Tryin' to fly

Tryin' to fly

(Jonas, Alexandros, Aisha are all together in the living room of their new house, they are decorating it now)

Aisha: Finally we have our own house, guys.

Alexandros: Yes, it might not be perfect but it’s good.

Aisha: Just good?

With our decoration it can be a palace!

(Alexandros and Jonas are looking at her with doubt)

Aisha: Well, almost!

Jonas: Whatever, I still can’t believe it, can you? We forgot any limitation and we did what we wanted, it’s the first time I’ve done that.

Alexandros: Actually you were living the life that your parents wanted you to live, it’s time to do something for yourself, don’t you think so?

Jonas: Well….

Aisha: Come on now, Jonas we’re talking about our future now, our life!

Jonas: Yes, you’re right, guys, I have to change my thoughts.

Aisha: For example, look at me, I’m a young girl who just finished school and I’m already dreaming about things I want to do.

Jonas: Thank God that your father wanted to offer you this help, Aisha, you know, I mean money.

Aisha: Yes, my dad always wants to do the best for me, even now.

Alexandros: Even though he knows that his little princess wants to become an actress!

Aisha: Yes, he was actually shocked by this, but… Anyway he’ll survive.

Jonas: Whatever…

Alexandros: I’ve heard that there is an audition for a music play, for the cinema. I’m surprised that Lisa wasn’t interested.

Aisha: Who said that? She’s already there, and this moment we’re talking now, who knows? Maybe a great career is beginning for her!

(Everybody is laughing and suddenly they hear a sound of fighting and voices)

Jonas: Or, maybe not!

(Lisa is coming and she is holding her shoe in her hand, trying to put it on. She’s angry.)

Alexandros: Wow! Have you been fighting with cats?

Aisha: Or, tigers!

Lisa: Well I was ready to get into the house when a stupid thief tried to steal my bag, can you imagine? Well I guess he’ll never do this again!

Aisha: Poor thief!

Jonas: Anyway, I can see you’re ok.

Lisa: Definitely, you should have been there and watch me.

Alexandros: And, what happened with the audition?

Aisha: Let me guess, you were not good enough for them, were you?

Lisa: Guess again. The role was for a sixty year old lady, don’t look at me like that. I was wrong, ok?

Aisha: Don’t worry, Lisa, you will have another chance.

Lisa: Yes, I hope so.

Jonas: It’s ok, we all want to succeed.

Alexandros: We have almost the same dreams.

Aisha: Don’t let the others disappoint you. Look, it’s difficult for all of us. I had to get a job at a café to persuade my parents what do.

Jonas: Well, even I worked at two jobs it wouldn’t be enough for my parents, they wanted me to become a doctor, do all they couldn’t do and provide my kids with everything they couldn’t offer me.

Lisa: That’s not true, you never had big problems with money.

Jonas: I know, but I can also imagine what my parent think!

Alexandros: Oh, no! I forgot my camera.

Lisa: What why?

Alexandros: I promised my little brother that I would show him my new house.

Lisa: I wasn’t allowed to leave home, you know, my parent are a little bit different.

Jonas: Different! What are you talking about? It can’t be that bad!

Lisa: My Dad lives alone, spending his all day writing stories from his past, and as if that was not bad enough, my Mom, decided that she wanted to travel all over the world.

Jonas: I always used to say that my parents are strange, now, I can see that there are worse one!

Alexandros: Really? I thought that your mother didn’t speak any languages, Lisa!

Lisa: She doesn’t, I have no idea how does she survives!

(Laughing)

Jonas: Seriously, what are we going to do now? I mean with our life, what are we going to do for our future?

Alexandros: We will follow our dreams, each one will work hard to do what he wants.

Jonas: How do we know if we did the right thing? We are just four teenagers, we left home to get a house together, as we had been planning for many years but, was it the right choice?

Lisa: We don’t know, Jonas, we just hope for the best.

Alexandros: Oh, don’t make me cry now, come on guys, this is ridiculous! Who can make our future better than us?

Aisha: You’ve right Alexandros, we have to trust ourselves.

Alexandros: Good, can we do something now, I’m so bored.

Lisa: Yes, but, what? The house is not ready yet, we don’t have many choices.

Aisha: But we have a TV. Who is with me?

Lisa-Alexandros: We are…

Aisha: What about you Jonas?

Jonas: Well, I don’t have another choice. Let’s do it.

(They turn on TV and they are sitting on a sofa)

Lisa: Not this movie, I’ve seen it seven times and I always cry at the end.

Jonas: Neither this one. I hate TV shows.

Aisha: Shh… Listen what they are saying.

Alexandros: What is it?

Aisha: It’s a talent show. You send them your show from your camera, and if it’s good they may give you a programme on TV.

Lisa: Hey… I’ve got an idea.

Jonas: Don’t tell me.

Lisa: Why don’t we make our own show!

Jonas: Exactly, this is what I was afraid of!

Lisa: No! Look, we have the stars (she shows herself and Aisha!) the technology ( she shows Jonas) and the manager (she shows Alexandros) Who can compete us?

Jonas: No, it’s impossible, how could we…

Aisha: (is interested) keep talking.

Lisa: We were looking for a chance, well here it is.

Jonas: It’s not a chance, we can’t do this, you always think than everything is that easy, well, it’s not!

Lisa: Come on Jonas, forget all this and be more, open-minded.

Jonas: Ok, then! And what are you going to do with your show?

Lisa: I don’t know yet, but I’ll find something, as I always do.

Jonas: You think that you’re the center of the world, but you’re just a girl.

Lisa: Listen……

Alexandros: Hey, guys, are we going to fight now?

Aisha: Alexandros is right, whatever we do, we should be together, or we’re already lost.

Lisa: But, listen to what he is saying he doesn’t want me to succeed.

Jonas: It’s not true, I’m just asking you to be more down to earth.

Lisa: No…..I don’t want to be like you, I don’t want to be….

Jonas: A loser? That’s what I’m for you?! Well, threes no reason for me being here anymore.(He is leaving)

Aisha: Jonas, where are you going? Lisa!!

Lisa: What? I didn’t do anything bad.

Alexandros: He shouldn’t be that sensitive! I mean, he is not a little boy anymore, he needs to be more mature.

Lisa: I guess he’ll be soon.

Aisha: What are you, two talking about? He’s our best friend, we can’t leave him!!! He will be alone, he will get crazy!!! We should find him and you, Lisa, have to say sorry!!!! To him.

Lisa: Jonas knows I didn’t mean that .Don’t worry, he will come back sooner or later, and by the way, why don’t we stop talking about him? We were talking about the show, remember?

Alexandros: Yes, I’m sure he won’t go for away!!! Let’s plan about this.

Aisha: But, do we have even one possibility to win? There will be thousands of talented people there!!!!!!!

Lisa: More talented than me? I don’t think so!!!!

Aisha: Seriously!!! What kind of show are we going to make?

Lisa: Something about music!

Alexandros: I prefer dancing.

Aisha: I would say a show for kids!

Lisa: Perfect, each one wants something different!

Alexandros: So, it would be better if each of us makes what he likes and then we will decide which one is the best

Aisha: Ok, your idea, so you can start first.

Alexandros: Ok, then! Lights on, music!

[He is dancing “sound of the song: You can’t touch this “CRAZY FROG (this one)]

(For about a second)

Lisa: Well, I don’t think it’s exactly what we need, next one please.

Aisha: You are the next one!

Lisa: Me, why always me?

Aisha: I’m keeping the best for the end!

Lisa: Ok then! DJ, music please.

(Sound: the song “Last Xmas”)

Lisa: (After 2 seconds) Wrong song, I said wrong!

[Sound: the song I “II survive (ABBA)]

(She doesn’t sing herself, we hear the song from the singer)

Alexandros: (After 2 seconds) Oh, no, why are you doing this to us?

Aisha: Ok, listen to me, I thing I’ve got the best idea.

Lisa: Hello, guys, it’s a TV show! Who would watch a show for children?

Alexandros: Come on Lisa, let’s listen to her!

Aisha: Can I start?

Lisa: Go on!

Aisha: Right. Dear, children, now, I’m going to tell you the story of Cinderella. Once up on a time there was a little girl with a red dress. She wanted to go to a party but her mother told her to be back before it gets 12 o‘clock or the bad wolf would eat her. But in the party she met a prince and she forgot what…..

Alexandros: Jonas was right! We will never win.

Lisa: No, we will not prove we are wrong. I can do it on my own. You were never able to understand me, I’m bored of you, guys. (She’s leaving)

Alexandros: Perfect! Now Lisa is gone too.

Aisha: Alex, I want to tell you something, now we are alone?

Alexandros: Is it something serious? Or, it’s something personal you know!

Aisha: No it is not what you imagine just, Lisa has been a little bit strange for the last two weeks.

Alexandros: Since we decided to live here in this house?

Aisha: Yes, Alex, she is really different, she doesn’t care about anything else but herself.

Alexandros: What makes you say that? I mean, Lisa always had a different way to dream about the future, but, she’s not bad.

Aisha: No, not bad, but if you could see her with my eyes, you would understand.

Alexandros: Understand what?

Aisha: Well, in the morning I heard her speaking with Jonas.

Alexandros: It’s not something unusual.

Aisha: Listen! I thing Jonas is in love with Lisa, and he tried to tell her about it.

Alexandros: You mean… No! It can’t be possible, he is my best friend, he would say this to me if it was true.

Aisha: Alex, you know Jonas, he’s shy.

Alexandros: But he never said something about a girl. Imagine, Lisa?

Aisha: He just couldn’t control his feelings.

Alexandros: But…

Aisha: Hey, will you let me tell you what I’ve heard?

Alexandros: Yes, tell me.

Aisha: I was in my bedroom, so I couldn’t hear well.

Alexandros: I’m sure you’re wrong!

Aisha: But I was near enough to hear Jonas saying Lisa makes him see life different and imagine the future.

Alexandros: And what did Lisa say?

Aisha: She said that he was lying, Jonas, was angry.

Alexandros: So, that’s why he had a fight with her.

Aisha: Exactly, but you haven’t heard the best!

Alexandros: About Lisa?

Aisha: Yes, I know why she forgot about Jonas, she has got a boyfriend, and guess what, he is an actor.

Alexandros: You mean, Lisa, is going to become an actress because of her new boyfriend.

Aisha: That’s it. She will become famous, and she will do what her parents told her not to do.

Alexandros: Do you think that she does everything to be independent.

Aisha: I’m sure about this.

Alexandros: And what can we do about it?

Aisha: We can call Jonas to ask him, and then we can call Lisa to find out what’s going on between them.

Alexandros: Ok, but first we have to go to the theatre. We have lessons.

Aisha: Yes, I almost forgot all about that. Let’s go (they are leaving)

(Sound: the song: stepping stone-Duffy when she is speaking alone)

(Lisa is coming in the room holding books, she is sitting on the sofa)

Lisa: (she is writing something in the book)

Perfect, I had a fight with my best friends, I came back and now everybody is gone. And all I wanted was to follow my fortune, I’m not like all the others, I feel it, I’m different, I’m born to succeed. Am I asking for too much? Now, everybody is angry with me, maybe they are kind of right, but I’m asking from my friends to help me, to trust me. I’m sure I’m just asking for a chance.

(The lights on her)

(Jonas is getting in the room, but he is sitting on a chair almost in front of the sofa and he doesn’t see Lisa. They’ve supposed to be in different rooms)

(The lights on him)

(Sound: song: They Unforgiven 2…Metallica)

Jonas: I’m here, I’m still alone, my best friends are angry with me, I’ve argued with Lisa. But, they have never asked what I wanted to do, I always do what the other people want me to do, I always forget my feelings to make them happy, I’m just asking for a chance, a chance to show everyone who I am and what I deserve.

(Lisa and Jonas are leaving the stage at the same time)

(Alexandros is coming)

Alexandros: I had a feeling that nobody would be here. I just hopes that Jonas or Lisa would be back, but, they’re not. I wonder where are they? Maybe they’re back with their families. That must be! Where else could they have gone?

(Aisha is coming)

Alexandros: yes, unfortunately. I’m worried about Lisa and Jonas.

Aisha: Alex, you are too sensitive today, what has happened to you?

Alexandros: No I’m not, I just…

Aisha: Hey, you should be happy now, you did something very good.

Alexandros: Yes, I didn’t expect to be accepted at the theatre team of this year. Really.

Aisha: Neither did I.

Alexandros: But I really want it!

Aisha: Who wouldn’t? It’s great chance.

Alexandros: You’re not jealous! Are you?

Aisha: No, of course not! I’m happy for you, I wish, ok, I am jealous, I can’t stop thinking about this! I’ve been planning about this job for months and you were just there!

Alexandros: You mean, I didn’t try at all!

Aisha: No, not as much as I did.

Alexandros: Well, maybe you should start thinking about something, called natural talent!

Aisha: What are you talking about? You didn’t even want to become an actor, as I do!

Alexandros: People change Aisha! We both tried, I won, why is this so bad for you?

Aisha: No, Alex it’s not this, it’s just, everything in my life is getting bad, and I’m starting losing my faith in me.

Alexandros: Don’t ever say that again. If you have a problem with my new job, I can forget it, I would really do, if I knew you would feel better.

Aisha: Thanks Alex. You’re so kind

(hugging him or holding his hands)

Alexandros: We’re best friends, right?

Aisha: Right!

Alexandros: (Looking at his watch) Look at the time. I’ve rehearsals. See you.

Aisha: Good luck!

(She is sitting on the sofa, reading a book, after two minutes Lisa is coming)

Lisa: Oh, you’re here, hi!

Aisha: Hi!

Lisa: Wow! What happened? Did I do something bad for you?

Aisha: For me, no!

Lisa: Then why…

Aisha: How could you do this to Jonas?

Lisa: Do what!

Aisha: Stop this, ok? I know what you’ve done.

Lisa: Aisha, I don’t know what are you talking about.

Aisha: I’m sure you don’t know! I’m talking about this morning.
Lisa: Oh, you mean…

Aisha: Yes, I mean everything you said to Jonas.

Lisa: But I didn’t say something bad, I just told him that he would always be always a good friend for me.

Aisha: Friend! All these things happened in the same house where we all live and you left us just about TV shows?

Lisa: Aisha, what happened to you? Why you are speaking to me like this?

Aisha: I thought we were friends, and you keep so many secrets room me.

Lisa: You mean Jonas?

Aisha: I mean, your new boyfriend, the actor, I know about this!

Lisa: Where did you hear that?

Aisha: It doesn’t matter, the point is that you didn’t tell me anything.

Lisa: I was afraid, ok? You would say I do this just because I want to be an actress, you would say everything you’re saying now!

Aisha: So, you really like him, right? That’s why do I have to apologize about everything I do in my life?

Aisha: It’s not this, I’m just bored of you Lisa, you forget your friends, you fight with Jonas, you want to be famous and rich and you have some other friends, you see, we’re not enough for you!

Lisa: Stop it. At least I didn’t hurt anyone?

Aisha: Ok then. We shouldn’t be friends anymore.

Lisa: That’s what I would say, my new friends remind me every day how special I am, but you always used to bring me down.

Aisha: Do whatever you want, but do it somewhere else.

Lisa: That’s what I’m going to do.

Aisha: But you should know, if someday your new friends disappear, we will be here for you.

Lisa: Don’t be so good to me, I know you envy me and you always hated me.

(She’s leaving)

Aisha: Oh my God! I wish everything was different. If only we could be happy all together.

Alexandros: Don’t worry Aisha, everything is going to be ok.

Aisha: My mother knows that the guys have left. She told me that I’m stupid I’m staying.

Alexandros: What are you saying? Are you afraid of the future?

Aisha: No, I’m just trying to be smart.

Alexandros: We said we could try to succeed whatever we do, whatever would happen.Don’t you forget that!

Aisha: No, but, can’t you see? Lisa and Jonas are gone.

Alexandros: Nobody knows what they are doing now? Where are they?

Aisha: Oh, I know about Lisa. She was here flue minutes ago.

Alexandros: You mean, you spoke to her?

Aisha: Well actually we had a fight again.

Alexandros: This is our fault! We are doing exactly what we shouldn’t do.

Aisha: It wasn’t me fault, she was lying, she made me get angry.

Alexandros: Sometimes you should go a step back.

Aisha: She didn’t deny anything, when I told her I had everything.

Alexandros: How could she?

Aisha: Sometimes it’s impossible to forget something bad.

Alexandros: What is happening to us?

Aisha: Alex, we’re talking about our best friend.

Alexandros: If you work hard realize that it’s not that difficulty to find new friends, new choices, a big chance! You just need faith.

Aisha: I miss our past. We were all together and we were so happy about it.

Alexandros: Will we ever stop talking about the same things!

Aisha: Don’t be angry.

Alexandros: I’m not.

Aisha: I’ll forget Lisa.

Alexandros: It’s just…

Aisha: Don’t worry, after this I don’t think she will come here again!

Alexandros: I can’t see the time winning this competition.

Aisha: Well, it’s not just a competition it’s a life style.

Alexandros: Whatever. I have missed Lisa and Jonas.

Aisha: Yes, me too, but it was their choice to leave.

Alexandros: My father called me and he asked about you, and the guys.

Aisha: What did he ask?

Alexandros: How we are, if I have money, you know parents, there like this.

Aisha: Yes, I know every parent except mine.
Alexandros: I lied to him.

Aisha: What do you mean? Why?

Alexandros: I couldn’t tell him the truth, he would never trust me again when I want to do something on my own.

Aisha: Wake up Alex, you’re not a child anymore, you don’t need to ask your parents.

Alexandros: It’s me Aisha, we both know we would never do this without parents! Help.

Aisha: Sometimes, I just can’t believe I’m right!

Alexandros: I guess why!

Aisha: Look, they’re going to announce the winner.

Alexandros : The winner, oh my God, look at this boy!

Aisha: It’s Jonas!!??!!

Alexandros: No, it can’t be Jonas, he hates TV shows.

Aisha: It’s him, listen, he says that he’s sorry because he left his friends, he is talking about us!

Alexandros: Yes, I suppose he missed us too!

Aisha: I’m sure he did, but we can’t find him now, he would say we just CAE about his new job.

Alexandros: Jonas, I would never have believed, if I hadn’t seen it.

Aisha: Now, I know!

Alexandros: You know, what?

Aisha: That even we should have some dreams we shouldn’t forget that we are still young, and everything is possible for us now.

Alexandros: Sometimes it’s too late when we realize the right thing.

Aisha: But not always!!!

(Seven years later)

(Aisha, Alexandros, and Lisa are staying in the same living room, celebrating for their success)

Aisha: Who would ever imagine!

Lisa: Yes, after all, I found you again guys!

Alexandros: Can you realize it? We have become stars and everything is different now.

Aisha: Well, I knew it (laughing)

Aisha: Really!

Lisa: Thank God, everything is finally perfect. And you, Aisha, I can’t believe you are a teacher at a nursery school.

Aisha: Well, I suppose the stage is not for me. And you are a fashion designer!

Lisa: Yes, I always loved fashion. And what about you, Alex? You’re traveled all over the world with your new job.

Aisha: A pilot right? It must be amazing!

Alexandros: Yes it is!

Lisa: I wish Jonas was here to celebrate with us!

(Somebody is knocking on the door)

Lisa: I’m going.

(She opens the door)

Jonas: I hope I’m not late for the party.

Lisa: Jonas, it’s never late for you, big star!

Aisha: Where have you been all these years?

Jonas: Well…

(Speaking but we can’t hear him, we hear: sound: song)

Written by Maria Priska of B2 class of the 8th General Lyceum of Ioannina