The Switch

MAIN CHARACTERS: MIKE AND KENNY WITH APPEARANCES FROM JASMINE AND ISABEL

Scene 1

Mike’s block. Mike standing on his steps holding his beverage. A pretty girl walks by; she has on skinny jeans, and a tank top. 

Mike

YOOOOOO.

Tracy

Turns around and sees Mike flagging her to come to him. She turns around and keeps walking. Mike walks across the street and approaches her again.

Yes?

Mike

How old are you girl?

Tracy

16. How old are you?

Mike

Oh, I’m 17 turning 18 next month. Can I get your number?

Tracy

No, I have a boyfriend.

Mike

Ok? What that mean to me?

Tracy

It means, you can’t get my number. Bye.

Tracy walks away and Mike watches her walk away, eyes on her rear end.

Mike

Man, forget you then yo. You ugly anyway bitch!

Tracy hears his remark and turns around to give him the middle finger. 

Tracy

Yeah, whatever!

Mike rolls his eyes and goes back into the house. He goes in the living room and gives his grandmother a kiss on her forehead. His mother calls him into the kitchen.

Mike’s Mom

Mike! Get in here right now.

Mike

Hey mom.

Mike’s Mom

I received a phone call from your math teacher today. He said that you weren’t in class the past week and then again today but you were signed into the system as present. What you doing skipping? Then, not even that but I opened that paper on your bed, yeah your mid-term report. Why do you have two F’s Mike?!

Mike

Man, he just doesn’t like me. Mr. Andrews hated me since my junior year but yeah, I have a F in Spanish and - wait, why were you in my room looking at my stuff?

Mike’s Mom

I’m your mother! I can do whatever I want in my house. Now what’s going on with you Mike seriously.

Mike

I’ll bring the grades up, I got three weeks until grades close, I promise. 

Mike’s Mom

I’m not playing with you boy. 

Mike

Boy? Aha, I’m a grown man mom.

Mike’s Mom

Yeah okay.

Mike

But guess what? This girl just rejected me. I was all nice to her and she just gonna hit me with “I got a boyfriend” like I didn’t ask you that. Her body though was crazy!

Mike’s Mom

Mike’s mom hits him in the arm. 

Mike don’t play with me. I taught you to respect wo-

Mike

Mom, mom. I’m playing calm down. Aha, I was kidding. 

Mike wraps his arms around his mom.

Mike’s Mom

Treat women with respect, I taught you that if anything. 

Mike

I do. I treat you like a queen girl!

Mike’s Mom

Respect them girls too. 

Scene 2

Jasmine’s room. Jasmine and Isabel talking on the phone. 

Jasmine

Isabel! Guess what.

Isabel

Wassup?

Jasmine

It’s Saturday. Kenny is coming over today!

Isabel

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? YOUR parents letting a boy come over. Pastor Davis becoming more lenient? Say it ain’t so!

Jasmine 

Haha, no girl please. They going out for a few hours and I told them I had finals to study for and he believed me and left me home alone. I told Kenny to be here at 1.

Isabel

Look at you! Sneaking boys into ya house. Innocent little Jas isn’t going to be so innocent anymore huh?

Jasmine

Isabel! Imma behave myself don’t worry. 

Isabel

Yeah mhm, don’t be being grown for I come over there with my belt! And don’t forget to confront him about that heffa I seen him with!

Jasmine

*Laughs*  I gotchu, and best believe I will girl, you know I don’t play. 

Isabel

Well, call me when he leave, I want to know all the deets!

Jasmine

Aha, get off my phone crazy! I think this him texting me now, bye. 

Kenny knocks on the door. Jasmine looks at herself in the mirror and fixes her hair, then proceeds to go open the door for him.

Kenny

Hey baby.

Jasmine

Hey boo. 

The couple hugs and she flags for him to enter the living room.

I laid a couple movies out. You pick.

Kenny

Stomp the Yard, duh. Now come here. I missed you.

Jasmine places the movie in the DVD player and grabs a blanket. She covers herself and lays up under Kenny and he places his arm around her. She hits play. After an hour into the move, Kenny starts to try and slide his hand up her shirt and kisses her. 

Jasmine

Stop.

Kiss

Kenny

C’mon baby. 

Jasmine pauses the movie and leans back from him with her hand on his chest.

Jasmine

Kenny, I got to talk to you.

Kenny

What is it?

Jasmine

Ard, so I heard that you was with some girl yesterday.  Who was it? 

Kenny

Grabs her hand.

It was Kayla. C’mon Jasmine. You know you’re my only one. Those other girls you see me conversing with mean nothing to me, at the end of the day, I’m coming to you.

Jasmine

You have a weird way of showing it.

Kenny

I really don’t want to get into this right now, I love you Jasmine! I don’t care about them.

Jasmine

Love?

Kenny

Yes. Jasmine, I love you and I really don’t want to lose you over something so simple as me holding someone’s hand. I never had a girl like you before, I’m not used to this. I know I’m messing up but give me another chance please baby. I hate when you’re mad or upset with me.

Kenny leans in for a hug and kisses Jasmine.

Jasmine

*Sighs* I love you too Kenny. I don’t want to lose you either. 

Kenny

Kenny checks his phone to see he received a text message. 

That was my cousin. He’s coming over today, I gotta go. Are you okay baby? 

Jasmine

Yeah, c’mon I’ll walk you out.

Kenny

*holds Jasmine’s hands and kisses her* I’m sorry about the whole Kayla thing. It’ll never happen again. Love you.

*walks out*

Scene 3

Lunchroom. Mike and Kenny sitting together.

Mike

Yo bro, wassup with you and Jasmine? Isabel told me that Jasmine was going through it Saturday morning cause you was with Kayla or something.

Kenny

Isabel talk too much. Yeah, I was with Kayla. She told me I could slide through after school Friday to get some ass. I had to show her a little attention before she changed her mind. Aha.

Kenny puts his arm out intending on Mike to extend his arm also so they could do their handshake.

Mike

Naw Kenny. You gotta chill dog. You and Jasmine been seeing each other for too long for you to start with ya shit. Plus, Kayla let ANYBODY come over, if you know what I’m trying say.

Kenny

She a whore? 

Mike

Yo, I was in her math class last year. Trust me, you don’t want parts in that. 

Kenny

Jasmine ain’t giving up nothing though. Damn, ard bro. Good look.

The two do their handshake and Isabel and Jasmine walk over and sit down.

Scene 4

Isabel’s kitchen.

Isabel 

Hola Madre

Isabel’s Mom

Hola Jasmine. Como fue escuela hoy?

Isabel

Mas o menos, como fue tu trabajo? 

Isabel’s Mom

Muy aburrido. 

Isabel

Donde es Papá? 

Isabel’s Mom

No se, pero va a hacer tu tarea. 

Isabel

Pero Madre, Yo voy a ir la casa de Jasmine.

Isabel’s Mom

*sighs* Hasta luego.