Preparation for TIE YOUTH

Scene 1

 

Everyone is standing on stage. Counting from 1 to 10 in cannon. Each character feeling a different emotion. (30 seconds)

 

All (said in cannon): The person I am

All (In unison): The person I was, are a world apart but yet the same.

 

Blackout

                                                                              Scene 2

 

It's the end of lesson and Stacy is feeling uneasy after what happened in lesson today. She hurries out of the classroom not knowing that Troy is waiting for her.

 

Troy: Stacy ?

 

Stacy: (Said in a flat tone) Oh, Don't do that again. You scared me

Conscience: Lies; Excuses; Problems

Troy: You alright ?

 

Stacy: Yeah, why ?

Troy: Stacy, you been off with me for ages now. What is going on ?

 

Stacy: Nothing, I..I've just been busy lately

Troy: Doing what ?

 

Stacy: Some revision and college applications.

Conscience: Lies; Excuses; Problems

Troy: Stacy, there isn't an exam until March; plus, you are smart enough, you don't  need to revise. And college applications ? It's only November; you've got time.

Stacy: This year is going to go fast and I want to be ahead of everyone and I want to get places as soon as possible ...

Troy: Stacy –

 

Stacy: … and since when did you care about my education ?

Troy: I care about everything you do. Come on now, seriously, what has gotten into you ?

Stacy: How's your brother ?

 

Troy: He's fine … wait … why are we suddenly talking about my brother ? …

Stacy: Tell him that I said 'Hi'

 

Troy: Stacy

 

Stacy: What ?

Troy: You're scaring me. You are always talkative and up-beat. Now suddenly you are watching out for everyone and everything. I tried to hug you and you pushed me away, and you usually love my hugs …

Stacy: Education first, boys come second.

 

Troy: For God's sake STACY !!

 

Stacy: leave me alone !

 

Conscience: Denial. Fear. Confusion.

 

Troy: Stacy –

 

Stacy: GO AWAY !

 

Troy: STACY !

(Grabs Stacy's arm and feels the bruise underneath her top; Troy lifts up her sleeve and is shocked to see the big bruise on her upper arm. Stacy stops; grounded to the floor, her eyes start to water)

 

Stacy … what happened to your arm ?

 

Stacy: my arm ?

 

Troy: Yes, your arm

 

Stacy: Nothing happened to my arm

 

Troy: (lets go of Stacy's arm) Are you crying ?

 

Stacy: Just go, please.

 

Troy: But I'm your boyfriend, something is going on

 

Stacy: I'm fine …

 

Troy: Wait ... (lifts up Stacy's hair; a burn mark is now visible) Who did this to you ?

 

Stacy: I burned my hair when I straightened it, no biggy.

 

Troy: TELL ME !!

 

Conscience: Lies. Excuses. Problems. Denial. Fear. Confusion.

 

Stacy: CAN YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE ?!

 

Troy: SOMEONE IS DOING THIS TO YOU AND YOU ARE TOO SCARED TO TELL SOMEONE !

 

Stacy: GO AWAY! (Pushes Troy) GO AWAY ! LEAVE ME ALONE

 

Pause

 

Troy: Fine. I..I..I'll see you tomorrow then, I guess.

 

Stacy: I'm sorry. I just can't do it right now

 

Troy: I know. (He exits)

 

Blackout

Scene 2

 

7 hours before Troy and Stacy had the conversation. Stacy is straightening her hair for school.

 

Vanessa enters.

 

Vanessa: (Calmly) Where are my straighteners

 

Stacy: I..I..I'm using them

 

Pause

 

Vanessa: who are you looking nice for ? Troy ?

 

Pause

 

Well, Answer me then!

 

Stacy: (Quietly) Yes

 

Vanessa: Hmm, do you need help ?

Pause

I said, DO YOU NEED HELP ?

 

Stacy: Yes

 

Vanessa: Hmm …

 

Vanessa grabs the straighteners and starts straightening Stacy's hair then burns her neck. Stacy screams. Vanessa walks off and Stacy is left crying.

 

Blackout

 

 

Scene 3

 

Troy is sitting down, trying to call Stacy. He calls once and it goes to voicemail. He calls again, but this time he discovers that she turned her phone off. He angrily throws the phone down and  starts to think; his conscience says a monologue.

 

Troy's Conscience: I never thought I would be feeling so stressed over this. Getting stressed over a situation that I don't know. About a girl that I know very well. See, I know she is not telling me something because what person would randomly get bruises and scars everywhere? Okay, I can understand burning yourself when you are straightening your hair but it's so noticeable that someone is doing this to her. Someone is abusing her, bullying her, tormenting her and she is  too scared to tell her me or anyone. I don't blame her but this has been going on for ages now that is has come to a point where I feel to give up on her … or at least break into her house to find out what is actually going on. I don't want to give up on her but look at the amount of times I offered a helping hand and she slapped it away; slapped it away too many times that it is starting to hurt. She doesn't know she is hurting me too.

 

Blackout

 

Scene 4

Troy is sitting on the sofa in the living room in Stacy's home. Stacy is shocked and confused to find Troy sitting here.

 

Stacy: What are you doing here?

 

Troy: It's Friday. It's our 6 months, remember? We were suppose to watch a film together; I guess you forgot

 

Stacy: Oh, sorry. I will make it up to you, I promise

 

Pause

 

Troy: Stacy, I tried calling you and texting you and I got no answer

 

Stacy: My phone broke

 

Troy: How?

 

Stacy: It smashed on the floor

 

Troy: Is that right ?

 

Stacy: So you think I'm lying to you now?

 

Troy: Well, you have been for a a few months now

 

Stacy: It's hard …

 

Troy: It's hard to tell  the one you love, yeah?

 

Stacy: It's not like that–

 

Troy: Than tell me. I find it hard to sleep at night knowing the closest thing in my life is getting killed slowly. You are lying to me and this relationship is not going to work if you are not telling me the whole truth

 

Stacy: you are kidding me right ?

 

Pause

 

I thought, out of all people, you would understand why I can't tell you

 

Troy: I tried but I can't fully understand

 

Stacy: So you want to break up with me instead because I ain't telling you the truth ?

 

Troy: It's as if you don't want me so why would I be with someone that doesn't want me ?

 

Stacy: You know what, get out.

 

Troy: Exactly, you are so stuck up, you want everything your way.

 

Stacy: I have not had anything my way for the past few months.

 

Troy: And it's hurting you, huh ?

 

Pause

 

You know. I tried to be supportive and it didn't work. I give up

 

Stacy: You are giving up on me ? When I need you most? YOU ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME–

 

Troy: I DON'T KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR YOU BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHA–

 

Stacy: YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ? (Pulls up sleeve) This is the mark my sister gave after we went to dinner with your parents. This mark, she burned me with the straighteners when I tried to look nice for you. That black eye that Kiesha asked me about? I got punched up one evening. That time when you wanted to come over to spend the night and I said no? My sister held me by the neck and forced me to. One time, my parents went to dinner together for their anniversary and that's when my sister grabs my hair and started hitting me with her hair spray bottle because 'I didn't follow commands'. Now you know what's going on.

 

Pause

 

Troy: Wow, urm … ohh. I think you need to tell your dad

 

Stacy: how can I ? We won't believe me

 

Troy: I will tell the police

 

Stacy: I knew I couldn't tell you

 

Troy: So what do you want me to do? Just offer support whilst you are getting rushed in your own home? (sighs) You know what,  Just stay round mine, I will help you pack your bags

 

Stacy: I am not going nowhere

 

Troy: You see what I meant before. You are so stubborn. Can't you see what she is doing to you ?

 

Stacy: It is not that easy. (Troy walks towards the door) This is the time I need you the most and you are just going to walk out on me ?

 

Troy: I love you and care about you but I can't stand here whilst this is happening to you. I just can't. Either you tell the police or your parents or I will

 

Stacy: YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TELL ANYONE!

 

Troy: I CAN'T WATCH MY GIRLFRIEND DIE IN FRONT OF MY EYES

 

Stacy: I SAID, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TELL ANYONE!

 

Troy: And why is that then?

 

Stacy: BECAUSE I SAID SO ! (Pushes Troy who drops on the floor. Pause) Oh my gosh, I am so sorry, it won't happen again.

 

Troy gets up and grabs his coat

 

Troy: I ain't your stress ball for you to be taking your anger out on me. I tried to help but my help isn't worth it, isit ? I won't be here to support you no more. It's over. I give up. You can suffer in the comfort of your own home. I just can't do this no more

 

Stacy: Please … Please … Don't go. (Stacy tries to hug Troy and pull him back) I love you. This is the time I need you; you can't walk out when the girl you love is suffering. Please; stay. I...I...I'm sorry. Please, we can make it work. We can make us work. Please, just–

 

Troy: Stacy I tried and tried and tried. All this time, you were hurting me aswell but I tried to save your life but instead, you blew me off again but even work. Goodbye Stacy.

 

Troy exits

 

Stacy: Please, don't … go.

 

Blackout

 

Scene 5

 

Stacy is writing in her diary. Her conscience is saying this aloud to the audience as a monologue.

 

Stacy sighs

 

Stacy's conscience: It's like everything is going from bad to worse. My life wasn't that perfect before but at least I had people in my life that made it seem like it. I understand why Troy broke it off with me. All these past few months, I've not told him the whole truth about what has been going on. I knew he would force me to tell the police or tell my parents but I knew that would put me in danger; I knew she was going to kill me if I did. If she is capable of burning my neck with straighteners, beating me up and use the closest thing to her as weapons then she is capable of killing me. All this time, he wanted me safe and protected; but instead, I pushed him away. And even when I told him, he still tried to help me but I pushed him away even further. I lost the person I love; I will forever love the person I lost. They lost the person they loved but they don't love the person they lost anymore. I lost myself and I can't love myself anymore. My own stepsister ruined my life; she is pushing me towards the edge and, to be honest, I am just feeling to jump.

 

Blackout.

 

Scene 6

 

Stacy comes home from school and sees that her room is trashed. She then sees Vanessa looking through her stuff

 

Stacy: What are you doing?

 

Vanessa: Where is it? What have you done with it?

 

Stacy: What are you talking about?

 

Vanessa: MY FAVOURITE NECKLACE

 

Stacy: Necklace?

 

Vanessa: Do not lie to me

 

Stacy: I swear, I don't know what you are talking about. If I did, I would of told you

 

Vanessa: YOU LOVE TO LIE TO ME!  (Vanessa throws an object at Stacy, Stacy just manages to avoid it)  Oh my gosh, you just want to get hit everytime, don't you ?

 

Pause

 

Stacy: My dad got me that. THAT was the last birthday present he got before he left. I bet you did that on purpose, huh ? I bet you hate the fact that your own father is spending more time with me, pushing me to be better then I can than spending time with you. I bet you are jealous that I was in a 6 months relationship when you had no one there for you. All your friends achieving; fulfilling there dreams whilst you are doing … what again? Working in Argos?  I'm sorry that your dad loves his step daughter more than he loves his actual daughter. I'm sorry you can't find love because you drive all the boys away.

 

Vanessa: Shut up ! SHUT UP !

 

Stacy: I bet you want to hit me now, huh ? Make me look ugly so you can feel better about yourself. Go on then. Mum is still at work and Dad at a meeting. No one will hear me. GO ON THEN, CARRY ON RUINING MY LIFE BECAUSE YOURS ISN'T PERFECT

 

Pause

 

Vanessa's Conscience: Ever since dad got married to your mum, he decided to put all his attention on you. I got 7 A's & 4 A* in my GCSE's and he said “Well done, I am so proud of you. Keep up the good work”. That was the last time he showed me support. He put all the focus on you. At first, I understood why he did it, it was because he wanted to make you like me. Smart. He knew that you was bright but not as bright as I was. Then suddenly, it was as if he didn't notice I was his daughter no more. Yeah, we would talk here and there but not like when it was just me and him; when he was more like my best friend. I used to tell him everything. I never had a lot of friends in secondary school. Only had 4. People used to make the piss out of me because I was apparently a teachers pet. I only had one 1 boyfriend, who cheated on me after a year and a bit, Tyrone. When I wanted my dad to be there for me, he was with you, treating you like his princess. That's when I knew I had no one. I couldn't trust no one anymore and it was because of you. Ever since that time when you stole my camera to take photos of you and Troy to show mum and dad, I took that as an opportunity to hit you. It felt great. I enjoyed making you feel the pain I felt everyday and I couldn't stop myself. When you and Troy split up, I was overjoyed then when you locked yourself from the world. You didn't want anything to do with anyone and I heard you throw up for a week straight and crying your eyes out. You rarely ate. I couldn't help but blame myself for ruining everything for you. I felt suicidal too. I was looking for Tyrone's necklace so I can sell it, for closure and because I know it's time to spread my wings and fly. I can't live like this. One of my ex-classmates offered me to stay round hers. I'm going to go back to college then go university, hopefully. It's time for a new beginning.

 

Stacy: HIT ME THEN! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

 

Vanessa: I can't do it. I can't do this. You get on my nerves. I hope you commit suicide.

 

Vanessa walks out. Stacy starts to breathe heavily. She looks out the window and sees Vanessa with a load of bags and realises what happened. Vanessa is moving away. She sees one of the house phones on the other side of the room and calls the police.

 

Stacy: Hello, Police please … urm, I would like to report abuse. A family member has been abusing me for 3 months now, she is moving away … I want her to be caught before  she is gone forever ...

Blackout


This Sarah script was written by Simone Ziel

Charlene's introduction script was written by me and Charles Addae.

Yv. Alright so There's this woman
Me -Called?
Yv -Called charlene
Me-Yeah charlene , charlene , she's pretty young. About let's say , 18.
Yv- yeah 18 where does she live
Charles - She lives , in ports mouth in a town called bluewater
Yv - has she got a job
Me- she's a waitress at TGI's

Tracy interjects and says welcome to TGI's what would you like?
Yv- has she got a boyfriend
Charles- yeah she does. His names James.
Paige interjects well how long have they been going out
Charles- for like two years
Cameron Flavien Nicholas- oh long time
Yv- yeah well

This is to introduce Tracy's character as Charlene; it was written by Charles Addae and I.