THE LONGEST DISTANCE BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)
CARINA and NICOLE on the phone.
NICOLE: Hello?
CARINA: Hey.
NICOLE: Oh, hi.
CARINA: How are things?
NICOLE: Fine.
CARINA: How was your day?
NICOLE: Busy.
Silence.
CARINA: I miss you.
NICOLE: I know.
Silence.
CARINA: I miss you.
Pause.
NICOLE: What else?
Silence.
CARINA: I miss you.
Silence.
NICOLE: Ok.
Silence.
NICOLE: I better go.
CARINA: Ok.
NICOLE: Ok.
CARINA: Thanks for talking.
NICOLE: Yeah.
CARINA: Facetime tomorrow?
NICOLE: Maybe, yeah.
CARINA: Bye.
NICOLE hangs up.
…
A day passes.
…
CARINA and NICOLE on a text conversation.
CARINA: Hey.
NICOLE: Hi.
CARINA: How are you?
NICOLE: Fine.
CARINA: I’m sorry you’re so busy?
NICOLE: What?
CARINA: You said you were too busy to Facetime. I’m sorry about that.
NICOLE: Oh. Right. Yeah.
Silence.
NICOLE: Me too.
Silence.
CARINA: I miss you.
NICOLE: I know.
CARINA: It’s hard.
NICOLE: I know.
CARINA: I miss you.
NICOLE: Yeah.
CARINA: I miss you.
Pause.
NICOLE: What else?
Silence.
CARINA: I really miss you babe.
NICOLE Yeah.
Silence.
NICOLE: I better go to bed. Early morning tomorrow.
CARINA: Ok.
NICOLE: Ok.
CARINA: Goodnight.
NICOLE puts her phone down.
CARINA waits…
Then puts her phone down too.
…
A day passes.
…
CARINA and NICOLE on Facetime.
CARINA: Hey!
NICOLE: Hi.
CARINA: How are you?
NICOLE: The same.
CARINA: It’s so good to see you!
NICOLE: Thanks.
CARINA: You look good!
NICOLE: You too.
CARINA: Really?
NICOLE: Yeah.
CARINA: Thanks!
NICOLE: Yeah.
CARINA: Where are you?
NICOLE: What?
CARINA: What’s that in the background?
NICOLE: Oh, this is just a coffee shop.
CARINA: One of those hipster ones?
NICOLE: Um. It’s not starbucks.
CARINA: Cool!
NICOLE: Yeah.
CARINA: I just had Starbucks this morning.
NICOLE: Yeah.
CARINA: You know me.
NICOLE: Right.
Silence.
CARINA: I miss you.
NICOLE: I better go.
CARINA: I miss you.
NICOLE: I have a lot to do.
CARINA: But I miss you.
NICOLE: The stuff doesn’t go away.
CARINA: But –
NICOLE: Unless I do it.
CARINA: Baby…
NICOLE: What?
CARINA: I miss you…
NICOLE: BUT WHAT ELSE!?
Silence.
NICOLE: Right. I better go.
CARINA: …
Silence.
NICOLE: So I’m gonna go.
CARINA: …
Silence.
NICOLE: Goodbye.
CARINA: …
Silence.
NICOLE: I’m going.
CARINA: …
Silence.
NICOLE: Goodbye.
CARINA: …
Silence.
CARINA: …
Lights fade.
END OF PLAY.