The Haunting at Camp Winona (excerpt) by Mara Nelson-Greenberg

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SCENE THREE Justin is in his office, working on his computer. Coach Cindy pops her head in. JUSTIN Coach Cindy! COACH CINDY This death has really… it’s making things pretty complicated out there. That camper Talia, who found the dead body, is setting up shop on the basketball court and has started calling it “her territory now.” And it’s not just that. Angelica, the little girl whose father owns most of our bread? JUSTIN (Trying to remember) Whose father… COACH CINDY The bread king? Who gives us all of our bread. JUSTIN Oh, sure. What about her? COACH CINDY She won’t stop crying because she’s discovered what death is—two times in one week. JUSTIN Two times? COACH CINDY First she heard about Jay Gardener. And then her cabin found a dead bird outside the West Lavs. Their counselor told them not to touch it but Angelica went up really close to it and took a whiff. So now she’s learned about mortality, and she doesn’t like it one bit. (Pause) She’s said that she’s started to understand why people are so afraid of so many different things that she used to love, like bungee jumping and walking through fire and provoking large groups of people who are obviously in the wrong. She said that she’s worried about her own body now 24/7 and that she understands better what happened to her dog, her grandmother, and her older sister. And now she understands why her mother is so upset that her father—her very, very rich father the Bread King—“kills for all his bread.” (Pause) Anyways—no one can get her to stop crying. 1


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