Narration: In the depths of despair one can lean on someone else,family always has your back no matter the situation.However,you can’t hold them down and let them sink with you…..The lives of the mother and son didn't progress much. They still live in poverty but the son has grown up and  is going to college soon, the mother still has her night job and is slowly losing it.

Beginning of the scene

Mother is sitting on her bed counting a stack of money and both her and her son are slowly getting ready for bed

The son is reading the newspaper and the mother comes in

Mother (to herself): under her breath:6,7,8,9,10…...I finally have enough

Son(to himself): I wonder what 17 Across is…

Mother:Hey son?I have something to tell you

Son:Oh what is it mother?

Mother: Since you’re all grown up and this is your senior year I payed for all of your college textbook in advance!

Son:What?? Are for real? Mother do you know how mad expensive those are? We could never possible afford them! Why? And where did you get the money from

Mother: I was just thinking about it and I thought it would be nice to have my son go to college with everything provided,plus it is my treat since you got the full scholarship….so I worked a little extra shifts at my
job. I just want you to be happy

Son: Extra shifts…You mean at your “Night job”

Mother: Yes Son at my night job. You know that we live in a hard period of time

Son * Turns around away from her on the mat* : Whatever.

Mother * Stands there doubtfully for a second longer,sighs and leaves to her side*

Son* As soon as she leaves,sits back up*

Silence in both rooms for about 3 seconds

Son: If… if only the angels would actually come

Mother: If only we lived somewhere far far away

Son:There’s really nothing that could be done, even I know that. I just want to have a stable life I’m sick of living like this…

Mother: If I only I could do something about this,our country is falling apart and I’m worried about my son’s future…

Son:All the kids at my school laugh at me,calling my
mother words like slut or whore. I just act oblivious and ignore them. I need to focus on my studies so I could have a better tomorrow

Mother: All of my friends have left me a long time ago,they obviously didn’t approve of my choice of career. at least I still have my baby who will always stay. I see them pass with their baskets of self-made fabric,they make as much as I do yet still stuck up their noses as if they are royalty……….who’s the scum now

Son: I can’t stay here any longer I have to leave.. I want to but I really can’t because that woman is going to die without me. Also she did raise me after all. I’m worried about her she is actually insane

Mother: Just remembering  the angels makes me forget about this nightmare,also Emanuel brings me flowers and treats my like the most intimate of lovers,My son’s old man used to be like that too

Son: I’m going to study so hard in college,go abroad and become a politician and stop this whole mess

Mother: I already acknowledged the fact that I’ll live like this forever but that is okay,as long as my baby is with me

Son: I’m nearly 18,I’ll finally be going into college. Adulthood!

Mother: I’ll never let him go

Son: But of course I really wish the situation was different,that things weren’t this way

Mother: Nothing can be don’t

Son:I love my mother Mother: I love my son

*Both turn around as if heard each other* lights go out.