Zack and Cody -- Act 2 Scene 3

ACT TWO

SCENE THREE

INT. FAMILY SUITE – LATER (DAY 3)

(CAREY, CODY)

CAREY IS SITTING ON THE COUCH WITH HER LEGS UP ON THE TABLE. SHE IS TYPING ON HER LAPTOP.

CAREY
(TYPING) Singer, good cook (HOLDING UP LEG, EXAMINING, AND SHRUGGING), legs for miles.

CODY SULKS INTO THE ROOM AND SITS NEXT TO CAREY.

CODY

Mom, I have a problem.

CAREY

(TYPING) Unlicensed therapist.

CODY

Barbara’s friend moved back to town, and basically I’ve been seeing green all week. I turned into a jealous jerk and now she’s not talking to me.

CAREY

What did you do?

CODY

Well, a little bug by the name of Zack got in my ear.

CAREY

That’s never good.

CODY
I was convinced that Barbara liked Devin more than me.

CAREY

I’m assuming Devin is this other guy?

CODY

Yeah. He and Barbara have history. They go all the way back to Jewish Jamboree!

CAREY

That is intense.

CODY

Right, so, I freaked out and thought that Barbara would never want to see me when she could see someone like Devin. That’s when things turned sour.

CAREY

Oh, sweetie, we’ve all been there before. I’ve had relationships in the past where there has been zero trust and I would turn into a nervous wreck. I would think that every girl was competition and then I would go crazy. I would spy, read his mail, hide in his bushes…. It wasn’t pretty.

CODY

Sounds familiar. Make sure to not write that in your online personal ad.

CAREY

I’m creatively editing as we speak.

CODY

What did you do to stop?

CAREY

Shock therapy. That’s why my hair can’t grow out.

CODY’S JAW DROPS.

CAREY (CONT’D)

I’m just kidding. You need to sincerely apologize to Barbara and tell her that you acted that way because you like her so much. If she likes you back, she’ll give you a second chance. If she doesn’t forgive you, then it wasn’t in the cards. It will hurt, but you will survive.

CODY

I don’t want her to not talk to me anymore. She’s the only one that understands me when I speak in binary code.

CAREY

That is hard to find in a girl in junior high. Or…ever. I hope for your sake it works out, but if it doesn’t, I’ll be here to pick up the pieces. I always am.

CODY AND CAREY HUG.

CODY

Wow, Mom. Why are you single? You give such good advice.

CAREY

I ask myself that every day.

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