Bella A.
P:5
5-5-11
Taken
Characters: Marimar: (Daughter)15 years old, Short brown hair, dark brown droopy eyes, Super thin body, Quiet, Depressed
Grecia: (Nick name is grace)18 Year old sister, short black hair, Thick, Nice Brown eyes, Light skinned
Setting: Baja California, Tijuana, Funeral/ wake
At Rise: All Family members, including aunts, uncles, cousins, sisters are sitting on the couches conversing and crying.
(Marimar starts to cry in front of the casket and starts to talk to her dead grandmother)
Marimar
(Crying)
Why? Why did you have to leave me! I need you so much ...I love you Nana. Please don’t leave me
(Crying drastically)
Please! Nana who’s gonna save me from ma’s beating's everyday? Who? I have learned so much from you I can’t afford to loose you now.
(Calms down but still cries)
Nana I’m gonna miss you so much!
(Cries silently and heads to a couch and tries to fall asleep. She looks up and looks around for her mother. Speaks in a low tone voice)
Mom?? mom were are you ??? mom?? Grecia I can’t find mom have you seen her?
Grecia
I haven't seen her I think she left early! It’s okay though, you will leave with me. So whatever you do, do not go anywhere or disappear as soon as this is over you are riding in my car you understand?!
Marimar
( In a worried voice)
But where are we going to go? What if mom gets mad at me or something? You know how she is Grace.
Grecia
Look at me ? You will be fine I promise you! She will not hurt you! I will tell her you were with me the whole time.
(She walks away to make a phone call and whispers into her phone)
So is it ready? How are we going to do this? Okay so I will take her from here. Hopefully we can take her from there today! Okay see you later ...bye.
Marimar
(Walks outside and sits on some short stairs)
God what did I do wrong? Why does all this have to happen? Why do I have to go through this?
(Starts to cry)
Is it really possible for mom to forget about me? Am I really not that important that my mother will forget her child? I know she hates me but why did she leave me?
Grecia
(Walks over looking for Marimar).
Come on I have been looking all over for you. We have to go! Are you ready?
Marimar
(Stops crying)
Yeah oh wait!
(Marimar and Grecia heading out of the funeral)
Grecia
( Turns around )
Now what Mari?
Marimar
You know this is really hard to say! … You know how you are never home and Nana was sick for a while?
(Takes a deep breath in and gets really sad)
Grecia
(Yelled impatiently)
Go ahead...tell me!
Marimar
(In a low voice)
Well.. mom always made me take care of her when she got really sick. I had to go clean after her everyday and make her food. Nana was not even able to move with balance from one place to another. I always had to clean her room and clean her wastes. Eventually Nana got too sick that we had to take her to the hospital.
I was scared!.... ugh I hated it!
Grecia
I'm sorry you had to do all that and I was not t....
(Stops talking)
Marimar
(Cuts off Grecia)
But You don't understand...I had to see her in that bed with tubes through her throat because she could not breath..
(crying)
I loved her so much the one thing that hurt me the most was that she told me something and handed me her 2 rings that were on her right hand. I was not able to spell out what she tried to tell me...
(Cries and hugs her sister Grecia)
Grecia
(Hugs her little sister Marimar and says in a repent voice) I’m sorry....Hey we got to go come on.
(Grecia and Marimar walk out together)
(End of scene one!)
Taken
Characters: Marimar:(Nickname Bop) (Daughter)15 years old, Short brown hair, dark brown droopy eyes, Super thin body, Quiet, Depressed
Social Worker Sally : 34 Years old, Thin, White,Green eye’s, sweet and caring
Setting: Catc a very strict group home in San Diego
At Rise: Marimar is sitting on her bed drawing when her social worker enters the room
SW Sally
(Concerned)
So .. How do you like it here? Are they treating you well? Are you eating now? .. You certainly look much healthier...
(Slight pause)
Marimar
(In a reserved voice)
I’m ok.. the food’s good I suppose.. and um... the people are nice...
( Looks down at her pillow)
SW Sally
(Speaking softly)
Well you do understand this is not a permanent home right?
Marimar
(Still looking down answers in a whisper) yea
SW Sally
(Enthusiastic)
There is a more permanent home in Escondido called San Pasqual Academy. I was wondering if maybe you would like to check it out and have an interview ? Do you think you would like to try it out?
Marimar
( speaks in a louder tone)
Um... yea but what if they don't like me or something like that?
(starting to get irritated)
Plus I’m tired of moving first polinsky then foster home after foster home with people who don’t even care about me. Then group home after group home with school after school...I hate this I cant stand it anymore! (Completely out of breath)
(Pause from both sides)
SW Sally
(Mockingly) I might not understand the position you are in but this group home will be more stable then the others you have been in. They have more freedom then what you would think ..They are the only group home that I have personally seen that is not gated and so strict. (Sarcastically) Wouldn’t you like more freedom?
Marimar
(Frustrated)
Yea I do but I’m just tired of moving everywhere..
I just want to stay somewhere where someone will love me!!
(starts to cry)
(Becoming angry)
If my mom wouldn't have hurt me all those years then I would not have to worry about having no family why did she have to be so stupid? I don’t even want her to be my mother I hate her this is all her fault!
SW Sally
(Sympathetically)
I am very sorry you had to go through that and she hurt you .. I am sure she probably went through some problems herself. I would definitely like you to experience living with true parents who would love you and take care of you. Unfortunately you were one of the kids who was put in this sort of situation.
Marimar
(Speaking quietly again)
I just want to be normal... a simple girl who wakes up and goes to a regular school and has a mom, dad,sisters and brothers and even friends were I am able to go see them and talk to them about funny things and go watch movies and simply kick it.
(Sad)
SW Sally
(Sympathetically)
I know you want to live in a normal place and have family and do everything you would consider but the decisions your parents made is what brought you here and made you go through this ..it’s not your fault
( In a more uplifting tone)
So lets go do this interview and see if you like it.
(SW Sally and Marimar exit the stage)
Taken
Characters: Marimar: (Nickname Bop)15 years old, Short brown hair, dark brown droopy eyes, Super thin body, Quiet, Depressed
Nevaeh: (Nickname ma) 29 years old , Tall and skinny, sweet and very Linent, married
Setting: San Pasqual Academy in Escondido
At Rise: Marimar is in her room laying down crying on her bed when her houseparent comes in.
Nevaeh
(Sympathetically)
Sweetie are you ok..what’s wrong honey? look at me
Marimar
(In a calm voice)
I just miss my brothers ma .. its been two years already of having to stay here and not seeing them at all not even the night my mom kicked me out because they were in bed. I think about them everyday I just cant stand being away from them. I like this place don’t get me wrong but I would really like to see them again. The last thing I want is for them to forget all about me and never know who I am.
Nevaeh
( Concerned)
Bop you can’t let this get to you ..you have come a long way to just break down like this. You have improved so much since you’ve been here.
Look at the improvement you have made in school for the five years you missed you have sure caught up a lot and you have made me really proud.
Marimar
( Still bummed, wiping the tears out of her eyes)
Yea I know but what’s the point of improving and getting better at everything if my own real mother can’t even see my progress instead she has to be somewhere in Mexico still doing drugs. I mean I would hope she was done with all that and she doesn't have lung cancer after all she smoked like three packs of cigarettes each day .
Nevaeh
(Positively)
I am very proud of you for not heading in the same steps that she took. You are worth more than you could ever imagine to just throw it all away like nothing.
Marimar
(calm)
I just want my mom and dad or even just for all my sisters and I to be together
(in a low voice)
I don’t want to give up I just want to have what I have never been able to have..is it really to much to ask for?
Nevaeh
( In an uplifting tone)
No, it is not too much to ask for. It is just that sometimes when you ask for something it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is going to come true like you have asked. Things have a way of working themselves out in time.
(excitedly)
You have to hold fast to your dreams FOR YOU and remain true to yourself. Do ya get it?
Marimar
(Confidently)
The thing I want now is just to make it big in performing arts. I want to be able to show my mom what I have become and how far I was able to get on my own! I want to show people that just because one is put in my situation doesn’t mean there cant be a great outcome in the end. There is always going to be something good at the end of the road.
Nevaeh
(motivating)
I believe that you will do great and you will reach the top as long as you stay focused and keep reaching. Don't let this nonsense stop you from doing what you want and believe in yourself.
(Playful)
So now let me ask you this? How are you going to do it?
Marimar
( In a confident manner)
Well, all I got to do is make sure I stay on top of my game right? As long as I stick to my studies and work hard to get my things done I don’t think I will have a problem. But most of all I must not listen to those who want to bring me down and say I cant do it!
Nevaeh
(Very excited)
Looks like you’re already on your way!
(Smiles and hugs Marimar)
End of Scene 3