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Light My Way
RUTH MOM MIA JAKE JENNY
Characters
Scene 1
( Two people stand in front of a bed with a pink dress on it . One is Ruth , high school freshman girl dressed in all black ; the other is the her mother )
RUTH ( pleading ): Do I have to wear it ?
MOM : Yes . I ’ m not having you look any other way at your first high school dance . What will people think if you show up in that ?
( Mom looks at Ruth ’ s current outfit , scowls , and shakes her head ) RUTH ( looking at dress ): You don ’ t understand … it ’ s just not me . MOM : You ’ re bring crazy , Ruth . You would look so beautiful …
( Mom wistfully sighs as she picks up pink dress and holds it up in front of Ruth . Ruth shakes her head and lowers her moms hand with the dress back to the bed )
RUTH : Look . I ’ m really sorry , its just that … Its like … wearing someone else ’ s skin .
MOM ( scoff ): Unbelievable . So you ’ re really going to pull that whole rebellious teenager act , tonight of all nights ? You know , I thought I raised you to think of others — not just yourself all the time .
( Ruth looks hurt , so Mom puts both hands on Ruth ’ s shoulders ) MOM ( sighs , softening ): Don ’ t you want to look nice for some lucky boy tonight ? RUTH ( tearing up , shaking head ): No . MOM ( Sighs , shaking head ): Just what are you talking about ?
RUTH : I don ’ t want to look nice for some guy . I want to look the way I want to … for a girl . A really special one … ( blushes , looking down )