Script+Period+3+Matthew_Ellie_Gabrielle

Dad (Todd): Short tempered, stressed, snappy, he just wants to get to South Dakota and for Lucy to shut up!**
 * Mom (Barbara): Calm, proper, pacifistic, she just wants to get some sleep**
 * Lucy: She is hungry and impatient, she wants to stop for food

//(When the Curtain rises, Dad is driving, Barbara is side navigator and Lucy is in the back) //

Lucy: (//in a whiny tone and pointing at the food signs) // Dad, I'm hungry! Can we stop at a fast food restaurant? Look at all the signs!

Dad: (//mildly// //annoyed) // Not now, we have get to South Dakota by sundown. Let’s keep going for now and see what's ahead.

Lucy: Mom, are you hungry? //(to Dad)// I bet that she is hungry, too.

Mom //(Groggily, since she is just waking up) (////Turns her head a little back to Lucy)// What? I don't know? It's late. It's been a long day. I just need to get some rest for tomorrow.

Dad //(slightly confident)// Exactly, Lucy you're the only one hungry, so we'll stop later.

Lucy //(In the cutest tone possible)// But Daaaaddddy, I'm Huuuungry, and we skipped lunch.

Dad: Lucy, stop whining! We're almost there!

Lucy: the sign said five more hours till we get there

Mom: Honey, why don't you just pull over and get her some food.

Dad: (getting really angry) NO! We will get to South Dakota tonight!

(//The family sits in silence for about 15 seconds while Lucy listens to her IPod. It runs out of battery, and she begins whining again while showing Dad her IPod) //

Lucy: Dad, my IPod ran out of battery and now I'm really, really, really, //really // hungry!

Dad: Fine! We're almost out of gas! We'll stop at the next gas station, and I'll buy you something to eat there.

(//pause)//

Lucy: Is there gas station yet?

Dad: no

//(pause)//

Lucy: Is there gas station yet?

Dad: No!

//(pause)//

Lucy: Is there gas station yet?

Dad NO!

//(pause)//

Lucy: Is there gas station yet?

Dad: NO!!!!! //(turns his head around)// Stop asking me!

Mom: //(extremely exasperated)// Just stop fighting! (She cracks an eyelid) Look Todd, a gas station.

Dad and Lucy together: //(they immediately snap their heads to the front)// Really?!

Dad and Lucy : Food gas  pause

//(They drive up to the gas station and all realize that it is closed. They are all extremely disappointed)//

Mom: //(whispering)// Guess what guys, It's closed.

Lucy: Do we have any munchies left?

Dad: //(getting worried)// We better get to the next gas station.

Mom: //(under her breath)// ow I won’t get any sleep

Dad: //(really worried)// I guess that we will have to drive longer with a little gasoline to the next gas station.

Lucy: //(groans)//

long pause

//( the car runs out of gas in the middle of nowhere with a loud bump)//

Dad: Noooo!

Lucy: //(with a really worried expression)// What just happened !?!?!?!?

Dad: //(banging his head on the steering wheel)// we ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere. Now we’re never going to get to South Dakota.

Lucy: //(groaning)// Now I’m never going to get fed.

Mom: //(smiling and under her breath)// but I'll finally get my sleep.

Lucy: DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!