A Mix of Last Week's Class. (Edited May 1st)

After reading Elisha’s play and hearing Cassandra thinking it were a phone call, I’ve decided to translate it into a text messaged conversation. There will be no stage direction, because this is no longer a play, but a dialogue. I have also changed the couple from college graduates to college students in order to use the language of “lolspeak” or “txt”

Daniel: Hey
Vanessa: heyyy
Daniel: whuts up
Vanessa: nmu?
Daniel: nm
Vanessa: soooo whats up
Daniel: idk I just thnk we need to talk b 4 things get n e farther w us
Vanessa: oic ur breaking up w me
Daniel: no its not that
Vanessa: I dnt blame u I know y
Daniel: no stop its not that I <3 you
Vanessa: wut is it?
Daniel: idk if u can hndl it. it s big
Vanessa: idc I <3 u 2 wut is it
Daniel: k. in high school I made a mistake
Vanessa: u got a grl pregnt?
Daniel: no, not that
Vanessa: wut then Dan
Daniel: I have HIV

I also enjoyed reading “Thirteen Ways to Look at a Blackbird” so I have decided to write “Thirteen Ways to Look at a SUNY Cortland Student”
I
She is smart.
She is within the 10% of applicants accepted.
She is exclusive and high achieving.

II
She is a daughter,
a sister, a niece
and so many other things within a family.

III
She is a friend to many at home,
and a growing number at school.
She is a roommate.

IV
Studious
and self challenging,
she works hard.

V
A bookworm
at the library
night after night.

VI
Her life outside of the class is busy.
She is an athlete.
She is sporty and healthy.

VII
She can be seen eating at Neubig
surrounded by friends,
laughing and talking.

VIII
Sometimes she is there wearing
a red shirt and visor
as an ASC employee.

IX
Other times in sweatpants and a t shirt.
Sometimes she wears this to class
with messy hair after waking up.

X
On the weekends she can be seen
in a short skirt and tube top
in ten degree weather,
walking the streets.

XI
She is near unconsciousness
after drinking too much
and experimenting with drugs.

XII
Now she is laying in bed,
sleeping through class,
missing important assignments.

XIII
She is an ambassador
to SUNY Cortland