SIDE 2

ISABELLA & MARCUS

Hallway Scene

Characters:

• Isabella Flores

• Marcus Reed

Location:
Apartment Hallway

ISABELLA
My parents cannot know you're straight.

MARCUS
You saying that out loud is wild.

ISABELLA
Marcus.

Focus.

MARCUS
I'm focused.

ISABELLA
No.

You're Marcus.

Different thing.

Marcus laughs.

ISABELLA
This matters to me.

MARCUS
I know.

ISABELLA
Do you?

Because everything matters to them.

School.

Church.

Marriage.

Career.

Everything.

MARCUS
Sounds exhausting.

ISABELLA
It is.

Marcus studies her.

Really studies her.

For the first time.

MARCUS
You ever get tired?

ISABELLA
Of what?

MARCUS
Being perfect.

A beat.

ISABELLA
I'm not perfect.

MARCUS
No.

But you work overtime trying.

That lands.

ISABELLA
Just...

Please help me.

Marcus softens.

MARCUS
Okay.

ISABELLA
Okay?

MARCUS
Okay.

One fake gay roommate coming right up.

Isabella finally laughs.

MARCUS
There it is.

ISABELLA
What?

MARCUS
The laugh.

You should keep that.