Play 225: Lucky

CHARACTERS
VINCENT, 17
AMELIA, 17

AMELIA
It’ll work out.

VINCENT
Maybe.

AMELIA
It will.

VINCENT
I don’t have such a good feeling.

AMELIA
Why?

VINCENT
I don’t know.

(Beat.)

I just don’t.

AMELIA
Well that’s not a good reason.

VINCENT
I know.

(Beat.)

Murphy’s Law?

AMELIA
Cop out.

(He laughs.)

AMELIA
But seriously, you shouldn’t worry.

VINCENT
I know.

AMELIA
These kind of things tend to work out.

VINCENT
I guess.

AMELIA
They do.

(Beat.)

VINCENT
You’re lucky.

AMELIA
What?

VINCENT
I said you’re lucky.

AMELIA
I know, I meant why?

VINCENT
You’re an optimist.

AMELIA
It can be annoying at times.

VINCENT
Better than the opposite.

AMELIA
I guess.

VINCENT
It is.

(Beat.)

AMELIA
I guess saying not to worry again won’t help?

VINCENT
Pessimism.

(Beat.)

AMELIA
So no?

VINCENT
Yeah.

(Blackout.)