Play 258: And Nothing

CHARACTERS
RYAN, early 30s
ROSE, early 30s

ROSE
It’s been too long.

RYAN
It has.

(Pause.)

ROSE
What happened?

RYAN
Don’t.

ROSE
Why?

RYAN
Just...

(Beat.)

Don’t.

(Beat.)

You know why.

ROSE
I don’t.

RYAN
How couldn’t you?

(Pause.)

ROSE
We were so—

RYAN
Don’t.

ROSE
But it’s true.

RYAN
It was true.

(Pause.)

ROSE
What happened?

RYAN
Time.

(Beat.)

Life.

(Pause.)

ROSE
Maybe we could—

RYAN
No.

ROSE
You didn’t let me finish.

RYAN
You don’t have to.

ROSE
But—

RYAN
We can’t.

ROSE
Why?

RYAN
Because we can’t.

(Beat.)

ROSE
Why?

RYAN
We had our chance.

(Beat.)

ROSE
And?

(Beat.)

RYAN
And nothing. That’s it.

(Long pause.)

ROSE
Do you want to?

RYAN
I told you we can’t.

ROSE
That’s not what I asked.

(Beat.)

RYAN
I don’t know.

(Pause.)

ROSE
Remember when—

RYAN
Don’t.

(Pause.)

ROSE
You’re right.

(Beat.)

RYAN
I know.

(Blackout.)