Angel's Secret
by Jeff Goode
copyright © 2007
(Two HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS meet in an underwear boutique.)
VIRGINIA
Angelica? Angelica Godson?!
ANGELICA
Virginia?
VIRGINIA
Oh my Lord! I never thought I would see a good Christian girl like you shopping in a place like this! (whispers:) In a Victorias Secret!
ANGELICA
Calm down, Virginia.
VIRGINIA
What if someone saw you? The pastors daughter!
ANGELICA
Keep your voice down. And what are you doing in here?
VIRGINIA
Oh, Im not. I was just walking by, and I looked in the window to see who was going to hell and I saw you! Shopping for(cant bring herself to say it) Does your father know you wear
(whispers:) Unmentionables?
ANGELICA
Oh, its not for me.
VIRGINIA
Well, then who? (gasps) Oh my Gah! Your brother? Oh, I knew he was too cute to be straight.
ANGELICA
Virginia, would you keep your mind out of Gomorrah for one minute? Its for my Halloween costume.
VIRGINIA
Hallow Youre not going to a Halloween party, are you?
ANGELICA
Well An All Saints party. Its my dads idea, actually. Its like a costume party for all the church kids. Hes letting us use the basement, and decorate it. Didnt you hear about this? We put flyers up all over the youth center.
VIRGINIA
Oh, I havent been to Sunday school for a few weeks. I had a really bad case of mono.
ANGELICA
Oh, well, you should definitely come, if youre feeling better. Its tomorrow night.
VIRGINIA
Id love to! Is it just like a regular H-A-double-hockey-sticks-ween party?
ANGELICA
Only with chaperones so we stay out of trouble. Well, so the boys stay out of trouble.
VIRGINIA
I know!
ANGELICA
And no sinful costumes.
VIRGINIA
Whats considered sinful?
ANGELICA
Oh, you know, the usual evil stuff: Draculas and Frankensteins and Nurse costumes.
VIRGINIA
So what are you going as?
ANGELICA
An angel, of course. Its all angels and disciples and that sort of thing. My brothers got this really cute Judas costume hes been working on.
VIRGINIA
I still saved my Virgin Mary costume from the Christmas pageant last year. Maybe I could wear that.
ANGELICA
That is so perfect! Its authentic, that way. Like Halloween if Jesus planned it.
VIRGINIA
But so, why are you shopping at Victorias Secret, if youre going as an angel?
ANGELICA
Theres nothing says I cant go as a sexy angel.
VIRGINIA
Oh my Gah! You are so bad!
ANGELICA
All the cutest boys in the parish are going to be there. Theres no way Im going as someone dumpy.
VIRGINIA
Hmm
ANGELICA
You gotta have fun with it. All the kids are doing it. Do you know Chris Thomasini?
VIRGINIA
Hes so cute!
ANGELICA
Hes coming as Bloody Jesus, straight off the cross.
VIRGINIA
Oo, thats scary.
ANGELICA
And gross Jesse Grossman?
VIRGINIA
Hes so gross.
ANGELICA
I heard hes coming as Jonah from the whale, covered in whale vomit.
VIRGINIA
(shudders) Ugh! I am not kissing him.
ANGELICA
What?
VIRGINIA
I mean Theres not going to be any kissing, because of the chaperones, right?
ANGELICA
Well, no, its just supposed to be a safe environment, so kids like us can get a chance to show off our creativity, too. I think my brothers trying to set up a kissing booth. But I dont know if dads gonna let him.
VIRGINIA
(thinks about it:) Its gonna be kind of hard to spice up the Virgin Mary.
ANGELICA
(holds up a red thong:) What do you think of these? For my angel? (shouts across the store:) How much are these??
VIRGINIA
Oh, I dunno, Angelica.
ANGELICA
What?
VIRGINIA
You want to be a sexy angel, not a slutty one.
ANGELICA
Yeah, youre right. Maybe theres something more appropriate over at the Gap. Well, Ill see you tomorrow night!
VIRGINIA
Definitely.
ANGELICA
Good luck with your Virgin Mary costume.
VIRGINIA
Thanks!
(ANGELICA exits. VIRGINIA picks up the red thong, looks at it. She shouts across the store:)
VIRGINIA
Can I get a price check?!
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