Week 26, Day 176 - "Sunburn"

“Sunburn”
Written by Joe Janes
7/13/09
176 of 365

CAST:
Kyle, 30s
Nucci, 40s
Ray, 40s
Brenda, 30s
Matthew, 30s

(Lights up on a bowling team getting ready to bowl. Nucci and Matthew are putting on their shoes. Brenda is setting up the scoring. Ray is warming up with his bowling ball. Kyle enters.)

NUCCI

Hey, Kyle’s back!

KYLE

Hey, Tiny Pin Drops!

MATTHEW

How was the paid vacation?

KYLE

Two weeks of drinking pina coladas and lying in the sun. It was amazing. Got a sunburn on my back for a trophy, but I can live with that.

RAY

Hey, did you get laid?

KYLE

Only by your mom.

NUCCI

Oh, man.

KYLE

And she was sweet. Especially when she took out her teeth.

(Ray starts crying.)

KYLE

Hey, Ray, it was just a joke. I was just kidding. Your mom didn't really blow me.

BRENDA

Kyle. Ray’s mother passed away last week.

KYLE

Oh, shit. I didn’t know. Ray. I’m sorry. I didn’t know.

RAY

Yeah, yeah. Um. It’s okay, Kyle. You didn’t know. Um. Look, guys. I’m going to go home. I just don’t feel like bowling, right now.

(Ray quickly exits.)

KYLE

I didn’t know.

MATTHEW

How could you? Not like we’re going to call you on the beach just to tell you Ray’s mom died. He’ll be okay.

KYLE

Wow.

NUCCI

I’m still up for bowling.

KYLE

Trying to get as many of those free nights in before you and Melinda tie the knot.

NUCCI (suddenly looking very solemn)

Melinda gave me the ring back. Happened a few days ago.

KYLE

I didn’t know, Nucci. That really sucks.

NUCCI

Yeah. She broke up with me at Ray’s mother’s funeral. Said it was a real eye opener for her. Didn’t see the point in spending the rest of her life with someone like me.

KYLE

That’s awful.

NUCCI

Um. Yeah.

KYLE

What a bitch.

NUCCI

I still love her. Hey, guys. That reminds me. I have to go home and burn some of the clothes she left behind and then mail them to her. I have to go.

(Nucci exits.)

KYLE

Jesus, I didn’t know. Look, is there anything else you two need to tell me? Tell me now before I show up at work tomorrow and you all give me the Asshole Co-Worker of the Year award.

BRENDA (tearing up)

Um. When you show up, I won’t be there. They laid me off. Yesterday. No severance pay. No more insurance for me and the baby. I- I don’t know what I’m going to do. Nobody’s hiring. I – I – I better go.

(Brenda quickly leaves. Matthew sits down next to Kyle.)

KYLE

Wow. I didn’t know. I guess I really messed up our bowling night.

MATTHEW

You sure did.

(Matthew slaps Kyle on the back.)

KYLE

Ow! I have a sunburn.

MATTHEW

I know.

(Blackout)