Write A Play

Setting: In the woods of Northeast Pennsylvania

Johnny: 19 year old boy who goes to hang out in the woods all the time to escape the nonsense of everyday life, it is his sanctuary

Cayle: 19 year old girl friend who whines and complains because Johnny is always in the woods and never wants to spend time with her

Derek: Johnny’s best friend who is the only one who really knows what happens in the woods

Edna Williams: neighbor to Johnny

( Lights go up, Johnny is sitting in his wooded haven reading a book in peace until he hears the voice of his girlfriend screech through his trees)

Cayle: OHHH JOHNNY! WHERE ARE YOU? OHHH JOHNNY!

( Johnny ducks for cover from his girlfriend and hides behind the big maple tree so he can’t be seen)

(Cayle keeps looking and suddenly gets annoyed and starts ranting about Johnny and walks out of the woods)

Cayle: SCREW YOU JOHNNY WHEREVER YOU ARE!!! YOU NEVER WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH ME!

(Johnny peers out of from behind the tree, and hears a rustle coming from one of the bushes, out pops Derrick with a stick in his hand trying to sword fight him)

Derek: AHHH HAA! Did I scare you buddy? Hahaha come on sword fight with me!

(Johnny looks schocked to see Derrick and quickly finds a stick to sword fight back with)

Johnny: I’m gonna get you Derrick! You better run! Haha

( the boys chase after each other with laughter. Suddenly Derrick falls into a deep, hallow hole that was covered with leaves and tree branches)

(Johnny leans over to look inside the hole)

Johnny: ARE YOU OKAY DUDE?

Derek: ow, yeah…I guess. Hey Johnny! I landed on something hard down here.

Johnny: well what is it?

(Johnny jumps down into the hole to see what Derek landed on, the boys uncover a wooden chest)

Johnny: holy crap dude! This thing is like 100 years old!

Derek: what? Open it up, I want to see what is inside!!

(Johnny and Derek lift the chest out of the hole)

Derek: wow this thing is heavy, at least I’m getting an arm workout haha

Johnny: you’re an idiot dude, haha

( the boys stare at this old wooden chest for a moment and dusted it off)

Johnny: there’s some marking on it? Do u see them?

Derek: yeah, yeah I do, I wonder what they are

Johnny: hmphh I don’t know I guess we’ll have to find out

Derek: okay now can we open it up, and stop wondering what is inside this thing

Johnny: alright alright alright

(johnny looks up at Derek with a sad face)

Johnny: we have a problem, it’s locked

Derek: shoot! Here take this rock!

(Derek hands Johnny a sharp rock to try and break the lock, Johnny hits it a few times)

Johnny: ugh! Ahh! Damn! Ouchhhh! Wait, I got it now

(Johnny opens up the chest to find millions of dollars)

Johnny: OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! (starts screaming with happiness)

(Derek looks inside the chest)

Derek: AHHHHH! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

(The boys are dancing and singing arm in arm)

Johnny: WE ARE MILLIONAIRES WE ARE MILLIONAIRES

Derek: WE ARE MILLIONAIRES WE ARE MILLIONAIRES

(Derek stops suddenly)

Derek: Johnny, we can’t tell anybody about this, what what if they come after us, or thought we stole it from someone?

Johnny: your right! We can’t tell anybody every ones gonna wanna be our friends, not even Cayle, wait what am I saying ESPECIALLY NOT CAYLE!

Derek: WOOO HOOO! THIS IS AWESOME!

Johnny: we should take this inside, keep it safe, no one is at my house we can stash it there!

Derek: yeah you’re right, let’s bring our treasure in, away from the scavengers

(The two boys decide to walk back to Johnny’s house to hide their new treasure. Meanwhile Cayle is sitting at the kitchen table of Johnny’s house when the boys arrive)

Cayle: what are you doing Jonathan? Where were you? You stood me up again? You make me so mad!! What the hell is that piece of junk you guys are carrying?

Johnny: nothing.

Derek: yeah! Nonya business you --

Cayle: doesn’t look like nothing

(Cayle walks over to the boys to check out what they were holding)

Johnny: Cayle! STOP! I don’t want you to see it, it’s a surprise!

( Cayle jumps up, with a huge smile across her face)

Cayle: is it for me?! is that what you were doing all day buying me a gift!? Ahhhh ahhh! I love you Johnny!

(Cayle is jumping around enthusiastically)

Johnny: haha sorta, maybe…

(Johnny’s voice starts to crack and he’s starting to get warm, he starts pulling at his collar on his shirt, Derek give Johnny the WTF? Face )

Cayle: can I open it! Oh please let me open it!

( Cayle grabs the chest out of the boys hands and drops it on the ground)

Cayle: oooo haha this is heavy, must be expensive haha!

Derek: Cayle NO! Johnny make her stop!

Johnny: Cayle please don’t open it!

Cayle: what is it not for me?

Johnny: ughh, no it’s not…

Cayle: well too bad, I’m gonna open it anyway.

(Cayle proceeds to open it; she looks inside and is shocked of the contents of the chest)

Cayle: oh my god! This is amazing!

Derek: yeah… we know Cayle. Don’t go telling everybody now ya hear, we weren’t even gonna tell you!

Cayle: excuse me? Did you forget that I am your best friends girlfriend? Maybe you should remember that!

(Cayle walks over to Johnny)

Cayle: you weren’t gonna tell me? what is your problem?

Johnny: I’m sorry it was just supposed to be between Derek and I.

Cayle: well, I know how you can make it up to me…TAKE ME SHOPPING!!!! ! WOOOP WOOOP!

Johnny: well hey, now that Is a good idea! We could all use some new swag!

(Johnny looks at Derek)

Johnny: you in buddy?

Derek: yeah, I guess

(Derek smiles real big)

(Johnny, Cayle and Derek go on a shopping spree, lots of bags in there hand, smiles all around, walking down the street looking like hot shots)

Derek: check out these new kicks, $2,000, ahhh haaa

Johnny: ha bro I know I got the same ones hahahha

(the three teenagers suddenly got stopped by a police officer)

Cayle: can I help you?

Officer: no you can’t, but those two boys behind you can

(the boys look at each other with question, the officer pushes Cayle out of the way to get to the boys)

Johnny: can we help you with something sir?

Officer: ya damn right ya can, we got a call in from an older woman named Edna Williams putting a description out on two young fellas that look just like you two that stole a wooden chest off of her property earlier this week.

Johnny: sir, I know Mrs. Williams I mow her lawn for her, I don’t go over to her yard without her knowing I’m there to cut her grass  

Officer: NO BOY! She ain’t calling the police about you mowing her lawn wrong, she called em’ because you just stole from her part of the woods. You boys are gonna have to come downtown with me, does this girl belong to either of you.

(the officer points to Cayle)

Cayle: NO SIR, I DO NOT BELONG TO EITHER OF THEM. THOSE LYING, CHEATING THEIVES, i would never want to be associated with one of those low lives!

Officer: okay, so be it. Boys come with me!

(the boys enter a police car)

Derek: I told you she was a keeper, she would sell you out for a new pair of shoes!

Johnny: shut up Derek we have bigger problems than stinken’ Cayle not wanting to know us!

Officer: you might want to be quiet back there boys, maybe start thinking about a better excuse why I shouldn’t throw your butts in jail right now ahaha

(they arrive at the police station and enter the building while walking the officer is talking to them)

Officer: Mrs. Edna Williams is here she wanted to make sure we caught the right hooligans

(the officer takes the boys into the office where Edna is sitting waiting)

Officer: these your boys Mrs. Williams?

Edna: YES! Those are the boys that stole my chest!

Johnny: ma’mm I had no idea, I always go into the woods, I had no idea they were your woods.

Edna: I know you didn’t mean intentional harm but, that chest just has so much value in it. 

Johnny: I’m so sorry Mrs. Williams, I’ll glady give it all back to you, every penny that was in it. 

Edna: thank you Johnny, I just hope you learned your lesson, things that you find are not always for you, they belong to someone and have special meaning behind them. But I will drop the charges and make sure no harm comes to you or your friend.

Johnny: thank you mam.

Derek: thank you mam, I am sorry too, it just wasn’t all Johnny’s idea.

Edna: I no, I no.
Derek: but do you mind me asking why it was buried so far back in the woods, in a hole.

Edna: I was a little girl when I had put it there, it was for my children and their children after I was gone, I just had nowhere better to put it where no one could find it, my grandfather left it for me.  I forgot all about it honestly, until I saw you boys coming out from my part of the woods. So I should be thanking you instead of feeling like I was robbed.  In fact you can keep the clothing you bought and your little girlfriend Johnny can keep hers also. Kind of a thank you gift, I know you love those woods, I wouldn’t want you to be scared on account of me.

Johnny: thank you Mrs. Williams I am glad I helped at least a little bit, and the girlfriend, well lets just say she is just a friend now at this point.

( Edna smiles and nods her head)

Officer: ok boys, well I guess your free to go, just stay out of trouble. Don’t be taking anything that isn’t yours.

Johnny: thank you sir.

Derek: thank you sir.

( the boys exit the police station)

Derek: well man, atleast we know what it  feels like to have had millions of dollars, atleast for a day.

Johnny: haha yeah that went quick, to bad Edna had her glasses on that day we walked outta the woods!