Play 254: You Could Come

CHARACTERS
JEREMY, early 20s
NORA, early 20s

JEREMY
When?

NORA
Soon.

(Pause.)

You could come.

JEREMY
I can’t.

NORA
Why not?

JEREMY
Are you joking?

NORA
No.

JEREMY
It’s asking too much.

NORA
How?

JEREMY
I finally have a stable job.

NORA
You could find another.

JEREMY
Maybe.

NORA
Isn’t it worth the risk?

(Beat.)

JEREMY
What about my friends?

NORA
You’d make new ones.

(Pause.)

Please?

JEREMY
Nora—

NORA
I really want you to come Jeremy.

JEREMY
I do too.

(Beat.)

NORA
So you will?

(Pause.)

JEREMY
I can’t.

NORA
But—

JEREMY
I can’t.

(Pause.)

NORA
I love you.

(Beat.)

JEREMY
I love you too.

(Long pause.)

How soon do you have to leave?

NORA
I’m not sure exactly when. A couple weeks at most.

(Blackout.)