Love is blind

Love Is Blind: A Modern Drama. (Script By Taylor Nieuwdorp)

Love Is Blind: A Modern Drama. (Script By
Taylor Nieuwdorp)
By : TaylorNieuwdorp
Julie is a blind girl who is constantly bullied by the girls at her school, Cynthia and Hannah. They trip her in
the hallways, call her names, and tell her that sheâ ll never be able to find anyone to love her because of her
blindness. Julie thinks about this all the time and starts to have nightmares about it. One day, after being
tripped in the hallway, she meets a boy named Matt who helps her pick up her books. She starts to like Matt
and talks more and more to him. Matt turns out to be the boyfriend of the mean girl at school Cynthia. Julie is
devastated, and decides to switch schools and go to Browningâ s School for the Blind, which brings much
happiness to Julieâ s mother, Dana, who had been pressuring her to go there. Julie meets Headmaster
Browning who tells Julie that Browningâ s is a school for people that have nobody in their lives who can
help them. She also meets Amanda, a young blind girl, who has a story of her own. Julie then realizes that
Matt cares about her and when nobody else at Browning has the same privileges as her, she rushes back to her
old school to find him, only to find out that he moved schools as well. Julie finds Matt at their special park
and they both realize they cannot live without one another. Matt decides to take Julie to dinner, which is their
first date as a couple. But on the way, they get into a car crash, where Matt is blinded by shards of glass.

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Love Is Blind: A Modern Drama. (Script By Taylor
Nieuwdorp)

Love is Blind

Written by Taylor Nieuwdorp

A Modern Drama

Drama 20
May 22, 2012


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CHARACTERS

Julie
A high school girl, she doesnâ t want any special treatment. An average girl who just
wants to be normal, sheâ s worried that no one will ever
love her
because of her blindness.

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Cynthia
The most popular girl in high school, not very intelligent, easily distracted. Not very nice
or friendly, dating Matt.

Hannah
Cynthiaâ s bully in training. Just wants to be popular. She puts her values behind
her to be popular. Sheâ s secretly very nice, and she puts up with
Cynthia to keep her
social status.

Matt
A well rounded boy, dating Cynthia. He is family friends of Cynthia and heâ
dating her because his parents approve of her. Heâ s good in school, and
good-hearted. Secretly likes Julie.

s only

Dana
Julieâ s mother, cares about her daughter and her well-being. She wants to send Julie
to a specialized school for blind students. She feels bad about
what is happening to
Julie, but she doesnâ t know how to make her feel better because she canâ t relate to her.

Headmaster Browning

Headmaster of Browningâ

s School for the Blind. He was blinded as

a child,
and has dedicated his life to help children who suffer the way he suffered, having to go to a
normal school where he was ridiculed.

Amanda

A blind girl. Goes to Browningâ

s. Julieâ

s roommate. Has a very interesting story.

SCENE OUTLINE:
Scene 1: Blind
Scene 2: Special Treatment
Scene 3: Damaged Goods
Scene 4: Dreams
Scene 5: Let me Help You
Scene 6: Dear Diary
Scene 7: Donâ

t I Know You?

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Scene 8: Give Me a Kiss
Scene 9: The Call
Scene 10: The Invisible Necklace
Scene 11: A Daughterâ
Scene 12: Browningâ

s Agreement
s

Scene 13: Amanda
Scene 14: Late Night Journey
Scene 15: Home Sweet Home
Scene 16: Mind if I Sit Next to You?
Scene 17: Crash
Scene 18: Irony

STORY OUTLINE:
Julie is a blind girl who is constantly bullied by the girls at her school, Cynthia and Hannah. They trip her in
the hallways, call her names, and tell her that sheâ ll never be able to find anyone to love her because of her
blindness. Julie thinks about this all the time and starts to have nightmares about it. One day, after being
tripped in the hallway, she meets a boy named Matt who helps her pick up her books. She starts to like Matt
and talks more and more to him. Matt turns out to be the boyfriend of the mean girl at school Cynthia. Julie
is devastated, and decides to switch schools and go to Browningâ s School for the Blind, which brings
much happiness to Julieâ s mother, Dana, who had been pressuring her to go there. Julie meets Headmaster
Browning who tells Julie that Browningâ s is a school for people that have nobody in their lives who can
help them. She also meets Amanda, a young blind girl, who has a story of her own. Julie then realizes that
Matt cares about her and when nobody else at Browning has the same privileges as her, she rushes back to her
old school to find him, only to find out that he moved schools as well. Julie finds Matt at their special park
and they both realize they cannot live without one another. Matt decides to take Julie to dinner, which is their
first date as a couple. But on the way, they get into a car crash, where Matt is blinded by shards of glass.

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Scene 1: Blind

(Julie is sitting on a bench in a park. Birds can be heard.)
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CYNTHIA
That movie Matt took me to was awesome! Hammer 5. Have you seen it?

HANNAH
No, but I hear itâ

s really scary.

CYNTHIA
Oh, it is! It gave Matt a chance to act all tough and macho and (uses air quotes) protect me.

HANNAH
Cynthiaâ ¦isnâ

t Hammer 5 rated R?

CYNTHIA
Yeah, so what? (noticing Julie). Hey, isnâ

t that the blind chick from school? Whatâ

s she doing here?

HANNAH
Julie? (Motioning to Julie) What do you mean what is she doing here?

CYNTHIA
Sheâ

s blind Hannah. Why would she come to a park?

HANNAH
I donâ

t know. I think she comes here to listen to natureâ ¦orâ ¦something.

CYNTHIA
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Thatâ

s lame. Who goes to a park to listen to nature?

HANNAH
Blind people?

CYNTHIA (angrily)
Whatever!

HANNAH
Why does it bother you so much?

CYNTHIA (Angrily)
Because! Sheâ s blind! This park isnâ t for blind people! And why does she go to our school anyway?
Shouldnâ t she be in some blind school? She shouldnâ t be allowed to go to the same school as us. Or the
same park!

HANNAH (Noticing Julie listening)
Cynthia?

CYNTHIA (Angrily)
They should deport her to blind island or something so that we donâ

t have to look at her.

HANNAH
Cynthia!

CYNTHIA (Angrily)
What?
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HANNAH (Quietly)
I think she can hear us.

CYNTHIA
Donâ

t be stupid Hannah. She canâ

t hear us â

JULIE (Angrily)
Iâ

m blind, not deaf!

(Julie gets up and leaves)

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Scene 2: Special Treatment

(In a quiet living room, Julieâ s mother, Dana, is sitting in an armchair reading a book.) (Julie storms in,
fumbling to slam the door behind her and then she falls to the floor crying.)

DANA (Runs to Julie)
Oh honey! Whatâ

s the matter?

JULIE
Itâ

s nothing mom, really!

DANA
What happened?

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JULIE
I just overheard some girls from school at the park. Some of the things they said â ¦ I hate people!

DANA
See? This is why I suggested you go to Browningâ

s.

JULIE (Angrily)
Mom! Iâ

m not switching schools!

DANA
At Browningâ s they know what youâ
people who you can relate to.

re going through. They can help you. And you can be friends with

JULIE
I donâ
fine.

t want any special treatment. I just want to be normal! Everyone gets bullied as a kid. Iâ

ll be

DANA
I respect that decision honey. Just think about it okay?

JULIE
Okay, Iâ

ll think about it. (They hug)

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Scene 3: Damaged Goods

(In a hallway at school, Cynthia and Hannah are talking.)

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CYNTHIA
So Matt and I were thinking about going to Hawaii over the summer, but my parents were total jerks. They
said that I couldnâ t go to Hawaii with Matt because weâ d be alone together. Can you believe that? This
isnâ t the 50â s anymore! Itâ s like they donâ t even want me to have a life!

HANNAH (Sarcastically)
Yeah, thatâ

s super lame of them.

CYNTHIA
Are you being sarcastic?

HANNAH (Changing subject)
So, Julie was pretty mad at us the other day.

CYNTHIA
(Laughs) Sheâ

s just sensitive. The poor thing canâ

t take a joke!

HANNAH
You were joking?

CYNTHIA
Wellâ ¦noâ ¦but â ¦(Seeing Julie enter) Oh! Speak of the devil (Walking over to Julie). Hey Julie!

JULIE
Cynthia?

CYNTHIA
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Uh huh! Hey Jules, listen.

(Cynthia places a hand on Julieâ

s shoulder. Julie flinches at her touch.)

CYNTHIA
You know I was just joking the other day, right?

JULIE
Of course you were.

CYNTHIA
Good. I canâ t let it get out that I said those things. Some people wouldnâ
reputation to uphold.

t like it, and I have a

JULIE
Which is?

CYNTHIA
To be loved by everyone of course!

JULIE
â ¦Rightâ ¦

CYNTHIA

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HANNAH (Changing the subject)
So Julie, do you have a boyfriend?

JULIE (Surprised)
Ohâ ¦uhâ ¦noâ ¦why?

HANNAH
Just making conversation.

CYNTHIA
Oh my gosh! Have you ever had a boyfriend?

JULIE
Well, noâ ¦ Iâ ¦

CYNTHIA
Oh, I get it. Youâ

re a lesbian!

JULIE
Iâ

m not a lesbian. Iâ

ve just never had a boyfriend.

CYNTHIA (Laughing)
Thatâ

s sad and just a little pathetic.

JULIE
I get how you wouldnâ

t understand. Youâ

ve probably had more boyfriends than you can count!
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(Cynthia gasps. Julie heads to her locker.)

CYNTHIA
Did you hear what she said to me? How rude!

HANNAH
Yeah, I Heard. I was here. I heard everything that you heard Cynthia.

CYNTHIA

HANNAH (Changing subject)
So, how weird is it that Julieâ

s never had a boyfriend?

CYNTHIA
I know right? So weird!

HANNAH
Right? I meanâ ¦sheâ

s pretty.

CYNTHIA (Laughs)
Youâ

ve got to be kidding me. Sheâ

s blind.

HANNAH
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Yeah. So?

CYNTHIA
So, who would want to date a blind girl? Poor girl will never find anyone to love her. Guyâ
want damaged goods.

s donâ

t

(Cynthia and Hannah leave)

JULIE (Aside)
Damaged goods?

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Scene 4: Dreams

JULIE (Over speaker)
People always ask me if blind people can dream. I know I do. I was born blind, so I donâ t have any
memories to base things onâ ¦so I donâ t see much. But I dream every night. I even have nightmares.

PEOPLE (Ad-lib)
Blind girl! Blind girl! It sucks you canâ t see anything! Youâ re life is going to suck! What do you think
you look like? Youâ ll never find work. You canâ t see me! Youâ re nothing but damaged goods!

(Sound of thunder) (Laughter)

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Scene 5: Let Me Help You

(Cynthia and Hannah are in the hallway) (Julie enters with her school books, Cynthia trips her) (Books fly
everywhere. Julie bends down to try and pick them up, but canâ t find them). (Cynthia runs off. Hannah
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hesitates, but leaves)

(Matt enters, notices Julie, and walks up to her)

MATT
Whoa! What happened here? Are you okay?

JULIE
Yeah. Somebody tripped me.

MATT
What? They tripped you? Why?

JULIE
I donâ

t knowâ ¦because Iâ

m blind.

MATT (Pause)
Thatâ

s no reason to trip someone. Here (Starts picking up books), let me help you.

(Matt picks up books and hands them to Julie)

MATT
Here you go.

JULIE
Thanks.
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MATT
Donâ t mention it. And hey, donâ t let people get to you. Theyâ
you that way. Youâ re better than that.

re rubbish if theyâ

re going to treat

(Julie smiles, nods and leaves)

MATT
Wait! You didnâ

t tell me your name!

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Scene 6: Dear Diary

(Julie is sitting on the bed in her bedroom with a tape recorder.)

JULIE
Dear diary. I met someone todayâ ¦someone really nice. Lately Iâ ve been thinking that people suck. But
today, a boy helped me pick up my books. I didnâ t catch his name and Iâ ll probably never talk to him
ever againâ ¦but itâ s good to know that there are good-hearted people out there.

(Knock on bedroom door)

JULIE
Come in.

DANA (Enters bedroom)
Hey honey. I know youâ

re still thinking about Browningâ

s, so I brought you something.

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(Dana hands a brochure to Julie)

DANA
Itâ

s a brochure for Browningâ

s School for the Blind.

JULIE
Mom, you know I canâ

t read this.

DANA
Itâ

s written in Braille.

JULIE
Of course it is.

DANA
Just take a read. You donâ

t have to decide right away. (Leaves room)

(Julie opens the brochure)

JULIE
I guess it couldnâ

t hurt to read this.

(Julie runs her fingers over the brochure)

JULIE

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Wow. This does sound pretty nice. But I canâ
treat me like an equal.

t. Not when I know there are good people out there that can

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Scene 7: Donâ

t I Know You?

(Julie is sitting on a bench in the park.) (Matt comes behind the bench.)
MATT
Excuse me. Can I sit here?

JULIE
Go ahead.

(Matt is texting someone on his cell phone. He laughs at a message heâ

s received.)

JULIE
Whatâ

s so funny?

MATT
Oh, I just got a text from someone with a funny picture. You want to see?

JULIE
I canâ

tâ ¦ (Holding up her walking cane)

MATT (Embarrassed)
Oh, Iâ

m sorry. I didnâ

t know. (Recognizing her). Oh, Iâ

ve seen you before.

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JULIE
You have?

MATT
Yeah, I helped you pick up your books at school.

JULIE
Oh, that was you? Well thanks again, you really made my day.

MATT
Donâ

t mention it. (Pause). Iâ

m Matt by the way.

JULIE
Julie.

(Julie reaches out for handshake) (Matt shakes her hand) (Lingers)
(Julie shakes Mattâ

s hand.)

(They continue shaking hands. It is very awkward and lengthy.)

JULIE (Breaking the silence, pulling away)
So what are you doing at the park?

MATT
Itâ

s a little embarrassing.

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JULIE
Oh, come on. (Bumps him with shoulder)

MATT
Promise you wonâ

t laugh?

JULIE
I promise.

MATT
Sometimes I come hereâ ¦just toâ ¦you knowâ ¦listen to nature.

(Julie is silent for a moment, then she laughs out loud)

MATT
Oh come on! You promised!

JULIE
Sorry. Itâ

s just that I thought I was the only person who did that.

MATT
It seems we have a lot in common.

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Scene 8: Give me a Kiss

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(Cynthia and Hannah at a party muffled base music playing in the background and extras are doing stage
business behind them.)

CYNTHIA (Annoyed)
He hasnâ

t texted me for hours and he was supposed to be here! What could he possibly be doing?

HANNAH
Maybe his phoneâ

s dead?

CYNTHIA
Maybe. (Notices Matt enter) Oh, there he is. (Goes to Matt). Hey Matt!

MATT
Heyâ ¦Cynthia

CYNTHIA
Donâ

t give me that. Iâ

m mad at you.

MATT
Why?

CYNTHIA
You havenâ

t texted me in four hours! Where were you?

MATT
I was with a friend okay?

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CYNTHIA
What friend?

MATT
You donâ

t know them. Just drop it.

CYNTHIA
Whatever! You just canâ

t ignore me for four hours.

MATT
Listen Cynthia.

CYNTHIA
Youâ

re my boyfriend Matt. Youâ

re supposed to care about me!

MATT
I do care about you Cynthia. (Looks at Hannah)

HANNAH (Awkwardly)
I think Iâ

ll just go now. (Leaves)

CYNTHIA
Matt, this isnâ

t fair â

MATT
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Cynthia, I think we need to take a break.

CYNTHIA
What? Why?

MATT
There is this girlâ ¦you donâ t know her. I kind of like her but things areâ ¦complicated. Itâ
you if weâ re dating and I have feelings for someone else.

s not fair to

CYNTHIA
Youâ re just confused. Weâ ve been dating a while Matt. Our parents went to school together and
weâ re both going to go to Law school together. Weâ re perfect for each other. I donâ t want to break
up.

MATT
But Cynthiaâ ¦I told youâ ¦itâ

s not fair to you.

CYNTHIA
Well I donâ

t care about that silly girl you think you like. Just think about the girl I know you loveâ ¦ Me.

MATT
Youâ

re right. Iâ

m sorry Cynthia.

CYNTHIA
So weâ

re not breaking up?

MATT

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No, weâ

re good.

CYNTHIA
Good. Now give me a kiss.

(Cynthia leans in for a kiss but Matt turns his head and she kisses his cheek)

CYNTHIA (Awkwardly)
Now clean yourself up. Weâ

re going to dinner tonight.

(Matt leaves)

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Scene 9: The Call

(Matt is sitting at home. He is wearing fancier clothes, ready to go to dinner with Cynthia.)

MATT
Dinnerâ ¦ with Cynthia. Again

(Phone rings. Matt answers it.)

MATT
Hello?

CYNTHIA (Offstage)
Hey babe. You ready to go yet?
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MATT
Not yet. I need a little more time.

CYNTHIA (Offstage)
All right, but hurry up! Even my grandpa is ready to go. And we have reservations at Mange Bein in half an
hour.

MATT
You got it Cynthia.

CYNTHIA (Offstage)
Okay, well call me when youâ

re ready.

MATT
Okay. Bye Cynthia.

CYNTHIA (Offstage)
Bye babyâ

.

(Matt hangs up phone, interrupting her.)

MATT
(Sighs) If I love Cynthiaâ ¦why am I so bummed about having to go to dinner with her and her family?

(Matt picks up the phone and dials a number.) (Phone rings.)

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(Lights up on Dana on center stage.)

DANA
Hello?

MATT
Hiâ ¦ Is Julie there?

DANA (Distracted)
Yes. Sheâ

s here.

MATT
Great! Can I talk to her please?

DANA
Oh! Oh, yes of course. (Places phone on chest so Matt canâ
(Runs off stage with phone)

t hear her) Julie! The phone! Itâ

(Lights up right extension.) (Julie is sitting on her bed.) (Dana runs into Julieâ
and hands it to Julie.)

s a boy!

s bedroom with the phone

JULIE
Thanks mom. (Dana passes phone to Julie) Hello?

(Dana exits)

MATT
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Hey Julie.

JULIE
Heyâ ¦Matt?

MATT
Yeah.

JULIE
Oh, hey.

(Long pause)

JULIE
Is there something you wanted Matt?

MATT
What?

JULIE
Wellâ ¦you called me.

MATT
Ohâ ¦right. What are you doing right now?

JULIE
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Nothing really. Why?

MATT
I was wondering if you wanted to see a movie or something.

JULIE
â ¦Mattâ ¦

MATT
Ohâ ¦sorry. Do you want to go to the park?

JULIE
Yeah, Iâ

d like that.

MATT
Great! Iâ

ll see you thereâ ¦in sayâ ¦15 minutes?

JULIE
Okay!

(Matt and Julie exit)

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Scene 10: Invisible Necklace

(Julie is sitting on a bench in the park. Matt enters and sits down beside her.)

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MATT
Hey Julie!

JULIE (Startled)
Oh! You startled me!

MATT
Oh, Iâ

m sorry. Umâ ¦ Iâ

m going to hug you now.

JULIE (Laughing)
Okay.

(Matt and Julie hug.) (Julie feels that Matt is wearing a tie.)

JULIE
Whatâ

s this?

MATT
Ohâ ¦itâ

s a tie.

JULIE
Why are you wearing a tie?

MATT
Oh, no reason. I was supposed to go out to dinner tonight.

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JULIE
Why didnâ

t you go?

MATT (Smiling)
I realized that I had better places to be tonight.

(Long pause)

MATT
Julie?

JULIE
Yes?

MATT
You look really beautiful tonight.

JULIE
I do?

MATT
Yeah.

JULIE
Well thanks. I donâ

t hear that a lotâ ¦probably because Iâ

m not.

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(Pause)

MATT
I got you something.

JULIE
You did?

MATT
Yeah. Itâ

s a necklace. Here, Iâ

ll help you put it on.

(Matt reaches as if to put a necklace on Julie.) (Julie lifts her hands to her neck to feel for the necklace, but
she canâ t find it.)

JULIE (Confused)
I donâ

t understand.

MATT
Itâ

s an invisible necklace.

JULIE (Laughs)
Well thank you. Itâ

s beautiful.

MATT
Do you understand now?

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JULIE
Yeah! (Pause) Noâ ¦ not really.

MATT
You said the necklace was beautiful, even though you couldnâ

t see it.

JULIE
Yeahâ ¦.

MATT
Donâ t you understand? When I say that youâ re beautiful, you donâ t believe me, because you
canâ t see it for yourself. But you said the necklace was beautiful, even though you canâ t see it. Julie,
you donâ t need to see your reflection to know youâ re beautifulâ ¦because you are. (Pause) You
donâ t have to see something to know itâ s beautiful.

JULIE
Matt, thatâ

s the sweetest thing that anyone has ever said to me.

(Long pause) (Matt looks at Julie)

MATT (Joking)
You knowâ ¦that necklace looks pretty good on you.

(They laugh)

JULIE
You know, Iâ ve never met anyone quite like you before. You treat me like any other normal person, not
like some sad blind girl whoâ s going nowhere in life. I really like spending time with you.
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MATT
I donâ t see you as just some blind girl Julie, but I donâ
â ¦youâ re not like everyone else.

t see you as any other normal person either

(Julie starts to pull away)

JULIE
Wellâ ¦if thatâ

s how you feel then â

MATT
Youâ

re not like everyone else Julieâ

youâ

re better.

JULIE
What?

MATT
You heard me Julieâ

youâ

re better.

JULIE
You donâ

t mean that!

MATT
I mean every word! You donâ t see me as just some guy at school. When Iâ m with you, I feel like
Iâ m so much more than that. I feel like myself when Iâ m with youâ ¦and when Iâ m not with you, I
think about you constantly andâ

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JULIE
(Shushes him) Just stop. Youâ

re going to make me cry. (Laughs)

MATT
Sorry.

JULIE
You knowâ ¦youâ

re really quite handsome.

MATT (Laughs)
How could you possibly know that?

JULIE
You donâ

t have to see something to know itâ

s beautiful.

(Matt brings his hand to Julieâ

s face)

MATT
Iâ

m going to kiss you now.

JULIE (Laughing)
Okay.

(Matt leans in for a kiss, but before their lips touch, Cynthia runs in.)

CYNTHIA (Angry)
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There you are Matt! Iâ

ve been looking for you everywhere. You never called. I was worried!

JULIE
Cynthia? Is that you?

CYNTHIA (Upset)
Matt, whatâ

s this? Whatâ

s going on?

MATT
Wait. You two know each other?

CYNTHIA (Angry)
Well of course I know her. Sheâ s the one blind chick at school. Why wouldnâ
you hanging out with her anyway? Sheâ s so annoying!

t I know her? Why are

MATT
Donâ

t talk about her like that Cynthia.

CYNTHIA
Well, why the hellâ
she?

Ohâ ¦I see. This blind chick is the slut youâ

ve been seeing behind my back isnâ

t

MATT (Standing up)
I told you not to talk about her like that!

CYNTHIA (To Julie)
Does that make you feel good? Huh, blindy? Whoring around with someone elseâ

s boyfriend?
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(Cynthia walks up to Julie and slaps her in her face)

MATT
Cynthia! Thatâ

s it! Weâ

re over. (Goes to comfort Julie)

CYNTHIA
But Matt! She was just trying to steal you from me! Canâ

t you see that?

MATT (Angry)
Get out of here Cynthia!

CYNTHIA
Fine! (Storms off)

MATT (To Julie)
Are you okay?

JULIE (standing up)
Boyfriend?

MATT
What?

JULIE
You were dating her this whole time? But you were with me?
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MATT
Julieâ ¦itâ

sâ

JULIE
No Matt! I meanâ ¦Cynthia is terribleâ ¦but I thought you were better than that. Those things you said to
meâ ¦

MATT
I meant every word I said Julie!

JULIE
What about Cynthia Matt? What about the things you said to her when you were really with me? Did she
believe your excuses and lies? Did you mean those words too?

MATT
Julie, donâ

t be like this.

JULIE
I thought you were different Matt, but youâ re just like everyone else! You treated me like a sad blind girl.
Someone you could take advantage ofâ ¦just because I couldnâ t see the lies that were going on right in
front of me.

(Matt is speechless)

JULIE
Get out of here Matt.

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MATT
But Julieâ ¦Iâ ¦I. Please donâ

t do this.

JULIE
I said get out of here!

(Matt goes to leave)

JULIE
Wait! Matt.

MATT (Slightly hopeful)
Yeah?

(Julie mimes taking off her invisible necklace.)

JULIE
Take this stupid necklace with you! (Throws invisible necklace at Matt.)

(Matt mimes picking up the necklace.)

MATT (Sad)
(Pause) Bye Julie.

(Matt leaves)

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Scene 11: A Daughterâ

s Agreement

(Julie walks into her bedroom and goes to her bed. She lies down and starts to cry.)

DANA
(Rushes in) Julie? (Goes to Julie) Whatâ

s wrong dear?

JULIE
Is it too late to go to Browningâ

s?

DANA
Of course itâ
dear.

s not sweetie. Headmaster Browning has a spot lined up for you. You can start on Monday,

JULIE
Thanks mom.

DANA
No problem honey. (Leans down and kisses Julieâ

s forehead.)

________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scene 12: Browningâ

(Julie walks into Browningâ

s

s with a suitcase and a uniform. Headmaster Browning is waiting for her.)

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Hello Julie.

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JULIE
Headmaster Browning?

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Yes dear.

JULIE
I read in the brochure for Browningâ

s that youâ

re blindâ ¦how did you know it was me?

HEADMASTER BROWNING
I know all my students and teachers dear. The sounds of new footsteps never cease to fool me.

JULIE
Thatâ

sâ ¦very impressive sir.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Please, call me Headmaster. So how do you like Browningâ

s so far?

JULIE
Yes, it seems very nice. I met a lot of people on the way down the foyer. People here are very friendly.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Yes dear. Thatâ

s because they know how it feels.

JULIE
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How what feels?

HEADMASTER BROWNING
To be in your position. Youâ re brand new here, as everyone here once was. You just arrived here from a
dark place in your life, and just like everyone here, youâ re trying to find a better way. Everyone here has a
story.

JULIE
Iâ

m not sure my story is a very good one.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
(Laughs) Every story is a good one. Would you like to hear mine?

JULIE
Sure.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Take a seat dear.

(Headmaster Browning guides Julie to a school bench and they both take a seat.)

HEADMASTER BROWNING
This school is very close to my heart. I feel like I have a responsibility to help others who have gone through
what I went through as a child. You seeâ ¦I wasnâ t born blind like you were. I lost my vision when I was a
young boy. When I was eleven, I was friends with a group of boys I probably shouldnâ t have been friends
with. The popular boys I suppose. One day, they invited me to set off some fireworks in the old school field. I
probably shouldnâ t have goneâ ¦but I was so obsessed with being acceptedâ ¦so I went. I had never seen
fireworks beforeâ ¦they were beautiful. I will never forget it. I wanted to try setting one off myself. But when
I set it off, somethingâ ¦went wrongâ ¦and it exploded back at me. I should have died that night, but I guess
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some higher power had other plans for me. Instead of dying, plastic shrapnel lodged into my eyes. Quite the
coincidence Iâ d say. At first I thought it was a curse. When I returned to school that September, my old
friends would have nothing to do with me. None of them wanted to be friends with the blind boy. I was
harassed all throughout my school years. When I graduated, I realized that instead of a curseâ ¦my blindness
could be a blessing. I had a new lease on life. I decided that I couldnâ t let other children suffer the way I
had, so I founded this school on the belief that every person is equal, and that they all deserve a chance to
learn in a safe environment where their needs are met. Somewhere they can be happy. (Pause) So whatâ s
your story?

JULIE
Well I donâ

t think I can follow that.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
(Laughs) Well one day, your story will be heard, donâ

t worry.

JULIE
Thanks Headmaster.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Donâ t mention it dear. Why donâ
roommate.

t you go and find your room, itâ

s about time youâ

ve met your

________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scene 13: Amanda

(Julie walks into her room, her roommate Amanda is sitting on her bed.)

AMANDA
Hello? Is someone there?

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JULIE
Ohâ ¦hi. Iâ

m Julieâ ¦Iâ

m your new roommate.

AMANDA
Oh! Hey! Iâ

m Amanda

JULIE
Soâ ¦Amandaâ ¦whatâ

s your story?

AMANDA
What do you mean?

JULIE
Headmaster Browning saidâ ¦

AMANDA
Oh! Yeah, donâ t mind him. He means well. But the whole everybody-has-a story thing is just an excuse for
him to tell his own story. He really likes telling it. Heâ s a nice man though. My storyâ ¦is pretty standard.

JULIE
Standard?

AMANDA
Born blind. Put up for adoption by my parents who werenâ
and out of foster care. You knowâ ¦the usual.

t ready for the commitment of a blind child. In

JULIE
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The usual? Is that the usual around here?

AMANDA
Pretty much. How about you? Same thing?

JULIE
Yeahâ ¦something like that.

HEADMASTER BROWNING (Offstage)
All right students. It is now the scheduled bedtime. I advise you to go to bed. Thereâ
learning tomorrow.

s another long day of

JULIE
Well I better get to bed. Itâ

s been a long day.

AMANDA
Yeah. Night Julie.

(Julie finds her bed and lies down)

JULIE
Night.

AMANDA
And Julie?

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JULIE
Yeah?

AMANDA
Welcome to Browningâ

s.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
14: Late
Nightâ

s Journey

(Both Julie and Amanda are in bed. Julie wakes up and then leaves her room) (Lights come up on centre
stage) (Headmaster Browning is sitting on a school bench. Julie enters)

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Julie? What are you doing up so late?

JULIE
I couldnâ

t sleep.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Whyâ

s that?

JULIE
Itâ

s a long story.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
You know I love stories. Have a seat.

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(Julie sits next to Headmaster Browning on the bench)

JULIE
I feel like my story is not good enough.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Your story will never be worth telling if you donâ

t believe itâ

s good enough to tell.

JULIE
I feel like I donâ

t belong hereâ

in this school.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
What makes you feel that way?

JULIE
Donâ t get me wrong. People here have been very accepting. But I feel like everyone else has a
heart-breaking story and they deserve to be here. But I feel like my story isnâ t bad at all and that I donâ
have anything to complain about.

t

HEADMASTER BROWNING
Everybody has his or her own troubles Julie. Itâ
here to benefit all blind children.

s not about whoâ

s troubles are worse. This school is

JULIE
But donâ t you think it could benefit somebody else more? Somebody thatâ
than I have?

s been through a lot more

HEADMASTER BROWNING
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I suppose. But what makes you luckier than the other children here?

JULIE
I have people in my life that care about me. Sure, I have a few people that treat me badly, but itâ s nothing
compared to what the other students have gone through. Coming here has made me realize that I havenâ t
appreciated the people who have made an impact in my life. Because of that, I feel that I should leave this
school and give someone else a chance to be cared for the same way that I have been.

HEADMASTER BROWNING
That is one of the best stories that I have heard from a student in my school. Whether you leave or not is up to
you Julie. That is your own decision. Something I teach my students here in this school, is to make their own
decisions, and not to let their blindness affect the decisions they make in their life because they feel that it is
somehow holding them back. You have grasped that concept in less than a day here. If you still wish to
leave, I will call your mother to come and pick you up.

JULIE
Thanks Headmaster.

________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scene 15: Home Sweet Home

(School hallway, Cynthia and Hannah are talking)

CYNTHIA
So Garret and I were talking about going to see that new movie Pelicula thatâ
he said that he got an advanced movie-screening pass. Isnâ t that cool?

s coming out next week, and

HANNAH
Yeah, thatâ

s really cool.

(Julie enters)
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CYNTHIA
(Noticing Julie) Well, would you look who it is!

JULIE
Cynthiaâ ¦What a lovely surprise.

CYNTHIA
Are you beingâ

JULIE
Sarcastic? Yesâ ¦I am.

(Hannah laughs. Cynthia lightly slaps Hannah on the arm and gives her a look telling her to stop laughing.)

JULIE
I donâ

t have time for this Cynthia. Iâ

m looking for Matt. Do you know where he is?

CYNTHIA
Actually, no I havenâ

t seen Matt. And if I had seen him, I wouldnâ

t tell you.

JULIE
This is more important than us fighting right now Cynthia. Can you just tell me where I can find him? Itâ
really important.

s

(Cynthia grunts and crosses her arms in front of her chest, saying nothing.)

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HANNAH
He moved schools. Nobodyâ s seen him. He doesnâ t hang out with his old friends any more. If I did
know where he was, I would tell youâ ¦but I donâ t know. Sorry.

JULIE
Okay, thanks for your help Hannahâ ¦Cynthia.

(Julie leaves)

CYNTHIA
What did you think you were doing just then? Why were you being so nice to her? We hate her.

HANNAH
No Cynthiaâ ¦you hate her. I think sheâ s really nice. And frankly, Iâ m tired of putting up with you. I
spend all of my time putting on a fake smile, pretending to be interested in what youâ re saying. But the
truth is, you have nothing nice or intelligent to sayâ ¦ever. Iâ m tired of smiling and nodding through your
long rants about pointless things. Iâ ve had enough of you. Weâ re not friends anymore.

CYNTHIA
But Hannah, youâ re like my little apprentice. Iâ
Donâ t do this to yourself.

m teaching you how to be popular. You need me!

HANNAH
If being popular means following you around and acting like your rude little clone, then being popular isnâ
worth it. (Storms off)

t

CYNTHIA (Yelling after Hannah)
Fine!
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________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scene 16: Mind if I Sit Next to You?

(Matt is sitting on the bench in the park. Julie enters behind the bench.)

JULIE
Excuse me? Do you mind if I sit next to you?

MATT
(Turns to look at Julie) Julie?

JULIE
Hi Matt.

MATT
I thought you were at Browningâ

s?

JULIE
Not any more.

(Julie sits down on the bench beside Matt)

MATT
How did you find me?

JULIE
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I had a feeling that youâ

d be here.

MATT
I thought you didnâ

t want to speak to me ever againâ ¦

JULIE
I had a change of heart.

MATT
Oh? Whyâ

s that?

JULIE
At Browningâ s, I met a lot troubled peopleâ ¦people who had nobody in their lives to care about them and
support them. All of the people I met struggled to find somebody whoâ d treat them like a normal
personâ ¦the way that you treat me. When Iâ m with you, I feel like myself, but when I was at
Browningâ s, I just felt like one blind girl in a sea of other blind people. You taught me that I was special
and that Iâ m better than all the people who choose to put me down. Iâ ve had a change of heart because
Iâ ve realized that I canâ t survive in the real world without you.

MATT
I thought Iâ d never see you again. Itâ s only been a short while, but itâ s felt like a lifetime. Weâ
both been through so much. New schoolsâ ¦new friendsâ ¦new everything. I thought by making a

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