4th+Period+Group+1

Paranoia, Stubbornness, and a Jammed Locker
//**CAST OF CHARACTERS**// Jimmy: The worry wart Ross: The stubborn and moody one


 * //SETTING//:** CA middle school, second floor after second period during the end of break. 7th grade hallway at Jimmy and Ross's adjacent lockers. They are coming from a science test (it took up almost all of their break time leaving them a couple minutes to get to class). Jimmy and Ross are best friends, but complete opposites. Jimmy tags along with Ross as he has all his classes with him. Jimmy almost feels he has to take care of Ross.

Jimmy: (opening his locker with a pathetic sigh) Boy that was a hard test.

Ross: (reaching to open his locker with an aggressive tone in his voice) Now way, that test was way easy.

//Ross consistently pulls on the handle for his locker with great force as he continuously fails//

Ross: (A maddening voice yells) what is wrong with this stupid locker! Just OPEN!

//He continues with his tantrum//

Jimmy: (with a worried tone) Hey, just stop! I'll get the teacher. Just stop pulling, you're going to hurt yourself! We'll be late to class if you keep if you keep doing this.

Ross: (His voice rising more): I can do it, just go on to class without me! I can get this stupid locker opened

Jimmy: Ross, we've really only got five minutes! Just let me get the teacher. It will save us time! (he continues faster and faster) What if I'm late to class?! What if we get purple slips? What if I'm late? What if I get points taken off in

Ross: (yelling at the top of his lungs) CHILL!! We won't be late! I can open this locker! (mumbling in frustration as he continues to struggle with his locker)

Jimmy: What if you can't? We only have three minutes left! WHAT IF YOU CAN'T??!!!

Ross: (beginning to ignore Jimmy's paranoia, struggling with impatience, pulling on the handle) Just--- get--- this- stupid---locker---open--!

Jimmy: Look, there's a teacher. I'll go get him!

Ross: (frustrated and fed up) Jimmy, either leave to math class or stay here, but don't get a teacher's help. It's a waste of time!

Jimmy: (continuing on with his countdown, staying in his place beside Ross) ONLY TWO MINUTES LEFT, ROSS!!! If we get a teacher's help, we might be late, but we'll be excused!!

Ross: (ignoring the comment, continuing with his blunt anger) I HATE this locker!

Jimmy: (observing the locker) Ross, I think it's only a paper that's jammed. If I get a teacher, he'll help us. Please! We've only got one minute left!!!! //Jimmy now takes part in the jam//

Ross: Jimmy, I got it!

Jimmy: (completely taking no regard of Ross, continuing to try to pull the paper out) Only thirty seconds till class!! If you pull with me on this paper, we can-

//The locker opens ferociously with books, papers, even food falls out and pushes Ross over, showing the slob he really is. Jimmy's legs reach out from under him as Ross falls down. Jimmy falls backward and hits his head on the floor, and starts to hold his head. They groan and grab their heads in pain. Soon, the bell then rings with a grunt and sigh from the both of them.//

Ross: Finally!!!!

Jimmy: (with a frustrated sigh) Great, now we're late! Look, I'm going to be late, with no excuse, get my third purple slip, and have a detention. //Jimmy and Ross begin to start picking up the items and putting the unneeded tools back in the locker//

Ross: (hands motioning to Jimmy) Jimmy, I got it, alright? I don't need help, OK? I got the locker open didn't I?

Jimmy: (ignoring Ross) look, you broke your TI-84, your hundred dollar calculator, right when we have math!

Ross: It doesn't matter. Just, let's go to the office.

//Jimmy and Ross both head to the office with complete silence. The hallways are empty. They walk out with late slips both being marked as UN-excused. They head down the hall to math.//

Ross: (opening the door) I told you that I could open that stupid locker

Jimmy: I told you we would be late

//They hand the late slips to their teacher, knowing they would be asked to be seen after class. When the bell rang once more they were asked to com out of the classroom, into the hall ending with both earning purple slips and no acceptance of their excuse. The continue on with their days as they both know they will seeing each-other in the same room once-again for exactly one hour after school in the same dark classroom.//