After a plague swept through the world, Jonny, and his next-door neighbor Rulu, have both been unaffected by it. But there families were. They hated each other for the longest time but have grown to working together. Jonny and Rulu have been wandering for one year looking for any other survivors. There walking down the streets in a city not known to them.
[scene opens with jonny and rulu digging through old food in a store]
rulu
Rats ate everything edible in the stupid store! Why are we even trying anymore?
Jonny
[staring at rulu]
its fine, we’ll find something soon.
[jonny stands up and grabs his backpack]
lets go, maybe another survivor found something.
Rulu
[stands up angrily, grabbing her bag]
there are no other survivors! Its been a year and we haven’t seen anyone!
Jonny
C’mon, its not all bad, we can keep eachother company, we have been.
[turns to go to the door (off stage)]
Rulu
Why would I like to spend time with you? Ive been with you for a year now!
Jonny
Well excuse me. . .
Rulu
There is no excuse for you.
Jonny
That’s a little uncalled for. I think we should try to get along.
Rulu
Do you think I care what you think?
[her face changes into a smile]
HAHA
[she sticks her tongue out]
Lets get outa here
Jonny
Alright
[lights fade as they walk out the store (off stage)]
[lights turn back (dim) on as the enter a street]
Rulu
[sitting down]
lets stop for the night. I’m way to hungry to keep going.
Jonny
[still walking forward]
Rulu, you have food in your bag. Eat something while we walk.
[Rulu rummages through her bag and pulls out a bar a chocolate]
Rulu
[stands up, runs and grabs Jonnys arm]
Only chocolate, and im sick of chocolate. I want something real! Like cheese, or bread, pasta would do just fine too. Not chocolate!
[she breaks off a small chunk of chocolate]
Here, you need to eat something too
Jonny
[pushing the chocolate away]
I’m not hungry.
Rulu
You haven’t ate anything for the past 3 days
[she pushes the chocolate to jonnys lips, he backs away and the chocolate falls]
Jonny
You obviously need it more
Rulu
Well, we both need it. And you know it. Why must you refuse my request?
Jonny
I told you why, I don’t need that now. Now if you don’t mind, we need to get moving, obviously theres nothing more here, lets get going.
[he begins walking away.]
Rulu
Jon stop. I really need to stop. Im not eating the chocolate and im not gona keep walking until im full, we can stop tonight and look one last time. I promise to cooperate tomorrow
[she slowly sits down, smiling at jonny]
Lets go to sleep
Fine, we’ll stop here, but cant we go into one of the houses tonight? There are actually beds here and maybe being comfortable tonight wouldn’t hurt.
Rulu
You don’t understand, I cant go any further. I really need to just stop here.
[Jonny sits down next to Rulu and she sets her head on his shoulder]
thanks for putting with me. I know it can be hard.
[lights begin to fade]
Jonny
Don’t think much of it, I would have killed myself If I was alone this whole time.
[Lights go completely out]
[after several seconds a sun image moves up the background and lights slowly turn on]
Jonny
Rulu! I found a can of pasta! You hungry?!?!
[rulu doesn’t move as he runs on stage]
Rulu, c’mon, normal food!
Rulu
[whispering]
Get away jonny..
Jonny
What’s wrong? I have normal food, we can eat.
Rulu
I have the plague.
Jonny
[laughing]
No you don’t, we’re immune! Now eat, this was hard to find.
[Rulu rolls up her pants leg exposing bright blue veins]
Rulu
I have had it for about 2 days. I wont live past today.
[Rulu begins to cry]
I’m guessing any minute.
Jonny
No! you have to live! It doesn’t make sense! You are immune!
Rulu
[Crying hysterically now]
diseases evolve Jonny!
[she slowly composes herself as Jonny sits next to her]
I’m sorry for being a jerk this past year. Its jus
[rulu coughs and a small amount of blood comes out]
Jonny
Its fine! Theres a reason why I put up with it!
Rulu
Jonny, don’t give up. You will find some…one…
Jonny
I don’t want to find anyone else without you Rulu
Rulu
Jonny…
[Rulu stops breathing and tips back]
[Jonny holds rulu and cries]
[after an elapsed time, he stands up]
Jonny
I’ll be with you soon.
[Jonny digs into his backpack and pulled out a small black box, he opens it and grips a gun inside]
Forgive me!
Voice off stage
Kid! Don’t! wait!
[he puts the gun up to his head and the lights go black, a bang is heard onstage]
