Play 248: I’m Sorry

CHARACTERS
MATT, 18
DAN, 18


MATT
English class sucked today.

DAN
Yeah.

(Beat.)

MATT
Seems to get worse every day.

DAN
Yeah.

MATT
And longer too, felt like hours today.

DAN
Yeah.

(Pause.)

MATT
What’s wrong with you?

(Pause.)

I’m sorry.

(Pause.)

Just say something.

DAN
Something.

MATT
You know that’s not what I meant.

(Pause.)

MATT
You’re still mad at me aren’t you?

(Pause.)

I’m really sorry.

DAN
That doesn’t change anything.

(Beat.)

MATT
I know.

(Long pause.)

MATT
I didn’t mean to.

(Pause.)

It just happened. I didn’t mean for it to. She didn’t either.

(Beat.)

I’m really sorry.

(Long pause.)

DAN
Science was pretty okay today.

MATT
Yeah, which is saying something for it.

DAN
Yeah.

(Long pause.)

MATT
I’m sorry.

(Beat.)

DAN
I know.

(Blackout.)