"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND"

Noll; What's wrong girl?

Lisa; (looking at his eyes) I don't understand life, my parents divorce, my mom always blaming her self for it, and me just tired of having such an ugly life.

Noll; Baby you could always count on me. You know I care.

Lisa; I know and thank you for that.

Noll; Girl you know I love you and I have been thinking about our relationship we have been going out for 5 months and I think is time for us to get a little more closer you know what I mean.

Lisa; Yeah I know what you mean but are you sure we are ready for this, we are still teens and we still have one more year of High School don't you think we should wait a few years more

Noll; Girl every body is doing it I think we are big enough for it we just need protection, and I could get it, you know many people are doing it and they say it just spices up a relationship and I love you girl.

Lisa; Well you know what's the worst that it could happen I'll think about it .

Noll; you know we could don something special in your birthday.

Lisa; you know I really love you and you have been with me when I really needed a shoulder to cry on, My birthday is in Saturday and I am having a party on my house so your coming right.

Noll; yeah, girl you know I will be there.

Lisa; Well I have to go baby, I'll see you tomorrow, (Lisa and Noll leaves stage) (Lisa and her best friend Liz enter the stage they are laughing and talking)

Lisa; Liz I have been talking to Noll a lot he really loves me and cares about me I told him all my problems and he really understands , you know we have been talking about taking the next the next step in our relationship,you know what I mean

Liz;(looks concern) yeah I know what your talking about, are you sure your ready for that you know you could wait to finish High school.

Lisa; You know my birthday is Saturday. I am having a birthday party my mom is leaving the whole house to me you want to came to my party.

Liz; yeah sure. who's coming

Lisa; well few of my friends, you could ask Jason to came. It's not going to be a big party just some of my closes friends are coming.

Liz; okay I ask Jason. I bet it's going to be fun.

Lisa; You know I was thinking in making my birthday really special you know with Noll.

Liz; So I bet your really excited to be almost 17,

Lisa; yeah you know a can wait for Saturday.

Liz; you know Noll has a lot of wild friends girl you should take care of your self and wait until you know that Noll know what he is doing.

Lisa; Girl his friends are wild but I know that he is not like that all the months we have been together he always respected me and I know he will never leave me if I was older I will even marry him I think we were meant to be together. (Lisa and Liz leave stage) (Liz is with her boyfriend Jason in stage)

Jason; I really like you.

Liz; I like you a lot baby, you want to go eat.

Jason; Sure

SCENE TW0

(Liz sees Lisa in the mall)

Liz; hey, Lisa what's up, what are you doing here?

Lisa; Oh just looking at some clothes. Hey Jason.

Jason; hi Lisa looking great.

Lisa; Thanks.

Lisa; Could I talk to you Liz?

Liz; Sure, what's up.

Jason; Liz I'll wait for you in the Pizzeria.

Liz; Ok.

Lisa; Girl, guess what, I was calling you but your mom said you weren't there.

Liz; yeah we needed to talk and be together.

Lisa; well my party is today and Noll is coming, and we are going to do something special.

Liz; Lisa you know I don't think you are ready for this, you should really think about it before you do anything.

Lisa (now screaming at Liz) you are always telling me that, well when would I be ready. I want to marry him!

Liz; he is only 18 and you are going to be 18, what are you talking about?

Lisa; you don't know what I have to go through in my house, I want to live with Noll.

Liz; well you think I have a perfect family, girl your wrong.

Lisa; your parents are together, you get good grades, you got every thing you could ever wish for.

Liz; I have problems too. But I don't think your solution will work.

Lisa; (crying) well I though you were my friend, I though you care about me and understood my problems.

Liz; I care Lisa I don't want you doing something that will hurt you in the future, please try to understand.

Lisa; (screaming) your not my friend, I don't want you as a friend, get out of my life, and my face, I know what I am doing it's my life so I live it like I want. (Lisa and Liz leave stage) (Liz and Jason enter, Liz is crying and Jason hugs her)

Jason; Liz don't cry you try to help,

Liz; Jason what if I am wrong?

Jason; Liz your right, but Lisa don't seem like she cares about what happens after that.

Liz; I can't do any thing I just hope she thinks twice about what she is going to do. There are a lot of teens that ended up pregnant or with other diseases because of this, and I don't want her to hurt her self or get sick like those other teens.

Jason; I just hope he protects him self.

Liz; I need to talk to her.

Jason; Liz you did, She don't what no one to get in her life.

Liz; she needs help Jason.

Jason; she doesn't want any help Liz, let her do what she wants with her life, let her learn from her mistakes.

Liz; Jason it hurts that she don't think about the consequences of her doing that.

Jason; I am going to get the pizza I'll be right back

SCENE THREE

(Liz is in stage thinking) Liz; I don't understand Lisa, why doesn't she understand, she needs help, I try I didn't get anything out of it just getting kick out of her life. Oh God please help her. (Jason enters stage)

Jason; Liz she is going to be okay.

Liz; I hope so,

Jason; so lets start eating.

Liz; Jason, I am sorry for this we are suppose to be enjoying this time but we are not .

Jason; It's okay I understand you. Lisa has been your fiend for a long time but you guys never fight like this before and Noll seem like he cares a lot about her I don't think he would do that,

Liz; Jason he is a nice person but you know sometimes he acts wild when he is with his friends.

Jason; Liz lets eat and stop talking about Lisa please Girl.

Liz; sure (They eat the pizza and leave stage) (Lisa enters stage, the setting her house wait for her friends to arrive to her party Liz is not coming because of the fight they had, Noll is the first to come. Lisa is wearing a short skirt with a shirt showing her pierced belly bottom. Noll knocks Lisa opens the door and sees her boyfriend. They smile at each other and kiss.)

Noll; Hi baby was up you look great. Happy birthday, here this is for you. ( he gives her a little wrapped box.)

Lisa; Thank you baby you're the first one to get here.

Noll; I love your skirt and when did you get your belly pierced it looks hot girl.

Lisa; I just got it yesterday after school for my birthday.

Noll; Lisa are you okay your not your crazy self your kind of quiet.

Lisa; I had a fight with Liz, I was in the mall and she was around there.

Noll; so what was the fight about, since I know you two you never had a fight.

Lisa; well you know she is always talking about what's right and wrong and I just got sick of her telling me what should I do or what a shouldn't do.

Noll; I looks like is serious I bet she is not coming.

Lisa; well she was like my sister and I really wanted her to be here.

Noll; so you going to called her.

Lisa; No, I told her to get out of my life and I didn't want her as a friend, and she has to talk to me first if she wants to be my friend, because she started it.

Noll; well I just hope she does that.

Lisa; anyway I bet she is with Jason now, I don't care I just want to have fun. (some of Lisa's closes friends arrive, they have presents in their hands and the party starts) (Lisa is really happy to see her friends but she knows that deep inside she wishes Liz was there she was more important than all of her friends together, but she thought that Liz should come and talk to her first because She was the one who started this,)

SCENE FOUR

(Lisa and her boyfriend Noll in the party with some friend they having fun the music is loud, some of her friends have bring beer and are smoking its about eleven thirty in the night her friend are drunk now some of them leave. She has been drinking and Noll is drunk to, by now most of the people are gone and Noll starts to talk to Lisa)

Noll; Lisa this party is great. Are you having fun?

Lisa; Yes! I am having a great time I love this party its great I just wish Liz was here I miss her.

Noll; I bet she is having a great time don't worry you two will be friends again.

Lisa; I hope your right.

Noll;(hugging her) are we still making this birthday party something we will never forget.

Lisa; I don't know, I just want to be with you and forget about the future.

Noll; Do you see me in your future.

Lisa; Well I wish our relationship ends up in us tied together until dead separates us.

Noll; I love you girl. (Now is about one in the morning, most of Lisa friend we gone by now, A couple is in a couch making out but after half an hour everyone is gone Lisa is sitting in the sofa with Noll. Lisa mother is not coming home until that day at noon)

Noll; Girl what do you want to do, everyone is gone now and we got the house to our selves until noon.

Lisa; I don't know I just want to be with you.

Noll;(throws him self into Lisa and kisses her, she is surprise but doesn't stop it) girl I love you. You love me don't you?

Lisa. I love you a lot but is not right, I thought I was ready but now am not sure if this is what I want to do,

Noll; If you love me, you'll let me.

Lisa; I don't know. It doesn't seen right I thought it was easy now I don't know I wanted to but it feels weird, we should wait Liz was right.

Noll; what are you worrying about? I've got a condom (Noll is all over her. There is no way back the lights go off there is few words in between things.) (There is no talking for minutes then the lights are on you see Noll getting his coat and running out of the house, Lisa is in the sofa crying her clothes are messy her hair is mess up she look different she had lost her virginity. She leaves stage) (It's about ten the next morning and Liz and Jason are talking in the phone)

Liz; Hi! Baby what's up how's life, I miss you.

Jason; I am fine, And how are you girl?

Liz; I'm fine I just miss talking to Lisa and I bet her party was great.

Jason; she hasn't called you?

Liz; No, I wonder what she is doing I think I should call her. We always hang out together Sundays.

Jason; I think she will be still sleeping after her party you I bet it didn't finish until the morning.

Liz; you right so what are you going to do.

Jason; nothing important you want to go to the movies later.

Liz; Sure I'll call Lisa and I see you later baby bye, Love you.

Jason; okay see you Later I love you to take care. (They hang up, Liz is in her room thinking about Lisa) (The clock hit two and Liz decided to call Lisa She dial Lisa number Lisa mom pick up)

Liz; Hello Mrs. Sunny is Lisa there?

Mrs. Sunny; No she isn't here she said she was going to get something to eat and then go, to see some of her friends.

Liz; Thanks, I'll call her back later.

Mrs. Sunny; Okay I'll tell her you call, bye. (They hang up the phone, after and hour some knocks on Liz door its Jason they leave and go to the movies)

SCENE FIVE

(On Monday Lisa is walking in the hallway looking for Liz, she looks tired and sick, She sees Liz and they start talking,)

Lisa; Hi! Liz I am sorry about the fight I really didn't mean what I said. I am really sorry please forgive me.

Liz; Lisa its okay, I really shouldn't have gotten in your business, It's your live not mine and you free to do anything with it I just didn't want to see you get hurt. So how was the party.

Lisa; It was fine but if you had been there it would have been better, Liz I need to tell you something, Have you seen Noll?

Liz; No I have seen him and what do you have to tell me.

Lisa; Well remember about why we got mad at each other, well It happen I don't fell right I hate my self I fell like crying all the time, I fell naked. (she starts to cry) (Liz hugs Lisa)

Liz; Oh My God! Lisa I am sorry. (They leave stage) (Two months had pass, Lisa hasn't seen Noll, She feels tired all the time she has getting and her stomach is getting bigger, She has gotten hold of those at- home pregnancy tests it positive, She is surprise she needs help she call Liz now on tears)

Lisa; Liz I need help. I'm pregnant, what am I going to do, I don't even now were Noll is Liz help.

Liz; what are you talking about are you sure, No this can't be true.

Lisa; Liz Help I don't now what to do, I didn't think this will happen to me.

Liz; you told me you use protection what happen.

Lisa; we did maybe a condom its not good enough. Liz what Am I going to do.

Liz; you should tell Noll.

Lisa; I have seen him Am lost I have to go I can't deal with this. (Lisa clicks, Liz is still in the phone)

Liz; Lisa don't. (She hangs up) (Lisa is setting in the library, she hasn't seen Noll since her party two months ago, She feels angry, used, scared, She wishes this was just a nightmare, she wants to wake up from it but she can't this is reality and nothing will change)

Noll; Lisa, can we talk?

Lisa; Oh it's you, it's been so long since I last saw you.

Noll; I'm sorry, I didn't know what I was doing, I'm not what you think, I care about you, I love you I am sorry. I had to get my life straight am confuse.

Lisa; Noll I got hold of one of those at-home pregnancy tests.

Noll; you what?

Lisa; yes, It was positive.

Noll; But is it right? Could you trust it?

Lisa; I do as much as I trust condoms?

Noll; you could have an abortion?

Lisa; I don't believe in abortion, It's a human I don't want to kill it, to me is like killing a part of me, you don't Understand, Abortion is something that is wrong you're killing someone innocent, I want my baby and I will have it I don't what to regret it later about killing my baby I'll do any thing I will find a job abortion is something that it never got into me, and it will never be something I'll do.

Noll; I don't am confuse.

Lisa; I feel the same way as you but we can't change it and I am not losing my baby.

Noll; you know I have to leave school and start working or I could work during the day and go to night school.

Lisa; I should have listen to Liz, she was right, I'll see you later you need time to think. I think your man enough to be responsible and take care about our baby and me.

Noll; Lisa wait does your mom know.

Lisa; are you stupid, my mom would kill me,

Noll; you should tell her.

Lisa; I am scared. (They both leave stage) (Lisa and Liz enter stage)

Lisa; Thank God you're here,

Liz; well I saw you talking to Noll what happen did you tell him, is he going to help.

Lisa; Yeah I told him about it, he wants to help he said he is going to leave school and start working, and go to night school, he also wants me to tell my mom Liz help she'll kill me am scared why was I so stupid? Why couldn't I listen to you? Why!

Liz; Lisa it happen stop thinking why. Think about the future, I know its hard but what are going to do by blaming your self. Your not the first there are other teens in the world that went thought this they made it and you will also. You were always strong I'll be there for you.

Lisa; Thanks. I want to tell my mom but am scared go with me.

Liz; sure I'll go with you.

Lisa; (Lisa hugs Liz) I don't know what I will have done with out you. (Liz and Lisa are in front of Lisa's house, Lisa's mom is sitting in the living room, the enter and start talking)

Liz; Hello, Mrs. Sunny,

Mrs. Sunny; Hello Liz, Hi baby (kisses Lisa on the cheek)

Lisa; Hi! Mom. Mom you told me I could talk to you about anything right.

Mrs. Sunny; yeah baby that's what I am here for.

Lisa; Mom I am pregnant.

Mrs. Sunny; (screaming) what on earth are you talking about? When did this happen? Whose is it?

Lisa; on my party I didn't know what was I doing. I am sorry.

Mrs. Sunny; I thought you new better than that your 17 years old what were you thinking what are you going to do. Does the father now.

Lisa; yes he knows.

Mrs. Sunny; do you want to have an abortion?

Lisa; No mom, I want to have my baby.

Mrs. Sunny; Lisa you know what you got on, life is going to be different no matter what you choose to do. This is hard for me and I know it's hard for you but it was your choice and you have to pay the price.

Lisa; I know is just that I thought it wasn't going happen to me. (Months had pass Lisa had her baby)

Lisa; Noll I really love you and thank you for being responsible for the baby and me.

Noll; I love you and the baby.