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From the project meeting (Ioannina, 3-10 of April 2008)Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Photos from our performances
Deiva sent me these photos. You look so cute and professional on stage. Also, a star was born: Deiva!!!
The German team in a calm scene before the "storm"!!! What are you fighting for, girls? For the same reason as in the Trojan war.
The Greek team in a scene, just before the "fight" starts! They are good friends though.
Why are you so sceptical, kids! The Turkish team on stage. They look so professional! And the cutest.
Who are these STARS***? (Answer: The Lithuanian team)
(From our performances in Ioannina, April 8th, 2008)
(From our performances in Ioannina, April 8th, 2008)
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
LoFrien + NdsVe→Love+Friends
LoFrien + NdsVe→Love+Friends*
Persons:
Marian: student
Chris: student
Mrs. Johnson: Teacher of Ancient Greek
Mr. Weasley: Art Teacher
SCENE 1
(Chris in the library reading a book – Mike comes in)
Marian: “Hey man, what’s up? Oh my god! For what do you need all these books?”
Chris: “Hellooooo? I have to find some information for my project in biology… You have to start writing it too, remember?”
Marian: “Oh, don’t start again with this project! Calm down! We have two whole months until we have to hand it in!!”
Chris: “Yeah, but.. Helloooo?! We have to write about 60 pages except for the experiment we have to do. Two months just aren’t enough to finish all this!”
Marian: “Do you remember the project in physics last year? We had again two months to finish the 60 pages, and we both did it in less than four weeks!”
Chris: “Yes, but this one is much more difficult You always have to find new information”
Marian: “Come on Chris, relax a bit!!!!!!! There are so many other important things in life than this project, and generally school… Anyway, will you come this evening to the cafeteria? The others will be at a football match, and I don’t want to be alone…”
Chris: "I don’t know we have history for tomorrow and so many other lessons to do…"
Marian: “Ohhhh, come on, enough with these lessons. Remind me when was the last time you came to the cafeteria with us cause I don’t remember..?”
Chris: “Well I just don’t have time.”
Marian: ”Really, then tell me how can I have time to go out with my friends..??”
Chris: “You never do all of your homework. Have you ever studied for history??”
Marian: “Bullshit.. Who cares about history?? You are the only person I know who studies history!!
Chris: “Well ok I will come with you to the cafeteria just to show you that I don’t study all the time.”
Marian: “Fine, today you will have a great evening without books. Hmmmm what about 8 o’clock?”
Chris: “Ok, see you there…”
Marian: “Very nice.. Ohhhh, have you seen the book Che Guevara’s life? Because I want to find his biography for the school newspaper.”
Chris: “Aisle 5. There you can find the biography of many well-known people.”
Marian: “You know the library by heart...”
(Marian searching for the book)
Marian: “Ohh, there it is. I will write the best article ever, hehe. Ok, I have to leave now see you in the classroom.”
Chris: “Ok, bye. Oh god, I need the names of all the stupid human bones.”
(Marian laughs and leaves)
SCENE 2
(In the classroom)
Marian: “Oh, I hate ancient Greek and the teacher too.”
The teacher: “Stop talking… Marian, tell me the translation of part 2 in page 34.”
Marian: “Ehmm… I’m sorry, I didn’t have enough time to study.”
The teacher: “Oh, the same things again... How many times do I have to tell you that you have to study very hard?”
Marian: “Yeah, I’m sorry, but, you know I don’t care so much about ancient Greek.”
The teacher: “If you don’t know your roots then you don’t know your language. And if you don’t know your language you are not a Greek person.”
Marian: “Yes, I agree, but I’m not gonna speak with Aristotle or Socrates and apart from this the way we are taught ancient Greek in school makes us hate this subject. You know very well that the Greek school system sucks.”
The teacher: “Be careful the way you speak, please. The system is not the problem. The real problem is that you, students don’t study as much as it is necessary. For example look at Chris he always studies! This is what students should be like!”
Marian (ironically): “Yeah ok…”
(the art teacher comes into the classroom)
The art teacher: “Sorry that I disturb your lesson, but can I have Marian for a little? We want to discuss something about the school play.”
The teacher: “Oh again this play. I can’t stop the lesson every time. But okay Marian you can go.”
(the lights turn off)
SCENE 3
(Marian calls Chris at his house)
Marian: “Hey, Chris. Can you bring me the CD I asked you to burn for me?”
Chris: “Ohhh, shit I forgot. Sorry Marian but we had so many things to do for school and I didn’t even think about it.
Marian (with aggravation): “Okay, never mind. Anyway see you at the cafeteria okay?”
Chris: “Oh, Marian! I just wanted to say that-“
Marian: “You don’t want to come! Am I right?”
Chris: “No, it’s just… Oh, forget it..”
Marian: “Okay… So, see you at the cafeteria… Bye!”
Chris: “Alright… Bye!”
SCENE 4
(At the cafeteria. Marian is already there).
Chris: “Hey, Marian. Sorry, I’m late..”
Marian: “Hey. Never mind. Where is Mary?”
Chris: “Ohh, didn’t I tell you? We broke up…”
Marian: “Really? Why? You were such a nice couple…”
Chris: “Because we both didn’t have enough time to meet. I have to study very hard now because of the exams…”
Marian: “Are you kidding? You must be stupid to break up because of this!! You are not in the third class of high school so you don’t need to study so much. You are overdoing it!! Poor Mary…”
Chris: “STOP NOW!! You always blame me because I study hard!! Look at you. You always have arguments with the teachers because you don’t study. The only things you are interested in are boys, the school newspaper, theater plays, and things that you are not going to use in your whole life!!!”
Marian: “Of course these things I do are useful. And, of course I study, I just don’t study the subjects, I consider useless. At least I know how to live my life, not like you, locked in your room studying all the time. You have changed so much, you are not the Chris I used to know.”
Chris: “Nothing has changed to me, I just haven’t so much time I used to.”
Marian: “Then you have to organize your time better…”
Chris: “Stop pretending to know everything. It’s not easy to do everything on time. You always have time because you never study.”
Marian: “That’s not true, you know that I study! I just do so many other things… And I always have time!”
Chris: “If you have such big problem with me then stop spending time with me. This is who I am and I will not change for you.”
Marian: “I didn’t say that! It’s just that you don’t want to hang around with us anymore and you don’t even care about us!!”
Chris (angrily): “I’m not going to stay here and listen to your bad insults! I’m leaving!”
(he stands up and goes out)
Marian (sadly): “If you need help to find the old Chris just call me…”
SCENE 5
(the next day in the class room, in school. The bell has already rang for the lesson)
The art teacher: “Good morning kids!”
The kids: “Good morning Mr. Weasley!”
Mr. Weasley: “So, today we’re going to discuss some of Picasso’s masterpieces. Marian, can you tell us something about Picasso?”
Marian: “I think you should ask Chris, he knows every thing better than all the others. Am I right, Chris?”
Chris: “Just shut up, Marian, ok?”
Mr. Weasley: “Marian, Chris? What’s going on with you two? I have never seen you so altercated.”
Marian: “Ask Chris. As I said before he knows everything better.”
Mr. Weasley: “Ok, Marian, that’s enough. Chris, do you want to share this problem with us?”
Chris: “Some people think that I have changed and I don’t have time for my friends. The fact is that I just want to be ready for the things I am going to confront in my future. And this is not a mistake.”
Marian: “Isn’t it a mistake if you forget your friends because of that? Because of your future? As Shakespeare said we know what we are, but not what we may be. And therefore my opinion is to live the every moment, and especially with our friends.”
Mr. Weasley: “Very nice speech, Marian!”
Chris: “The next years will be very difficult for our generation. There’s no time for what you said, Marian.”
Marian: “If there’s no time for friendship, what’s the reason of existing?”
Mr. Weasley: “I think that’s a quite interesting discussion we are having here. Well, my dear kids, we are living in a very difficult era and what Chris said was right. You must have many qualifications to survive. Nowadays, unfortunately, only the strong and smart can survive. Only the ones with money have an easy life, and you can only have money if you are smart and sometimes lucky. How many people have you seen earn money without working for that, because they are lucky?”
Marian: “I agree, but what about friendsh-?”
Mr. Weasley: “Wait Marian. I haven’t finished yet. You asked about friendship.. Of course, that’s very important. I can ensure you that family and friends are the most important things in life. And, of course, love. A person without these three things in life is empty. You have to find the time to accommodate these things.”
Chris: “I think your right… I overdid it a bit.”
(the bell rings for break)
Mr. Weasley: “Chris, I’m very proud of you that you can admit your mistakes. That’s very difficult for some people. Marian, please, be more patient next time. You see, everything can be solved with a dialogue. I hope everything we said today will stay in your mind forever. Break is over… I have to leave now. See you tomorrow.”
(Mr. Weasley leaves the classroom)
Marian: “Well… Friends again?”
Chris: “Oh, come here!”
(they hug friendly)
Marian: “Today is the concert from our favorite band… Do you want to go with me and rock a bit?”
Chris: “I would love to!!”
Marian: “I think I can see the old Chris again… Oh! Did I tell you?”
Chris: “What?”
Marian: “I spoke with Mary… She wants to see you.”
(Chris smiles)
Chris: “I were so stupid that I had almost destroyed our friendship.”
(the bell rings for the next lesson)
Marian: “ Do you want to cut school?”
(Chris is looking at her weirdly)
Marian: “I am just kidding!”
(they both walk out of the classroom)
* A double substitution-like reaction from Chemistry
Persons:
Marian: student
Chris: student
Mrs. Johnson: Teacher of Ancient Greek
Mr. Weasley: Art Teacher
SCENE 1
(Chris in the library reading a book – Mike comes in)
Marian: “Hey man, what’s up? Oh my god! For what do you need all these books?”
Chris: “Hellooooo? I have to find some information for my project in biology… You have to start writing it too, remember?”
Marian: “Oh, don’t start again with this project! Calm down! We have two whole months until we have to hand it in!!”
Chris: “Yeah, but.. Helloooo?! We have to write about 60 pages except for the experiment we have to do. Two months just aren’t enough to finish all this!”
Marian: “Do you remember the project in physics last year? We had again two months to finish the 60 pages, and we both did it in less than four weeks!”
Chris: “Yes, but this one is much more difficult You always have to find new information”
Marian: “Come on Chris, relax a bit!!!!!!! There are so many other important things in life than this project, and generally school… Anyway, will you come this evening to the cafeteria? The others will be at a football match, and I don’t want to be alone…”
Chris: "I don’t know we have history for tomorrow and so many other lessons to do…"
Marian: “Ohhhh, come on, enough with these lessons. Remind me when was the last time you came to the cafeteria with us cause I don’t remember..?”
Chris: “Well I just don’t have time.”
Marian: ”Really, then tell me how can I have time to go out with my friends..??”
Chris: “You never do all of your homework. Have you ever studied for history??”
Marian: “Bullshit.. Who cares about history?? You are the only person I know who studies history!!
Chris: “Well ok I will come with you to the cafeteria just to show you that I don’t study all the time.”
Marian: “Fine, today you will have a great evening without books. Hmmmm what about 8 o’clock?”
Chris: “Ok, see you there…”
Marian: “Very nice.. Ohhhh, have you seen the book Che Guevara’s life? Because I want to find his biography for the school newspaper.”
Chris: “Aisle 5. There you can find the biography of many well-known people.”
Marian: “You know the library by heart...”
(Marian searching for the book)
Marian: “Ohh, there it is. I will write the best article ever, hehe. Ok, I have to leave now see you in the classroom.”
Chris: “Ok, bye. Oh god, I need the names of all the stupid human bones.”
(Marian laughs and leaves)
SCENE 2
(In the classroom)
Marian: “Oh, I hate ancient Greek and the teacher too.”
The teacher: “Stop talking… Marian, tell me the translation of part 2 in page 34.”
Marian: “Ehmm… I’m sorry, I didn’t have enough time to study.”
The teacher: “Oh, the same things again... How many times do I have to tell you that you have to study very hard?”
Marian: “Yeah, I’m sorry, but, you know I don’t care so much about ancient Greek.”
The teacher: “If you don’t know your roots then you don’t know your language. And if you don’t know your language you are not a Greek person.”
Marian: “Yes, I agree, but I’m not gonna speak with Aristotle or Socrates and apart from this the way we are taught ancient Greek in school makes us hate this subject. You know very well that the Greek school system sucks.”
The teacher: “Be careful the way you speak, please. The system is not the problem. The real problem is that you, students don’t study as much as it is necessary. For example look at Chris he always studies! This is what students should be like!”
Marian (ironically): “Yeah ok…”
(the art teacher comes into the classroom)
The art teacher: “Sorry that I disturb your lesson, but can I have Marian for a little? We want to discuss something about the school play.”
The teacher: “Oh again this play. I can’t stop the lesson every time. But okay Marian you can go.”
(the lights turn off)
SCENE 3
(Marian calls Chris at his house)
Marian: “Hey, Chris. Can you bring me the CD I asked you to burn for me?”
Chris: “Ohhh, shit I forgot. Sorry Marian but we had so many things to do for school and I didn’t even think about it.
Marian (with aggravation): “Okay, never mind. Anyway see you at the cafeteria okay?”
Chris: “Oh, Marian! I just wanted to say that-“
Marian: “You don’t want to come! Am I right?”
Chris: “No, it’s just… Oh, forget it..”
Marian: “Okay… So, see you at the cafeteria… Bye!”
Chris: “Alright… Bye!”
SCENE 4
(At the cafeteria. Marian is already there).
Chris: “Hey, Marian. Sorry, I’m late..”
Marian: “Hey. Never mind. Where is Mary?”
Chris: “Ohh, didn’t I tell you? We broke up…”
Marian: “Really? Why? You were such a nice couple…”
Chris: “Because we both didn’t have enough time to meet. I have to study very hard now because of the exams…”
Marian: “Are you kidding? You must be stupid to break up because of this!! You are not in the third class of high school so you don’t need to study so much. You are overdoing it!! Poor Mary…”
Chris: “STOP NOW!! You always blame me because I study hard!! Look at you. You always have arguments with the teachers because you don’t study. The only things you are interested in are boys, the school newspaper, theater plays, and things that you are not going to use in your whole life!!!”
Marian: “Of course these things I do are useful. And, of course I study, I just don’t study the subjects, I consider useless. At least I know how to live my life, not like you, locked in your room studying all the time. You have changed so much, you are not the Chris I used to know.”
Chris: “Nothing has changed to me, I just haven’t so much time I used to.”
Marian: “Then you have to organize your time better…”
Chris: “Stop pretending to know everything. It’s not easy to do everything on time. You always have time because you never study.”
Marian: “That’s not true, you know that I study! I just do so many other things… And I always have time!”
Chris: “If you have such big problem with me then stop spending time with me. This is who I am and I will not change for you.”
Marian: “I didn’t say that! It’s just that you don’t want to hang around with us anymore and you don’t even care about us!!”
Chris (angrily): “I’m not going to stay here and listen to your bad insults! I’m leaving!”
(he stands up and goes out)
Marian (sadly): “If you need help to find the old Chris just call me…”
SCENE 5
(the next day in the class room, in school. The bell has already rang for the lesson)
The art teacher: “Good morning kids!”
The kids: “Good morning Mr. Weasley!”
Mr. Weasley: “So, today we’re going to discuss some of Picasso’s masterpieces. Marian, can you tell us something about Picasso?”
Marian: “I think you should ask Chris, he knows every thing better than all the others. Am I right, Chris?”
Chris: “Just shut up, Marian, ok?”
Mr. Weasley: “Marian, Chris? What’s going on with you two? I have never seen you so altercated.”
Marian: “Ask Chris. As I said before he knows everything better.”
Mr. Weasley: “Ok, Marian, that’s enough. Chris, do you want to share this problem with us?”
Chris: “Some people think that I have changed and I don’t have time for my friends. The fact is that I just want to be ready for the things I am going to confront in my future. And this is not a mistake.”
Marian: “Isn’t it a mistake if you forget your friends because of that? Because of your future? As Shakespeare said we know what we are, but not what we may be. And therefore my opinion is to live the every moment, and especially with our friends.”
Mr. Weasley: “Very nice speech, Marian!”
Chris: “The next years will be very difficult for our generation. There’s no time for what you said, Marian.”
Marian: “If there’s no time for friendship, what’s the reason of existing?”
Mr. Weasley: “I think that’s a quite interesting discussion we are having here. Well, my dear kids, we are living in a very difficult era and what Chris said was right. You must have many qualifications to survive. Nowadays, unfortunately, only the strong and smart can survive. Only the ones with money have an easy life, and you can only have money if you are smart and sometimes lucky. How many people have you seen earn money without working for that, because they are lucky?”
Marian: “I agree, but what about friendsh-?”
Mr. Weasley: “Wait Marian. I haven’t finished yet. You asked about friendship.. Of course, that’s very important. I can ensure you that family and friends are the most important things in life. And, of course, love. A person without these three things in life is empty. You have to find the time to accommodate these things.”
Chris: “I think your right… I overdid it a bit.”
(the bell rings for break)
Mr. Weasley: “Chris, I’m very proud of you that you can admit your mistakes. That’s very difficult for some people. Marian, please, be more patient next time. You see, everything can be solved with a dialogue. I hope everything we said today will stay in your mind forever. Break is over… I have to leave now. See you tomorrow.”
(Mr. Weasley leaves the classroom)
Marian: “Well… Friends again?”
Chris: “Oh, come here!”
(they hug friendly)
Marian: “Today is the concert from our favorite band… Do you want to go with me and rock a bit?”
Chris: “I would love to!!”
Marian: “I think I can see the old Chris again… Oh! Did I tell you?”
Chris: “What?”
Marian: “I spoke with Mary… She wants to see you.”
(Chris smiles)
Chris: “I were so stupid that I had almost destroyed our friendship.”
(the bell rings for the next lesson)
Marian: “ Do you want to cut school?”
(Chris is looking at her weirdly)
Marian: “I am just kidding!”
(they both walk out of the classroom)
* A double substitution-like reaction from Chemistry
END
Written by Arianna Spyrou and Valentini Toumbari of 8th Geniko Lykeio Ioanninon-Greece
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Classmates
KAUNAS RADVILENAI SECONDARY SCHOOL
CLASSMATES
Characters:
Aldona, Gražina (They’re 12 years old girls)
Jonė (almost 12, a girl)
Viktoras, Robertas (They’re 12 years old boys)
English teacher
Scene 1
AT SCHOOL
Morning. It’s about 7.30. Everyone is going to the school. It’s the last day of school year.
Gražina: Hey, aliens! J It’s our last day when we go to the school. It’s great!
Children: Hey! Yeah! It’s so fantastic!!!
Everyone was very hearty and everyone was smiling but ugly Jonė just whinny. She hasn’t got any friends.
Jonė: It isn’t funny! Gražina, if you don’t have any humour – please SHUT UP!
Gražina: Hey! Why are you screaming on me? You are so… I don’t know… odd?..
Aldona: She’s so stupid - because she’s blond right?
Other girls approve.
Gražina: Girls, easy…
That moment in the corridor Viktoras exclaims:
Viktoras: Good morning Aldona, Gražina… Hello, my sweetheart, Jonė!
Everyone is laughing.Bell is ringing.
Aldona: Hey, where is Robertas?
Viktoras: Er, I don’t know.
Gražina: Ok, let’s go to the classroom.
That moment in the corridor ring Roberta’s echo:
Robertas: WAIT FOR ME!!!
English teacher: Pupils, close the door,please.
Viktoras: Er, Robertas is coming, teacher.
English teacher: Oh, so that’s good.
Scene 2
AT LESSON
English teacher: Ok. Let’s begin our lesson. Good morning pupils.
Children: Good morning teacher. Nice to see you!!!
English teacher: Nice to see you too. Ok, sit down, now open your notebooks and let’s check your homework.
Jonė is saying something in the whisper:
Jonė: I’ve not prepare to this lesson…
English teacher: Do you want to say anything to me, dear?
Jonė: YES! I HAVE NOT PREPARED MY HOMEWORK!
English teacher: Oh . Why are you shouting?
Jonė: No!!!
Jonė bursts into tears. All class is laughing.
Jonė: Please, stop it!!!
Viktoras: Oh my god! Jonė – you are the best!!! Ha-ha!!!
Gražina: Children, what are you doing? Don’t be so unfriendly!
Aldona says in whisper for Gražina:
Aldona: What are you doing, Gražina?
Gražina: It’s not good!
Robertas says in whisper: Whatever…
Gražina: WHATEVER? You are so grim! Shame on you!
Robertas: Oh, so Jonė is your friend now, yeah?
Gražina: What if yes?
Viktoras: If the answer is yes, so you are not my friend.
Gražina: Fine!
Aldona, Viktoras, Robertas in chorus: FINE!
Bell is ringing.
English teacher: Oh, we didn’t do anything well at this lesson. It’s very bad. Ok pupils, you haven’t got any homework because you will have your holidays… And children… Don’t be so angry. Fine holidays for you… Good bye.
Robertas: You too teacher…
Children: Good bye…
Scene 3
In the yard
Gražina alone is sitting on the broadside. Jonė arrives and says:
Jonė: Thank you for your understanding… And I’m sorry for those words in the morning…
Gražina: Oh… Nothing… Just I’m sad that my friends are angry with me now…
Jonė: But they’re culpable, not you.
Gražina: Er… Maybe…
Viktoras, Aldona and Robertas are coming through the door.
Aldona: Oh, look there are our ex-friend.
Robertas: Ha-ha yeah. There is Jonė too.
Viktoras: They’re stink!
Gražina: Shut up, Viktoras.
Robertas: Ok let’s go home…
Gražina bursts into tears:
Gražina: I don’t understand how can I stay with those… buggers…
Jonė: Easy girl… Don’t worry. Everything will be ok.
Gražina: I hope so…
Jonė: So, are you waiting for summer?
Gražina: Yeah! It’s my favorite season.
Jonė: Oh… Great. When is your birthday?
Gražina: In spring on the 22nd of May. When is yours?
Jonė: So you are Gemini.On the 30th of March is mine.
Gražina: Yes, and you are Aries. Like my grandfather.
Jonė: Oh! Now is 9 o’clock. Where is your house?
Gražina: We need go to the left. Come on.
Jonė: Really? Well, ok… J
Scene 4
Near Gražina’s house
Viktoras and Aldona are standing near Gražina’s house.
Jonė: Hey, look…
Gražina: Yeah, I see… What do you want from me?
Viktoras: We want to talk to you but we see you are “busy”.
Aldona: Yeah, write… Ha-ha!
Jonė: Leave her alone!
Aldona: Oh, what I see here. You’re new friend. Congratulations, she’s “great”.
Viktoras: Oh that was good, Aldona. Ha-ha! High five!!!
Gražina: SHUT UP! You are not better than Jonė!
Jonė: Really? Oh that is very funny.
Viktoras: Ha-ha!
Aldona: It is not very funny!
Jonė: And where is your best friend Robertas ?
Viktoras: Amm…
Gražina: Really, where is he?
Aldona: He is in the basketball training.
Jonė: Are you lying?
Aldona: Don’t be silly. Of course not!
Gražina: Really?…
Aldona and Viktoras are thinking for a couple of minutes…:
Aldona: Am… We’re going to the volleyball training!
Gražina: Oh yeah? So you’re playing volleyball...
Jonė: DON’T LIE !!! You want that she would be your best friend again,yeah?
Viktoras: Maybe.
Gražina: Oh… There it is…
Aldona: No! Viktoras want it but I positively not…
Viktoras: Aldona don’t tell that you want to be Gražina‘s best friend!
Viktoras: Jonė do you want to be our friend?
Jonė: Sure! Because I haven’t got any friends :( Oh… Just one… Gražina it is you!
Viktoras: Well, if you do all homework and prepare for lessons… Then you can find friends!
Jonė: REALLY? I didn’t think about that, but I would try!
Viktoras, Aldona and Gražina: Ok, then maybe you want to play volleyball with us?
Jonė: Maybe, but I...
Aldona: What?
Jonė: I haven’t got much money…
Gražina: Then you can attend music school…
Jonė: Well, if that is free! Is it free?
Gražina: Music school not but volleyball yes! Do you want to attend volleyball?
Jonė: Oh of course I want!!!
Viktoras Aldona and Gražina together: OK.
Aldona: Let’s meet Robertas.
Jonė: Oh yeah of course!
Scene 5
In the Roberta’s training
They are inside the hall… Robertas is dribbling between his friend and trying to make points. He is a good player. He is the tallest in his team. Basketball is his life.
Robertas: Wait a minute! I’m finishing the game. OK?
In Chorus: Ok of course!
Robertas: Hey, What’s Jonė is doing here?
Aldona: She’s our friend now!
Robertas: WHAT?
Viktoras: She is very friendly and we were conciliate with Gražina and hobnob with Jonė! Robertai she promise for us always do her homework…
Robertas: Oh, it’s good.
Gražina: Jonė is our friend now! Do you want to go somewhere?..
Scene 6
The circle of one’s friends are in the meet
Aldona: Ok, do you want to go to the cinema?
Tohether: Oh yeah.
Jonė: But,but... I don’t have any money…
Gražina: Hey, don’t worry! There is no problem!
Jonė: Oh thank you…
AFTER THE FILM…
Viktoras: Hey, butties do you like this film?
Robertas: Oh yeah! I love ghost!
Aldona: And I love dragon!
Jonė: Oh, I love it all!
Gražina: Hey, where we can go now?
Viktoras: I want pizza!
Robertas: Me too!
Girls: We want hamburgers!
Boys: Don’t be silly. No…
Girls: WHY?!
Boys. Because we want pizza!!!
Girls: Oh well… Ok…
Then they went to the pizzeria and they all ate BIG BIG pizza!!!
The End
Written by Gintarė Mickevičiūtė 5th class and Otilija Pajaujytė 5th class of Kaunas Radvilenai Secondary School Lithuania.
CLASSMATES
Characters:
Aldona, Gražina (They’re 12 years old girls)
Jonė (almost 12, a girl)
Viktoras, Robertas (They’re 12 years old boys)
English teacher
Scene 1
AT SCHOOL
Morning. It’s about 7.30. Everyone is going to the school. It’s the last day of school year.
Gražina: Hey, aliens! J It’s our last day when we go to the school. It’s great!
Children: Hey! Yeah! It’s so fantastic!!!
Everyone was very hearty and everyone was smiling but ugly Jonė just whinny. She hasn’t got any friends.
Jonė: It isn’t funny! Gražina, if you don’t have any humour – please SHUT UP!
Gražina: Hey! Why are you screaming on me? You are so… I don’t know… odd?..
Aldona: She’s so stupid - because she’s blond right?
Other girls approve.
Gražina: Girls, easy…
That moment in the corridor Viktoras exclaims:
Viktoras: Good morning Aldona, Gražina… Hello, my sweetheart, Jonė!
Everyone is laughing.Bell is ringing.
Aldona: Hey, where is Robertas?
Viktoras: Er, I don’t know.
Gražina: Ok, let’s go to the classroom.
That moment in the corridor ring Roberta’s echo:
Robertas: WAIT FOR ME!!!
English teacher: Pupils, close the door,please.
Viktoras: Er, Robertas is coming, teacher.
English teacher: Oh, so that’s good.
Scene 2
AT LESSON
English teacher: Ok. Let’s begin our lesson. Good morning pupils.
Children: Good morning teacher. Nice to see you!!!
English teacher: Nice to see you too. Ok, sit down, now open your notebooks and let’s check your homework.
Jonė is saying something in the whisper:
Jonė: I’ve not prepare to this lesson…
English teacher: Do you want to say anything to me, dear?
Jonė: YES! I HAVE NOT PREPARED MY HOMEWORK!
English teacher: Oh . Why are you shouting?
Jonė: No!!!
Jonė bursts into tears. All class is laughing.
Jonė: Please, stop it!!!
Viktoras: Oh my god! Jonė – you are the best!!! Ha-ha!!!
Gražina: Children, what are you doing? Don’t be so unfriendly!
Aldona says in whisper for Gražina:
Aldona: What are you doing, Gražina?
Gražina: It’s not good!
Robertas says in whisper: Whatever…
Gražina: WHATEVER? You are so grim! Shame on you!
Robertas: Oh, so Jonė is your friend now, yeah?
Gražina: What if yes?
Viktoras: If the answer is yes, so you are not my friend.
Gražina: Fine!
Aldona, Viktoras, Robertas in chorus: FINE!
Bell is ringing.
English teacher: Oh, we didn’t do anything well at this lesson. It’s very bad. Ok pupils, you haven’t got any homework because you will have your holidays… And children… Don’t be so angry. Fine holidays for you… Good bye.
Robertas: You too teacher…
Children: Good bye…
Scene 3
In the yard
Gražina alone is sitting on the broadside. Jonė arrives and says:
Jonė: Thank you for your understanding… And I’m sorry for those words in the morning…
Gražina: Oh… Nothing… Just I’m sad that my friends are angry with me now…
Jonė: But they’re culpable, not you.
Gražina: Er… Maybe…
Viktoras, Aldona and Robertas are coming through the door.
Aldona: Oh, look there are our ex-friend.
Robertas: Ha-ha yeah. There is Jonė too.
Viktoras: They’re stink!
Gražina: Shut up, Viktoras.
Robertas: Ok let’s go home…
Gražina bursts into tears:
Gražina: I don’t understand how can I stay with those… buggers…
Jonė: Easy girl… Don’t worry. Everything will be ok.
Gražina: I hope so…
Jonė: So, are you waiting for summer?
Gražina: Yeah! It’s my favorite season.
Jonė: Oh… Great. When is your birthday?
Gražina: In spring on the 22nd of May. When is yours?
Jonė: So you are Gemini.On the 30th of March is mine.
Gražina: Yes, and you are Aries. Like my grandfather.
Jonė: Oh! Now is 9 o’clock. Where is your house?
Gražina: We need go to the left. Come on.
Jonė: Really? Well, ok… J
Scene 4
Near Gražina’s house
Viktoras and Aldona are standing near Gražina’s house.
Jonė: Hey, look…
Gražina: Yeah, I see… What do you want from me?
Viktoras: We want to talk to you but we see you are “busy”.
Aldona: Yeah, write… Ha-ha!
Jonė: Leave her alone!
Aldona: Oh, what I see here. You’re new friend. Congratulations, she’s “great”.
Viktoras: Oh that was good, Aldona. Ha-ha! High five!!!
Gražina: SHUT UP! You are not better than Jonė!
Jonė: Really? Oh that is very funny.
Viktoras: Ha-ha!
Aldona: It is not very funny!
Jonė: And where is your best friend Robertas ?
Viktoras: Amm…
Gražina: Really, where is he?
Aldona: He is in the basketball training.
Jonė: Are you lying?
Aldona: Don’t be silly. Of course not!
Gražina: Really?…
Aldona and Viktoras are thinking for a couple of minutes…:
Aldona: Am… We’re going to the volleyball training!
Gražina: Oh yeah? So you’re playing volleyball...
Jonė: DON’T LIE !!! You want that she would be your best friend again,yeah?
Viktoras: Maybe.
Gražina: Oh… There it is…
Aldona: No! Viktoras want it but I positively not…
Viktoras: Aldona don’t tell that you want to be Gražina‘s best friend!
Viktoras: Jonė do you want to be our friend?
Jonė: Sure! Because I haven’t got any friends :( Oh… Just one… Gražina it is you!
Viktoras: Well, if you do all homework and prepare for lessons… Then you can find friends!
Jonė: REALLY? I didn’t think about that, but I would try!
Viktoras, Aldona and Gražina: Ok, then maybe you want to play volleyball with us?
Jonė: Maybe, but I...
Aldona: What?
Jonė: I haven’t got much money…
Gražina: Then you can attend music school…
Jonė: Well, if that is free! Is it free?
Gražina: Music school not but volleyball yes! Do you want to attend volleyball?
Jonė: Oh of course I want!!!
Viktoras Aldona and Gražina together: OK.
Aldona: Let’s meet Robertas.
Jonė: Oh yeah of course!
Scene 5
In the Roberta’s training
They are inside the hall… Robertas is dribbling between his friend and trying to make points. He is a good player. He is the tallest in his team. Basketball is his life.
Robertas: Wait a minute! I’m finishing the game. OK?
In Chorus: Ok of course!
Robertas: Hey, What’s Jonė is doing here?
Aldona: She’s our friend now!
Robertas: WHAT?
Viktoras: She is very friendly and we were conciliate with Gražina and hobnob with Jonė! Robertai she promise for us always do her homework…
Robertas: Oh, it’s good.
Gražina: Jonė is our friend now! Do you want to go somewhere?..
Scene 6
The circle of one’s friends are in the meet
Aldona: Ok, do you want to go to the cinema?
Tohether: Oh yeah.
Jonė: But,but... I don’t have any money…
Gražina: Hey, don’t worry! There is no problem!
Jonė: Oh thank you…
AFTER THE FILM…
Viktoras: Hey, butties do you like this film?
Robertas: Oh yeah! I love ghost!
Aldona: And I love dragon!
Jonė: Oh, I love it all!
Gražina: Hey, where we can go now?
Viktoras: I want pizza!
Robertas: Me too!
Girls: We want hamburgers!
Boys: Don’t be silly. No…
Girls: WHY?!
Boys. Because we want pizza!!!
Girls: Oh well… Ok…
Then they went to the pizzeria and they all ate BIG BIG pizza!!!
The End
Written by Gintarė Mickevičiūtė 5th class and Otilija Pajaujytė 5th class of Kaunas Radvilenai Secondary School Lithuania.
Monday, June 2, 2008
My real life
My real life
Characters: Speaker 1, speaker 2, Melina, Evelyn: friends
Scene 1
Speaker 1: Once upon a time there were two little girls.
Speaker 2: They were friends.
SP 1: Best Friends.
SP 2: From nursery school.
SP 1: To primary school.
SP 2: They were together.
SP 1: Every day.
SP 2: But unfortunately their fate had other plans.
SP 1: And they had problems.
SP 2: Big problems.
SP 1: They were very poor and one of them decided to go to another country for a better future.
SP 2: So she and her family travelled to America.
SP 1: Because they had a plan too.
SP 2: They had a rich uncle there who lived alone and wanted to host them.
SP 1: But life is unpredictable.
SP 2: That’s right.
SP 1: Nobody knew what could happen.
SP 2: After six years they decided to come back to Greece.
SP 1: They missed their home.
SP 2: And their friends.
SP 1: So, that’s what happened after all.
Scene 2
(At the cafe)
(Eveline’s mobile phone is ringing)
Eveline: Hello, Melina, is that you? I’m here at the café Mango since you called me to say that you’re coming. You remember the café, don’t you?
(Melina is coming into the café but Melina doesn’t know it)
Melina: Yes. But I can’t see you.
Eveline: Where are you?
Melina: Look behind you.
Eveline: Oh, my God! You’re here. Even now I can’t believe it. When did you arrive?
Melina: This morning.
Eveline: Why didn’t you tell me anything?
Melina: I wanted to surprise you.
Eveline: And you did it.
Melina: Well I’ll get some coffee. (She goes) (She comes back)
Eveline: I feel strange, I almost didn’t recognize you.
Melina: Neither do I. I haven’t seen you for six years.
Eveline: I have so much news to tell you.
Melina: Me too. You won’t believe what happened to me. But you look so sad. What’s wrong?
Eveline: All these years you were so far from us I made some wrong choices but now I’m fine.
Melina: What happened? I want you to tell me everything good or bad.
Eveline: I think you should talk to me first.
Melina: Ok, I have so much news!
Eveline: Like what?
Melina: Do you remember, I told you I had a rich uncle in America?
Eveline: Yes, what happened to him?
Melina: His son told us that he had died a week before we got there.
Eveline: What? Then you didn’t have a place to stay!
Melina: Well, at first I thought everything was over for me. We didn’t have money, we didn’t know what to do.
Eveline: And why didn’t you come here earlier? You could live better even here. I could help you.
Melina: That was what we were planning to do but after two days David, my uncle’s son told us that his lawyer asked to talk to me and my mother.
Eveline: What did he want?
Melina: He showed us my uncle’s will… And the heirs were me, my mother and David.
Eveline: Wow, he was very rich. You must be rich too now!
Melina: Yes ,I am, but before that I lived with my mother in a small flat and we didn’t have money to buy what we needed to survive.
Eveline: At least you had a place to be safe. In America there are really dangerous areas.
Melina: I know I was afraid of everything. Even my home.
Eveline: I understand you.
Melina: I was thinking all the time that I missed my home and my friends.
Eveline: Did you have any friends there?
Melina: At first, no, when I changed my home I had some new neighbours. And they were rich, and I became one of them easily.
Eveline: You haven’t told me. How is life when you are a rich young heiress? (Laughing)
Melina: Hey I mean it, don’t you believe me? I have some photos from my new house. Look!
(They both are looking at some pictures)
Eveline: Wow, like what we know from the movies! You are so lucky! And how was life there?
Melina: I had everything I wanted and I really enjoyed this.
Eveline: How strange you decided to come here. You had everything there!
Melina: That’s true but I told you only the good side of this.
Eveline: What do you mean? Is there a bad side too?
Melina: Yes. But I don’t know. Do you really want to hear it?
Eveline: Why are you asking me, I am your best friend I want to know your problems to help you.
Melina: I’m afraid you can’t.
Eveline: Come on tell me what happened to you!
Melina: Well, not to me, actually.
Eveline: Which means that…?
Melina: David…
Eveline: Your uncle’s son?
Melina: Yes. He was almost the same age as us.
Eveline: What do you mean he “was”? Is he dead now?
Melina: No! ! ! He is alive. And he lived in the same house with us.
Eveline: And his mother?
Melina: She died when David was eleven years old.
Eveline: I’m sorry.
Melina: He is a good guy. We became friends.
Eveline: And..?
Melina: I could tell him every secret I had and he did the same.
Eveline: So, what happened to him?
Melina: He, he had an accident with his car.
Eveline: Is he all right?
Melina: No, he is not. He injured his head then we thought he ‘s ok but the doctors said that he would be paralyzed all his life.
Eveline: Poor David. I’m so sorry! Where is he now?
Melina: He is with my mother at our house he has no one else to care about him. I had no one else only my mother and him.
Eveline: But you had friends.
Melina: No, I didn’t, American children didn’t want to have friends from Greece.
Eveline: So you had David.
Melina: At first. After two years I started making new friends like Violet. She was an actress.
Eveline: You had a friend, who was a star?
Melina: Almost. She is a really good girl, but she’s not a star.
Eveline: Other friends?
Melina: Just another friend. Lita.
Eveline: So you had a friend…
Melina: Yes, Lita was a poor girl not like Violet, but Lita’s father is a book publisher.
Eveline: I guess you don’t want to hear about me now!
Melina: I want, but I can’t imagine what could happen to you here!
Eveline: Look, I don’t feel comfortable talking about this.
Melina: Hey. You are speaking to me now. I want to know your problems as you said before.
Eveline: Well, when you left for America I was alone , I didn’t have any friends except you.
Melina: I’m sorry I couldn’t stay here anymore. I just …
Eveline: No it’s not your fault. Just the other children didn’t want to be my friends , the only children who wanted me were these guys from high school.
Melina: I can’t believe you, these guys were dangerous.
Eveline: I know I know. I just wanted to be a member of a group to have friends, I couldn’t imagine what could happen next.
Melina: Tell me everything. What have you done?
Eveline: Well I suppose I’m not proud of this.
Eveline: Ok, as I told you before I got some new friends so I started doing things they used to do. Melina: Like what?
Eveline: In the beginning I started going out and I come home late at night.
Melina: And what about your parents? They always had the perfect daughter.
Eveline: I didn’t want to hurt them but I did it. We used to fight every night until I left home.
Melina: What are you talking about? You left your own home? Where do you live now?
Eveline: I came back to my parents’ home a year ago after all.
Melina: What else? I thought the fact that you left your home was bad enough for you.
Eveline: I did things which were worst than this!
Melina: You are scaring me!
Eveline: Sorry, I was scared too.
Melina: Tell me what happened next.
Eveline: Well I started drinking alcohol.
Melina: You? I can’t believe you did it. You hated drinking.
Eveline: I hated smoking too, but I started it.
Melina: You did not! How could you do this?
Eveline: I just wanted to be like the other people of the group Mike, Tim, Linda, Malvin and Sam most of all.
Melina: Hey, you liked him.
Eveline: Perhaps, he seemed to be so different. He was the leader of the young group which I wanted to join
Melina: But you knew , you shouldn’t.
Eveline: I was just 13. I could easily follow them and do what they used to do.
Melina: I don’t even want to imagine the rest.
Eveline: Neither do I, now.
Melina: I hope so.
Eveline: I started going to new places. We used to go there with the guys.
I became a member soon. I can say we really had fun. We did everything I wanted to do and I couldn’t. We had no limits.
Melina: No limits? I can imagine the results.
Eveline: You can imagine nothing. Nothing as I couldn’t. But now I know.
Melina: I’m sorry, I thought…
Eveline: I mean, I wanted to live my life as I wanted, and I didn’t want anyone to tell me what’s right and what’s wrong. I wanted to be free.
Melina: And you were free with them?
Eveline: At least that’s what I am feeling.
Melina: But you did what they told you to do!
Eveline: I know it now.
Melina: I guess this is the happy end?
Eveline: Actually I wish it was but it’s not. I haven’t told you everything yet.
Melina: Is there something else?
Eveline: I started taking drugs.
Melina: Are you mad, what were you thinking of? I can’t believe I’m speaking with you. You’re not Eveline I used to know .
Eveline: You said you wanted to hear me.
Melina: I want! Well… when I saw you I noticed that you skin is pale and you really looked so thin but I didn’t want to tell you this, I couldn’t imagine.
Eveline: So many guys here do the same things.
Melina: Because they are stupid.
Eveline: Oh, thank you.
Melina: I didn’t mean you.
Eveline: At first I was ok but after a short time I became addicted
Melina: What? I suppose you did everything Sam told you to do?
Eveline: No I just had fun and finally I had friends, why should I change it?
Melina: I don’t know, when I left Greece at the age of 10 I couldn’t imagine you would start destroying yourself. It’s my fault I wish I hadn’t left.
Eveline: It’s ok, everything is under control now, but I should tell you I went to a clinic.
Melina: That was the best thing you had to do.
Eveline: I thank my parents every day. I would have been dead now without them.
Melina: Don’t worry, I’ll be there for you now. Nothing bad will happen again.
Eveline: Thank you. Thank God you’re here now, I’ve missed you so much. But you didn’t tell me what happened to David next.
Melina: David, oh he is paralyzed as I told you. He is in America in my house.
Eveline: Can he change it now? Maybe if he finds better treatment in another country…
Melina: Well, we don’t know. I don’t think so…
Eveline: But he is rich, isn’t he? He can do the best.
Melina: Yes, his parents had a lot of money. I suppose he did everything he could.
Eveline: Maybe we can help him.
Melina: I don’t think we can. It’s not a matter of money.
Eveline: I thought when you have money you can do anything. I guess it’s wrong.
Melina: My mobile phone is ringing. It’s David!
David , I was thinking of you know. What? I can’t hear you, what?
Sorry… (She’s getting out of the café)
(After a minute she comes back.)
Eveline: What happened? What did he say?
Melina: Good news!
Eveline: Tell me!
Melina: A doctor in America told him that if he sees a doctor in Australia he might walk again! Well the operation is very expensive, but it’s ok. I hope he will be fine.
Eveline: So after all we’re back here at our old neighborhood together again.
Melina: Friends for ever.
Eveline: Promise me you won’t leave again.
Melina: Well, I have to go to see David after the operation.
Eveline: Oh except that.
Melina: OK , I promise , well finish high school together.
Eveline: You’re absolutely right.
Melina: I’m always absolutely right!
(They’re laughing)
Scene 3
Speaker 1: As you see Melina has returned to her country.
Speaker 2: And her friends.
Speaker 1: But things are different now.
Speaker 2: Her best friend became a junky.
Speaker 1: And she could almost have died.
Speaker 2: But everything is under control now.
Speaker 1: Best friends got together again.
Speaker 2: As in the past.
Speaker 1: They have fun together now.
Speaker 2: Shopping, Cinema, out for coffee.
Speaker 1: They are free!!
Speaker 2: Their dream is to become a good doctor each.
Speaker 1: Melina wants to help other people like David.
Speaker 2: And Eveline wants to help people involved in drugs.
Speaker 1: Drug addicts.
Speaker 2: We’re talking about junkies now.
Speaker 1: Sam is ill.
Speaker 2: He is in hospital to stay away from drugs.
Speaker 1: Violet is a star now at music and acting.
Speaker 2: Even she’s only 20 she is a candidate for an Oscar.
Speaker 1: And the gang group?
Speaker 2: Each one is living his life alone now.
Speaker 1: But real friends are there when you need them.
Speaker 2: Like the two girls.
Speaker 1: Melina is very happy she saw her friend and her neighbours again.
Speaker 2: Home sweet home.
Speaker 1: She doesn’t want to leave again, but she promised that she and Eveline would travel around the world for holidays and she did it as she said.
Speaker 2: They went to America to see David.
Speaker 1: David’s operation was successful.
Speaker 2: He can walk now.
Speaker 1: He is a writer.
Speaker 2: He has written 3 books.
Speaker 1: And his first book was the best I think.
Speaker 2: Definitely.
Speaker 1: He wrote it for Melina and their life before and after her life in America.
Speaker 2: With the title.
Speaker 1: “My real life”
Speaker 2: Lita’s father published it.
Speaker 1: After this Lita and her family became rich.
Speaker 2: Because the book was a big success in America and Europe.
THE END
Characters: Speaker 1, speaker 2, Melina, Evelyn: friends
Scene 1
Speaker 1: Once upon a time there were two little girls.
Speaker 2: They were friends.
SP 1: Best Friends.
SP 2: From nursery school.
SP 1: To primary school.
SP 2: They were together.
SP 1: Every day.
SP 2: But unfortunately their fate had other plans.
SP 1: And they had problems.
SP 2: Big problems.
SP 1: They were very poor and one of them decided to go to another country for a better future.
SP 2: So she and her family travelled to America.
SP 1: Because they had a plan too.
SP 2: They had a rich uncle there who lived alone and wanted to host them.
SP 1: But life is unpredictable.
SP 2: That’s right.
SP 1: Nobody knew what could happen.
SP 2: After six years they decided to come back to Greece.
SP 1: They missed their home.
SP 2: And their friends.
SP 1: So, that’s what happened after all.
Scene 2
(At the cafe)
(Eveline’s mobile phone is ringing)
Eveline: Hello, Melina, is that you? I’m here at the café Mango since you called me to say that you’re coming. You remember the café, don’t you?
(Melina is coming into the café but Melina doesn’t know it)
Melina: Yes. But I can’t see you.
Eveline: Where are you?
Melina: Look behind you.
Eveline: Oh, my God! You’re here. Even now I can’t believe it. When did you arrive?
Melina: This morning.
Eveline: Why didn’t you tell me anything?
Melina: I wanted to surprise you.
Eveline: And you did it.
Melina: Well I’ll get some coffee. (She goes) (She comes back)
Eveline: I feel strange, I almost didn’t recognize you.
Melina: Neither do I. I haven’t seen you for six years.
Eveline: I have so much news to tell you.
Melina: Me too. You won’t believe what happened to me. But you look so sad. What’s wrong?
Eveline: All these years you were so far from us I made some wrong choices but now I’m fine.
Melina: What happened? I want you to tell me everything good or bad.
Eveline: I think you should talk to me first.
Melina: Ok, I have so much news!
Eveline: Like what?
Melina: Do you remember, I told you I had a rich uncle in America?
Eveline: Yes, what happened to him?
Melina: His son told us that he had died a week before we got there.
Eveline: What? Then you didn’t have a place to stay!
Melina: Well, at first I thought everything was over for me. We didn’t have money, we didn’t know what to do.
Eveline: And why didn’t you come here earlier? You could live better even here. I could help you.
Melina: That was what we were planning to do but after two days David, my uncle’s son told us that his lawyer asked to talk to me and my mother.
Eveline: What did he want?
Melina: He showed us my uncle’s will… And the heirs were me, my mother and David.
Eveline: Wow, he was very rich. You must be rich too now!
Melina: Yes ,I am, but before that I lived with my mother in a small flat and we didn’t have money to buy what we needed to survive.
Eveline: At least you had a place to be safe. In America there are really dangerous areas.
Melina: I know I was afraid of everything. Even my home.
Eveline: I understand you.
Melina: I was thinking all the time that I missed my home and my friends.
Eveline: Did you have any friends there?
Melina: At first, no, when I changed my home I had some new neighbours. And they were rich, and I became one of them easily.
Eveline: You haven’t told me. How is life when you are a rich young heiress? (Laughing)
Melina: Hey I mean it, don’t you believe me? I have some photos from my new house. Look!
(They both are looking at some pictures)
Eveline: Wow, like what we know from the movies! You are so lucky! And how was life there?
Melina: I had everything I wanted and I really enjoyed this.
Eveline: How strange you decided to come here. You had everything there!
Melina: That’s true but I told you only the good side of this.
Eveline: What do you mean? Is there a bad side too?
Melina: Yes. But I don’t know. Do you really want to hear it?
Eveline: Why are you asking me, I am your best friend I want to know your problems to help you.
Melina: I’m afraid you can’t.
Eveline: Come on tell me what happened to you!
Melina: Well, not to me, actually.
Eveline: Which means that…?
Melina: David…
Eveline: Your uncle’s son?
Melina: Yes. He was almost the same age as us.
Eveline: What do you mean he “was”? Is he dead now?
Melina: No! ! ! He is alive. And he lived in the same house with us.
Eveline: And his mother?
Melina: She died when David was eleven years old.
Eveline: I’m sorry.
Melina: He is a good guy. We became friends.
Eveline: And..?
Melina: I could tell him every secret I had and he did the same.
Eveline: So, what happened to him?
Melina: He, he had an accident with his car.
Eveline: Is he all right?
Melina: No, he is not. He injured his head then we thought he ‘s ok but the doctors said that he would be paralyzed all his life.
Eveline: Poor David. I’m so sorry! Where is he now?
Melina: He is with my mother at our house he has no one else to care about him. I had no one else only my mother and him.
Eveline: But you had friends.
Melina: No, I didn’t, American children didn’t want to have friends from Greece.
Eveline: So you had David.
Melina: At first. After two years I started making new friends like Violet. She was an actress.
Eveline: You had a friend, who was a star?
Melina: Almost. She is a really good girl, but she’s not a star.
Eveline: Other friends?
Melina: Just another friend. Lita.
Eveline: So you had a friend…
Melina: Yes, Lita was a poor girl not like Violet, but Lita’s father is a book publisher.
Eveline: I guess you don’t want to hear about me now!
Melina: I want, but I can’t imagine what could happen to you here!
Eveline: Look, I don’t feel comfortable talking about this.
Melina: Hey. You are speaking to me now. I want to know your problems as you said before.
Eveline: Well, when you left for America I was alone , I didn’t have any friends except you.
Melina: I’m sorry I couldn’t stay here anymore. I just …
Eveline: No it’s not your fault. Just the other children didn’t want to be my friends , the only children who wanted me were these guys from high school.
Melina: I can’t believe you, these guys were dangerous.
Eveline: I know I know. I just wanted to be a member of a group to have friends, I couldn’t imagine what could happen next.
Melina: Tell me everything. What have you done?
Eveline: Well I suppose I’m not proud of this.
Eveline: Ok, as I told you before I got some new friends so I started doing things they used to do. Melina: Like what?
Eveline: In the beginning I started going out and I come home late at night.
Melina: And what about your parents? They always had the perfect daughter.
Eveline: I didn’t want to hurt them but I did it. We used to fight every night until I left home.
Melina: What are you talking about? You left your own home? Where do you live now?
Eveline: I came back to my parents’ home a year ago after all.
Melina: What else? I thought the fact that you left your home was bad enough for you.
Eveline: I did things which were worst than this!
Melina: You are scaring me!
Eveline: Sorry, I was scared too.
Melina: Tell me what happened next.
Eveline: Well I started drinking alcohol.
Melina: You? I can’t believe you did it. You hated drinking.
Eveline: I hated smoking too, but I started it.
Melina: You did not! How could you do this?
Eveline: I just wanted to be like the other people of the group Mike, Tim, Linda, Malvin and Sam most of all.
Melina: Hey, you liked him.
Eveline: Perhaps, he seemed to be so different. He was the leader of the young group which I wanted to join
Melina: But you knew , you shouldn’t.
Eveline: I was just 13. I could easily follow them and do what they used to do.
Melina: I don’t even want to imagine the rest.
Eveline: Neither do I, now.
Melina: I hope so.
Eveline: I started going to new places. We used to go there with the guys.
I became a member soon. I can say we really had fun. We did everything I wanted to do and I couldn’t. We had no limits.
Melina: No limits? I can imagine the results.
Eveline: You can imagine nothing. Nothing as I couldn’t. But now I know.
Melina: I’m sorry, I thought…
Eveline: I mean, I wanted to live my life as I wanted, and I didn’t want anyone to tell me what’s right and what’s wrong. I wanted to be free.
Melina: And you were free with them?
Eveline: At least that’s what I am feeling.
Melina: But you did what they told you to do!
Eveline: I know it now.
Melina: I guess this is the happy end?
Eveline: Actually I wish it was but it’s not. I haven’t told you everything yet.
Melina: Is there something else?
Eveline: I started taking drugs.
Melina: Are you mad, what were you thinking of? I can’t believe I’m speaking with you. You’re not Eveline I used to know .
Eveline: You said you wanted to hear me.
Melina: I want! Well… when I saw you I noticed that you skin is pale and you really looked so thin but I didn’t want to tell you this, I couldn’t imagine.
Eveline: So many guys here do the same things.
Melina: Because they are stupid.
Eveline: Oh, thank you.
Melina: I didn’t mean you.
Eveline: At first I was ok but after a short time I became addicted
Melina: What? I suppose you did everything Sam told you to do?
Eveline: No I just had fun and finally I had friends, why should I change it?
Melina: I don’t know, when I left Greece at the age of 10 I couldn’t imagine you would start destroying yourself. It’s my fault I wish I hadn’t left.
Eveline: It’s ok, everything is under control now, but I should tell you I went to a clinic.
Melina: That was the best thing you had to do.
Eveline: I thank my parents every day. I would have been dead now without them.
Melina: Don’t worry, I’ll be there for you now. Nothing bad will happen again.
Eveline: Thank you. Thank God you’re here now, I’ve missed you so much. But you didn’t tell me what happened to David next.
Melina: David, oh he is paralyzed as I told you. He is in America in my house.
Eveline: Can he change it now? Maybe if he finds better treatment in another country…
Melina: Well, we don’t know. I don’t think so…
Eveline: But he is rich, isn’t he? He can do the best.
Melina: Yes, his parents had a lot of money. I suppose he did everything he could.
Eveline: Maybe we can help him.
Melina: I don’t think we can. It’s not a matter of money.
Eveline: I thought when you have money you can do anything. I guess it’s wrong.
Melina: My mobile phone is ringing. It’s David!
David , I was thinking of you know. What? I can’t hear you, what?
Sorry… (She’s getting out of the café)
(After a minute she comes back.)
Eveline: What happened? What did he say?
Melina: Good news!
Eveline: Tell me!
Melina: A doctor in America told him that if he sees a doctor in Australia he might walk again! Well the operation is very expensive, but it’s ok. I hope he will be fine.
Eveline: So after all we’re back here at our old neighborhood together again.
Melina: Friends for ever.
Eveline: Promise me you won’t leave again.
Melina: Well, I have to go to see David after the operation.
Eveline: Oh except that.
Melina: OK , I promise , well finish high school together.
Eveline: You’re absolutely right.
Melina: I’m always absolutely right!
(They’re laughing)
Scene 3
Speaker 1: As you see Melina has returned to her country.
Speaker 2: And her friends.
Speaker 1: But things are different now.
Speaker 2: Her best friend became a junky.
Speaker 1: And she could almost have died.
Speaker 2: But everything is under control now.
Speaker 1: Best friends got together again.
Speaker 2: As in the past.
Speaker 1: They have fun together now.
Speaker 2: Shopping, Cinema, out for coffee.
Speaker 1: They are free!!
Speaker 2: Their dream is to become a good doctor each.
Speaker 1: Melina wants to help other people like David.
Speaker 2: And Eveline wants to help people involved in drugs.
Speaker 1: Drug addicts.
Speaker 2: We’re talking about junkies now.
Speaker 1: Sam is ill.
Speaker 2: He is in hospital to stay away from drugs.
Speaker 1: Violet is a star now at music and acting.
Speaker 2: Even she’s only 20 she is a candidate for an Oscar.
Speaker 1: And the gang group?
Speaker 2: Each one is living his life alone now.
Speaker 1: But real friends are there when you need them.
Speaker 2: Like the two girls.
Speaker 1: Melina is very happy she saw her friend and her neighbours again.
Speaker 2: Home sweet home.
Speaker 1: She doesn’t want to leave again, but she promised that she and Eveline would travel around the world for holidays and she did it as she said.
Speaker 2: They went to America to see David.
Speaker 1: David’s operation was successful.
Speaker 2: He can walk now.
Speaker 1: He is a writer.
Speaker 2: He has written 3 books.
Speaker 1: And his first book was the best I think.
Speaker 2: Definitely.
Speaker 1: He wrote it for Melina and their life before and after her life in America.
Speaker 2: With the title.
Speaker 1: “My real life”
Speaker 2: Lita’s father published it.
Speaker 1: After this Lita and her family became rich.
Speaker 2: Because the book was a big success in America and Europe.
THE END
Written by Maria Priska of the 8th Geniko Lykeio Ioanninon-Greece
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