VALERIE SIDES
LATER
BRANDON and VALERIE sit working on their individual art pieces.
…my Mom used to call me that. I haven’t
seen her in a long time.
VALERIE
I haven’t seen my Mom for a long time either.
Are your parents divorced too?
VALERIE
No, my Mom died. She used to call me by
My middle name, and I don’t like it when
Other people do.
What is it?
VALERIE
Jane.
Okay, I’ll just call you Val.
NARRATIVE
We started to talk and couldn’t stop.
VALERIE
I heard that Jimi Hendrix was still alive
When the ambulance came to pick him up.
They say he drowned in his own puke and
Would have lived if they had just turned
Him over on his stomach.
I don’t know, I guess you really shouldn’t
Take drugs.
VALERIE
No! It was just another conspiracy by the
Establishment to get rid of someone they
Felt was a bad influence. Do you really
know anyone who ever died from an O.D.?
Nah! I don’t even know anybody who does
Drugs. I’m not even sure what marijuana
Looks like. How about Janis, she died.
VALERIE
Yeah, but not from drugs. I heard she drank
Herself to death.