You Are Far From Sober Girl
Pina comes to her friend’s rescue after receiving a late night call and this scene takes place in Pina’s car from the play Day Follows Night.
PINA drives.
PINA: I think up ahead is the boulevard, I see a wider road…I think that’s the right way I came from. Sh’t.
PINA looks over at TYRA.
You okay?
TYRA: Sober.
PINA: You are far from sober girl.
TYRA: You came for me.
PINA: Yes.
TYRA: Why?
PINA: Why what?
TYRA: You come for me?
PINA: Who else you got?
TYRA: Nobody.
PINA: Me.
TYRA: You.
PINA: Yep.
TYRA begins laughing.
PINA: What’s so funny?
TYRA explodes with laughter now.
PINA starts laughing with her.
BOTH women have a laughing fit together.
TYRA: (sadly now) I stabbed the b’strd.
PINA: What??
TYRA: David the b’strd.
PINA; You did WHAT?
TYRA: (IRISH BROGUE ACCENT) I stabbed him in his thigh with a butcher’s knife. I said, “Hey f’ckr, you gonna put your hands on me, well HERE-YOU-GO!” (gesturing) Stab! Like that.
PINA: Oh my God, you didn’t.
TYRA: I did. I did.
PINA: Tyra, did you really–
TYRA: Stabbed him till I hit bone, till I couldn’t go any deeper with the blade and I left. I didn’t run. I didn’t fuss. He screamed his head off and I laughed in his face and walked out free from him. (beat) End of that relationship, I guess.
PINA: Well, yeah!
TYRA: That’s what I call a break up..
PINA: What if he calls the police on you?
TYRA: He knows better.
PINA: What if he tries to hurt you?
TYRA: He knows better about that too.
PINA: Are you—did you get hurt at all?
TYRA: Not anymore.
TYRA stares out window.
PINA: Oh, baby…
TYRA: Not anymore.
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In the one act eplay Day Follows Night, Tyra is intoxicated and in trouble during the early hours of a cold winter morning. She reaches out to her only friend Pina to rescue her from her situation and herself. 2 Women. Drama.