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“Overbooked”

 FAde In: Alex and jeremy just got in from the airport. There luggage has been lost and they were 3 hours delayed. they have been arguing ever since they’ve left. They are on their Honeymoon. Alex and Jeremy are at the front desk //Alex and Jeremy move up stage right to desk.// alex

Hi, we’re here to check in Front desk man Oh okay, what’s the last name? alex Richards. Alex looks at Jeremy and smiles. Front desk man Richards, Richards...Hmmm. Front desk man skims the computer up and down. alex Yes, it should be under Richards. Unless I made them under my last name Harris. JEREMY We just got married; there might be a little mix up with the last names. Jeremy chuckles and looks at Alex. Front desk man Oh here it is, Jeremy Richards. Is that correct? Jeremy Yes, that’s correct. Jeremy grabs Alex’s hand.

alex This is going to be the best week of our lives. Front desk man About that best week of your lives… it seems that your hotel room has been overbooked. jeremy How can the hotel be overbooked? I booked this room two months ago, and now you’re telling me that we don’t have a room? Front desk man Sir, please calm down. There’s always something we can do. If you wouldn’t mind I can call the manager and he will come out and find a solution. You two can have a seat in our waiting area until we figure this out. Jeremy Alright. //Alex and Jeremy move up stage left to chairs.// Alex Maybe it’s a sign. jeremy A sign? Alex, enough of your ‘everything always happens for a reason, whether it’s good or bad’ crap. These idiots at the hotel are the problem. I booked this room two months ago. Two MONTHS, not two weeks. And now we finally get here and they tell us we don’t have a room?

Alex Ever since we left things have been nothing but hectic. We had a three hour delay, we lost our luggage, and finally when we get to the hotel we don’t even have a room. This was supposed to be a week of relaxation. A week where we can just be by ourselves and not be bothered. //Alex looks down at her hands and starts playing with her ring. Jeremy takes her hand.// jeremy I understand Alex, but everything will work out. Front desk man Excuse me, Mr. and Mrs. Richards? //Alex and Jeremy get up from their seats and head to the front desk. Up stage right.// Front desk man It seems that the room that was available to both of you in fact has been over booked. Jeremy starts getting angry. Jeremy Listen buddy, we flew all the way from Illinois to here and I expect ---

Front desk man Excuse me sir, I wasn’t finished. As I was saying, the hotel room you had has been overbooked, but we have a suit available for just 100 dollars more a night. alex Jesus, 100 dollars? Well that’s just great. JEREMY You cannot be serious! This is not our fault, we should not have to pay 100 extra dollars just so we have somewhere to stay. We’re not the ones who overbooked the hotel, you are. Front desk man I understand why you’re upset sir. What if we lower the price to 50 dollars extra? jeremy This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! What don’t you understand, WE ARE NOT PAYING ANYTHING EXTRA. Alex goes and sits down on the waiting chairs. Front desk man Well then I’m sorry sir, you will have to find another hotel.

Jeremy Find another hotel? What do you think we can do, just get up and drive down the street and find somewhere else to stay? We’re not from here. We are on our honeymoon and I expect a room to stay in that doesn’t require paying 50 dollars more than what I asked for. //Jeremy walks to center stage and comes back to up stage right.// //Alex gets up off of chair and comes to the desk.//

Alex to jeremy Honey, it’s really okay. I just want to rest. We can afford 50 extra dollars a night. Front desk man Okay, so suite 106 it is. //The front desk man hands the key to Jeremy and smiles.//

Still need ending… FAde Out: The End