Nobody Home

I: Falling Apart:

*Erin looks out the window and sighs*

Erin: What’s wrong with me lately?

Paige: Baby?

*Erin turns around*

*Paige stands in the doorway in her nightie*

Erin: Nothing.

*She looks out the window again*

*Paige sits down beside her*

*It begins to rain outside*

II: The Crying:

*Tears welled up in Paige’s eyes*

*She stops sniffling*

Erin: Stop crying.

Paige: I can’t.

*More tears ran down her face*

*Erin pulls her into her arms*

III: Run Down:

*Pyro stares at ceiling*

Pyro: What’s the point anymore?

Pyro’s mom: Patty, have you finished your homework?

*Pyro gritted her teeth*

Pyro: Yes!

*She runs over onto her stomach*

Pyro: *With face in the pillow* Shut up, bitch.

IV: Numbing:

*Niki lays in the back of the car, staring off into space*

*A guy is on top of her banging her*

Dude: Oh yeah! Oh! Oh! More! More! Oh yeah!

*Niki looks up at the ceiling of the car*

Niki: I can’t feel anything.

*The guy looks up at her*

Guy: What?

*Niki shakes her head*

*The sex continues*

V: Nothing Tastes Good:

*Becky sits are her computer*

*She stuffs chips into her mouth*

*She sighs*

Becky: These don’t even taste good anymore.

*Becky turns off her game and walks over to the window*

*The rain’s gotten heavier*

VI: Cry Together:

*Tears well up in Erin’s eyes*

Erin: See what you made me do?

Paige: *Whimpers* I’m sorry!

*Both women cry to the rain*

*They lean on each other’s shoulders*

VII: Long Night:

Radio Announcer: Looks like an all-night shower. Cloudy skies by tomorrow morning. We might not see the sun until Thursday. Chances of more showers are expected during the week.

*Becky turns off the radio*

VIII: Maybe it is Time to End:

*Erin lifts her head*

Erin: What is the point anymore? Maybe it’s time we just end it all.

*Paige looks up at her*

Paige: Huh?

*Erin shakes her head*

*The rain keeps pouring*