Both Science classes met in the gym, last period today. It looked like another cheesy HIV/AIDS awareness lecture/"dramatic interpretation." Turns out, they did a play that was really good. Beyond really good. I'm always suspicious when there's one of every race represented in a small cast. It doesn't bode well, it's a sign that it's gonna get lame from all the "equality... blah blah," stuff.
It was great! It didn't even have a happy ending. It was about 2 guys and 2 girls that were all friends, two of whom were dating, Danny and Kat. One of the girls, Sarah, got HIV from having sex. She told the other girl, Kat, and then she told her parentals that she was going to a 2 week track meet out of the city. They believed her, and she lived in a water tower for a while, eating at a 7-11, only seeing Kat.
But one night the guys followed Kat there, and they came up and were bugging them about what the big secret was. Then Kat accidentally told Danny. He saw some pamphlet on AIDS, and he was being a jackass, like, "You don't have AIDS! What's your big secret?" So Kat was all, "It's not AIDS, you bastard! It's called HIV+!"
It got really quiet, and Danny was like, "Where did you get it? How long have you had it?" and Kat tried to get him to shut up, but he kept asking. "HOW LONG?" Finally, Sarah yelled, "You DON'T have it, OKAY?!"
Well, turns out, Kat didn't just sleep with the guy she was dating, but had also given Danny a blow job. So all the friends just kinda broke up, right there. How's that for an ending? Not nearly so lame as the ones where everybody is happy.
Then, the rest was about the friends trying to support the girl with HIV, even thought they weren't really getting along anymore. They eventually drifted apart, and Kat pretty much ended up alone, since all her mom did was cry, and her dad wouldn't look at her.
So, there ya have it, a far better play and discussion than we have ever had in our lives. Yay for Ms. Deemer.

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