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Scene 3- Can Anyone Love Me

 

(The scene opens with Aida wandering through a forest, out of breath and bewildered.)

 

Aida- Where are you, Momma? What’s happened to you? I’m so lonely – my heart feels so cold. God, why did you do this to me? Do you even love me? Does anyone love me…can anyone ever love me again? I’ll never be happy again! Oh Momma! I’m here! What’s that…that song you used to sing to me, Momma? (sits down on log).

 

 

Can Anyone Love Me

 

Hush, my child,

For I am here.

Hush, little  darling,

Don’t you fear.

Nothing can harm you;

When I am here.

Just lay your head down, dear.

 

Send me someone!

I need someone!

Can anyone love me now?

 

Poppa, where are you?

Momma your gone.

Who will hold me,

Safe in their arms?

Nobody loves me,

No one can hear.

God, can you hear?

 

Send me someone!

I need someone.
Can anyone love me now?

 

(Lights fade on scene. The lights come up again on Aida in the same forest, this time fast asleep. Two teenage boys are walking past. They suddenly turn and notice her)

 

Pater- Who is that?

 

Simeon- Well, she’s obviously a girl. I wonder who she is.

 

Pater- I bet she’s a German spy!

 

Simeon- I doubt she’s a German spy. Well, wake her up.

 

Pater- No way!

 

Simeon- Why not?

 

Pater- She could be dangerous! Why, just look at the way she’s moaning and groaning.

 

Aida (moaning)- Momma…Poppa…

 

Pater- She’s probably…possessed or something, and-

 

Simeon- Pater-

 

Pater- And you know, bad things happen if you wake bad people, and I don’t want to have bad things happen to me just because I woke a bad person, because I’m not a bad person, and bad things shouldn’t happen to me, because-

 

Aida (gasps)- Who…who are you?

 

Simeon- Hello, I’m Simeon, and this is -- where did he go?

 

(Aida and Simeon look behind them and see that Pater has retreated behind a tree, afraid of Aida).

 

Simeon- For goodness sakes, she’s not dangerous, come over her right now!

 

(Pater nervously approaches the two, still looking longingly at his shelter behind the tree).

 

Simeon- And this is Pater.

 

Pater- Why are you here in the middle of the forest? You’re lost, aren’t you?

 

Aida- Oh…yes -- yes, I am.

 

Simeon- Well then, where are you from?

 

Aida- Where am I from? I’m -- oh! Oh yes! Are you in anyway related to Cory G. Smitt?

 

Pater- Oh, we are, we are!

 

Simeon- Yes, we are. How can we help you?

 

Aida- Could you -- do you know where he lives?

 

Simeon- Oh, of course I do.

 

Pater- We live there too!

 

Simeon- Come on, you look tired. We’ll take you there.

(Simeon offers to his hand to Aida and helps her up, leading her to the cave. Lights dim and scene ends)

 

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