Open Skies ZERO:
Prelude to a New Life
Scene 7
[Inside barn, only Sarah inside, keeping herself busy with chores or something, she has to have her back toward the door. Enter Randall, Moose, Cage, and then Eagle.]
Sarah: [after Randall enters, she turns her head to look and turning back around she talks to them] Hey guys.
Randall: Hey Sarah.
[Sarah turns her head slightly when talking but never all the way around so she doesn’t actually look at everyone and doesn’t know Eagle is back.]
Sarah: How goes it?
Moose: We’re good. How goes it with you?
Sarah: Same ol’ same ol’ here. Just taking it one day at a time, although much harder today since the news we heard last night…
Moose: Oh… about Eagle….
[Eagle sits down quietly. Randall, Moose and Cage look at each other, holding back laughs.]
Randall: We’re all still torn up about it too.
Cage: And those waters aren’t getting any easier to figure out… [holding back laughs] … Our future’s looking rather bleak…
Sarah: [turning around] I know guys, but we’ve got to keep our h— [sees Eagle] OHMAGOD! [briefly faints and falls flat on the ground, and immediately picks herself back up while everyone else cracks up… She throws her arms around Eagle.] EAGLE!
Eagle: Sarah.
Sarah: Eagle, I can’t believe it! You’re here! You’re actually here! [looking at Randall, Cage, and Moose] That was cruel what you guys did!
Randall/Moose/Cage: [mischievous] What?
Sarah: You know what! [to Cage:] Don’t you play innocent, youngling!
Cage: [laughs]
Randall: [to Eagle] Let’s get you some food!
Sarah: Oh, what do you want? We’ve got some bread, some fish, some fresh–
Eagle: Whatever’s easiest for you is fine.
[Sarah gets him some bread and some juice. Lipped conversations and silent laughing go on while he eats.]
Sarah: [smiling to herself, thinking aloud] [Aside:] We’re gonna be alright after all…
