SUBJECT:  Sincerity, insincerity, commitment, sacrifice,

appearances 

CHARACTERS:  Four teenage girls: Shauna, Wendy, Liz,

Kendall 

SETTING:  The mall 

PROPS:  A wooden cross necklace, various cross necklaces,

bulging shopping bags 

Shauna:  "Hey, guys, where to next?" 

Girls:  "I don''t know." 

"I''m hungry." 

"I''m just about maxed out." 

Wendy:   "Ooh, let''s check out the jewelry store." 

Girls:  "Okay." 

"Sure." 

  

Kendall:  "Then we eat, right?" 

Wendy:  "Of course.  Oh, hey, get a load of these

crosses!  Aren''t they great?  You know, that''s what you need, Liz." 

Liz:  "What?" 

Wendy:  "Another cross." 

Liz:  "What''s wrong with this one?" 

Wendy:  "Oh, nothing...if you''re one of those Jesus

freaks from the 60''s.  But wooden crosses are way out these days.  Lost in the

outfield, if you…