Scene 5 Felix bangs on Genesis’ dorm room door. Genesis ignores him for some time. She is drinking a mix of something in a solo cup. We can imagine she’s probably pretty drunk. She wears and old vata, or nightgown. The faceless doll sits nearby her. Felix Genesis! Geni! Open the god damned door chick! Geni! Genesis! Fucking open the­ Finally, she stumbles to open the door. Genesis Will you be qqquuuiiiet! You’re gonna wake everybody up. Felix You’re fucking drunk. Genesis How did you get in here? Felix You have me on your guest list stupid. Genesis I do? Felix Yea.. I was surprised too...Sit down. She stumbles over to the bed. How much have you had to drink. Fuck. At least you’re still awa­ Her eyes start to close. Uh uh now slick. Now that I bothered to come all the way over here you better keep yo ass awake until the worst is over. Put that shit down. He grabs the drink out her hand and replaces it with a water bottle. Genesis I just wanna sleep forever. Felix Yea loca. That’s what you texted me. Then you ignored all my calls and wouldn’t text me back. You know how fucking crazy I was going?! Genesis Why.. Why can’t I just drink every once in a while every one else does. Felix Cause you don’t know how to fucking drink Geni! You go overboard, shit. Look at you. Genesis: Stop trying to make me feel bad. Felix ...No, seriously, look at you. Da fuck you wearing? Genesis looks at the old nightgown she has adorned herself with. Genesis Nothing. Its just a vata. Felix Um. That’s mami’s old vata. Genesis Umm. No it’s not. Felix It definitely is okay? He notices the Faceless doll nearby. She notices him noticing and quickly puts it out of sight. Genesis I found it in my things I just­ ...: Maldita loca..Mira.. forget it. Just sit down and drink the water okay. You okay? What happened? She just shakes her head and won’t stop shaking it for like 10 seconds. Stop it. Stop it. He finally stops the shaking by holding her head in his hands You’re gonna make yourself sick. And I am not cleaning up after your ass again. He slaps her cheek slightly hard but not like crazy hard. Stop it. She seems to sober up slightly. Genesis I’m just tired Felix. I’m tired of studying, I’m tired of thinking, of deadlines, of worrying, of planning. I’m just tired. I’m failing my thesis. I can’t focus. My advisor told me I might have to take another semester.. Like do you have any idea what I’m dealing with here? I don’t have the money for an extra semester! I can’t­ Felix Diablo, calmate! He notices an ashtray with a half smoked joint in it. He picks up the joint, rummages in his pocket for a lighter and lights it up. Genesis Hey that’s mine. Felix I thought you didn’t smoke. Genesis Right. He gives her the joint. Felix Dique. Take a hit, it’ll help you sober up. Genesis takes the joint and smokes. Genesis I just want sleep. Won’t you just let me go to sleep? Felix No. Genesis Okay. I don’t want to sleep. What I wanna do, is just be in that moment right before you fall asleep. When you are still kind of aware of a real world that exists around you but the peace of sleep is what that world is made out of. And you’re warm and­ Felix: Ya Geni with the poetry, I ain’t following you. Genesis If you could die right then Felix, in that moment. It would be perfect. Felix No it wouldn’t be perfect stupid cause you’d be dead. Come on.. drink the water. Sounding like a loca. She goes to drink water and hands him the joint. Felix Eh, I don’t want it. Gotta drive home. He takes it and puts its out on the ashtray. Genesis … I called Tia Rosa’s house, and they put me on speaker phone, her and Tio Ruiz. Together like some sick orchestra, told me.. it’s better if I didn’t call there again. That ​
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and she didn’t need any negative distractions. Negative distractions? Felix Damn. Geni, you know Tia Rosa’s ghetto ass talks a lot of bullshit. Why you even listen to them? Why you even call them? Just show up and say hi mami wassup. Like it ain’t that big a deal. She gives him the look, the you know very well how big a deal it is, don’t play, look. I know. Genesis What’s she like? Felix: Psh..I don’t know man.. I didn’t even really know her before. I was too little. Genesis You were nine. Felix Ten.. Genesis That’s plenty of time to remember, to see a difference. Felix I don’t know Geni, I guess she’s more chill. She’s … you know herself. She’s quiet mostly. I don’t really have too many clear memories on her though but..she seemed… different. I guess. Genesis You are painting a vivid picture. Felix You’re just gonna have to see for yourself loca. Scene 6 FILM: Time change. Middle School. Young life. El Barrio. North Philly. Paloma is in her chair as before, A loud knocking starts in one world, warps us into another world, many years ago. From the other side of the door we hear Genesis​
. Genesis Mami! Mami! Mami!! Open the door! Mami!! Paloma gets up and rushes to the door letting in an out of breath and distraught Genesis. The faceless doll sits nearby, but more as decoration than a toy. Paloma Dios mio, muchacha! Que te pasa?! Genesis Ahhhhhh She throws herself to the ground, or the nearest piece of furniture. I hate my liiiiifeeeee. Paloma Dramatica. Siempre, always so dramatic! Que es? Genesis I’m not telling you! Paloma Talk to me like that again. Genesis What are you gonna do mami? You can’t hurt me! I’m not a little kid anymore! Paloma: Grabbing Genesis’ arm. Salga para fuera! No respect! She starts to drag her to the exit, Genesis fights back. Paloma takes of her chancleta. Just cause you shot up, got all tall you don’t think I’m stronger than you muchacha!? Paloma smacks Genesis on the arm. Without thinking Genesis smacks back. Paloma lets go shocked. Genesis takes a step back, equally as shocked​
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Then she changes the moment. Genesis Okay! She pulls out of Paloma’s grasp. She fumes for a moment gaining her composure. I ran home. Paloma Why. Genesis Suzette. Paloma Ques eso? Genesis It’s a girl at my school. She’s mad dumb. And she… Paloma Digame. Genesis uhhhh… Paloma Digame! Genesis Under her breath. She told me that my papi was mentiendoselo con her mami. Paloma AH? Genesis She said I needed to keep my pig father away from her ma! Paloma And. Genesis I smacked her in the face and then I ran home. Paloma Genesis. Genesis Pero mami, she has all those cholas who do her business and I needed to get in the house quick cause they were gonna jump me I know it. But I don’t know where I left my keys.. so­ Paloma What’s her mother’s name? Genesis I don’t know.. Paloma Genesis. Genesis Carmen Elizabeth de Velez Paloma Bien. Paloma sits down defeated. She stares out. Bien. Bien. Genesis But... I know she’s lying mami. Papi..papi loves you. Paloma shakes her head at Genesis with a sad smile. Paloma Si. Genesis She’s a mentirosa. Paloma But you gave her una gayeta? Genesis For her lies mami. Paloma How hard did you hit her? Genesis Hard Mami. Her face was all red like a apple. And my hand hurt a little bit too. Paloma Good. Genesis But I’m in trouble now. Paloma Good.