3. Absolute Craziness (1/1)

situation: a house firescene: the houseaction: john returns home from running errands. he pulls his car into the drive way and notices the house is on fire.sarah (crying in john's arms): john!

john (concerned): mom, whats the matter?

sarah (still crying): rave has gone mad. she set the house on fire.

john (frightened, he towards the house): oh my god. where is raven?sarah: raven is still stuck inside the house

raven (running into the house to rescue raven): how could you just leave her there?

chance (crying and screaming): john!

place: the hospital

scene: raven's recovery room

action: john bandages up raven's wounds

john: i can't believe you set the house on fire. what was your

eaking point?

raven: i blame my misery on mom. we had a big argument. something within me just went off. i couldn't take her foolishness anymore. the darkness rose up in me.

john: i understand where you are coming from. i wonder if you were trying to kill yourself in the process?

raven: inconclusive

john: inconclusive, what does that word mean?

raven: the word means yet to be determined

a doctor:raven, you will be placed on a twenty-four hour suicidal watch then

situation: raven is hospitalized for depressionplace: hospital visiting centerraven (shaking): i am nervous and afraid. i don't want you to see me this way. i apologize for setting the house on fire. i apologize for being such a burden.sarah: you can talk to me, sweetheartraven: i feel lostjohn: how do you feel lost?raven: i am stuck at a crossroadssarah (hugging and kissing raven): i love you, baby girlraven (crying): if you love me then i don't understand why my heartache won't end?john: i assume your misery must be caused by stress or a distorted body imageraven: sometimes i feel not good or smart enough. there are always mountains for me to climb and conquer everyday. these obstacles never seem to disappear.john: you will always be good and smart enough to meraven: the world says otherwisesarah: how about we go back to the very beginning, your origins?raven: and so it went