SMALL TALK
AT RISE: A FEMALE (FEMALE 1) BRINGS A TRAY TO A TABLE, PULLS OUT A CHAIR, SITS DOWN, STARTS TO UNWRAP A SANDWICH AND DRINK HER COFFEE
AN ELDERLY FEMALE (FEMALE 2) AT THE NEXT TABLE EATING A SANDWICH, TURNS AND STUDIES HER.
Your hair
FEMALE 1
Sorry?
FEMALE 2
Your hair is nice
FEMALE 1
(touching hair)Thank you.
FEMALE 2
I mean, your hair is reallynice. Who does it?
FEMALE 1
A local hair stylist where I live
(Turns her attention to a cell phone)
FEMALE 2
My children and my grandchildren have those electronic gadgets
FEMALE 1
My cell?
FEMALE 2
Is that what it’s called?
FEMALE 1
Very handy. Pick up my mail…see what’s happening in the world…
FEMALE 2
Hmmm… I still like a good, old fashioned phone that stays in one place
FEMALE 1
Hardly use mine
FEMALE 2
Can only use my good, old fashioned, black push-button phone in my apartment, though, but that’s okay. The way I see it, I don’t want the world to hear my conversations. Not that I have anything to hide. Know what I mean?
FEMALE 1
Got’cha
(cell rings as FEMALE 2 watches FEMALE 1 speaking on the cell)
FEMALE 2
See? I heard everything you were saying. Not that I was trying to be nosy or anything. Point I’m making is there’s no privacy these days.
FEMALE 1
(staring down at her cell and involved in texting, somewhat ignoring FEMALE 2)
…uh-huh…
FEMALE 2
Know what? Before when I was in the bathroom, I heard a woman talking on those things while she was…well you know…peeing. That is like – so disgusting, don’t you think? I mean, couldn’t she live without that thing for the few minutes it would take to use the toilet? And she didn’t even flush! Probably didn’t even wash her hands, either, after!
FEMALE 1
…appointment tomorrow at 10 a.m. with John…
I’m sorry. You’re busy.
FEMALE 1
Yup…
FEMALE 2
Don’t you find that coffee loses flavor in a paper cup?
FEMALE 1
...uh-huh...
FEMALE 2
People don’t have time to take care of the little things in life, anymore, like taking the time to really talk one-on-one. Human communication is a lost art
(FEMALE 1 loads her tray and starts to get up, preparing to leave, her focus on her cell)
FEMALE 1
Nice talking to you. Have a great day
FEMALE 2
Same here. (calling as she walks away) ‘Love her your hair…’
(a female (FEMALE 3) sits down at the table next to FEMALE 2 , drinking coffee and reading a newspaper)
FEMALE 2
Always good to keep updated with the latest news. I would give up lots of things before giving up a newspaper that I actually touch and flip the pages. Mind you, I think our kind are dinosaurs
(inattentive)
Um – I guess…maybe…
FEMALE 2
Mind you, these days people get all their latest news and speak to each other on those cell phone gadgets but I don’t own one, though… Don’t even have a computer…my kids wanted to get me one but then I’d have to learn to use it… By the way, your hair is really nice…who does it?
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