2022 PFC Anthology | Page 14

Why ? Where ’ s everyone else ?
NOAH
CHARLIE Look , you woke up right after me . How am I supposed to know ?
I don ’ t know , sorry !
NOAH
CHARLIE
Why are you sorry ? ( Awkward silence .)
Anyway . I ’ m surprised we ’ re not dead . I wonder if the rest of the class is .
NOAH There ’ s still time to die down here . Do you see an opening ?
CHARLIE I already checked . There ’ s no way out . And could you breathe a little slower , ‘ cause we ’ re gonna run out of air eventually .
NOAH
( Noah ’ s panic rises .) Oh my God , we ’ re gonna die down here . On a science field trip . The most pathetic death possible . Of all the people to get stuck with here , it had to be the self-centered , stupid jock .
CHARLIE Hey , I could get out on my own . You ’ re gonna be the reason I die . I can literally hear you shaking . Just get over it , okay ? All we can do is wait .
NOAH
Hello ? Over here ! Can anyone hear us ? ( Noah feels around , looking for a way out .)
Are you sure you checked everywhere ? These rocks seem kind of loose —
CHARLIE NO , STOP ! I told you there ’ s no way out !!!
I ’ m sorry .
NOAH