Converse, Concave
or
The Movie’s Not Over Yet
by
Cool Jesse "the the the" Blaine
Lights up.
Persons 1 & 2 are sitting beside each other, as if at a movie, facing the audience.
Person 1: The movie’s not over yet.
Person 2: What movie?
Person 1: Pointing to audience. That movie.
Person 2: What?
Person 1: I don’t know.
Person 2: Don’t know what?
Person 1: Exactly.
Person 2: I see.
Person 1: Slight pause. Well . . . do you?
Person 2: ‘Well do I,’ what?
Person 1: Yes.
Person 2: No.
Person 1: How unfortunate.
Person 2: I know.
Person 1: You do?
Person 2: Not really.
Person 1: Then, why lie?
Person 2: Because . . .
Person 1: Go on.
Person 2: I can’t.
Person 1: What are you missing?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Words are like that.
Person 2: Like what?
Person 1: You know . . .
Person 2: No, I don’t.
Person 1: Well, you will.
Person 2: You mean . . .
Person 1: Yes.
Person 2: Always?
Person 1: Sometimes.
Person 2: Are you sure about all this?
Person 1: I am if you are.
Person 2: I want to be.
Person 1: Do you?
Person 2: If you say so.
Person 1: I don’t.
Person 2: Why not?
Person 1: Because . . .
Person 2: Is that all you have?
Person 1: No.
Person 2: What else?
Person 1: I’ll find it.
Person 2: Find what?
Person 1: Someday.
Person 2: How?
Person 1: How what?
Person 2: No.
Person 1: What?
Person 2: I’m lost.
Person 1: Me too.
Person 2: Really?
Person 1: Almost always.
Person 2: I had no idea.
Person 1: I know.
Person 2: What does that mean?
Person 1: I can’t tell for sure.
Person 2: When will you be certain?
Person 1: Soon.
Person 2: Really?
Person 1: No.
Person 2: That’s quite absurd.
Person 1: Not really.
Person 2: Yes, really.
Person 1: Are you mad?
Person 2: Would you like me to be?
Person 1: Certainly.
Person 2: Then, I am.
Person 1: You are?
Person 2: If you believe it.
Person 1: Completely.
Person 2: Slight pause. Comforting, isn’t it?
Person 1: In some ways, yes.
Person 2: In some ways, no?
Person 1: Quite.
Person 2: Quiet?
Person 1: Shhh . . .
Person 2: Why?
Person 1: Voice is beginning to slowly quiet. The movie isn’t over yet.
Lights begin fading.
Person 2: What movie?
Person 1: Whispered. Exactly.
Lights out.
"Converse, Concave" or "The Movie's Not Over Yet" IS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL AND MAY NOT BE DOWNLOADED, TRANSMITTED, PRINTED OR PERFORMED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR
"Converse, Concave" or "The Movie's Not Over Yet" debuted January 31, 2003.
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