SIDE 4

BIG MIKE & JAYDA

Father-Daughter Scene

Characters:

• Big Mike Monroe

• Jayda Monroe

Location:
Apartment Living Room

BIG MIKE
You eating?

JAYDA
Hello to you too.

BIG MIKE
That wasn't an answer.

JAYDA
Yes.

BIG MIKE
You sleeping?

JAYDA
Yes.

BIG MIKE
How many hours?

JAYDA
Six.

BIG MIKE
That's not enough.

JAYDA
Daddy—

BIG MIKE
I'm serious.

You look tired.

A beat.

JAYDA
I've been busy.

BIG MIKE
I know.

Another beat.

BIG MIKE
You know why I check on you?

JAYDA
Because you're controlling?

BIG MIKE
Funny.

JAYDA
Thank you.

BIG MIKE
Because nobody checked on me.

Jayda's smile fades.

BIG MIKE
Nobody asked if I was sleeping.

Nobody asked if I ate.

Nobody cared if I was okay.

I don't want that for you.

Silence.

JAYDA
I know.

BIG MIKE
Do you?

Because lately it feels like you only see the pressure.

Not the love.

That lands.

JAYDA
Sometimes they're hard to separate.

BIG MIKE
That's fair.

Jayda looks surprised.

BIG MIKE
What?

JAYDA
You admitted I had a point.

BIG MIKE
Don't get used to it.