Musclememory - Chapter 1 - Incomplete

VAL:                When did you start wearing that hat?

ALEX:              What hat? Oh, this? This is just my hat. I always wear it. It’s like my thing.

VAL:                Yeah, but I’ve never seen it before.

ALEX:              Sure you have. We hang out like every day. You’ve seen it.

(PETEY shrugs)

VAL:                Coooool… well. Anyway… What do you guys wanna do? School’s starting soon. We should do something really fun.

PETEY:                        Oh! We should like…

ALEX:              What, play Zelda or something stupid?

PETEY:                        No. Zelda’s one-player. We couldn’t all play. We’d have to play something like Call of Duty or—

ALEX:              (punches Petey) Let’s go buy sneakers or something.

-AND SO-

ALEX:              Look at that girllll! She’s like the hottest girl I’ve ever seeeen! I didn’t even know they made girls like that. She’s like. She’s like God. If God were a girl. Otherwise that would be gross.

VAL:                Dude. You think you could turn the hormones down a bit here? Also. Lead us to the shoe store. I haven’t been here in a million years.

ALEX:              Well yeah. You’re like 25.

VAL:                I’m 24!

ALEX:              Whatever. You’re still old.

VAL:                Grrr! (chases him)

PETEY:            Careful Val! He’s an athlete!

-PJETER TOOK HIS TIME-

-walking-

-looking in a window-

-picking up change for the hot girl-

-getting her phone number-

PETEY:            Oh hey. You guys found it! Guess what! I talked to that girl! Her name is Ashley and I got her number! I’m gonna text her right now!

ALEX:              You- wha- but- how- but- This is your fault!

PETEY:            (to himself while texting) I really liked your hair clips. Where do you go to school?

VAL:                Oh come on. It’s not my fault Petey’s a ladykiller. Let’s just pick out some sneakers.

PETEY:            I want purple ones!

PETEY: So how’s your love life, Val?

VAL: Oh… you know… been better, been worse… I don’t think Lee and I are gonna last much longer.

ALEX: Yeah. ‘Cause he’s a total douchebag.

VAL: He’s not a douchebag.

PETEY: Yeah, Alex! I like Lee!

ALEX: Why? He’s boring as hell, he thinks he’s better than everyone else, and he has that stupid little dog that he talks to all the time. I don’t understand how or why you put up with that guy for six months, nevermind three years.

PETEY: But Alex, they love each other.

ALEX: Bullshit. That guy’s mad annoying. He just wants Val to stay home and take care of him. He can’t even do his own dishes.

VAL: I have a hard time remembering the last time you did the dishes, Skender.

ALEX: Shut up. I hate it when you call me that.

VAL: All right, Alex. But I don’t know what to tell you. I don’t really know that Lee is all that bad… I just know that I’m really unhappy. And I don’t know who else is out there… maybe it won’t be anyone better than Lee at all. Maybe I’ll never find anyone. I’m already 26. I smoke. I work all the time. I hang out with little punks like you. I’m kind of out of shape… I’m falling apart.

PETEY: No! Val! You’re awesome!

ALEX: There are tons of good guys out there. You just need someone who actually has a job, who doesn’t expect you to do everything for them, who knows how smart you are, who’ll defend you… just… someone who deserves you… someone who’s not Lee.

PETEY: Like Sam!

ALEX: What?! That guy? That guy’s a loser.

PETEY: No! I like him!

ALEX: You like everyone. Sam’s a total wuss.

VAL: Guys… Don’t you think I have a say here? Sam and I… we’re just… it’s not gonna happen.

PETEY: Yeah… but you guys are totally perfect for each other! Remember how you guys met?

ALEX: I remember it. It was totally lame.