Tainted Youth

Tainted Youth



TONI BADAFUCCO, 41, dark skinned, black hair slicked back, mustache, neat and well kept three piece suit.

KARA BADAFUCCO, 15 dark skinned, black straight hair, seductive clothing

SAMMI O’BRIEN , 17, fair skinned, brown wavy hair, short skirt, low revealing tank

Takes place in Kara’s room in the home of the Badafuccos.


(In the suburban home of Toni and Kara Badafucco, Kara returns to an empty home after a Friday at school.)

KARA:(on the phone with Sammi) Hey Sammi, is everything set for tonight?

SAMMI: Yeah it’s all good, I called the guys and they got the drinks and we’ll be there around 6.

KARA: My house is clear and my Dad won’t be home until late.

SAMMI: Ok, cool. See you tonight. Love Yah!

(Later that evening…Doorbell rings and Kara answers the door.)

SAMMI: (Stumbles in drunkenly) Wooo! Let’s party! This is Michael and Shaun, this is Kara.

KARA: (Nervously) Oh…Hey. (Pulls Sammi aside; whispering) How old are these guys Sammi?

SAMMI: 21, aren’t they sexy?!

KARA: Isn’t that a little old?

SAMMI: Don’t be such a prude Kara!

KARA: Shut up, I’m not a prude!

SAMMI: Oh yeah prove it!

KARA: (Kara rolls her eyes and leads one of the men upstairs) Happy?

(Sammi follows)

SAMMI: Big deal. Put your money where your mouth is.

KARA: Whatever. (Kara leads one of the guys into another room.)

(Just as Kara and the guy are alone she hears the front door creak open)

TONI: Kara? Are you home?

(Sammi and her respective guy dart into Kara’s room)

KARA: (Kara motions the two guys to get under her bed.) Hide!

(There is no response, as he starts to walk upstairs, then he enters Kara’s room.)

KARA: (nervously) Hi Daddy…

TONI: Why didn’t you answer when I called your name?

KARA: Sorry I didn’t hear you.

SAMMI: (With slurred speech) How could you not hear him? He was screaming at the top of his damn lungs…

KARA: (whispering) Would you shut the hell up?

TONI: What’s going on here? Is she drunk?

KARA: What?! Of course not Dad, you know we’re not like that.

(One of the guys throws up underneath the bed.)

TONI: (Angrily) What the hell was that? (Toni walks over and lifts up the bed curtain to find the two drunken guys.) Oh my god! (grabs the two guys by their shirt collars and pulls them out from under the bed) Get out! Out of my god damn house!

KARA: Dad calm down!

TONI: Excuse me young lady? Don’t you dare tell me to calm down; I am far beyond calm down.

SAMMI: Don’t be such a party pooper man.

TONI: What did you…get the hell out of my house, I don’t EVER want to see you hanging around me daughter again. Do you understand me?

KARA: Dad you can’t do that! She’s my friend and I can hang out with whoever the hell I want!

TONI: Who do you think you are? As long as you live in my house…

KARA: (cutting him off) you’ll follow my rules. What a joke. How many other parenting clichés do you plan on pulling out of your ass?

TONI: You ungrateful little…

KARA: Ungrateful?! Says the absent workaholic father.

TONI: What’s that supposed to mean?

KARA: What do you think it means? You’re never around, when was the last time you asked me how my day was? Or what I planned to do on Friday night? Then now you’re going to come in here and act like the concerned Father? Well quite frankly Dad that is BS.

TONI: (backing down) When your mother died you were so young, it was so much easier then, I would come home and you would tell me EVERYTHING that was going on. As you got older I just assumed you weren’t interested in talking with your old man.

SAMMI: (quietly) Haha you are pretty old…

KARA: Would you just shut the hell up? You know what, get out. Get the hell out right now.

SAMMI: Whatever, not like I don’t have better things to do then sit here and listen to you two.

(Sammi leaves)

KARA: I’m sorry Daddy, I never meant for all this to happen. I was being someone I wasn’t, and it was a mistake.

TONI: No I should be the one apologizing, it’s not easy for me to relate I never was a teenage girl, your Mother was always the sensitive one. I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you, but I promise from now on I will make a conscious effort to be more involved, you mean the world to me, and I love you.

KARA: I love you too, and I promise nothing like this will ever happen again.



(Kara and Toni walk downstairs to go to the kitchen for dinner, as they pass the front door Kara notices Sammi sitting on their front porch.)

KARA: One second Dad.

(Kara walks outside.)

KARA: (Coyly) Hey Sammi…

SAMMI: (in the same tone) Hi…Can we talk?

KARA: Of course, what’s on your mind?

SAMMI: I’m sorry for what I did.

KARA: What do you mean, what you did?

SAMMI: I tried to make you someone you weren’t, and making do things that you weren’t comfortable with.

KARA: It’s ok…

SAMMI: (Cutting her off) No it’s not ok, I understand what it like having someone try to put you in a box you’ll never fit in. I knew you looked up to me and I took advantage of that and that was wrong, you were nothing but a good friend to me and I didn’t give you the respect you deserve.

KARA: It’s not all your fault; I should have taken responsibility for my own actions. I shouldn’t let people push me around.

SAMMI: I shouldn’t have pushed you around in the first place, but I promise I’ll change if you’re willing to give me another chance.

KARA: Of course I am, and you know you don’t have to be this party girl type for me to think you are cool. No one is going to take you seriously or give you the respect that you deserve if you act like someone who doesn’t deserve it.

SAMMI: I never wanted to be that girl. It just seemed to be the only way to make any friends, sometimes when you’re attractive no one cares about who you are, just what you look like and how they can use you.

KARA: I understand what you mean, but as long as you are yourself I’m sure there will always be people you can go to. You’ll always have me.

SAMMI: That means a lot.

(They hug)

(Toni opens the door)

TONI: You guys hungry? I have stuffed shells and meatballs inside waiting.

SAMMI: That sounds amazing, I can’t tell you the last time I had a home cooked meal.

TONI: Well you’re in for a treat.

(The three walk inside, sit down and have a nice dinner.)