((Idea credit goes to Modmad on youtube. Just a reminder that this is written as a play!))

(Lights up, simple white)

(-Enter ADULT PAIGE & ADULT TONY-)

ADULT PAIGE: We were there, on your desks...

(-Enter YOUNG PAIGE, skipping, and holding a large sketch book and crayons, placing them on her desk. She begins to color on the paper.-)

ADULT TONY: We were there, on your walls.

(-Enter YOUNG TONY with a professional looking book bag, sitting down at a desk. He looks up at the wall clock.-)

ADULT PAIGE: We were there, in your lessons...

(-Enter TEACHER, taking a seat at her desk. Teacher is wearing a lot of green.-)

TEACHER: You two troublemakers know why you're here right?

(-YOUNG TONY nods while YOUNG PAIGE shakes her head, not looking up from her drawings. TEACHER grumbles and pulls out a file with papers-)

TEACHER: You are here, because for the last three months you both have been coming into my class late! I do not know if you are both doing it together on purpose, or if you have nothing to do with each other, but I don't appreciate it! And since you both won't tell me why, I have no choice but to keep you in my room until four. Until then, you are required to either work on assignments, or do something that will not bother me.

(-TEACHER starts to fill out papers when YOUNG PAIGE starts giggling. TEACHER slams her papers on her desk and walks to YOUNG PAIGE's desk and looks over at YOUNG PAIGE's drawing. She frowns, teeth visibly baring, before making a fake smile-)

TEACHER: (-Talks with fake sweetness-) Miss Paige, why is that tree blue?

YOUNG PAIGE: (-Looks up at TEACHER-) Oh, I don't like green trees.

TEACHER: (-Shouting-) Do the trees ask you what they think their color should be?! This is not appropriate thinking in my class! Do something like this again and there will be dire consequences!

ADULT TONY: And your tall lecture halls.

TEACHER: (-Clears throat and directs attention to Tony, who was watching the whole thing-) Now Tony, I hope you aren't wasting time like blue-tree girl here. Don't forget that your essay on the industrial revolution is due tomorrow.

YOUNG TONY: B-but that's hardly enough time! You assigned us that paper only yesterday!

TEACHER: (-Anger returns-) Tony! You are not to shout in my class unless you would rather spend the rest of the day in the dean's office! I am still your teacher and you will obey my rules. And as for your paper, you chose your fate when you decided to show up everyday tardy! (-Smiles evilly-) Now you can see the importance of time.
(-YOUNG TONY rests his head on his desk, making an audible sigh. TEACHER makes her way back to her desk and continues filing papers.-)

ADULT PAIGE: When they gave you their efforts.

(-YOUNG PAIGE holds up a paper with her name poorly scrawled in rainbow colors. Green is noticeably missing-)

ADULT TONY: When they wondered "what if?"

(-YOUNG TONY sets a small stack of papers on his desk.-)

ADULT PAIGE: When you handed them back.

TEACHER: (-Looks up from papers to see YOUNG PAIGE's drawing and screams-) This is the last straw missy! First you come in tardy everyday like Mr. Timeless here, then you go on and disobey the only thing I asked of you! I'm taking away your drawing privileges! (-She angrily makes her way over to YOUNG PAIGE's desk-)

YOUNG PAIGE: No!

ADULT TONY: When you told them "dismissed".

YOUNG TONY: (-Looks at all his papers with misery and groans-) Please ma'am, I just need more time...

TEACHER: (-Twists her head back to YOUNG TONY and yells-) Time!? Your time was already up mister. Either shape up or I'll have to whack you on the knuckles with my cane again!

(-She starts to reach for YOUNG PAIGE's art supplies. YOUNG TONY holds his hands and winces in remembrance-)

ADULT PAIGE: When they thought they were stupid, and foolish to try...

(-YOUNG PAIGE sits curled up in the desk, trying to protect her papers and art supplies-)

YOUNG PAIGE: No please no!

ADULT TONY: When they thought it was their fault they needed to cry...

(-THE TEACHER takes all of YOUNG PAIGE's art supplies and proceeds to throw them all away in the garbage one at a time. YOUNG PAIGE starts to sob quietly.-)

YOUNG TONY: (-Hands on his head, whispering-) I just need more time. There's always more time. I-I wasted time...

(-YOUNG TONY stares up at the wall clock before getting up and taking down said piece. THE TEACHER doesn't notice, but YOUNG PAIGE does-)

YOUNG TONY: Stupid timepiece, mocking my failure, ticking away all the time in the world...

(-He proceeds to break the glass and tear out the clock hands. YOUNG PAIGE comes over to him and without a word, hands him a piece of string. The string is green. Taking the string, YOUNG TONY ties the two clock hands together, forming a double sided dagger. When he finishes, YOUNG TONY and YOUNG PAIGE glance at each other. She reveals a sharp pencil to him and they both nod in unison. They then glare at the distracted teacher.)

ADULT PAIGE: So why do you tremble, and run away so?

(-Both YOUNG PAIGE and YOUNG TONY stand in front of TEACHER-)

TEACHER: (-Turns around after throwing away the last of the art supplies and notices the kids. She is startled to see them, and slightly angry, but more scared.-) Wh-what are you doing?!

YOUNG TONY: We've only come to repay what we owe..

ADULT TONY: We're only your words.

YOUNG PAIGE: We repeat what we hear!

(-YOUNG PAIGE and YOUNG TONY reveal their corresponding weapons; the large pencil, and the dagger made from a clock hands-)

ADULT PAIGE: We teach what we're taught... (-KIDS force TEACHER to back up-)

ADULT TONY: And what you taught... (-The TEACHER's back hits a wall and she slides down to the ground, covering her eyes. Pause as the lights go darker-)

ADULT PAIGE and ADULT TONY: Was fear.

(-YOUNG TONY and YOUNG PAIGE raise their weapons and prepare to strike-)

(Lights go out)

END SCENE