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Bad Air
a comedy by
D. M. Larson
Copyright © 2004
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Cast of Characters
EVA: Actress who is toying with Ricky.
RICKY: A man who has been treated badly by Eva.
SCENE 1
EVA
(EVA enters R. Goes to embrace RICK)
Now
that this is all over, why don’t you come back to my apartment…
RICK
(Pushes EVA away)
Thanks
but no thanks.
EVA
(Hurt)
What
do you mean?
RICK
I
have a confession to make.
EVA
What?
RICK
I
don’t like you.
EVA
Not
even a little?
RICK
I
thought I liked you. Before I met you I
practically worshiped you. But the woman
I see on TV isn’t the one I see here before me now.
EVA
Maybe
you’re thinking of that Jessica Alba.
People are always getting us confused.
RICK
Somebody’s
confused. That’s for sure.
EVA
Why
are you still upset? Daddy is going to
marry Cami and unite the factions of Craphvia.
We’ll finally have peace.
RICK
Power
corrupts, Eva. Cami will be put on
display and things will quiet down for awhile.
But things won’t change. They
never do.
EVA
I
don’t even know why I like you. You
depress me.
RICK
Go
then. I’m not stopping you. The snow is melting and you’re free.
EVA
Fine. I’ll go.
But you’ll regret this. You’ll
never have a chance to be with someone like me ever again.
RICK
You
promise?
EVA
(Breaks down crying)
You’re
the wicked one now. How can you be so
hurtful?
RICK
(Trying not to give in)
Those
real or fake tears?
EVA
What
do you care?
RICK
Eva,
I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be so cold,
but you must admit, you haven’t treated me very well tonight.
EVA
I
don’t treat anyone very well.
RICK
Do
you know why?
EVA
Maybe
I try to make people hate me, because it’s doesn’t hurt so much when they leave
me.
RICK
Like
your mother?
EVA
Mind
your own business. I don’t need you to
psychoanalyze me.
RICK
I’m
sorry. Please, don’t be mad. I’m just trying to help.
EVA
The
best way to help me is to leave me alone.
RICK
Fine,
Eva. Go.
Forgive me for trying to be nice.
EVA
Nice? You call this nice? Rejecting me, telling me I’m a horrible
person…
RICK
That’s
not what I’m saying.
EVA
Then
what are you saying?
RICK
Try
being friendly once in a while. Be
yourself and don’t put on an act.
EVA
What
if no one likes me that way?
RICK
Someone
will. I believe we all have someone
special waiting for us.
EVA
I
hope you’re right.
RICK
I
know I’m right.
EVA
Rick? Do you think you could be that someone
special?
RICK
I
don’t know, Eva. Let’s give it some time. Right now, I’m tired, hungry and
confused.
EVA
Is
it okay if I look you up sometime?
RICK
I
don’t know. I don’t know anything right
now. But one thing’s for sure.
EVA
What’s
that Rick?
RICK
We’ll
always have
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