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Ballerina Flowers

Ashley Taylor

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ASHLEY sits in a quiet corner under a tree, drawing in a sketch pad.

After awhile TAYLOR enters.

TAYLOR: Hi.

ASHLEY: Hi.

BEAT.

TAYLOR: What you doing?

ASHLEY: Drawing.

ASHLEY shows TAYLOR the drawing.

ASHLEY: It’s a ballerina.

TAYLOR: It doesn’t look like a ballerina.

ASHLEY: A ballerina flower. It’s called a Freesia. It’s for my mum.

BEAT. ASHLEY continues drawing.

TAYLOR: You haven’t been at school for awhile.

ASHLEY: No.

TAYLOR: How come?

ASHLEY: My mum was sick.

TAYLOR: But she’s better now?

ASHLEY: She didn’t get better.

TAYLOR: What happened?

ASHLEY: She died.

BEAT.

TAYLOR: That’s sad.

ASHLEY nods.

TAYLOR: Why are you drawing the flower for her then?

ASHLEY: Dad said we could go and visit her next week. At the cemetery. I’m going to give her my picture of the ballerina.

TAYLOR:

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