Sad Smiles

INT. A SUBURBAN HOME

A group of women are sitting around a coffee table, eating and drinking.

CHARLOTTE
Welcome to book club. I love that everyone brought snacks.

BETTY
How are you?

CHARLOTTE
Hanging’ in there.

SALLY
We’re all so sorry, is the divorce final?

With a big smile plastered on her face Charlotte responds.

CHARLOTTE
Yeah, the divorce is final. Haha! Now would anyone like some brownies?

SALLY
Because, we are all here for you.

CHARLOTTE (V.O.)
(laughing) Oh, don’t be silly I’m totally fine. Now have some brownies, and don’t you worry, they definitely don’t have any dried tears in them.

BETTY
Dried tears. Oh boy, maybe we should do this another time.

CHARLOTTE
(smiling) I said they don’t have tears, now sit down.

BETTY
Okay.

CHARLOTTE
Shall we read?

BETTY
Sure.

CHARLOTTE
“Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul, Lo-lee-ta.

Charlotte burst out with a huge laugh. It’s awkward.

CHARLOTTE (CONT’D)
That Lolita sure was a little whore wasn’t she? Hahahhhahahaahhahahahahhahahahahah

Betty and Sally are nervous.

SALLY
How old was she?

CHARLOTTE
16. But it’s like what I say: if you can’t smile through it, smile through it.

Charlotte flashes a huge smile. Her eyes are beginning to water.

SALLY
When did this all start?

CHARLOTTE
Oh the entire time that we were married! Hahhhhahahahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahhhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahhahahahahhahahaa

Charlotte is laughing so hard that she is twitching and convulsing.

BETTY
Maybe, we should just get back to the book.

CHARLOTTE
Oh, yes. Allow me to read: “Younger children granted us sufficient concealment to graze each other’s salty lips.

BETTY
Umm, maybe we should .....

CHARLOTTE
Lolita! What a dirty, dirty slut! Wow!hahahhahahahahahhahhahahahahhhahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahhahahahhahahahahhahhahahahhahhahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahhahahahhhahahahahhahahahhahahhahahhahahhahahahhahhahahhahahahhahahahhahhahahah.

SALLY
Okay, we’re gonna go.

CHARLOTTE
Did I mention that Veronica is coming to my sons wedding?

SALLY
Oh, honey! It’s gonna get better.

CHARLOTE
I’m fine, let’s just finish this up: My little cup brims with tiddles.Ahahhhahahahahhahahahahhahhahahahhahahahhhahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahaahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahhahahahahahhahhahahahahahhahhaahhahahhahahahhahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahhahahahhahahahahhahahhahahahahhahahhahahhahahhahahhahhahahahhahhahahahhahahhahahahhahahhahahhahahahhahahhahahhahahhahahahhahahahahhahahhahahhahahhahahahahhahahahahhaha!!!!!!!!

Charlotte laughs herself to death.

End.