Wrote this yesterday, Internet wasn't working. Don't know if that still counts

Post Secret: I turned my my first trick here when I was 14.

Lights come up on ELISE creeping out of her bedroom with her backpack slung over he shoulder. She is trying not to wake her MOTHER who is passed out on the couch with an empty bottle of vodka on the floor.

MOTHER
[groggily]
El...

ELISE
Yeah mom?

MOTHER
Where are you going this time of night?

ELISE
It's morning mom, I'm going to school.

MOTHER
It's morning? I just closed my eyes...

ELISE picks up the empty bottle and puts it in the trash, which has many other bottles in it

ELISE
I need money for lunch.

MOTHER
Didn't I give you money yesterday?

ELISE
No mom you didn't.

MOTHER
I don't know what you do with the money I give. Do you think I'm rich or something? I'm not made of money.

ELISE begins to exit

ELISE
Bye mom...

Lights fade

Lights come up on ELISE in the cafeteria with her friends. She is not eating and does not have any food in front of her.

ANNA
Why are you eating Elise?

TIFFANY
Yeah, what are you, like anorexic or something?

ELISE
No, I'm just not hungry.

ANNA
Yes you are.

ELISE
No, really I'm not.

TIFFANY
Well, I got to go Mr. Bran is going to kill me if I'm late again.

TIFFANY exits

ANNA
Your mom wouldn't give you money for lunch?

ELISE
No. She probably spent it on booze.

ANNA
My dads the same way. Hey, I'll be right back.

ANNA exits, and then returns with a can of coke, moon pie, bag of chips, and ham sandwich. She sits back down, and sets the food in front of ELISE

ELISE
Did you steal this?

ANNA
No, I bought it.

ELISE
How did you do that?

ANNA
Well my dad won't give me any money, so I have to look out for myself now.

ELISE
What, did you get a job?

ANNA
Sort of, except I don't have a boss.

ELISE
Well what kind of job is that?

ANNA
[shy]
Well, people, guys pay me to do stuff...

ELISE
What kind of stuff?

ANNA
well, like... blow jobs and stuff...

ELISE
What? Are you like a hooker or something?

ANNA
No no no, not at all. I don't have sex with them. Just the other stuff. Except I don't kiss them on the mouth.

ELISE
Why?

ANNA
I don't know... Your just not supposed to. I saw it on Pretty Woman.

ELISE
Oh.

ANNA
But yeah, its not that bad at all. I get like 20 bucks just for a blow job. You should really think about doing it too. I know some guys you could do.

ELISE
I don't think so... I don't know.

ANNA
Well you know how to blow some one right?

ELISE
Well... No.

ANNA
Really? Well you just put their... you know... in your mouth, and kind of move your head up and down. Really you should do it you can make a ton of money, and maybe we could put our money together and move out of our parents places, and get our own place.

ELISE
Um.... Well, I guess I could try it.

ANNA
Alright. Um, you go to room 510 at four today.

ELISE
You do it at school?!

ANNA
Yeah, I mean a few of them are teachers. I was supposed to do Mr. Bran today, but you can have him instead.

ELISE
I don't know if this is a good idea....

ANNA
Oh it will be fine, you will be great.

Lights fade

Lights come up on ELISE in room 510, sitting on a desk, she moves to a chair and starts to leave, when MR. BRAN walks in.

ELISE
Um, hi....

MR. BRAN
Hi.

long pause

MR. BRAN
First time?

ELISE nods her head

MR. BRAN
I don't want this to be awkward or anything...

ELISE swallows her fear

ELISE
No, of course not. Maybe we should just start.

MR. BRAN
[smiling, strokes her hair, moving down to her breast]
Alright then....

Lights fade

Lights come up on ELISE alone, throwing up into the trash can. Once she is done, she its on the floor, her head on her knees sobbing. Lights fade

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