Scene 1The setting of the play is inside a hospital room. Two doctors stand at the foot of a bed, in the bed is a rather skinny sixteen year old boy who was attached to many pipes.
Doctor 1: What a pity, it seems he was just giving up on life.
Doctor 2: His parents, after he the ambulance brought him here, said he had stopped eating, bathing, and even getting out of bed. You’re right; it does seem he is giving up on life. [The doctor picks up a clip board and flips through the pages] He was rushed here when his parents found him in bed, just lying there unmoving, unresponsive. That’s when they called 911. It’s a wonder the doctors could keep him alive.
Doctor 1: We had cases like this before. If the patient doesn’t have the will to live, they usually die. [A fat old lady rushes into the room and looks onto the bed.]
Grandma: Takes these pipes out of him, they’re going to kill him!
Doctor 2: Mam, calm down. These machines are keeping the boy alive.
Doctor 1: Also, how did you get past the front desk? Visiting hours are over. [A young nurse walks into the doorway to the room.]
Nurse 1: Mrs. Busch, you’re not supposed to be in here. Your grandson needs to be left alone.
Grandma: These machines are going to kill him!
Nurse 1: [With arms up in the air, trying to make the large woman settle down] Mrs. Busch, please understand. Those machines are the only thing keeping your grandson from death!
Grandma: Back in my day, we didn’t need machines to stay alive! [The doctors and the nurse roll their eyes.] And my grandson won’t need them either! Now get them off of him!
