BE YOURSELF

DECLAMATION PIECE
(Aia Nicole Bunda)

Aunt: Nicole! Nicole! Open the door this instant!

Narrator: Nicole is the princess of Kingdom Mirabela. A beautiful princess but what she all wanted is to
be like her favorite popstar, Stacy.

Nicole: Auntie A! Do come in!

Aunt: Enough is enough! I promised your dear mother, Queen Alexandra, I would raise you to be proper
princess! But look at you now; you act like a wild animal!

Nicole: Oh? Has some misfortune befallen you?

Aunt: Dont play the innocent with me. This has your mark all over it. Princess Aia Victoria Elizabeth
Nicolei you are almost eighteen! Its time you started acting like a princess of the relm! Not some silly
schoolgirl!

Nicole: Forgive me, Aunt Amelia. Im just having a bit of fun, thats all.

Aunt: FUN?! Youre a royal! Duty and responsibility come BEFORE fun! Have you even begun your
commemoration speech for next week?!

Nicole: Sort of. Im up to the part after Ladies and gentleman.

Aunt: As I thought! Im returning to our guests. And since you refuse to take your duties seriously, you
can just stay in your room and WRITE THAT SPEECH!

Nicole: But Auntie!

Aunt: Not another word!

Nicole: I am sorry. Goodnight, auntie.

Nicole: Ladies and gentleman, distinguished guests. Five hundred years ago, our kingdom began its rule
and Insert speech here. Youre a royal. Duty and responsibility come before fun. Agh. Look at Stacys
beautiful poster. I want to be like her and not to be a princess. ---(sing) I wish I had her life. Then I would
be so free. I wish I had her life and be another me.

Aunt: She is such a headache. Yoohoo, Mr Alexander!

Alexander: But surely you MUST have been a ballerina! All of that grace!

Aunt: Oh! You are such a flatterer!

Alexander: You are delicate but yet sassy my dear Duchess or may I call you Amelia?
Aunt: Oh! Mr. Alexander please do

Narrator: Even though that Duchess Amelia is so strict with Nicole. What she just wanted is for Princess
Nicole to be a proper princess, a responsible princess. On the other hand, Stacy was invited by Princess
Nicole to attend the ball.

Announcer Guy: Princess Nicole, may I present Miss Stacy!

Nicole: This is so cool!

Stacy: So youre a real live princess? Awesome.

Nicole: But YOURE Stacy! Im your very biggest fan! Ever!

Stacy: Thanks.

Nicole: Would you like a tour?

Stacy: Id love to, but arent you supposed to be hosting this thing or something?

Nicole: Oh. Right. Aha! Look, everyone! An all-you-can-eat caviar buffet! Now lets go! This way. Well
start with my room. Ta-da!

Stacy: Wow. Theres more me in here than in my house!

Nicole: Your guitar, your albums, most pieces from your fashion lines.

Stacy: I wore this in my first music video!

Nicole: Its still my very favorite.

Stacy: Not too shabby for a princess. Hey you should join me on stage for a number! The camera would
go nuts!

Nicole: Thanks, but I am no performer. But -you must love it.

Stacy: Sure. All I ever wanted. But lately, it used to be more.. about the music. Now... Agh, its just that
everythings different, thats all.

Nicole: Stacy, youre a star!

Stacy: And youre a princess! When I was little, I always dreamed of being a princess. Get to wear a ball
gown, a tiara and-

Nicole: Its not cool to be a princess. Its a big responsibility and I guess I am not yet ready for it. You
want to be like me and I want to be like you. But I guess it is better to be hated for what we are than to
be loved for something we are not.