You got that right, but come on she’s all the way in Russia.
Jacob
I know, but I think I like her a little.
Carlos
What?
(Jacob stares at Carlos.)
Carlos
You can’t take a female seriously from another country. Long distance relationships never work. I thought you would know that since that is one of the codes of being a guy.
Jacob
Maybe you’re right, but we’re just talking.
Carlos
(laughs) Dude you’re are just going to waste your time. I’m just giving you my opinion as a friend.
Jacob
I know. That is why you’re my best friend because we can talk about anything.
Carlos
(laughs) Yup! You know it. So what are you going to wear for Cynthia’s friend?
(Jacob points to a outfit that is hanging from the closet.)
Carlos
That outfit is not bad, but you should shave that Mario looking mustache.
Jacob
(laughs in a joking matter) This Mario looking mustache gets me all the ladies.
Carlos
(speaks in a serious tone) Lets be real for a minute. The only hot girl you ever had was your ex-girlfriend.
Jacob
Come on! Why are you trying to diss me for?
Carlos
I’m not trying to diss you. Well, what I’m really trying to say is you should get a makeover so you can get some hot girls.
Jacob
(thinks of Bianca) What do you think I should change?
Carlos
Don’t change how you are. Just get rid of all that long hair and trim that mustache. Maybe a clean cut hair style might be the right fit for you.
Jacob
Hmm... I had this long hair since high school.
Carlos
If you go through with the makeover then I promise you’ll be getting the girls that I always get.
Jacob
Okay fine! I’ll do the makeover.
Carlos
Good!
Jacob
Hey didn’t your pops teach you how to cut hair before?
Carlos
Yes he did.
Jacob
Want to cut mine?
Carlos
Sure, but do you have clippers around?
Jacob
Nope!
Carlos
I’ll run to the store quick and buy a pair.
Jacob
Thanks!
(Carlos leaves Jacob apt and heads to the store. Jacob begins texting Bianca.)
Jacob
I am about to get a makeover.
Bianca
What!? Why?
Jacob
I think it’s time for a change.
Bianca
Hmm… Are you not happy with your looks?
Jacob
(lies) Yes I love my look, but my hair has been bothering me lately.
Bianca
Oh okay, well I can’t wait to see the after photo of the makeover.
Jacob
(laughs) I will take a photo later on to show you. Don’t mean to cut you off, but I will hit you back up once I’m done with this makeover.
Bianca
(laughs) Okay no problem!
Scene 21. At a Store.
Carlos
(talking to store clerk) Do you have any clippers?
Store Clerk
They are on aisle 4.
Carlos
Thank you sir. (Carlos heads to aisle 4. Carlos sees the hair clippers and begins talking to himself.) 29.99 for some name brand clippers! What a deal!
(Carlos proceeds to pay for the clippers.)
Store Clerk
Cash or credit?
Carlos
(hands over the cash) I’m paying with cash. I hate credit cards.
Store clerk
(laughs) Do you need a bag?
Carlos
No its fine.
Store Clerk
Thank you and come again!
(Carlos leaves the store and makes his way back to Jacobs apt.)
Scene 22. Jacobs apt.
(Loud knocking)
Jacob
(approaches his apt door) Who is it?
Carlos
(joking around) It’s me the president of the United States dumb ass!
Jacob
(laughs and opens the door) So did you get it?
Carlos
Yes I did.
Jacob
Nice! Looks like its heavy duty.
Carlos
It’s the same brand of clippers my pops used back in the days.
Jacob
Alright cool. I have set up a chair in the living room.
Carlos
Okay just sit in the chair while I find the right clipper size.
Jacob
I’ll keep my eyes close till you are done.
Carlos
Yea you should because all this hair will get in your eyes. (Carlos begins to cut pieces of Jacobs long hair) Say good bye to all that horse hair.
Jacob
(laughs) That hair has been growing my whole life.
Carlos
You will be glad it’s gone now. (Carlos cuts the rest of Jacobs pony tail off and begins a semi low cut on the top of his head.)
Jacob
(laughs and jokes) My head feels lighter now. I think I lost a few pounds of hair.
Carlos
Yea it probably is lighter now. I am going to start blending the side of your hair now.
Jacob
Alright do what you have to do.
(16 minutes later.)
Carlos
Okay. We are all done! Now it’s time to shave off that mustache .
(Carlos shaves Jacobs mustache.)
Carlos
Are you ready to see the final result?
Jacob
Hell yea I am.
Carlos
Wait! I forgot one more thing.
Jacob
And that is?
Carlos
(laughs) I forgot the gel. (Carlos applies gel on Jacobs hair. He begins to form it in a spiky way, but going forward.)
Carlos
Now you can open your eyes.
Jacob
(Jacob open his eyes is in shock) Wow! I look so different and better than ever!
Carlos
So do you like it?
Jacob
Hell yea I do! I look like a million bucks.
Carlos
I’m happy for you. Now you will pick up any girl. Now go get ready so we can head back to my place and call Cynthia so she can come with her friend.
Jacob
Alright.
(Jacob starts to get ready. 30 minutes go by.)
Carlos
Are you ready?
Jacob
Yeah I am lets go in both our cars.
Carlos
Okay.
(Jacob drives behind Carlos to his apt. Few minutes later they arrive at the apt.)
Scene 23. Carlos apt.
Jacob
So are you going to call them now?
Carlos
Right now I will. (Carlos calls Cynthia.)
Cynthia
Hello?
Carlos
Hey me and Jacob are ready. You can come over with your friend.
Cynthia
Okay that’s cool. I should be there in 20 minutes.
Carlos
Okay sexy (hangs up phone).
Jacob
So how long till they arrive?
Carlos
She said 20 minutes or so.
Jacob
Okay. So how does her friend look like?
Carlos
(laughs) I have no idea.
Jacob
Oh man! You don’t even hav
e a hint how she looks?
Carlos
(laughs) Nope not at all.
Jacob
(nods) Whatever its okay.
(Twenty five minutes later Cynthia and her friend knock on Carlos apt door. Door bell rings and Carlos opens up the door.)
Cynthia
(gives Carlos a hug) Hey Carlos and Jacob this is my sister Erica.
Jacob and Carlos
Nice to meet you.
Erica
(smiles) Same here.
Carlos
Well come inside.
(Erica and Cynthia enter the apt and sit inside the living room.)
Carlos
Can I get you ladies something to drink?
Erica
Sure, I’ll have a beer
Cynthia
(laughs) Just give me a shot of patron. I’m not in the mood for beer.
(Jacob and Carlos laughs.)
Jacob
Someone wants to get wasted?
Cynthia
What?
Jacob
(laughs) I’m playing
Cynthia
Silly!
Carlos
I’ll go get the drinks.
(Five minutes later Carlos brings the drinks to the ladies.)
Carlos
Here you go pretty ladies.
Erica and Cynthia
Thanks!
Jacob
So do you girls play pool?
Cynthia
Yes we do.
Carlos
How about we all play?
Erica
Well hmm… I can play later because I just want to sit and smoke .
Jacob
Smoke what?
Erica
I’m going to smoke some weed.
Jacob
Oh...
Carlos
Well that’s fine. I’ll just play pool with Cynthia till you guys are ready. (Carlos and Cynthia go to the pool room.)
Cynthia
Your friend Jacob is a cutie now.
Carlos
I gave him the coolest hair cut didn’t I?
Cynthia
Yes you did. Good Job!
Carlos
Thank you. Do you think your sister will like him?
Cynthia
Hm.. Maybe, but the question is will Jacob like Erica.
Carlos
What do you mean by that? I don’t see anything wrong with her besides the fact she seems Goth like.
Cynthia
I say like because she might be too much to handle for him.
Carlos
Oh… Now I understand.
Cynthia
So are you ready to start the game?
Carlos
(laughs) I’m always ready. (Carlos and Cynthia begin playing pool. As they are playing pool Jacob and Erica are having a conversation.)
Jacob
So how long have you been smoking weed?
Erica
Since I was eight years old.
Jacob
(gasp and laughs) Damn that’s really young.
Erica
Yea I was really young. That’s what happens when you have parents that smoke around you at that age. You pick up bad habits.
Jacob
I can understand that, and agree fully with you.
Erica
So do you want a puff?
Jacob
Not really.
Erica
Aw.. Come on, stop being such a wuss. You know weed cures cancer and is good for the body.
(Erica moves closer to Jacob.)
Jacob
I don’t care what it does. It just taste really bad to me.
Erica
Am I making you feel uncomfortable?
(Jacob receives a text from Bianca.)
Bianca
Hey just wanted to say I kind of miss your NYC accent.
(Jacob smiles at the text message.)
Erica
What are you smiling for? Oh wait, maybe it’s the second hand smoke that is getting to you.
Jacob
Not at all. I’m smiling of what my friend wrote.
Erica
(nods) Put the phone away and focus on me.
(Jacob replies back to Bianca telling her he misses her Russia accent as well. Bianca texts back a smiley face).
Jacob
(putting his cell away) I’m sorry Erica, but that smell of weed really stinks.
Erica
So what are you trying to say? That I stink?
Jacob
No that’s not what I am trying to say.
(Erica moves away from Jacob and heads to the pool room.)
Erica
(talking to Cynthia and Carlos) Can you believe your friend said I stink because of the weed.
Carlos
(smirks) Not at all.
Erica
(talking to Cynthia) Girl I’m leaving. Are you coming or staying?
Cynthia
I’m sorry Carlos. I’m going with Erica. She is my sister and she feels disrespected. I hope you can understand that.
Carlos
(disappointed face) It’s okay. I’ll talk to Jacob about your situation when you guys leave. Come, I’ll walk you ladies to the door. (Carlos and the girls pass by the living room and head to the apt door.)
Jacob
You girls leaving already?
Erica
(rude tone) Yes and bye.
Cynthia
Bye guys.
(Cynthia and Erica leave out of Carlos apt and heads home.)
Carlos
Yo man! Why did you say that to Erica?
Jacob
Man it just came out the wrong way.
Carlos
(nods) There goes our night.
Jacob
I think you should stop hooking me up with all these stupid girls.
Carlos
(laughs) What was the problem with her? Oh wait I know, it was (Jacob interrupts.)
Jacob
The problem with her is I felt a bad vibe from her. Also, the fact that she smokes is a turn off.
Carlos
(shakes his head). Bad vibe? Do you want a church girl now?
Jacob
No… I think I will just focus on myself.
Carlos
You sure man? You know I’m the pimp daddy and can find any girl you need.
Jacob
I am sure.
Carlos
Alright man. Drive home safe. (Jacob leaves Carlos apt and heads home. 15 minutes later Jacob arrives at his apt and instantly calls Bianca.)
(Ring, Ring)
Bianca
Hey, Hey
Jacob
Miss me?
Bianca
Hmm… Maybe! (laughing) So how did your night go with your friend?
Jacob
Eh.. It was okay. (tells a lie) I had to cut the night short because my friend started smoking weed.
Bianca
Oh that’s no good. I’m glad you don’t smoke weed.
Jacob
Thanks! It’s just not my thing. And the smoke of weed makes me get pimples.
Bianca
(laughs) Pimples? That’s the first time I hear that one!
Jacob
(laughs) yup!
Bianca
Good!.
Jacob
So are you talking to anyone?
Bianca
Talking as in dating?
Jacob
Yes as in dating.
Bianca
No I am not talking to anyone.
Jacob
So have you ever had a long distance relationship?
Bianca
No I haven’t, but I would have one.
Jacob
(smiles) That is good to know.
Bianca
(laughs) I wonder why? So… Do you want to web cam?
Jacob
Yes I would love too! Jus
t give me one minute to adjust the cam.
(1 minute goes by.)
Jacob
I am ready. How about you?
Bianca
Yes I’m all set. Hurry it up already!
(Jacob and Bianca both turn on the web cams.)
Bianca
Aw… You look so sweet and innocent on webcam.
Jacob
(blushes with nervousness and smiles) You look amazing! Where have you been all of my life?
Bianca
(giggles and laughs) Oh stop it silly. I’ve been here in Russia!
Jacob
(laughs) Well glad I found you now. So I have a question for you.
Bianca
What’s the question?
Jacob
When was the last time you were single?
Bianca
I’ve been single for two years. And although I have been single for those years I was dating a few times, but gave up because there wasn’t any good guys that I found interesting to keep on dating.
Jacob
Damn that was a long time. And I can understand where you are coming from when dating uninteresting people. Sometimes a person just needs to keep dating or take a break from it because maybe the interesting person might find you instead of you looking for him. Hope that makes sense to you.
Bianca
It makes perfect sense.
Jacob
Glad it does. So what happened with you and your ex if you don’t mind me asking?
Bianca
My ex-boyfriend didn’t want to settle down. He just wanted to be with multiple people while still being with me. So I had to cut him off which means ending the relationship.
Jacob
Such a shame how some guys who have a good woman ends up treating the woman as trash.
Bianca
Yes it is a shame, but I don’t let one man’s mistake put a negative image in my head about all guys being shady in the way my ex was.
Jacob
I like the way your mindset is. (flirting) So are we going to start some history together?
Bianca
(laughs) What are you trying to say?
Jacob
What I’m trying to say is I want to focus on you.
Bianca
(shocked expression over the phone) Focus on me? What exactly do you mean?
Jacob
I will tell how it is. Bianca I know we barely even know each other, but I have a good vibe about you.
Bianca
(smiles) Oh is that so? What kind of vibe do you feel?
Jacob
The vibe I feel is a vibe that tells me you’re not like most woman out there. Most woman such as the gold diggers, sluts and party girls. Also, I am tired of meeting all these girls in my life. I want to go with my gut feeling. And my gut feeling is telling me to put my all in you.
Bianca
(in shocked and smiles) Wow! I wouldn’t have no clue or thought about you telling me all of this so soon.
Jacob
How do you feel about what I’ve told you? Am I scaring you away?
Bianca
No not at all. I love what I am hearing. I will put my all in knowing you too. Also, there is one question.
Jacob
And that is?
Bianca
Prove to me that you’re not like most men in the world. Prove to me that you like me for me and not for a piece of ass.
Jacob
I will prove it to you and promise you that I’m not like those other guys in the world.
Bianca
(smiles) Thank you! I look forward to knowing you better from now on.
(Eight months later and within those months, Jacob and Bianca got very close and built a good relationship from phone calls every day to web cam chats each night. Jacob and Bianca would talk on the phone till the sun rises and would send each other videos describing how there day went and how much they miss one another. The bond they have developed during those months was a bond that most people would consider weird in today’s world.)