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SLOP: The Musical — Part 7 of 15

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SCENE 6

GOLDFISH BOWL

(MIA’s apartment. Late afternoon. G enters holding a small bag from a pet store.)

G

Zyn? Zyn! I’m home! I brought you—

(He stops. ZYN floats upside down in his dirty bowl, motionless.)

G

Oh no! Oh no, no, no, no—

(He rushes to the bowl, picks it up, and stares at ZYN’s lifeless form.)

G

What have I done? I came too late! It’s all my fault!

(He looks toward the bathroom. A terrible idea forms.)

G

I have to flush him. And get Mia another fish. She can’t know. She’s been so stressed. This would break her. I have to be strong. For Mia.

(He starts toward the bathroom, cradling the bowl like a coffin.)

ZYN

(suddenly awake; laughing)

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I know you!