Play 211: And?

CHARACTERS
1, m, 24
2, m, 23

(They are sitting at a table in a restaurant.)

1
That reminds me of something.

2
Yeah?

1
The funniest thing happened to me today.

2
Really?

1
Yeah.

(Beat.)

So my friend—

2
(Interrupting him.)
Your friend?

1
Yeah, so she comes up to me—

2
And then what?

1
I was just about to say it.

2
Oh, okay.

(Beat.)

Go on.

1
So she comes up to me and she says—

2
What does she say?

1
(Slightly frustrated.)
So she told me the funniest story, and—

2
What was the story?

1
(Annoyed.)
I was just getting there.

2
Really?

1
Yes.

2
Well don’t let me stop you.

1
Then don’t.

2
What?

1
Whenever I tell the story you interrupt me.

2
No I don’t, just keep telling it, you’ll see.

1
Okay.

(Beat.)

So she says that she was having lunch with her friend, and—

2
And then what happened?

(Beat, 1 gives 2 an annoyed look.)

2
What?

1
You did it again.

2
No I didn’t.

(Beat.)

1
Nevermind.

2
No, go on.

1
No, forget it.

2
You sure?

1
Yeah.

(Beat.)

2
You know, I just remembered a funny story.

1
(Flatly.)
Really?

2
Yeah, so I was walking down the street yesterday—

(Blackout.)