THE ADVENTURES OF TURTLERAM

By Erik Alston Demone

The author, Erik Alston, as a result of personal life experiences growing up in a small city (Pittsburg, CA) on the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area. He would return home after graduation from college (Howard University) to his childhood neighborhood and reflect on how others helped him change his

• Language: English
• Publisher: TURTLERAM PUBLISHING, LLC
• Release date: Dec 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9781088081693

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Scene 1

Four adolescent boys, Erik, Tristan, Royce, and Lourel are walking along a dirt trail in the woods when they stumble upon a small pond and begin having a rock-throwing competition. –

Royce: I can throw farther than everyone out here; who’s up?

Lourel: Yeah, right! You can’t even shoot a basketball. So, be quiet. (All laugh.)

Erik: Ok, wait wait wait! - I would like to see this. You two are up first and the winner gets… ummm, Tristan haha!!

Tristan: Don’t volunteer my service. I bet I can beat you anytime and anywhere.

Erik: Oh yeah, you think you got a better arm than me, you crazy!

Tristan: Then I am crazy! Cause… I bet I can throw farther than you and I am willing to bet on it!

Lourel: (Breaking up the almost shoulder fight between Erik and Tristan)

Guys Guys, Come on; we are not to fight over throwing rocks!

As a matter of fact, I will go first! And don’t punk out Royce! When you see how far I throw – gimme a rock

(Lourel winds up to throw the rock when all of a sudden Royce interrupts.)

Royce: Time Out, Time Out, Time Out! Hold The Press!

All Except Royce: Time Out?

Lourel: Man, get out of here; I am throwing, you just scared.

(Lourel winds up and heaves the rock pretty far, impressing everyone – as they can’t help reacting with a big wowwwww)

Erik: Man, you should be pitching on a baseball team or a quarterback in football!

Lourel: Haha yeah, I have thought about it, but I am gonna be a big RockStarr though! Yeah, super famous in the entertainment business.

Royce: Yeah! well I don’t know of any famous clowns, but you will be the first…

Awww, haha! – (Big Laugh from the group continues again).

(Erik strays off on a slight jog from the group)

Tristan: Erik! where you going, man; we gotta stay together.

Erik: (All cool, like the late Sherman Hensley with his hands behind his back, swaying and walking with a pimp limp!)

Just going to drain the main vein - I will be right back, you know what I am saying.

Tristan: Tell that to the tree and get right back so I can show you who has the better arm, sucka!

(Erik goes to a nearby tree. Urinating there, he notices a smooth patch that reminds him of a rival football team Mascot. So, he tries to pee on it, but the patch gets up and runs away!)

(TurtleRam, out of breath; screaming as he stands up – Erik faints!)

(TurtleRam stands over Erik and puts his ears in his chest – with his magical Ram-like ears, both ears light up on Erik’s chest, and he wakes up instantly in disbelief of what just happened!)

Erik: (Shaking in pure fear laying on his back as if in a dream.)

Omg, what are you! Am I dreaming?

TurtleRAM: Nope, this is not a dream and I, I am your best friend for some time to come so thanks for the invite!

(TurtleRAM looks at Erik who is in a zone of fear and is shaking like a leaf on a tree)

(TurtleRam looks into Erik’s eyes and says in a caring voice)

TurtleRAM: Hey, lil buddy! What’s wrong with you? I know you may need to get back to your group before they start to come and see what's going on with you. By the way, you’re the only person who can see me – just thought you should know, just in case you look crazy talking to absolutely no one! (laughing)

Tristan: (looking for Erik to take his turn throwing the rock, starts to yell for him to come and take his turn)

Erik! it's your turn, man; let’s go as we ain’t got all day ya know! I hope you haven’t chickened out on me, sucka!

(Erik starts to run away as he is done urinating and ready to take his turn when all of a sudden, the group begins laughing uncontrollably! As Erik approaches, he is  screaming, here comes the champ, with his hands in the air!)

Erik: The champ’s here all hail the champ is…. (All the group is laughing, holding their stomachs.)

What's so funny, you house full of jerks…

Tristan: Jerks? Looks like the joke’s on you and you need to get re-potty trained, cause your faucet is leaking!… (the group continues laughing and making jokes)

Lourel: The wet paper champ is here and he forgot to squeeze the charmin… (the group continues to laugh as Erik gets mad and tries to slap box with Lourel)

Lourel: Get away, eww… get away, Mr. Pee Body…(the group laughs along as the scene fades.)

(Scene takes place back at Erik’s