Overview
- Female: 1
- Male: 1
Context
Dad has head sounds from his daughter's bedroom and comes to check up on her. He is a recent widower and is trying his hardest to become both parents to Madison. Father and daughter are close, and Dad is keen to get it right on a difficult prom night, just like his wife would have done.
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DAD (O.S.) Maddy?
MADISON Privacy.
Madison grabs her robe and puts it on over her dress. The ladder disappears from the window.
DAD (O.S.) Everything OK in there?
MADISON Yeah.
Madison unlocks the door and opens it a crack, sticking her head out.
MADISON What’s up?
DAD (O.S.) Can I come in?
Madison opens the door wider. Dad enters, scans the room and slumps to sit on the end of Madison’s bed. She closes the door.
DAD I heard voices, and a loud bang.
MADISON HBO.
He nods.
DAD It’s pretty late.
MADISON Sorry. I’ll turn it down.
She does, then sits in the butterfly chair, looking at the TV.
DAD You’re not tired?
MADISON (shaking her head) I just want to see the end.
DAD Can’t sleep?
MADISON I said I’m not tired yet.
DAD Madison.
MADISON (shortly) What? I’m not.
DAD (beat) I know things were rough last night, sweetie, but you should get some sleep.
MADISON Soon.
DAD Do you wanna...?
Madison shakes her head, looking at the TV.
DAD (beat) This is the part I was afraid I’d be really bad at.
Madison mutes the TV.
MADISON You’re fine. Tomorrow.
DAD Somehow I feel I’ll have nothing substantive to contribute.
MADISON Dad.
DAD He’s a jerk. Right? Is that right? I know that part.
MADISON He was.
DAD What did he do?
MADISON He was just a regular jerk, Dad.
Madison turns the volume up.
DAD (beat) What would she say?
MADISON (beat) I don’t know.
They sit for a moment, watching TV.
MADISON Probably she’d remind me to wash off my makeup before sleeping.
DAD Yeah?
MADISON “Healthy skin is your best makeup.”
DAD Huh.
Dad looks at the alarm clock.
DAD How much is left?
MADISON I don’t know. Twenty?
DAD Will I see you at ten still?
MADISON It’s a date.
Dad gets up and goes to her, then kisses the top of her head.
DAD Love you Maddy.
MADISON Love you Daddy. ‘Night.
Dad tucks her hair behind her ears, then crosses to the door. He stops, turning back. He gestures at his face.
DAD You should. Wash. Her skin-- In the morning, she looked beautiful with no makeup.
Madison nods.
DAD ‘Night.
Dad exits, closing the door.
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