Reality

Characters

George: 26 years old, brown hair and brown eyes. Average height, and slim. Lives in manhattan, in a condo which is has very little furnishing. He is a surgeon for a living, not rich but makes a fair amount of money for a person in his field.

Natalie: 25 years old, brunet with brown eyes. She also lives in a condo in manhattan. She is also in the same field of work but as an assistant. She is a little shorter than George, and slim.

At Rise: George is at home. It is mid-afternoon. He is reading a book on the couch.

Time: Present

( center stage is a small a small couch and table. Stage right is the entrance to th condo. At stage right there is the door and a small kitchen. Stage left is a bed and next to the bed there are two book shelves filled with a variety of books. All furniture is wood and the couch is a matching brown. There are no electronic devices besides an old worn radio that does not seem to work next to his bed. He is wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt. The kitchen is plain with a refrigerator, stove, toaster, microwave and wooden cabinets. At the Corner of his bed there is a small skateboard stood up, it is a child's skateboard. Also in the middle of one book shelf there is a box containing perfume and lotions. There are two windows on either side of the couch, the only lite in the room is coming from the windows. There is a small desk with papers on it, it though is not very noticeable and is in a far off corner.)

George

(looks up from his reading and notices a bag next to his bed) Hey that's (pauses briefly) those are the pictures of the family. ( gets up and walks to the bag) hmmm ...maybe I should look through them. ( with a smile) It was always fun with everybody( Takes the bag and heads back to the couch and sits, he then pours the pictures all over the table and begins to look through them). I remember this one, I skinned my knee so bad that I wouldn't stop crying, so grandma had to but me ice cream for me to shut up(laughs lightly and looks through the pictures some more). Even now I can't forget the past , to today its haunts me.(just then there is a knock at the door)

Natalie

(knocking on door) George you there?

George

(looks at door and reluctantly goes to answer) Yes, Who is it?

Natalie

It's me Natalie

George

(opens the door) Yes may I help you?

Natalie

Oh now don't act like that, I just came to talk and see how u were doing!

George

well im fine so....(is cut off by Natalie)

Natalie

Can I come in?

George

(sighs) Well I guess (signals for her to come in)

Natalie

(enters and sits on the sofa) thanks so how have you been?

George

Umm fine thanks, would you like something to drink?</o:p>

Natalie

Yes thank you( George goes into the kitchen and begins to prepare a drink) so are these pictures of your family?

George

(from the kitchen) Yes it is, there old pictures as you can see.

Natalie

Do you visit your family a lot? From the pictures I can see that you had a strong bond with them.

George

...no my family(pauses) there all dead.

Natalie

Oh I'm sorry I didn't know.

George

(coming from kitchen with 2 drinks) It's all right

Natalie

so who's the boy and the woman?

George

What woman and boy?

Natalie

(shows him the