Variation 7 Flashcards
MAN: Meg
What are you doing here?
MAN: I wanted to apologize for last night. I’m ashamed of the things I said. You didn’t deserve any of that, it was all my fault.
My train is leaving in a few minutes…
MAN: I know. I just… couldn’t let that be the last thing I said to you… you know? I had to let you know how sorry I am.
I’m sorry too. I shouldn’t have gotten so angry.
MAN: I mean, what we had… how we feel about each other… that shouldn’t just go away.
It has to. I’m leaving now and I won’t be back until December.
MAN: But we can make it work; other people do it all of the time. It won’t be easy, but if we love each other then-
No, just stop it. I can’t do this again. It just won’t work. We’re going to new places, meeting new people, and I don’t want to be tied down and it-
MAN: Tied down!? That’s what you call it? Tied down?
I have to go.
MAN: That’s it? You’re just going to walk away?
Where have you been!? Where have you been!? I applied there last October. I got accepted in December. And nothing. I kept waiting. I kept thinking, he’ll say something. He’ll ask some questions. Maybe he’ll apply someplace close to me. But that didn’t happen, did it? I didn’t really want you to or expect you to, but you never even brought it up.
MAN: I’m sorry…
Stop saying that! After a certain point, it just doesn’t mean anything anymore. You could have done something but you didn’t. You hurt me. But hey, that’s life right? And I’m moving on. So you need to move on too.
MAN: Ok, so I was a jerk. But I’ve never loved anyone else but you. I never cried over anyone but you.
(pause) I almost turned them down, I almost said no. And I would’ve.
MAN: So why didn’t you?
Because you nevr asked me to stay.
MAN: I… I…
I have to go now. (start to leave)
MAN: I uhh… I got you some Twizzlers.
(sad smile) Thanks.
MAN: You can pass them around the dorm… you know… get real popular. Be the Twizzler girl.
Yeah, that’ll make me real cool. (pause) Goodbye.
