OSUPA DUDU (Black Moon)

A sitting room, Raven sits lazily on a chair staring deeply on the screen of her laptop. Her physical appearance is rough, hair un kept, traces of dried mascara revealing her eye bags. Her lips are covered with chocolate traces. She bends down in attempt to pick a half bottle of Vodka when her phone rings besides her laptop. She unintentionally kicks and breaks the bottle but nonchalantly stands up from the chair, walks a few steps and slumps down on a couch to receive her call. Groggily, while Wiping her running nose. Raven: Hello Mrs Felicia: How are you dear? I saw your f*******: and whats-app post, about Daniel. It breaks my heart. Raven: s**t happens mother, real life is so much stranger than fiction. Mrs Felicia: But is the wedding really called off, or are you both working on it? Raven: (to the audience) After many broken relationships, I finally met Daniel and spent the past year preparing to dedicate my life to the man I thought was my true love. Only for him to tell me he found someone else! A week before the wedding. (Mimicking) "Someone more grounded" he claimed. (Back to her phone) the wedding is off mother. He said I spend too much time with fictional people when I should be in the real world with real people! (Realize her mother's silence, then faces the audience) I know she is working hard not to utter a i-told-you-so. Daniel isn't the first person to try to pry me out of the land of the non-existent and he isn't the first to leave my life for it. (Stands up) probably not the last. I would like to think I have to lose myself in books, I have been a librarian for a year now and one of my tasks is to help identify great books. It is a perfect job isn't it? All I do when I am not behind the desk at work is read. (Walks about) if I don’t keep reading how will I know of I have found the next great thing? There is some unification for a bookworm who reads an awesome book before its mainstream.....(she pause as a knock is heard. Opening the door, Mrs. Felicia enters, concern allover her face) Mrs Felicia: Raven! Look at you! Raven : Mother, you could have told me were dropping by. I don't look my best right now. Mrs Felicia : You are my only child, sure I won't mind. I can understand Raven : Thank you mother Mrs Felicia: Although he was good for you, but what is important is your happiness. Maybe this will encourage you to try to get out more? Raven: I do not want to go out mother. I am happy being an introverted hermit. I do not care how poor or anti- social I am! If that's good enough for him...(she fights back tears) Mrs Felicia: Alright, wipe your tears. Anything I can do for you? Raven: No thanks mother. Mrs Felicia: Let me know if you want to go out for a break or anything. I will take my leave now, please take care of yourself self. Do not think too much, organize yourself, you have your whole life ahead of you. Bye Raven: Alright mother. I will call you tomorrow.