Post by b3rt77 on Mar 24, 2007 0:25:37 GMT -5
scene opens in what we guess is the present with Ritalin sitting in a therapy waiting room all by himself he’s wearing all black g-unit pants with a cotton black long sleeve shirt and all black chuck Taylor converses. As he looks around the walls are a plain gray color with some posters hanging that say ”be drug free” or “hugs are better than drugs”. he looks on the table next to him and notices magazines from like 2 years ago. He leans forward and picks up an old sports illustrated and begins to flip through the pages. After a few moments the therapist comes out. He is around the same height as Ritalin and is in what looks like his mid thirties with slicked back dark brown hair
Therapist
Are you…Bert?
His voice is deep and cheerful
Ritalin
Yup.
Ritalin puts down the magazine and looks up at the guy.
Therapist
Ok good, you can call me Ralph.
Ritalin
Ok Ralph.
Ralph extends hid right arm, Ritalin stands and shakes Ralph’s hand
Ralph
Ok. Follow me to my office.
Ralph leads Ritalin to his office at the end of the hallway as they enter Bert sees a mister potato head doll on his desk and begins to laugh lightly. When he stops laughing he looks around for a second and notices a therapy degree on the wall and some posters. Ralph takes a seat in a big black leather chair behind his neatly organized wooden desk
Ralph
Why don’t you have a seat Bert
Ritalin looks at Ralph and speaks in a nervous and somewhat annoyed voice
Ritalin:
Um…listen I honestly don’t think I need to be here so I’m just going to leave now ok sorry to waist you time.
Before Ritalin can turn to leave Ralph talks.
Ralph
Well why don’t you tell me why you don’t think you should be here.
Ritalin
Oh no I know how you therapists work…you sit there and ask all sorts of questions like tell me why you don’t think you need to be here…. And you going to hope I get into a whole big thing about why I don’t need to be here and eventually lead back to my crappy childhood and then you have all the information you need to mess with my head so I would prefer if I just left now thanks.
Again he stops at the sound of Ralph’s voice.
Ralph
Ok…I just wanted to seriously know why you didn’t think you needed to be here.
Ritalin has an annoyed look on his face and the annoyed part can be heard more from Ritalin’s voice
Ritalin
I just don’t like listening to people tell me how to do things.
Ralph
Why don’t you tell me about your “crappy childhood”?
Ritalin
No… I know what your doing trying but I am to smart for that
Ritalin goes to point to his head and accidentally pokes himself in the eye.
Ritalin
Ow!
Ralph
No…I just want to talk to you Bert. You want a cookie?
Ralph picks up a plate of chocolate chip cookies and holds it out to Ritalin
Ritalin
Damn! Alright ill have a cookie but I’m not telling you anything.
Ritalin grabs one cookie off the tray then bring it up to his mouth and starts to eat it
Ralph
Fine you don’t have to tell me anything you don’t want to. Ill just ask you questions and you can answer them if you want. How old are you?
Ritalin
I’m nineteen.
His voice is muffled from his mouth being full with the cookie
Ralph
Where are you from?
Ritalin
Cornwall, New York.
Ralph
Ok good. Where are your parents?
Ritalin
Dad’s in Florida. Moms…I actually don’t know where my mom is. Last time I checked she was in long Islands
Ralph:
That must be pretty tough huh?
Ritalin rolls his eyes and then sets them on Ralph. You can see the anger starting to build in his brown eyes.
Ritalin
Maybe.
Ralph
You know Bert if you don’t actually talk therapy won’t work.
Ritalin
Well then I must be hopeless I better leave thanks doc you’re the man.
Ralph
Wait. I never said it wouldn’t work we just got to find a way to make you open up to people. How about…..if I give you this?
Ralph holds up a red rubber super ball and hands it to Ritalin who snatches it out of his hand.
Ritalin
Damn!
Ritalin starts to bounce the ball of the wall.
Ritalin
Fine ill talk…like I said I’m nineteen years old my mom is no where to be found my dad lives in Florida. I was born in New York. I met my best friend Rob and now we are both wrestlers in FWF we are the current tag champs there. Where I use to live was in Peekskill I was with my mom we lived right down the street from a crack house where my mom and step dad spent most of there time. I was first arrested when I was fifteen turning sixteen. First I was arrested for a possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree then I was arrested for a burglary charge which I got probation then I was arrested again for robbing Rite Aid with a old acquaintance that I no longer have contact with. The possession charge I completed ten hours of community service for. Like I said the burglary charge I was on probation and finished it and for Rite Aid that got dropped. So now here I am sitting in your office playing with a rubber ball waiting to be able to leave.
Ralph
You can go now Bert that’s good I got everything I need to know so you may leave now.
Ritalin
About time and I am keeping the ball.
Ritalin turns on his heels and begins to leave the office But right before he steap out of the room he turns around and walks over to the desk and takes the mister potato head doll and without a word leaves the office leaving Ralph sitting there in confusion.
Scene fades
Therapist
Are you…Bert?
His voice is deep and cheerful
Ritalin
Yup.
Ritalin puts down the magazine and looks up at the guy.
Therapist
Ok good, you can call me Ralph.
Ritalin
Ok Ralph.
Ralph extends hid right arm, Ritalin stands and shakes Ralph’s hand
Ralph
Ok. Follow me to my office.
Ralph leads Ritalin to his office at the end of the hallway as they enter Bert sees a mister potato head doll on his desk and begins to laugh lightly. When he stops laughing he looks around for a second and notices a therapy degree on the wall and some posters. Ralph takes a seat in a big black leather chair behind his neatly organized wooden desk
Ralph
Why don’t you have a seat Bert
Ritalin looks at Ralph and speaks in a nervous and somewhat annoyed voice
Ritalin:
Um…listen I honestly don’t think I need to be here so I’m just going to leave now ok sorry to waist you time.
Before Ritalin can turn to leave Ralph talks.
Ralph
Well why don’t you tell me why you don’t think you should be here.
Ritalin
Oh no I know how you therapists work…you sit there and ask all sorts of questions like tell me why you don’t think you need to be here…. And you going to hope I get into a whole big thing about why I don’t need to be here and eventually lead back to my crappy childhood and then you have all the information you need to mess with my head so I would prefer if I just left now thanks.
Again he stops at the sound of Ralph’s voice.
Ralph
Ok…I just wanted to seriously know why you didn’t think you needed to be here.
Ritalin has an annoyed look on his face and the annoyed part can be heard more from Ritalin’s voice
Ritalin
I just don’t like listening to people tell me how to do things.
Ralph
Why don’t you tell me about your “crappy childhood”?
Ritalin
No… I know what your doing trying but I am to smart for that
Ritalin goes to point to his head and accidentally pokes himself in the eye.
Ritalin
Ow!
Ralph
No…I just want to talk to you Bert. You want a cookie?
Ralph picks up a plate of chocolate chip cookies and holds it out to Ritalin
Ritalin
Damn! Alright ill have a cookie but I’m not telling you anything.
Ritalin grabs one cookie off the tray then bring it up to his mouth and starts to eat it
Ralph
Fine you don’t have to tell me anything you don’t want to. Ill just ask you questions and you can answer them if you want. How old are you?
Ritalin
I’m nineteen.
His voice is muffled from his mouth being full with the cookie
Ralph
Where are you from?
Ritalin
Cornwall, New York.
Ralph
Ok good. Where are your parents?
Ritalin
Dad’s in Florida. Moms…I actually don’t know where my mom is. Last time I checked she was in long Islands
Ralph:
That must be pretty tough huh?
Ritalin rolls his eyes and then sets them on Ralph. You can see the anger starting to build in his brown eyes.
Ritalin
Maybe.
Ralph
You know Bert if you don’t actually talk therapy won’t work.
Ritalin
Well then I must be hopeless I better leave thanks doc you’re the man.
Ralph
Wait. I never said it wouldn’t work we just got to find a way to make you open up to people. How about…..if I give you this?
Ralph holds up a red rubber super ball and hands it to Ritalin who snatches it out of his hand.
Ritalin
Damn!
Ritalin starts to bounce the ball of the wall.
Ritalin
Fine ill talk…like I said I’m nineteen years old my mom is no where to be found my dad lives in Florida. I was born in New York. I met my best friend Rob and now we are both wrestlers in FWF we are the current tag champs there. Where I use to live was in Peekskill I was with my mom we lived right down the street from a crack house where my mom and step dad spent most of there time. I was first arrested when I was fifteen turning sixteen. First I was arrested for a possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree then I was arrested for a burglary charge which I got probation then I was arrested again for robbing Rite Aid with a old acquaintance that I no longer have contact with. The possession charge I completed ten hours of community service for. Like I said the burglary charge I was on probation and finished it and for Rite Aid that got dropped. So now here I am sitting in your office playing with a rubber ball waiting to be able to leave.
Ralph
You can go now Bert that’s good I got everything I need to know so you may leave now.
Ritalin
About time and I am keeping the ball.
Ritalin turns on his heels and begins to leave the office But right before he steap out of the room he turns around and walks over to the desk and takes the mister potato head doll and without a word leaves the office leaving Ralph sitting there in confusion.
Scene fades