Week 38, Day 263 - "Meat Substitute"

“Meat Substitute”

Written by Joe Janes

10/8/09

263 of 365

CAST:

Sharod, teens

Helen, 40s

Carl, 40s

(Lights up in the Helen and Carl’s kitchen. Helen is cooking at the stove, making burgers. Carl is getting a beer out of the fridge. Sharod walks through with his backpack on.)

SHAROD

Hi, Mom, Hi, Dad. I’m going to Cindy’s for vegan tacos.

HELEN

Wait a minute, Sharod. Try this. It’s a veggie burger.

SHAROD

You made a veggie burger.

HELEN

I found the recipe on the PETA website. Try it.

SHAROD

Really? You were on the PETA website?

HELEN

Mom’s a lot hipper than you think. Give it a try.

(Sharod takes the burger. Sniffs it and takes a small bite out of it.)

SHAROD

Mom. That’s amazing. That’s a really good veggie burger. Thanks. I’ll go call Cindy and see if she can come over here.

(He exits.)

HELEN

I’ll make more.

(Carl takes a burger and tries it.)

CARL

Tastes just like a burger. What’s makes it taste so much like meat?

HELEN

Meat. It’s 100% pure beef.

CARL

Helen, that doesn’t seem right.

HELEN

Oh, he’ll never know. Meat’s good for you and a boy needs protein. How will he ever know?

(Offstage we hear violent vomiting.)

CARL (grabbing another burger)

I think he just found out.

(Blackout)