Troubles
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Character List
Bon Qui-Qui
Nick “Train”
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Kenyatta- best friend of Bon Qui-Qui and Train’s on and off girlfriend
Rashaad- best friend of Train and Bon Qui-Qui’s ex boyfriend.
School Nurse
Cashier
Act 1, Scene 1 [That evening Bon Qui-Qui goes to a party and meets “train”]
Bon Qui-Qui: [knocks on the door and waits for someone to answer]
Nick: [opens door for a girl] [looks up and down in amazement] damn shawty what yo name is?
Bon Qui-Qui: Bon Qui-Qui
Nick: oh, my name Nick but everybody call me train
Bon Qui-Qui: [snaps] okay train [says smiling]
[Train introduces her to everybody]
Train: This right here is my man Rashaad
Qui-Qui: yea, I know him, we USED to go together
Rashaad: hey Qui-Qui, how you doin? [Says smiling]
Qui-Qui: [Rolls her eyes with an attitude] I’m fine
Rashaad: you know if you keep rollin your eyes like that they gonna get stuck.
[Train laughs][Bon Qui-Qui looks at him]
Qui-Qui: what the hell are you laughin at?
Train: nothing. Let me introduce you to my other friend…
[Bon Qui-Qui interrupts him]
Bon Qui-Qui: is that Kenyatta?!![She says with excitement]
Train: [Putting his arm around her and leading her to Kenyatta] yea
Kenyatta: hey girl how you been?
Qui-Qui: man I ain’t been doin nothing just hanging out
Kenyatta: [gets a call on her cell phone] Okay mom… okay I’ll be outside in a minute. [Pauses] well girl I gotta go my mom is actin crazy.
Qui-Qui: okay, well I’ll see you at school Monday.
Kenyatta: okay bye [stops as she’s about to walk out the door] do you need a ride?
[As Bon Qui-Qui is about to answer train interrupts]
Train: no, I’ll take her home
Kenyatta: okay, but that’s like my sister so be nice
Train: you already know that I’m not like that anymore. Are you ready to go home?
Qui-Qui: yea
Train: Alright let’s go
End of Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2 [Train and Bon Qui-Qui are sitting in...