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Abstract Drama Classics

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Kumar Archita

Abstract Drama Classics

Fireflies: Light In The Jar

Fireflies: Light In The Jar

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A tear in the eye

Like a silver shooting star

In the future, we will be

Connected as one

I give you my love

Bound, joined, to never hate

We melt into one soul.


Hilarious Dr. Warwick Blacksmith is arguing with considerate author and Professor Susan Barker. Warwick tries to hug Susan when she shakes him off

Warwick says Susan, please dont leave me...

Susan replies, I'm sorry Warwick, but I'm looking for somebody a bit braver. Somebody who faces his fears head-on, instead of running away...

Warwick said; I'm such a person!

Susan frowns.


Susan, I'm sorry, Warwick. I just don't feel excited by this relationship anymore.

Susan leaves...


Warwick sits down, looking defeated.

My dearest Susan

I shall always love you

Entangle, in a minute


I starve for your heart,

Bound together, I offer you

Your lips, love through the universe

My soul, my Susan.


Moments later.... admirable Emilia comes there,

Goodness, Emilia! Is everything okay?

Emilia says I'm afraid not...

Warwick replied," What is it?, Don't keep me in suspense..."

Emilia says It's .. an evil ... I saw an evil man catching in a jar and shooting a bunch of fireflies.

Warwick exclaimed defenseless fireflies?

Emilia said yes, defenseless fireflies!

Warwick exclaimed in anger... ,Bloomin' heck, Emilia! We've got to do something.

Emilia replied softly I agree, but I wouldn't know where to start.

Warwick said You can start by telling me where this happened.

Emilia said I was...

Emilia to fan herself and begins to wheeze.

Warwick shouted and says.. Focus Emilia, focus! Where did it happen?

horrified Emilia said, It was 3 am-midnight yesterday at Central Park, New York! That's right - Central Park, New York!

Warwick looks at his watch and said, only ten minutes left to 3 am...

Warwick springs up and begins to run.

Warwick rushes along the street, followed by Emilia. They take a short cut through some back gardens, jumping fences along the way.

Warwick and Emilia reached the central park sharp at 3:05 am. Emilia pointed towards a man wearing a black jacket and a red hat and said that he is the man I saw yesterday.Warwick saw with his own eyes the truth of Emilia As described the man is jumping haphazardly and catching the Fireflies in the jar and shooting them there afterward 

Warwick slowly moves behind him and gently uplifts his left leg's feet and kicked him . the man flies and then falls on the ground and lay flat unconscious 

Emilia spilled water on his face, The man regained consciousness and got up from the ground. He thanks them and introduced himself. He is George Parker and he is a fisherman by profession.

He further told he usually came here to catch fishes from the lake and later sell them to a local market place at high rates 

Emilia asks but Mr. George fishing at Central Park's lake has been strictly prohibited. The government of New York has declared that fishing at Central Park is completely illegal and anyone God catching fishes will be put in jail and punished for four months.

 Mr. George said she is right that's why I came here at midnight to catch fishes

 Warwick interrupts and said, Mr. George but I have seen you catching Fireflies in a jar and shooting them later it would be better for you if you say the truth 

 Yes, you have got it right, I previously came here for fishing but now I came here for catching fire lights and shooting them I did this because I had some dark past lurking in the back Gardens of Central Park. What dark past are you talking about …?

Yes. It was a long, long time ago...

A young Hannah is sitting in a park listening to some jazz music when suddenly a dark shadow casts over her.

She looks up and sees Charlotte. She takes off her headphones.

Charlotte asks.., Would you like some barley sugar? Hannah's eyes light up, but then he studies Charlotte more closely and looks uneasy.


 Hannah... I don't know, you look kind of ruthless.

Charlotte said Me ..., No. I'm not ruthless. I'm the least ruthless alien in the world.

Hannah exclaimed in fear... Wait, you're an alien? Hannah runs away, screaming 

Suddenly Hannah stops, she stops by the beauty of the scenery...the gangs of fireflies flying here and there in its own rhythm There bodies seemed like a string of tiny fairy led lights t light continuously blinking on and off 

The young girl taking little steps she went near the fireflies she jumps to catch one but accidentally slips and fall into the lake. She didn't learn swimming, she throws off her hand to climb up again but she is not getting the grip on anything inside the water, she continuous to shout for help... When charlotte came to help her out she saw, Hannah got drowned underwater ...

Charlotte said to herself, It was a sary joke, Hannah...And drive away in tears 

When the cops took out the body of Hannah it was approximately four hours after her full body turned pale and white, the post mortem report says that Hannah died due to drowning four hours ago...

Warwick and Emilia's eyes were full of tears ... Warwick said, I know very bad happened to you and your daughter but taking revenge for your daughter's death by killing the naive fireflies is not a good deed and the only possible way to take revenge, They are not the culprits but the fault is not also of your daughter she can't sense the upcoming danger. It's the destiny of her ... and the fireflies you were killing aren't had much time to live, they have night time to live. As the sun roses they die, they can't survive in sunrays... The man looks at Warwick and asks for forgiveness and leaves... At the moment Emilia rhymes a poem...


The fireflies 

They say all good things must end 

Time burns the body

Say goodbye

Your voice torments the mind

Time is precious but in its place,

Loneliness is my only companion


As I clasp my hands and grieve

 A dream faded by life's constant toll 

The grief plagues 

For the hopelessness eats away 


But I am still here 

The fireflies,

 I am but a lost soul 

I shed a tear for darkness 

I am but a wilted flower 

As I clasp my hands and cry 

Time is precious, 

Tick, tock, 

Don't weep for me 

I cry for your presence 

I am not a perfect person 

I am not who you thought 


Now, I am only your feelings. 

The fireflies

I am but a wilted flower 

As I clasp my hands and grieve

 Bound forever, you said 


Now, I am only memories. 

The fireflies.


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