HERE WE GO AGAIN BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)
ED and ART on their childhood couch.
They sit next to each other in silence.
They take a deep breath.
ART: I remember this couch being bigger.
Silence.
ED: No. It’s the same.
ART: Really?
ED: Yes.
ART: Didn’t we fit in it better before?
ED: Probably.
ART: So?
ED: “Before” was a long time ago.
Silence.
ART: Ok.
ED: What? It’s true.
ART: I didn’t say anything!
ED: And neither did I!
ART: Fine!
ED: Fine!
Silence.
ED: Mom will be happy you’re here.
ART: I know.
ED: No matter how long it’s been.
ART: Why do you have to add that?
ED: It’s true.
ART: So what if it’s true? You’re ugly. That’s true. But I don’t go around calling you ugly!
ED: You just did.
ART: … Yeah. I did. My bad.
Silence.
ED: Fucker.
ART: I deserved that.
ED: For many reasons.
ART: Ok, let’s not go too far with it.
ED: It’s true.
ART: Fuck you!
ED: And fuck you!
Silence.
ART: That didn’t take us long.
ED: It never does…
ART: Sorry.
ED: Yeah…
Pause.
ED: Sorry. Too. Sorry too.
ART shrugs.
ED: Mom will be happy you’re here.
Lights fade.
END OF PLAY.