Act 2, Scene 1: Love Like War

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  (All stage lights shine on WENDY and WENDY'S DAD in their house. A person comes out with a sign that says "Two Weeks Later")


Wendy: Dad I feel like you betrayed me... betrayed mom. You can't just find a girlfriend the week after you officially get a divorce. It's not right.


Wendy's Dad: Sweetheart, I didn't mean to hurt you. I moved on, and so should you.


Wendy: What's that supposed to mean?!


Wendy's Dad: Alex... is he really going to stick with you when he's across the country to you?


Wendy: Dad you love Alex, why would you even say that?!


                                                       Wendy
   MAKE A WISH ON OUR SORRY LITTLE HEARTS. HAVE A SMOKE,
POUR A DRINK, STEAL A KISS IN THE DARK. FINGERNAILS ON [HER] SKIN
LIKE THE TEETH OF A SHARK. I'M INTOXICATED BY THE LIE.
    IN THE CHILL OF YOUR STARE I AM PAINFULLY LOST, LIKE
A DEER IN THE LIGHTS OF AN ONCOMING BUS. FOR THE THRILL OF
YOUR TOUCH [SHE] WILL SHAMEFULLY LUST. AS YOU TELL ME WE'RE
NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.
     HEART'S ON FIRE TONIGHT. FEEL MY BONES IGNITE. FEELS LIKE WAR,
WAR. FEELS LIKE WAR, WAR. HEART'S ON FIRE TONIGHT. FEEL MY BONES
IGNITE. FEELS LIKE WAR, WAR. FEELS LIKE WAR, WAR.
    WE GO TOGETHER OR WE DON'T GO DOWN AT ALL. WE GO TOGETHER
OR WE DON'T GO DOWN AT ALL. WE GO TOGETHER OR WE DON'T GO DOWN
AT ALL, WOAH.
   FAIL-SAFE TRIGGER, LOCK DOWN CALL. WIPE THE DRY CLEAN- SLATE, QUICK,
SOUND THE ALARM. NO ESCAPE FROM THE TRUTH AND THE WEIGHT OF IT ALL.
I AM CAUGHT IN THE WEB OF A LIE.
   AND THE BITCH OF IT ALL IS THAT I'M RUNNING FROM THE DESIRE OF THE
PEOPLE TO WHOM I BELONG. AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU CAN TELL ME I'M
WRONG 'CAUSE YOU WENT THROUGH ALL OF THIS TROUBLE.
                                                         Wendy's Dad
   HEART'S ON FIRE TONIGHT, FEEL MY BONES IGNITE. FEELS LIKE WAR, WAR.
FEELS LIKE WAR, WAR. HEART'S ON FIRE TONIGHT, FEEL MY BONES IGNITE. FEELS
LIKE WAR, WAR. FEELS LIKE WAR, WAR.
   WE GO TOGETHER OR WE DON'T GO DOWN AT ALL. WE GO
TOGETHER OR WE DON'T GO DOWN AT ALL. WE GO TOGETHER
OR WE DON'T GO DOWN AT ALL, WHOA. (LET'S GO!)
                                    Wendy and her Dad
   HEART'S ON FIRE TONIGHT, FEEL MY BONES IGNITE. IT
FEELS LIKE WAR (IT FEELS LIKE WAR). LOVE FEELS LIKE WAR (LOVE
FEELS LIKE WAR).
   HEART'S ON FIRE TONIGHT, FEEL MY BONES IGNITE. FEELS
LIKE WAR, WAR. FEELS LIKE WAR, WAR. HEART'S ON FIRE TONIGHT,
FEEL MY BONES IGNITE. LOVE FEELS LIKE WAR, WAR. FEELS
LIKE WAR, WAR. (ONE MORE TIME!)
   WE GO TOGETHER OR WE DON'T GO DOWN AT ALL. WE
GO TOGETHER OR WE DON'T GO DOWN AT ALL. WE GO
TOGETHER OR WE DON'T GO DOWN AT ALL, WHOA.
   IS THIS THE END OF US OR JUST THE MEANS TO START
AGAIN.


Wendy: And Dad? Don't bother telling me "Happy Birthday" tomorrow, I won't be here to hear it.


Wendy's Dad: Where will you be then? In Baltimore?


Wendy: Yeah, I will. I'll be eighteen so you can't stop me.


Wendy's Dad: So, you're leaving first thing in the morning?


Wendy: Yes, and tonight I'm not going to be here in the house.


(WENDY walks out her door and walks off stage. Lights black out. WENDY'S DAD leaves the stage.)

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