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Scene 1:( Clinic office, Doctor sleeping in his room by putting his legs on the table. Nurse is making make up
outside the door in front of a compact mirror. Compounder sits in front of the door on a chair, reading news
paper.Patients waiting for hours in waiting lounge.)
(The first patient enters).P1 –(general problem)old man walking with a baton)
- ______Oh! ! ! ! oh,!!!! I am dying, my back hurts, my stomach aches, my legs trembles, oh!!! Oh!!! , where is
doctor's room?
(Nobody pays any attention to him, compounder reads newspaper.).
P1:No one can help this old man to the doctor's office?
P1 ( looks right and left, still neither the nurse nor the compounder shows any interest in him.)
(He walks to compounder, by puffing, almost falling to the floor, still no help..)
P1: Son, son, excuse me!
(Compounder finally looks up, but not very happy about the disturbance.)
C: Are you talking to me uncle..?.
P1: . My back hurts, my stomach aches and my legs trembles, I have to see Doc.
Compounder folds his newspaper and stands up.
C : You want to see Doc.? Do you have an appointment?
P1:No. I don't have an appointment. But I really need to see doctor(he puffs and huffs)
C: Sorry, doctor is a busy person, busy like a bee, biizzt biizzzt (makes the bee sound) he does not have free time at
all (Doctor snores loudly) Go get an appointment.
P1: My Child, don't you see I’m really sick
(Old man really having problem to breath,)
P1- At least you can ask him maybe he sees me, I can't breathe.. (makes choking sounds)
(Compounder is not much impressed from the old man's situation.)
C: well let's try to ask, but I am not promising anything.
(Compounder knocks the door and enters, he sees doc sleeping, slowly closes the door.)
C: Nope, he is indeed very busy, (makes bee sound again). Can't accept you now uncle.
(Old man clearly having a heart attack, tries to move back takes two steps back and goes out.(Shouts appear from
the microphone)Compounder resumes his newspaper.
(Narrator 1)-Hey that old man fall on the floor
(Narrator 2)_ He is holding his heart I guess he is having a heart attack.
(Narrator 1)-He is turning blue, oh my GOD he is dying (more shouts)
(Narrator 2)-he is dying, he is dying. HE IS DEAD.
(The nurse finally finishes her makeup and comes with the files.)
(Nurse to compounder)-Oh you heard an old man died in the gate from heart attack!
(Compounder)- How old was he?
(Nurse)-Pretty old. Some people does not come to see doctor regularly ,after 35, you should have regular health
check-ups ,cardiology, radiology, methodology, logy , logy, logy isn't it!, don't do these things then one attack and
whoops gone ( makes the sign of a plane take off)(she should sway her hips when she talks to emphasize the
meanings of her words)
(Compounder nods his head in agreement.)
-Health is not a joke, you should take it seriously.