I'm Finally Alone ™
Characters: Jackson- is the so
Mom-Jackson's Mom
Dad-Jackson's Dad
Tiffany-Jackson's girlfriend
Scene 1
(lights appear in a living room, with Mom sitting in chair eating and son walks in)
Mom: ( Startled, yet gentle) Well you're finally home sweetheart...I've been getting nervous for a little bit.
Jackson: ( nervous) Uh..yeah! I was just coming back from my friend's house.
(As he rushes away upstairs, his mom calls)
Mom: Hey Jackson?
Jackson: (gulps in fear) Yes mother...
Mom: Where were you again?
Jackson:( Takes a couple moments to answer) At a friend's house...
Mom: Without telling me? Hmmmm interesting.
Jackson: I'm sorry mom! It won't happen again I promi-
(Mom raises a finger to silence him, and gets up and walks to him)
Mom: Now Jackson...don't keep apologizing. You know it absolutely aggravates me when you and your father apologize for everything....Now, you know you must accept your punishment..
Jackson: No please! Mom! Please! Stop, I didn't mean to! Stop! Stop!
(Pushes him against the wall with her hand around his throat)
Mom: (Whispering in his ear but gradually getting louder) Now Jackson. (squeezing tighter) Honey..you don't wanna scream now, just take it like the big man you are. You made a mistake and now you must pay for it. There are always consequences to your actions baby..
( Covers his mouth and scratches his arm with her long nails making him bleed as he tries to scream, tears on his face)
Mom: Now...I love you Jackson with all my heart. I love you and your father immensely. I just hate it when you both act up... it's so....(grabs his face) Irritating.
( While Grabbing his face, she kisses him on the head)
Jackson: ( Teary eyed, and choked up) Where's Dad, Mom?
Mom: Oh.. love..., he's at work.
Jackson; (wiping his tears) I miss him Mom, can I please spend time with him when he comes home?
Mom: Oh dear...(touching his face caressing it) Of course my dear...as long as you make sure you do your chores.
Jackson: (placing his hand upon hers on his face) Yes mother. I will
Mom: Ok! Great! ( Now letting go of his face backing up walking over to the couch) Now how was school today?
Jackson: ( Calming himself ) It was fine mother.... I just learned about different marine species in science. It was a rather calm day, not too much work.
Mom: Oh ok honey. (smiling at him)
Jackson: ( As he walks into the kitchen, grabbing a rag to clean the blood of his arm) What are you making for dinner?
Mom: Hmm, I'm not sure yet, maybe some chicken and rice. Your favorite! (smiling again)
Jackson: I'm tired mother, I think i'm gonna take a quick nap before dinner ok? ( Walking towards the stairs)
Mom: (Startled a little) Are you asking me or telling me Jackson?
Jackson: ( Fear in his body again) Oh..um I'm asking mother...I..uh..can I please take a quick nap please mother?
Mom: (Stern) Very well Jackson. Make sure that you come downstairs in time for dinner ok?
Jackson: (Walking groggily upstairs) Yes Ma'am.
Mom: Hey Jackson?
Jackson: (Gulps in fear) Yes mother?
Mom: I love you sweet heart. ( smiling devilishly)u
Jackson; (Shakingly) I-I love you too Mom.
( Disappears upstairs to his room, the light dims)
( Lights come back up on Jackson's room, with jackson coming into his room looking drained and rough)
Scene 2
(Jackson enters his room crying silently so his mom doesn't hear. He's balling his eyes out grabbing onto his arm in pain like it's going fall off. He is sitting on his bed just grabbing his forearm)
Jackson:( Quietly, while looking at her picture frame of her) Why...Mother just why? I love you with all my heart but I hate the person you are. You disgust me mother. ( getting angry, balling his fists, going towards his wall) I've had enough of this. This has been going on for 15 years now. WHY? Why?! (Punching the wall multiple times) I HATE YOU! I FREAKING HATE YOU!
( calming down, grasping his arm that shows scars) I wish i was dead. I wish YOU were dead.
( Jackson goes towards his bed and sits with his face in his hands bloody and red)
( For a couple moments, there is a pause in the air in which his phone starts ringing)
Jackson: (shaking but picking up the phone with his bloody hand to his ear) Hey Babe, what's up?...yeah i'm home safely....No baby no I'm fine I just sound like this cause i'm tired. Oh. You want to come over? I don't know about that Tiffany...Yes I know you want to meet them but...ok..ok when will you be coming over? 7? Ok. See you there babe. I love you.
( Jackson puts the phone down in which their is a knock at his door)
Jackson: Yes come in.
( Dad enters his room staggered and exhausted. He has special needs and is slow. He walks with a cane and speech has a stutter)
Dad: ( looking defeated) He-Hey J. How was your d-day?
Jackson: It was alright. (suddenly looking sad now) Um...I really missed you dad.
Dad: (Giggles) J. I saw you this morning dude.
Jackson: Yeah I know, it's just....being with mom alone isn't the best ya kn-
Dad: (Nervous) jackson. Jackson. You know the rules.
Jackson: But dad... I just wanted to-
Dad: N-No !No! No! She will b-be mad! ( Screaming out him) No Jackson! We're not supposed to talk about her when she isn't present! You know wh-what she will do to-to us!
Jackson: ( trying to calm him down, rubbing his back) Dad it's ok...ok...we can get through this.
Dad: Sh-She always hurts me J...
Jackson: (cuddling him) I know dad...I know.
( Then they are both startled at the sound of Mom coming from upstairs)
Dad: (pressing his finger against his lips) Shhhhhh!
(Then there's a knock at the door)
Mom: (muffled) Hey? Are you guys ok? I heard some screaming and noises...
Dad: Yeah we're just t-talking.
Mom; Hurry up babe, I want to have some "alone" time...
Dad: (Annoyed) Oh sweet god. Not again. I'll be back J, I l-love you son.
Jackson: I love you too.
( Dad opens door in which Mom is standing right there waiting for him with a devilish smile and a whip)
Mom: Well hello...are you ready? You've definitely misbehaved today.
Dad: I...uh...please don't hurt me again.
Mom: (grabbing him by the throat) Now honey...it'll all be over quick. Just let it happen.
( At which point Mom slams the Jackson's door, and there is a whimpering of the dad's voice in the air)
Jackson: ( yawning) God that is grotesque. Now I can nap finally... ( Under his breath worried) I hope he's ok. He'll be fine J don't be stupid...she's not gonna hurt him. She's NOT gonna hurt him again he'll be fine J.
(J falls asleep, there is a quite pause then there's a scream in which it wakes up Jackson)
Jackson: (startled) Mom!? Dad!? Everything ok?
Dad: ( Echoing in the hallway, the sound getting closer to the door) Help! Help! God help me!
( The door slams open with Dad standing there. Blood all over him from his face down to his thighs. He keeps mumbling to himself)
Jackson: ( scared) Dad? What the hell happened to you?? Oh my god.
( Holding his arms and staring at him up close) Dad? Dad?
Dad: (In a trance like way) I wish I was alone.
Jackson: What? What do you mean? Did mom do this to you?
( Dad is still shaking and mumbling to himself staring at Jackson in a trance)
Dad: I'm alone. I'm alone J, I'm alone. I wanted it like this J.
Jackson: ( confused ofcourse) Dad what are you talking about? Why would you want to be alone? You're not making sense.
( Dad suddenly grabs Jackson by the shirt lifting him pressing him against the wall)
Dad: This is all your Fault. You did this! ( punches wall next to his face) You did this to me. All I wanted was to be by myself and you and that witch ruined it.....( spitting at Jackson now) I hate you J. I hate you so goddamn much. ( pausing and letting go of Jackson now walking away)
I did love you both..but now all I feel is frustration and anger towards you and her....I want you dead. I want you both dead and out of my life.
( Jackson is on the ground sitted up staring at his dad. At that moment with Dad's back towards Jackson, he pulls out a gun from his belt)
Jackson: Dad. No Please. Why are you doing this? Let me try and he-
Dad: You can't help with anything J. You and your mother are the main reason why i'm like this.
( He then turns and points the gun at Jackson)
Jackson: (Crying Out loud) NO! PLease! No!
Dad: Like I said before...I just want to be alone.
( The gun fires,in which the stage lights go out for a little bit then back up into Jackson laying down in his bed waking up from his nightmare)
Jackson: ( Moving around crazy in his bed screaming) No! Please! Wait...(relieved now) Oh thank God. Oh my goodness. ( Looking at his watch now) Oh crap what time is it? Shoot!
( Jackson runs out of his room to downstairs)
(Slowly going downstairs checking to see if Mom is there, but unfortunately she is)
Jackson: ( Nervously) Hey mom, so can we talk for a second?
Mom: Yeah, what's on your mind J?
Jackson: So, you know Tiffany right?
Mom; Yes, your little lover...what about her?
Jackson: Well I forgot to tell that she is coming over in a little bit.
Mom: (Irritated) Excuse me?
Jackson: I'm-I'm sorry mom, I just thought that you would like to meet her..
Mom: (Getting up towards Jackson) Now jackson.
Jackson:( fear in his eyes and scared) Mom Please.
Mom: (Hugging him) Of course J...( grabbing his face) BUT next time Jackson...tell me.
(Letting his face go but smiling devilishly)
Jackson: (Trying to ignore what just happened) Well she should be here any-
( At that moment there was a knocking at the door, and Jackson stands there motionless at the door)
Mom: Are you going to answer it?
Jackson: ( Walking towards the door) Oh yeah i'm sorry.
(Jackson opens the front door to a beautiful woman that is looking nervous but has a great big smile on her face)
Jackson: (In awe of her beauty) Hey Tiff! (They hug and kiss)
Tiffany: (Goes in the house looking at the Mom) Thanks for having me.
Mom: Of course. ( smiling nervously)
Jackson: Me and Tiff are gonna go upstairs and just do some homework mom if that's ok?
Mom: (Looks at him abruptly) I guess that's fine.
Jackson: Hey where's Dad? I want him to meet Tiff.
Mom: Oh. He's in the room relaxing. He said he just wanted to be left alone for a little bit. I don't think he's feeling good.
Jackson: (Walking with Tiffany upstairs and eager to go up there) Oh ok. Well i'll see you in a little bit mom. I love you.
Mom:( Walking towards her room) I love you too J.
(Lights dim into the next scene )
Scene 3
(Lights come up on Jackson's room to Jackson and Tiffany smooching on the bed)
Jackson: ( Backing up from her slowly but still smiling) I love you Tiffany. You mean everything to me.
Tiffany: ( Getting really shy) Stoooopppppp J. (blushing heavily)
Jackson: (Suddenly Serious) I'm serious Tiff. I care about you a lot and I don't think I can live without you. You keep me grounded and-and just calm. You keep me relaxed when i'm with you and at peace.
Tiffany: ( Kisses him) I love you J...is everything ok?
Jackson: Yeah, why?
Tiffany: I don't know, you seem off.
Jackson: ( Getting annoyed) I'm fine Tiff. Nothing's off.
Tiffany: is it your mom? Did your mom make you mad again? I told you to tell me if she was annoying you so i ca-
Jackson: (Frustrated now) No Tiff she didn't annoy me this time! Why do you keep asking me dumb questions? Look Tiff. Me and my mom are fine. She didn't annoy me and i'm completely fine....You know what? I am a little annoyed. I'm annoyed with myself becau-
Tiffany: (Getting up from the bed) I was just trying to help J. I don't want to upset you. I want to make you happy.
Jackson: Are you going to let me finish?
Tiffany: (Disgusted) Why are you being so rude? Your being a complete ass to me. I'm trying obviously help you and try and just comfort you...if you want to be alone, then i'll leave you alone and go home.
(Tiffany tries to walk away towards the door but then Jackson grabs her arm and pulls her in)
Jackson: (Apologetically) Wait. Tiff. Please. I'm sorry.
Tiffany: (trying to get away) No J. You are pissing me off. I want to go.
Jackson: Please. I love you and i'm sorry that I acted like that it's just i'm upset with myself. Please stay. (There is a pause) Your my sweet little sunshine in my darkness that i'm in. I need you. I-I need you to help me.
(Jackson then walks up to Tiffany and kisses her and hugs her but Tiffany doesn't respond with a hug back)
Jackson: (Confused) Why don't you kiss me back? Or even a hug?
Tiffany: What do you want Jackson? Do you want to be alone? Or to you want me to stay?
Jackson: I don't want you to stay babe...I need you to stay.
(Holding her hand he kisses her head, in which she starts to smile. They start to go back to the bed in which they hug)
Tiffany: ( Giggling a little) Gosh Jackson...I hate that I love you so much.
Jackson: Well...at least you still love me.
Tiffany: (Leaning in) Damn right.
( At that moment Mom comes in without knocking seeing both of them making out and is not entirely happy about it)
Jackson: ( Startled in fear) Oh god. Mom I was ju-
Mom: (Walking towards him) Just what Jackson? Studying? Doing "Homework"?
Jackson: I love her Mom. I love her a lot and i'm sorry it may upset you but she means everything to me. I love you to mom but I can't stand it anymore. I can't stand the abuse. The punishments. The emotional distress. I'm sick of it all. Tiffany is the one person that keeps me at peace. You keep me at peace when you want to be, but most of the time it's hell. I've been keeping all this in for a long time and I needed to be heard. I want you to understa-
(At that moment Mom walks quickly up to Jackson, tears in her eyes and kisses him on the head briefly but then slaps him across the face in anger in which it knocks him down)
Tiffany: (Going over to the mom) Hey! He was just trying to be honest with you! Why do you al-
(Mom slaps Tiffany in the face and causes her to go backwards holding her face in disbelief)
Mom: ( Walking out of the room) Seriously Jackson? (Giggling) You have messed up. ( Pointing at Tiffany) And you young lady. This your fault. Your the reason why Jackson has to be punished now. Your lucky I don't kill you.
(Mom walks out of the room and slams door behind her)
Tiffany: (Going over to Jackson who is sitting on the floor with his face in his hands laughing underneath his breath) Jackson? Hey Jackson? Are you..
Jackson: (Looking up, tears in his eyes but smiling) I can't stop her. I'm done Tiff. It's always her. My life revolves around her happiness. I realized now if I just keep her happy, i'll be happy.
Tiffany: (shaking her head) No. No Jackson. She is playing mind games with you. She's abusing you. We need to tell someone.
Jackson: We can't Tiff. No one understands. It's not abuse if it's something that i'm causing.
Tiffany: (Looking around) Where's your dad? Maybe he can hel-
Jackson: No. He can't. Especially him. I now realize why he's the way he is. I finally know why he does the things he does for Mom and takes the punishment. It makes him happy seeing Mother happy.
Tiffany: (Getting up, trying to pull Jackson up as well) We need to get out of here Jackson.. We need to get you somewhere safe.
( Stomping noises coming from outside the door in which both Jackson and Tiffany stare at the door, then the sound of a gun being cocked back is heard outside the door)
Mom: (Opens up the door with the devilish smile she usually has when she is happy) Ok Jackson. ( Walking towards him with the gun) Now you,ve been very ba-
Tiffany: No ple- ( Tries to grab gun but his pistol whipped in the face)
( she goes straight to the ground next to the bed whimpering)
Mom: How dare you!? I'm punishing him for his consequences...
( While all of this is happening, Jackson is looking emotionless towards everything and gets up against the wall)
Jackson: I'm sorry mom for what I did. It was my fault.
Mom: (Hits Jackson in the face with the gun) I know honey. You messed up, but don't worry...it will be quick.
Jackson: (Then gets up again holding his face) I know mom i'm sorry. But please don't hit me aga-
(Gets hit again with the head of the gun)
Mom: ( Looking at his body on the ground unconscious) Why do you make me do this to you Jackson? I just want you to listen and make me happy.
(Mom Points gun directly at Jackson's unconscious body, but Tiffany gets up and takes the gun from Mom now pointing it at her)
Tiffany: (Pointing gun at Mom but is shaking) Stop. You don't need to do this...he's your son.
Mom: (Rather calm walking towards her) Now honey. You don't want to get involved with this...even though you caused him to be punished.
Tiffany: Backup!
Mom: ( Angry now) This is your fault! UGH! (Mom lunges at Tiffany at which a gunshot is heard and the Mom collapses on the ground)
Tiffany: (In shock) Oh my god...
( She drops the gun as her hands are over her mouth in shock, and at that point Jackson wakes up confused)
Jackson: Wha-What's going on? (Looking at Mom's dead body, he rushes over to her body looking at her, the gun on the floor and Tiffany)
Tiffany: (apologetic) I'm sorry Jackson..she made me do it. She..
Jackson: (In realization) You did this...she was right. It wasn't my fault it was you\
Tiffany: No it's not like that! She attacked me.
(Jackson then sees the gun and walk to it and slowly picks it up)
Tiffany: (Confused) babe?
Jackson: (pointing the gun at her) I don't love you. I loved her...(Pointing at his lifeless mom and shoots Tiffany)
Tiffany: ( Moaning) Please Jacks-
(Jackson stands over her body and shoots her point blank in the head)
(Moments pass and the lights go up on Jackson's door revealing the Dad standing there looking at Mom's body)
Jackson: ( Turning away from Dad facing Tiffany's and Mom's body) Tiffany killed her. She messed up my punishment I was supposed to receive dad. I loved Mom. So dearly.
Dad: (Takes out his own gun from his belt and points it at Jackson in which he fires at Jackson's head, he walks in the middle of the room and looks at all the dead bodies and smiles) I'm finally alone.
Curtain Falls End
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