Phrases and Script

5 interesting phrases…

“Oh my gosh! Your baby is so cute, I could just gobble him up!” (Laughter) “Just kidding, I’m not hungry.”

“Last year some punks smashed our pumpkins in the street. I’m just buying fake ones this year.”

“No man, the doctor said her leg is broken. She can’t play for almost 2 months. That’s gonna kill our season.”

“Every time I go there they mess up my coffee. For real. I don’t go there anymore, that Starbucks is dead to me.”

“Why are you smiling like that? It’s creepy”

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Premise - Two friends, Mary and Martha, are shopping for Halloween decorations in the seasonal section of a department store. They are walking up and down a few aisles of the store, browsing the merchandise for sale this year and discussing how to make their decorations this year better than last year’s.

Mary – “Look at these door covers. Do you plan on decorating again this year?”

Martha – “I have to. Logan gets so excited about Halloween, there’s no way he’ll let me skip it!”

Mary – “What’s he gonna be this year?”

Martha – “He keeps saying he wants to be Captain America, he’s on this super hero kick.”

Mary – “I think they have those costumes here in the next aisle.”

Martha – “Yeah, I only need the outfit for his body. He has the mask and shield already. My mom bought them for his birthday. Is Hannah going to be a bumble bee again this year?”

Mary – “Probably. She’s too young to know the difference. And those antennas are so cute on her!” (Makes an irritated noise, Beat change.) “They are all out of those light up jack-o-lantern candles! That’s the whole reason I came to this store!”

Martha – “Ask that guy.” (Both women look at the sales person at the end of the aisle, then look back at each other.)

Mary – “That’s okay. I have to come back later this week anyways.”

Martha – “Last year some punks smashed our pumpkins in the street. I’m just buying fake ones this year.”

Mary – “Your family won’t carve any?”

Martha – “Nah, Logan thinks scraping out the guts is slimy and gross. And Jerry isn’t very creative with his jack-o-lantern faces.”

Mary – (Laughs at Marth’s response to her question) “Well, I have to kick it up a notch this year. My neighbors put our decorations to shame last Halloween.”

Martha – “I just dug out all my decorations from the basement. I could probably give you a few things.”

Mary – “Aw, thanks! That would be great actually. I can’t spend too much money this year. Our new car payment has made things pretty tight.”

Martha – “Yeah, we’ve been there too." (Beat change.) "Ready to check out?”

Mary – “Yes, I can’t be late for my appointment at 3:00.”

Martha – “I’ve already spent too much, let’s go.”

(Both women leave the seasonal section and walk towards the checkout lanes.)

-End of Scene-