Drama Piece - The Explosion.

[soldier1 turns to face his friend]

Soldier1: Hey, come 'ere and 'ave a look

[Soldier2 turns to look at his friend and then towards the girl]

Soldier2: She one of ours?

Soldier1: nah, I don't reckon so [turns to face the girl] you from around here?

[Girl turns away and begins to cry quietly]

Soldier1: she's not...we'll 'ave to take her back to barracks

Soldier2: we can't, she's so young...[looks at the girl pityingly]

[Soldier1 laughs unpleasantly and give his friend a dirty look]

Soldier1: Going soft are ya....[nudges the girl with his foot] Oi, can you walk?

Girl: Please don't take me away I..., I want to see my family

[Soldier1 continues to laugh quietly and roughly pulls her to her feet, she cries out in pain and starts to fall again, soldier2 catches her and holds her up]

Soldier2: Come on it's not far [quietly to the girl] I'll help you.

[Soldier1 walks towards the left of the stage quickly leaving them slightly behind him]

Girl: I, I don't think I can go much further, my head it's...I think I hit it when I fell.

Soldier2: It's not that much further...it'll all be over soon.

[Soldier1 turns round, looks behind him and shouts to them]

Soldier1: Hey, you two, hurry up we haven't got all day!

Soldier2: I think she need to rest...can we stop for a few minutes?

Soldier1: No we can't, what's wrong with you? She's one of the enemy!

Soldier2: She's just a child.

Soldier1: I don't care! Come on we'll be late back to barracks and then we'll both suffer.

Girl: Please...can't we stop? I'm so tired.

Soldier2: We're almost there, just five more minutes.

Girl: Can we look for my family when we get there?

[Soldier2 looks down at the floor and answers while avoiding her eyes and kicking at the ground]

Soldier2: We might do, after you've seen the squad, you'll be with your family...

[Girl smiles up at him obviously not understanding the meaning of his words]

Girl: Thank you

[ The girl staggers and falls to the ground and lies very still. Soldier2 starts to pull her up and then kneels beside her and turns her over. He checks her pulse at her neck and shaking his head slowly get to his feet and walks away. The lights fade on the stage.

The End

By Katie Allen