Chapter Four

''As light comes up on the stage, Charlotte is sitting on a silver bench. She is looking at her right foot, which is propped up on the bench while the other foot is on the ground. You can only see the center stage, where Charlotte is, although there is no spotlight, just dim light.''

C: If there's a prize for rotten judgment

I guess I've already won that

No man is worth the aggravation

That's ancient history

Been there, done that

Lights come up, female ensemble is frozen in dramatic poses on the balcony

Female ensemble: Who d'you think you're kiddin'?

He's the earth and heaven to ya

Try to keep it hidden

Honey, we can see right through ya                                 C: Oh no

Girl, you can't conceal it

We know how you feel

And who you're thinking of

C: No chance, no way

I won't say it, no, no

Female ensemble:You swoon, you sigh,

Why deny it? Uh-oh

C: It's too cliché

I won't say I'm in love

''Charlotte begins to actually dance. Her style is sort of a cross between gymnastics and hip-hop.''

C: I thought my heart had learned its lesson

It feels so good when you start out

My head is screaming "Get a grip, girl!" Female ensemble: Ohhh

Unless you're dying to

All: Cry your heart out

Female ensemble: You keep on denying                          Charlotte: Oahhhh

Who you are and how you're feeling

Baby, we're not buying

Hon, we saw you hit the ceiling                                           Oahh noo

Face it like a grown-up

When you gonna own up

That you got, got, got it bad?

C: Woah, No chance, no way

I won't say it, no, no

Female ensemble: Give up, give in

The Bullet: Check the grin; you're in love

C: This scene won't play

I won't say I'm in love

Female ensemble: You're doin' flips, read our lips:

You're in love!

Charlotte ascends the balcony and speaks her next lines directly to one member of the ensemble, then moves on and says the next line to another, and so on.

C: You're way off base, I won't say it

Get off my case, I won't say it

Female ensemble: Girl, don't be proud

It's okay, you're in love

Charlotte returns to the bench and sighs.

C: Ohhh…

At least out loud,

I won't say I'm in love

Female ensemble: Sha-la-la-la la la, awee

Fade out.