The Girl with the Words

The Girl with the Words
Author Tyler Webster

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Dialogue "Don't Leave" Exercise

“Don’t leave”
“I can’t do this anymore”
“Don’t you think you’re being a bit dramatic, Simon?”
“Dramatic? I am sick and tired of being your pushover.”
“But I thought you liked being my friend”
“Yeah, I thought I did too. But I don’t know who you are anymore. Where’s the Julia I can always vent to when I’ve had a rough day? Who’s always encouraged me to be the best version of myself?”
“This is about Charlie, isn’t it?”
“Charlie brings out a new side of you, and I can’t tolerate it.”
“You’re jealous of the two of us, I know it.”
“This is absurd.”
“No, this is the truth. Don’t think I can’t see you staring at us in the cafeteria.”
“I’d keep my eyes to myself if you didn’t ditch me every day for lunch to be with him.”
“I ate lunch with you last Tuesday”
“Yeah, and you talked about Charlie the whole time.”
“I thought you’d be happy for me. But, clearly my efforts as your best friend have gone completely unnoticed.”
“Now that’s being dramatic”
“I’ve tried to include you when I’m hanging out with Charlie, but you always say you’re too tired, or have too much homework.”
“Because I don’t want to be your third wheel, Julia. It kills me to see you two together.”
“It shouldn’t”
“But it does, Julia! You deserve better than him. Someone who knows what you want with your life, and who also has the courage to clean away the scary spiders from the shower for you. Charlie doesn’t really care about you, he just wants you to have some fun on his mattress with him.”
“Gee, thanks.”
“Julia, he’s a tool. I’m not going to be witness to him breaking your heart.”
“So you’re just going to leave?”
“Yup.”

“Great.”

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