Playing Dead... Nightmaring Plays... Part III

Continues from part two...


Enters Vivian followed by Hound and Reeds who stays at the door.

Lt Hound: sit down, Could you say your name aloud please?

Vivian: Vivian O’Connell

Lt Hound: Did you know the victim well?

Vivian: Well, I did but not as my other friends. He was more close to them than me, though we spent lots of time together

Lt. Hound: ok, under what circumstanced did you meet?

Vivian: at a party for my arrival from France a couple of moths ago. And… that day we had an affair… nothing very serious anyway.

Lt. Hound: well… more than necessary, uhm, do you have any idea of the reasons he might have had to kill himself?

Dave: (kissing her cheek) Yep, you were such a good friend, so nice that I couldn’t resist your attraction. I guess you couldn’t also. I miss your presence… I swear... do you still think we were just friends?

Vivian: let me see, during all the time I knew him he always looked sad, like worried for something. He looked like he was going to commit suicide one day. I would say his girlfriend had much to do with his mood, He told me many times how much he loved her, and how much bad she did to him when she cheated on him. Every single day he told me that it was too difficult to live with that pain inside and besides seeing the one Lucy preferred almost the whole time.

Lt. Hound: who was this guy?

Vivian: Rodney. he's outside waiting for his turn.

Lt. Hound: when did this happen?

Vivian: well, as I see, this has nothing to do with me making clear I had nothing to do with his death.

Lt. Hound: I beg your pardon. Well. Anything else you think would be useful for us?

Vivian: I guess not.

Lt. Hound: that will be all then. Thank you.

Dave walks besides her to the door, and then turns to the audience:

Dave: you know… she would be the only reason to come back to your (pointing the audience) world. She made me feel like I was on fire whenever she kissed me, she made me realise of the meaning of passion… but then… I’m dead! I feel cold, empty… not very different from the real world, but… I don’t know… It’s more quiet being dead.. I don’t know why I feel cool, calmed… (Enters Reeds followed by Rodney and Dave sees him) well I felt so…


To be continued...

Playing Dead... Nightmaring Plays Part II...

[I'm uploading one character's declaration only at the time as it is easier to read]

Continues from part one...

Enters Lucy followed by Reeds, she’s been crying, and her eyes are wet. Lt. Hound goes out. And Dave walks around the room [Remember they can't hear or see Dave]

Reeds: Could you say your name aloud please?

Lucy: Lucy Summers

Reeds: Ok, did you know the victim?

Lucy: Yes, I do of course. He was my boyfriend.

Reeds: Well, how long had you known him?

Lucy: For almost three years

Reeds: Under what circumstances did you meet?

Lucy: I’d known him since we were kids, we were neighbours (dries her eyes)

Dave: (touching her hair speaking while is not) I remember all those days when we were happy… do you darling?

Lucy: We studied at the same school but we split in secondary… then we got into the same studies at college and started our relation…

Reeds: Good, uhh... can you think of a reason he might had had to commit suicide?

Lucy: (nodding in negation) I wish I knew…

Dave: (screaming) Lies!!! You are a reason! Your lies! Say you were!

Reeds: sorry for the intromission, but I know you cheated on him. Don’t you think it could have had something to do?

Lucy: That’s something I keep for myself and I won’t tell you my secrets. I think it’s been enough! (exits at the time Hound enters)

Dave: perfect! That’s how you’ve always been! (reeds says something to Lt Hound ) Run! Escape as usual! I see it was wrong to stay with you after all! Fool me! (reeds go out and calls one of the witnesses) can you see? We all are fool ones, we realise of the truth when we are dead! Oh! Good! Let’s die then, discover what you always wanted to know! Don’t miss this opportunity! It’s free anyway! (Always sarcastic)

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Playing Dead... Nightmaring Plays Part I...

Dave is walking around the room, Goes to pic up a needle and a tie. He shots himself with heroine. Then sits on the sofa and starts hearing a voice:

Voice: why are you doing this? Isn’t there any other way to forget? Or are you trying to just escape a little from all the things you don’t dare to admit?

He covers his head with his hands and starts to walk around the room again looking at nowhere.

Voice: why can’t you accept you suck? She realised of that, that’s why she left you!

(Dave sits in the sofa again) takes a knife and cuts his arms. He rests himself back on the sofa and says:

Dave: I won’t listen to you anymore.

Lights go off, when they go on again enters Lucy, Austin, Alison, Lisa, Rodney and Vivian. They find Dave dead.

Lisa: Hi Dave, how… (Screams) what did you do, you fool!? (cries)

Austin: wow, this is odd… I don’t understand…

Rodney: We better call the cops guys… (They all look like worried)

Lights go off again. When they open, the scene has changed: the corpse has been covered with a blanket and all the guys are in a corner waiting as the police checks the room.

Lt. Hound: (calling a policeman) Reeds, have you found anything?

Cop Reeds: yes sir, we found a needle and heroine, a couple of rubber bands and the knife the victim used

Lt. Hound: any letter, note of anything of the kind?

Cop reeds: no sir.

Lt. Hound: right, so the only thing left is to take their speeches. (Calls them) Please gentlemen come here. (They get close) We’ll have to ask for your declarations to leave this clear so you can go home without any responsibility, You first sir please. (Austin)

Lt. Hound: could you say your name aloud please

Austin: Austin Greenbaum

Lt. Hound: did you know the victim?

Austin: yes sir. We were friends in fact.

Lt. Hound: and how long have you known him?

Austin: I’ve known him since last summer

Lt. Hound: under what circumstances did you meet him?

Austin: well, we were at a summer camp near Pucón. He was on vacations and stayed at the hotel I worked in. he asked me once where he could get Ecstasy so I told him to go to Rod’s cause he was the clocker there that summer., after that we went to a party and we became very good friends.

Lt. Hound: have you ever used drugs? (yes) do you still take them?

Austin: no, not now that I decided to go on rehab.

Lt. Hound: do you know how often did the victim use heroin?

Austin: well not that often as he used to, but I know he started not long ago taking ecstasy, you know everything stars with E and then come other stronger things, acid, heroine…

Lt. Hound: I see. I know you were living in his apartment. Why was it?

Austin: well, I began my studies in history this year and as he was my friend, he offered me to stay at his apartment while I got a scholarship. As nothing ever came I stayed with him and with Lucy all this time.

Lt. Hound: mmm, do you have any idea why he could have committed suicide?

Then, lights go off, and when they go on again Dave is there standing.

Dave: what?! (He looks at his arms) What happened?! I’m supposed to be dead!! (He realises that nobody listens to him and puts his hand in front of their eyes but they don’t notice)

Lt. Hound: don’t mind the light, please answer the question

Austin: well, he was dating a girl, Alison, but she cheated on him. That’s why he went on drugs. But I knew he was ok by now.

Dave: Lies! You knew that all the time! You convinced me to go to that party so they could have time to cheat on me!!! And they called themselves friends of mine… ha!

Lt. Hound: well, that would be fine. Thank you Mr. Greenbaum.

Dave: can you see what a good friend he is? Well it’s not important, anyway I’m dead... (he starts to play fool) wuju! I’m dead! (To the people) Hey you, discover the real advantages of being dead: people can’t see you, so you can mock on their faces but hey will not care… Because they don’t see you! Second: you can fly!!! (Tries to fly by jumping) well, you can’t, I guess you have to be another kind of ghost to do that. But the most important: you can hear conversations and realise of things people never wanted you to know!!! Fuck the all liars!!!

Enters Lucy followed by Reeds, she’s been crying, and her eyes are wet. Lt. Hound goes out.

To Be Continued...