Characters:
Larry
Lana
Gabriel
Act One, Scene One: The interior of the Bennett family car, driving through a snowstorm in the middle of Wyoming. Lana and Larry are in the front seat; Gabriel is laying across the backseat. He has his blackberry out; Larry’s knuckles are white. Lana is knitting.
LARRY: Well, this sure is a lot of snow.
GABRIEL: Duh…If you would have asked me, I could have told you we were going to have to drive through snow.
LARRY: Yeah. Lucky for you, I know exactly where the middle of the road is. Now, Gabe, shut the fuck up and let me drive.
GABRIEL: Whatever, hoser. It’s a good thing that I’ve got nothing to do. If I were in New York, I’d be incredibly busy. So busy. It’d be incredible.
LANA: Well dear, since you have nothing to do, would you mind winding this yarn for me?
GABRIEL: It’s not like I have nothing to do. Obviously, I’m in this car in the middle of a snowstorm and I can’t do anything. I have stuff to do. Tons. Literally.
LANA: Okay. Thank you, Gabe.
GABRIEL: Hey–are we even still on the road?
LARRY: It’s not about being on the road, it’s about being in the middle of it. And yes, to answer your earlier question, we are still on the road.
GABRIEL: Yeah. I’m sure. Hey, do you know what time we’ll be back? I might have a date with this girl I met at the last truck stop. She’s so in love with me.
LARRY: Uh-huh. Didn’t you learn anything from the Tao Te Ching? Enjoy the car ride. Save the girls for later.
GABRIEL: Right. That’s what she said.
LANA: Gabriel, honestly!
GABRIEL: Booger.
[close curtains]
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Zack!
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Zack, this is seriously some of your most entertaining writing to date. I just pissed myself laughing. That’s actually not funny, but kinda sad. I’m getting too old if I can’t control my bladder, but in my defense, this was really damn funny.
So who hasn’t been in a car with these people in Montana in the middle of a snowstorm?? Sounds like normal conversation for them……I’m a bit concerned of Cale’s inability to control his bladder though. If you need any advise Cale……
When a nation follows the Way, horses shit on its fields. And that’s a good thing.
Or at least that’s what she said.
Huh huh. He said booger.