Act 1 Scene 5

Scene 6

(Paris and Dottie are sitting on a bench in the park)

Paris- “I’m not sure how I feel. I’m super excited and yet, I feel sick to my stomach.”

Dottie- “I’m sure you’ll be fine.”

Paris- “Dottie, the last time I was with him was when we were born in the hospital 13 years ago and I was too young to even remember that.”

Dottie- “But you’ve talked to him and your dad over the phone before, haven’t you?”

Paris- “That was once when I was twelve and my Granny didn’t let me talk to them very long.”

Dottie- “Let me see the letter he sent you again.”

(Paris hands over the letter to Dottie)

Dottie- (reads letter aloud) “ ‘Dear Sister, I can’t believe that we’re going to meet for the first time since we were born! I have been looking forward to this day since I was three. J I saw the picture that you sent of yourself and I thought myself very privileged to be the brother of such a lovely girl. I can’t wait to see you when I get to New York. Love, Kenneth.’ That is such a sweet letter, Paris. You have nothing to worry about.”

Paris- (stands up and starts babbling) “I suppose, I still just can’t help feeling nervous. It’s not just Kenneth, my dad is coming too, and what if he doesn’t like me, I mean he’s used to Kenneth, but obviously not me. And what if he disapproves of my dancing, Granny told me he’s a religious man. What if he says I can’t dance anymore and you know that I could never give up my dancing. I mean, of course I want to please my dad, but…”

Dottie- (standing up and grabbing Paris by the shoulders firmly) “Paris! You need to stop worrying so much. Everything will be fine. Just calm down.”

Paris- (breathing deeply then sits down again. Silent for a while.) “I should probably go, Granny will want my help cleaning the house. You know something, my Granny is really uptight about their coming and I’m not really sure why. Maybe she’s nervous about meeting Kenneth, though I can’t imagine why.”

Dottie- “Well you’re nervous too.”

Paris- “True. Well, I should probably head home. See you later. Bonjour, dearest.”

Dottie- “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”

(Paris and Dottie hug each other and then start laughing while walking off stage)

End of Scene 6