SUBJECT:  Encouragement, gratitude 

CHARACTERS:  Wendy, Carmen, Wendy''s husband, Jamal,

(about thirteen to fifteen years old) 

SETTING:  Restaurant, Wendy''s apartment, Carmen''s house

(signs may be necessary for clarification) 

PROPS:  Table for restaurant scenes, note for table,

aprons and dish cloths for restaurant scenes, chairs for houses 

Wendy:  "...and then I yelled at him, and that just

made it worse. I dread going home today." 

Carmen:  "I understand.  I mean, what did he

expect?  He changes plans on you at the last minute.  I''d yell too.  It''s not

your fault." 

Wendy:  "Yeah, but I still feel badly about it.  I

wish we could have talked it over.  Anyway, once I finish this table, I''m outta

here.  What''s...?   Wendy, thanks for the great service.''  Wow.  Hey, Carmen,

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