THE ONE WHO NEVER GOT AWAY

CHARACTER

Summer     :  early twenties, a student of a university, smart, cheerful, girly, too melodramatic

Tom           :  early twenties, a student of a university, insensible, lazy, romantic, kind

Autumn     :  early twenties, a student of a university, a lil bit too frankly, careless

SETTING

                  The setting is the year of 2011 and 2012. The location is a park around a campus building. The campus building is quite big, three floors, around thirty rooms. Meanwhile, the park is located next to the parking lot, with some benches around it.

THE PLAY

                  Summer, Tom, and Autumn are best friends. They go to the same university, they are even class mates. It’s been two years that Summer felt something special toward Tom. However, she doesn’t tell anyone. She keeps her on and off feeling for herself, at first at least. Then, she can’t stand to tell her best friend, Autumn. Autumn suggests Summer to tell her feeling to Tom. Then, Summer tries to express her feeling to Tom.  

ACT 2

SCENE 1

(Windy Saturday afternoon becomes a difficult day for Tom that time. He comes to the campus just wearing shirt which often he wears with his ordinary Jeans. He never thinks that day will be one of his important days for his life. Then Summer comes with some serious words that makes Tom fell like freezing. He never thinks that summer will say that).

Summer     :    “If there’s a girl you know confessing her feeling towards you, what’ll you do?”

Tom           :    “Depends on who that girl is. If she’s hot, I won’t miss the chance. Hahaha.”

Summer     :    “What if the girl was me?”

Tom           :    “You’re not hot enough to be my girl. Hahaha. I’m kidding.”

Summer     :    “How if I’s seriously saying that?”

Tom           :    (Stop laughing.) “You.. You serious?”

Summer     :    “Yeaa.. It’s been a while though. I’m just not brave enough to tell.”

Tom           :    “I.. I don’t know what to say..” (Staring to Summer)

Summer     :     “How if I am the girl who confessing my feeling towards you, Tom?”

Tom           :     “Summer, I don’t know what you are talkin.. I think you are kidding, but you are serious. I just.. I just don’t know how come? You…“

Summer     :     “Slow, Tom”. (Cut Tom’s words)

                        “I don’t know how can I love you. But that’s my feeling”

Tom           :     “I think we are friends”

Summer     :     “Yes, we are”

                        “But, I can’t keep this feeling for a long times, I just want you to know what I feel towards you, Tom”

Tom           :     “So, what do you wish from me?”

Summer     :     “I don’t know”

Tom           :      “Aaaa…I’m speechless”

Summer     :     “Maybe… you still want to be my friend or be my… boyfriend?”

Tom           ;     “Summer, I…”

(Autumn comes suddenly)

Autumn     :     “Hey, Summer!”

                        “Here you are. I’m looking for you in canteen but you’re not there. What are you doing here? Teacher is in the class”

(Summer doesn’t answer, Autumn look into Tom)

Autumn     :     “Tom, you don’t wanna attend the class? Your absent is full, isn’t it?”

(Tom doesn’t answer. He still look at Summer. Then Summer walks to the class without saying anything and Autumn walks next to her with confused face).

SCENE 2

(Autumn fells that something happens on that time. She doesn’t know that summer has been told Tom what she feels. When class is over Autumn ask to Summer)

Autumn        :    “What happen to you?”

Summer        :    “What?”

Autumn        :    “You look so different”

Summer        :    “Only your feeling”

Autumn        :    “No!. You’re quite today”

Summer        :    “I’m not!”

Autumn        :    “Yes, you are!”

Summer        :    “I’m okay Autumn!. Please..”

Autumn        :    “OK… whatever”

Summer        :    “ I just…”

                          “I’m hungry, let’s get some foods”

Autumn        :    “Mmm…I’m not hungry, actually, but OK… let’s go”

SCENE 3

(In the restaurant, Summer still thinking about Tom but she doesn’t want to tell anyone about what happen between her and Tom firstly, but she can’t keep it by herself, than she shares it to Autumn).

Autumn        :    “it’s a good fried rice, huh?”

Summer        :    “No”

Autumn        :    “whoa!? Did you say no? I think we have the same appetite, but it’s not”

Summer        :    “Not really, I don’t know, maybe all of foods will not taste good for me now”

Autumn        :    “Yes, I know, because this food really tasty, but you said no”

Summer        :    “Yeeah..” (Looking at her fried rice and play with the spoon in the plate)

Autumn        :    “So, you still don’t wanna tell me?”

Summer        :    “About what?”

Autumn        :    “I don’t know..  ”

                          (Summer stop playing her spoon and look to Autumn)

                          “What?”

Summer        :    “I’ve told him”

Autumn        :    “Tom?”

Summer        :    “Yea..”

Autumn        :    “Are you?”

Summer        :    “Yes”

Autumn        :    “What he said?”

Summer        :    “He didn’t believe it”

Autumn        :    “Did he answer your love?”

Summer        :    “He didn’t answer it”

Autumn        :    “So, he didn’t believe it and didn’t answer too? Or he refused you? I don’t understand Summer, please tell me!”

Summer        :    “I don’t know he want to answer or not”

Autumn        :    “So?”

Summer        :    “You came when he want to say something”

Autumn        :    “O..oo I’m so sorry Summer, I don’t know… if I know that I will not…”

Summer        :    “It’s OK, Autumn. Let’s go home. I’m sleepy”

Autumn        :    “Are you mad with me?”

Summer        :    “No… maybe it was not the right time”

Autumn        :    “Ya… But don’t be sad, please.. I’m feeling guilty with you”

Summer        :    “You’re not Autumn. Let’s go home”

SCENE 3

(It’s been several days since Summer talked to Tom about her feeling. Every day, they meet in campus without saying anything. Every night Summer can’t sleep and so does Tom. He confused with his heart. He still keeps his heart in his ex girl friend. He can’t move till that time. However he can’t wish with his ex girlfriend, because she already has a boyfriend. In the other hand, Summer still wait for Tom’s answer, but Tom keep silent. Then, Summer sends a message to Tom to meet her in a cafe at the evening of Sunday. Tom receives the message and come to the cafe).

Tom              :  “Hey Summer”

Summer        :  “Hey Tom, I thought you’re not coming, you don’t reply my message”

Tom              :  “Sorry, I was sleeping when you text me, I forgot to reply when I woke. Hahaha..”

Summer        :  “Uh, so typically you, lazy”

Tom              : “But you love rite?”

Summer        :  “Damn..”

Tom              :  “So… you miss me?”

Summer        :  “Hahaha… No.”

Tom              :  “Then? Why you want me here?”

Summer        :   “I just want to know… What do you feel when I say that?”

Tom              :  “Say what?”

Summer        :   “Oh God, please… you forget with that? Or you want me to say again?”

Tom              :  “Hahaha.. relax Summer.. don’t be mad”

Summer        :  “I’m not”

Tom              :   “I don’t know”

Summer        :  “You don’t know what?”

Tom              :  “Maybe.. I … I don’t know how to tell you”

Summer        :  “Jus’ say it. I will be OK with your answer”

Tom              :  “I like you, Summer… as friend” (Looking to Summer with serious face)

                        “Is that all rite?”

Summer        : “Hahaha.. it’s okay Tom, don’t look me like that”

“Yeaa… I hope we could be more than just a friend, but if you think friend is better, I can understand Tom.. And.. You know what I feeling know?”

Tom              :  “Ha?”

Summer        :  “I feel relieved when I told you”

Tom              :  (Smiling) “You okay?”

Summer        : “Yeaa, I never feel as good as this time before. I feel that… Umm.. I feel better when I have told you about that. You’re still my friend”

Tom              :  “Best friend”

SCENE 4

(After that day, Summer looks well from the outside but actually she feels sad. She just covers it from anyone. In the other hand, Tom feels something left from his life, since that day. He doesn’t understand what that is, but he begins looking Summer in the different way, not just as a friend again. Summer is a nice girl. She always helps Tom in his lecture. She’s very kind and care with Tom. It makes Tom thinks that Summer make a good change for his life. Summer makes his life better and perfect. He thinks about Summer every night. Firstly, he doesn’t know what he feels towards Summer. Until one day Tom realizes that what he fells recently is a love. He wants to make Summer happy).

Tiiingg Toonng… ( Summer opens the door)

Summer        :    “Hey, Tom?.. come in”

(Tom enters the home without saying anything)

Summer        :    “Eee… Do you want something to drink?”

Tom              :    “No”

Summer        :    “Okay..”

Tom              :    “I want to say something with you”

Summer        :    “What is that?”

Tom              :    “Aaaa… I don’t know what to say… Maybe it will be help me to say”

                          (Giving Summer a bunch of flowers)

Summer        :    “Is it for me?”

Tom              :    “For the girl who always in my mind”

Summer        :    “Me? In your mind? Hey… what is this? I don’t know”

Tom              :    “For you, Summer. You’re the girl who always in my mind.. who always make me smile…”

Summer        :    “Ha? Me? Are you kidding me? That time you said we are friends? Don’t you remember?”

Tom              :    “I’m just not sure with my feeling that time and now, I wanna make you happy”

Summer        :    “Ha?”

Tom              :    “You wanna be my girl, Summer?”

THE END

inspired by Katy Perry - The One That Got Away