Unfinished scribbles...

Sasha, the twins and Emily are sat on a wall at break legs swinging e turns to her:

Emily: “so er, you thought more about Sophie yet”?

Sasha: (rolls eyes) “phhht no why”?

Emily: “it’s just, you promised you’d think about it”

Jade: “uhh, she’s already told you Sophie’s a geek why do you keep going on about it”?

Jada: “yeah you’re lucky she’s being so patient with you on this”

Sasha: “they’re not wrong lee”

Emily: (looks down) “sorry it’s just, she’s my best friend you know”? (looking back at them) imagine how you’d feel if you guys were torn away from each other without being given a fair shot”

Jade: (giggles a little) “well that would never happen because we’re cool, plus, Sasha wouldn’t let that happen would you S”? (Sasha sees Sophie sat at the ether end of the playground eating a sandwich. she hops off wall and heads toward her with the twins closely following)

Emily: “wait, hang on, Sasha” (she hops off wall and hurries after them) “Sasha wait” (Sasha and twins get to where Sophie is sat)

Sasha: “Oi”

Sophie: (looks up and smiles) “hi, er, Sasha right”? (Emily catches up)

Sophie: (sees her stands) “em”! where’ve you been lately”? I’ve been looking all over for you”! I’ve texted, called”-

Sasha: “that’s a bit sad” (twins giggle)

Sophie: “what”?

Sasha: “well she was clearly busy you didn’t really need to keep pestering her did you”?

Sophie: “Er sorry I didn’t realise I was pestering I just wanted to know where she was that’s all she could’ve been in a ditched somewhere for all I knew” (laughs nervously)

Sasha: “well she wasn’t as you can see”

Sophie: (nods) “yeah sorry” (sits back down taking a bite of sandwich)

Sasha: “you should come over after school, snacks, drinks, movies”-

Sophie: “sorry, that’s really sweet of you but, (shakes head) I try not to go out on school nights, just in case I need to study or something”

Sasha: (nods) “ok, that’s fine” (turns to Emily) “sorry lee, I tried”

Sophie: (giggles) “who’s Lee”?

Sasha: (turns back to her, arms folded) “your ex best mate”

Sophie: (puts Sandwich down standin, laughs) “wait what”?

Sasha: “yeah she’s in my group now”

Sophie: “what, and that means you have to shorten her name to a boys name”?

Sasha: “it’s a it girl name, I wouldn’t expect you to understand”

Sophie: “what”? and she needs you to be an it (air quotes) girl now does she”?

Sasha: (nods) “she does actually, so do you if you wanna keep your friend”

Sophie: “hang on shouldn’t this be up to Em”?

Sasha: “that’s not her name Sophie”

Sophie: “Em”?!

Sasha: (steps closer) “call her that again” (she smiles wickedly and steps back) “look, she’s already decided this is what she wants haven’t you lee” (turns to her)

Emily: “Sophie they’re not as bad as their coming off ok”? (s sighs and rolls her eyes) please come tonight, please I really want this to work, I had to beg Sasha to give you a chance”

Sophie: (folds arms, looks down, mumbles) “g thanks”

Emily: “I wanna be friends with all of you, come on babe pleas for me” (puts hands together, making a face, Sasha looks at her and rolls her eyes)

Sasha: “Lee don’t be pathetic” (twins laugh, Emily stops)

Sophie: (nods) “fine I’ll come”

Emily: (squeals going to hug her) “yesss, thank you so much”

Sophie: (smiles giving Sasha a knowing look over Emily’s shoulder) “what are best mates for right” (Sasha gives Sophie a look too at Sasha’s the girls are laughing and joking eating snacks and drinking wine Sasha has a bottle in her hand Sophie is sat with Emily on bed)

Sasha: (taking a swig of wine) “why do you two look so uncomfortable join us Lee” (she pushes the bottle toward Emily who takes it and takes a swig)