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Rose-colored affair

April 24, 2011
By Internal-Love PLATINUM, Queens, New York
Internal-Love PLATINUM, Queens, New York
33 articles 3 photos 310 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nothing's black or white, its all just a shade of gray---

















TI "Live your Life" ft Rihanna


Characters: Angeline-girl
Aidan-dude :)

Angeline (chatting up with bffs)

Aidan (strolls by): hey Angie

Angie (feels skin near her shoulders tingle)

(bffs laugh)

(irritated at Aidan calling her Angie): It's Angeline.

Aidan (face scrunches up in disgust)

Scene 2:
Aidan: So, ANGELINE.....

Angeline: >/ what do you want Aidan?

Aidan: (laughs)

Angie: why'd you bother saying hi to me in the mall in scene 1? What's this all about......?

Aidan: its about....

(teacher walks in; everyone silent)

Angeline (whispers): we hate each other. If you EVER talk to me like that, you want something from me

Aidan: who ever said we hate each other?

Angie (smiles evilly): what do you want from me, Aidan?

Scene 3:
Angeline: No, no, and NO

Aidan: and why not?

Angie: ok, why would I help YOU?

Aidan: because if you don't, I'll tell everyone how.......

Angeline (laughs): how what?

Aidan: when we were little, and you....

Angie: you wouldn't!! (shocked)

Aidan: oh i would

Angeline: It's your fault that you're so immature that you HAD to claim that you could get any girl you wanted leading you to make a bet with your buddies that you'd get me to fall for you

Aidan: hey, I've got an image to save, ok?

Angie (stifles a groan)

Scene 4 (flashback)
10 yr old Angeline: (sick & sleep deprived) hey Aidan

10 yr old Aidan: (alone in a room with Angie) hi Angie

Angie (stumbling): have you ever thought of......

Aidan (steps back)

Angeline: KISS ME AIDAN (leans forward)

Aidan: (shocked)

Angie (vomits all over Aidan)

Aidan: ew!

Aidan: (stumbles into classroom)

Scene 5
Angeline: Guess i HAVE to help him (shudders at memory in scene 4)

Scene 6
(over pizza)
Angie: so how are we supposed to do this?

Aidan: maybe......i don't know...TRY to like each other?

Angie (narrows eyes)

Aidan (ignores it): favorite football team?

Angeline: i hate football

Aidan: HOW COULD YOU HATE FOOTBALL?! (forcing himself to calm down) favorite hobby?

Angie: drama club! :)

Aidan: that's dumb

Angie: (crushes her soda can with one hand, angrily)

Aidan (concludes): so obviously we have nothing in common. Maybe if we try sitting next to each other without attacking each other

Angeline (hesitantly moves from across from him to next to him in the booth)

(Angie feels shivers at first. Then the atmosphere starts to feel comfortable. Actually kind of nice. Both are frowning and silent)

Angie (starts to get scared): why cant i just PRETEND to like you, like in the movies?

Aidan: no way

Angeline: but i could NEVER like you

Aidan: And why not? You're too good for me?!

Angie: You're IMPOSSIBLE (storms out)

Scene 7
Angeline: who knew English could be so boring?

Aidan: tell me about it. i mean, come on---our big "play" is called "a rose-colored affair"---what's that supposed to mean?

Angie: It's an unpopular play written by an unpopular writer NO ONE knows about

Aidan: it's stupid

Angie: i think I'm about to fall asleep

Aidan: i think i already did

Angeline: why, would you look at that--we actually agree on something

Scene 8
Aidan: ok this is the big moment. The huge party my best friend throws each year. With you as my date, it'll show that we're officially in a relationship. If we put on a good show tonight, the bet might end by next week.

Angeline (feels sick :/)

(they arrive at the party)

(everyone stares as they make an entrance)

Aidan: (fastens arm around Angie's waist and smiles)

Angie (forces back a scowl)

-------------------- To different people

Aidan: yes we're together
--------
Angie (forces herself to say): i know we USED to hate each other but......
------------
Aidan: It was unexpected but, here we are!
------
Angie: actually now i find him very attractive (gulps)

---------------------------Later on

Aidan (joins buddies)

Angie (talks with a friend)

Friend: wow Angie i don't understand you as well as i thought i did. Why would you wanna go out with that loser? (gestures to Aidan)

Angeline (winces): i didn't know him like i thought i did

Friend (shrugs): You once claimed to hate him. I guess in life, there's really no guarantees

A: :( some people change

Friend: not YOU though, of all people. It's like i don't even know you anymore. And it sucks.

Angie (looks over at Aidan & his friends. His buddies are snickering and looking in her direction)

(She cant take it anymore. P*ssed, before she could control herself, she storms up to the dudes)

Angeline (shouts): THAT'S IT!! I DON'T LIKE AIDAN AND WE'RE NOT DATING. WE'RE JUST PRETENDING CAUSE OF HIS STUPID BET. HE WENT UP TO ME AND ASKED ME TO HELP HIM. I HATE EVERY PIECE OF HIM. I HATE HIM WITH DREAD AND PASSION!! WE WERE NEVER TOGETHER!!

Scene 9
Angeline (nervous. In ELA the kids have to go up to the front of the room and tell about the most confusing moment of their life. The perfect opportunity for Aidan to tell everyone all about "the moment" in scene 4. It WAS confusing)

(Aidan's the last one to share)

Aidan: the thing that confused me the most in my life was that play we did, rose-colored affair.

(Aidan's about to go back to his seat when the teacher gestures him back to the front, mouthing 'describe')

Aidan: That play stuck out to me cause this 1 girl...i swore i hate her but me & her only ever agreed on 1 thing.....that play is stupid. In that story, the man & woman faked a relationship. i hate lying like that cause when people pretend to be a couple, ALWAYS in the end they like each other, for real. And that girl sure is 1 annoying pest....And i f***ing love her.

Scene 10
Angeline: (calls out to Aidan)

(the 2 get close)

Angie: i heard what you said

Aidan (grinning): oh yeah?

Angie (slaps him right across the face)

Angeline: Get your *BEEP* over here

Aidan: (smiles)

(she pulls him close)

(they kiss softly)

The end :D this has been a play by Medina D.



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on Jun. 23 2011 at 3:25 pm
that's sweet! i like how it's fun, but not like overly...idk structured. you can tell you had fun w/ it. hope that made sense :)

on Jun. 23 2011 at 1:32 pm
paigeforeman GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
18 articles 6 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible!"-Walt Disney
"It's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."-Gandhi
"The truth is out there."-The X-Files

Very cute story and I love the dialogue and characters in here.

Constructive criticism: It would be nice if you added more details in here. I completely missed the part about the bet.

Nice job. :-D


on May. 28 2011 at 10:58 pm
Internal-Love PLATINUM, Queens, New York
33 articles 3 photos 310 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nothing's black or white, its all just a shade of gray---

















TI "Live your Life" ft Rihanna

Thank you Frenchie!! :D haha, i just did this one for fun. i didn't intend on creating a huge meaning to it, but if it did have it, then I'm flattered. Thanks for the feedback!! :) You inkies are awesome!

on May. 28 2011 at 10:42 pm
LoveMeIfYouDare BRONZE, Lafayette, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have many injuries. It is better not to talk about them." ~ Natalia Ma

I like the ending of it. I think you should add a bit more detail,and write using quotations around the dialogue. Overall,great! Keep writing.Plays are hard.Luv ya,Medina!!

Your friend,Renée AKA Frenchie


on May. 8 2011 at 7:59 pm
Amor-Y-Palabras SILVER, Springfield, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We must use the weapon of love. We must realize that so many people are taught to hate us that they are not totally responsible for their hate." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Awww, i love the end. <3

This play has a lot of meaning and made me think.  It's true that couples usually end up together after faking it/hard times. 

It was a little confusing though.  Maybe you should add some more details about the scenes, feelings, and what's going on.  Like how you really explained it in scene 9.

Overall, nice job :)