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Scene 1:

Father: Have you applied for Harvard young lady? Heroine: Father! All my friends are applying to go somewhere else other than Harvard… somewhere nicer!Father: I don’t care about your friends. Show that you’re better than them. Go to Harvard and do as I say! Heroine: But that is not what I want dad! I want spend my time enjoying myself in a university that doesn’t put too much pressure on me like Harvard! Father: You will do as I say or you will never see the end of it! (Heroine runs off crying)

Father: You told your friends about me forcing and pushing you to go to Harvard, didn’t you?Heroine: What makes you say that?Father: Newspaper. Front page (throws the paper). Now the whole country knows there’s fight is going on between the both of us. Heroine: Let the whole universe know for all I care.Father: If you don’t pass that exam, you will suffer and it WILL lead you to a miserable life. Understand?Heroine: What will you do? Whip me for all I care.

Scene 2:

Heroine: I’m sorry father, but I didn't get in.Father: What are you talking about?Heroine: I mean that I am not accepted to Harvard. Father: What do you mean? You didn't get accepted to Harvard?Heroine: No. I guess I wasn't good enough. Maybe I should have tried harder.Father: If not Harvard, then start applying for Yale.Heroine: I don't want to! Yale is just as boring! I want to go to Princeton.Father: Princeton! That college is the cheapest ‘thing’ on Earth. I will not have that! Only poor people go there. I do not want to look like a foolish father for sending my daughter. Just imagine, the president’s daughter in…I can’t even say it! Princeton!Rogue: Hey! My father was so proud of me when I got into Princeton. Wait a minute, are you saying we're poor? The last time I checked you even borrowed

money from my father before you were elected as president. So don’t call us ‘cheap’ because you know we’re not. (Slaps the father and runs away)Father: You will not be friends with that idiot that just ran off, one of the reasons that I will not send you to Princeton. You will apply for Yale. End of discussion.(Heroine pushes father and runs off villain attacks, Heroine sees)Heroine: What are you doing!?(Villain runs off, heroine kneels down to father crying)Heroine: Father, can you hear me? Father! (Heroine goes to mother)Mother: Oh my god! What happened? What happened!!! (Heroine runs to mother crying)Heroine: Its father, he's been murdered! Some monster stabbed him.(Hugs mother)Mother: Shhhh... It’s okay... shhhhhh... (Villain pulls father, the president, while mother is comforting her daughter)(Look at the father. He's gone).

Mother: (Mother and daughter walking over to the spot) Wait! Where is he? This is a joke, right?Heroine: He was just here! I swear! Mother, you've got to believe me! (Mother calls)Mother: No answer. (Mother and daughter run off stage, crying for help)(Villain enters)Villain: (on phone) Yes, I have some breaking news just for you, front page today. The president has been murdered. By his own daughter! This is big, so make this good.

Scene 3(Mother enters)Rogue: Did you read the newspaper?Mother: No, why?(Rogue gives it to her)Mother: WHAT!? How dare they say all this nonsense! My daughter never murdered him! (Tears the newspaper stomps hard on it)Heroine: Mom, what am I supposed to do? No one believes me, now that it's on international news! They can’t prove that I did this!Rogue: I think you should find that killer, and put 20 gun holes through him! Let his organs fall out!Mother: That’s it! I’m going to this newspaper company and shut them down this instant!Rogue: You mean, you’re going to sue them? Mother: I’m doing more than that, when I find the person who wrote this, I will make him tell me who told them this horrifying rumour!

Scene 4:

(Mother shopping, calling daughter while pushing the shopping cart)

Mother: Answer! Come on! Where are you? Pick up the phone already! (Villain enters with gun in pocket)Villain: Come with me or I’ll shoot you.(Mother drops the phone with her hands up)Mother: Who are you and what do you want with me? Get away from me! Don’t touch me! Villain: No questions! Just shut up and follow me. Mother: What do you want? HELP! HELP (no want hear)(Villain takes out a knife, mother stops, they go off stage, and heroine enters)Heroine: Mother, you there? Mother! (Screams) MOTHER! Where are you? That’s funny; she was supposed to be here when I got the message.Shopkeeper: Who are you calling?Heroine: My mother, I just got an urgent message from her. She told me to meet her here.Shopkeeper: Wait, aren’t you the president’s daughter?Heroine: Um, yes, I am. Now, have you seen my mother or not, she was here just a while ago when I got the message. Now she’s gone. Shopkeeper: You killed your mother as well!Heroine: What! No…! (Shopkeeper backs off and runs)Heroine: Come back, you don’t understand! I never killed anyone! (Phone rings)Heroine: Hello? (Villain enters other side of the stage with phone)Villain: Hello.Heroine: Who is this? Could you make it quick, I have some problems I have to take care of.Villian: Guess who is the cause of your problems?Heroine: Who are you?Villain: Who do you think?Heroine: You’re the person who killed my father aren’t you? You put that phoney news story in the newspaper… you…you…Villian: Yes, I am all that and one more. I have kidnapped your mother!Heroine: What! Where is she? Is she all right? You better tell me where she is or I’ll…Villain: Relax. She isn’t dead. Not yet. I would have killed her if you told anyone about this.Heroine: What? Let me talk to her! I want to know if she’s all right! When will you give her back? Where are you! (Hangs up)Heroine: Oh god. (Runs off calling on the phone)

Scene 4:

Rogue: What exactly does the villain look like?

Heroine: How should I know? I was too busy talking to him on the phone! Besides, I totally forgot what he looked like before. He ran away in my father’s office.Rogue: Why didn’t you look?Heroine: I was too worried at the time that I didn’t observe his face, now can you keep looking!Rogue: Is it this one? (Shows laptop to her)Heroine: YES. That must him. I think I remember him. I remember him having this horrid scar above his right eyebrow! It’s him! It’s him!Rogue: That’s what I thought. His father lost an election with your father a few years back. He must have wanted revenge, so he killed you father.Heroine: Where does he live? Do you know?Rogue: Tracking… tracking and I GOT IT! He lives in 15th Avenue Street house number 5. What are we waiting for? Come on let’s go!

Scene 5:

Rogue: Here we are.Heroine: Are you sure this is the right place? It’s so confusing. There are too many rooms! Which one is my mother in?Rogue: Don’t know. Wait, there’s a door in the corner right there. Let’s see if she’s in there. Come on!

(Goes of the stage, meanwhile the villain and the mother are in the lab)

Mother: What have we ever done to you? Why are you doing this to us? Why did you murder my husband?Villain: Isn’t it obvious? I wanted revenge!Mother: Revenge?Villain: YES! And I got it! My happy ending! You rich people are dumber than I thought you guys were. Your husband, or ex-president, wanted to help the country. My father could have done it better! Now he’s dead...Mother: He’s dead...?Villain: After he lost the election he killed himself...So I wanted my veangence.Mother: Against us?Villain: Against you. Against him (Points to father). Against your daughter.Mother: What? Why?Villain: Why don’t you understand? Should I spell it out for you? (Slowly) My-Father-Killed-Himself-Because-Of-You!(Mother gasps)Villain: Finally you understand.Mother: Your father...He was Paul Mathew wasn’t he... That means you’re...John!Villain: It took you long enough. And its Dr.Mathew now. Soon-to-be president! HAHAHAHA!(Heroine and rogue enter.)

Heroine: Mother, Father! (Runs to them, villain stops them by pointing a gun at them)Mother: Oh, honey! He’s not moving, I think he’s… he’s gone!Villain: Shut up you lot! Oh, look who we have here. Mr. President’s daughter. (points gun at her) Say your last words! (rogue pushes villain, villain trips over mother’s feet, heroine grabs a knife from his pocket and stabs him. Mother hugs daughter)(Rogue takes the phone from her villain’s pocket and gives to the mother.)Mother: Come to 15th Avenue Street. There’s been murder. Please hurry! My husband is not breathing!

Scene 6

(In the hospital)

(Rogue Enters)Rogue: I’m so sorry about your loss...Heroine: (Cheerfully) Don’t be!! Dad’s alive!! It was simply a minor coma because of the blood loss, but he’ll be fine in two weeks!Mother: (Crying) It’s wonderful... He’ll be okay. (Sob)Father: (Regaining consciousness) (Croaky Voice) Hello... Who’s there? (Begins to get up)Mother: (Same time as Heroine) Honey!Heroine: (Same time as Mother) Father!(Both grab him as he tries to get up)Rogue: (Standing back) Hello sir...Father: Don’t worry... I’m not mad anymore.Rogue: Thank you sir.Father: Carrie... You can go to Princeton, have fun there... (falls asleep)Mother: Let’s let him sleep...Rogue and Heroine: Good night...(Everyone leaves stage)