Play 333: Uh…

CHARACTERS
ANDREW, 17
MELISA, 17

ANDREW
Hey.

MELISA
Hey.

(Beat.)

ANDREW
How’s it going?

MELISA
It’s fine.

ANDREW
Yeah?

MELISA
Yeah.

(Beat.)

ANDREW
So…

(Beat.)

MELISA
What?

(Beat.)

ANDREW
Do you want to go out to dinner?

MELISA
Uh, sure. Who else is going?

(Beat.)

ANDREW
No one else is.

MELISA
Oh.

(Pause.)

MELISA
Oh shit.

ANDREW
What?

MELISA
I just remembered, I promised a friend I’d have dinner with her tonight. Do you think she could come along too?

(Beat.)

ANDREW
Who is it?

MELISA
Andrea.

(Beat.)

Is that okay?

ANDREW
Well…I don’t really know her that well.

MELISA
You could get to know her.

ANDREW
It might be kind of awkward.

MELISA
I think you two would like each other.

ANDREW
Maybe.

(Beat.)

So you’re sure you couldn’t have dinner with her some other time?

MELISA
I promised her.

(Beat.)

ANDREW
Maybe we could have dinner tomorrow night then?

(Beat.)

MELISA
I have a lot of work due.

ANDREW
Oh.

MELISA
Yeah. Sorry.

(Pause.)

ANDREW
Maybe next weekend?

MELISA
Uh…yeah, maybe.

ANDREW
Cool.

(Blackout.)