Text and Musical Excerpts from "B" is for Bully

BLANCHE:

So, girls, cleaning again?

ROSE:

We’re just erasing some writing on the desk.

BLANCHE:

Oh, isn’t that sweet? It’s not enough that they spend hours keeping notebooks tidy. Now they’re branching out to desks.

ROBERTA:

(whispering to Rose) Just ignore them.

BLANCHE:

What was that? Blade, I think they’re trying to ignore us. I don’t like being ignored. Do you?

BLADE:

No. That’s rude.

BLANCHE:

Perhaps we need to make sure we’re not ignored.

BLADE:

How?

BLANCHE:

Watch.

(By this point, the Erasers have stopped erasing and are watching to see what Blanche and Blade are going to do. Blanche spills or paints some whiteout on the desk.)

ROBERTA:

Hey? What are you doing?

BLANCHE:

Making sure I’m not ignored. Let’s see how you do at cleaning this up!

ROSE:

But we can’t clean it up.

BLANCHE:

Aren’t you smart, Rose. Well, isn’t that just too bad. And don’t you dare say a word about this to C.D. or you’ll be sorry.