A Muse'd By You (Written 7/24/2019)

MEL

“Give me a break, Sky! I’ve been working me ass off for this production. You can’t expect me to think about what I see when all I can picture is the blocking for that stupid dance scene.”

SKYLAR

“Your fault for becoming a theatre major. But yeah. That guy’s been following you for, like… I dunno, ages. But I thought you knew, so I never said anything.”

MEL

“Well, is he here now? Wait! Don’t make yourself look suspicious! What if he’s some psycho that’ll kill us both if he catches you looking?!”

SKYLAR

“I doubt it. I bet if I wave to him, he’ll wave back. See? I’m just gonna wave, and- Oh. Nope… He just buried his face into his bag. Aw, the stalker gets nervous.”

MEL

“Nervous? He’s the one who’s nervous?! [he growls before he finally turns around] Hey! You creep!” [ERIC yelps as MEL goes over.] “The hell is your deal? Why are you stalking me?” [ERIC is silent.] “Well? Answer me! Give me one goddamn reason why I shouldn’t call the cops on you!”

ERIC

“Huh? Oh god! Please don’t bring the police in! There’s no need for that.”

MEL

“You’ve been stalking me for a week! I think that’s reason enough!”

ERIC

“I wasn’t stalking. I was just… Admiring.”

MEL

“Admiring, my ass!”

ERIC

“Well… Yes, actually. That was nice too.”