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It’s Kind Of A Funny Story By Ned Vizzini Cast of Characters CRAIG fifteen year old who lives in New York he is depressed likes using the bathroom in the dark and finally got into a fancy school AARON Craig’s best friend who seems to be better at everything than Craig he has freckles, curly brown hair, cute hipster glasses a pothead. NIA half Chinese half Jewish girl who dressed well but always had some kind of toy around her neck large accessories to hide her baby face (The story so far) Craig is a depressed boy and suicidal, he is thinking of the times that he was happy back when he was what he says normal. Craig talks about how he studied every day for the past year and got in. He now called his best friend Aaron who also got in and are going to throw a party to celebrate. …show more content…

AARON Craig’s best friend who seems to be better at everything than Craig he has freckles, curly brown hair, cute hipster glasses a pothead, lives and CRAIG fifteen year old who lives in New York he is depressed likes using the bathroom in the dark and finally got into a fancy school, just showed up to.) AARON: It’s time to celebrate, how about you smoke. (I nodded yes) AARON: Lets go I’ll show you how to. CRAIG: How am I supposed to light it? AARON: Don’t trip ill light it for you. (They continue smoking and continue to get ready for the party, putting things away. Nia comes in and they play a new version of scrabble.) NIA: It’s a trill like the thing on the flute you know? I just kind of changed how to spell it Craig: But that’s not trill that spells treeel (NIA switches the spelling) NIA: fine then its treelee like an unmentionable

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