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The document is a script featuring a group of friends celebrating a birthday and discussing their lives, including their financial struggles and dreams of traveling. The story unfolds through various scenes, highlighting their friendships, humorous interactions, and a surprising lottery win that enables them to plan a world trip. The characters express their excitement and anticipation for the future while navigating their personal quirks and relationships.
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Script: Th. Haiou
Scene 1:
Characters:
Daisy = Emila’s sister
Myrtle = Gracies sister
rand atthe place they work
light attendant
Linda = Flight attendant
Two people are siting ata dinner table ina fancy restaurant looking like they are waiting
for someone and muttering with each other
Gracie Of course. Here she is 30 mins atel
Emilia Sorysory,sorrysorrysory sorry late, Trafic was bloody awful today.
Zoe Traffic? Next time think of a better excuse, maybe...a dog eating your
homework.
Emila sneers at Zoe whilst going into hug her
Emila Bloody police over here! Fine it wasn't trafic
Gracie glances at Emilia
Gracie Iwill admit your makeup doesntt look bed
Emilia | know. Carft blame a git for wanting to look nice on a specialoccasion,
Gracie Hmm know do you know what the occasion even is?
Emilia looking offended says
Emilia Of course! do W's our.
oe looks at Emilia wth an expression telling her i's wrong
Emilia Youroe nods looking satisfied
Emilia Birthday.
Gracie Phew! For a second there realy thought you forgot!
Gracie says while laughing
Emilia chuckles along with her nervously
Zoe Anyways, how are you? How's life?
Emilia Meh, Not bad but atleast! lve itin stylet
Gracie Same
Emilia HA! You cal that style!2"”
oe glances at Emilia again
Emilia Justjust kidding heh
Emilia chuckles nervously
‘Scene goes quiet
Breaking the ce
Emilia Happy Birthday! Here's your gift
Gracie Ooh Ooh Ooh Is it that designer bag | was really wanting?
Emilia _Inmy wallet there's £1 8 €5 bill and a cough mint so... what do you think?
Zoe Yeah dont expect anything much from me either
Gracie It's fine. dont blame you. Ihave no money! (laughing and crying)
Zoe But hey ts fine here we are at ths fancy restaurant for your bithday!
Emilia Yeah, talking about that “fancy restaurant. who's paying?
‘Simultaneously
Gracie Notit!
Zoe Notit!
Emilia Why am always itt (whining and crying)
Zoe Just need to be faster thats al
‘Start eating the food that just arved
Gracie This is delicious!Rist this is appetisers and it's this good imagine the main course!
Um Emilia... Ths is the main course.
Emilia This s disgusting!
Gracie You ust sald you loved it
Emilia Well nowt’ for the price of a main and for £78 it better have been made
‘outof bloody gold!
Gracie can drink to thet!
Zoe Mhm!
They all raise their glass
Emilia Ooh! Hold onthe glass is spiling everywhere and ! am not losing that money!
Gracie Its one drop.
Emila AE10drop thats!
Zoe Ok anyways let's not focus on how broke we all are.
Under her breath
Zoe You-can tell that from my bank account
Waiters and servers start coming out witha cake
Everyone Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Gracie!
Happy birthday to you!
‘cheering and whooping
Gracie _Ohmy goodness! Thanks everyone! What's the flavour?
Zoe Emilia made it herself
Gracie Uhoh.
Emila What do you mean “uh of"?
Gracie Well, you know..
Emilia "You know" what.
Zoe Well
Gracie _ts just that. you lke pineapple on pizza.
Emilia Seriously. You guys have been holding that against me since | told you in
Year 21 Well actually is just classic chocolate!
Gracie You remember my favourite favour!Emilia Yeah, sue, let's just say that.
Zoe twas the only flavour of cake mix left on the shelf
Emilia _Buthey, twill be the best cake mix you've ever had!
Gracie guess welll see!
Zoe Blow out the 18 candles you grandma and dont forget the wish!
Gracie _(slomiy) wish that we could all go on that world holiday we've been talking
For. forever!
zoe "wish we could and one day that wish will come true but we just need to
save a Bit more money!
Emilia Definitely! One day (sighs).
Blows out candles
Everyone cheers
Gracie Ok let's cutthe cake!
Zoe Yes!
Emilia gets a cuting knife and cuts four slice from the cake
Gracie Why'dyou cut four? There's only three of us.
Emilia One for you, one for me, one for Zoe and..one for me!
Zoe You steady said one fr you?
Emilia Well then two for me obviously, simple maths!
All laugh
Scene 2:
oe is fixing her hair and makeup in the miro inher bedkoom and e by herself
Muted
Noise Zoe! Come downstairs, i's almost ime!
Zoe Coming!
Zoe rushes downstairs (ff stage) and gets downstairs (on stage)
Zoe ''m herejtm here! This is going to be the best new year ever!Myrtle
It took you long enough! | thought you were going to miss naw years also
Why are you 50 excited?
Zoe | would never miss new years and | don't know wy 'm excied. just feet
Like Ths will be the best. Justa feeling.
Myrtle Well, you'e cutting it close, I mean 11:56 doesn't give you that much time
Zoe (kook but you carit rush this
Points towards her face
Myrtle Looks tke Emilia has taught you something
Zoe Hal Yeah guess she has!
Myrtle Well who's excited to see the fireworks?
Zoe oh! lam! Definitely
Myrtle Same, They'e always so pretty as wel
Zoe But! wil not le, the best partis defintely the food, I mean mums
Homemade bread!
Myrtle Yeah that might be the smartest thing you have ever said, Like in your life!
Zoe Gee, thanks.
‘Myrtle Talking about food, my new year's resolution is to not eat as much
Zoe “That's a good one actually but I think Il start that next year
Myrle You mean the next year in 2 minutes
Zoe ‘Oh yeah! I forgot about that, i's 2025 in 2 minutes.
‘Anyways, my new years resolution isto just be a better version of myself
[really want to ust celebrate everyone around me because they all
deserve itAnd | wanna lve to see the year 2100.
Myrtle One day hope tobe just as good as you
Martering
Zoe 2100..
Myrtle Yeah, heard you the first time?
Zoe sory,
Myrtle Obits starting!
Everyone 1098,76,5,45.2,1 Happy New Year!
Zoe Happy new year.
Zoe stars watching the fireworks and looks Into the sky
Myrtle
Is everything ok?Zoe yeah. Everything's great, thanks, its just.. nevermind this year wil be great
Whatever happens, be positive!
Mantle Youre acting realy wet
Zoe ‘Am? Ohwell remember what just said ok?
Myrtle 0k.7
Scene 3:
Emilia is walking outside with another character
The characters are taking with each other
Daisy _I cant believe hat happened
Emilia I know right that was 0 crazy
Daisy stops
Emilia Are you ok?
Dal Yeah but look! It's @ dandelion!
Emilia It’s just a dandelion?
Daisy Remember? When we used to make wishes on these?
Emilla__ Oh My Goodness! Yes! | used to wish on these for some friends!
Daisy Yeah. That was a sad moment in your childhood
Emilia Well, you used to eat grass and bugs,
Daisy sneers at Emilia and Emilia sneers at Daisy
Daisy Its good to have the old you back
Emilia youtoo
Both laugh
Emilia Maybe we should continue that old traditionDaisy There's another one over there I could get one too
Emilia Yes!
Daisy Hmmm, ok. wish for.. money and happiness and prosperity in my
family
mila Since when did you turn into a eringy mum!
Daisy Ok smarty pants, what do you wish for then?
Emil wish for. youd tine with my fiends and to lve life to the fullest.
Daisy And mine was too cringy
oth laugh
Emila Ok, ok fine guess I'm a mum too but also want more money
Daisy Who doesrit
mila So true! If my friends were here they'd be wishing for the exact same thing
| mean you should've heard our conversation the other weec all we could
Talk about was how broke we all were!
Daisy hey what's that blowing away over there?
Emila Probably ust apiece of my wish blowing away
Emilia laughs
Daisy Waithold on that might be tue
Emilia _wellyeah the seeds blow away?
Daisy No, It's alottery ticket!
Emila The chances ofthat belng a winner Isso sim anyways.
Daisy True. We can help withthe liter anyways?
Emila You know what? Sure,
Daisy Kk, les go.
They go off to find the lottery ticket and almost throw it inthe bin
Daisy stops in her tracks and goes silent
mila What's wrong?
Daisy tsyits..
Emila You're scaring me! What ist?
Daisy i's a. winner.
mila What!
Daisy Yeah, three 7's right?Emilia itis,
Daisy We won,
Emila Wewon,
Daisy Wel,
Emilia Wel, what?
Daisy Whois gonna take i?
Emilia We could split it? 50/50
Daisy —_youknow what? Lets make i 60/40
Emilia Seriously. you?
Daisy No. toyou
Emilia Ok now you're scaring me even more..why?
Daisy You know is because you're my favourite sister
Emilia looks at daisy suspiciously
Daisy Andis your bithday soon and I cant.
Emilia cuts her off
Emilia Ok there it. take 70/80
Doisy 65/95,
Emila 75/25,
Daisy 70/90,
mila take it
Daisy wat.
Both ugh
Scene 4:
Cross cutting phone call between Emilla, Gracie and Zoe
Each are in their own bedroom
Emilia looks very excited
Gracie looks extremely tired
oe looks ted but excited
Emilia Hello.
Gracie HilZoe Heyy?
Gracie Why are you calling us at 2 am?!
Emilia __Thavean emergency du.
Zoe ‘What isi? What's happened?! Are you ok?!
Emilia Calm down, calm down its good news!
Gracie What could possibly be so good that you call us at 2am?
Emilia Youwor't believe it
Zoe Well spit it out then!
Emilia “Whoo well ok. found a lottery ticket
Zoe and..
Gracie and.
Emila Ws awinnert,
‘Simultaneously
Gracie What!
Zoe What!
Emilia Yeah!
Zoe No way!
Gracie Itcarit bel
Emilia Yeah!
Gracie ‘That means..
Zoe “That means
Emila. That means.
‘Simultaneously
Gracie We have enough to go on the world trip!
Zoe We have enough to go on the world trip!
Emilia We have enough to go on the world trip!
Emilia Mh!
2oe Yay!
Gracie That means that my birthday wish is coming true!
Emilia Yes
Gracie Well let's get packing!Scene 5:
Gracies alone and ery excited tobe packing inher bedroom
Gracie Some of this.. and some ofthat... And ooh! Cant forget tis andthe
‘Sunscreen and the winter coats and that and this and more of that and..
Will need this? Ot know! call Emilia and Zoe.
Gracie picks up the phone and stats to call someone
Gracie Hello,
Emilia _ Gracie i this is you this isthe fourth time in one hour!
Gracie quickly hangs up
Gracie dials another number and puts the phone to her ea.
Gracie hello.
200 hi
Gracie Do you know if ll need my lucky socks?
Zoe This is the most stupid question ever.
Gracie I know you'e right I don't need.
Zoe Of course you bring the socks!
Gracie I knew it!
Both laugh
Gracie Ok thanks Ilput them in my suitcase
Zoe | still cant believe that we are going
Gracie know right!
Zoe Imagine that it was just a prank lottery ticket!
Gracie That would be hilarious
Both laugh,
‘And then the augh turns into a nervous chuckle
Gracie _llcall Emilia, Wait its better if you do,
Zoe why?
Gracie Well ve called her about four times inthe past half an hour so.
Zoe Yea, il just call her.Gracie Ok
Scene 6:
mills standing inher room looking inher suitcase
Sha stalking on the phone with someone
Pause between each of the lines (as i she's on the phone with someone bu! we can't hear
them)
Emilia Yeah, think everythings in there | ust need to put my cosmetics and
Things in here and then fm done!
Emilia. Yeah okok Ibe careful, when am | not?
‘Spins around and knocks a book off her desk
Emilia lam so glad you are on the phone right now and not here tosee what
just di
Emilia Ook l understand. | promise I won't lt you down.
Emilia. Nol wort
Emilia Ok, ok
Emila Yup, gotitt,
Emilia Ok thanks
Emilia Mhm.
Emilia 0k, see you soon Bye!
Emilia kicks off er shoes and stands for a moment and smiles
Emilia cant wait
Scene 7:
Zoe, Emilia and Gracie are siting inthe plane wating forthe fight to be over
Emilia EuuuuggaghhhhZoe
Zoe laughs
Emilia
Zoe
Emilia
Zoe
Emilia
Zoe
Gracie
Zoe
Gracie
Wow, What was that sound?
Sorry but m just so bored! How much longer is left ofthis Aight?
Weve only been on it for 45 minutes.
‘And low much longer?
hours anc 40 minutes
So we're half way?
Sure, lets go with that
Woah What was that noise?
That was ust Emilia
‘That was a human being?
Gracie and Zoe laugh while Emilia continues to grumble
Emilia
Zoe
Gracie
Emilia
Zoe
Gracie
Zoe
Gracie
Emilia
Zoe
Emila
Gracie
Emilia
Zoe
Emilia
Zoe
Gracie
mila
Gracie
Emilia
All laugh
0k so what's the plan for when we land?
‘So we'lland in Chicago and stay there fora couple days ard then we'll
TTake a Road Trp around America
Cool! But then we go..?
"think its Brazil after that
Yeah
Good pian
Imagine al the new cultures we're going to see together
‘And all the food! tm just so glad Im doing this with you guys!
‘And all the shopping}..And of course spending time with yeu guys.
Good save.
“Thanks. How much longer now?
‘Ave you five years old or something?
Of course not!
You could sleep
‘But I dost want tol (whining and erying)
Of course you dont,
Watch something on the TV?
No,
"heard there's peppa pig on it
eel very targeted right nowFlight attendant Sorry, but could we please quiet down over here thank you.
Emilia
Sry it’ just can the pilot go any faster
Flight attendant —_No..
Emilia
‘Are you sure because I can pay alitle extra
Flight Attendant I1can assure you that ths is the maximum speed ofthe plane
cilia
Dut are you
Zoe cuts off Emilia
2oe ‘Sorry (checks name tag) Jeremy that my fiend is being very
Immature right now
Gracie ‘Yes Jeremy we are so sorry about her but when is the food getting
here?
Zoe ‘Amn the only person here who can act thelr own age?
Gracie [im sure Jeremy can
Allfaugh
Jeremy comes back and glares at them
Zoe Sorry!
Gracie Yeah sorry!
Emilia 1m not sorry
02 Emilia!
Emilia Yes, so very sorry!
Under her breath
Emilia maotsory
Zoe Honestly just Because the plane can't go Faster does not mean that,
You can act lke a baby
Emilia. Woah thats rude
Zoe sorry but fm not lying
Emilia. _Nonot that...This is my normal personality
Gracie You know what, know | come to think of i its tue
All laugh loudlyJeremy Some passengers are complaining and from behalf ofthe ailines we
‘Would all appreciate itif you quiet down please. Its 4:30 arn and some
passengers are trying to sleep so please,
Emilia Lighten up Jeremy!
Zoe (stuttering) Emilia! We all appreciate your work here Jeremy we tealy do,
Jeremy Yep. m sure oft
Zoe Honestly we really dat
‘Jeremy walks off end starts talking to another fight attendant faraway enough that the
friends can't hear them
Linda hate annoying passengers. | mean the couple in 2C and 2F? Eught
Jeremy can't be as bad as the passengers in 248 and 248,
Linda Ooh! Heh. yeah Ineed you to give the back of the plane breakfast...
Jeremy No! can't, not them again
Linda’ _-Youhave tm sorry | have to deal with the front so i's not much better
For me ether!
Jeremy Fine! | hate my job sometimes.
Linda But you get to goto Chicago and the Bahamas on a dally basis!
Jeremy Not worth it,
Linda Well theresa really nice passenger in 21D who makes tallworth it
Jeremy There better be.
Jeremy and linda start muttering
Gracie I hope he realises we can hear everything he's saying and also he
Completely forgot about zoe!
Zoe “Maybe tha’s because Im not an annoying passenger
Jeremy walks back tothe gris
Jeremy What would you tke for breakfast?
2oe "ilhave the toast and butter and again
‘They'll have the same thanks!
really sory!
‘Somebody walks across the stage with a sign saying "8 and % hours later™Pilot Good Morning Passengers! We have finally landed in Chicage the local
‘Time ie 43am and we landed slightly earlier than planned. Thank you for
Fiying with Haslemere airlines and ve hope you enjoyed your ight and
Hope you fy with us again.
Gracie They never gave us our breakfast that Zoe ordered for us,
Zoe come on Gracie, we'tein Chicago following your dreamt
Gracie tue.
Emilia Were herel Oh my god we're her! Its been forever! Oh my goa! Finally!
Gracie Calm down Emilia, i's Sam!
Emilia know but my back feels ike @ banana "BANANAS"
Zoe looks at Emilia with a confused expression.
milla Sorry. felt ike quoting "Hollaback git
Scene 8:
The three girls ae ona plane talking
‘Somebody walks across the stage witha sign saying “8 months later”
Emilia Woop! Wee home!
Zoe ‘As much fun as that was, | do miss home.
Gracie sighs
Emilia What's wrong?
Gracie I miss the Bahamas and that one uptight fight attendant Jeremy
Zoe Im sure he misses us too
Gracie and Emilia exit from the left side of the stage whilst Zoe exits from the right
Emilia and Gracie end up inthe airport exit waiting for Zoe
Gracie Where's Zoe?
Emil ‘She should be back by now.
G0 up toa man walking away from the airport
Gracie Hey have you seen a gil around this high and (actors/actress) hair colour‘Man shakes head
Emilia Hmm wasn't he the person sitting behing us?
Gracie Yeah
Emilia Yeah, you think held know who we were talking about
Gracie Let's callher
Emilia yeah
Gracie rings someone on her phone
Her face goes white and her eyes open wide and she drops the phone
Emilia Whats vrong?
Gracie. Ineed to sit down
Gracies eyes gored and watery
Emila What’ happened? Whereis she?
Gracie points up
Emilia Upstairs? What's wrong about that? Whys she up there?
Gracie She's not up there
Gracie starts to ery
Emilia What’ happening? Tellme! Now!
Gracie She's not anywhere. she. she's gone. forever
Gracie breaks down in tears
mila You don't mean. she hasnt.
Gracie nods while ying
Emilia She passed?
Gracie nods while erying
Emilia breaks down crying as well,Gracie
Emilia
Gracie
Emilia
Gracie
Evil
Gracie
Stranger
Gracie
She passed away three months ago, before we went on the trip.
How did she.. That's not possible! She was there the whole time
Apparently she wasnt, She was diagnosed with Coronary Artery disease
Last January.
her sister told me she was being weird at new years but | never thought.
So, we were just hallucinating the whole time or something?
| guess 50? And she's really gone? Forever?
mhm..
Is everything ok over here?
Yeah, thanks
Gracie says while crying
Emilia.
Gracie
Emilia
Gracie
Emilia
Lets go home and sort this out
ok
Fi call my mum or dad to pick us up
ok, if she cant my mum or dad can
ok
Emilia goes off and makes @ phone call
Emila
Gracie
Silence
My dad said he's on his way to pick us up and hell be here I-10 minutes
ok
‘somebody goes onthe stage witha sign saying "10 minutes later”
Emilia.
Gracie
Dad
Gracie
Emilia
Dad
Emilia
Gracie
Dad
Gracie
Dad
Emilia
My dats here.
ok
Hello ladies, lum... heard what happened, m very sorry to both of you
thanks
thanks dad
‘Ae you ready to go?
mbm
yea
0k, let's go
thanks for picking us up Mr Cam
No problem Gracie, | ust want to make things easier for you to especially
In this time of griet
Yeah, thanks dadDad ‘Ace you ok gis? Apart from everything that happened,
Gracie = Mim
Emilia Yeah
Scene 9:
Everyone is back heme
ae ‘You sits ddr say anything in the car. Are you sure you ok?
Emi yeah. ls just weird. IL. nevermind
Gracie checks her phone
Gracle Oh, my mums hereto pick me up thanks again Mr Cam.
Dad Dorit woryI hope to see you again soon Grace.
Gracie —_Youtoo.
‘Grace opens the door and eaves
Dad ‘Are you sure youre ok Emmy?
Emilia Yeah, sure kindof.
Dad Whats wrong? You can tellme anything
Emilia Its just. felt she was realy there. Like she was with us the entire time
| could see her and take photos with her and everything anc then it tums
Out she was never really there? It doesn't make sense.
Dad ‘Maybe, she was there, justin spirit instead
Emilia But wity could see her?
Dad Think about it this way, would you say that you'e purpose asa frien
wae SY OOF to Pe Oy puny
Warataoe qnnisjeniey ;
Emilia yeah, guess so.
Dad “Then maybe, once your “mission” was ove it really hit you that she had
Gone because maybe, you feel ike everything has been atexmplished and
‘You couldn't let her go until this purpose was fulfilled.
Emilia _yeah.. yeah that makes sense, Since when did you becomea
psychologist?
Dad Since had a daughter,Emil
Dad
emia
Dad
You mean me?
No daisy
oh.
‘And you!
mila slightly foughs
Scene 10:
Cutside and at awoke
Colourful and everyone is wearing black with pops of colour
Everyone is sitting on chairs and Emilia and Gracie are ona stage,
Gracie
Emilia
Gracie
Emilia
Gracie
Emilia
ad
eit
‘Thank you all for coming today, 'm sure Zoe would appreci
Yes thank you everyone for coming and | hope that this makes you al feel
Closer to Zoe,
We would Ike to say a few words about Zoe because she was our best
Best friend and We loved her deary. As many of you know, she was,
diagnosed with Coronary Artery disease a few days before we went on a
trip together
We both felt her presence there
To the point where we thought she was there the whole time.
| talked to my dad about it. He said that our purpose asa friendship group
\Was to go on this trip and when that purpose was fuffilled we realised she
Was gone.To me that shows that she will avays be there; she just might
Be therein spit.
Tim the dad everyone!
Everyone foughe
Gracie
mila
‘So we gather here today o celebrate her as much as she wanted to
Clabrate everyone around hee.
So... without further ado...Let’s celebrateEveryone claps
(respectful but upbeat) Muse starts playing
Everyone stands up and starts swaying
Emil and Gracie hug
Gracie We should get obs
Emila Yeah let’ do that
Scene 11:
Emit and Gracie ae at an old people's home working
Emilia This eels ight
Gracie Yeah
Emilia stil fees tke she's right here
Joe You see imaginary people too?
Emila No, Joe
Gracie Continue eating your pudding
woe But what if finish it?
Emilia gve you extra (inks)
Everyone
(ld people) Extrar™
Emilia and Gracte laugh
Gracie No, no! said umm. What did I say Enlia?
Emilia You said. "You betcha”
Everyone
(old people) grunts
Joe | want my extra pudding
Gracie Hey, hey Joe sshnh (whispers) Il get you some later but that stays
Between you and me
Joe ‘What! cant hear yout Let me turn my hearing aid up!
Emilia You know what.
Joe What!
Emilia (Shouting) You know what nevermind!
Angela What was that dears!
Gracie Nothing Angela!Emilia This is gonna be harder than I thought
Gracie Yeah
Both laugh
The End