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 Victoria’s Secret!

     ANGELICA
Calm down, Virginia.

     VIRGINIA
What if someone saw you? The pastor’s daughter!

     ANGELICA
Keep your voice down. And what are you doing in here?

     VIRGINIA
Oh, I’m 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–(can’t bring herself to say it) Does your father know you wear… (whispers:) Unmentionables?

     ANGELICA
Oh, it’s 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? It’s for my Halloween costume.

     VIRGINIA
Hallow– You’re not going to a Halloween party, are you?

     ANGELICA
Well– An All Saints party. It’s my dad’s idea, actually. It’s like a costume party for all the church kids. He’s letting us use the basement, and decorate it. Didn’t you hear about this? We put flyers up all over the youth center.

     VIRGINIA
Oh, I haven’t been to Sunday school for a few weeks. I had a really bad case of mono.

     ANGELICA
Oh, well, you should definitely come, if you’re feeling better. It’s tomorrow night.

     VIRGINIA
I’d 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
What’s 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. It’s all angels and disciples and that sort of thing. My brother’s got this really cute Judas costume he’s 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! It’s authentic, that way. Like Halloween if Jesus planned it.

     VIRGINIA
But so, why are you shopping at Victoria’s Secret, if you’re going as an angel?

     ANGELICA
There’s nothing says I can’t 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. There’s no way I’m 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
He’s so cute!

     ANGELICA
He’s coming as Bloody Jesus, straight off the cross.

     VIRGINIA
Oo, that’s scary.

     ANGELICA
And gross Jesse Grossman?

     VIRGINIA
He’s so gross.

     ANGELICA
I heard he’s coming as Jonah from the whale, covered in whale vomit.

     VIRGINIA
(shudders) Ugh! I am not kissing him.

     ANGELICA
What?

     VIRGINIA
I mean– There’s not going to be any kissing, because of the chaperones, right?

     ANGELICA
Well, no, it’s just supposed to be a safe environment, so kids like us can get a chance to show off our creativity, too. I think my brother’s trying to set up a kissing booth. But I don’t know if dad’s gonna let him.

     VIRGINIA
(thinks about it:) It’s 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, you’re right. Maybe there’s something more appropriate over at the Gap. Well, I’ll 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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