Bella
Bella
HELLO?!
Bella
Bella
Are you there?
Bella
Bella
I need to talk to you.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Yes, my pretty?
Bella
Bella
PLEASE HELP ME!!
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
What more can I do for you, dear Bella?
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
I made you beautiful. Isn’t that what you wanted?
Bella
Bella
Beau just dumped me in front of the entire school.
Bella
Bella
When I got up in front of everyone and couldn’t sing…
Bella
Bella
He said I was ugly…
Bella
Bella
Because I sounded ugly!
Bella
Bella
And he just dumped me.
Bella
Bella
And said I didn’t deserve to be queen ☹
Bella
Bella
Everyone was laughing and making fun of me.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
What about all of your pretty new friends?
Bella
Bella
They’re not my friends. At least not anymore.
Bella
Bella
I guess they never really were…
Bella
Bella
But I thought Beau really liked me.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Perhaps you’re better off without him?
Bella
Bella
But he’s so beautiful…
Bella
Bella
He’s the hottest guy in school.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Beauty is bought by judgment of the eye.
Bella
Bella
Fairy Godmother?
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Yes dear?
Bella
Bella
I don’t think…
Bella
Bella
I don’t think I want to be pretty anymore.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
No?
Bella
Bella
No, I don’t.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Why not dear?
Bella
Bella
Beau was so cruel.
Bella
Bella
Everyone laughed at me.
Bella
Bella
I thought things would be different…
Bella
Bella
If I were beautiful.
Bella
Bella
But they’re just the same.
Bella
Bella
YOU LIED TO ME!
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Oh my.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
I did nothing of the sort dear.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
I simply gave what you asked.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
You wanted to be pretty.
Bella
Bella
But I thought…
Bella hesitates.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
What did you think, Bella dear?
Bella
Bella
I thought once I was pretty, I would have friends.
Bella
Bella
But I’m lonelier than I’ve ever been before.
Bella
Bella
And now I can’t even…
Bella
Bella
I want my voice back! I want to sing again!
Bella
Bella
I NEED TO SING AGAIN!
Bella
Bella
I’m in SO much pain, Fairy Godmother.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
I can see that dear.
Bella
Bella
When I had my voice, I could sing to take the pain away.
Bella
Bella
Now I feel completely lost.
Bella breaks down again and starts sobbing uncontrollably.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
There there, dear. Calm down.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Remember what I told you - I will take care of everything.
Bella
Bella
Please give me my voice back! PLEASE!
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Is that what you really want dear?
Bella
Bella
YES
Bella
Bella
I’d rather be ugly and be able to sing...
Bella
Bella
Than be beautiful on the outside, but sound so ugly on the inside.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Very well my dear.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Go home, and go to sleep…
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
When you wake in the morning, everything will be as you wish.
Bella goes home and cries herself to sleep.
THE NEXT MORNING
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Hello, dear girl.
Bella
Bella
OMG!!
Bella
Bella
IT WORKED!
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Of course it did.
Bella
Bella
I’m back to my old self!!
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Of course you are.
Bella
Bella
I thought I was dreaming.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Sometimes, dreams can come true.
Bella
Bella
I literally had to pinch myself.
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
Pinch away my dear!
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
(No harm in pinching that face…)
Bella
Bella
Thank you, Fairy Godmother!
Fairy Godmother
Fairy Godmother
You’re welcome, my dear.
LATER
Bella walks through the halls at school, passing by her old friends.
Jake
Jake
Yo, pug face!
Josh
Josh
Ohmygod! You’re SOOO ugly!
Beau
Beau
Hey, troll! How’s it feel looking like a freak?!
LATER
Bella
Bella
Fairy Godmother?
Bella
Bella
Are you there?
Bella
Bella
School sucks.
Bella
Bella
Just like it used to.
Bella
Bella
Everyone I see makes fun of me.
Bella
Bella
Including Beau.
Bella
Bella
It’s like Beautiful Bella never existed.
Bella
Bella
It hurts.
Bella
Bella
But I know what to do…
Bella goes to the music room and finds herself a quiet corner.
She closes her eyes and begins to sing.
After a moment, she feels someone watching her.
She opens her eyes.
Freckles
Freckles
Hey.
Bella
Bella
Oh! Um…Hello.
Freckles
Freckles
I heard you singing just now.
Freckles
Freckles
You have a gorgeous voice.
Bella
Bella
Thank you.
Freckles
Freckles
I play piano.
Bella
Bella
That’s cool.
Freckles
Freckles
Maybe you’ll let me play for you sometime while you sing.
Bella
Bella
I don’t know. Maybe.
Freckles
Freckles
I’m thinking about starting a band. You should join me.
Bella
Bella
I don’t think I could sing in front of other people.
Freckles
Freckles
You mean what happened at Homecoming?
Bella
Bella
Oh god. You heard me? I sounded awful.
Freckles
Freckles
So you got a little stage fright.
Freckles
Freckles
Happens to everyone.
Freckles
Freckles
You have an amazing voice.
Bella
Bella
Thanks…
Freckles
Freckles
You don’t remember me, do you?
Freckles
Freckles
We danced together at Homecoming.
Bella
Bella
Of course I remember.
Freckles
Freckles
Your boyfriend got mad.
Bella
Bella
I remember.
Bella
Bella
He’s not my boyfriend anymore, by the way.
Freckles
Freckles
That’s good.
Bella
Bella
Is it?
Freckles
Freckles
Yeah - he seemed like a real jerk.
Freckles smiles at Bella.
He looks cute when he smiles.
Bella smiles back.
Bella
Bella
How did you know it was me?
Freckles
Freckles
When?
Bella
Bella
Right now. Don’t I look different?
Freckles
Freckles
How so?
Bella
Bella
At the dance…I was pretty.
Bella
Bella
Now…I’m not.
Freckles
Freckles
I guess now that you mention it…
Freckles
Freckles
You do look sort of different.
Bella’s heart sinks
Freckles
Freckles
But in a good way.
Freckles
Freckles
No offense, but I think you look prettier without so much make-up on.
Bella
Bella
What?
Freckles
Freckles
I like seeing the real you.
Freckles
Freckles
I like seeing your true beauty.
Bella blushes.
Freckles
Freckles
My name’s Cody, by the way.
Cody
Cody
You probably don’t remember, but we had a class together Freshman year.
Cody
Cody
You looked beautiful back then too.
Bella blushes harder.
Cody
Cody
We should hang out sometime.
Bella
Bella
What would you want to do?
Cody
Cody
I’d love to sing with you.
Bella
Bella
I’d love that too.
THE END :)
Bella
Bella