Interview - How Opal Mehta Got Kissed

Frame: Office room of Harvard's Dean of Admissions. A young girl of age 17 well dressed as if came for an interview stands in the room. She having a file with her and looks very nervous. She looks around to find any one is coming and making sure no one is near. Slowly opens the file reads the document and closes it. Moving towards the chair and stands as if Dean of Admission and boldly asks : "Tell me a little about yourself? "

Fastly moves towards her old position and makes a fast look at the file and replies herself. Makes an artificial serene smile then starts: "I am ambitious and determined. I put one hundred and ten percent into everything I do. I don't like to be just average at anything, so I'm always pushing myself to be the best. I'm interested in a wide array of academic subjects. I also try to be environmentally and politically aware. I'm active in my school's recycling program, and in addition to reading the newspaper every day, and recycling it (polite laugh), I'm heavily involved in student government."

Makes a sigh, and moves back to Deans place as if pleased with her reply asks again : "What's your biggest weakness?"

Moves back to her old position and with more confidence : "I suppose being a perfectionist could be considered a weakness. For example, I always quadruple-proofread all my papers for school. But I like to think of it as one of my strengths as well. I've never missed a comma."
Looks out to the audience as if she won.
On the moment sound of foot steps some one is coming. She become very nervous and doing something something with the file and stands very politely waiting for the Dean. A Dean of Admission a bold man slowly come to the room and takes his chair and calmly makes a look at the lady. She is trying to smile but not. He asks her to sit on the opposite chair; she nervously sits at the tip of the chair. He offers his hand she accepts. She opens the file and takes resume give it to the Dean with her trembling hands. He takes it and sets it aside as if any interest on that and leans forward looking at her eyes. She is waiting for the question by counting the seconds . After a minute of silence.


Dean : "What do you like to do for fun?"

She got nervous as if she didn't hear the question and gives a blank look.

Dean again with stress: "What do you like to do for fun?"

She began to sweat. File falls from her hand. Looks up and blank. Just sits with out speaking a word. Lights fade away in the room.