Street Lights. (Act 1, Scene 1)

The stage is in complete darkness, no one is seen, and only Adam is heard.

Adam: I feel numb, nothing feels real anymore. This life feels like a myth, that has been changed by so many people over time. You see me, what do you see? Stereotypes is all, you judge me, you avoid me, but none of you see me and understand my life. Children aren't brought up in the ways the parents teach them, no we grow up drinking, smoking and taking drugs, why you ask? Because the media's view of how the world should be makes us feel so insecure, that we would rather be shitfaced and not care, than sober worrying about whether we are skinny enough, whether the clothes we have are cool enough or whether we have a well payed job.

Don't believe me? Take us for example. We were told that we are ugly, that we were fat, that we are stupid, that we will never grow up and be successful because of how many GCSE's we got, we were bullied for what we believed in and what colour our skin was, we were pressured to drink, to take drugs, to smoke and have sex.

Who are we you ask? We are everywhere, you don't notice us. You only judge us.

We are the generation lost, the generation that was stolen. We are the generation that is fucked.

Slaves The Hunter plays.
Then gradually the lights come up.
Jacko, Harry, T, Ellen and Ashley are all asleep in Adams front room.

Enters Adam from the bedroom. He is cleaning us the various cans and rubbish that is litter round the room. Jacko wakes as Adam pulls a can from his hand.

Jacko: Hey I was still drinking that.

Adam: Oh yes I heard bear tastes even better when its mixed with fag butts mate.

Jacko: Get us another would ya.

Adam: Hate to put a downer on your day, but you lot drank me dry last night. He walks to the fridge and looks. I do however have some out of date milk, and the finest tap water that my landlord has so painfully made me pay extortionate prices for. He laughs and continues to clean up.

Jacko: I think ill pass, thanks for the offer.

Adam: Don't blame you mate, you wouldn't guess who is coming to see me.

Jacko: Wait don't tell me..........this time last year........your mum?

Adam: Yeah it's that time of the year again, she says this is important. But I hope she doesn't bring that dick of a husband over.

Jacko: Oh Eric isn't it? Isn't he like thirty?

Adam: Yeah, definitely think my mums a gold digger.

Jacko: Nah mate he works as a teacher can't make that much, I think your mum is a cougar, she loves the fresh meat. He laughs.

Adam: Ahhhh, that's rough mate. Well she's coming over in the evening, so you guy have to go in a bit. I gotta clean up before she gets here, or she will cop.

Jacko: Alright mate ill get everyone up in a sec, where's Hannah?

Adam: Oh she left sometime last night, she said she had to erm.........get up early!

Jacko: Oh yeah?

Adam: Yeah mate honest.

Jacko: So if I was to talk in your room she wouldn't be lying in bed then?

Adam: No no no.......ah fuck it yes she stayed the night, you can't say anything everyone will flip their nuts.

Jacko: Dude how long have we been mates, I kept that secret about you pissing yourself.

Adam: Mate that was in year 1, you need to let it go. Anyway I'm going for a shower, remember everyone out.

Jacko: Ok man ill sort it, enjoy your "shower."

Adam Leaves stage left. Jacko walks over to Harry and smacks him on the back of the head.

Harry: What the fuck are you doing you prick!

Jacko: Adam wants us out in a second so I was just waking you up, but the slap was only for my satisfaction.

Harry: Dick. What's the time?

Jacko: Half ten, why?

Harry: Shit. I was meant to have an interview for this apprenticeship at a garage at 9, oh well.

T wakes up and walks to the cupboard and grabs a bowl a box of cereal and the milk from the fridge.

Jacko: Just make it for another day. He spots T and whispers to Harry.

T sits down on the sofa next to Ellen and starts to eat his cereal, whilst Harry and Jacko are laughing.

T: What's so funny then?

Jacko: Nothing nothing, we were just talking about how funny it is that Adam's cereal is so sour and squidgy.

T: Yeah you're right it does taste funny, oh well he must of got that cheap stuff.

Jacko and Harry can't stop laughing, and it wakes Ashley up.

Ashley: Will you twats shut up some people need their beauty sleep.

Harry: No offence Ashley, but no amount of sleep will sort your face out.

Ashley: Putting no offence at the beginning of the sentence doesn't mean im not going to take offence you prick. At least I don't spend my time chatting up girls that are still in secondary school, I mean come on you spend more time outside of the school gates nowadays than you did when you actually went to school.

T and Jacko: Ohhhhhh.

Jacko: She's got you there mate.

Harry: I ain't some pedo.

T and Jacko start laughing.

Harry: T I don't know what your laughing at, at least i'm not the one eating out of date milk with my cereal.

T Spits cereal all over Ellen, Ellen wakes up frantically.

Ellen: What the actual fuck, you are disgusting. What is that vile smell?

Harry: I'm not entirely sure, but I think that would be the out of date milk and cereal that is covering your face.

Ellen: Oh my god, oh my god. She rushes to the sink to clean her face.

Adam walks in.

Adam: I went away for five minutes, and you have already made a mess where I have cleaned up.

Jacko: Well it turns out someone really wanted that out of date milk you offered earlier.

Adam: Hahaha no fucking way.

Harry: Do we really have to go?

Ashley: What? its like not even the afternoon, why the fuck do we have to leave?

Adam: Well one because this is my house, and two my mums visiting me today.

Ashley: Oh Thalia is coming, but she loves me.

T: Does she really love you or is this another one of those everyone loves me episodes you have.

Ashley: Fuck off T. Come on Adam you know you want me to stay, let everyone else go.

Adam: You've got 5 minutes then I want you out.

Harry: Ohhhhhh Ashley just got pied off,

Jacko, T and Harry start laughing.

Ashley: Fine. She picks up her stuff and storms out stage right.

Ellen: Why the hell do you have to annoy her for?

T: She's only pissed off because Adam's the only guy she can't wrap around her finger.

Ellen: Wait so you have just basically said that you could be wrapped around her finger.

Harry: Well she can be wrapped around our fingers haha.

Ellen: Ewww you're so vile. She picks her stuff up and leaves stage right.

Harry: Was it something I said?

T: Two girls pissed off by you in the space of a minute, is that a record?

Jacko: Come on guys we should go.

Harry: Yeah cheers for the good night mate. T and Harry leave stage right.

Jacko: Hey where did Hannah go last night by the way?

Adam: Oh she went home early this morning had something she wanted to do, she said.

Jacko: Oh yeah? Alright then mate ill leave "you" to some "peace and quite." He leaves stage right.

Adam: Hahaha prick, ill see you later mate. He closes the door behind them and then sits on the sofa.

Hannah walks in.

Hannah: Is it just me and you now?

Adam: Yeah come here you.

Hannah sits on Adam.

Hannah: Why can't we tell them.

Adam: You know what they are like, I don't want them getting involved. And Ashley will try many attempts on your life. He chuckles.

Hannah: We need to tell them at some point, I hate keeping it secret.

Adam: I know, I know just keep it a secret until there is a time we can tell them all.

They both sit in silence.

Adam: Oit don't be like that.........I love you.

She smiles. Adam leans in they start kissing.

Black out.

Adam: Its that moment where nothing matters, you lye next to the other person. All it takes is one touch, one grab, one kiss and an explosion of lust kicks in. Before you know it everything goes so quickly. A ferocious gust of cotton and wool fly through the air until you both touching skin. You are no longer conscious to you fears and in-securities you are happy to be with that person entwined with them. Your hands ruffle through that long strands of silk, hers grip your skin tighter and tighter. Pain is no longer felt, its as if you are numb with pleasure, nothing hurts.

And before you know it the lust has gone. You are back to the same old life. It's as if you had just traveled to another dimension, exhaustion fills your lungs. So you roll up a cigarette and light it, letting the afterglow kick in as she sinks into your arms.

Midnight City by M83 Plays.

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