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| CAST |
bella (3), molly (3), troy |
| SETTING |
front porch |
| SCENE |
bella and the 5-year old neighbor girl, molly, approach me while i'm sitting on the front porch reading. |
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MOLLY
mister troy. can we have some more gum?
BELLA
yeah dad. can we have more gum?
TROY
where's the gum you just had?
(the girls look at one another)
TROY
did you throw it away?
MOLLY
yes. we threw it away.
TROY
where did you throw it away?
(after longish pause)
MOLLY
at my house. we threw it in the garbage.
(leans down and whispers in bella's ear)
BELLA
yeah. we threw it away in the garbage at molly's house.
TROY
ok.
BELLA
but dad, don't go in the backyard. and don't go by the swing set. because if you do you will look down at the ground and you will yell, "GIRLS! WHY IS THERE THIS GREEN GUM HERE! YOU GIRLS ARE BAD! YOU ARE BAD FOR PUTTING THIS GUM HERE!". so that means you should not go in the backyard EVER again.
TROY
oh. i see. no more backyard for me. ok.
MOLLY
so can we have some more gum?
BELLA
yeah dad. can we have another piece of gum?
TROY
uhm. i think we're done with the gum for today ladies.
BELLA
grrrrrr.
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| NOTE |
i guess i can't expect bella to be this sucky of a liar forever. too bad really. i think this is about the level of deception i'd be able to accurately detect. and sadly, even with all of these signs, they almost had me. |
Published
August 13, 2004
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