We put them on and no one knows our real smile . Our real laugh . Our real happiness . But that ' s not why we wear it , we wear it to cover up our sadness , anger , anxiety and it fakes everything else . That ' s the consequence and … we ’ re alone .
( Bell rings , students get in their chairs )
TEACHER Today students , we will be talking about feelings like the red zone , green zone , yellow zone and blue zone .
( STUDENT # 1 shakes their legs and STUDENT # 2 fidgets with their hands )
TEACHER STUDENTS please calm your body . Anyway can anyone tell me what zone we should be in the most ?
Green .
STUDENTS & ALEX
TEACHER Good job everyone , yes the green zone is the one we should always be in . Happy and calm . You have a choice of which one you should be in , and this is the one .
( Alex turns towards the audience )
This is how we are taught .
ALEX
( MAEVE walks in room without a mask )
Hi ! I ' m the new student .
MAEVE
( Whispers from STUDENTS )
She ' s not wearing a mask .
STUDENT # 1
( Everyone looks at MAEVE , ALEX turns towards audience ) ALEX
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