Int Day - A simple room with two arm chairs and a closed door. One woman (W1) is sitting on the chair closest to the door. Loads of clattering noise is coming from behind the door. Pots and pans clattering and a kittle hiss. W1looks fed up with the noise.
W1: What on earth are you -
The door swings open narrowly missing W1's face as another woman (W2) barges out the door with a tea trolley fully of cups, biscuits, little cakes and a tea pot (unnecessary amount of kitchen equipment hidden amongst the tea things like a frying pan, big knife, pizza cutter etc).
W2 (bring trolley between the the two chairs): Just making the tea.
Once the trolley comes to a stop W2 walks over to the chair that W1 is sitting in and goes to sit down in it
W1 (shoving W2 off): Oh get off you! You sit there! (pointing annoyed at other chair) Not here!
W2(pointing at free chair): Oh there! I thought you said by the door. (Acting clueless, it is clear she know what she did).
W1: I said away from the door! Oh just sit down!
W2 goes to sit down on W1 again but before she can W1 shoos her off
W1(Very annoyed now): Over there!
W2 walks hurriedly to her chair and sits down.
W2: Now then any gossip?
W1: No, you?
W2: Well.. no.
Both look around bored. Suddenly W1 sits forward
W1: Oh! Oh! Wait I've got one!
W2: Oooo this will be good!
W1: Ok, ok, ok so last week I thought I'll go on a trip.
W2: Oh always a good idea.
W1: Right? Anyway I had a look online and guess how much they cost nowadays!
W2(in a whisper, on the edge of her seat): How much?
W1: Over Two Hundred Pounds!
W2(flops back into the chair in an outrage): Oh my god!
W1: Exactly, I was only going to the next town over. So I thought you know what I've not done in years?
W2(whispering again): What?
W1: Go to the park to play on the swings.
W2: I loved going to the park! How many years has it been now? 30? 40?
W1(under her breath): For you over 100. (Normal volume again) I was thinking to myself, I though Gene why haven't you been to the park in so long?
W2: Because you're not a small child anymore?
W1: Well yes but-
W2: And you never had any children of your own?
W1: Yes. Now can I finish please. Can I? Can I?
W2: Yes sorry go on.
W1: Well, I got there and guess what?
W2(Sarcastic): You dragged an 8 year old off a swing?
W1: How did you know?
W2: Just a guess (pulls out a note book and open) Now tell me what happened?
W1: Are you tasking notes Ethel?
W2: For the police report. Just in case.
W1: Well, they'll arrest anyone these days.
W2(shaking her head): Despicable it's just awful.
W1: You'll never guess who they arrested?
W2 (excited whisper): Who?
W1: You know Jennifer's grandson?
W2: Little Billy?
W1: Yeah he was just trying to get rid of some weeds. Well the police raided his house and everything. And for what? Some garden waste? What has the world come to!?
W2: No, no you've got that wrong. Little Billy sells and grows weed. Your thinking of Jimmy the gardener. Now his mother was arrested.
W1: No way what for?
W2: Lets just say she payed a visit to Little Billy.
W1 (picks up tea cup, turns it upside down): There's no tea in this.
W2: No there wouldn't be, I sold my kettle to pay back Little Billy.
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