(the break room at an office. A tab

(the break room at an office. A table and several chairs. There’s a refrigerator-sized box by the wall. An almost-empty tray of cookies is on the table. Jill is sitting on the table,reading)
Nathan : (Nathan enters, urgently) Hey, are there still cookies?
Jill : Go for it.
Nathan : (Grabs all the cookies) Do we have anything else left?
Jill : There are some apples in the fridge.
Nathan : That’s good. Hmm, any cheese cubes left?
Jill : I didn’t see any. I also haven’t seen Delaney all day.
Nathan : Huh! Maybe she’s sick
Jill : She is better dying. Our project’s almost due, and we haven’t finished it yet.
Nathan : (shrugs) give her a call!
Jill : (jill pulls out her phone and talks to herself while waiting for the phone to connect) Hey, Delaney. It’s Jill I was jist wondering since you seem to think I’m supposed to do both our jobs how would you feel if I got both our salaries? Doesn’t that seem..

(A phone starts to ring inside the box. Jill stops talking to herself. The box begins to move around. When the phone ringing stops, the box stops moving.)
(jill slowly walks over the box. She lifts up the corner. Jill crouches inside)
Delaney : AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!! (screams and pulls the box back down)
Jill : Delaney?
Delaney : (inside the box) shhhhhshhhhhhh!
Jill : What are you doing in there?
Delaney : quite, quite! You never saw me!
Jill : but I need to talk to you. Our deadline is
Delaney :: Please jill not now! Not Today!
Jill : Listen what are you doing? Can you just go out from that silly box?
Delaney : (through tears) I can’t come out,..
Jill : okey, if you’re stuck, I’ll call the janitor.
Delaney : No, I’m not stuck.but if I come out, I’m going to lose my job. There are more layoffs due this month. I overheard mrs. Ford talking about “list” yesterday with our PM and she mentioned my name. If she finds me, I’m getting a pink slip for sure.
Jill : so, you’re hiding?
Delaney : yes..
Jill : you know if you didn’t want to be seen, why didn’t you just call in sick?
Delaney : you mean lie? Wow, Jill. I guess you and I approach problems a little differently
Jill : I guess we do. How long are you going to keep this up?
Delaney : well , I’ve got my blackberry and I’ve got my vitamin water. And I took some cheese cebes from the fridge earlier-
Jill ; (Accuses) oh you took all the cheese cubes?
Delaney : hey, I have needs okay? I’m going through a tough time!
Jill : okay look. There’s got to be a better solution. We’ve just got to think outside the box. Why don’t we..(Suddenly stops speaking because Mrs. Ford enters with a clipboard on her hand)
Mrs Ford : Hello Jill
Jill : Moring Mrs Ford
(Delaney gasps and the box moves. Jill pretends to gasp and steady herself against the box, giving it another shake)
Mrs ford : are you all right?
Jill : yup, I’m fine, whew just yes I’m fine (smiles)
(mrs ford examines the cookie tray)
Mrs ford : wouldn’t you know it? Those annoying jackals already ate the entire chocolate chips. Do you know what I think about some of these people, Jill? We should get raises
Mrs ford : ha ha ha! No. they should be laid off!
(the box begins to inch back towards the wall)
Mrs ford : if you saw who took these cookies, tell me who the person is, Jill!
Jill : Yes sir, um, I mean Mam!
Mrs ford : is the that the box for the new fridge?
Jill : what? Oh this box? I didn’t even notice it here.
Mrs ford : who would have left in the middle of the room like this? Push it back to the wall, will you?
Jill : okay
(the box moves quickly to the wall, jill hurriedly follows it, pretending to push it. Then she stands beside the box)
Jill : Done!
Mrs ford : I’ll call the janitor to throw it away
Jill : oh no need. They already know
Mrs ford : why haven’t they taken it away yet?It’s an eyesore
Jill : they’re waiting for a charity group to come to pick it up
Mrs ford : what charity
Jill : boxes for love
Mrs ford : boxes for love??
(delaney’s cell phone rings)
Delaney : no, no no, oh God, oh no!
(Jill pulls out her own phone and pushes the buttons as the ring goes on and on, pretending to feel shocked because of the unwanted ringtone)
Jill : no oh no. I could have swom I changed my ring tone! This one brings back bad childhood memories.
(the ring then stops. Jill raises her phone to her ear as if answering a call)
Jill : (on the phone) Hello? Yes. Sure, just come on up when you’re ready
(She hangs up the phone)
Jill : That was for boxes for love. They’re here for the box. So they can love it.
Mrs ford : did you organize, this charity, Jill?
Jill : yeah I made it up
(Mrs Ford smiles. She holds up her clipboard and begins writing something)
Jill : what’s on that clipboard Mrs.Ford?
Mrs Ford : Oh. I’ve got a little list.
(Delaney pulls her hand out under the box and grabs Jill’s ankle)
Jill : Ughhhhhh! (She is shocked and kicks the box. The hand moves back)
(Mrs Ford looks at Jill suspiciously)
Jill : Ehmmm, I mean I just love lists. What kind of list is it?
Mrs ford : you’re full of questions today Jill. I think I’ve never seen you show interest in anything important before.
Jill : Well people change mam..
Mrs Ford :you know what, I was going to have you laid off but now I see you change and if your initiative about these boxes for love really works, we might have a new partnership on our hands from that charity so congratulations Jill,you just made my nice list. And so is sweet Delaney. What an incredible worker she is. I tell you, Jill nobody on this list is more special than her.
Jill : Absolutely.
(Mrs Ford starts to leave when Nathan enters. He is chewing)
Nathan : Hey Jill, were there anymore chocolate chips?
(He sees mrs ford. She gives him an icy stare)
Nathan : Oh! Good moring mrs Ford
(mrs Ford clicks her pen open. She begins crossing something off, then she leaves. Feeling guilty, Nathan follows Mrs Ford)
Nathan : Mrs Ford? Mrs Ford?
(Jill watches them go. Delaney pulls her hand out and grabs Jills ankle)
Delaney : is she gone?
Jill : yes, she’s gone
Delaney : (feel excited) Oh my God…Oh my God.. I can’t believe it! The whole time! I was on the nice list! I didn’t have to hide in this box at all! Jill, I’m so excited!
Jill : will you come out of there.
Delaney : (gets out from the box, stand up and scratches) Phew! Thank you so much Jill! Did you hear that, she’s not going to have me laid off and it’s not just me but also you!! This is exciting!
(she goes for a hug but Jill refuses her)
Jill : yeah, I heard that! Now, stop playing around! We have a lot of work to do and remember, tomorrow will be deadline!
Delaney : Oh God!! Itotally forget about it! (thinks) hmmm… Jill?
Jill : yes, what now??
Delaney : (begs) can you now pretend that you don’t see me so that I can hide in that box again while you’re doing our work???
Jill : NO WAY!!!(Screams)