The BLOODIHOOD Story

Welcome to "THE BLOODIHOOD STORY"

2009-07-13T18:20:00.001-07:00

Please play the music and feel the Bloodihood power!
A dramatic story that will dazzle your eyes and fill your heart with love and forgiveness... Read the script by clicking 01 till 09 at LABELS on your right side. Do read the story in chronological order or else you will lose the dramatic twist in the end!

Best Regards,
Director Rorne Tan

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Introduction to the story...

2009-04-09T22:38:00.000-07:00

Written 13 years ago by Rorne Tan and initiated by the defunct Rockers Theatre.

Based partially on a true story...

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This is a story about 3 post graduate students who vowed “bloodihood” to be blood brother and blood sister among themselves for being close to one and another. They were Sean, Michelle and Nicole. Michelle was wild and sporting. Nicole was conservative and behaved like a mother for both Sean and Michelle. As for Sean, he was a sensitive person with deep compassion for things that he loves. So they were close and happy living together as brother and sisters until one day, a girl called Cassandra came to Sean’s life. Cassandra was the opposite of Michelle. Gentle, sweet and adorable. Ironically, Cassandra has the same look as Michelle and a lot of people have mistaken them to be twin sisters.

Soon, Sean fell in love with Cassandra and Michelle was jealous. Comparing her rightful belonging to Sean since she knew Sean longer than Cassandra, Michelle plotted a way to make Cassandra distrust him. When Sean wrote a letter telling Michelle to forget him and not to fall in love with him as he only treated her as his sister, Michelle tore the letter and showed Cassandra only the last part of the letter where Sean wrote “…..but always remember you are always the impeccable beauty.” This caused Cassandra to feel betrayal of Sean’s love for her and no matter how Sean tried to explain, Cassandra would not believe him as she never understand the closeness that he has towards Nicole and Michelle. The “bloodihood” relationship that they have by being close and loving to each other. This resentment from Cassandra caused more argument between Sean and Cassandra until tragedy strikes when Cassandra fell down the stairs after accidentally pushed by Sean and she died due to the fall. Sean blamed himself for the death of Cassandra as he saw the tettered letter held by Cassandra when he held her in his arms. From that moment, Sean knew it was Michelle who showed Cassandra the last part of the letter and he vowed not to forgive Michelle for the cause of Cassandra’s misery and death. After hearing the news of Cassandra’s death, Michelle disappeared and no one knew where she was.

Many years later, Michelle came back to see Sean as she misses him even though Sean had terminate all friendship and denounced the “bloodihood” relationship with Michelle. Nicole was caught in the middle trying many ways to patch up the two of them. With memories of the death of Cassandra, Sean has only anger towards Michelle and refused to acknowledge Michelle as his friend anymore. Michelle felt guilty for what she had done, came back and disguised as another person to look like Cassandra and called herself Amy. Sean fell for it and fell in love with Amy who happened to be Michelle’s disguise. Nicole noticed this strange behaviour of Sean sudden love for Amy and tried to stop him. A quarrel between Nicole and Sean ensued. Sean finally denounced Nicole as “bloodsister” because he has forgotten about the gang ever since Cassandra died. Nicole who was wrong to think that Sean still has the love for the gang was disappointed and left Sean.

One day Amy disappeared and Nicole rushed to see Sean and cried profusely. Nicole informed Sean that Michelle committed suicide. A letter was written by Michelle for him to tell him that Amy was actually Michelle and she came back because she wanted to see Sean so much and to give Sean a chance to love Cassandra one more time. That’s why Michelle disguised as Amy to look like Cassandra. Amy even painted a picture of Cassandra for him before she left. Nicole blamed Sean for not forgiving Michelle until Michelle resorted to take her own life. Nicole left and vowed not to see Sean anymore. At the end, Sean was left alone all by himself. He has lost not only the love of his life, Cassandra but also his very own bloodsisters, Michelle and Nicole.

PLS:
If you like this story, the play book called “THE BLOODIHOOD STORY” is available for sale at only RM 9.90 per book at Summer BBQ & Steamboat Restaurant, PJ.
Please click "A - BOOK ON SALE NOW" at LABELS.
Thanks for reading!

Strange Phenomenon at Theatre

2009-03-19T21:26:00.000-07:00

CASSANDRA'S PORTRAIT

During the staging of this play last year at Taman Budaya Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, all the cast including me have a strange encounter in theatre. It was our second last show during the afternoon break, on the 30th August 2008, a day before Malaysia celebrates its annual independence day. Here are the stories I had heard from my cast and what I had found out:

Alisha who acted as Nicole White said when she was moving around the theatre taking videos via her handphone of the props and sets including Cassandra's potrait, she saw something in Cassandra's portrait in her handphone. All of us watched the video and could actually felt that Cassandra was looking back at us.

MinJia who acted as Michelle Sneider, Rachel Sneider and Amy Henderson said when she was taking a nap at the theatre hall, she dreamt of Rachel holding her hand and said thank you for acting her character in a way respecting Michelle's most touching moments in the last scene (Act 2 Scene 5).

The security guard who was preparing the theatre hall for our rehearsal that day told me he felt someone touched him from behind when he was walking at the sideway beside the theatre public seats.

The "Sweet Child O'Mine" CD that we used to rehearse for the Past 1 Scene 3 scene of "BloodBro Sean quarreling with BloodSis Michelle" broke into many pieces when Alisya (who acted as Nicole White) thrown it on the floor in the last scene of Act 2 Scene 5 during our dress rehearsal before show day. The CD was fine earlier when being thrown a hundred times in our previous rehearsals prior to that dress rehearsal in the theatre.

What I saw was during the dress rehearsal of the preview sequel called "The BloodSister", Michelle's demise picture suddenly fell on the table when MinJia (who acted as Rachel Sneider) kept hitting and kicking Doodie (who acted as Bloodbro Sean) in his stomach causing him pain. It was as if Bloodsis Michelle who loves Bloodbro Sean so much that she tried to stop Rachel from hitting or hurting him, that's why the picture of her suddenly fell to catch their attention. This was the most intriguing experience.

As for Doodie who acted as BloodBro Sean, he told me that he felt Sean in him and the craziness and twisted emotions in this character were in his soul for that 3 days. He could actually feel the loss of Cassandra and the ever confusing roller coaster love for Bloodsis Michelle.

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As for Zholl who acted as Alfred Smith, he was only in his twenties but he acted a forty five year old character called Alfred Smith. To everyone of us, he was like a father when he started acting as the butler before becoming a child again when the play ended.

As for me, I felt the presence of all these characters not just in theatre that day but all my life. I told everyone, it is because that all of us love the story so much including all the crew back stage and when we shed tears in our eyes while waiting to appear on the next scene to complete the play in that magical 3 day shows, we have somehow created an energy and with this energy came the spirits of the characters being brought alive in theatre that day and they were happy because after 12 years, they are being recognised and appreciated in theatre. Their story has finally being told in the most perfect way from a dedicated and heartful cast, if I may add. All of us have brought life to these characters in that magical 3 days and I have to thank the cast and crew who have made this possible for an experience and phenomenon that would never be forgotten in our hearts forever. The expression "Thank you" would not even suffice or enough in this recognition for what the cast and crew had done for this play! It will be a historical moment in theatre at least for those who loved this story. I thank you anyway.

Sincerely,

Director Rorne Tan

*Now pls click "Welcome to Bloodihood World" at LABELS

and enjoy your read!

A Romance Story that ends with a tragedy...

2008-11-06T03:59:00.001-08:00

"...A play that will touch your heart and wet your eyes with a river of tears. A tragic end that will never be forgotten in the hearts of all theatre lovers... "

* If you wish to start reading the script and skip the introduction below, pls click "01 - Act 1 Scene 1" at LABELS on the right side *

Director Rorne Tan's Comment

This is a romantic drama play called "The BloodiHood Story" put into writing by myself. Written about 12 years ago depicting the turbulent lives of 3 young students who vowed bloodihood and love each other and promised to be together forever. Well their dreams came to an end when a young and beautiful girl called "Cassandra" came into their lives and changed everything they ever loved and ever believed in. See and feel the conflict between BloodBro Sean and BloodSis Michelle when he faced the dliemma of falling in love with Cassandra who happened to have a striking similarity with BloodSis Michelle as if they were twin sisters. Read and feel the dramatic effect of how BloodSis Michelle break glasses, bottles and vases during the quarrel with BloodBro Sean and the agonies of BloodSis Nicole in trying to reconcile the two of them. It's a story about the power of love and the power of forgiveness and never cling on to one's past and move on with your life. This play is so dramatic that it brought tears not just to the audience in the theatre but also to all back stage staffs including all the actors and actresses in this play. A very powerful play that every theatre lover shall experience in their life time. Try reading this play while listenning to the theatre sound effects and the background musics uploaded in this blog site where you will experience what drama theatre is all about and how this dramatic play will change your perception towards theatre in Malaysia...

Instruction:

Pls click the following preferences listed at LABELS shown on the

right side of this site to start your journey.

If you want to view synopsis of this play,

pls click:

"A - Synopsis of the Play"

If you want to read the script of this play,

pls click and read at the following order:

"D1 - Act 1 Scene 1"

"D2 - Act 2 Scene 1"

"D3 - Act 2 Scene 2"

"D4 - Act 2 Scene 3"

"D5 - Past 1 Scene 1"

"D6 - Past 1 Scene 2"

"D7 - Past 1 Scene 3"

"D8 - Act 2 Scene 4"

"D9 - Act 2 Scene 5"

If you want to view the DVDs,

pls click:

A - DVD ON SALE NOW"

If you want to view the Stage Play Book

called "The BloodiHood Story",

pls click:

"A - BOOK ON SALE NOW"

If you want to view all the photos of this play,

pls click:

"A - Photo Gallery (1)"

"A - Photo Gallery (2)"

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"A - The Stage Play"

"A - Video Ad (1)"

"A - Video Ad (2)"

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"A - The Making Of ..."

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Now, have fun mesmerising into the

BLOODIHOOD WORLD!!!

The Making Of......

2008-08-30T12:43:00.000-07:00

the

BLOODIHOOD

story

Chapter 1 (Part 2)

A Rorne Tan Stage Play

The Cast, Crew & Director
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The Cast

Doddie, Min Jia, Leona & Zulkarnain

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The Characters

Nichol White, Amy Henderson, Cassandra, Sean Rowan, Alfred Smith

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The Sets & Props

... especially Cassandra's Portrait

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The many faces of Min Jia

Michelle Sneider

Amy Henderson

Cassandra

Rachel Sneider

Min Jia having a great time acting as Rachel Sneider... ________________________________________________

Director Rorne can't resist the fun of tackling the lead actor

during a break from rehearsing for the preview act

of the sequel in Chapter 2 ("the BLOODSISTERS")...

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Interview with the Cast

Sean Rowan

Alfred Smith

Nichol White

Amy Henderson

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Special Thanks to the Crew

Arman, the Stage Manager

who has been a loyal and avid supporter to Director Rorne Tan's work and SweetAngel Productions all this while.

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MEMORY TO BE TREASURED BY THE CAST

AND DIRECTOR FOREVER

The happiest and most memorable moment in this production is when Director Rorne Tan plays his guitar while the Cast sing together with him during a break time in a dress rehearsal.

For Director Rorne Tan, this production is dedicated to the Cast - Min Jia, Doddie, Leona & Zholl. Not only have they brought life to the characters in that miraculous 4 days show at the end of August 2008, they have also brought new life to themselves and the Director for the love of this play...

This Play (the BLOODIHOOD story - Chapter 1) is also dedicated to the previous BloodiHood Gang formed 12 years ago. In loving memories of the members who once shared the same passion and love in their hearts as one. This production will always remember them dearly in the heart of the Director Rorne Tan. They were....

BloodSis Michelle

BloodSis Nicole

BloodSis Amy

BlooodBro Sean

BloodBro Lawrence

Chapter 1 (Part 2) the BLOODIHOOD story at Taman Budaya Auditorium (28th-31st Aug 08)

2008-08-29T12:44:00.000-07:00

OPENING ACT

Songs by the Cast

Lovely tune by Madeline Leona singing "With or Without You" by U2

Catchy tune by Min Jia singing "Patience" by Guns & Roses

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RE-CAP

CHAPTER 1 (Part 1)

Ending of Past 1 Scene 3

The quarrel between BloodBro Sean and BloodSis Michelle.

The classic breaking of glasses & bottles by Michelle...

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THE ACT

CHAPTER 1 (Part 2)

The agonies faced by BloodSis Nichol while persuading Sean to

forgive Michelle in order to save the BloodiHood Gang...

Amy Henderson paints a portrait of Cassandra for

Sean as her last ever gift for him after she discovered

how Cassandra died in the past...

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CLOSING ACT

Preview of CHAPTER 2

("The BLOODSISTERS")

- The emergence of Rachel Sneider -

5 years later, Rachel comes back with vengeance to

revenge the death of her twin sister, Michelle....

She swears to God that she will make Sean suffer

terribly for what he did to Michelle 5 years ago...

LEGEND of the BLOODIHOOD story

2008-08-23T12:45:00.000-07:00

Chapter 1 (Part 2) - Radio Ad & Video Ad

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PRESS RELEASE

2008-08-20T10:23:00.000-07:00

"The BloodiHood Story" (Chapter 1) Stage Play Book

written by Rorne Tan is available for sale at:

KLPAC and ACTORS STUDIO, Bangsar

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the BLOODIHOOD story
Chapter 1 (Part 2)
- A Rorne Tan Stage Play -

Press Release Statement
(18th August 2008)

With the success of Part 1 of the Premiere Play called “The BlooDiHood Story” adapted from a stage play book with the same title written and directed by Rorne Tan (an author and a local playwright) that was staged at TOP HAT Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur (1st Floor, Mini Theatre) recently on the 1st , 2nd and 3rd July 2008, Director Rorne Tan is now staging Part 2 of the Premiere Play at Taman Budaya Auditorium, KL on the 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st August 2008 (Thur-Fri only 8.30 p.m show)(Sat-Sun have both 3.00 pm matinee and 8.30 pm show).

This is a romantic drama based partially on true story that happened 12 years ago that led to a tragic ending. A story about 3 students who were so close to one and another when they vowed Bloodihood and called themselves the Bloodbrother and the Bloodsisters until one day a girl called “Cassandra” came into their lives and changes everything that disrupted their bloodihood bond. What makes this play interesting is that Cassandra being part of the characters of the play is a non physical character. In other words, Cassandra will not appear at all in the play though she is the main cause of the tragic ending. Another surprise is that Cassandra has the same look as one of the Bloodsisters, Michelle that caused an emotional explosion within the bloodihood bond between the blood members, Sean and Michelle. This is a very unique drama for every theatre lovers who love drama and only drama. In this upcoming play which is Part 2 of the premiere play showing the present scenes, Director Rorne Tan will give the audience a feel and understanding of the history of the bloodihood gang and why the bond among them was so important to them. Director Rorne Tan has decided to put this pre-play into real life acting in that not only the actors and actresses are in characterisation during the play, their movements and acting must be 100% real. Since TOP HAT show, everyone who came to watch the premiere play was so awed after witnessing the wrath of Bloodsister Michelle. Now this subsequent part 2 of this premiere play featuring at the end of this month will be even more interesting and touching. The story will grow emotionally in the eyes of the audience by showing Bloodsister Nichol’s most passionate moment when she tries in vain to patch the drift between Michelle and Sean.
Further in conjunction with the Merdeka celebration, Director Rorne Tan has decided to make Part 2 of this premiere play in Chapter 1 more interesting than the first one in that it will have additional features like an opening act of guitar songs written and composed by the Director himself to be performed by the Cast, then it preludes to the premiere play performance before ending with a preview act of a sequel to the original play called “THE BLOODSISTERS – The BloodiHood Story (Chapter 2)”. In this preview Act, there will be a new character emerging called "Rachel" who wears leather jacket with a burning wild personality into the story who is similar to Bloodsister Michelle and how Sean has transformed himself from a gentle lawyer to a rugged and forever drunk Harley biker. Tormenting himself while rotting away remembering the tragic end 5 years ago that he never seem to be able to forget.

So for those theatre lovers, be prepared to be dramatised and emotionally shocked while watching this premiere play (part 2). Director Rorne Tan wishes to warn the public that this is not a play for the soft-hearted or fainted hearted. It’s an emotionally charged drama that will not only captured your hearts but also stay in your memory for life. In addition, the public can also do charity by coming to watch this play as the production of this upcoming premiere play is in aid of affiliated NGOs.

The cast of this play will be

MIN JIA (MJ) (2007 STAR IDOL, 1st runner up-Finalist)

DODDIE HAMSI (guitarist in local rock band REVENGE)

MADELINE LEONA SINGAM

MOHAMED ZULKARNAIN

Written and directed by Rorne Tan.

Tickets are priced at RM40, RM30 and RM25 (students, senior citizens & the disabled) and they can be booked by phone booking at Tel: 019-6297948 or by online booking at

http://bloodihood.blogspot.com

Please check out this blogsite to know more

about this upcoming play.

ONLINE BOOKING - Chapter 1 (Part 2) - The BLOODIHOOD Story

2008-08-07T06:37:00.000-07:00

Supported by:

Department of Culture, Arts & Heritage-Federal Territory, Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Malaysia

alexmoi photography

Mode Makeup Academy

the BLOODIHOOD story

Chapter 1 (Part 2)

A Rorne Tan Stage Play

Starring:

DODDIE HAMSI (REVENGE)
MADELINE LEONA SINGAM
MOHAMED ZULKARNAIN
MIN JIA (MJ)

Venue:

TAMAN BUDAYA AUDITORIUM
Department of Culture, Arts & Heritage
Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur
Taman Budaya Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Tun H.S.Lee
50000 Kuala Lumpur

Date & Time:

28th, 29th, 30th & 31st AUGUST 2008 (8.30 pm)
30th & 31st AUGUST 2008 (3.00 pm)

TICKET:

Upper Floor:
RM40 (max. 50 seats only)
Ground Floor:
RM30 & RM25 (Students, Senior Citizens & the Disabled)

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Merdeka

Celebration

Packages: __________________________

Special Merdeka Package (A) - RM90.00 consists:
(i) a Stage Play Book with the same title for the entire play;
(ii) a VCD of Premiere Play – Part 1 staged at TOP HAT; and
(iii) two RM 30.00 tickets to watch the Premiere Play – Part 2
at any of the show dates.
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Special Merdeka Package (B) - RM100.00 consists:

(i) a Stage Play Book with the same title for the entire play;

(ii) a VCD of Premiere Play – Part 1 staged at TOP HAT; and

(iii) two RM 40.00 tickets to watch the Premiere Play – Part 2

at any of the show dates.
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PHONE BOOKING
019-6297948

ONLINE BOOKING:
Kindly confirm your booking by bank in your payment into the following bank account according to the number of tickets that you have booked by phone and then fax or email us the bank in slip with your details. We will email and/or fax you a confirmation letter where you are required to show the said letter when collecting your tickets at the collection caunter at

Taman Budaya Auditorium before the show.

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OUTLINE OF THE SHOW:
(i) Opening act of guitar songs to be performed by the Cast;

(ii) Premiere Original Play - Part 2;
(iii) Preview of a sequel to the original play
("The BloodSisters"- The Bloodihood Story - Chapter 2)

(This production is in aid of affiliated NGOs)

Chapter 1 (Part 2) - Video Promo Ad

Chapter 1 (Part 1) - Video Ad

2008-07-23T07:48:00.000-07:00

THE CAST - Chapter 1 (Part 2) "The BloodiHood Story"

2008-07-16T14:50:00.000-07:00

MIN JIA (MJ)

acting as Amy Henderson, Michelle Sneider and Rachel Sneider

We are all lost souls on this road called “Life”. Just like all travelers, seeking destinations. What’s destination?? We travel on this path and like all paths we would end up with more crossroads and many more twist and turns. As we get to each junction, we try to decide which directions to take the best and is there such thing as the “best direction”?? Then we come to meet fellow travelers and for a while or for a season or for a lifetime we are companions on the same road. We go through the rough bumps together, we ride the highway together but sometimes we have to get the different lanes.
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After the Star Idol Malaysia reality show, organized by NTV7, I had done some TV series drama, telemovies, music videos, perform stunts with the roller blade for the Nation Care Charity, hosting some short infomercials and photo shoots. This is the very first stage performance for Min Jia. Kinda nervous. Hopefully you will love Amy Henderson, love Min Jia, and love the “Bloodihood” story.

I traveled this road and I meet YOU!! Maybe for a while, for a season or for a lifetime. Who knows??? But at least we make this journey together less lonely, as enjoyable as pleasant as we can…

Thanks Sweet Angel Productions for giving me this chance. Thanks Director, Mr.Rorne Tan to put so much trust and effort to train us for this play, thanks all the cast for being so co-operative during practice, thanks my family to come all the way from Penang to support me and thanks to all of you who spend your valuable time and support MJ and the “Bloodihood” story.

MADELINE LEONA SINGAM

acting as Nichol White

Madeline Leona@ Alisha,23. an indian portogese mixed,posses a B.A Hons in Business Advertising.Born on the 16th August 1985 in K.L. i currently dance and perform in events and although inexperience in theater,i do have heart and passion to open new possibilities. Confident, disciplined and a peoples person.i hope that this play will be a stepping stone for me to uncover my potential in this industry with the help of Director Mr.Rorne Tan a profound name in performing arts and my felow piers.and above all. God.

DODDIE HAMSI (REVENGE)

acting as Sean Rowan

Doddie Bin Mohd Hamsi is my name, was born in a discipline family of an Airforce officer and a policewoman. Open minded and ambitious, I was very much a fan of actor and performer during my younger years.

Initially started the show business as a musician, I discover my passion for acting during years of involvement in a film production as a crew. From there I continued to learn more about acting and had joined an NGO theatre group called ‘Artis Penjuru Alam’ (A.P.A) and I studied the art of performance and most importantly practiced it.

Applied skills to my stage and in-front of camera performances make me a better performer.
When asked about which one do you want to pursue the most? Musician or actor?
My answer will be that ‘if you are good at either one of it you will become better at another’ and I needed both to better myself. Discipline musician and the focus visual expression of an actor.

A main actor in a tele-movie ‘agi idup agi ngelaban’ and appeared as a supporting role in a several
tv series such as Emil-Emilda (tv3), Sesuci Alfitri (rtm) and Anumerta (astro). The latest development was Dari Mata Arisa (tv3) which I was an assassin hired by a ‘Datin’.

Musically I compose and write song and currently, I am the lead guitarist of a Rock Band called REVENGE. We are an independent Rocker and had played in many shows and gig all around peninsular Malaysia. Our best achievement was Malaysia’s runner up in THE GLOBAL BATTLE OF THE BAND (GBOB) and the latest was we are an opening act for WINGS in their comeback at RU’UMS. We are well known in an independent music scene and right now are busy recording our first album. Details and profile of the band can be found at www.myspace.com/revengers

Music is my life and acting teaches me how to live my life. I am a dedicated actor, a composer, a loving person who enjoys outdoor. I am a passionate human being and love to be inspired.

MOHAMED ZULKARNAIN
acting as Alfred Smith

A RORNE TAN WORKSHOP IN STAGING A PLAY

2008-07-10T11:21:00.000-07:00

A PRACTICAL MODERN WORKSHOP IN STAGING A PLAY is one of a kind workshop that provides indepth theories of how to stage a play with practical training, rehearsals, formation of production crew and ends with participants staging a play at Segi College Theatre Hall.
This workshop will be conducted by Rorne Tan, a playwright and director who has recently staged his pre-play premiere, an adaptation of his own stage play book written by himself titled "THE BLOODIHOOD STORY" at TOP HAT where he received great thunderous applause and praises from the audience and the press who were awed by his unconventional method in staging a modern play with real life acting dramas.
Participants of this workshop will be able to learn conventional and modern theories of staging a play whilst at the same time able to learn practical aspects of staging a play at Segi College Theatre Hall where the public will be invited together with the in-house judges to watch and judge the performance of each workshop participant in staging their own play at the end of the workshop. Successful participants or the winners will be given an opportunity to stage a play at public theatre to gain more exposure before venturing into full time career in theatre.

This modern Workshop will cover:

(a) ScriptWriting
-Plot
-Story
-Spectacle
-Drama
-Director's Views
-Thoughts

(b) Staging A PLAY:
-Director's Role
-Preparation
-Pre-Rehearsal Work
-Casting
-Technical & Dress Rehearsal
-Budget
-Performances
-Theatre Sabotage Prevention

The duration of the Workshop is 38 hours in total and it will take about one and a half month to complete the entire workshop including staging a play at Segi College Theatre Hall.

The Workshop charges are:

(i) RM 250.00 per student (Local Primary or Secondary Schools);
(ii) RM 300.00 per student (Segi College);
(iii) RM 350.00 per student (Other Colleges); and
(iv) RM 400.00 per participant (Non-student).

All charges abovementioned are not inclusive of registration and administrative fees of RM 50.00 per student/participant.

So hurry. A workshop not to be missed for those theatre lovers who want to try staging a play and stage acting.

To Register, pls call:

Tel: 019-6297948 (RORNE TAN)
Email: swtangel888@yahoo.com

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VIDEO CLIPS OF A PREMIERE PLAY

"THE BLOODIHOOD STORY"

STAGED BY DIRECTOR RORNE TAN

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WORKSHOP PROMO VIDEO

CHAPTER 1 (Part 1) - The BLOODIHOOD Story

2008-06-13T17:43:00.000-07:00

CHAPTER 1 (Part 1)
Past 1 Scene 3 “The BloodiHood Story”

Michelle breaking glass bottle while arguing with Sean.
The most dramatic scene of the entire play.

Press Release Statement
(26th June 2008)

A Modern Play called “The BlooDiHood Story” adapted from a stage play book with the same title written and directed by Rorne Tan (an author and a local playwright) will be staged at TOP HAT Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur (1st Floor, Mini Theatre) by SweetAngel Productions on the 1st , 2nd and 3rd July 2008 at 8.30 p.m. This is a romantic drama based partially on true story that happened 12 years ago that led to a tragic ending. A story about 3 students who were so close to one and another when they vowed Bloodihood and called themselves the Bloodbrother and the Bloodsisters until one day a girl called “Cassandra” came into their lives and changes everything that disrupted their bloodihood bond. What makes this play interesting is that Cassandra being part of the characters of the play is a non physical character. In other words, Cassandra will not appear at all in the play though she is the main cause of the tragic ending. Another surprise is that Cassandra has the same look as one of the Bloodsisters, Michelle that caused an emotional explosion within the bloodihood bond between the blood members, Sean and Michelle. This is a very unique drama for every theatre lovers who love drama and only drama. In this upcoming play, it will be a pre-play of the original play. To give the audience a feel and understanding of the history of the bloodihood gang and why the bond among them was so important to them. Director Rorne Tan has decided to put this pre-play into real life acting in that not only the actors and actresses are in characterisation during the play, their movements and acting must be 100% real. This is illustrated more in a past scene (Past 1 Scene 3) which is the most dramatic scene of the entire play showing Michelle destroying things in the room, breaking glasses, a vase and a bottle in the book shelves. Breaking of these items in the act are real. This is what the Director put the actors and actresses into while acting. A complete and total characterisation of their relevant characters in the play while at the same time gives the audience a taste of what real life event will look and sound like in real acting. So for those theatre lovers, be prepared to be dramatised and emotionally shocked while watching this play. Director Rorne Tan wishes to warn the public that this is not a play for the soft-hearted or fainted hearted. It’s an emotionally charged drama that will not only captured your hearts but also stay in your memory for life.

The cast of this play are Ang Pei Chern, Sham Sunder Binwani, Azfarr Baginda Hubner and Qyvonia Flora Krystal Chong. Written and directed by Rorne Tan. The show for this play will be on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd July 2008 at 8.30 pm at TOP HAT Restaurant, KL. Tickets are priced at RM30.00 and can be booked by phone booking Tel: 019-6297948. Also available at the Production House: SweetAngel Productions, No.63, Jalan SS2/72, 47300 PJ.

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CAST OF THE PLAY

Ang Pei Chern, Az-Farr Baginda Hubner, Qyvonia Flora Krystal Chong and Sham Sunder Binwani

The
BlooDiHood
Story
A Rorne Tan Stage Play

Starring:
Ang Pei Chern
Azfarr Baginda Hubner
Sham Sunder Binwani
Qyvonia Flora Krystal Chong

Date: 1st July 2008, 2nd July 2008, 3rd July 2008
Venue: TOP HAT Restaurant (1st Floor, Mini Theatre),KL

TIME: 8.30pm TICKETS: RM 30 STUDENT RATE: RM25

Video clips of the Premiere Play at TOP HAT

Welcome To VIRTUAL THEATRE

2008-06-05T10:58:00.000-07:00

THEATRE SOUND EFFECTS
(The BlooDiHood Story)

Instructions:

Please read all the Acts of the Play while you listen to the respective theatre sound effects under the D-LABELS section on your right. After a while, you will become the character of the Play and find yourself living in the story of the Play. This is where your power of imagination has taken place when you see and hear the characters in your mind and experience VIRTUAL THEATRE in front of you. This is how I bring Theatre to your home.

Welcome to MODERN THEATRE and

enjoy the journey into the Bloodihood World.

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ACT 1 SCENE 1 - Theatre Sound Effects

2008-06-05T10:51:00.001-07:00

Act 1 Scene 1

Curtain up. Lights on.

It is at Trenton in New Jersey where a beautiful mansion is located. Inside the mansion there is a study room where there is a door from the left side and a couch at the centre and the walls around are covered with books shelves. There is a portrait of a beautiful woman, Cassandra, on the right side of the wall that faces the audience. At the right corner is a study table with a table lamp that belongs to the owner, Sean Rowan. Law books and papers are seen to scatter on it.

Door knob on the door turns to its left and Sean comes in. Dressing as a lawyer in a black suit holding his briefcase. He throws his briefcase to the couch. Looking tired and moves near the portrait and looks at the portrait. Sean lights up a cigarette. Suddenly, there is a ring. Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring !!!!!

Sean stands there for a moment. Hesitating to take the call but decides to take it. He approaches his study table and picks up the phone.

Sean: Hello, Oh! Hi, Bob. Yeah...yeah...I know about
tomorrow. Don't worry.... I have everything under
control........ Well!........It all depends on the
judge but I think Judge Morrison will be on our
side this time ......... Yeah! Trust me on this. I
know what I am doing, OK, Bob. ..... Well! I expect the
damages to be around 2 million. Yeah!... yeah!
................ Don't worry. Just let me handle it,
alright. Go get some sleep, OK, Bob.
Right.... Goodnight, Bob."

(He puts the phone down and moves closer to the portrait
again. Standing for a long time while staring at it.
Then he moves to the right side of the wall where there
is a Hi-Fi sets and presses the “play” button but there is
no sound. He ejects the stereo and found there is no
compact disc in it. So he searches around the Hi-Fi sets
until he gets so nervous and annoyed.)

Sean: Where is it? Shit!

(Then he approaches his study table and draws
his upper drawer, searching for something very quickly.
Then he draws the second drawer and searches and he
couldn't find it, then the third drawer, searching like
a wild beast searching for his prey. He searches and
searches and searches and he couldn't find it. Sean
bursts into frustration and loses control of
his temper.)

Sean: ALFRED! ALFRED!.... ALFRED. (Sean yells.)

(Alfred enters.)

Alfred: Yes, sir

Sean: Where the hell is the disc? (Sean still searching,
pushing his law books and papers aside.)

Alfred: What disc, sir?

Sean: The disc... Cassie's disc. The one she left it here
when she was gone. Where the hell is it? I can't find
it here? (Sean still searching in frustration).

Alfred: Oh! Cassandra's compact disc. It’s over here.

(Alfred moves to the shelf next to the portrait and takes
the compact disc on the books in the shelf and pass it
to Sean and Sean grabs it in relief with a sigh.)

It was here, sir. I saw it this morning. You've left it
here after listening to it for hours yesterday and forgot to
put it back into your drawer.

Sean: Oh!...... Thanks, Alfred. Sometimes, I don't know what
to do without you.

(Sean puts the disc on his study table and then moves
closer to the portrait.)

Alfred: Sir. I think you should take a break for a while. You
have been listening to the same music over and over
again. ..... Last night, you've been listening to it
for approximately an hour. Is it going to be the same
old song again, sir? The one by ....eh....eh Richard
Karx..or....eh..eh..Richard Tarx....

Sean: It's Richard Marx, Alfred.

Alfred: Ah yes, of course, sir. Richard Marx. I remembered it's
your favourite song in your younger days when Miss
Cassandra was around.

Sean: Yeah, Alfred. Those were the days, weren't they,
Alfred? .... Jesus, Cassie was so beautiful and she was
everything I wanted for in my life. God! I miss the
old times so much. ...I miss her touch. Her gentle
touch. Her smile, her sweet smile that melts my heart.
......Her laughter. Her care. ….. (sobs) Alfred,
I can't take this anymore.... I can't..... I can't take
this agony of losing her, Alfred.......Oh God!.....

(Sean looks down at the floor and then his tearful eyes
are looking at the portrait of Cassandra again and
Alfred notices.)

Alfred: Oh! Master Sean.......please...... you have been
looking at Cassandra for the past one year...... I mean
sir, it's...... Sir, I know that you still miss her
very much ...but sir.... it's been a long time since
she passed away......Why don't you move on with your
life?

Sean: Move on?..... What is there to move on, Alfred? I
have lost her in my life and this is the only thing I
have left from her, Alfred.

Alfred: Sir….. (sighed). Maybe..... Maybe or perhaps you
should forget her and start to move on. I still think
it's the only wise and rational thing to do after all
this time, sir. I'm just afraid you are losing yourself
again. It.... It seems the symptoms of your depression
is coming back to you, sir .......
Your condition has gone worst than before....
I just hope you can take care of yourself.....
Sir,….Maybe.......

(Sean walks away from Alfred and raises his left hand
as a gesture to tell Alfred to stop reminding him of
how he was in the past.)

Alfred: Sir, I hate to see you rotting yourself again bit by
bit....... Try to ration with yourself. Do you
actually know what is happening to you, sir? I
must say I am at the outmost worry about you, sir.

(Sean is silent. His right hand covers his face but
Alfred looks more worried when Sean is silent and he
tries to encourage him in his work.)

Please sir, at the mean time, please... please get a
grip of yourself. You have a career to hold on to.
..... You still got a big corporate suit tomorrow, sir
and.....

Sean: ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. (Sean screams and looks away.)

(Then after a while, he is in a calm mood after
learning he has lost his temper unreasonably again
knowing that Alfred was only trying to help him as he
always does. He puts his right hand on his forehead
again.)

(sighs)….. I am sorry, Alfred, that I yelled. I just
miss her so much and .....
(sighs)

Alfred: I understand, sir.

Sean: Thanks Alfred. That will be all.

Alfred: Right, sir.

(Alfred looks at Sean again. Making sure he is Ok and
then shakes his head a little before walking to the
door. Just as Alfred is about to exit the study room,
Sean calls him again.)

Sean: Alfred!

(Sean didn't look at Alfred's direction but he is
looking at the portrait. Alfred pauses and turns around
to him.)

Alfred: Yes, sir?

Sean: ......Nothing...... (pauses for a while and sighs.)
Nothing.......Goodnight, Alfred.

Alfred: Goodnight, sir.

(Alfred looks at Sean with a frowning expression and
then closes the door slowly behind him as he exits the
study room.)

Sean continue smoking while looking at the portrait. Standing like a statute. He finishes his cigarette and then walks to the study table and takes the compact disc and moves to the right side of the shelf where there is a HI-FI stereo and opens the cover of the compact disc. He takes out the disc and put it in the stereo and presses the ‘play’ button. The music of the ballad called "Can't Stop Falling In Love With You" by Richard Marx plays on. Sean moves closer to the portrait again and looks at it.

Then he gives himself a big sigh and moves quickly to the Hi-Fi sets and presses the “stop” button while the music is still playing. Sean puts both his hands to his face and walks to the door on the left side and his right hand is holding the door knob. Hesitating whether he should turn the knob to open the door and leave the study room.

After standing motionlessly for a while, he looks back at his
study table, then, he looks at the door knob again. This time he
turns the door knob and opens the door and exits slowly, closing the door behind him.

There is a silence in the study room for 10 seconds. Then the
silence is broken by Sean rushing in again in a hurry and moves straight to his study table as if he already knew where he is going. He draws open his first drawer from the top and takes out a photo album. He gazes at all the pictures of Cassandra, his most beloved fiancee and begin to remember the past. Then he weeps and slowly he cries.

His emotional dilemma has come back to him again as he sits down on his couch and puts both his hands on his face. He cries louder this time in the most pathetical manner. Like a baby losing his very own mother when he needed her most in his life.

Lights off.

* If you wish to continue reading this play, please click:

"02 - Act 2 Scene 1" at LABELS

ACT 2 SCENE 1 - Theatre Sound Effects

2008-06-05T10:49:00.000-07:00

ACT 2 Scene 1

Lights on.

It is one month later. The portrait of Cassandra is no longer
around. Sean sits next to his study table. Holding some papers as his mind is concentrating while reading them. Then Alfred enters. Looking rather anxious.

Alfred: Master Sean, dinner is ready?

Sean: Ah...Alfred, thanks but I am not hungry yet. I 'll eat
later.

Alfred: But Sir, you haven't eaten for the past few nights. Are
you sure you are alright, sir?

Sean: I'll be fine, Alfred. I'll eat tonight but later.

Alfred: Sir.....by the way. Miss Amy will be here soon to see
you.

Sean: Amy who?

Alfred: Amy Henderson, the artist, sir!

Sean: Oh! Yes, of course. Amy Henderson...... Who is she
actually, Alfred?

Alfred: Sir,....I am afraid that you will ask me this question?

Sean: Why..... Why do you said that?

Alfred: I believe she.....it seems sir, she might remind you of
the past.

Sean: Remind me of the past. What do you mean, Alfred?

Alfred: Never mind, sir. I better check whether the chef has
cooked your dinner.

(Alfred exits. Sean shrugges and reads his law books
while sitting on his study table. After awhile, Alfred
enters.)

Excuse me, Sir. Miss Amy Henderson is here to see
you....

Sean: Send her in.

(Alfred lets Amy in. Amy enters and Alfred exits. Sean
is still reading his law books and he didn't look at
Amy. Amy moves closer to the couch.)

Amy: Good evening.

Sean: Good evening.....please sit down.
(Still reading his law book tentatively.)

Amy: Thank you.

(Then Sean looks at Amy with a shock and stares at
her.)

Amy: Excuse me?

Sean: Oh! My God!.

Amy: Excuse me, again?..... Are you OK?

(Sean is blur for a moment. Then he regains his
composure and shakes his head.)

Sean: Oh!.....I am sorry...I.....You must be Miss Amy
Henderson?

Amy: Please call me Amy.

Sean: Amy......right?

Amy: How do you do?

Sean: Fine, thank you, I am Sean......Sean Rowan.......(Sean
smiles at Amy and shakes her hand.)

I understand that you are a freelance painter.

Amy: Yes....I am.

Sean: Andda….I was told you are good in painting portraits.

Amy: Well…I have done a few for VIPS and some celebrities.

Sean: Oh!..... Good. Can you paint a portrait of me then?

(Sean moves closer and looks at the empty space on
the wall where Cassandra's portrait used to be. Amy
follows him.)

I thought of putting my portrait over here.

(pointing at the empty space on the wall.)

Amy: Mmmm.. nice spot but why is it empty before?
(referring to the empty space on the wall)

Sean: My fiancee's portrait used to be here.

Amy: Your fiancee? But where is it now? Why isn't it here?

Sean: My fiancee died a year ago and.....and I don't want to
remember the pain of losing her. A week........A week
ago, I asked my butler to deliver it to her sister.

Amy: Oh! I'm so sorry. I have no idea ........

Sean: It's alright. It's a long time ago. (chuckles) In fact
it has been a long time that I've seen such a beauty
like you since the last time I looked at Cassie.

Amy: Cassie?...It's Cassie your fiancee's name?

Sean: Yeah......Cassandra's her full name.

(Sean then chuckles and looks into Amy's eyes.)

Seeing you is like seeing her again. .....I'm sorry I
don't know what I'm talking about. Please forgive me, I
don't mean to make you uncomfortable.

Amy: No...not at all. In fact, I seem to feel so….
(then silent as Amy couldn’t continue what she wants
to say)

Sean: Feel so what Amy?

Amy: I mean… I feel so at home …….as if I lived here before.
(looking around the room feeling rather surprise
suddenly)
It’s strange ……. (chuckles) ….. I have this weird
strange feeling all of a sudden. A feeling that I belonged
here before.

Sean: (chuckles)...Maybe you do.

Amy: Say, you have a nice place. Do you mind that I look
around?

Sean: No! No! Not at all. Be my guest.

(Sean moves to the shelves where he keeps his Brandy
and glasses.)

Do you want a drink? Brandy?

Amy: Sure!

(Amy walks around the room. Looking at every angle.)

Hey! This place is really nice.

(Then Amy notices the glass window.)

You sure got a beautiful scenery over here! Mine!
Mine! Its looks so beaaaauuuutiful!

(In an excitement, Amy jumps for awhile and then
stops immediately. Sean heard what Amy exclaimed
in her excitement over the glass window and he slowly
turns towards Amy and stares at her motionlessly.
Amy doesn't notice him initially as she is still looking
at the glass window. Then after awhile, she senses
that Sean is staring at her.)

Amy: .....Are you OK, Sean?.....
(Amy looks at her dress and herself.)

Is there anything wrong with my dress?

Sean: Oh! I am sorry.....No.... No... Of course not. It's
...It's just that a minute ago, I thought you were
someone else.

Amy: Someone else? Who? Cassandra?

Sean: No....No....I....thought you were my good old friend,
Michelle. She used to say the things that you’ve just
said.... Anyway forget about it.
.........Hey! Let's talk about painting. How long do
you think you need to paint me a portrait.?

Amy: No! No! Wait! Tell me about Michelle. I love to know.
Who is she?

Sean: Well! She is a very special friend of mine. Used to be I
mean. …. Used to call her ………my bloodsister
though.

Amy: Bloodsister?

Sean: Don't get the wrong idea. She is not my biological
sister but a close friend ....so close that I call her my
bloodsister. She used to be adorable and
wonderful ....... until......

Amy: Until what?...

Sean: ........

Amy: Until?

Sean: Well! Something happened and we have this feud
andda .....

Amy: And what?

Sean: I am sorry. Can we skip the topic?

Amy: Sure....I'm sorry I don't mean to be a busy body!

Sean: No.....not at all. It's just that I kindda hate her so
much that I can't talk about her anymore.

Amy: But why do you hate her so much?

Sean: (silent with anger shown in his face.)

Amy: I'm sorry. I guess I'm asking too much again…....
So, how long can you spare me for me to paint you?

Sean: I am kindda busy lately. Is it Ok that you do it in a
slow pace.....I mean it may take a couple of minutes a
day until you are finished. Don't worry.... I will pay
you triple for all your expenses and so on.

Amy: Well! I am not so sure. This might take forever you
know and I have to travel back and forth and you
know your place is not near from the city.

Sean: Oh!......Ok ....I got an idea. Are you doing anything
at the moment?....You said you are a freelance painter,
aren't you?

Amy: Yes.

Sean: So are you attached with anyone yet in your work?

Amy: Well! No. Not at the moment.

Sean: Good! Then you can stay here under my expense until
you have finished your job.

Amy: Oh! No! I can't.......I really don't want to impose
andda I.....

Sean: Nonsense! What kind of imposition can it be? This
is a huge mansion where there are plenty of rooms to be
utilised. ......Furthermore, I'm living alone in my
place and you could be a good company for me.

Amy: Well! I am not.....

Sean: Please, Amy. Help me out. I really want my
portrait to be ready before my annual company
dinner and gathering at my place next month?

Amy: Well! Alright!

Sean: So! it's a deal?

Amy: Deal!

Sean: Thanks, Amy. So I see you tomorrow, and I'll
have my chauffeur to pick you up tomorrow morning
then.

Amy: Sure!

Sean: OK! Then I'll see you, Amy. Let me call Alfred to usher
you to the door.

Amy: Oh! Don't bother. I can find my way out. So see you
tomorrow Sean, bye!.

(Amy exits. After awhile, Sean immediately moves to
the book shelves and searches for something. Moving
every books on the shelves. Then he finds the photo
album. There are dust on it and he wipes the surface.
He opens the photo album and gazes at every picture
in it and starting to smile. Then he shouts.)

Sean: ALFRED! ALFRED!........ALFRED!

(Alfred enters.)

Alfred: Yes! Sir!

Sean: Where is the key? ......The key to Cassandra's room.

Alfred: .......

Sean: Alfred? Where is it?

Alfred: Sir, I am afraid........

Sean: Alfred? Where is it? Just pass me the key!

Alfred: But sir, isn't it you said Cassandra's room is to be
locked forever after her death a year
ago.....and....and never to be opened again.

Sean: Please Alfred. I just want to enter her room again and
see how it was in her room. Give ......Give me the key
now ......Alfred!

Alfred: ......Very well, sir, as you wished. Somehow I don't
think it is a good idea...

Sean: ALFRED! JUST GIVE ME THE KEY......NOW!

Alfred: (pauses)...........Alright, sir!

(Alfred moves to the book shelves and then bents down
to one corner and lifts a few books from the shelves.
Then he takes the key hidden at the back of the
shelves and gives it to Sean reluctantly.)

Here you are, sir.

Sean: Thanks! Alfred. (Sean grabs the key from Alfred and
then moves to the door.)
Alfred! I want Cassandra's room to be cleaned by noon
today. ........Amy will be our guest tomorrow.

(Sean exits.)

Alfred: ......sir?........

(Alfred only shows his worried expression on his face
and shakes his head a little. Feeling sorry for Sean.)

Alfred: .......Poor Master Sean.....When will he ever
learn to let go of Miss Cassandra in his life?...

Lights off.

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"03 - Act 2 Scene 2" at LABELS

ACT 2 SCENE 2 - Theatre Sound Effects

2008-06-05T10:30:00.000-07:00

ACT 2 Scene 2

Lights on.

In the study room. Amy is busy arranging her painting tools and positioning an easel. Alfred enters holding some bags that belongs to Amy.

Alfred: Miss Amy, is there anything you need?

Amy: Thanks Alfred! I'll be fine.

Alfred: By the way, Master Sean wants me to inform you that
he will be a little late today. It's seems he has a
meeting with his client in the evening.

Amy: Sure. I'll just wait for him here. Thanks Alfred.

Alfred: You are welcomed. Well! Everything looks in order
now. I'll leave you to settle down.

Amy: Wait Alfred!

Alfred: Yes Miss Amy?

Amy: I am wondering whether I could ask you a question?

Alfred: Yes of course.

Amy: It's about Cassie. Sean mentioned about her several
times yesterday. Who is she? I mean what kind of
person is she?

Alfred: You mean Miss Cassandra?

Amy: Yeah! Yesteday I can't help but to notice how sad Sean
was each time he mentions her name. I mean? He
must have love her so much then.

Alfred: Yes, he did. Miss Cassandra was everything to him
and even now, Master Sean has never stop missing her.
Amy: But how did she die, Alfred?

Alfred: .....I'm sorry, Miss Amy. I'm afraid that I'm not
entitle to tell you the past of this family. Now you
must excuse me, I have work to do.

Amy: Oh! Alfred, please! I really want to know and I'll
promise I won't tell Sean. Oh!
Please.....Please.....Alfred.

Alfred: Miss Amy. I really can't.

Amy: Oh! Please......Please....

Alfred: Well! OK! But promise you must keep this a secret and
I think I am telling you now because I think it is the
best for Master Sean.

Amy: Yeah! Yeah! Sure.

Alfred: (Sighs)...... A year ago, Master Sean was engaged to
the love of his life, Miss Cassandra. They were so
happy until Master Sean's old friend, Miss Michelle
came along and stay with them here. Then
something happened. There seems to be a quarrel
among them and Master Sean chased Miss Michelle
away. Oh! God! it was really a bad time those times as
I heard shoutings and screamings among
them. ....Then poor Miss Cassandra
started to drink and she....she became drunk and
more drunk until she became an alcoholic........
.....(sighed).........One can never expect what happened
next? If only Miss Cassandra stops drinking, she
would have been alive?

Amy: What? What happened, Alfred?

Alfred: One night, Master Sean wanted to give Miss
Cassandra a surprise birthday party. But Miss
Cassandra was too drunk and she ......she slipped and
fell from the stairs and.....broke her neck.

Amy: Oh my God! What a tragic accident.

Alfred: Yes, it was a tragic accident. So tragic that Master
Sean never seem to smile ever since the death of Miss
Cassandra and he never seem to be able to forgive
himself for her death. ....... But somehow, Master Sean
has been a lot happier now since he has met you and I
wish he can be this happy all the time. Actually, Miss
Amy.....

Amy: Actually.....what, Alfred?

Alfred: There are some questions that I am very keen to ask
you but I never seem to have the opportunity to do so.

Amy: What is it. Alfred?

(At this instance, Sean comes in. Returning from
work. Alfred quickly pretend to attend to his chores.)

Sean: Hi! Everyone! I'm back.

Alfred: Good evening, sir. Do you want to have dinner now?

Sean: Sure, I'm starving. What about you, Amy?

Amy: Sure.

Alfred: I'll go and make sure that dinner is served now.

(Alfred exits.)

Sean: So sorry that I'm late.

Amy: It's Ok. Alfred told me about it.

Sean: So what are you going to do today? I'm here now.

Amy: Well! do you want me to start tonight?

Sean: That won't be necessary. Let's take a rest tonight and
we can start tomorrow morning. Say, I have a break
from work for about a week. Starting tomorrow.

Amy: Hey! That's great. Then I can grab you with all the
time I need to finish my work.

Sean: Hey! What's the hurry, Amy? Take your own sweet
time. You got the whole week.

(Sean sits on the couch.)

Ahhhh! I'm so tired.

Amy: Got a long day, huh?

Sean: Yeah! a really long day. (Then absolutely silent.)

Amy: Hey! Do you want some music?

Sean: Sure! Thanks!

Amy: I got this from my home. Maybe you will like it? Do
you like rock music?

Sean: Rock music? Of course! It’s part of my life before.

Amy: Before? What about now?

(Amy takes out a compact disc from her bag and plays
the song called 'Sweet Child O'Mine' by Guns n Roses
in the HI-FI stereo.)

Sean: STOP THE MUSIC! STOP IT!
(Suddenly Sean screams. Amy quickly presses the
“stop” button and she is frightened to see the
sudden anger in Sean.)

Amy: What? What's the matter, Sean?

Sean: Where did you get the music from? Where?

Amy: From my bag? Why?

Sean: Is it yours?

Amy: Yeah! but why? What's going on here?

Sean: .......(breathed heavily)

Amy: Sean, are you alright?

Sean: I'm......I'm sorry. The music that you've just played
reminded me.....of..........I'm sorry that I screamed
at you. I...I....

Amy: Shhhhhh! It's Ok.........It's Ok. Maybe we can try
playing another song....alright. There's a disc here.
Is it yours?

Sean: It's my......my fiancee's.

Amy: Oh!......Do you want me to play it?

Sean: Sure.

(Amy puts the compact disc in the Hi-Fi stereo and
plays it. The ballad of Richard Marx's "Can't help
falling in love with you" is playing now. Sean
remembers the music and the past. He looks at Amy
and in his sight he could only see Cassandra again.
While listening to the music, he narrates to Amy about
the past of Cassandra’s life.)

It's Cassie's favourite song........(sighs) .....She
gave this disc to me a year ago at our engagement
party. She said she wanted me to remember how we
first met. I still remember how she loves this song
so much. I was standing at the bar and then
suddenly there she was right in front of me....It...it
was like seeing angel flying in heaven when I saw her
smile the first time. Jesus, I still remember every
moment of it.... the music in the bar ...it was the
same music.....Each time I listen to this song, I can
actually feel her .....I mean I feel her existence....
her touch.....her movements....... her hair...........
her smile .... (sobs)....... like....
like...you, Amy......like you....(sobs)...

Amy: You love her so much, don't you?

Sean: …..... I do.....(sobs)……...God! I miss her so
much................ I feel so lonely without
her... I ........ miss her touch.... her loving and
tender touch...... ....(sobs emotionally).
....... I'm sorry...........I'm sorry.....

Amy: It's Ok... Hey! Do you want to dance?

Sean: ………..

(Amy hugs Sean gently and they both start to dance
passionately. Amy wipes Sean's tears away and holds
his face gently. Sean's eyes are in Amy's eyes and
they stare at each other for a long time and the
music floats them into an air of wonderfulness where
they slowly fall in love.)

...... You are so beautiful, Amy.

Amy: Thanks! So are you. (giggles.)

Sean: I love you.....

Amy: ..........(look at Sean tentatively.)

Sean: I mean what I said. From the first time I saw you, I
know that you are the one for me now.

Amy: Sean....I....I

Sean: Shhhhhhhhh, you don't have to say a thing. I know it's
silly that I have to confess to you like this when I
only know you yesterday........I just don't know why
I'm saying this..... I have never feel so happy in my
life ever since I've met you and I.....I really hope
that you feel that way too.....I.....I

Amy: Shhhhhhh! I feel the same way too.

Sean: You do?

Amy: Yeah.......

(Sean hugs Amy tightly and they continue their dance.)

Don't leave me Sean?

Sean: Leave you? Don't be silly, we haven't even begin yet.

Amy: Just promise me that you won't leave me?.....

Sean: Why are you saying this?

Amy: Just promise me? ......Promise me?

Sean: Alright! I promise .......But...

Amy: (Amy puts her finger on Sean's lips to shut his mouth.)

Shhhhhh! Don't ask question anymore.....Just hug
me tightly, Sean........I love you very much.

(Sean is awed by what Amy has just said. It is as if
he has already know her for a long time and now she
has come back to him to ask him not to leave her
again.)

Sean: (chuckles)...... You silly girl. I won't leave you.
I promise that I won't leave you ..... I love you.

Amy: .......Sean, I love you too.

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ACT 2 Scene 3

Lights on.

Another week has passed. Amy is painting on her 'soon-to-be-finished' portrait of Sean where she is doing some final touches to it. Then someone comes in. It is Nichol White.

Nichol: Sean! Sean! Where are you? .....oops.....I'm
sorry.....I didn't know there is someone here....

(Nichol stares at Amy for a long time. Amy looks at her
and then to her own dress.)

Who are you?

Amy: (Feeling shock.).......I'm Amy Henderson.
And you?

Nichol: (Still staring at Amy tentatively.)

I'm........I'm.... Nichol White, a friend of
Sean's.......mmmmmm where's Sean?

Amy: He's not around but he will be back soon.

Nichol: So.....who are you actually?

Amy: I'm an artist and I'm painting a portrait of Sean.

Nichol: An artist, huh? (Still gazing at Amy.)

Amy: Excuse me, is there anything wrong with my dress?
Everyone seems to gaze at me ever since I step my
foot into this mansion.

Nichol: Sorry! I don't mean to make you uncomfortable. How
do you do?

(Nichol shakes Amy's hand.)

Amy: Fine, and nice meeting you.

Nichol: Say you look like ....

Amy: Like who?

Nichol: Nothing! I was just hallucinating. Forget what I've
just said. So, what do you actually do again, Amy?

Amy: I paint..... Sean wants me to paint a portrait of him.

Nichol: ...... A portrait…huh?

(Nichol looks at the right corner of the wall and is
shocked to see the empty space where the portrait of
Cassandra used to be.)

Oh! My God! Where's Cassandra?

Amy: You mean the portrait?

Nichol: Yes, where's Cassandra's portrait. It used to be here.

Amy: ....Sean gave it to her sister.

Nichol: Oh! Did he?....... I see.....

Amy: Yeah! Do you know Cassandra?

Nichol: Cassandra? Yes, of course. She was a beautiful
woman and she was as beautiful as Michelle.

Amy: Michelle? Who's Michelle?

Nichol: She's my bloodsister.

Amy: Sean's too, isn't it?

Nichol: Well! Yes.

Amy: Sean told me before that he has a bloodsister called
Michelle. Are you his so-called bloodsister too?

Nichol: Yeap. We were great last time....Where we used
to be like a gang. An identity of our own.

Amy: What about now?

Nichol: ........(sighs) it's sad that things are not the same
as before.

Amy: Why? Why is it so, Nichol?

Nichol: I don't know.....it's just that .......

Amy: .........

Nichol: Say........ You look so familiar and I seem to know
you before. You speak like Michelle and look like
her too as a matter of fact. (sighs) .... If
only Michelle is here...

Amy: Why, isn't she around here?

Nichol: No...not anymore. She disappeared a year ago
after Cassandra...... (sighed)

Amy: After Cassandra's death.

Nichol: Yeah! .....hmmm....you seem to know a lot about
Sean's past.

Amy: Well! Not really! There is so much about him that
seems so mysterious to me.

Nichol: (chuckles) Sometimes it makes you feel that you
want to know more about him isn't it? (chuckles)
This is what Sean always do. Loves to keep people
guessing.

Amy: He also seems to have a lot of his family secrets
and also about his so-called bloodsisters he used to
have?

Nichol: Yeah! his so-called bloodsisters, huh? Well not
anymore.

Amy: Why? Why not?

Nichol: It's long story, Amy?

Amy: Tell me.....Please I love to know.....Please.....

Nichol: Well it all started about three years ago when we
formed our gang and named ourselves the
Bloodsisters and the Bloodbrother. Bloodbrother is
of course, Sean. I remember it was one month
before our exam at the Princeton University.

This is where I used to sit and study during our group
discussion. (chuckles,) It's my favourite couch. Oh!
It's still look the same. (pointing at the couch.)

Sean used to sit there. (pointing at the study table.)

.....and here's where Michelle used to stand .....the
spot that you're standing now....... She loves to stand
here and look at the scenery behind this glass window.
(pointing at Amy.)

.....(chuckles.) I still remember her laughter....Her
cute little and childish laughter..........

(Nichol narrates to Amy about the past.)

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Past 1 Scene 1

Lights on.

It is in the study room. Every conditions and decorations remain intact as in Act 1 except where there is no portrait on the wall. Nichol White dresses in her jeans jacket like a college styled student sits on the sofa at the centre reading some case-laws. There are some law books sprawling on the sofas. Sean with his jeans jacket together with his jeans pants and leather shoes sits at his study table doing his assignment. Thick law books and papers scatter everywhere on the table while he is concentrating on his work.

Nichol: The case of New Castle v. Smith .....eh....eh...shit.
What is the principle of the case?

(Nichol scratches her head trying to figure out
the answer to the question she just asked herself and
then she gives up guessing.)

Sean! Sean!

Sean: Mmmmmm....
(Still concentrating on his work without looking at
Nichol.)

Nichol: Do you remember the principle of New Castle v. Smith?

(There is no answer from Sean and Nichol is getting
annoyed.)

Nichol: Sean! Seeeeaaaaaaannnnnnnn!

Sean: Mmmmmm....(Still concentrating on his work.)

Nichol: I am asking you a question, Brother!

Sean: Sorry. What is it?

(This time Sean looks at Nichol.)

Nichol: The principle of New Castle v. Smith case?

Sean: Oh! Jesus, I forgot myself. (sighs)

Nichol: Oh! God! Exam is around the corner and still there are
so much to remember. What are we going to do, Sean?

Sean: Woooa! Hold your horses, Nichol. Just hang on there.
I'll find the case for you.

(Sean searches for one of the books on his table and
flips the pages.)

Let see......New...New Castle v. Smith.

(Suddenly, Nichol's mind wanders with deep
thoughts and she is not interested of what Sean is
doing but she reluctantly thanks him as she meant
it for other reason.)

Nichol: Thanks, Sean. You are always a good brother to me.

Sean: Mmmmmm......(Sean still flipping the pages.)

(Then Nichol pretends not thinking about
other things and looks at her watch.)

Nichol: Jesus, where's Michelle?

Sean: She should be here by now.... Did you tell her
about our group study today?

Nichol: I did. I guess she probably went for a detour
again to some frolic of her own. You know her.

Sean: As usual. Ah! I found it. New Castle vs. Smith.
It's says.....

(As Sean refers the case to her, he notices Nichol
isn't looking at him but elsewhere and his mind
wonders why. Then after a while knowing Nichol
isn't paying anymore attention to him, he quitely moves
closer to her place and sits next to her.)

Hello! Is there anybody out there? Are you still in
the twilight zone?

Nichol: Sorry! I don't mean to ignore you?

Sean: It's OK. What's wrong? You seem to have a lot in your
mind.

Nichol: Nothing, really. I was just dreaming. You know.
The usual, stuff and bla...bla....bla.

(Sean then gives Nichol a small pat from his elbow.)

Sean: You sure, huh!

Nichol: Yeah! I am sure. I just....

Sean: What is it, Nichol?

Nichol: I don't know. There is this fear that is building
inside me.

Sean: What? Is it the exam that's been bothering you?

Nichol: No! No! It's not the exam. I am not sure....I
...(sighs).

(Nichol puts her right hand on her forehead.)

I’m just worried that ...... I mean I am just worried
about our gang. That we will never share what we have
together like brothers and sisters one day. You
know, where we will end up going our separate ways
after the exam and never see each other again.

Sean: Nichol! you silly girl. Even if we are to go our
separate ways later. So what? .... Hey! we have our own
lives to move on. But of course, we will get in touch
and say hi and maybe say hey how many kids you got
and start comparing and see who got the most of it.
(Sean laughs.)

Nichol: Sean, I'm serious!

(Sean stops laughing and he holds Nichol's hands
gently.)

Sean: Nichol, you're always like this. Worried about
something unnecessarily...... But I want you to
know that no matter where we are in the future and no
matter how far apart we can be, I'm sure we will
always remember the moments that we are enjoying
now. Our 'Bloodihood Bond' is so great and it will
always be there.

Nichol: Always be there?

Sean: Always...... always in our hearts, too...... Yours,
mine ....and Michelle's.

Nichol: Thanks,...... If I ever have a brother, I really want
him to be like you.

(Nichol hugs Sean immediately.)

Sean: You don't have to as you already got one here now.

(At this juncture, Michelle enters the room from the
left side at the door. She is wearing a blouse with
feminine vest and a short mini-skirt. Looking very
sexy.)

Michelle: Hi! Guys. (Michelle yells in ecstasy.)

(Nichol and Sean start to break-up in their
passionate moment of friendship but Michelle
looks at them surprisingly.)

Did I miss something?

Nichol: Hi!

Sean: Yes! You did. Our wasted time of waiting for you
to join us for group discussion, remember?
It's about time, Michelle. Where have you been?

Michelle: (giggles)
Oh! I am so sorry. I completely forgot about it.
(Michelle moves towards Sean.)
I am sorry, Sean. Please don't get mad. Huh!

Sean: (Imitating Michelle's expression) "Oh! I'm sorry,
please don't get mad, huh?" As usual Michelle,
you always make promises you never keep. I don't
know what else to say to you.

Michelle: Oh! Sean! I am so sorry....Please, don't be mad at
me, huh!....huh!......huh!.....huh!

(Michelle shows her pathetic look like a little girl
begging for forgiveness.)

Sean: Alright, alright. Just don't do it again.

Michelle: Yeah! Sean's not mad at me. Yeah! yeah!

(Michelle jumps like a little girl clapping her hands
and Sean and Nichol laugh at her. Sean then
moves to his study table to continue his work.)

Sean: OK, let's get back to work. We have exams to go for,
remember, guys!

(Michelle shows a frowning face to Nichol.)

Michelle: What? Study again. It's so boring.

(Michelle wanders around the room and
begins to take notice of the surroundings.)

Wow! Nice place, Sean. Oh! You got a window that
we can see the beautiful view outside.

(Then she moves quickly towards the glass window
and then jumps like a little girl again.)

Nichol! Nichol!

(Michelle yells in a high pitched tone and
swings her left hand towards Nichol.)

Come here and look at the view.
It's so beautiful out there. You can see everything
from here. Oh Mine! Oh mine! Sean, it's so beautiful!

(Nichol moves towards Michelle and looks at the
beautiful scenery with her. Michelle is still jumping
with ecstasy as she points to Nichol the beautiful
mountains at the scenery.)

Nichol: Mmmmmmm ...Yeah! it is.

Michelle: Oh! Look at that mountains. Mine! Mine! it's so
beautiful. It's like living in paradise, Sean! Oh Mine!
Oh Mine!

(Sean moves towards them and joins them looking at
the scenery.)

Sean: It's my favourite spot too, Michelle.

Michelle: I don't care...I don't care. I want this to be my spot.
I want to own this place. I don't care.

(Sean puts his hand on Michelle's shoulder and hold
her tightly like a brother hugging his own sister.)

Sean: Alright! alright! It's yours now........ Are you happy
now?

(Michelle becomes silent and slowly she turns her
head towards Sean and stares at him.)

Michelle: Will it be forever?

(Sean then turns his head towards Michelle and their
eyes met each other.)

Sean: Yeah....Forever.

(Michelle and Sean are looking into each other's eyes
and slowly they lost touch with reality as if there is
some form of chemical reaction in their emotions.
All of a sudden, out of impulse, Sean puts his right
hand on Michelle's left cheek and caresses her so
tenderly. For another few more moments, they would have
found the magical phenomenon of falling in love. While
this is happening, Nichol couldn't help but to realise
what is happening and simply witnesses their romantic
moments and takes notice of it in silence.
But Sean then senses the impropriety to feel such
feeling of love when he knows he has already made his
vow to be Michelle's brother. Because of this, Sean
shakes his head a little and breaks away from Michelle by
withholding his hand from her face.
Then Sean pretends nothing has happened and returns to
his study table and continues doing his assignment.
Michelle is a little bit disappointed of Sean's sudden
withdrawal from such feeling of love but she understands
his gesture and also pretends nothing has happened.)

Sean: OK! Guys, let's not get carried away from that window.
We have exams to deal with, remember?
Michelle, you better start studying now.

(Nichol holds Michelle's left hand and drags her to the
sofas and Michelle reluctantly follows. Then they decide
to do some studying.)

Michelle: Mnmmmmmmmmm. I hate studying.

Nichol: Come on, Michelle. Do you want to pass your exam?

Michelle: Mmmmmmmmmm. I hate law! I hate law! I
wonder why my parents have to force me to do law.
It's so boring.

(Michelle reluctantly takes out a book from her bag
and reads it.)

Sean: Shhhhhhhh.(Sean points his finger to his mouth as a
gesture to tell Michelle to stop complaining.)

(There is a silence in the room for awhile as Sean
is busy doing his assignment and Nichol is
busy reading her case-laws.)

Michele: Sean!

Sean: Shhhhhhhh. (Simultaneously with Nichol.)

Nichol: Shhhhhhhh. (Simultaneously with Sean.)

(There is another silence for awhile as Michelle begins
to feel uncomfortable and restless in trying to get her
mind to concentrate in her study.)

Michelle: Nichol!

Sean: Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
(Simultaneously in a louder voice.)

Nichol: Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
(Simultaneously in a louder voice.)

(There is another silence and this time Michelle is
getting even more impatient than before as she is just
too bored with her law books. And then Alfred enters.)

Alfred: Pardon me, everyone. Ah.....Miss Michelle! There is a
phone call for you from the living hall outside.

(Michelle raises both her hands in the air
immediately.)

Michelle: Yes! Yes! I am out of here. Thanks Alfred, you have
just saved my life. Excuse me, brother and sister. Or
shall I say..... Bloodbro and Bloodsis,
please......excuseeee meooooew.

(Michelle does her little cat walk to the door and
Alfred exits from the door.)

Sean: Michelle, don't forget to come back. We have
discussion to attend to later.

(Michelle turns around to Sean and puts her right
hand to her right ear.)

Michelle: What, Senior? I can't hear you. Can you
please....please say that again?

(When Sean looks at Michelle's direction, she has
already exited. Sean shakes his head and smiles
a little.)

Sean: I wonder whose call is it from?

Nichol: I guess it must be from her mom. Remember that her
mom said that she will call Michelle over here to tell
her about her father air flight tomorrow so that she
can pick her dad up from the airport. Say..... Do you
know that her father is coming back from Paris for
good to stay with her mom. She is just so excited
about it for the past few days about this. I guess she
loves her dad so much.

Sean: I remember. Yeah! Her mom did say that.
That must be real nice.

Nichol: You know, tomorrow is already a Father's Day
and it will be like double celebration for her.

Sean: That's good and nice. (In a much silent mode.)

(Nichol looks at Sean and she realises there is
something about what she has said that made Sean
looks so sad all of a sudden. Michelle comes in at this
moment and jumps like a little girl again.
Clapping her hands.)

Michelle: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! my father is coming back
tomorrow and we will be celebrating Father's Day
at ......(Michelle's stops suddenly when she realises
that Sean has started sobbing quitely.)

(Nichol moves to Michelle and whispers
something to her and Michelle got a shock and
covers her mouth.)

Michelle: Oh! My God! (Whispering.)

(Nichol and Michelle whisper to themselves and Sean
is still putting his right hand on his face covering his
tearful eyes. Then Nichol and Michelle move
towards Sean. They put their hands on Sean's
shoulder.)

Michelle: Hey! Bro. Are you OK?

Nichol: Sean, please........ I am sorry..... I didn't mean to
say these things to you. I totally forgot and I.....
I'm sorry.

Michelle: Hey! Bloodbro..... We are sorry, huh.....

(Sean raises his right hand and stand up. He walks to
the window.)

Sean: Hey! Come on.........Come-on.... guys. I'm OK. It's
alright! alright! I just got jam up for a while. That's
all. I'll be fine.

(There is a silence for awhile. Nichol and Michelle are
still staring at Sean tentatively.)

Sean: Sometimes, it's strange....you know. I never like my
dad and I never learn to love him like a real son. My
mom used to tell me to forgive what my dad did in
the past and I.....I ..... I guess I was never a good son
after all....You know sometimes it's good to have this
kindda function like Father's Day or maybe
Mother's Day.....it's where you can really
understand that ....that maybe you actually love your
father after all when you know that he has no one to
celebrate with during this occasion when he knows
that his friends and buddies probably spending
sometime somewhere.....celebrating how great being
a father they are and stuff like that. I.......I guess that I
finally understood how my dad felt now..... If
only....If only....I listen to my Mom before she died.
I.....I mean if only she knows that I still love
my dad....Maybe she'll be very happy in heaven now.

(Sean sobs incessantly and emotionally.)

Why must they diedddddd and .....and leave me
alone like this? How in the hell did the brakes fail?
Damn the car accident? .....Mom...mmmmm
(sobs) Please forgive me......I know that it's too late
already.......I am so sorry I ..I....I
Dad...Dad......I'm sorry.....I...mmmmmmm
Dadddd.... (sobs) .......so sorry. Now it's all too
late already.......Everything's too late.....Now.

(Sean's emotion has gone unstable and he is starting
to sob a little louder while holding his tears
desperately. Nichol and Michelle quickly move closer
to Sean.)

Nichol: Sean! It's not too late.......It's not too late.
I'm sure your mom and dad already knew from
their hearts that you love them......... and .....and you
still have us.

Michelle: Yeah! We're your family..... We're still your
bloodsisters, aren't we?

Nichol: Yeah! we're a gang now and we're your family.
Hey!....we are Bloodbrother and Bloodsisters
...remember?

Michelle: Come-on, Bro. We love you very much.

Nichol: You're not alone..... Not anymore. Remember what
you've told me just now, Sean? About our sacred
bond in our friendship, ....... remember?

(Sean then turns around and hugs them and gives a
kiss on their foreheads.)

Sean: Thanks Nichol. Thanks Michelle. You guys are my
only good friends and I love you all.

Nichol: I love you too, Sean.

Michelle: Me too, bloodbro.

(After the emotional hugging among themselves
for awhile, Sean remembers something.)

Sean: I got something for you two. Here!

(Sean moves to his study table and draws open his
first top drawer and takes out three star shaped
pendants with chains that dazzle Michelle's and
Nichol's eyes.)

Here, I kindda made these myself and I.....I thought
you guys will like it.

(Sean gave the star shaped pendants to them by
wearing them on their necks. Nichol and Michelle
smile between themselves as they are awed by such
wonderful gifts from Sean. They then hold their
pendants respectively and start to look at
their own gifts and they see the wordings of their
name engraved on their own pendants beside their
hearts.)

Nichol: Bloodsister Nichol. Thanks.

Michelle: Hey! mine's Bloodsister Michelle. Oh! it's wonderful.
Thanks Sean.

Sean: And this pendant will be mine. Bloodbrother Sean.

Nichol: And we will all be as one.....

Michelle: ... under this bond.

(Then Sean, Michelle and Nichol start hugging
among themselves.)

Michelle: Hey! Why don't we create a song as a theme song for
our Bloodihood Gang?

Sean: That's great idea!

Nichol: Yeah! But what song?

Michelle: I got an idea. I happened to pass by some places just
now and ....Look! Look what I got today.

(Michelle takes out a compact disc from her bag
and proudly presents it to Sean and Nichol.)

Ta...Da!

Nichol: What's that?

Michelle: Guns & Roses new album. Here! check it out.

(Michelle passes the compact disc cover to Nichol.)

Sean: Oh really, what's the albums name?

Michelle: It's called 'Appetite for Destruction'.
I heard all the songs when I borrowed from my
friend's last week before I bought this new CD for
myself. Here I show you. You guys should check
out this song.

(Michelle takes the compact disc from Nichol and
puts it in the Hi-Fi stereo and plays the 'Sweet Child
O'Mine' song. Sean and Nichol take the lyrics from
the album cover and start searching for the lyrics of
the song and they all start singing the song together.
Michelle is dancing and rocking her head around.
Swaying her hair like a rocker in a rock concert
singing the tunes. She don't need to look at the
lyrics as she already knew them by heart.)

(At this juncture, Alfred enters from the door at the left side.
Sean, Nichol and Michelle are still dancing. Totally oblivious of
Alfred's presence. Alfred tries to speak to them but the music
is too loud and they wouldn't care to listen to him. They just
play a prank on Alfred by dancing around him and Alfred tries again to speak to each of them but they pretend that they couldn't hear him. Michelle even hold Alfred's hand to dance with him but Alfred refuses to do so and pulls his hand away from Michelle.
Then Sean quickly lowers down the music of Sweet Child O'Mine from the stereo and looks at Alfred in a shock.)

Sean: Alfred, What time is it?

Alfred: Sir! That is what I am trying to tell you, sir? But you
all won't listen.

Sean: Alfred! Answer me. What time is it?

Alfred: It's already 2:15. Sir andda......

Sean: Oh! My God, we are late for our 2 pm lecture and the
Professor will kill us this time.
Come-on, guys. We better hurry up.

(Sean collects all his books and papers quickly and
chucks them into his bag and rushes to the door.
Nichol does the same thing. While the rest are busy
packing their things for the lecture, Michelle is busy
standing at the window watching the scenery again.)

Michelle: Ohhhhhhhh! It's so beautiful. I don't feel like leaving
now. Can't we just skip the lecture?

Sean: Come-on, Michelle! Stop fooling around anymore or
Professor Kingsfield will kill you later.

Nichol: Come-on, Michelle! Start packing your things.

Sean: Go ....Come on, Michelle. Let's go!

(Sean is rushing and he exits and Nichol packs
Michelle's books into her bag and she rushes to the
door and before she exits she turns to Michelle.)

Nichol: Come-on, Michelle. Let's go.

(Nichol exits and Alfred follows behind.
Michelle takes her bag and moves to the door and
stops. She turns around and looks at the window and
then exits. Then she enters again and reaches for the
Hi-Fi stereo and ejects her compact disc from it and
keeps it in the album cover and puts it into her bag.
When she is about to move towards the door, she stops
and looks at the glass window again. Nichol comes in
at the door and shouts at Michelle.)

Nichol: Michelle! Let's go. We are very late already!

(Then Nichol exits from the door.)

Michelle: Alright! I am coming......I am coming.

(Michelle runs quickly towards the door.)

SWEET CHILD O'MINE IS COMING!

(Michelle shouts and exits from the door.)

Lights off.

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Past 1 Scene 2

Lights on.

Five months after the exam, it is in the study room again.
Nichol is sitting on the couch at the centre and Michelle is sitting on Sean's study table shaking her legs forward and backward.

Nichol: (Nichol looks at her watch and sighs.)

Where is Sean? He should be back by now.
Michelle! Did Sean say anything about our
meeting today?

Michelle: Uh! uhh! Nothing! (Michelle shakes her head.)

Nichol: Hmmmmmmm. (Nichol sighs in frustration again.)
It's been 5 months after our exam and I'm bored
like hell...... Sorry, Michelle, that you didn't make it
in the exam. So where have you been these couple
of months? What have you been up to, huh?

Michelle: Well! I am in the advertising now.

Nichol: Oh! Really! That's cool....Hey! Finally you got what
you wanted to do in your life, huh?

Michelle: Yeah! After all the nagging from my parents.... You
know and stuff like that.

Nichol: So! Tell me, tell me. What do you do?

Michelle: Well! Nothing much, I am kindda take charge of
co-ordinating the works of the models and stuff like
that. Oh! Nichol, you should check out the hunks that
work in my place....Say I don't mind matchmaking
you with one of the cuties....You know!

Nichol: Now... you better stop that now..... I mean
it.....Don't start your little cunning and mischievous
schemes again. I had enough of blind dates from
you.

Michelle: Oh! Don't be shy! There are still a lot of hunks out
there waiting to know you, Nichol.
Nichol! Nichol little sis....(Michelle chuckles and
giggles.)

Nichol: Stop it Michelle. Alright! Or I am out of here.
(Nichol stands up and moves away from Michelle.)

(Michelle stops teasing Nichol and suddenly
realises the agony of long waiting she and Nichol have
to endure for Sean to return from his work.)

Michelle: Ggggggrrrrrhhhhh! It's getting boring. I hate
waiting and waiting and waiting for him like this.
How many times do we have to wait for him?
(Michelle puts her arms together.)

Nichol: Maybe he forgot about our meeting with him to
celebrate his birthday today?

Michelle: Oh! He better not be.
(Michelle stands up and moves to the window.)

Oh! Nichol! What is wrong with Sean lately? He
seems to spend less time with us nowadays. I mean I hardly sees him after the exam, he seems to vanish in our lives. He doesn't have dinner with us anymore
and each time when I pay him a visit, he is always
not around. He hardly call and....and he even forgot
to return my call which is totally unlike him.

(Michelle moves to the door at the left side.)
Hmmmmmmmmmm. Where is he?
I began to miss his presence already.

Nichol: Maybe he has forgotten about our appointment this
time?

Michelle: Hmmmmmmmmm. I don't think so?...... How could
he? We have been doing this for many times. Isn't it
each time when one of us is having his or her
birthday, we all are supposed to meet up here at 7:00
p.m. as we always do for yours and mine, remember?

Nichol: Yeah! Maybe he's late. You know him, he's doing
his chambering in one of the largest firm in town.
Probably hooked up somewhere.

Michelle: Yeah! But aargggghhhh! Why didn't he call and spare
us the torture of waiting for him?
I hate waiting! I hhhaaaaatttttteeeee waiting!
You know what….. Nichol sis! I haven't seen him for
months besides getting in touch with him through
phones....... I am getting sick already.

(Michelle puts her arms together again and then
she moves to the window and looks at the scenery
outside and suddenly jumps with ecstasy like the
way she did the first time.)

Oh Mine! Oh Mine! Nichol! Nichol! Come ! Come!
The sun is setting.

(Nichol moves towards her and looks at the
scenery with her.)

Nichol: Oh yeah! It's beautiful!

Michelle: Oh! it is. Oh Mine! Oh Mine!
Oh Nichol sis...... I guess I kindda miss Sean already
like the way I miss this little spot.

Nichol: Yeah! Yeah!

(Then Michelle puts her hand on Nichol's shoulder
like real sisters comforting each other.)

Michelle: I miss Sean, Nichol sis!

Nichol: Me too, Michelle.

(After cuddling each other for awhile, Nichol looks at
her watch again and moves to the couch and sits
down.)

Maybe.......

Michelle: Maybe what?

Nichol: Never mind!

Michelle: No! Tell me. What is it?

Nichol: Maybe he is spending his time with someone else.

Michelle: Someone else? Who?

Nichol: I am not sure but I heard about him being with
Cassandra quite often.

Michelle: Cassa...who?

Nichol: Cassandra!..... The one Sean introduced to us during
the lectures before the exam, ......remember?

Michelle: Oh!.....You mean the blonde that looks like me ...
where everyone used to say she is like my twin
sister.

Nichol: Yeah! She's the one. I suspect that Sean has been
with her a lot lately..... Well! at least the guys in
the University said so.

Michelle: Oh! (Michelle becomes silent.)

Nichol: Michelle! Do you think that maybe...maybe Sean
has abandoned us already.

Michelle: What? Abandoned us? (chuckles.)
No! I don't think so. Sean won't do such thing like
that. You know him, he's such a protagonist in the
gang and sometimes he is so serious with certain
things especially when it relates to the
gang.......Remember my ex-boyfriend issue,
Lawrence? Sean was so obsessed to know about
my private life with him and he just won't let me
go.

Nichol: I still remember that but it was a year ago
and he was only trying to help you. He told me
before ..... at that time......that he was worried
about you and that you will get hurt from the
asshole like Lawrence and stuff like that......
Maybe he was a little too strong .....too intense
towards you, I may say.

Michelle: Yeah! he was but sometimes, it's strange, Nichol,
I never blame him for what he did that time.

Nichol: Of course, not. You told me that he cared for you
so much and you kindda like the way .....I
mean .......how protective he was for you,
remember?

Michelle: I remember that and it was real nice to realise
what he did for me........ at that time. Saving
my life from this over possessive asshole that
almost destroy my life........Remember how this
guy used to stalk me day and night. Yeah! If it
wasn't for Sean....... I probably won't be here
talking to you.

(Michelle finds herself smiling happily
as she remembers the past while looking at the
window.)

I'm really glad to have a bro like him sometimes.

Nichol: Me too, Michelle!

(Then suddenly Nichol looks away from
Michelle and gives a big sigh to herself
and Michelle notices that.)

Michelle: What is it, Nichol sis?

Nichol: I don't know..... I mean I'm just worried that
someone will take him away from us.

Michelle: What? Who?

Nichol: Cassandra!

Michelle: (Michelle chuckles.)
Cassandra? That's imitation bitch of mine gonna
take our Bloodbrother away! No way! Baby! I don't
think so!

Nichol: I don't know anymore, Michelle! Sean did change a
lot lately and you know how passionate he can be at
times.

Michelle: Hmmmmmmm! Yeah! Butta....... I don't think so,
Nichol sis! Not Cassandra, pleeeeaaaasssssseeeee!

Nichol: But I am just afraid that..... I don't know. Sometimes,
I have this fear that we might not be as close as
before and slowly we.... we end up knowing so little
about one and another and....and...
(Nichol stops as she doesn't want to speak of
the bad things that may turn out true about the
gang.)

Michelle: You mean this girl, Cassandra, is gonna take Sean
away from us just like that. Period.
(Michelle chuckles.)
Ah! Don't worry, Nichol sis. You are thinking too
much again. It isn’t gonna happen. Even though
it does happened, Sean won't abandon us like that.
We are still his bloodsisters, remember?

Nichol: Oh! I don't know anymore, Michelle! Recently, I
have this dream that we are no longer sisters and
brother and Sean couldn't care about us
anymore and....and.....
(Nichol gets nervous all of a sudden and
Michelle cuddles her tenderly like a real sister.)

Michelle: Shhhhhh! Hey! Sis, it's OK. Nothing is going to
happen to our Bloodihood bond.
(Michelle whispers to Nichol.)

Nichol: I just don't want us to break up, Michelle......and...

Michelle: Shhhhh! it's OK. We are not breaking up. We are
still Bloodsisters to Sean. You are being silly again.
OK! Huh! Huh! Hmmmmm! Hmmmm!
(Michelle looks at Nichol like a little girl. Then
Nichol stares at Michelle surprisingly.)

Nichol: Say, in fact, if she were to have such a long hair like
yours in black instead of a blonde colour, I don't
think anyone can tell the difference between you
and her.

Michelle: Who? Who are you talking about, now?

Nichol: Cassandra!

Michelle: Cassandra? Oh! Stop it, Nichol sis. You are making
me nervous.

Nichol: No! No! Listen to me. I am serious, Michelle. Are
you sure you don't have a twin sister in your life. I
mean after looking at Cassandra, it's hard to believe
that you don't. You look so alike her......except for
your long and wavy hairstyle.

Michelle: (Michelle frowns.)
Hmmmmmmm. What ever?
(Michelle stands up and swings her right hand at
Nichol before moving to Sean's study table to
browse through one of his law books.)

Nichol: Why! You don't like her do you?

Michelle: No! Not really! It's just that I don't like people
comparing me with her. Anyway...... she ain't
sexier or gorgeous than I am.... and I know that
Sean will always love me first before he sets his eyes
on another woman.

Nichol: Oh! Really?

Michelle: Really! So, Bloodsis Nichol, don't get jealous.
Yeh! yeh! yeh! yeh! yeh! Sean's mine!
(Michelle raises both her hands and touches her
hair and smiles like a model posing for a
photographing session.)

Nichol: Michelle! Don't forget you just said that Sean treat us
as sisters, remember?...... Our Bloodihood vow?

Michelle: Oh! That's just a figure of speech, I believe. But now
things changed, Nichol. I think Sean loves me
more than just a sister.

Nichol: You think so?

Michelle: Yeah! I do. Don't you see he always call me the
'Impeccable Beauty' remember? And he always buy
gifts for me? Though he is a good bloodbro to me,
somehow I believe there is something more than
that...... In fact he does have a 'boyfriend
quality'....you know.

Nichol: Oh! is it? What actually is this 'boyfriend quality'
that you have in mind, Michelle?

Michelle: You know, the quality that every girl will look for as
a life partner. I mean I have seen a lot of guys but
none of them is like Sean, you know. At least for
Sean, I trust him and I have never felt so secured
and comfortable with him than with anyone else.
....... Maybe Sean loves me? Do you think so, Nichol?

(Then Michelle has something in her mind and she
is silent for awhile. Nichol notices her silence as
she knows Michelle is starting to have doubts of
what she has just said about Sean loving her.
Nichol tries to change the subject in order to
escape this sensitive discussion about romance
and bloodihood relationship between them.)

Nichol: Hey! What did you get for Sean's birthday today?

Michelle: Oh! Just a simple tie. I thought that one day he's
going to be a lawyer soon, so maybe he needs a tie
or something. What about you?

Nichol: Well! I kindda got him a small picture frame with
the picture of our gang.

Michelle: Hey! That's cool! I love to see that later from Sean.
Wait! Wait! I got an idea. Why don't we give Sean
a surprise? When he comes in later, let's say that
we got nothing for his birthday or pretended
that we didn't know about it just in case he
remembers that he is supposed to meet us today.

Nichol: Yeah! But what about our presents?

Michelle: (Michelle looks at Sean's table.)
Well! We can hide them in his drawer.

(They moves to Sean's table and hide their
presents in the drawer. At this instance, Sean
enters from the door. Just come back from his
work. Nichol and Michelle quickly move away
from the study table to avoid any form of
suspicion that Sean may have towards their
prank.)

Sean: Hi! Guys!

Michelle: Hi! bro!

Nichol: It's about time, Sean. Where have you been?

Sean: Where? What do you mean? Oh! My God! I
completely.... completely forgot about you guys.
Oh Shit! I have promised Cassandra and I am
suppose to ...... Oh Shit!

(Sean looks at his watch and puts his right hand
on his forehead.)

Andda I am late already to pick her up.
I am so sorry, guys!

(Michelle and Nichol want to say something but
are interrupted by the ringing of the phone.
Ring, ring, ring, ring.
Sean moves to his study table and picks up the
phone.)

Sean: Hello! yeah! it's me. Sorry! honey! I don't mean to
be late. I just got hooked up with my client just
now. .....Alright! I am coming over
now.......Yeh! ...... I love you too!

(Michelle and Nichol look at each other. Awe by
what Sean has just said in the phone. It is the
first time they ever know that Sean has a lover
in his life.)

Sean: Ah! Guys! I am terribly sorry.....I really got to
go. Cassandra is waiting for me .....(sighs) I've
promised her. Look! I am really sorry Ok! I'll
make up for you two later. I promise!

Michelle: But....Sean.....

Sean: Sorry! Michelle!
(Sean quickly kisses Michelle's head.)

Nichol: Sean?

Sean: Sorry! Nichol!
(Sean quickly kisses Nichol's head.)

(Then Sean runs towards the door quickly.)

Michelle: Wait! Sean! At least, look at what we ........

(Knowing Sean is about to leave the room,
Michelle then quickly moves to Sean's study table
to take the presents hidden in the drawer. Nichol
shouts at Sean also. Trying to stop him from
leaving the room.)

Nichol: Sean ! Wait !

(Unfortunately, by the time Michelle takes the
presents out, Sean already exited from the door.
Knowing that Sean couldn't even care about what
she has just said, Michelle becomes sad all of a
sudden holding Sean's presents all by herself.
Nichol and Michelle look at each other in dismal
with full of disappointment. Then suddenly, Sean
enters again very quickly and both of them look at
Sean tentatively.)

Sean: Hey! guys! I forgot to tell you! I am getting
engaged! Yeeeeeeeahhhhhh! Ciao! I'll see you!

(Sean raises his right fist and about to exit without
looking at Nichol and Michelle's reaction. In a rather
overwhelmed mood, Nichol and Michelle stand
helplessly looking at each other in their awesome feeling.
Then Sean stops when he is about to exit from the door.
His back is facing Nichol and Michelle and he doesn’t
want to turn around to look at them as he realises
what he has done to them. Abandoning them when they
needed him most.
After awhile, Sean slowly turns around to face them. All
three of them are looking at each other among
themselves. Speechless and sad and confused all of a
sudden and none of them wants to break the silence.
Fearing for the worst that may happen to the gang if
one slips and says something foolish. Then Alfred enters.)

Alfred: Excuse me, sir! For interrupting. Your chauffeur is
waiting! Sir!

Sean: Alright! Alfred! I will be there just a second!
(Alfred exits.)

I am sorry guys!

(Then suddenly, Michelle throws the presents to the
floor with anger shown in her face and runs towards the
door, passing by Sean and exits.)

Sean: Michelle? Wait! Wait! What's......

(Michelle refuses to listen to him as she is too hurt to
know that Sean is getting engaged with someone and
not her. Sean then turns to Nichol.)

What's wrong with her, Nichol?

Nichol: Oh! Sean, you know what's wrong with her? How
could you do this to her?

Sean: Do what?

Nichol: Ooorrgghhh!
(Nichol sighs with frustration and exits.)

(Sean is alone in the study room and then he notices
Michelle's and Nichol's gifts on the floor. He picks
them up and unwraps the presents. There is a tie and a
picture frame of the gang and a birthday card from
Michelle. After looking at the presents for awhile
from his Bloodsisters whom he has almost forgotten,
Sean sighs with sadness and regrets from his heart and
put his right hand on his forehead. He opens the
card from Michelle and reads it.)

Sean: Happy Birthday, Bloodbro Sean. I love you for what
you have made of me........ by caring for
me.....I want to spend the rest of my life with
you...... and no matter what happened between us, I
want you to know that you will always be in my
heart,....... forever.
Love always, ..............Michelle.
(sighed deeply) Sweet ....Child .....O'Mine.

(Sean is silent and remains motionless after reading the
card. Then he puts his right hand on his forehead and
whispers to himself.)

Oh! God! What have I done?

Lights off.

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Past 1 Scene 3

Lights on.

It is in the study room where colourful lights seem to illuminate
dimly through the slightly opened door from the outside and
noises of people chatting and laughing could be heard
indistinctively.

It is Sean's engagement party which is being held outside the study room and it is an auspicious occasion where all his friends including Cassandra's fellow friends are there to celebrate their engagement.

Then the door from the left side is opened widely and Sean
enters. He is wearing his tuxedo looking joyful. He stands at
the door about to close the door behind him and shouts at his friends outside the study room.

Sean: Alright! Alright! I'll be back, guys.......I am just
trying to get my camera to take some pictures with you
pricks out there......Ok! Ok! Hold your horses, will
you!

(Sean closes the door behind him and moves to his study
table. He opens the last drawer and takes out the
camera. Then he looks at the camera trying to make
some minor adjustments. Suddenly he becomes still as his
mind wonders about something else. Sean then picks up
the phone and dials.)

......Hello! It's this Auntie Sneider? Hi! Auntie,
How are you? It's Sean.....Yes! Thank
you! .Yeah!...I.....I’m wondering is Michelle
around.....No....No...She didn't come to my engagement
party tonight. Oh! Hmmmmmm......Still no news from
her, huh?......Don't worry, Aunt......I am sure she's
probably spending her time with one of her
friends......Yeah! I am looking for her
also........Don't worry, yeah.. yeah.......I'll will.
I'll call you if I sees her.......Don't worry,
Aunt...yeah.....Take care.....Thanks Auntie.

(Sean puts the phone down. Then in a hurry, he picks up
the phone and dials again.)

........Hello! Can I speak to Jessica? Yeah... Sean
Rowan...Thanks....Listen....Have you seen
Michelle?....No....Ok thanks.... No nothing......I am
just wondering where she is .....that's
all....Alright....yeah!....thanks anyway......take care
....bye!

(Sean hangs up and pauses for awhile. Then he dials
again.)

.......Hello! It's Lawrence around?.....Hi!
Lawrence.....It's me, Sean....Listen......Have you by
any chance seen Michelle ...anywhere?.....No....Ok
thanks.......Bye!

(Sean hangs up again and put his right hand on his
forehead. Frustrated and looking anxious and worried.
Then Nichol enters. She is beautifully dressed up.)

Nichol: Hey! Sean! There you are! What are you doing here?
...Everybody is waiting for you outside!

Sean: Hi!....Nichol! I'm.....I'm just looking for my camera
to take some pictures......for the night.

Nichol: Well! You found it. So let's go outside and
celebrate....Jesus! Sean, you should look at
Cassandra......Oh! She's so beaaaaauuuutiful!

(While Nichol is narrating to Sean, she isn't looking
at Sean.)

And you know what.......with her make up and stuff like
that tonight.....She looks exactly like Michelle.....Oh
God! Just wait and see for yourself later when she
comes down the stairs with her white gown.
(chuckles) Oh! Jesus! I just can't believe my eyes.
(chuckles)
You know, some of Michelle's friends came into her
room and mistaken her as Michelle and actually
called her "Michelle, what are you doing
here.....sitting.......on the fiancee's make-up table."
(chuckles)

(But Sean is silent looking at the floor. Didn't
actually hear what Nichol has just said. Nichol
notices Sean's silence and her smile turns to a frown
as she senses that something is wrong. She moves
closer to Sean.)

Nichol: Sean......What is it?
(Sean still remain quite and puts his right hand on
his forehead.)
Sean?.........(slower tone.)
...(pauses).....It's ......It's Michelle, isn't it?

Sean: Where the hell is she, Nichol? Why isn't she in my
engagement party? I.......I.......(sighs). I just felt
like..... I can't go on tonight without her.

(Nichol hold Sean's arm gently.)

Nichol: Oh! Sean. You are just worried about her.

Sean: Her mom said that she hasn't return to her home for
the last few days, she just .... called her mom two
days ago to tell her that she's Ok. ......andda......no
one knows where she is.

I'm...I'm just worry that she will get into trouble.

Nichol: Me, too, Sean. Recently, I heard that she has been
mixing a lot with her old friends again. The Lawrence's
gang.

Sean: What? I have just called Lawrence and he said that he
doesn't know where Michelle is.....You mean he's lying
to me. That's shit asshole!
(Sean slams his fist on his table.)

Nichol: Sean, calm down. It may just be a rumour and I am
not so sure myself but I know Michelle. She is not
that stupid to mix with the wrong group of friends
again.

Sean: Yeah! But I am worry about her. Where is she and
what is she doing now? Damn it! .......Damn.....What
is wrong with her, Nichol? Why did she disappear just
like that without a single word?

Nichol: I guess.....she's hurt. I've already explained
everything to her like the way you've asked me but I
guess she just .......couldn't take it. Sean, I think
she really loves you very much. I have never seen her
like that before.

Sean: Nichol! I hate to see her like this......Not being
herself. She is so vulnerable sometimes and I just hate
to see her hurt....and.....(sighs)

Nichol: Me too, Sean.... but there's nothing much we can do.
She has been avoiding everyone including me and.....
I can't even get hold of her. Maybe it's best that we let
her cool-off for awhile.....Maybe she will come back to
us later.

Sean: No! This is going nowhere!

(Sean quickly picks up the phone and dials in a faster
motion.)

Hello! Get Lawrence in the line, please! .......Yeah!
It's me again. Now, Lawrence tell me again......Have
you seen Michelle?......No....Don't lie to me......Just
answer! Have you seen Michelle? (louder tone)
Tell me now!.......Now, you listen here.....You son of
a bitch! If something happens to her, I'll swear to God
that I will come and get you....... you hear
that......I said you hear that!......If you have seen
her, just leave her alone.....just leave her alone and
call me and I will come and get her..... OK?... I said
OK? ......Good!.
(Sean slams the phone down hard.)

(Then there are knocks on the door. People from the
outside are shouting. Asking Sean to come out from
the study room.)

Nichol: Sean, please calm down. I'll go outside and tell them
that you needed time to locate your camera. Please
Sean! It's your happy moment tonight. Don't spoil
it, alright?

Sean: Thanks! Nichol! Just tell them I'll be back.

(Nichol exits from the door and the noise of the crowd
lowered instantly. It seems that Nichol has asked
them to leave Sean alone for awhile.
Sean is leaning on his study table with his right hand
covering his face and sighs. Then he gets a pen from
his desk and writes something on a piece of
paper. His back is facing the door at the left side.
Suddenly, the door knob is turned slowly and the door
is opened. Michelle enters. She moves a little from the
door after closing the door behind her and she is sad
and she just stood there and doesn't know what to do.
Sean is still writing on the paper. Totally oblivious
of Michelle's presence from his behind.
It is quite awhile that Michelle didn't make a move
and just looks at Sean writing something on the paper on
the desk. After hesitating for awhile, she decides to
leave the room quietly and exits. Just after Michelle
left the room, Sean finishes his writing. He stands
straight up and hold the paper within his sight.
Reading it again to himself word by word tentatively.
At this juncture, Nichol enters.)

Nichol: Michelle!...... (Nichol looks around.)
Sean, where is Michelle?

Sean: Michelle?

Nichol: Yeah! Someone told me that she just came in here
awhile ago......(looking confused)

Sean: But I didn't see her in here. Are you sure that she's
here now in my house?

Nichol: Yeah! Dennis told me that he saw Michelle entered
about a couple of minutes ago....Oh! Well! I think she
must be somewhere around then. Let me go find her.
(Nichol moves straight to the door but Sean seems to
lose his enthusiasm to see Michelle all of a sudden.)

Sean: Nichol!
(Nichol turns around to Sean.)

Nichol: Yeah!

(Then Nichol pauses and looks at Sean for awhile.
She knows that Sean has something in his mind that
he doesn't want to reveal.)

What is it, Sean?

Sean: If you sees Michelle later, can you tell her that I
love her..........and pass this to her for me.

(Sean gives the letter to Nichol with sadness shown
in his face and she wonders why while holding it.)

Tell her......that I am sorry to make her feel what she
is feeling now........andda.......I will always love
her. I'll will be at Cassandra's room.

(Sean moves to the door and exits slowly leaving Nichol
behind. Nichol is standing alone in the room and she
nods while her eyes are looking at the folded letter
from Sean as she seems to know what the letter is all
about. Michelle then enters again.)

Nichol: Michelle! Where have you been? You know that Sean
is worried sick about you and everybody.....your
mom.....me....all worried about you? Where were you?
Are you with that Lawrence again?
(Nichol puts her arms together.)

Michelle: Please Nichol, don't ask me now? Where is Sean?
I need to see him.

Nichol: …..He is not here now!

(Nichol looks at the letter that she is holding. Still
hesitating to give it to her. She fears that Michelle
will not be able to take it after reading it.)

Michelle: I thought I saw him here awhile ago.

Nichol: He's ahhhhh.....He's in Cassandra's room, now.

(Michelle looks down at the floor instantly and feels
sad again. Nichol notices that and tries to console
her.)

Oh! Michelle sis, don't be like this, huh? Tonight is
Sean.....our Bloodbro happiest moment in his life. He
is getting engaged soon.....andda we should be
happy for him.

(Michelle sobs like a baby.)

Michelle: I don't want him to get engaged ....I don't
want.........Hmmmmmmm (sobs)......I don't care.
Why must he abandon me like this?

Nichol: No....no...no, he didn't abandon you. He still loves
you and.... You see he has his life now andda it so
happens that it will not be proper for us to interfere
with his life anymore like what we used to have with
him before. ………….
Michelle, please learn to accept this. We have to
move on in our lives and respect each others' privacies.

Michelle: Hmmmmmm......Hmmmmmmmmmmm (sobs
and Michelle puts both her hands on her face.)

Nichol: Here! Sean asked me to give you this. Read it.

(Nichol gives the letter to Michelle and she takes the
letter and read it slowly.
After reading the letter, Michelle puts both her hands
on her face and sits on the couch. Her eyes were
tearful and begin to weep incredibly.)

Michelle: Ohhhhhh! ......Ohhhhhhhhh! I....I......(sobs)

(Nichol cuddles her and she tries to console her. At
this juncture, Sean opens the door slightly and then he
opens it widely and enters. Nichol looks at Sean and
nods at him. Then Nichol leaves the room and exits.
Sean moves closer to Michelle. Behind her, looking at
how Michelle sobs herself up like a little baby. Then
he puts his hand on her shoulder. Michelle turns her
head and holds Sean's hand. She stands up.)

Sean: Michelle! (in a soft and gentle tone.)
(Sean moves to her side and cuddles her gently.)

Where have you been? You got me worry sick about
you? .... Are you mixing with Lawrence again, huh?

(Michelle's head is facing down and she shakes
her head by answering no to Sean's question. Her
eyes are tearful. Then Sean holds her chin softly and
slightly lift it up so that he can look into Michelle's
eyes.)

Sean: Hey! Sweetheart.....What's wrong?
What's is it?.....Tell me!
Why are you crying?
....Look at you. You poor little baby... You look like
the ugly duckling in the horror movie that we used to
watch together....Come on, don't cry Sis, OK?

Michelle: (sobs).......I .....I don't want to lose you, Sean.

Sean: Lose me...... You silly girl. You can't lose me. I am
always here for you....

Michelle: But you are getting engaged andda later you will be
marrying Cassandra.. we will be spending less and
less time together. Things are not the same anymore.

Sean: Shhh!..... Try to understand, sweetheart, I have my
life to live with and I am not saying that I don't need
you or something like that. Don't think like that! I
still love you .....I still and I will always love you
as my bloodsister.

(Michelle pushes Sean away.)

Michelle: But I don't want you to love me as your
sister ......Don't you love me anymore? Didn't
you have any... romantic feelings for me before?

Sean: Oh! Michelle......(sighs and pauses)...... I don't know
you're feeling this way. I....I .... love Cassandra and
it's different from loving you.....I only treat you as
my sister. I'm....So sorry!

Michelle: NO!........NO!..........Why didn't you choose me? Am I
so bad that I have to lose to her?.......
(Michelle puts both her hands on her face.)

Sean: No….No.....You are perfect. You didn't lose to her
or anyone. Please.....don't think like that?......Sis?

Michelle: NO! You are lying!

Sean: No! I am not.....please Michelle ......try to
understand... love is......

(Michelle is still sobbing profusely. Alfred enters.)

Alfred: Excuse me, sir, Miss Cassandra calls for you in her
room.

Sean: Yeah!..... Alright! Alfred.

(Alfred exits and Sean just stands there looking at
Michelle.)

I'm so....so.....sorry that you feel this way.
.........Forgive me.

(After looking at Michelle for awhile, Sean walks to
the door slowly. Knowing Sean is about to leave the
study room, Michelle tears have given her anger all
of a sudden. She squashes the letter and throws it on
the floor. Michelle then kicks the couch and
throws all the books from the shelves to the floor.
She is basically destroying things in the room. Sean
just stands there and does nothing.)

Michelle: You are lying.....(sobs).......LYING! (louder tone.)

(Michelle then stops throwing things to the floor and
she is still. After catching her breath, she quickly
takes the compact disc from her bag and puts it in
the Hi-Fi stereo and presses the “play” button
immediately. A loud 'Sweet Child O'Mine' song is
playing and Michelle sobs is even enhanced after
this. Sean remains stationary. Standing like a
statue again and then he turns his body to face
Michelle.)

Sean: Stop that, Michelle! (soft tone)
Michelle! (louder tone).....

(Sean closes his eyes with his head facing down.
Michelle refuses to stop the heavy rock music from
playing. The electrified guitaring of the song is
blasting the whole place while it coincides with the
soft instrumental music from the outside.

Michelle!

(Michelle increases the volume this time. Then
Alfred comes in, hoping to reduce the volume of the
song from the stereo but Sean waves at him as a
gesture to tell him not to do so. Alfred then quietly
exits.)

Michelle: (sobs)
Hmmmmmmm.....Hmmmmmmm.......What is
going on with our lives.......(sobs) I HATE YOU!
(Michelle cries loudly.)

(In an emotional state, Michelle then runs towards
the door and exits. Sean rushes to chase Michelle
from behind.)

Sean: Michelle! Wait!..........Michelle.....

(Sean exits from the door. The loud song of Sweet
Child O'Mine is still playing. After awhile, Nichol
enters and finds no one in the room. She moves
straight to the Hi-Fi sets to stop the music as it is too
loud. She ejects the compact disc and keep it on
Sean's study table. After that, she moves straight
to the door and then she sees the letter that Michelle
threw on the floor. She picks it up and reads it to
herself.)

Nichol: Dear Sweet Child O'Mine, Michelle,
Forget me,...... Forget Everything, ......It's better
this way for everyone. ........But always remember, I
still love you and you are always...... the impeccable
beauty.
Loves always, Sean Rowan.

(Nichol folds the letter and pauses and then sighs.)

Lights off.

^^^^^^^^^^^^ BACK TO THE PRESENT ^^^^^^^^^^^^

(Nichol finishes her narration about the past to Amy.)

Nichol: Yeah! It was sad that Sean couldn't learn to love
Michelle andda........ (sighs)....... If only Cassandra
didn't exist I believe we are still sisters and brother
like the way it used to be.

Amy: Oh! What a sad story. Do you think that Sean will love
Michelle now since Cassandra is no longer here?

Nichol: Love Michelle? Even to mention her name, it will
provoke him to kill someone. He hates her more
than one can ever expect.

Amy: But I don't understand? Why is he so angry with
Michelle?

Nichol: It's.......

(Sean enters.)

Sean: Oh! My GOD! It's that you, Nichol. It has been a long
time. Ha! Ha! Ha!

Nichol: Hi! Sean. Bloodbrother!

(Sean and Nichol hug each other so tightly and Amy
just watch and smile.)

Sean: Have you met Amy?

Nichol: Yes! And it seems we know each other so well already.

Sean: Amy's nice person and there's something special
about her.

(Sean looks at Amy and Amy smiles shyly. Then he
looks at Nichol.)

Have you eaten, Nichol?

Nichol: No ...Aren't you going to cook me something good?

Sean: (Chuckles.) Look at you. There's one thing you never
change Nichol. You're always very demanding.
(chuckles)

Amy: Sean! Can we eat now? I'm starving!

Sean: Sure! Let's go. Let's fill our stomach.

Nichol: Is it the same chef again, Sean?

Sean: Yeah! It's still Chef Auston's food.

Nichol: Yacks! I hate his cooking! Why haven't you fire him,
Sean, after all this time?

Sean: Hey! I can't fire my chef just because you don't like
his cooking.

(Sean, Amy and Nichol exit.)

Lights off.

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ACT 2 Scene 4

Lights on.

After the dinner. In the study room.

(Sean, Amy and Nichol enters.)

Nichol: Sean, the dinner is wonderful tonight, thanks. It has
been a long time since I last had dinner here.

Sean: You are always welcome here for dinner, Nichol.

Amy: Hmmmmmmmmm, love the steak. It tastes real good.

Sean: Do you want some dissert? I can ask Alfred to
prepare some?

Amy: Oh! thanks. I don't think my stomach can take it
anymore. ...... Well, I guess it's getting late and I
think I'll call it a day and let two of you to catch up.
Goodnight Sean! .....Goodnight Nichol!

(Amy hugs Sean tightly and passionately.)

Sean: Sweetdreams, sweetheart. Night ...

Nichol: Goodnight!

(Amy exits.)

Nichol: (chuckles)

Sean: What......What so funny?

Nichol: Nothing...(chuckles)....You like her, don't you?

Sean: What? ...... (smiles) ...Yeah.....

Nichol: (chuckles)

Sean: Oh....Come on, Nichol. Don't tease me.

(Nichol chuckles and walks around the room. She
notices the empty space on the wall.)

Nichol: Where's Cassandra's portrait?

Sean: I gave it to Cassie's sister.

Nichol: Yeah.....I heard.....But why did you give it
away? I thought you want to remember her forever.

Sean: ..........(silent.)

Nichol: I guess it was too painful, huh? .....I'm glad
that..... you.......you can finally let her go.

Sean: ......Yeah!............. You want a drink?

(Sean moves to the shelves where he keeps his drinks
and picks up a Brandy.)

Nichol: Sure!

Sean: You know, Nichol. It's really nice to see you back here
again.

Nichol: Me too but I think it will be even nicer if Michelle's
here too. Don't you think so, Sean?

(Sean is silent with anger and looks away from Nichol.)

Sean....... You haven't forgot about the incident, have
you?

Sean: ........

Nichol: It's been a year. Can't you let bye-gone be bye-gone
and forgive her and .....to forgive yourself too.

(Sean looks at the glass window and drinks the
whole gulp of his Brandy.)
Sean, why must it be like this ..... Nowadays it is
always the two of us when it should have been the
three of us?

Sean: There was never the three of us.

Nichol: No, there was. We formed our gang three years ago
and we have been together for years until Cassandra
came along. Do you still remember that?

Sean: NO! I don't. I only remember you as a friend and I
don't want to remember the rest of it.........
Please...Nichol..... I have Amy in my life now andda
.....let's just forget about the past...

Nichol: Amy?....... You think that you have found someone
now.....where she can replace your Cassandra, isn't
it?......so that you can still fantasize of loving your
fiancee again? .......For God sake, Amy is not an
object where you can use for your own happiness.
She's not Cassandra...though she look like
her.....Sean, ....please don't confuse yourself again
and again. ......Cassandra is dead. She will never
come back to you .......The only person who still cares
and love you very much after all this time is very
much alive. Why can't you appreciate that? Why
can't you forgive Michelle? ........ Please stop
pretending that you love Amy when you're not.

Sean: Stop it, Nichol!....... Stop it now!

(Nichol takes out a star shaped pendant from her
pocket.)

Nichol: Look at this. Do you still remember this?

Sean: Stop it Nichol! Don't go too far.

Nichol: We used to have a gang, Sean? Do you still remember?
..........Do you still remember, Sean?

Sean: No....Nichol.......Nic...The gang is no longer around.
....(sighs) Don't ..... Don't be obsessed with the
past again. Everything is dead.

Nichol: No! Nothing is dead. The only thing which is
DEAD IS YOU. The gang's not dead yet...... I
don't believe that. I know that you still care. The
gang's still here.

Sean: Nichol....(sighs.).....Please

Nichol: NO! How can you end it like this? It's not fair.
You can't......you can't just destroy things like
that.....I mean all the things we've built ..... Do
they mean anything to you, still?

Sean: ........(silent.)

Nichol: Do they mean ANYTHING TO YOU,
HUH?........ANSWER ME!
Do you still remember that we were once brother
and sisters. Michelle was your favourite sister too....
You used to love her so much........Why?....Why do
you hate her so much? Was her sin so bad that it
cannot be forgiven at all.

Sean: FORGIVE? How can I forgive what she did? How
can I do that, huh? Teach me. She has taken
away my most precious thing in my life.
Cassandra was the only truthful love in my life
and she was the only person that I could ever
love....Tell me how can I forgive her.........Look
Nichol, why are you doing this?.......
I don't want to start a fight with you here.

(Nichol sobs.)

Nichol: Have you forgotten how happy we were before
your Cassandra came along? Do you still
remember how adorable and vulnerable Michelle
was and......how you used to love her?......You
used to call her the impeccable beauty,
remember? .....You used to care for
her like your own sister....she's just a kid, Sean.

Sean: Oh! Stop it........JUST STOP IT, NICHOL! I
have no feelings for Michelle anymore. As far as I
am concern, she can go to hell for what she
did........ I'm sorry....I have to say this. The
gang's gone, Nichol...though I still treat you as a
friend.....I

Nichol: What?..... Say that again?

Sean: I...I said (sighs)......the gang's gone .... a long
time ago........ I'm sorry.

(Couldn’t believe what Sean has just said, Nichol
eyes begin to have tears.)

Nichol: Then I don't need this anymore. You never
seem to change..........For god sake,
Cassandra is dead......Can't you forgive Michelle
just this once?

Sean: How could I? (sobs)
How could I?........ I don't know how to forget
Cassandra and how could you expect me to forget
what happened that night, huh? I miss her so
much and I'm rotting myself away now. Every
morning when I wake up, my heart feel so sad
when she's not by my side. ....I often have dreams
about her. I even heard her calling my names
when I cried and mourned of losing her.
......TELL ME HOW CAN I FORGIVE
MICHELLE FOR THIS, HUH?
JUST TELL ME? HOW?......... You wasn't
there when Cassandra had her last breath in my
arms. You didn't see her eyes..... so sad...... You
didn't hear her whisper ....calling my name and
she said .....she said "Sorry, Sean"..... before she
died. You didn't know this......TELL ME
NOW.....HOW COULD I FORGIVE MICHELLE
FOR THIS, HUH?............HUH?

........Answer me? You can't answer me now? Can
you?

......GOD!...DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE
FOUND IN CASSIE'S HAND WHEN I
CARRIED HER TO THE HOSPITAL? ...DO
YOU WANT TO KNOW, HUH?

(Sean quickly moves to his study table and opens
his drawer and takes out a tattered piece of paper
and shows it to Nichol.)

THIS!.....THIS IS WHAT I FOUND.

(Sean gives the note to Nichol. It was the one
that Sean wrote to Michelle during his
engagement with Cassandra a year ago. But the
note is tattered into half.)

NOW READ IT......READ IT AND SEE FOR
YOURSELF WHAT IT SAYS.

Nichol: (Nichol reads the note.)
....But always remember, I still love you....and you
are always the impeccable beauty........Love
always, Sean Rowan..........
(Nichol’s face is blank for a moment)
This.....This was the one
that you wrote to Michelle in your engagement
party, wasn't it? .....But.....but.... Where is the
other half?....

Sean: You tell me.......

Nichol: Oh! My God! Michelle showed this to
Cassandra......You mean...she showed Cassandra
only this part of the note.......Oh! my God!...

Sean: Yeah! You damn sure that's what she did.......She
was trying to confuse Cassandra by making her to
believe that I was cheating on her by loving
Michelle........And.......and Cassie believed
her.....Oh! Poor....and innocent ......Cassie
she.....believed her and Michelle betrayed her
trust......Damn....I'LL NEVER FORGIVE HER
FOR THAT.

Nichol: Oh my God.....why did she?....Why?.....Sean,
but she's just a kid. Why can't you forgive her? She
may have been the cause of your quarrel with
Cassandra but .....Cassandra died because of an
accident........You can't blame Michelle entirely for
that.......It's unfair to put the blame on her......For
God sake, she's just a little kid.

Sean: NO! I will not forgive her.....If it wasn't for her
jealousy and stupidity, Cassie would have lived
today. .....She would be breathing today talking to
me and to you and my life would have
been .......been.....(sighs).......I have enough of
this.......Please.....I can't anymore......I can't....

(A short silence between them.)

Nichol: ..... I just wish that you can learn to understand
that Michelle.....Michelle..........I ......I .......
just... hate to see you two like this.... you used to
be....our Brother and we used to be one......but not
like this .....God.....not like this.....(sobs.)
....I...(sobs louder.)

(In an emotional state, Nichol throws the pendant on
the floor towards Sean and cries loudly with a lot
of tears in her eyes and then she runs to the door
and exits. Amy is standing outside the door and she
tries to stop Nichol but Nichol pushes her away
emotionally and exits. Feeling disappointed and sad
that Nichol reacted that way, Amy enters. Sean's
back was facing Amy. He doesn't know that Amy is in
the room. Amy picks up the pendant and moves
closer to Sean. Amy gives the pendant to Sean.
Sean looks at the pendant and then to her. Sadly, he
takes the pendant from Amy.)

Amy: Why can't you forgive her, Sean?

Sean: ....So....You heard it all.

Amy: Yeah..... Nichol told me about your past. I don't
understand, Sean, your bloodsis regretted what she did.
Why can't you forgive her?

Sean: Amy.....please.

Amy: Don't you think that....that Michelle loves you very
much and...... she really regretted what she did to
Cassandra.

Sean: ......

Amy: Human being makes mistakes, Sean. We should learn
to forgive mistakes and mend broken friendships.

Sean: (absolute silent)

(Amy moves closer to Sean and realises that Sean is
sobbing. Amy gives Sean a friendly hug and holds
him tightly.)

Amy: I'm so sorry, Sean. Please forgive me....... Please
forgive me. I don't mean to do this.

(Sean looks at Amy. Then he moves away to the door
and exits. Amy is alone then she looks around and
notices a photo album on the book shelf. She holds the
album and opens it and glances at all the pictures in it.
Suddenly, Amy is terribly shocked to realise that
Cassandra really look like her in those pictures. At that
instance, Amy feels betrayal because of the fakeness of
Sean's love for her all this while. She realises that
Sean is actually using her to fantasize the feeling of
loving his fiancee again. Then Sean enters.)

Sean: Amy......You have seen it all now.

Amy: Sean...... I.....I

Sean: You look like Cassandra, don't you think? I think
Cassandra is back now.

Amy: Wait.....Wait a minute......I'm Amy and I'm not your
Cassandra.

Sean: No but look .... You look like Cassandra! I'm sorry,
Amy. I never expect this to come to you but I think it
may be better this way for you to know now....

Amy: Sean....(sobs) ..... You never love me in the first
place. Did you? You only love your Cassandra and
what am I? Am I a puppet? You use me as an object
for your happiness, huh?.....(sobs) AN OBJECT
FOR YOUR HAPPINESS!

Sean: Amy, please.....

Amy: How could you do this to me? Nichol was right....you
used me as an object of your happiness.......that you
have confused yourself again. You don't even know
that you are loving a different person ......Your mind is
always Cassandra....Cassandra, CASSANDRA,
CASSANDRA! (sobs heavily)........I thought you love
me all this while. The way you touch me.....The
things that you said, huh? Does it mean
anything at all? ....(sobs)......You are sick, Sean......I
wish you know that you are living your life away
for a dead person.......I hate you for this....I want to
leave this place and NEVER TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

(Amy sobs and runs to the door but Sean manages to
stop Amy by grabbing her arms.)

Sean: Wait, Amy....please. Where are you going?...... Is it
so wrong for wanting to love again?......

(Amy remains stationary.)

Sean: Please, Amy. Don't leave me....

Amy: .........(motionless, hesitating to leave.)

Sean: Please......Amy, don't leave me like this!

Amy: It's no good........Please don't ask me to...(sobs) to
stay......Please.....don't ....

Sean: Don't go? ......Sweetheart....

Amy: What happened?..... How did Cassandra die?

Sean: .........(sobs)......Oh........Oh......(sobs).....

(Amy waits for awhile and then moves to the door about
to exit. Knowing Amy is about to exit, Sean begins his
trauma into the past. Amy stops. She wants to listen to
what Sean has to say.)

Cassie always wanted me to be her hero........I have
always been her hero. I....I.... always love her but
she didn't believe me....... and she didn't understand
the 'Bloodihood' relationship I had with
Michelle.....That night I've prepared a surprise
birthday party for her but..... she was drunk and she
had already packed her bags. She said she has to leave
me as she can't trust me anymore. She said I have
betrayed her trust, that I still love Michelle but I
don't anymore. I even wrote to Michelle a note to ask
her to forget the whole thing but she still didn't
believe me and she wanted to leave me in front of all
the guests that I've invited to celebrate her
birthday.......I hold her arms and asked her not to go
but she still wants to go.... I begged her again but
she still insists to go and I....and I.....

Amy: You accidentally pushed her and she fell down the
stairs. Didn't you?

(Sean gives a fierce look at Amy and then he looks
away.)

Sean: No...I didn't push her......I slapped
her......I......I......I slapped her so hard ....I
don't know what I was doing. She was drunk and so
drunk and I thought.....slapping was the only way to
make her listen to me.....But when I slapped her I
know I had slapped her too hard because I thought
she will land on the edge ....But she fell down from
the top of the stairs and.......she was rolling, her
legs..... flopping.....wildly.....till the end of the stairs.

(While remembering how Cassandra fell, Sean is
breathing and exhaling heavily controlling his tears
desperately where his right hand wipes his tears away.)

When she finally stopped I knew she was
......de...dead.........(sobs)

(Sean cries so loud and Amy finds herself weeping
together with him. He is crying and shaking rapidly
as the pain is too emotionally excruciating for him
to remember how Cassandra died in his arms.)

I heard Cassandra said....said...something before she
died...she said....."Sorry Sean".....

(Sean's crying is enhanced and he can hardly continue
to talk.)

Oh...God.....What have I done......Oh! God.....

(Sean puts both his hands on his forehead
remembering the awful past again.)

....I wished I haven't slap her.......I... love... her
so much but I didn't know what I was doing....Oh!
God!......Why must she fell down the
stairs.......Oh! God!.....I just want to have her again
in my life.....Oh!....Cass..I missed you so
much.....Oh!..Cassie, please come back to me......

(Sean cries in silence putting both his hands on his
face again shaking non stop. Amy looks at Sean's
emotional trauma and couldn't help but
sympathizes with him. She realises that she couldn't
bear to see him in such emotional pain anymore. What
a terrible and tragic incident that happened in his life.
She cuddles Sean like the way a mother cuddles her own
child. Seeing Sean in such an emotional state, she
tries to console him.)

Amy: Oh! Sean, I am so sorry. So sorry.

(Sean moves away from Amy.)

Sean: I'm sorry, Amy..... You deserve someone better.

(Sean moves to the door and Amy wants to tell him the
truth of who she is by showing him the Guns & Roses
compact disc, which is on the book shelves the first day
she was here in the mansion, but she hesitates and then
she calls Sean.)

Amy: Sean!......I....

(Sean stops and turns around to look at Amy but Amy just
said nothing and only show Sean the tears in her eyes.
After awhile, Sean turns back to where he is going and
exits. Amy regrets that she didn't make her move but
her fear towards Sean's anger was too unbearable.)

Amy: Sean.....

(Sean is no longer in the room and Amy is heartbroken
after knowing the truth of Sean's miserable past. She
stands there motionlessly as she finds herself tearing
apart emotionally after knowing the awful truth of
Cassandra's death finally.)

Amy: I love you Sean.....I'm so sorry.......So
sorry....(sobs.)

(Amy browses through the photo album again and
notices a picture of Cassandra. She looks at it for
awhile. Then she arranges her painting tools in order
and clamps a new canvas into position on the easel and
begin to paint while her teary eyes make her struggles to
wipe off the tears that flow down continuously on her
cheeks.)

Lights off.

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ACT 2 SCENE 5 - Theatre Sound Effects

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ACT 2 Scene 5

Lights on.

In the study room the following day. Sean enters. Looking rather fresh in the morning. There is a portrait of Cassandra on the right side of the wall. It is a completed version of Amy's own painting. Sean is oblivious of the portrait. He moves to the study table to grab some law books and moves to the couch. When he reaches the couch, he suddenly freezes up. After standing motionless for awhile, he turns around and looks at the new portrait of Cassandra and he is shocked and surprise. He moves closer to the portrait and looks at it tentatively.

Sean: Cassandra.......Oh my God........Cassandra (Whispers.)

(Sean pauses and thinks hard. Then he calls Alfred.)

ALFRED.......ALFRED..........ALLLLFFFREEEEED!

(Alfred enters quickly.)

Alfred: Sir?

Sean: Who did this?
Where did this come from?

Alfred: ......(looking at the portrait.)

Sean: Where's Amy?

Alfred: Sir...

Sean: Where's Amy?

Alfred: I was just about to tell you sir..... Miss Amy has
left.

Sean: Left? What do you mean?

Alfred: She has left the mansion, sir. All her belongings are
not in her room including her car. It's not at the
porch....... It seems she has disappeared out of the
blue, sir.

Sean: You mean she's gone?

Alfred: I'm afraid so, sir. But she was here the whole night,
sir.

Sean: You mean here in my study room.

Alfred: Yes, sir. She said that she needed to finish the
portrait.

(Sean looks at the new Cassandra's portrait again in a
closer pace.)

Sean: So, Amy did this........ She didn't want to paint me
actually. All this long, she only wanted to paint
Cassandra for me. (sighs)

Alfred: Sir, when I was checking your study room at 4 am in
the morning after I saw the lights on, I found Miss
Amy painting the portrait. It seems she didn't sleep
the whole night.

Sean: Oh! Amy.....My sweetheart... She spend the whole
night painting Cassandra for me.

Alfred: Sir, I also remember........ she wants me to remind
you about her disc?

Sean: Disc? What disc?

Alfred: If I am not mistaken, her compact disc, sir?

(Sean looks at the book shelves and sees a compact
disc that belongs to Amy and moves closer to it to
retrieve it.)

Sean: Is this the one?

Alfred: I presume so, Sir. If I may recall, she wanted me to
tell you to play the disc in the morning.

(Sean looks at the compact disc for awhile.)

Sean: Alfred, I must find her now. Did you keep any records
of her whereabouts.... Where's she now?

Alfred: I'm sorry, sir. I do not have Miss Amy's address nor
her phone number. I did ask her for those but she
refused to give them to me.

Sean: You mean there's no clue at all where she's now. WE
HAVE TO FIND HER BACK, ALFRED!

Alfred: I'm afraid that is impossible, Sir, as we do not have
the slightest idea of where she might be?

Sean: (silent for awhile, thinking.)
You're right, Alfred.......(silent)
I wonder why she left me like this.......like the way
Nichol did? Why can't she say goodbye first before she
leaves the mansion?

(Sean sighs and puts his right hand on his forehead.)

Alfred: Sir, are you sure you are alright?

Sean: Yeah......I'm alright. Thanks, Alfred.

Alfred: Do you want me to get you anything?

Sean: No....no......Just leave me alone.

Alfred: Very well, sir.

(Alfred exits. Then Sean moves around and later he
holds Amy's compact disc and opens it. He tries to
look at it closely as he remembers that it belongs to
Amy from the first day she came to the mansion.)

Sean: Amy.....Where are you?

(Then suddenly Nichol enters but in a highly
emotional state and she cries loudly and Sean is
shocked by her sudden outburst of tears and he
knows that something is terribly wrong.)

Nichol!........ What's wrong?

Nichol: (Sobs incessantly.)

Sean: What's wrong? Tell me...... Why are you crying?

Nichol: Michelle......Michelle....She.....She.....(sobs)

Sean: Michelle? What?.....What about her?

Nichol: (sobs)

(Sean holds Nichol's arms and asks her again.)

Sean: What is the matter, Nichol? TELL ME? WHAT IS IT?

Nichol: Michelle's dead.

Sean: What? .... What?

Nichol: MICHELLE'S DEAD.......(sobs) She took her own
life this morning........ She cut her wrist.

Sean: Oh my God!.......Oh God!........God!

(Sean moves away from Nichol and grimaces in
emotional pain.)

Nichol: There's a letter for you........from her. It....It's
for you.

(Nichol passes Michelle's letter to Sean and after
hesitating for awhile, he reads the words written on
the envelope.)

Sean: BLOOD........BLOODBRO SEAN.

(And then he opens the envelope and unfolds the letter
slowly and notices a star shaped pendant in the
envelope. He holds the pendant and gazes at it for
awhile emotionally.)

BLOOD......(sobs) .....BLOOD.. SIS...TER...
MICHELLE!

(Then he continues reading the letter again. After
reading the letter, Sean shouts loudly that gives
Nichol a shock.)

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!

OH GOD! NO ………… (Sean cries)
.......GOD! ......ARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!
Oh God!......God....God...... No.... No......God...
Nooooooooooooo........Nooooooo. (sobs emotionally.)

(Sean passes the letter to Nichol and she reads it
loudly.)

Nichol: ......By.....By the time you read this letter,
I'm...already gone. The person that you're looking for,
Amy Henderson, will not exist anymore.......It was
actually me who disguised as her to look like
Cassandra.

(Looks at Sean.)

Oh my God!.......Sean, Amy was actually Michelle....all
this long. Oh God.....She was here all this while when
we thought she was someone else........Oh! Michelle.
...(sobs) you stupid little......girl, why didn't you
tell us?

Sean: (Sighs) I guess she was afraid of me.....Ohhhh!
(sobs)

Nichol: (Looks at the letter and continues reading.)

......There're numerous times I've tried to reveal my
real identity but my fear for your anger towards me
has stopped me to do so...........That night when I
discovered Cassandra's photos in your photo album,
I realised that your love for her is the only truthful
thing in your life and I'm so sorry for what I did. I'm
so sorry as I've .......I've..........(sobs) I've no
idea that it turned out that way that leads to her
death. .............I'm sorry to cause you the
loneliness and I know that no matter what I said and
no matter what I do, you'll not
forgive.........(sobs)...me.

(Nichol looks at Sean with profuse tears in her eyes.)

....Oh God.....Sean......She's so stupid.....Stupid
girl......

(Nichol continues reading the letter.)

Bloodbro........From the bottom of my heart, you're
my only truthful brother and no matter what
happened to me, I will always be in your
heart......... Now knowing......(sobs and Nichol
couldn't continue.)

(Then she continues after wiping her tears away.)

.....knowing how much you love Cassandra...... I've
decided to end my life..........At least I hope you
will forgive me now.......for what I did.

Forgive me .....brother and take good care of yourself.

(Nichol cries loudly as she could not control her
emotions any longer. Still shock and sad, Sean
unfolds the lyrics of the compact disc album and is
awed by Michelle's signature just beside the lyric of
'Sweet Child O'Mine'.)

Nichol: LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE?.......................
.....SEAN......MICHELLE'S DEAD
NOW.....ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?.....HUH? ARE
YOU HAPPY NOW?..............
WHY DIDN'T YOU FORGIVE HER? ....... YOU
STUBBORN BASTARD. ....
SHE'S.....She........She's just a little girl.....
And....(cries.)

(Nichol sees that Sean is holding a compact disc and
snatches it from him. She looks at the unfolded
lyrics and is shocked to discover another pathetic
fact.)

Look...... Michelle's signature is here........She was
trying to tell you that she was actually Michelle when
she came here as Amy.......But you didn't care
less......didn't you? You hated the music so
much.....THE GANG MUSIC SO MUCH! .....EVEN
WHEN THE DISC WAS LEFT OVER HERE BY
MICHELLE FOR MORE THAN A WEEK
.......HOPING FOR YOU TO DISCOVER IT ....BUT
YOU DIDN'T...........(sobs) .....Sean, didn't you see
her signature here in this disc, huh? You would have
save her life.......Oh God!.........Michelle......Michelle
....you stupid girl.........Why are you so
stupid?........God!.....(sobs)..... Why didn't you
listen to the MUSIC AGAIN! SEAN!...........I HOPE
THAT YOU'RE HAPPY NOW THAT........
MICHELLE'S DEAD.

(Nichol cries loudly and throws Michelle's letter and
the disc at Sean. In an emotional state, she runs to the
door and exits. Sean is still standing motionlessly like
a statue. Then he picks up the disc and put it into the
stereo and plays it. The music of 'Sweet Child O'Mine'
by Guns & Roses plays on but this time Michelle is no
longer there to share the music with him when the long
awaited Axl Rose's voice is heard again. Then Sean
stares at the finished portrait of Cassandra by Michelle
with tears in his eyes. It will be the last ever gift
for him from his sweetheart Sweet Child O'Mine.)

"She got a smile that it seems
to me reminds me of childhood
memories where everything was as
fresh as bright blue sky,

Now and then when I see her
face....she takes me away to
that special place....that if I
stared too long...I'd probably
break down and cry......

Whoa.... Sweet Child O'Mine
Whoa.......Sweet Child O'Mine

.....(and the music continues.)"

(Sean holds Michelle “Bloodsister” pendant closer to
his eyes and looks at it and grimaces in emotional pain.
Then he moves to the study table and draws open a
drawer and picks up Nichol’s “Bloodsister” pendant
and gazes at the two pendants together. Realising what
marvelous gifts that he has made for his Bloodsisters
many years ago, he comes to terms to accept the fact
that the Bloodihood bond that he has built with Michelle
and Nichol all these years has sadly comes to an awful
end with the sudden death of Michelle and the painful
abandonment of Nichol. Knowing that he can’t take
these frustrations of losing his loved ones anymore, Sean
screams loudly while raising both his hands in the air
with great emotional outburst. )

Sean: aaaaAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
aaaaaaaaAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! (louder)
aaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! (even louder)

(Sean screams again and again. Then he stops abruptly
while holding his breath. There is a silence in the study
room for a while. Suddenly the door knob turns slightly to
its left and the door opens slowly. After a while, an image
appears. It is Michelle. It seems that she is still alive and
the news of her death is not true. Michelle stands next to
the door and looks at Sean emotionally.
Sean’s scream made her realise that even though with all
his anger towards her, he still misses her. Still disguising
as Amy Henderson, Michelle faces Sean’s back and Sean
is still oblivious of her sudden presence in the room.
Then suddenly, Sean senses her presence and
slowly turns and sees Michelle. He is shocked and
motionless. Couldn’t believe who he sees. Trying to
wonder what is going on while at the same time feeling
relief and happy grasping the fact that Michelle is still
alive and well. In his mind, the inconsistencies of
Michelle’s sudden appearance and the fake news of her
death by Nichol is no longer important nor relevant.
What is important at that very moment is that Michelle is
still alive and breathing. Even more important to Sean
now is that she is still in his life. Still there as his
Bloodsister who still loves him like before.)

Sean: Amy? Uhhhh……….Michelle? Is that really you,
…..Michelle?

(At this juncture, Michelle slowly pulls down her wig and shows Sean who she really is. )

Michelle: Yeah, its me bro. Michelle.

Sean: ……

(Sean is speechless, feeling too happy to see her. Only yesterday how he wish he could be away from her and never to see her again in his life. Today all he ever wants is to see her side by side next to him. Then Michelle speaks so quickly without pause until she stammers emotionally while moving slowly towards Sean. Trying to apologise to Sean like a little girl crying for her mother’s forgiveness.)

Michelle: I..I….. I am sorry that I lied to you. Trying to disguise as someone, Amy, a painter. I… I….thought you will know when I come to your place and show you my compact disc, but you didn’t…. Many times, I ..I … wanted to tell you but I was too afraid… I am sorry…bro.. I…. I …All I want is to see you again…and I….I wanna you to know…. That I am sorry and I….I…..(Michelle starting to sob)…….. I know that I shouldn’t ask Nichol to lie together but…. I…. I….. I …… just……(sobs badly). ……All I want is to see you again….and I…I…..I….. apologise…. Sorry….that I quarrelled with Cassandra….I…I (sobbing profusely)……Sean…..I….I…..miss you so much….so much…..

(When Michelle is near Sean and seen to be shaking and sobbing badly, Sean quickly hugs her tightly. Feeling Sean’s gesture of hugging her so passionately, Michelle learns that Sean has finally forgiven her and she couldn’t help but to feel so happy and sad at the same time. Happy because Sean finally understood why she has committed her mistakes and willing to forgive her. Sad because she has been hoping for so long and was in misery for a whole year waiting for Sean to forgive her. Remembering all these miseries and heartache that she has been through and how they have finally come to an end now, she cries loudly and emotionally.)

Michelle: I …. I………I AM……SO SORRY……SO SORRY.
I didn’t know…..I didn’t know what I did…..
(cries loudly)… what I did will end up this way….. I
didn’t mean to take Cassandra away from you.. bro..
(cries with profuse tears) I am sorry.. So sorry…
I am so soorryy……….MMMmmmmmm!!!!!!!
(Michelle cries even louder emotionally)

(As Michelle cries like a baby, Sean hugs her even tighter and tries to pacify her. After a while, Nichol comes in from the door and Sean is just too pleased and happy to see her again at that very moment. Hoping for a happy reunion among them.)

Sean: You planned all this, didn’t you? (Looking at Nichol)

(After seeing Sean hugging Michelle so emotionally, Nichol begin to weep emotionally. Couldn’t believe her own eyes and couldn’t believe what she is noticing now. Finally a reunion of the Bloodihood bond between Sean and Michelle as they both hug each other passionately with tears in their eyes. For Nichol, it is a scene of an act of forgiveness that will strengthen and revive a once lost platonic Bloodihood friendship that she cherishes so dearly in her heart. Hoping that her journey of patching Sean and Michelle together as Bloodbrother and Bloodsister again has finally come to an end, she tries to pursuade Sean further.)

Nichol: Sorry that I lied to you about Michelle’s death ..…..
(sobs profusely)

Sean: Hey….It’s okay, Nichol. Everything is okay…..

Nichol: No…it’s not okay….. It’s not okay….. Ac…actually…it was….

Michelle: Nichol, No!...…. (Michelle exclaims suddenly.)

Nichol: Sean, it was me….

Michelle: Nichol, No!.. Don’t say it. Please don’t…..

Nichol: (Nichol turns to Michelle)
No! Michelle, it’s about time. I have to tell Sean what really happened?.... I can’t live like this anymore….

Sean: What? What is going on here? Tell me what?

Nichol: (Nichol takes a deep breath and exhales)
It was me all this long. I am the one who showed Cassandra the tattered note that you wrote to Michelle. It wasn’t Michelle who showed her. It was me. Me…. I am the culprit, Sean……. (sobs terribly)

Sean: Jesus! Nichol! Why did you do that? ….. What were you thinking?...Andda why didn’t you tell me earlier?

(Sean turns to Michelle)
Michelle, why didn’t you tell me?

Nichol: It’s not Michelle’s fault. I wanted to tell you so much but Michelle stopped me and tell me to keep this a secret from you. Michelle is actually protecting me, Sean….. She has been protecting me all this long…… Please don’t blame her anymore. She loves you so much… I am so sorry for what I did…… So sorry……..

(After learning this hard truth, Sean looks at Michelle with tears in his eyes and hugs her even tighter emotionally.)

Sean: Oh! Michelle…. All this year, I have wrongly blame you. I am so sorry…. So sorry…..

Nichol: Do you?.... Do you know how hard I have tried? Try to patch you and Michelle together again? … For a year, I’ve tried and I’ve tried and it was so hard. (sobs)…….So painful and so hard to make you come back to us, bro…. I’ve tried…..so hard…… (sobs with profuse tears)

(As Nichol moves slowly towards Sean and Michelle, she begin to weep profusely. Sean couldn’t bear to see her struggling with her own emotions so badly while regretting her past action, he quickly hugs her tightly together with Michelle.)

Nichol: Are we still brother and sisters like last time, Sean? I know I have done wrong and I am very sorry. I have tried so hard and …
(Nichol couldn’t hold back her tears anymore and cries loudly.)

Sean: Shhhhh Shhhhhhhhh (whispers slowly)….. You don’t have to try anymore, Nichol. From now on, we are brother and sisters like we used to be. We are still Bloodbrother and Bloodsisters. Always will be. No matter what.

Michelle: I love you bro.

Nichol: Me too.

(Now Sean, Nichol and Michelle hug among themselves passionately with warmth of love from their hearts. Something that both Michelle and Nichol have been hoping for all this year. A rekindle of the past wonderful Bloodihood relationship with their Bloodbrother Sean again.)

Sean: I love you guys. God!..... What happened to us? ….. What have I done to both of you? I am so sorry for everything.... Shouldn’t have blame you, Michelle, for Cassandra’s death…. Shouldn’t have blame you two…. Two of you have suffered enough….I am so
sorry. So sorry…. Please forgive me, Sis……

Michelle: Bro, don’t leave us anymore ya. (weeps and sobs)

Nichol: Let’s stop fighting no more bro. (weeps and sobs)

Sean: Okay….. okay…….

(With the return of the Bloodihood bond among them, Sean hugs Michelle and Nichol tightly and emotionally for a moment. Then suddenly Michelle realises something and asks Sean.)

Michelle: Bro?

Sean: Yes! Michelle?

Michelle: Can I have my pendant back?

Nichol: Mine too.

Sean: (chuckles) ….Sure.

(Sean puts Michelle’s “Bloodsister” pendant necklace around Michelle’s neck and Nichol’s “Bloodsister” pendant on hers respectively. Then suddenly Michelle senses something again.)

Michelle: Bro where’s your own “Bloodbrother” pendant?

Nichol: Yeah! Where’s yours bro?

Sean: Its….

Lights Off.

(Before Sean could tell Michelle and Nichol where he keeps his pendant, lights in the entire theatre suddenly turn off for few seconds. It is pitch black now.)

Lights On.

(When the lights are turned on again, Michelle and Nichol are no longer in the study room. They have disappeared. Sean is surprised and confused as he searches for Michelle and Nichol around the room.)

Sean: Michelle???????? …………. Nichol??????? Where did they go?

(After a while, Sean becomes frustrated and calls for Alfred.)

Sean: Alfred !!!! Alfred !!!!!!!!!!

(Alfred enters.)

Sean: Where’s Michelle and Nichol, Alfred?

Alfred: Sir, Miss Nichol has already left the mansion.

Sean: But she came back with Michelle? Didn’t you see them coming to my study room from outside a while ago?

Alfred: Sir, I was outside your study room at the hall the whole day and I only noticed Miss Nichol running out from this room crying as she left the mansion.

Sean: What about Michelle? Didn’t you see Michelle? She was just here with Nichol?

Alfred: ….. Michelle?…Sir???

Sean: Yes, Michelle!. Didn’t you see her, Alfred?

Alfred: Uurrrr???? (looking confused)….. Sir???

Sean: What Alfred?

Alfred: I thought you have heard the bad news from Miss Nichol that…. that Miss Michelle committed suicide this morning and she is dead. I am very sorry, Sir.

Sean: What? …that can’t be….. I just saw Michelle and Nichol just now and we were hugging each other.

Alfred: ………????

(Alfred is confused and starting to worry about Sean’s sanity.)

Sean: What are you talking about? Michelle is DEAD??? No..NO!!!...She is still alive. Very much alive!!!!!!

Alfred: Are you alright, Sir ? I know it must be very sad for you to hear this terrible news about Miss Michelle’s demise but…..Sir ?...... Sir ?? ……..Sir ???

(At this juncture, Sean begins to realise that he was actually hallucinating in hugging Michelle and Nichol a while ago and his face is turning pale as he has to accept the brutal reality and the awful fact that Michelle is actually dead and no longer in his life. His heart begin to ache terribly with deep sadness of losing his Bloodsisters. An indisputable fact has now become an eternal misery in his life at this very moment. Even more pathetic to realise that his re-kindle of the beautiful Bloodihood bond with Nichol and Michelle a while ago was actually a daydreaming routine. With this wake-up call of Michelle’s sudden death, a sudden painful loneliness creeps into his soul as he kneels down on the floor. Crying loudly. Knowing that the Bloodsisters are no longer in his life.)

Sean: Oh!!!GOD!!!!...NO!!!!!! NOOO!!!!!!!!! …NOOOO!!!!!...
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….......
(sobs terribly)……This cannot be………Alfred.

Alfred: Sir ....Are you alright? What is it, Sir?

Sean: God… all this cannot be? I can’t take this anymore… Alfred. I can’t. Bring them back, Alfred. Bring Michelle and Nichol back!!!! I have something to tell them…..I have something to tell them…..(sobs)

(Sean sobs terribly as he lays both his hands on his face. Shaking rapidly while crying loudly. Still trying to come with terms of Michelle’s sudden death.)

Alfred: Sir, are you alright? Shall I get Dr. Brown?

Sean: ………..(just mumbling and crying terribly)

Alfred: Oh dear! I better call the doctor now.

(Alfred exits quickly.)

(Sean couldn’t control his emotions any longer and
cries terribly. After a while, he stands up and pulls
a “Bloodbrother” pendant necklace gently from
his neck that is hidden underneath his shirt. It is his
very own “Bloodbrother” pendant that he has made
for himself. The same star shaped designed pendant
similar to the ones that he has given to his
Bloodsisters, Nichol and Michelle many years ago.
Then his mind brings him to the moment a while ago
before Nichol and Michelle disappears and he hears
repeating voices of Nichol and Michelle in his mind
asking him where he keeps his own “Bloodbrother”
pendant. Pretending that the Bloodsisters, Nichol and
Michelle, are still there beside him and still hugging
him as their Bloodbrother, Sean replies and answers
softly to them. Hoping that Michelle and Nichol will
finally get the answer from him.)

Sean: I keep mine next to my heart. Bloodsis. Its always
been next to my heart……Bloodsis Nichol……
……….Bloodsis Michelle……

(Sean says it softly while grasping his own “Bloodbrother” pendant with his right hand and the “Bloodsisters” pendants with his left hand. To him he finally realises that everything is already too late. Too late to reconcile. Too late to re-kindle. Too late to forgive. Too late to love again.
If only he has forgiven Michelle much earlier, Michelle would still be alive now and he would have the loving care of his very own Bloodsisters who still love him after so long. But now everything is already too late as no more words need be said any longer as Michelle is already dead and so is the Bloodihood gang. With a broken heart, this is a fact that he has to live with for the rest of his life.)

…..Is always been next to my heart………………...
(Sean whispers)

…..Is always been next to my heart……………….
(Sean whispers more softly)

…..Is always been next to my heart………………..
(Sean whispers even more softly)

(Sean’s voice slowly fades away as he whispers the phrase over and over again. Hoping for one last time that Nichol and Michelle will know what is already too late to know.)

Lights off.

- The End -

* Thanks for reading this play. If you like it so far, you may want to read the continuation of this story in a new sequel currently being written by me. Please click "The BLOODSISTERS" at BLOOD LINK and enjoy the show!

Adaptation of Rorne Tan Original Play By School Girls from SMK(P) Sri Aman

2008-05-22T11:07:00.000-07:00

A ceremony in presenting Certificate of Completion of Rorne Tan Workshop to the students on the 31st July 2008

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The School Hall
S.M.K.(P) Sri Aman, PJ

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The CAST

Amirah, Su Wei, Merissa, Farah

Press Release Statement - S.M.K.(P) Sri Aman, PJ

(14th July 2008)
By: Rorne Tan

An adaptation of an original Play called “The BlooDiHood Story” (written and directed by Rorne Tan and to be performed by secondary school students) will be staged at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) SRI AMAN HALL, Jalan 14/49, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor on the 20th July 2008 at 3.00 p.m. (matinee) and 8.00 p.m. (night show).
After the success of the premiere play at TOP HAT Restaurant, KL recently staged by Director Rorne Tan on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd July 2008, SweetAngel Productions is organizing an adaptation of the original play by Rorne Tan to be acted by a cast of talented school girls from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) SRI AMAN in the spirit of promoting Malaysian Theatre in local schools.
For those who missed the premiere play at TOP HAT recently, this is a romantic drama based partially on true story that happened 12 years ago that led to a tragic ending. A story about 3 students who were so close to one and another when they vowed Bloodihood and called themselves the Bloodbrother and the Bloodsisters until one day a girl called “Cassandra” came into their lives and changes everything that disrupted their bloodihood bond. What makes this play interesting is that Cassandra being part of the characters of the play is a non physical character. In other words, Cassandra will not appear at all in the play though she is the main cause of the tragic ending. Another surprise is that Cassandra has the same look as one of the Bloodsisters, Michelle that caused an emotional explosion within the bloodihood bond between the blood members, Sean and Michelle. This is a very unique drama for every theatre lovers who love drama and only drama. In this upcoming play, it will be a pre-play of the original play. To give the audience a feel and understanding of the history of the bloodihood gang and why the bond among them was so important to them. Director Rorne Tan has decided to put this pre-play into real life acting in that not only the actors and actresses are in characterisation during the play, their movements and acting must be 100% real. This is illustrated more in a past scene (Past 1 Scene 3) which is the most dramatic scene of the entire play showing Michelle destroying things in the room, breaking glasses, a vase and a bottle in the book shelves. Breaking of these items in the act are real. This is what Director Rorne Tan wish to illustrate to the audience i.e. a taste of what real life event will look and sound like in real acting. So for those theatre lovers, be prepared to be dramatised and emotionally shocked while watching this play. Director Rorne Tan wishes to warn the public that this is not a play for the soft-hearted or fainted hearted. It’s an emotionally charged drama that will not only captured your hearts but also stay in your memory for life.

The cast of this play are Geh Su Wei, Farah Aiman Bt Azhar, Nik Amirah Imanie, Merissa Adelina Bt Jaffri. Ticket is priced at RM 10.00 per show and can be booked by phone booking Tel: 019-6297948 (Rorne). Also available at the School Box Office, Tel: 03-7876 5041.

For more info about the play and the stage play book, pls log on:
http://bloodihood.blogspot.com

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Director Rorne Tan Opening Speech

(S.M.K.(P) Sri Aman Hall)

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Video Clips of the Adaptation of Rorne Tan Original Play

"THE BLOODIHOOD STORY"

(performed by students from S.M.K.(P) Sri Aman)