GOD HELPS US OVERCOME TEMPTATION
SCENE 1: At School
PROPS: Fake IPOD
(GUSTAVO and ANNA are center stage)
GUSTAVO: So tell me, Anna, what was your favorite Christmas present?
ANNA: I got an IPOD (she holds it up for everyone to see). It plays the coolest songs!
GUSTAVO: An IPOD? Wow, that’s cool. I guess my best present was some black rocks I got in my stocking. They look pretty cool in my rock collection.
ANNA: I have to go to class now.
GUSTAVO: Okay. See you later.
(ANNA EXITS, but accidentally drops her IPOD)
GUSTAVO: (picking it up) Anna; you dropped your . . . Hey! Why am I giving it back? I could have some fun with this IPOD. Hey Gina!
(GINA ENTERS)
GINA: Hi, Gustavo.
GUSTAVO: I’ve got a great deal for you.
GINA: What kind of a deal?
GUSTAVO: How about an IPOD for ten dollars?
GINA: Ten dollars! Does it work? Let me see it!
GUSTAVO: Yeah, it works . . . it’s brand new! Check it out . . . (GUSTAVO hands it to GINA).
GINA: (tries it out and then hands it back to GUSTAVO) Wow! It’s awesome! I don’t have the money right now, but my sister owes me ten dollars. I’ll get it from her and then pay you. Okay?
GUSTAVO: Sure.
GINA: All right then. See you later.
GUSTAVO: Later.
(GUSTAVO and GINA EXIT)
SCENE 2: At Home
PROPS: Ten-Dollar bill
(GINA and CECI are center stage)
GINA: Hey, Ceci; remember that ten dollars you owe me?
CECI: Yeah.
GINA: Well I need it now.
CECI: Okay. I think I have it . . . let me check . . . (she checks her purse/pockets) Yeah, here you go, Gina (CECI hands her a $10 bill)
GINA: (all excited) Thanks, Ceci!
CECI: You seem pretty excited, Gina. What are you planning to buy?
GINA: Gustavo is going to sell me a brand-new IPOD!
CECI: (incredulous attitude) A brand-new IPOD for only $10? I don’t like the sound of it, Gina, especially because it’s Gustavo. We both know Gustavo can’t be trusted.
GINA: But it’s a really cool IPOD, Ceci. I tried it out myself.
CECI: But how do you know it wasn’t stolen or something? I mean if Gustavo really has an IPOD that belongs to him, I don’t think he would want to sell it for ten dollars. It just doesn’t make sense, Gina.
GINA: I know it seems to good to be true, Ceci, but I want an IPOD so bad! It was on my Christmas list, but I didn’t get one.
CECI: Probably because they cost about $200.
GINA: Well I can have one for only $10. And I’m going to buy it from Gustavo. It’s just too tempting.
CECI: Okay, Gina, but I smell trouble. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
(GINA and CECI EXIT)
SCENE 3: At School
PROPS: Ten-Dollar bill, fake IPOD
(GUSTAVO is center stage at the beginning of the scene)
(GINA ENTERS)
GINA: (still excited) Gustavo! Gustavo!
GUSTAVO: Yeah, that’s my name; don’t wear it out, okay?
GINA: I have the ten dollars (she hands it to GUSTAVO, who pockets it).
GUSTAVO: And the IPOD is now yours (he hands it to GINA).
(GUSTAVO EXITS)
GINA: Yeah! My very own IPOD! (she tries it out)
(ANNA ENTERS)
ANNA: (looking at the IPOD that GINA is wearing) What are you doing with my IPOD?
GINA: It’s my IPOD. Gustavo just now sold it to me.
ANNA: I don’t believe you. Look! It has my name “Anna” on it. It’s mine.
GINA: (looking at the IPOD more carefully) You’re right; it does have your name on it.
ANNA: (ANNA grabs it from GINA and walks away) You’re a thief, Gina!
GINA: (just stands there with her mouth open in disbelief at what just happened) I should have listened to Ceci!
THE END