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Character List

Bon Qui-Qui

Nick “Train”

Mr. Jones

Mrs. Jones

Kenyatta- best friend of Bon Qui-Qui and Train’s on and off girlfriend

Rashaad- best friend of Train and Bon Qui-Qui’s ex boyfriend.

School Nurse

Cashier

Act 1, Scene 1 [That evening Bon Qui-Qui goes to a party and meets “train”]

Bon Qui-Qui: [knocks on the door and waits for someone to answer]

Nick: [opens door for a girl] [looks up and down in amazement] damn shawty what yo name is?

Bon Qui-Qui: Bon Qui-Qui

Nick: oh, my name Nick but everybody call me train

Bon Qui-Qui: [snaps] okay train [says smiling]

[Train introduces her to everybody]

Train: This right here is my man Rashaad

Qui-Qui: yea, I know him, we USED to go together

Rashaad: hey Qui-Qui, how you doin? [Says smiling]

Qui-Qui: [Rolls her eyes with an attitude] I’m fine

Rashaad: you know if you keep rollin your eyes like that they gonna get stuck.

[Train laughs][Bon Qui-Qui looks at him]

Qui-Qui: what the hell are you laughin at?

Train: nothing. Let me introduce you to my other friend…

[Bon Qui-Qui interrupts him]

Bon Qui-Qui: is that Kenyatta?!![She says with excitement]

Train: [Putting his arm around her and leading her to Kenyatta] yea

Kenyatta: hey girl how you been?

Qui-Qui: man I ain’t been doin nothing just hanging out

Kenyatta: [gets a call on her cell phone] Okay mom… okay I’ll be outside in a minute. [Pauses] well girl I gotta go my mom is actin crazy.

Qui-Qui: okay, well I’ll see you at school Monday.

Kenyatta: okay bye [stops as she’s about to walk out the door] do you need a ride?

[As Bon Qui-Qui is about to answer train interrupts]

Train: no, I’ll take her home

Kenyatta: okay, but that’s like my sister so be nice

Train: you already know that I’m not like that anymore. Are you ready to go home?

Qui-Qui: yea

Train: Alright let’s go

End of Scene 1

Act 1, Scene 2 [Train and Bon Qui-Qui are sitting in...