Sad Love Story
THE GROCERY BAGS
Andrew and Emily enter. They look at the audience.
Emily smiles at the audience. Andrew does not. Andrew gives tghe audience a blank stare. His mind is elsewhere.
Andrew with force that only can deliever
Andrew
is a sad love story
Andrew
A very sad loves story
Emily
its kind of a happy really
Andrew
A fucking sad love story
Emily
fine, its a kind of a sad love story but really depending on how you look at it, its not that bad maybe. and maybe it was for the best
Emily
thats the beginning of the story
Andrew
its started with the grocery bags
Andrew
(hesitation:)
ok, i guess it started at the grocery bag but really it all started in my head, way before the grocery bags. i just kept things inside until things blew up with -
Andrew
i think about it everyday. i replay it in my mind over and over trying to figure out what i did wrong. what i could have fixed, what i could have said. like a coach watching a tape of his team losing again and again, looking for a solution.
Andrew
The day, the conversation. It haunts me. each and everyday....
Andrew
what i fear most is that it was inevitable. that this was going to happen no matter what.....
Emily
We were coming home from the grocery store.
CHAPTER 2
Andrew
Its already 6 so we might be eating a late dinner. it shouldnt take too long, but this will be my first time-
Andrew has notice Emily is falling behind. In fact, Emily stopped walking she just staring ahead.
Andrew makes his way towards Emily
Andrew
Emily are you ok babe?
Emily
What? Oh. Yes. Yes. Im... im fine. Why are you asking?
Andrew
Its just, you fell behind, and, then i guess, stopped, um walking and all...
Andrew
Right sorry. You know i was probably just walking too fast, i wanted to get home soon as possible to get started in the spaghetti and all and-
Emily
Its fine Andrew - just -
Andrew
Actually you know what? do you want help with the bags? let me grab some more of the bags-
Emily
No Andrew stop just let me-
Andrew
I can still carry some more-
Emily
I dont need your help.
Andrew
I know but i should taken more from the-
Emily
ANDREW! WILL YOU STOP IT?
Emily
i dont need your help okay?
Andrew
is everything okay?
Emily
Yes everything is great andrew, ok? can you please stop asking me that?
CHAPTER 3
Emily
i dont think were working.... anymore..
emily turns to the audience
Emily
To the uninformed eye, this must have seen abrupt. out of nowhere. but for andrew and myself- we knew it was coming. we had to know it.
Emily
i felt sad looking at him😢. He stood, frozen in me. staring at me. he didnt saya word but i knew everything he wanted to say just by looking his eyes.
Emily
i guess thats how we knew each other at this point. he was searching a way to fix it before we were over. he looked at me and he wanted to say that " no emily dont say that i know it hurts right now but im trying to fix it. im going to fix us just give me time. "
Emily
the problem was that the longer he took to find a way fix us - the more broken we became.
Emily
Andrew.. i could hear what he wanted to say even though he couldnt find the words he wanted to say
andrew turns to the audience
Andrew
WHAT THE F***!? was what i wanted to say? what are you saying? you dont think were working anymore? really?
Andrew
i didnt say it of course. but i didnt know what i was to supposed to say.
Emily
i think i will just.... stay.. at Candace tonight.
i'll.... umm.. come get my stuff when your at work tomorrow
emily puts down the grocery bags behindes andrew. she looks around doesnt know what to do akwardly hugs him and exits.
andrew still stunned watches her off, he looks around, look at the grocery bags and tries to pick them up. there are too many of them. he drops them. he gives up and leaves them behind.
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