杰瑞发布于2025-04-29
* * * * * * * * * *NEW BUILDING:Mathilda sits at stairways' end, in front of a long corridor and a small court.Five kids, about 13-year-old, play baseball in the corridor.THE BOSS:You're the new one at 5th?Mathilda nods yes.THE BOSS:Shall we explain her everything, ok?This will avoid misunderstandings.Mathilda waits, curious.THE BOSS:(to Mathilda) You can't sit here like that.MATHILDA:Huh? Why?THE BOSS:Because you have to pay. It's like aparking meter:if you stay, you pay. It's the rule...MATHILDA:...And how much is it?THE BOSS:Ten dollars... A month.Mathilda looks at them and pulls out a roll of 100$ notes.MATHILDA:Got the change for 100?The kid is impressed but tries not to show.THE BOSS (playing serious) ...Wait, Poly's the treasurer.(to Poly) Poly, have you got the change for 100?POLY (shrugging his shoulders) Why do you ask me? You know I haven't a dollar!Mathilda saves his face. She hands him the note.MATHILDA:...It's not serious... It means I'll pay ten months in advance.The kid takes the money, perplexed.THE BOSS:...OK... Good.MATHILDA:Can I sit on the stairways now?