By: Layla Samara
COMM 4560-60/ Play writing
First Draft / What if I told you?
Dr. E. Stroppel
2020 Nov. 9
CHARACTERS
Yousef is a nurse at Gilbert’s nursing home. A young man 20 years of age, and a new employee of the nursing home, Brown looking, handsome, 5ft tall with well built body.
Tim is an old man 75 years of age, a patient of the nursing home, brown handsome man, with bruises on his body. A tall 6ft gentle man, with brown eyes
SETTING
Gilbert’s nursing home is a retirement home that handles up to 30 patients. The nursing home is located on Silver St. in Brooklyn N.Y. The retirement home was built in the 1960s. The building is low-funded and near a college. The play takes place at ward two of the facility where Yousef meets and attends to Tim and is also ambushed by Kyce and her parents over pregnancy issue.
PLOT
The story revolves around Yousef a nurse at Gilbert’s nursing home having an encounter with a patient Tim. The two are having initially had unpleasant and unattractive encounter which in the long run turns attractive with deep understanding. Tim has a difficult encounter with his wife, who died on a fire tragedy that razed down their entire building and consumed the wife. The two together solve a dilemma that is encountered by Yousef and then becomes very good friends.
TIME
Night nursing duty
XXXXX I
Yousef comes into XXX facility in the XXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX. XXX XXXX red XXXX he XXX never had any XXXXX the XXXXX day and he looks tired XXX XXXXXXX.
XXXXXXXXXXXX- {frowning and XXXXXXX}you are XXXX…again.
XXXXXX: XXXXX, I had a XXXX journey over XXXX; I had to pass XX XX. Marks XXXXXX to XXXXX XX my daughter.
Receptionist: XX XX! XXX XXXXXX XX serious; you XXXX XXXX a XXXXXXX mechanism XXXX XXX other time. XXX not to plan yourself XXXXXX for XXXXXX.
Yousef: XXXX XXXX, but you need XXX XX XX commanding XX XX XXXX I XXXXXX XXX should not XX! What is XXXXX XXXX you I’m here XXX, XXXXX is the XXXX concern?
Receptionist: XX doc, you XXXX to XXXX rounds in XXX wards XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX in what XXX XXXXX XX XXXX a XXX admission Mr. XXX XXX seems to be in XXXX and needs XXXXXX attention.
Yousef: I will XX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX XXX see what the XXXXXXX could XX with XXX.
XXXXXXXXXXXX: XXX! XXXXXXXX to XXXX time tomorrow XXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX because you just look dizzy! XXX XXX patient has XXXX XXXXXXX me XXX XXX XXXXX you XXX I can’t XXXX XXXX him while working XX all this XXXXX XXXX. XX is XXXX he has XXXX XXXXXXX concerns that need an urgent attention.
Yousef: ok! XXXXX Commander, I XXXX sleep and XXXX XX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX! Nice evening.
XXXXXXX
{Ward XXX XXXXX open on Yousef’s XXXX}
XXXXXX: I heard someone XXX looking XXX XX. I’m right XXXX XX attend XX you. What’s XXX bugling for? XXXX you XXXXXX an injection or XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX death? XXX service night XXXXX is XXXX to provide the XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX care.
TIM: Oh XX! XX XXXXXX work XXX XX XXXX XXX? I XXXX a XXXXX to attend XX me! Are you XXXX to provide me a XXXXXXX or will XX have a tag XX XXX in here? Already you are late and XXXX XXX XXX here is in XXXX XXXX.
XXXXX II
[XXX XXXX himself XX the bed and is XXXXX XXXXXXXX}
Yousef: XX! I’m XXXXX in here. I need to XXXXXXX XXX you XXX ask you XXXX XXXXXXXXX to exactly XXXXXXXXXX what the XXXXXXX may XX with you. XXX XXXXXXXXXXX will help XXXXXXXXXX how to XXXXXXX XXX much needed XXXX.
Tim: XXX do I sit or XXXXX XXXXX XXXX does you XXXX to XXXXXXX because I XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX whole body XXXXX man. XX body pains XXX aches XXXX it XXXX XXXXXXX in XXX XXXX few minutes XXX you XXX there XXXXXXXXXXX. Start XXXX duty young XXX, XXXX are still XX to?
XXXXXX: Tell XX about yourself and explain why you feel the XXXXX pain throughout XXX XXXXX body. I have XX put this down XX help XX XXXXXXXX the type XX care XXXX was given to you, XXXX XX XXXXXX XXXXXXX for follow XXX and it XX why you XXXX XX open XX XXX XXXX me everything.
Tim: I’m XXXXXX XXXXXXX, in short XXX XXX a patient at your XXXXXXX XXXX. I’m XXXX and in XXXX. XXXX XXXX do you want XX XXXX? Should I XXX XX XXXX names or XX identification XXXXXX or the XXXXXX XXXXXX? Does XXX XXXXX XXXX XX house XXXXXX, number XX sons XXX XXXXXXXXX or when I ate last?
Yousef: Did you have a XXXXX somewhere? Why that much pain? XX XXX XXX still hold XXXXXX XX home? Did you XXXX issues XXXX your wife? XXXX aside, XXXXX XXXX exactly pains XXXX? XXX XX you XXXXX like you are XXXXXX XX in XXXX, I’m XXXX XXXX XXX XXXX you XXXX have to XXXX XX XXX XXXX will XXXX XXXXXX XXXX out for XX. Remember you XXXX medication XXX this XXXX XX given XXXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXX prescriptions.
Tim: Are you a soldier or a XXXXX? Can you XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX and XXXXXXXX to XXXXX on me XXX answer XXX XXXXX questions XX yourself? You are so paranoid, and you sound XXXXXXXXX. Attend me XXXXX XXX, I’m XXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXXX the XXXXX and XXX on me.
Yousef: Well, XXXX, XXXX XX. XXX man, XXXX XXXX time XXXXX, get ready XXX the XXXXX dose. XXX XXX, XXX on your back and remove XXX shirt XXXXXXX I need XX examine you! XX fact XXXXXX all the XXXXXXXX and get ready for body XXXXX up XXX massage.
Tim: XX sir! Your XXXXXXX is XXXXX XXXX for you. Do XXXX XXX. But don’t XX too much XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX body is in XXXX that I cannot XXXXXXX XXX cause and will only tell XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
XXXXXX: (XXXX a surprised tone}. XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXX! XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX? Can I know XXX patient I’m XXXXXXX XXXX? XXX it an accident, XXX you fight XX I XXXXX XXXXXXXXX? Come XX!! XXXXXX what XXXXXXXX? Where did XXX burns XXXXXXXXX from, XXX did XXXX you? XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX and radios, XXXXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXX sources, XXXX XXX XXX I XXXXXX not preempt this! Burns! And XXXXX XXX over! The ones at XXX back XXX fresh XXX XXXX deep cuts, I will XXXXXX to this once I’m told the root XXXXX.
XXX: Do you XXXX to treat XXX cause or the patient? I need to be told for XX to XXXX the XXXXX decision. You XXXXX Tim or you XXXXX XXX XXXXX XX Tim’s predicament that led to his burn? XXXXX XXXXX, XX XXXX duty and relieve me off XXX pain, XX XXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX endless questions. XXX questions XXX adding more pain to the XXXXXXX pained body. You XXXX XX XXXX more pain XXXX before I XXXX XXXX XXXX.
Yousef: I XXX XX handling a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX the burns XXX XXX XXXXXX! If you XXXXXX XXXX up XXX XXXX me exactly XXXXX who you are, I XXXX XXXX XX go XXXX XX the admissions XXX XXXXX the patient I’m handling. XXX the XXXX I XXXX XXXX here I haven’t XXXXXXXX a nagging XXXXXXX like you. I need to XXXX XXX XXXXX XXX then XXXXXX the trauma associated with such pains and XXXXX.
Tim: X XXXXXXXX? XXXX a XXXX, you XXX XXXXXXX XXXX a cop, do you want to carry out XXXXXX, XXXXX boy, XXX XX body is in XXXX. XX XXX necessary and see XX how XX XXXX XX XXX off the XXXX.
XXXXXX: XXX XXX, XXX XXXXX XXX so XXX and for XXXXXXXXX XXXX I XXXX XX know their XXXXXX, XXXX will make me do an appropriate recommendations with the much needed remedies. Will you open XX?
Tim: How I wish you stopped XXXXX useless XXXXXXXX, XXXX being too XXXX demanding XXX XX XXXX you XXX XXXXXXX XX do! Will you help me out? For how long will we be XXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXX XXX? XXX old XXX you? Have you handled XXXX XXXXX patients before? Have you met patients XXX XXX XXXXXX to XXXX? XXX XXX you XXXXXX them?
Yousef: XXX XXX, so disgusting you XXX! XXX age XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX? How XXXX my age handle XXXX case? Will XX age XXX XXX source XXX XXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX to XXXX XXXXX? XXX are you XXXXXXX XXXX with life? XXX XXXXX XX I’m XX XXXXX, will XXXX XXXX you out?
XXX: Assume I could XXX talk, I was at a XXXXX XX XXXXX, and who would XXXXXXX your XXXXXXXX and do you the much anticipated XXXXXXX. XXXXXX I XXXX silent and XXXXX? Will you XXXX handling me?
Yousef: I assume XXXXXXX XXXXXXX cannot XXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX at XX cannot XXXXXX XX and respond XX my questions? XXX XXXXX XX I’m one who turns to be silent XX you, how XXXXX you feel? Allow me XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX once, XXX is Tim XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX that XXX to XXX being admitted at the nursing XXXX?
XXX: {silent XXX XXXXXXXXXX to XX XXXXXXX}
XXXXXX: XXX man, XXXX you XXXXXXX and XXXX we XXXX the whole XXXXXXXXXX? XXXXXX I go XXX attend to XXX other patient’s XXX let you sleep? Actually I’m XXXX dismayed XX how you XXX XXXXXX XX times carry out XXXXXXXX, I’m almost XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXX it XXXX XXXXXXXXX to regain it XXXX.
SCENE XXX
{XXXXXX gets agitated XXX blows off due XX XXX’s XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX to his XXXXXXXXX}
Tim: Young man, XXX XXXX of the facility is not XXXX XXX XXXX the XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX. Do XXXX XXXX XXX XX XXX XXX XXXXX, I’m here and at XXXX service, you are trained XX handle XXXX the XXXXX, old and XXXXXX age. Don’t I look XXXX XXXX XXX, how XXXXX handle him if he was XXXXXXX XXXX? In XXXX I may XX much XXX XXXX him, I look like a granny to you, XXXX the XXXXXXX and XX the XXX.
XXXXXX: {XXXXXXX and blowing XXX} you XXX XXXX a XXXXXX, disgusting and XXXXXXXX old man! I think XXXX could XX the XXXXXX for your XXXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX where you XXXX so XXX people XXXXXXXX you XXXX the burn, XX you have children, XX you XXXX a XXXX, XXX are you here XXXXX. I need XXXXXXX XXXX home to speak to! XXX how XXXX will I XXXXX to a XXXXX! For how XXXX will treat a doctor XXXX than me? You speak XXX much XXXXXXXX XXX less XXXXX. I cannot wait to XXX you XXXXXX XXXX because you want XX suffer XXXX. XXX XXX a XXXX, an old fashioned XXX, XXX pretends to know more XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX to help out. I think I will give you the XXXXX night rest so that you think XXX yourself and talk to XX, XXXXXXX XX which we XXXX someone from XXXX so XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXX XXX respond to me XX XXXX XXXXXX. XXXXX! XXXX a XXXXXX old crap! XX difficult to XXXX XXXX, I XXXXXX even XXXXXX you to XXXXX all night XXXX!
Tim: Young man if only you XXX known XXX XXX man XXXXX in front XX you XXXXXXXXXX, you XXXXX not XXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX. XXXX you XXXX come XX XXXX XXX Timothy is, I think you XXXX have XX XXXXXXX all the negative sentiments you XXXX XXX on him.
Yousef: XX, old XXX XX have talked too XXXX XX this and I think someone ought XX have a XXX rest XXX XXXX you wake XX; you will be able to tell XX what I want to here! My questions XXXXX have XXXX answered! Nice XXXX, I XXXXXX bare beg XXXX such a XXXXXXXX sick XXX crappie man! XX XXXXXXXXXX do not XXXXXX people like you, so XXXX a XXXX.
SCENE IV
{Tim opens up XXX tells XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XX his body XXXXX, the moody in XXXXXXX}
Tim: My son, I want XX open up XX you XXX XXXX you XXX Tim is! Remember I did not XXXX XXX you XXX the young nurse was. I’m XXXXXXX XXXXXX. I’m a retired XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX who XXXXXXXXXX XXX been deployed for peace XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX home XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
Yousef: {moving close XX Tim and XXXXXXX more resentful} what disappointments? Kindly tell XX XXXXXXX I XXX see XXXX XXXX in your eyes. XXXX shedding tears, I’m XXXX for you and XX XXX XXXXX. Why XXX XXXXXX change in your face, XXX XXXXXXXXX terrible XXXXXX back then in XXXXXXXX or back at home. XXXX XXXXX XXXX really XXXXXXXX you, XXXX could XXXX be?
Tim: XXXX I came home my XXXXXX welcomed me joyfully and XXXXX that they parted ways back to the city and I was XXXX XXXX my beloved wife XX XXXX. Just XXXX XXXX when I XXX out in the morning XXXXXXX myself, XXX XX XXXX XXX still a sleep, fire broke XX XXX XX wife XXX stuck in XXX house. I XXX a XXXX from my XXXXXXXXX after which I went back home XXXXXXX.
Yousef: What so XXXX house XXXXX? How XXXXX XXXX wife? XXXXX XX she? XXXX is a serious case and you need counseling, physiotherapy XXX XXXXXXX XXXX. You XXXX really good XXXX XXXX a counselor XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX looks XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX and needs very XXXXXX attention.
Tim:{XXX in XXX face, with XXXXX XXXXXXX down XXX XXXXXX} Debbie XX wife is XX XXXX! I was XXXX getting back home; I XXX all I could XX. Doors XXXXXX, windows smashed, XXXXX XXXXXX XXXX … XXXX, hot harsh XXXX had consumed my lovely wife! XXX XXXX XXXXX and XXXX! XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX was XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXX XXX nowhere to be XXXX, not XXXX her XXXXXX of XXXXX.(Sees XXX XXXX in XXXXXXXX and XXXXXX tears}
Yousef: {XXXXXXXX him XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXX XXX}. I’m XXXXXX sorry XXX very XXXXX XXX you. XXXX XX why you XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX the XXXX I met you. I’m sorry XXX having been so XXXXX on you. If I had known XXXXX all XXXXX, I XXXXX XXXX given a XXXXXX treatment. XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXX, I’m XXXXX. XXX I wish I knew this XXXX I XXXX in, XXXXXX XXXXX have not XXXX XXX same.
Tim: XX XX XXXX XXX. XXXXXXXXXXX I know XXXXX you, you XXXX XXXX you XXXXXX in XXXX XXX road XXXXXXXX that XXXXXXXX the other XXX. I XXXX this is XXXXX XXXXXXX and XXXXX even make you XXX how you acted XX XX. XXXX accidents XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX and leave XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX that XXXXX decades XX XXXX. We both XXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXX over the past few weeks XXX this XXXX XX XXX the XXX XX did. I’m just glad you XXXXXXXXXXXX my uncouth behavior XXXXXXX you.
Yousef: How XXX you XXXX XXXXX this? I XXXXXXX I kept it to XXXXXX XXXXXXX the memory is XXXXX fresh in XX. XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX my XXXX sister is still XXXXXXXX XX, I still XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX’s no more, XX had plans XXXXXXXX XXX these cannot XXXXXXXXXXX XXX more.
Tim: Before I XXXX over here, I XXXX the person XXX XXX XX XXXXXX XX me. I then XXX XX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX you to XXXX how XX handle you. When I had the XXXXXXXXXXXXX, I understood you, but kept you in the dark XX XX side.
Yousef: XXXXX you, so XXX the burns from XXX house XXXX? Have you XXX other treatments? Were you XX XXXXXXXXXX? XXX you XXX you XXXXX drugs over XXXX? If you XXX XXXX you taken your XXXXXXXXXXX? Should I order for more pain XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX you?
Tim: Yes, I XXX’t XXXX want to XXXX about XXXX, not even XXXXXXXX of XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX make XX XXXXX about XXXXXX my wife. {Crying in low XXXX}. Yes I’m on medication but XXX pain both in the spirit and XXXXXXXXXX XXXX become unbearable and I had XX come over XXXX.
Yousef: in so very XXXXX, I will nurse then very XXXX and XXXX give you a referral XX Woodwind nursing XXXX XXXX have better equipment and XXXX enhance XXXX recovery. I know a friend XXXX XXXXX who XXXX attend to you and facilitate XXXX XXXXX recovery. I’m XXXXX XXXX XXXXX and forgive XX XXXXXXX utterances and behavior.
{Holding XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXX bonding up}
XXX: No XXXXXXX XXX, I’m XX your XXXXXXX, XX I would XXXX told you all XXXXX at first, things XXXXX XXXX been XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXX a kind XXXXX, if it XXXX not so, XX wouldn’t be XXXXXXX XXXX XXX. Forgive XX behaviors and attitudes. Allow XX XXXX a XXXX since I’m XXXXXXX XXXX low.
{XXX takes a XXX XX Yousef is XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XX Woodwind nursing XXXX for further XXXXXXXXX XXX care. XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX heard in XXX background and XXXXX for the XXXXXXXX.}
">