She's My Best Friend

“She’s My Best Friend” The Unfinished Version Created on July 11, 2008

by Malcolm Franokuski © 2008 Malcolm Franokuski

© 2008 Malcolm Franokuski

She’s My Best Friend

(setting: Andy’s Backyard, where Andy is reading while Mr. Doofres) ANDY Well, I hate to say this, but ..

MR. DOOFRES (interrupt) Oh, oh not the but ANDY ..I really love this book (looking at Mr. Doofres) Does this book have any romance in it?

MR. DOOFRES (nod his head) I Don’t Know.

And speaking of romance, are looking for a person to be your friend?

ANDY (closed the book and get up) Are you kidding? I’m not meeting a person to be my friend MR. DOOFRES But you still looking for a friend?

ANDY Ok Yes Why do you answer so…so..

MR. DOOFRES (interrupt) like you want to be that you don’t won’t to be.

ANDY Well, Yeah A girl screaming and crashed into Andy’s backyard. Andy runs towards her.

ANDY Are you alright?

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MR. DOOFRES (reading the book) Yes, she will be fine Andy turn his face unhappy to Mr. Doofres.

ANDY (turn his face back to her) Don’t listen to my dog, he’s mean to girls MR. DOOFRES No, I’m Not. ANDY I’m Andy. What’s yours?

MR. DOOFRES Emily EMILY Yes, I’m Emily (looking at Mr. Doofres) And how do you know my name?

MR. DOOFRES Is right in the book. Emily.

ANDY (turn his body towards Mr. Doofres and fold his arms) Mr. Doofres What do I want you to get your nosey little butt inside that house right now!

MR. DOOFRES Alright Then (closed the book down and get up) If that ‘s the way you wanted? Then I tell you to get your butt..

ANDY (interrupt) Listen, I don’t need (showing his butt to Mr. Doofres) my butt to get inside the house!

Andy then stop showing his butt and turn back and fold his arms again MR. DOOFRES You know what, which I really hate to say it but, I think your butt need to get inside…

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EMILY (interrupt and shouting) GET YOUR BUTT INSIDE THAT HOUSE. Mr. Doofres hurt his ears runs into the house and slam the door.

MR. DOOFRES Maybe I shouldn’t talk to him like that. (scene ends) (setting: Andy’s room, Andy opens the door letting Emily in) ANDY Sorry about that “butt” thing.

EMILY Oh, that’s okay. That’s happen to my cat.

ANDY Your cat?

EMILY Yep. She got all nosey and then..

ANDY (interrupt) Okay.

Let’s talk about questions.

Andy and Emily both sit down on the bed EMILY Okay before we do that, What I’m sitting on?

Andy looked at her butt and see a fluffy bear that she’s sitting on.

ANDY My fluffy bear. You sitting on my bear.

EMILY (looking down at her butt) Really. Are you sure?

Then Emily take out the bear out of her butt.

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EMILY There. Continued ANDY What are you hobbies?

EMILY Sports ANDY besides sports EMILY Sports ANDY You do not hear me saying besides sports?

EMILY No ANDY Moving on. What you favorite color?

EMILY Green ANDY () Is pink your favorite color?

EMILY () No. Why do you asked?

Cell phone ringing.

EMILY Oh, there’s my cell phone. (she answer the phone) Hello.

CASEY (at the mall) Emily, the store is about close in 30 minutes and there’s two copies of Harry Potter left.

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EMILY What! The store is .. and two … alright I’m will be right there. (hangs up the phone) Sorry Andy, but there’s two Harry Potter copies left and I don’t want my best friend down.

ANDY Don’t worry I’ll be wait for you. I promise.

EMILY Oh good.

Emily then hugs Andy and walks away from him.

Andy’s cell phone ringing. Andy answers the phone ANDY Hello FRANKIE Andy, the store is about close in 30 minutes and there’s two copies of Harry Potter left.

ANDY Don’t worry, I’ll be right there.

Andy gets up.

ANDY Wait, If Emily is getting a copy of a book, then Oh oh.

Andy rushed to the door and slamed it. (scene ends)

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