Variation 9

Question 1

MAN: Hey.

Answer 1

Hey.

Question 2

MAN: Thought I’d come and say goodbye.

Answer 2

Thanks.

Question 3

MAN: About last night…

Answer 3

It’s okay…

Question 4

MAN: No, it’s not. I… I… guess… I know that sorry doesn’t… I’m sorry. I really am.

Answer 4

I know.

Question 5

MAN: It’s not fair.

Answer 5

What isn’t?

Question 6

MAN: I don’t know, just… stuff. Like why do things have to… it just sucks!

Answer 6

Yeah.

Question 7

I mean why do you have-

Answer 7

They have one of the best programs in the country-

Question 8

MAN: No, no I know. I know. You should go there. It’s awesome. You’re awesome. I just… why couldn’t it be someplace close? You know?

Answer 8

I know. (pause) I almost didn’t go.

Question 9

MAN: Yeah, well… I thought about asking you not to go.

Answer 9

Why didn’t you?

Question 10

MAN: …I guess I was just a crappy boyfriend.

Answer 10

No you weren’t. Well, not all of the time.

Question 11

MAN: No, I was… I mean… I made you cry last night. I didn’t think that I… I never thought that I was that kind of guy… I never thought I would do that.

Answer 11

(pause) Not everything that went wrong was your fault. I was there too, you know.

Question 12

MAN: …And I really love… I really loved you.

Answer 12

I loved you too. (pause, she see’s the twizzlers in his pocket) Are you going to give me those Twizzlers, or just stand there and look
stupid?

Question 13

MAN: Right. (gives her the twizzlers) See, I remembered, cherry, not strawberry.

Answer 13

That’s amazing. It only took you two years.

Question 14

MAN: Well, it’s confusing; they’re both red and you know, most normal people like stawberry.

Answer 14

Thanks. (short pause) I’ve got to go now.

Question 15

MAN: I know. Have a safe trip.

Answer 15

Okay. (they hug)

Question 16

MAN: I’ll miss you.

Answer 16

I’ll miss you too.