Play 279: I Though You Liked Them

CHARACTERS
LOGAN, early 30s
APRIL, early 30s

(They enter.)

LOGAN
Why are you being so quiet?

APRIL
I’m not.

LOGAN
You didn’t say a word the entire ride home.

APRIL
I didn’t?

LOGAN
No.

(Beat.)

LOGAN
And you were quiet at dinner too.

APRIL
I guess I’m tired.

(Long pause.)

LOGAN
Did you have a good time tonight?

APRIL
Yeah.

(Beat.)

LOGAN
What?

APRIL
Nothing.

LOGAN
Is something wrong?

APRIL
No.

LOGAN
You can tell me.

APRIL
I’m fine.

LOGAN
No you aren’t.

APRIL
I’m just tired.

LOGAN
You were okay earlier today though.

(Beat.)

APRIL
I’m tired of all this.

LOGAN
Of what?

APRIL
Of all this social bullshit. Who are you trying to be?

LOGAN
What are you talking about?

APRIL
We used to almost never go out or have dinner at anyone’s house. Now we are almost every night. It’s wearing me out.

LOGAN
You don’t like it?

APRIL
No, aren’t you listening to me? I just want to stay home and relax for once. And you know why I was quiet at dinner tonight? I hate Jared and Linda. They’re boring and pretentious and stupid—I hate them.

(Beat.)

LOGAN
You do?

APRIL
Yes. (beat.) I do.

(Beat.)

LOGAN
I do too.

APRIL
What?

LOGAN
I always have. I thought you liked them.

(She laughs.)

APRIL
You did?

LOGAN
Yeah.

(He laughs)

(Beat.)

LOGAN
I’m sorry I kept dragging you out. I was worried you’d get bored of only staying in or going out alone together.

APRIL
You were?

LOGAN
Yeah.

(Pause.)

LOGAN
How about we stay in tomorrow night?

APRIL
I’d like that.

(Beat.)

LOGAN
Shit, I told Andrew and Michelle we’d come over tomorrow.

(Beat.)

(He smiles.)

LOGAMN
I’ll tell them we’re busy.

(She smiles.)

(Blackout.)