Characters: Andy & Jill
Props: pencil in Jill’s hand
Setting: anywhere
JILL: (in pain from offstage) OWWWWW!!!!!!!
(Andy runs on stage.)
ANDY: (concerned) Jill, are you O.K.?
(Jill enters.)
JILL: Yes, I’m O.K.
ANDY: What happened?
JILL: I just got poked by my pencil again. It really hurts!
ANDY: How did that happen?
JILL: It was in my pocket, and I tried to sit down.
ANDY: Why are you carrying a pencil in your pocket?
JILL: I need it for my prayer list.
ANDY: Prayer list?
JILL: I’m always thinking of things to pray about, but by bedtime, I forget most of them.
ANDY: So, you started keeping a list?
JILL: I write the ideas down as soon as I think of them. That way I don’t forget.
ANDY: That’s a good idea, but I think I have a better one.
JILL: (excited) Really?!? I’m getting tired of getting poked every time I sit down.
ANDY: Don’t wait until bedtime to pray about things.
JILL: What do you mean?
ANDY: In the Bible, it tells us that we should be praying continually. You can pray about things whenever you think of them.
JILL: That’s a pretty good idea. I’ll try it.
ANDY: Good.
JILL: Well, I’d better get going.
ANDY: Bye!
(Jill begins to exit, but trips and falls.)
JILL: (in pain) OWWWW!!!!!
ANDY: Now, what happened?
JILL: (getting back up) I was praying and tripped.
ANDY: How did that happen?
JILL: I had my eyes closed and couldn’t see where I was going.
ANDY: Next time, leave your eyes open while you pray if you’re moving.
JILL: Now you tell me.
(Both exit.)
