Hello?

ACT I

Scene 1

Stage is dark

MALE VOICE:

Hey! Anyone there?

FEMALE VOICE:

Hello?

MALE VOICE

Oh thank God! What happened?

FEMALE VOICE

I don't know the lights just all of a sudden went out.

MALE VOICE

Well I see that. But why?

FEMALE VOICE

How am I suppose to know?

MALE VOICE

Can you fix it?

FEMALE VOICE

Do I look like a electrician?

MALE VOICE

I don't know it's pitch black. For all I know you could.

FEMALE VOICE

Oh so your calling me ugly huh?

MALE VOICE

No... I said I can't see anything! How could I know if your ugly or not. And hey who said that electricians are ugly

FEMALE VOICE

Woah! Hey! Calm down! I was just joking!

MALE VOICE

Oh

(beat)

Ha

Lights up. They are in a bookstore on opposite sides of a book shelf.

FEMALE

Hey would you look at that we can see again.

MALE

Well... actually im blind.

FEMALE

Oh my God! Im so sorry I had no clue.

MALE

(laughs)

Got yah! I can see perfectly fine.

FEMALE

(laughs)

So you do have a sense of humor. That's good.

MALE

Well I'm not that boring.

FEMALE

So what brings you to the romance section?

MALE

Huh?

FEMALE

The romance section of this bookstore?

MALE

Oh! huh. I didn't even notice. When the lights went out I just started wondering around trying to find someone.

FEMALE

Well here I am. You found someone!

MALE

Yes I suppose I did, I'm Chris by the way.

FEMALE

Scarlett nice to...

Cell phone rings

SCARLETT

Oh I'm sorry I have to take this.
Hello.. Oh... Yah I'll be right there!
Sorry I gotta run nice to meet you Chris.

Scarlett exits with out Chris ever getting to see her.

CHRIS

Nice meeting you too...

The End