FELICIA sits on a couch. She is wearing sunglasses, chewing
gum, and listening to music from an iPod with ear buds. She
sort of has that hippie look dressed for the beach, possibly
wearing flip flops.
JANIS walks in wearing her pajamas - or possibly clothes she
just threw on after popping out of bed. Janis is holding her
wallet. She walks up to Felicia, stop and open the wallet to
show Felicia the empty sleeve that holds cash.
JANIS
When I went to bed last night,
there was seven hundred dollars of
cash in here. Where is it?
Felicia pulls out one ear bud.
FELICIA
Did you say something?
JANIS
My money, Felicia. What did you do
with it?
FELICIA
Excuse me, but I didn't touch your
money.
JANIS
We live alone. We had no visitors
last night. You went to bed before
me. My wallet was on my night
table. So that leaves you as the
only suspect.
FELICIA
I am really quite offended, Janis.
JANIS
You also have motive. You were
fired from your job. You need
spending money. You missed last
month's rent.
FELICIA
I was not fired from my job. I
was...let go.
JANIS
You were let go because they caught
you drinking the liquor. That's
fired.
FELICIA
The rule was we were allowed to
sample the liquor in the last 30
minutes of our shift, OK.
JANIS
Sample. You thinking drinking an
entire bottle of their Dom Perignon
is sampling?
FELICIA
Who told you that?
JANIS
If you recall, I know the night
manager. That's how you got the
damn job. I vouched for you,
Felicia. Jesus, it's embarrassing.
Bob is my friend.
FELICIA
Bob fired me because I wouldn't
sleep with him. Some friend.
JANIS
OK. OK. We are getting off topic
here. My money.
FELICIA
Actually I have cash to pay you
some of what I owe for last month's
rent.
Felicia pulls out an envelope and tosses it at Janis. Janis
catches it.
FELICIA (CONT'D)
There's three hundred dollars in
there.
JANIS
Is this supposed to be funny?
Suddenly you have cash after my
money has miraculously disappeared.
FELICIA
You should be happy I making a
contribution.
JANIS
With my own money. Why are you
wearing sunglasses?
FELICIA
I can't actually go to Miami Beach,
so I am pretending.
JANIS
You should be looking for a job.
FELICIA
You know what you are? Miss
Should. I should do this, I should
do that. Maybe you should stop
being in...in should mode.
JANIS
By the way, Bob said you tried to
come onto him.
FELICIA
Really. I am guessing you two are
lovers.
JANIS
Huh...no.
FELICIA
Yeah, well, he implied that.
JANIS
Bob and I are just friends.
FELICIA
What shade of friends?
Janis does not answer.
FELICIA (CONT'D)
It doesn't matter. I'll get all
the details when I start working at
the bar next week. Bob gave me my
job back.
JANIS
He what? He gave you...but he
promised.
Felicia lowers her sunglasses and looks at Janis.
FELICIA
What did you say?
JANIS
Nothing.
FELICIA
He promised. You're the one who
got me fired?
JANIS
No.
FELICIA
Wow, this is like interesting. I
mean it hurts. Big time, since you
are almost my best friend. But
nonetheless, I shall try to
maintain a certain calm distance
from this rather distressing news.
JANIS
It is not as if you didn't know
that Bob and I are or...had been
lovers.
FELICIA
So you get me fired because he
comes on to me?
JANIS
I merely asked Bob to consider
letting you go since...well, he
told me you both did it.
FELICIA
One night. Jeeesh. And he wasn't
so great.
JANIS
You know, that hurts.
FELICIA
There's a lot of mutual hurting
going on here.
Felicia grabs her purse, she stands and walks up to Janis.
She pulls out her wallet and then a wad of cash. She hands
it to Janis.
FELICIA (CONT'D)
Here's your money. So I had a weak
moment.
JANIS
I don't know what to say to all
this.
FELICIA
No more fucking Bob. I mean me.
You can all you want. I have my
job back. And things have returned
to the way they were before.
There's nothing more to say.
Friends?
JANIS
I guess.
Felicia gives a quick kiss on Janis's cheek.
FELICIA
Good.
Felicia puts her shades back on, plops onto the couch. She
picks up her earbuds and is about to put them in, but notices
that Janis is staring at her, somewhat blankly.
FELICIA (CONT'D)
What?
JANIS
I can't tell if I feel better about
all this.
FELICIA
If you think too hard about
anything, it starts to...suck.
Felisha puts her ear buds in. Janis takes a breath and is
resigned to the moment.
THE END.
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