[Scene – The Kitchen]
ELYSE
Alex where do you think you’re going?
ALEX
Uh… Mom… I have a date!
ELYSE
Alex, I thought we went over this! You are NOT going out three days in a row!
ALEX
Mom… Mom… And I thought we went over, that…. I’m eighteen!
ELYSE
So?
[Steven and Mallory walk in the kitchen]
MALLORY
Mom what’s going on? I heard yelling!
ELYSE
Just me and Alex, fighting… again.
ALEX
Just because you start it all the time…
ELYSE
Excuse me?!
STEVEN
Come on guys! You’ve had this same argument millions of times!
JENNIFER
Come on Mom, calm down, you’re working yourself up for nothing…
MALLORY
Yeah Alex can’t you show mom some respect?
ALEX
And can’t you all understand I want to have some fun sometimes?!
MALLORY
Oh so you think you can have fun all the time at Mom’s expense?
ALEX
I’m not gonna stand for this anymore!
STEVEN
Alex!!
[Alex walks out of the kitchen, and Jennifer walks in]
JENNIFER
Whoa… what just happened here? Did Alex invest money and lose it again?
MALLORY
Hahaha Jen! He probably has, but just hasn’t told Mom and Dad.
ELYSE
Jennifer… Mallory… this is nothing to be JOKING about!
JENNIFER & MALLORY
Sorry Mom.
STEVEN
Kids… why don’t you two go see a movie tonight, we need to have a chat with
Alex about the rules here.
MALLORY
Haven’t you already done that before? Many times?
ELYSE
Mallory, just go to the movie!
MALLORY
Fine, Mom. Jennifer, let’s go and get ready.
JENNIFER
Okay…
[Jennifer & Mallory walk out of the room, but then Jennifer runs back into
the kitchen]
JENNIFER
Mom!! Dad!! Alex left a note! Read it!!
[Jennifer hands Steven the note]
STEVEN (Reading the note aloud)
”Dear Steven & Elyse… I have decided to leave the house and go out on my
own, I think I can handle the real world without your help.”
[Mallory walks in]
MALLORY
He really is gone! His drawers are open, and now they are empty. He took all he
could and he left… I guess I really do care about him.
JENNIFER
(sarcastically) You expect me to believe that?
MALLORY
(rolls eyes) Jen! This is a serious situation!
JENNIFER
Oh fine oh fine.
ELYSE
Wait everyone… we’ll wait for Alex to come back home.
MALLORY
Mom are you crazy?!
STEVEN
No wait Mallory I think your mother has a good point.
JENNIFER
I don’t know about this…
[The phone rings]
ELYSE
I’ll get that.
[Elyse answers the phone, and talks for a couple of minutes, then hangs up]
MALLORY
What is it Mom?
ELYSE
(Shocked) That was the hospital… Alex is in the Emergency Room… [Elyse
faints]
STEVEN
Elyse!!! Girls, get your coats on, we are going to the hospital!
[Everyone looks shocked, and sad, and tries to get Elyse conscious again]
[Fade out]
TO BE CONTINUED
Last Updated (MM-DD-YYYY): 07-15-2002