts her head* What do you mean?

Doctor: Well, we’ll have to run more tests just to see how bad it is and work from there.

Karen: *Gives him the stink eye* And how long will that be?

*Doctor gives her a nervous look*

Doctor: Days or weeks…

*Karen glares at him*

Karen: Really, sir?

Doctor: You’ll be the first one to know the results, I promise!

*Karen still glares at him*

*The poor doctor sighs and lowers his head*

IV: Planning

*All of the girls sit in Karen’s kitchen*

*Karen drinks some warm milk*

Karen: So, I’m dying.

Paige: Oh dear…

Erin: So, what are we doing here?

*Karen shrugs and shakes her head*

Becky: You don’t know?

Karen: Nope…

*She’s about to speak when they all hear a tumble in the closet*

Paige: What was that?

*Erin rises to her feet*

Erin: Stay here.

V: Busted!

*Erin walks over to the closet and opens it wide*

*Pyro looks up at her from inside*

Erin: Who the hell are?

*Pyro blinks at her, innocently*

Pyro: Help… me?

*Erin gets her a confusing look*

Erin: Huh?

Pyro: Help me?

*The other women stare at her blankly*

VI: Treatments Begin

*In the doctor’s office*

Doctor: Ready to do this?

Karen: Yeah, yeah.

*Doctor closes the door behind him*

VII: Death of a Bitch

*At Karen’s funeral*

*Erin, Paige, Becky, and Niki all sit outside the church*

Erin: She was an awesome bitch.

Becky: Yeah.

Paige: And crazy.

Becky: And loud.

Niki: And brave.

*All of the women sigh*

All: We miss her!

*They all take a drink*

VIII: New Girl?:

*Pyro stands in the doorway, smoking*

Pyro: I miss you, Karen.

*She throws the cigarette to the sky*

Karen Kimble: 1969-2014.

R.I.P. Bitch!

End