Scene 1
Once there were two girls. They were new to a school and their names were KYLA and LENA and KYLA’S twin. Her name was DEBBY, and they were at recess.
KYLA
Hi.
LENA
Hi.
KYLA
Are you new?
LENA
Yes.
KYLA
Good because I am new too.
LENA
Okay.
KYLA
How are you doing?
LENA
Good.
KYLA
Can I have a look at your classes?
LENA
Yes.
KYLA
Yaay, you have a lot of classes with me, and you don’t talk a lot. Why is that?
LENA
Because I am shy.
KYLA
I am not that shy. Also I am never shy.
LENA
I am shy all the time.
KYLA
Now that I have gotten you to talk for more than two words, let’s find the lunch room.
LENA
Recess is so long, and I am really hungry.
KYLA
I found the lunch room.
LENA
Okay, let’s go in.
KYLA
I got you a tray.
LENA
Thanks. So do we have to get all the food?
KYLA
Yes, that is what I heard.
LENA
Oh, that is weird. I think I like my old school better, and it was closer to my home on 125th Street.
KYLA
I think that you will like this school better soon.
LENA
But I thought that you were new.
KYLA
I am. I came two days ago.
LENA
That’s why. I came on a Wednesday.
KYLA
Yes, that is why. Now let us find a table to eat at.
LENA
Okay, let’s go.
KYLA
I found a table, let’s sit down.
LENA
Do you have any sisters or brothers in the school?
KYLA
Yes. I have a sister, and she was at this school last year, and she is so popular at the school. People always say, “Hi, Debby’s little sister” but we are twins, so I just say hi back because I don’t want to be mean.
LENA
I know how you feel because I have a little brother, and he is always so mean to me, and I get so mad. I just want to scream at him.
KYLA
Oh no, don’t look. It’s my popular not-sister.
LENA
I want to look so bad though.
KYLA
Okay fine. You can look at her, but don’t look in her eyes, or she will come to talk to me and make fun of me and then make me cry.
LENA
It’s okay. I looked. She is pretty, but you are prettier to me.
KYLA
Thank you so much. No one has ever said that to me. It is the end of the day, do you want to have a sleep over?
LENA
Okay.
KYLA
Good. Let me ask my mom.
LENA
Okay.
KYLA
She said yes. Okay, go pack and meet me at my house.
LENA
Okay.
Scene 2
Later on that day, LENA is calling KYLA.
(Ring ring)
KYLA
Hello?
LENA
Yes, I am a block away.
KYLA
Okay.
(Ding dong)
KYLA
Mom, that is my friend Lena.
NDEYE
Okay, let her in.
LENA
Hi! Oh my! Your home is so nice. Can I say something?
KYLA
Yes, but wait. Let’s go to my room. Then we can talk there.
LENA
Okay.
KYLA
Okay, this is my room. Sorry it is a little messy, but I don’t think it will bother us. I can clean it if you want.
LENA
No, I am good. And what I had to ask was, is your sister here?
KYLA
Yes, but I told her not to bother us or I am going to tell on her, and then she said that she would not bother us, so we are good.
LENA
Okay, so what are we going to do tonight?
KYLA
I don’t I know. I was waiting for you so we could choose together.
LENA
I think that we should have a party, then make food or get some pizza, then do a game. Or we can do what you want.
KYLA
I think that is a good idea, but at the end, do you want to sleep in my bed or on the floor?
LENA
I think that we can both sleep on the floor.
KYLA
I think that is a good idea. So if we can’t sleep, we can talk about things.
NDEYE
How are you doing, Lena? Sorry that Kyla did not say anything about me. Hi, I am her mom. Have a nice time, and if you want to watch a movie, I can make the popcorn if you want.
KYLA
Mom, can you go, please?
NDEYE
Okay.
KYLA
Thank you. Bye.
LENA
I think that your mom is really, really nice. You have a cool mom. How come you don’t want her to stay? She is so cool.
KYLA
If you had to live with her, you wouldn’t be saying this. Trust me, Lena.
LENA
I think that the party should start now.
(Ding dong)
LENA
Is that your house doorbell?
KYLA
No, that is my room door, and it better not be my sister.
DEBBY
Hi sister. Can I say hi to your friend?
KYLA
If she wants to. And why do you want to meet my friend? I thought you said that you hate all my friends.
DEBBY
Can you just ask her if she wants to meet me?
KYLA
Okay. Lena, do you want to meet my sister?
LENA
Okay. Do I have to come or is she coming in?
KYLA
You can come. I don’t want my sister putting her feet in my room.
LENA
Hi, Debby. I like your clothes a lot.
KYLA
Don’t say a thing to her. You can just say hi to her because she is leaving now.
DEBBY
Don’t follow her, thank you.
LENA
Hi and bye. I mean hi.
KYLA
Let’s go, Lena. Let’s go order some pizza.
LENA
Okay.
Then they slam the door on DEBBY.
Scene 3
Later on that night.
LENA
Mmm, this pizza is so good. I need to stop buying from the store by my house and buy from here. It is not that much money at all, and I am sorry that we had to give some to your sister.
KYLA
It is okay. We still have a lot pizza left, and we can save some for your mom. And if my mom wants some, we can save her some. I know that we are done eating and so full. We can watch “Home.”
Close to the end of the movie.
LENA
Oh my gosh, this part makes me cry all the time.
KYLA
I am so sorry, I did not know. Do you want me to get a different movie?
The movie plays song when it it is done.
KYLA
Oh, the movie is done, never mind.
KYLA and LENA laugh for a long time.
KYLA
Do you want to have a dance party now? My mom and my sister went to a party for a long time.
LENA
Okay. Can we listen to “Cold Water,” please? That is the best song to me.
KYLA
YES! I LOVE THAT SONG SO MUCH! THEN WE CAN WATCH CLOSE!
LENA
We have the same mind now. PUT ON THE SONG NOW! Sorry.
KYLA
It is okay, that is how I feel sometimes. Okay, what song do you want on first?
LENA
I want Cold Water 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times because I love that song so much.
KYLA
Okay, how about 20 times?
LENA
That is okay. BUT CAN YOU PUT IN IT ON NOW!!! Sorry, Kyla, I will stop doing that now.
LENA puts her head down.
KYLA
It is okay, but just tell me and please, just say, can you put it on now?
LENA
I am so sorry. I can go if you want me to go. I’ll go.
LENA makes a sad face.
KYLA
I am sorry. We are supposed to have fun tonight.
LENA
It is okay. I can go, if you want.
KYLA
No, I am sorry. Do you want to go to sleep now?
LENA
Good. I am getting a little sleepy now.
KYLA
Okay, let’s go to sleep now. I’m getting a little sleepy.
KYLA
Lena, can you stop snoring? I can not go to sleep.
LENA
It’s not me. Your sister is here.
DEBBY
Hi sister, how are you doing?
KYLA
I’m going to tell Mom on you.
DEBBY
I told Mom I should come and see if you are okay.
LENA
I think that your sister should stay here so she is not lonely.
KYLA
No, she has her room. She should not be here now. You are going to leave in the middle of the day, then she can talk to you because I am going to sleep. But I don’t know about you though.
LENA
I am going to sleep too. I am really sleepy today.
DEBBY
Okay so you go, Lena and not stupid Kyla.
LENA
Bye. Kyla is not stupid, you are. Don’t be mean to your sister because she is really, really nice and smart, but you are not. Now get out of here. NOW!
DEBBY
Okay, do not be so mean to me. You are the stupid one, and how can you be friends with Kyla? She is so mean and weird.
LENA
Then she is my weird Kyla, and you’re the stupid Debby.
KYLA
And you need to go or Lena and I are going to tell Mom on you. And you are going to get in big, big, BIG trouble, and you know it too.
DEBBY
Fine, I’m leaving. Have a nice time at your baby sleepover, babies.
Then DEBBY leaves and they all go back to sleep.
Scene 4
It’s the next day, and LENA is going home.
KYLA
Bye, Lena. Have a nice time. I have to be stuck with Debby, and you get to go.
LENA
Bye. I am going to miss you so much. Have a nice time.
KYLA
I hope so.
LENA leaves, and KYLA is so sad and mad at her sister.
Scene 5
LENA
Mom, I’m home.
MAREMA
Okay, I made lunch if you are hungry, sweetie. There is mac and cheese.
LENA
Okay, but can I go to bed for a little?
MAREMA
Okay, but then give your food to your brother.
LENA
Okay, Mom. Good night.
LENA writes a note and then goes straight to bed.
Scene 6
Then it was the next day of school, and DEBBY and LENA were still mad at each other, and they never looked at each other or talked when they were in the same room.
KYLA
You must be really mad at my sister, madder than me, because your face is so red when you are in the same room.
LENA
I know. I am so mad. Why does your sister have to be so mean and stupid?
Then it was the end of a very mad and tiring day. LENA and KYLA’S moms call, and they meet up at Lena’s house. They are having tea and cookies and cake that MAREMA made because she works at a bakery.
MAREMA
Ndeye and I were thinking that you and Kyla are not getting along that well with Dasia, and we thought that you girls should change schools because it is for the best. If you want to you can.
KYLA and LENA are thinking.
KYLA
What school are you bringing us to? Did we get in, and are we going to the same school?
MAREMA
Yes, you will go to the same school. That school will be the school at Columbia High School where Ndeye and I went to when we were kids.
NDEYE
It was the best school. That’s the place Marema and I became friends, and then we made a promise that if we both got married, our kids will be friends, and that’s what happened. But we can butt out Debby for this, okay?
Then the next day, they went for an interview, and they both got in together. Then NDEYE and MAREMA got the best idea. KYLA and LENA were best friends, so they moved into Lena’s house because it was bigger. Then they talked with KYLA and LENA.
KYLA and LENA
Yaaaay!!!
LENA
What about Debby, Ms. Ndeye?
NDEYE
She is going to live with her grandparents because they live right next to us.
A few years later when KYLA and LENA are in college, it is their commencement. Their moms are crying so much. Then, after the commencement is done, they take so many photos that they get really sleepy. When they get to Lena’s house, they fell asleep so fast it was like lighting. Then it was the next morning. MAREMA and NDEYE were looking with KYLA and LENA for a new home, and then they found it. It was the best home they ever saw in their entire lives.
LENA
It’s so pretty.
KYLA
I know right. I love it so much.
They they look inside the home, and they LOVE it.
KYLA and LENA
Let’s live like roommates.
And they both started to giggle a little, and then they both got the house. They put all these things and it looked so good and so, so nice.
LENA
The house looks so good.
KYLA
I know right.
Scene 7
A lot of years later, KYLA and LENA are married. They have their own homes. KYLA has two kids and LENA has two kids too.
KYLA
Your kids, Rebecca and Jamme, are so cute, Lena.
LENA
Grace and Ben are so cute too, Kyla.
Then, grandmas NDEYE and MAREMA came and they brought gifts for the sweet kids. They all said, “yaaaaaaaaaaaayaaaaaaaaaaaay.”
The kids were really happy to see NDEYE and MAREMA because they only see them on Mondays and Sundays because Mondays and Sundays their moms and dads are so busy. When they got there, it was 10:00 PM, and they were sleeping because their moms and dads were going to a nice place. It was to a dinner party, and they did not know the kids were still sleeping in their moms’ car. And that was the car they were going to use to go to the dinner party. Then the kids woke up, and they were looking all over the place. Then they got out of the car and went to a restaurant. They looked and looked and, at the ninth restaurant, they went in and they looked. They found their mom and dad and the kids told their parents what happened, and they called their grandparents and told them to come.
Forty minutes later, they came, and they all got food. Also, they had a family party. They went home and went to bed so happy.
THE END