Enter Phillip humming; looks through clothing.
Enter Sarah with handful of clothes.  Begin hanging up clothes.
Sarah: I hate working early!  Who wants to come to a store at 5 in the morning
Phillip nods
Phillip: Yeah.  [Holding up a dress]  So…do you think this is in season?
S:  I don’t know, does it look like I care?
Phillip sighs, shakes his head, and then hangs dress back up
P:  today is going to be so hectic with prom coming up.
S:  I know!  I wish I was sleeping right now.
Phillip holds up simple dress
P:   this is sooo boring!
Sarah holds up ugly dress
S:  this is sooo ugly!
Phillip and Sarah look at each other
S:  bet you I can sell this faster than you can sell that.
P:  deal!  Shake on it.
Phillip and Sarah exchange secret handshake
S:  wait…what idiot would like either of these dresses?
Enter Annie, Kim, Aaron, and Laura.  They stop and look around
Clerks continue setting up
Kim runs towards a random dress
Kim:  wow!  The perfect dress!  Let’s go!
Laura and Annie exchange sarcastic looks
Laura:  nice try.
Annie:  keeping looking.
Aaron:  are you sure any of this stuff is even going to fit me?
K:  of course not…
L/A:  Shhhh……
S: [obnoxious tone] hello.  Welcome to ironic.  How can I help you?
P:  or how can I help you?  Because you do need a lot of help.
A/K/L/Aa:  no thanks, we’re fine. [adlib]
Laura and Annie browse dresses
Phillip and Sarah stand in a corner watching.  Talking aside
P:  this isn’t fair!  That girl doesn’t have any fashion sense. [pointing to Kim]
S:  that’s kind of the point.
Phillip and Sarah continue whispering, no one can hear what they say
A:  Aaron…go help Kim find a decent dress.
Aa:  alright, alright.  I’m going.  Wait.  Why am I always helping her?
L:  duh…because you’re gay!
Aa:  oh, right.  Ohhhhh Kim……!
Kim ,looking scared, hides
Aa:  come out come out wherever you are!
Aaron continues looking and Kim continues hiding
Annie grabs a whole bunch of dresses
A:  I LOVE these!  Let me go try them on.
Annie exits
L:  so…what color would look good on me?
A: umm…blue.  Because you are a blonde.  And umm…what color are your eyes?
L:  green.
A:  I guess green would work too.  Black and white are always easy.
L:  but black is so…boring….
P:  boring-I have the perfect dress for you.
A:  ugh…I don’t like this first one.  It looks really bad.
Annie enters
L:  EWWWWW…  I cant believe you even looked at that one.  It’s so…ugly.
S:  oh yeah. That is ugly…here, look at this beautiful dress.
P:  you don’t want that ugly thing.  Here, try this…elegant gown.
A:  please leave us alone.
S:  I give up…let’s go try the others.
Sarah and Phillip sneak towards Aaron
L: [looks at Annie] what was that all about?
A:  who knows?  Who cares?
Kim’s phone rings and Aaron finds her
Aa:  haha…found you!
K: [glares at Aaron then picks up phone and answers..]  What! [in agitated voice] Ohh…hey…Do you have a date?…No, I’m not desperate, just my friend…Annie, you know her?…She is not!…Okay…so?  It’s just a rumor!…not yet, it’s not true!…she still has 5 more to go…No.  She has never dated him…I know he’s your best friend…So, you want to?…No! We are not doing that together…do want to go with her or not?…ANNIE!! [sighs]  go with her or I’ll kick you—[stares at phone in astonishment then looks at Aaron] he hung up on me!
Aa:  who was it?  It sounded juicy!
K: Eric
Aa: Oooo…the hot one from science?
K:  No…the one on the football team.
Aa:  Ooo…even better!
Annie and Laura looked up at football team and walk over; Sarah and Phillip wander away
A:  did I hear football team?
Aa:  Maybeee…
A:  what did you two do?
Aa:  ohh, she was just trying to hook you up with Eric?
A: From science class?
K: No!!  the football team!
L: Eww!  He is so ugly!  No offense.
S: Did I hear ugly?  If you’re going with an ugly date, take an ugly[cough] I mean pretty dress too!
A: I don’t date ugly guys
P:  how about a simple dress?
K:  I’ll take it!
L: Kim…you can so much better then that…thing.
Aa:  just let her try it on/
L: [sighs] fine.
Kim takes dress and runs offstage
A: wait…she just took my dressing room! [runs to “dressing room door”]  get out!!
K:  I was here first!
A:  ohh…you were?  Are you sure?
L:  yeah I think she was.  Didn’t she try on that ugly dress?
A:   ohh yeah…
Phillip and sarah burst into laughter.  Aaron looks at Laura and Annie.  Laura looks at Phillip and Sarah.  Annie admires herself.
Kim enters
Everyone stops what they were doing and look at Kim
All [except k]:   whoa.  Dang.. [adlib]
P:  And it’s on sale…[high pitch]
L:  that’s amazing!
A:  I know, I didn’t think someone could change that fast.
L:  what?
A:  dressing room [exits]
Phone rings.  Kim picks up.  Sarah and Phillip walk over to arrange dresses
K:  Hello?
Aaron grabs phone
Aa:  Give me that!  Hey boy hey!  Ohh…its you.
L: Hey.  Do you have any hot friends?
Kim takes phone back
A:  Hot friends?  Where?
S: Hot?  Who needs hot?  Ugly is the new hot!
A:  how bout not!
Annie enters
A:  I love this dress!  It is so sparkly and cute.
L:  I really like that color.
Aa:  for sure.
Everyone looks at aaron weird then continues
K:  [covers mouthpiece of phone] that is pretty good.
P:  that is so not your style.  Now, let me tell you about—
A:  shut up!  No one asked you.
Aa:  do you have anything my size?
Sarah runs to dresses hanging up and starts looks for ugly dress
P:  Well, I have something I mind—
Sarah finds it, grabs it and pushes Phillip out the way.
S:  this dress is perfect!
Aa:  I don’t know if this would be best for my figure…
S:  sorry, it’s the biggest size we have.
Aa:  okay…I guess ill try it on.
Aaron exits
Kim hangs up
K: Laura I got you a date.
L: really?  Who, who who?
K:  it was one of my boyfriends friends.  Uhh..whats his name?  oh. Jake!
L:  really?  Omg!  I am so thrilled!
K:  Yup, and its all thanks to me.
L:  I know!  Thank you so much!  I owe you.
Aaron enters
Everyone stops what they were doing.
All:  omg.  Umm..  Oh gosh.. [adlib]
A:  umm… Aaron-
Aa: I LOVE IT
L: Aaron, that’s really not-
Aa:  I LOVE IT
K: Some things are better left-
Aa: I LOVE IT!
P:  I don’t think that’s-
Aa: I LOVE IT
Laura picks up her dress and wanders into the dressing room
S:  I love it too!!  let me ring it up for you.
P:  no wait!  I have to ring up this dress first.
S:  I don’t think so…
P:  no…she was first, she picked out her dress first!
S: not my problem.
Both turn and run towards the dressing room pulling Aaron and Kim  along yelling and pushing
Annie admires her dress
Phillip goes towards dressing room and finds it closed
P:  hey!  This is occupied.
L:  go away!  I’m changing here!!
A: I call next!
S: [annoyed] of course, the customer is always right…
P: [through gritted teeth] of course
Laura enters with dress in her hand
Annie runs past Laura into dressing room
A: [as running] excuse me!
Annie exits
K:  Hurry up!!!  I want to change out of this thing so we can go already!
Phone rings
K:  Hello?  Oh…hey again Eric.  What do you want?…yeah, she’s still dateless and path-I mean single…aren’t you going to ask me how I’m doing?…no, not really.  I’m still shopping for the freaking dress-…well I found one but they won’t let me leave yet…yes, I want to and yes I hate dress shopping…you want me to describe it?…it’s simple, I guess
P:  yes!  Simple…and elegant
K: [glares at Phillip] that was just some guy.
Annie enters
A:  I’m back!!!
Kim looks up, throw the phone to Aaron and exits
Aa: Hello?…oh hey Eric. What do you want?…she’s changing out of her dress…yeah, it’s okay, I’ve seen better…not Kim!  The dress!…yea h, yeah…so, why did you call?…oh…yeah, Annie’s still dateless and path-I mean solo.  Do you want to go with her?…yeah, she’ll love to go with you…you don’t trust me?…fine, hold on a second and she will tell you herself.
Aaron covers mouthpiece
Aa:  Annie say you want to go with him.
A:  With who?  Go where?  Wait, why are you still wearing that dress?
Aa:  Eric, prom, and it compliments me!!
Aaron holds up phone
A:  I want to go with you?
Aa: [on phone]  see, told you!
Kim enters
K:  Give me that!  Hey.
Laura grabs phone
L:  hi.  I’m bored!  What’s up? Who’s this?…oh.  Hey Eric.  Are you going to prom with Annie?…yeah, that’s cool.
A:  Laura!  Give the phone back to Kim so we can go pay for our dresses.  Aaron, go change.
Laura gives Kim the phone.
Aaron exits
K:  oh, hey…sorry, I have to go…alright, bye.
Kim hangs up phone.
L:  can one of you ring us up.
P:  Right now?  Perfect.
S:  or you can wait for your friend.
A:  umm…
S: Rock, paper, scissors.
P: you’re on.
Phillip and Sarah play a round.
Phillip loses
P: best two out of the three.
Phillip and Sarah play two more rounds in slow motion
Laura, Annie, and Kim stare at them
L: What are they doing?
A:  yea, play at regular speed.
P: excuse me!  Dramatic effect.
K:  Whatever loser
Sarah crushes Phillip in the game
S:  hahaha!!!!  YEAH!!!  I win.  In your face!  Woo, woo.  Say it!  Say it!!
P: Girls rule and boys drool…
L:  you guys are so immature.
K: Look who’s talking.
Aaron enters
Aa: done.
K:  excellent.  Lets go pay already.  Gosh!
Everyone but Phillip go over to cash register
Phillip stares angrily
Kim, Annie, and Laura exit and Aaron begins to follow
Aa:  Wait, no, go on.  I’ll be right there.
Aaron walks up to Phillip
Aa:  what’s your name?
P: uhh..  Phillip
Aa:  oh.  I like that name.  so, want to accompany to an event that happens to occur this weekend. [coughs] I mean, would you like to go to prom with me
Phillip looks at audience then back at Aaron.
P:  Excuse me?  I’m straight!
Aa:  ohh..  My bad.  Well.  Um.. I have to go.
P:  yea…
Aaron runs offstage crying
S:  that was weird
P: Yea.
Phillip and Sarah look at each other
P:  so, who won the bet?
S: I did.
P:  I beg to differ.  I think I should win.  The gay guy did ask me out.
S:  that’s no excuse!
Sarah and Phillip look at each other
S:  Rock, paper, scissors, you for it.
-Blackout-