SCENE 1 — STEVIE APPROACHES OMNI

Stevie walks toward Omni, who is standing alone and looking at her phone.

STEVIE:
Omni, wait! I need to talk to you about something important.

OMNI:
Stevie? What do you want? I’m actually busy right now.

STEVIE:
I know, but there’s something I’ve wanted to tell you for a long time. I can’t keep it inside anymore.

OMNI:
What are you talking about? Just say what you need to say.

Stevie moves closer and looks directly into her eyes.

STEVIE:
The truth is, Omni, I like you. I’ve liked you for quite some time, and I can’t pretend otherwise anymore.

OMNI:
What? Stevie, are you serious? I don’t have those feelings for you.

STEVIE:
I find you beautiful, and I feel something special whenever you’re around me.

OMNI:
Stop! You shouldn’t be saying things like this to me. Please respect my boundaries.

SCENE 2 — STEVIE CROSSES THE LINE

Omni tries to walk away, but Stevie suddenly reaches toward her and touches her inappropriately. She immediately pushes his hand away.

OMNI:
STEVIE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH ME AGAIN!

STEVIE:
Relax, Omni! Why are you making such a big deal out of this?

OMNI:
Because you have no right to touch me! I told you I’m not interested!

Stevie tries to move closer again. Omni steps backward, frightened.

OMNI:
HELP! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!

STEVIE:
Stop screaming! You’re making everything worse.

OMNI:
You made everything worse! I told you to stop, but you wouldn’t listen!

Omni looks around desperately. People notice the situation, but nobody comes forward.

OMNI:
Please! Can somebody help me? He’s not listening to me!

Omni finally manages to get away and runs toward the exit.

SCENE 3 — OMNI RUNS TO DAVE

Dave is talking to someone when he suddenly notices Omni approaching him with tears in her eyes.

DAVE:
Omni? What’s wrong? Why are you crying?

OMNI:
Dave… I need to tell you something. Something terrible just happened.

DAVE:
What happened? Who did something to you?

OMNI:
It was Stevie…

DAVE:
Stevie? What did he do?

OMNI:
He came up to me and told me he liked me. I told him I wasn’t interested, but he wouldn’t listen.

Omni begins crying harder as Dave gently tries to calm her.

OMNI:
He started coming closer and touched me inappropriately. I pushed him away and screamed for help, Dave!

DAVE:
What did you just say? He touched you?

OMNI:
Yes! Nobody came to help me. I was so scared, so I ran straight here.

SCENE 4 — DAVE’S ANGER EXPLODES

Dave goes completely silent. His jaw tightens, and his hands begin to clench.

DAVE:
Omni, none of this was your fault. You did absolutely nothing wrong.

OMNI:
I don’t understand why he would do something like that. I never gave him any reason.

DAVE:
You don’t need to explain yourself. He had no right to touch you!

Dave begins pacing back and forth, struggling to control his anger.

DAVE:
I specifically told him to stay away from you. I warned him before!

OMNI:
Dave, please don’t do anything stupid. I just wanted you to know what happened.

DAVE:
How am I supposed to stay calm after hearing this?

OMNI:
I don’t want this situation to become even worse.

DAVE:
He made it worse himself. I need to speak to him right now!

SCENE 5 — DAVE CONFRONTS STEVIE

Dave finds Stevie standing nearby. He approaches him with an extremely angry expression.

STEVIE:
Dave? What’s going on? Why are you looking at me like that?

DAVE:
You know exactly why I’m here. Omni told me everything!

STEVIE:
I think there’s been a misunderstanding.

DAVE:
A misunderstanding? You approached her, ignored her rejection, and touched her without permission!

STEVIE:
I wasn’t trying to hurt her. I was just expressing my feelings.

DAVE:
Your feelings? She was screaming for help! She was terrified!

STEVIE:
I didn’t think she would react like that.

DAVE:
That’s your excuse? You should have respected her when she told you NO!

Dave steps closer, pointing directly at Stevie.

DAVE:
I warned you before to stay away from her. Why did you ignore me?

SCENE 6 — DAVE ATTACKS STEVIE

Stevie becomes defensive and tells Dave to get out of his face. Dave finally loses control of his anger.

DAVE:
You still don’t understand what you’ve done!

STEVIE:
Get out of my face, Dave!

Dave suddenly throws a punch, striking Stevie across the face. Stevie stumbles backward.

STEVIE:
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

DAVE:
You should have thought about that before touching her!

Dave moves toward him again. A second punch sends Stevie stumbling backward.

STEVIE:
Dave! Stop! Listen to me!

DAVE:
I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HER! I WARNED YOU!

Dave grabs Stevie’s shirt and pushes him backward.

DAVE:
She came to me crying! Do you understand what you put her through?

People nearby rush toward them and try to separate the two men.

SCENE 7 — STEVIE REVEALS A SECRET

Stevie slowly gets back up, holding his face. He looks furious and humiliated.

STEVIE:
You think you’ve won, Dave?

DAVE:
What did you just say?

STEVIE:
You think you can scare me with a few punches?

DAVE:
You should be more worried about what happens when Omni tells everyone the truth.

STEVIE:
You don’t know the whole story.

DAVE:
What does that mean?

STEVIE:
There’s something Omni hasn’t told you.

DAVE:
Don’t you dare bring her into this again!

STEVIE:
You should ask her why she was so afraid of me. Maybe then you’ll understand that this situation is bigger than you think.

DAVE:
What are you trying to say?

SCENE 8 — OMNI RETURNS

Omni becomes worried when Dave doesn’t return. She decides to find him and sees him standing in front of Stevie.

OMNI:
Dave!

DAVE:
Omni, what are you doing here? I told you to stay back.

OMNI:
I was worried about you. I don’t want you getting into trouble because of me.

STEVIE:
Omni, wait! You need to tell Dave the truth.

OMNI:
Don’t talk to me, Stevie!

DAVE:
She doesn’t owe you another conversation!

STEVIE:
Ask her what she was hiding before I approached her today.

Omni’s expression suddenly changes. Dave notices her fear.

DAVE:
What is he talking about, Omni? Is there something else I need to know?

OMNI:
Dave, please. Not here.

SCENE 9 — THE FINAL SHOCK

Dave steps between Stevie and Omni, refusing to let him approach her again.

DAVE:
This conversation is over. Stay away from her!

STEVIE:
You can walk away today, Dave, but you can’t stop the truth from coming out.

DAVE:
Whatever you’re planning, leave Omni out of it!

STEVIE:
That’s exactly what I tried to do. But now you’ve made everything much more complicated.

Stevie suddenly reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone.

STEVIE:
Before you decide that I’m the only person hiding something, you should see what I have on this phone.

DAVE:
What message? Who sent it?

STEVIE:
Ask Omni. She knows exactly who sent it.

Dave slowly turns toward Omni. Her eyes fill with tears, and she struggles to speak.

DAVE:
Omni… what is he talking about?

Stevie unlocks his phone and prepares to reveal the mysterious message.

STEVIE:
The message I received this morning changes EVERYTHING!

Omni’s face turns pale. Dave looks at her in complete disbelief. What is the secret she has been hiding?