Play 269: You Think I’m Joking?

CHARACTERS
AARON, 17
JENNIFER, 17

AARON
I can’t believe you told—

JENNIFER
I’m sorry. (beat.) I didn’t mean to, it just slipped out.

AARON
That doesn’t change anything.

JENNIFER
I know (beat.) I’m really sorry.

(Pause.)

AARON
You know what?

JENNIFER
What?

AARON
Fuck you.

(Beat.)

JENNIFER
(Shocked.)
What?

AARON
Fuck you.

(Beat.)

(Jennifer laughs.)

JENNIFER
I thought you were being serious there for a second.

AARON
I was.

(Beat.)

(Jennifer laughs.)

JENNIFER
I can’t believe I almost fell for it again.

AARON
Fell for what?

JENNIFER
Don’t think you can get me again.

AARON
I’m not joking.

JENNIFER
It’s not funny anymore, I’m not going to fall for it again.

AARON
You’re a narcissistic self-involved entitled bitch.

(Beat.)

(Jennifer laughs.)

AARON
What are you laughing at?

JENNIFER
You’re hilarious.

(Beat.)

AARON
You’re unbelievable.

JENNIFER
What?

AARON
You just told me that you accidentally told a group of your friends something that you know I’m extremely embarrassed of, especially when you know I have issues trusting people, and you think I’m joking when I tell you that you’re a self-involved bitch? How oblivious are you?

(Pause.)

JENNIFER
I…I can’t believe you just—

AARON
Don’t.

JENNIFER
What?

AARON
I’m not taking any of it back.

JENNIFER
I wasn’t going to—

AARON
Not a word of it.

(Beat.)

JENNIFER
You’re an asshole.

(Aaron bursts into a fit of laughter.)

JENNIFER
(Angrily.)
What? You think I’m joking?

AARON
(Laughing.)
No.

(Beat.)

JENNIFER
Fuck you!

(Aaron laughs harder.)

(She exits.)

(He continues laughing.)

(Blackout.)